Celebrating Gaudete Sunday

GAUDETE SUNDAY  Father Hugh Murphy, pastor, elevates the Book of Gospels as Bishop Serratelli looks on during the Bishop's pastoral visit to Our Lady Of the Lake Parish in Mount Arlington Dec. 11 where he celebrated Gaudete Sunday.

MOUNT ARLINGTON  Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of the Lake Parish here Dec. 11 where he celebrated the 11:15 a.m. Mass marking the Third Sunday of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday.

Our Lady of the Lake was raised from mission status to a parish in 1938. The present stone church was built in 1912. After a fire, the church was enlarged in 1974.