News - Pastoral Visits

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Blessed Sacrament Parish in Paterson Oct. 8 where he celebrated the 11 a.m. Mass in Spanish for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Paterson Sunday, Oct. 1 where he celebrated Mass for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The pastoral visit also marked the feast day of the parish’s patron, St. Michael the Archangel, which is on Sept. 29. It also commemorates the feast days of Archangels, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael.

On Sept. 30, Bishop Serratelli helped to celebrate the 60th anniversary of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Mountain Lakes — a close-knit Morris County community that remains committed to deepening its spirituality, serving the poor and strengthening social ties among the faithful. The Bishop presided at a Mass as part of the parish’s anniversary celebrations under the theme “Remember, Rejoice and Recommit” which will conclude at the end of the year.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Francis de Sales Parish in the McAfee section of Vernon in Sussex County Sept. 24 where he celebrated Mass for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The parish’s history began in 1963 as a mission, when a former school on Route 94 was purchased and renovated for a church. The mission was advanced to parish status in 1979 and a new church was built in 1986 on Route 517.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Morristown Sept. 23 where he celebrated vigil Mass for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Holy Trinity Church in Passaic Sept. 17, and marked the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. During his visit, he celebrated the 10 a.m. Mass with Father Antonio Rodriguez, pastor, as the concelebrant. For more than 100 years at Holy Trinity, the 10 a.m. Sunday Mass has been said in German. Holy Trinity is the only parish in the Diocese with a Sunday German-language Mass and one of the only parishes in the Northeast that has a weekly German Mass.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Parish in Mendham Sept. 10. During his visit, the Bishop celebrated Mass for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Francis of Assisi Church in Haskell Sept. 3 where he was the principal celebrant of the 10 a.m. Mass for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. During the Mass, Bishop Serratelli announced to the parishioners that he was naming Father Grzegorz Golba as pastor of the parish for a term of six years. Father Golba had been serving as the parish’s administrator.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Mount Arlington Sept. 2 where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. James of the Marches Parish in Totowa Sept. 9 where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. During the Mass, the Bishop blessed the new pulpit donated by Lily Handal and family. It was given in honor of her husband, Shafiq D. Handal, and her grandson, George Michael Kotsis.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Clifton Aug. 26. Marking the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, he celebrated the Saturday evening vigil Mass there.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish here where he was the principal celebrant of Mass for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time on Aug. 27.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Michael the Archangel Church in Paterson Aug. 19 where he was the principal celebrant of the vigil Mass in Spanish for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

St. Mary Help of Christians Parish in Paterson welcomed Bishop Serratelli during his pastoral visit to the parish where he celebrated Mass in Spanish for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Aug. 20.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Christopher Church in Parsippany Aug. 6 where he celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Parish in Newton Aug. 5 where he celebrated the vigil Mass marking the Feast of the Transfiguration.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Thomas of Aquin Parish in Ogdensburg July 30 where he celebrated Mass for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Annunciation Parish in Wayne July 29 where he celebrated the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of the Magnificat Parish here where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time on July 15.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Philip the Apostle Church here July 16 where he celebrated Mass for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was the Bishop’s first visit to the parish since he rededicated St. John the Baptist Cathedral on June 24. While the cathedral was undergoing significant renovations for nearly seven years, all major diocesan events led by the Bishop were held in St. Philip the Apostle Church.