Pastoral Visits

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit Nov. 17 to St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Mountain Lakes, where he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 11:30 a.m. Mass, marking the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit Nov. 16 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) Parish in Boonton where he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5:15 p.m. vigil Mass for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Virgil Parish in Morris Plains where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time on Nov. 9. During the Mass, the Bishop named Father Michal Falgowski as pastor of St. Virgil Parish.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Clement Pope and Martyr Parish in Rockaway Nov. 10 where he celebrated Mass for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. During the Mass, children were present who attended the Children’s Liturgy of the Word. It is held every Sunday during the 10:30 a.m. liturgy for children to better understand Scripture and how to apply the readings to their daily lives.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Wayne Oct. 26. During the Mass, he confirmed 11 young people of the parish.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of Fatima Church in Highland Lakes Nov. 3 where he celebrated Mass for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. During his celebration of Mass there, he named Father Julio Barrios as pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Father Barrios had been serving as administrator of the parish.

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson held its first praying of the Rosary for Life before the 11:30 a.m. Mass in English on Oct. 27. Bishop Serratelli, who served as main celebrant and homilist of the liturgy during his pastoral visit to the cathedral, joined participants in the rosary.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of the Holy Angels Parish in Little Falls where he celebrated the vigil mass for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Oct. 19.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Rose of Lima Parish in East Hanover and named Father Maciej Kranc as pastor of the parish during the vigil Mass marking the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Oct. 12. Father Kranc had served at St. Rose of Lima as parochial vicar before being named administrator earlier this year.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of Pompei Parish in Paterson Oct. 13, where he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 10:30 a.m. Mass for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time. After Mass, he blessed a new prayer garden behind the church, which encourages people to “pray for an end to abortion, for women in crisis, for the healing of men who lost fatherhood and for women who are suffering trauma,” according to Father Frank Agresti, pastor. At the garden’s center is a statue of Our Lady Help of Christians with the Christ Child.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Therese Parish in Succasunna and installed Father Richard Kilcomons as pastor of the parish during the vigil Mass of the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Oct. 6.

Bishop Serratelli celebrated Mass in St. Michael the Archangel Church in Paterson Sept. 29 for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time and to mark the feast day of the parish’s patron, St. Michael the Archangel, along with the two other archangels of the Church – St. Gabriel and St. Raphael. St. Michael is known as the guardian of the Catholic Church and he is commonly associated with being the patron of police officers and those in the military.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on Saturday, Sept. 21 to the faith community of St. Brendan/St. George in Clifton where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Parish in Lincoln Park where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sept. 14. During the Mass, Bishop Serratelli appointed Father Dominik Bakowski as pastor. He was previously serving as the parish administrator.

Bishop Serratelli formally installed Father Kamil Peter Wierzbicki as pastor of St. Jude Parish here during his pastoral visit Sept. 15. During the visit, the Bishop celebrated Mass for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.