Pastoral visit to St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes

Bishop makes pastoral visit to St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Mountain Lakes

MOUNTAIN LAKES  Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Catherine of Siena Parish here Jan. 31 where he celebrated Mass marking the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The parish’s history began in 1956 when Bishop McNulty responded to queries from a committee of Catholics in Mountain Lakes sent Father David McCarthy to establish a mission there. The first Mass was celebrated in the Mountain Lakes Club on July 15, 1956. A residence and weekday chapel was purchased at 18 Vale Rd. The following year, St. Catherine’s was advanced to parish status and the church was built on Boulevard and North Pocono Road in 1958. A parish center was built in 1987.