Stockholm parish welcomes Bishop
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August 23, 2018
BEACON PHOTO | RICH GIGLISTOCKHOLM PARISH WELCOMES BISHOP Bishop Serratelli at the Consecration during a Mass he celebrated on Aug. 18 at St. John Vianney Parish, Stockholm, during his pastoral visit. Concelebrants were (from left): Father Dawid Zajecki, parochial vicar of St. John’s and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Oak Ridge; Father Matthew Twiggs, pastor of both parishes; and Father Kevin Corcoran, diocesan vice chancellor and the Bishop’s priest-secretary.Bishop makes pastoral visit to St. John Vianney Parish in StockholmSTOCKHOLM Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on Aug. 18 to St. John Vianney Parish here where he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Concelebrants of the Mass included: Father Matthew Twiggs, pastor of both St. John’s and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Oak Ridge; Father Dawid Zajecki, parochial vicar of both parishes; and Father Kevin Corcoran, diocesan vice chancellor and the Bishop’s priest-secretary.
The parish history began when Immaculate Conception Parish in Franklin developed a mission in Hardyston Township in 1958 with Masses being celebrated in the Tamarack Corral, a tavern on Route 23. The church was built in 1960 on Route 23, and the mission was raised to parish status in 1961.
