Pastoral visit to Paterson parish
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July 23, 2020
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIBIENVENIDO, OBISPO! Members of the prayer group at St. Mary Help of Christians Parish in Paterson welcome Bishop Kevin Sweeney during his pastoral visit July 18 where he celebrated the two vigil Masses for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to teenagers and adults in the parish. For story, more photos see page 6.Bishop visits St. Mary Help of Christians Parish in Paterson, administers Sacrament of ConfirmationPATERSON Bishop Kevin Sweeney made a pastoral visit to St. Mary Help of Christians Parish here where he celebrated the two vigil Masses July 18 to mark the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
During the visit, the Bishop confirmed 12 young people and adults — six at the 5:30 p.m. English Mass and six at the 7 p.m. Spanish Mass — due to social distancing guidelines. Enthusiastic parishioners held signs of welcome for the Bishop outside the church.
