Pastoral Visits

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Mary Parish in Denville and celebrated the vigil Mass for the First Sunday of Advent.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Sacred Heart Parish here where he celebrated Mass for the First Sunday of Advent Dec. 2. During the visit, the Bishop also administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to young people of the parish.

Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Lake Hopatcong welcomed Bishop Serratelli Nov. 24. During his pastoral visit, the Bishop celebrated the vigil Mass for the Feast of Christ the King.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of the Holy Angels Parish in Little Falls on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. During the visit, he celebrated Mass and he also visited with some of the volunteers of the parish, who were preparing Thanksgiving dinner for anyone who would be alone on Thanksgiving, a 17-year-old tradition at the parish hosted by Holy Angel’s Justice and Peace Committee.

The faith community of St. Joseph Parish in West Milford welcomed Bishop Serratelli, who served as main celebrant and homilist of the noon Mass to mark the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time on Nov. 18.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. James of the Marches Church in Totowa and celebrated the vigil Mass for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Nov. 17.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Thomas of Aquin Parish in Ogdensburg Nov. 10 where he celebrated the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Hardyston and celebrated the 9 a.m. Mass for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Nov. 4. During the Mass, seventh-graders who are students in the parish’s religious education program were present as part of “Class Mass.”

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Wayne Oct. 20 where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. During his visit, the Bishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to young people of the parish who had prepared for the last two years to receive the sacrament.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham Township on Oct. 13 and celebrated the 5 p.m. vigil Mass marking the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. During the Mass the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima from Portugal was present and the Bishop led the congregation in renewing the Diocese’s consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Msgr. James Mahoney, pastor and diocesan vicar general, and Father Lem Camacho, parochial vicar, who coordinated the statue’s visit, were concelebrants of the Mass.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Catherine of Siena Church in Mountain Lakes on Oct. 6. where he celebrated the 5:30 p.m. vigil Mass for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Mass was concelebrated by Father Jared Brogan, pastor, and Father Michal Rybinski, parochial vicar.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Sacred Heart Church in Clifton where he was the principal celebrant of the noon Mass for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time on Sept. 30.

The faith community of Our Lady Queen of Peace (OLQP) Parish in Branchville welcomed Bishop Serratelli who served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time on Sept. 22. Concelebrating the liturgy were Father Edward Rama, OLQP’s pastor, and Father Kevin Corcoran, diocesan vice chancellor and the Bishop’s priest-secretary.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Holy Trinity Parish in Passaic on Sept. 23 to mark the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. During his visit, he celebrated the 10 a.m. Mass in the German language with two concelebrating priests: Father Antonio Rodriguez, Holy Trinity’s pastor, who is fluent in German, Spanish and English, and Father Kevin Corcoran, diocesan vice chancellor and the Bishop’s priest-secretary.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Morristown where he celebrated the vigil Mass marking the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sept. 15. The 5:30 vigil Mass on Saturdays also hosts Children’s Worship during the school year to help the children understand the liturgy more fully.

Marking 115 years as a parish community, St. Stephen’s in Paterson welcomed Bishop Serratelli who celebrated the noon Mass for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concelebrating the Mass was Bishop Santiago Rodriguez of the Diocese of San Pedro De Macoris in the Dominican Republic.