Pastoral Visits

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.

Parishioners of Holy Spirit in Pequannock welcomed Bishop Serratelli, who made a pastoral visit there Sept. 9 to celebrate the 11 a.m. Mass for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. During the Mass, the Bishop acknowledged the parish school, Holy Spirit School, and its principal, Filippini Sister Marie Antonelli, who celebrated her 60th anniversary in religious life this year.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Parish in Lincoln Park where he celebrated the 10 a.m. Mass for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sept. 2.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on Sept. 1 to Holy Family Parish in Florham Park where he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5:30 p.m. vigil Mass for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concelebrating the Mass were Father Thomas Rekiel, Holy Family’s pastor; Father Krzysztof Liwarski, parochial vicar; Father Frederick Walters, pastor emeritus; and Father Kevin Corcoran, diocesan vice chancellor and the Bishop’s priest-secretary.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on Aug. 26 to Our Lady Queen of Peace (OLQP) Parish, in the Hewitt section of West Milford, where he served as main celebrant and homilist of the noon Mass for the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time. At the Mass, the Bishop named Father Kamil Stachowiak, OLQP’s administrator, as the parish’s pastor.

The faith community of St. Clement Pope and Martyr Parish in Rockaway Township welcomed Bishop Serratelli on his pastoral visit Aug. 25. The Bishop served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concelebrating the Mass was Father Rick Hardy, St. Clement’s pastor.

The faith community of St. Stephen Magyar Parish here welcomed Bishop Serratelli who served as main celebrant and homilist of the 10 a.m. Mass for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Aug. 19.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on Aug. 18 to St. John Vianney Parish in Stockholm where he served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on Aug. 15 to St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Clifton to serve as main celebrant and homilist of the 10:45 a.m. Mass for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation.

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.