Pastoral visit to Chatham Parish
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January 16, 2020
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIFEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham Township where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jan. 11. The Bishop is pictured with Father Kevin Corcoran, pastor, and Father Lem Camacho, parochial vicar, with altar servers (from left) Luciano Pellis, Harrison Szot, Valentino Pellis and Clemente Pellis.Bishop makes a pastoral visit to Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham TownshipCHATHAM TOWNSHIP Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Corpus Christi Parish here where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jan. 11.
The feast commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by St. John the Baptist and it occurs the first Sunday after the Epiphany.
The groundwork for Corpus Christi Parish, an offshoot of St. Patrick’s in Chatham, was begun under Bishop Navagh. The parish was formally established by Bishop Casey in 1966 and Sunday Masses began in July of that year in the Southern Boulevard School.
