Pastoral visit to Budd Lake church

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT  Bishop Serratelli blesses the Advent wreath assisted by Deacon John Sanker and Samuel Hernandez, diocesan seminarian during a pastoral visit to St. Jude Parish in Budd Lake.

BUDD LAKE  Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Jude Parish here where he marked the First Sunday of Advent by celebrating the vigil Mass on Nov. 26. At the Mass, he blessed the parish’s Advent wreath and lit the first candle. Concele­brating the Mass was Father Jesus Antonio Gaviria, St. Jude’s pastor.