lives of faith 2015

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Newspaper of the Diocese of TrentonSPECIAL SUPPLEMENT

JULY 30, 2015

L ives Faithof

A Celebration of Religious Anniversaries

The Monitor presents its annual tribute to the men and women marking anniversaries this

year of their vocations as priests, deacons and religious sisters and brothers. Through the

dedication of their lives spent in ministry in parishes, schools, hospitals and outreach centers, they

have brought God’s unending love to the people in their midst. We give thanks for their ministry

and the many ways they witness to the Gospel. May they inspire all of us to do the same.

See S2 for a message from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M.

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Anniversaries are not simply reminders of a decision once made. Whether it is marriage or ordination or profession of religious vows,

anniversaries are reminders of a life lived.

Whether it is five, 10, 25, 50 or more years, the celebration of an anniversary calls to mind growth, successes, failures, laughter, tears, health, sickness, people still around, people who are gone, good times and bad – the whole package that we call life.

I think of a song written by the genius of Ameri-can musical theater, Stephen Sondheim, for the Broadway show “Follies” entitled “I’m Still Here.” I heard the late raspy voiced chanteuse Elaine Stritch

belt it out in a Sondheim concert a few years ago:

Good times and bum times, I’ve seen them all And my dear, I’m still here. Plush velvet sometimes, Sometimes just pretzels and beer, but I’m here.

I’ll leave the rest of the not particularly reli-gious lyrics to “YouTube” but the point of them is simply that the longer you live and the more you see, the more grateful you become. And that is – or can be – a religious thought. When anniversaries roll around, we should be thankful to God, above

all, that we and they are “still here.” Every fall, the Diocese of Trenton invites

couples married for a quarter or half century to join the Bishop as he extends anniversary blessings.

And at this time of year we commemorate priests, deacons and religious who celebrate mile-stone anniversaries in their ordained and conse-crated lives: they’re “still here” ... and we are happy they are!

Pastors and parish priests, teachers and sisters and brothers who served in Catholic hospitals and other religious works throughout the Diocese … Their anniversaries are not just important to them and their families or friends; their anniversaries re-call the impact they have had and the imprint they have left on our lives, “good times and bum times,” leading us to God and bringing God to us. Pretty great stuff. We owe them big time.

And, so, as we look through the names and faces in these pages, let’s smile and say a prayer of thanks. God is good and so are they. Happy anni-versary! Thank you, Lord, that they’re “still here” reminding us of you.

They’re still hereA MESSAGE from BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M.

Ministrare Non Ministrari

Pa. He also spent five years as chaplain to the Federal Cor-rectional Institution in Danbury, Conn., from 1989 until 1994. Following two decades spent in St. Gabriel Hall, Audubon, Pa., he is presently a resident of De La Salle Hall, Lincroft.

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Dominican Sister Sylvia BielenSister Sylvia Bielen, of the

Dominican Sisters of Hope, earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Seton Hall University, South Orange; a master’s degree in art from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., and a master of fine arts degree in design from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

This year, she celebrates the 70th anniversary of her religious profession – seven decades that have been marked by a range of teaching ministries throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. She has spent much of her life teaching art, as well as lecturing on spirituality and art.

Sister Sylvia lives in Asbury Towers, Asbury Park, where she offers art lessons to fellow residents. She also attends a weekly spiritual conference in Stella Maris Retreat Center, Long Branch.

Marianite of Holy Cross Sister Margaret Cronley

Sister Margaret Cronley of the Marianites of Holy Cross holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Fordham University, New York City. She entered the convent in the midst of World War II and has lived, taught and served as principal in numerous states along the East Coast. As she marks the 70th anniversary of her religious profession, she is also preparing for retirement.

Born in Manhattan as the youngest of four siblings, it was in 1945 when she journeyed to New Orleans to enter the Marianites of Holy Cross. Since then, she has been a teacher in Louisiana and Connecticut, a principal in New York and Massachusetts, the provincial superior of the Marianites of Holy Cross in Our Lady of Princeton – now the Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart – and worked for many years in the Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Trenton. When she retired from the Chancery Office, she ministered for more than 10 years as sacramental secretary in St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville.

Sister Margaret’s retirement marks both the end of one era and the dawn of a new one. She glows with enthusiasm as she contemplates life in St. Mary’s Assisted Living, Lawrenceville.

Religious Teachers Filippini Sister Angelica Cristiani

Born in Jersey City in 1924, Sister Angelica Cristiani entered the Religious Teachers Filippini commu-nity in Villa Walsh, Morristown, in 1938. Her investiture occurred June 16, 1940, and she made her final oblation Aug. 22, 1943.

She holds a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from St. Elizabeth College, Convent Station. During her 75 years in ministry, she taught for some 45 – teaching students in various grade levels in New Jersey, Maryland and Brooklyn, N.Y.

Among the schools in New Jersey where Sister Angelica ministered were St. Mary of Mount Virgin, New Brunswick; St. Joachim, Trenton; St. James, Trenton, and Villa Victoria Academy, Ewing. She also assisted in food service in St. Joseph by the Sea, Mantoloking.

