Pastoral visit to Stockholm parish
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March 16, 2017
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIVIGIL MASS At the start of Mass, Bishop Serratelli begins with the opening prayer during his pastoral visit to St. John Vianney Parish in Stockholm March 3.Bishop celebrates vigil Mass for First Sunday of Lent at Stockholm parishSTOCKHOLM Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. John Vianney Parish here March 3 and celebrated the vigil Mass for the First Sunday of Lent. 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.
