Pastoral visit to Rockaway Township parish

PASTORAL VISIT  After Mass during his pastoral visit to St. Clement Pope and Martyr Parish in Rockaway Township Aug. 27, Bishop Serratelli poses with Marisol and Richard Gomez and five of their six children: Aracel, 7; Ayden, 9; Ivan, 10; Andrew, 12; and Louis, 20. Not pictured is Brandon, 21, who is studying in Italy. Ayden, Ivan, and Andrew were altar servers for the Mass which the Bishop celebrated.

ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP  Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Clement Pope and Martyr Parish here on Aug. 27 where he was main celebrant and homilist at the 5 p.m. Mass for the 22st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

St. Clement’s history dates back to 1964 when Bishop James Navagh established the parish to cover parts of the Rockaway Township and Dover. A church was built on Mount Pleasant Avenue in 1969. The parish marked its 50th anniversary in 2014 with a yearlong celebration.