From 1991 to 2014, she assisted with food service in her latest assignment in Villa Victoria Academy. She has described

Christian Brother James Hogan

Christian Brother James Hogan marks the 80th anniversary of his religious profession this year.

From 1938 until 1970, he served as a teacher in a number of institutions, including St. Jerome, N.Y.; Juniorate, Barrytown, N.Y., St. Joseph, West New York, N.J., and De La Salle, Washington, D.C. In 1970, he began what would be more than 30 years serving as an accountant in a number of assignments, including La Salle Academy, N.Y.; Provincialate, N.Y.; Christian Brothers Academy, Albany, N.Y.;,and Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, N.Y.

In 2001, he moved to New Jersey and most recently retired after spending close to 10 years in Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft. He now resides in De La Salle Hall, Lincroft.

Sister Mary Martha HarcarMercy Sister Mary Martha

Harcar is one of 12 children born in Trenton to George and Mary Harcar. She attended Trenton’s Immaculate Conception School and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1940. She entered the Sisters of Mercy from Immaculate Conception Parish Sept. 22, 1940. Among her siblings were three brothers who were priests: Spiritan Father George Harcar, Conventual Franciscan Father Cecil Harcar, and Father Anthony Harcar. Her brothers are now deceased.

Sister Martha earned a bachelor of science degree from Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood, and a mas-ter of arts degree from Seton Hall University, South Orange.

During her 75 years in religious life, she taught primary grades in parish elementary schools in Lambertville, Atlantic City, South Amboy, Paulsboro, Bordentown, Sayreville, Bernardsville and North Plainfield. She began her parish visitation ministry in St. Paul Parish in Princeton in 1993 and has served there continu-ously for 25 years. She has shared her wisdom, caring ways and faithful example with people wherever she has served particu-larly over her long years in Princeton.

herself as being “active retired,” and is enjoying the chance to set aside time for her two favorite interests – baking cookies and embroidery.

Christian Brother Thomas Caldwell

For the past 70 years, Christian Brother Thomas Caldwell has held a number of positions throughout the United States.

He began teaching in La Salle College High School, Philadelphia, in 1950 before moving to Central Catholic High School, Pittsburgh. In the 1960s, he began his tenure as a school administrator, serving as principal in Central District Catholic High School, Canton, Ohio; vice principal of West Catholic High School, Philadelphia, and principal of both Hudson Catholic High School, Jersey City, and West Catholic Boys High School, Philadelphia.

He studied for a brief time in Sangre de Cristo, N. M., before returning to the East Coast for continued studies and eventually to serve as admissions director for St. Gabriel Hall, Phoenixville,

Congratulations to Sister Trudy Ahern, ssj

on her 50th Jubilee and many years of providing

spiritual and educational growthat the Upper Room Spiritual Center

in Neptune, NJ

God’s blessings for your wonderful ministry!The Upper Room Staffwww.theupper-room.org


Villa Victoria Academy congratulates

Sr. Angelica Cristiani, MPF as she celebrates 75 years

as a professed religious sister.

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Villa Victoria Academy congratulates

Sr. Angelica Cristiani, MPF as she celebrates 75 years


VILLA VICTORIA ACADEMY Creating girls of character and confidence since 1933.

The premiere private, Catholic academy for girls in grades K through 12. Serving Bucks and Mercer County since 1933. 376 West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ www.villavictoria.org Facebook.com/VillaVictoriaAcademy Rolling admissions and scholarships available.

Villa Victoria Academy congratulates Sr. Angelica Cristiani, mpf as she celebrates 75 years


Fr. Harold F. Cullen, Pastor and Fr. William Dunlap, Associate Pastor

along with the entire Parish Family of St. Catharine-St. Margaret, Spring Lake,

wish to congratulate

May God bless you with many more years of serving the Diocese of Trenton and the

Parish Family of St. Catharine-St. Margaret.

Fr. Dennis Gallagher, O.S.A. in celebrating his

50th year Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood. Dominican Sister Anne Francis McNally

Sister Anne Francis McNally of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, this year cel-ebrates her 70th an-niversary of religious profession. Sister Anne Francis earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Villanova University, Villanova, Pa. She began her teaching ministry in St. Joseph Day Nursery, Manhattan, later teaching in Our Lady of Victory School, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

Her teaching ministry has featured work throughout New York and New Jersey, including time spent in St. Joseph Elementary School, Toms River, and St. Mary School, Ocean.

Sister Anne Francis has also volunteered in the infirmary in Mount St. Mary Convent, Newburgh, N.Y.

Christian Brother Michael Fitzgibbon

In seven decades of ministry, Christian Brother Michael Fitzgibbon has experienced a range of assignments and posts.

In the United States, he has spent time as a teacher and school administrator in various institu-tions, including Good Shepherd, N.Y.; Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, N.Y.; De La Salle Collegiate, Warren, Mich., and Christian Brothers Acad-emy, Albany, N.Y.

