Pastoral Visits

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Mary Parish in Dover Aug. 5, where he served as main celebrant and homilist at the 11:30 a.m. Mass for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concelebrating the liturgy were SOLT Father Derek Anderson, St. Mary’s pastor, and SOLT Father Patrick Prajzner, St. Mary’s parochial vicar.

The faith community of St. Mary Help of Christians Parish in Paterson welcomed Bishop Serratelli on July 22. The Bishop served as main celebrant and homilist of the 10:30 a.m. Mass for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

ishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on July 29 to Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Dover where he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 10:30 a.m. Mass in Spanish for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on July 28 to Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Parish and the Shrine of St. Jude in Paterson where he served as main celebrant and homilist for the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. During his visit, the Bishop blessed a new and as-yet-unnamed chapel in the church.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown on June 30 to serve as the main celebrant and homilist of the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the Feast of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. During the liturgy, the Bishop conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation on 60 young men and women of St. Margaret’s and also young men of Delbarton School, which is operated by the Benedictine religious community, both in Morristown.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Anthony Parish in Hawthorne on June 24 to serve as the main celebrant and homilist of the 10 a.m. Mass to mark the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the patron of the Diocese of Paterson.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on June 17 to St. Christopher Parish here were he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 10:45 a.m. Mass for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concelebrating the liturgy were Father Joseph Buffardi, St. Christopher’s pastor; Father Michal Falgowski, parochial vicar; and Father Kevin Corcoran, diocesan vice chancellor and the Bishop’s priest-secretary.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to the Diocesan Shrine of St. Pope John Paul II/Holy Rosary Parish in Passaic on Saturday, June 9 to serve as the main celebrant and homilist of the 5 p.m. Mass for the 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time. During the liturgy, the Bishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 62 young people of the parish.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on Sunday, June 3 to the faith community of St. Brendan/St. George in Clifton, where he served as the main celebrant and homilist of the 11 a.m. Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi. The liturgy was held in St. Brendan Church.

The faith community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Swartswood welcomed Bishop Serratelli during a pastoral visit on Saturday, May 26, during which he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for Trinity Sunday. There, he conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation on 12 young people.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Passaic on May 27 where he celebrated the 10:30 a.m. Mass for Trinity Sunday. Concelebrating the Mass was Capuchin Franciscan Father Ed Henning, Mount Carmel’s administrator.

The faith community of St. James of the Marches Parish in Totowa on May 20 welcomed Bishop Serratelli, who made a pastoral visit and served as main celebrant and homilist of the noon Mass for Pentecost. During the liturgy, he administered the sacrament of Confirmation on 19 10th-grade candidates and two candidates from the parish’s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program.

The faith community of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in the Haskell section of Wanaque on Saturday, May 12 welcomed Bishop Serratelli, who served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5:30 p.m. vigil Mass for the Seventh Sunday of Easter. During the liturgy, the Bishop formally installed Father Greg Golba, as pastor of the Upper Passaic County parish.

Bishop Serratelli served as main celebrant and homilist of the 11:45 a.m. Mass on May 13 for the Seventh Sunday of Easter. During the liturgy, the Bishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to five young people.

Bishop Serratelli visited Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Rockaway on May 10 to serve as main celebrant and homilist at the noon Mass for Ascension Thursday on the 40th day of Easter. It commemorates Jesus’ ascension into heaven and is a Holy Day of Obligation for all Catholics.