From 1968 to 1969, he spent time in St. Pius Seminary in Makoko, Musoma, Tanzania, in a Swahili Language School, and for the next several years he taught in Umbwe Secondary School in Moshi, Tanzania. He returned to the United States in 1971 to serve as a teacher in Paramus Catholic High, Paramus, before return-ing to and serving as vice principal in Christian Brothers Academy, Albany, N.Y. Brother Michael was named vice principal of St. Joseph Colle-giate Institute, Buffalo, N.Y., in 1975, spending two years there before spending the following year teaching in Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft.

He then returned as a teacher to Paramus

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Catholic High School, where he remained for more than 16 years. He retired in 1996 and cur-rently lives in De La Salle Hall, Lincroft.

Marianite of Holy Cross Sister Sylvia Asselin

Sister Sylvia Asselin, a native of Arlington, Mass., entered the order of the Marianites of Holy Cross in 1955 in Our Lady of Princeton, Princeton. This year she is celebrating the 60th anniversary of her religious profession.

She graduated from St. Francis Medical Center School of Nursing, Trenton, and received her bachelor of science in nursing from Boston College, Boston. She continued her education in New York University, New York City, earning a master’s degree in nursing.

Community health nursing comprised a significant portion of her ca-reer, including terms serving in the Visiting Nurse Association in Princeton





Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary George Mary Brolly

Born in Philadelphia, Sister George Mary Brolly entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, from St. Matthew Parish, Phila-delphia, in 1952. She professed her vows March 9, 1955, and is currently celebrating the 60th anniversary of her religious profession.

Sister George Mary served in a dozen missions throughout the Arch-diocese of Philadelphia before coming to Incarnation-St. James School, Ewing, in 2000. She taught in the Diocese of Trenton elementary school until its closure at the end of the 2014-15 school year.

In August 2015, she will be assigned to Camilla Hall, Im-maculata, Pa.

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ANNIVERSARIESas well as in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, and in the broader Central Jersey region. Sister Sylvia also spent time in Haysville, N.C., ministering to those living in the mountainous region.

For two years, Sister Sylvia taught elementary education in St. Benedict School, Hazlet, later being named pastoral assistant in St. Dominic Parish, Brick, a post she held for 12 years. Under the leadership of Msgr. James Brady, pastor of St. Dominic Parish, she established a parish nurse program, a bereavement ministry and a women’s group for social activity and assistance to the needy. She also coordinated the parish’s extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion schedule for local hospitals, nursing homes and the homebound.

Within her congregation, Sister Sylvia was elected to leader-ship positions in France, Louisiana, New Jersey and Canada. She spent a time as mission coordinator as well, traveling to Asia, Africa, Haiti and Latin America. Presently, she is involved in volunteer ministry to the homebound in St. Dominic Parish, and in St. John Parish, Lakehurst.

Mercy Sister Janice EdwardsMercy Sister Janice Edwards, daughter

of George and Marie Edwards, was born in Somers Point. Her elementary educa-tion was provided in St. Peter School, Pleasantville, and her secondary education was in Holy Spirit High School, Absecon. She graduated from high school in 1965. Sister Janice entered the Sisters of Mercy Sept. 8, 1965, from St. Bernadette Parish, Northfield.

Her bachelor of arts degree in history was earned in Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood, and was followed by a master of divinity in Scripture and theology in Princeton Theologi-cal Seminary, Princeton, and a doctorate in spiritual direction in Weston School of Theology in Massachusetts.

Sister Janice began her ministry in 1970 as a primary teacher in Burlington and moved to junior high grades, followed by parish ministry in Freehold and spiritual direction in Mount Holly. With her doctorate completed, she served in several roles in The Upper Room Spiritual Center, Neptune, Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill, Pa., and St. Malachy Convent in Pennsyl-vania. Serious surgery and recovery interrupted the years during Sister Janice’s term in leadership but she returned to her roles in spirituality, teaching, directing and supervising which she contin-ues to the present in Bradley Beach. Her influence on the lives of hundreds whom she has touched in her ministry is well-known and appreciated.

Mercy Sister Karina HaywoodMercy Sister Karina Haywood, the only

daughter of Milton and Anna Haywood, was born in Atlantic City. Her education began with the Sisters of Mercy in Holy Spirit Elementary School and continued at Holy Spirit High School, both in Atlantic City. She graduated from high school in 1955 and in September of that year, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in Watchung, from Holy Spirit Parish.

Sister Karina received her bachelor of arts degree in elemen-tary education from Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood, and a master of arts degree in counseling in Seton Hall University, South Orange, in 1977.

Sister Karina began her teaching ministry in Burlington, Red Bank, Rumson and Atlantic City. She served as principal in St. Joseph School, Trenton, and St. Paul School, Princeton. She then served as a campus minister at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton. She began her service in prison ministry in 1990 in the education department at Garden State Correctional Center. She became the supervisor of chaplains and chaplaincy services at Central Reception Correction and Assign-ment Facility in Trenton where she served in that capacity until 2013. Sister Karina currently volunteers at the prison facility and serves on the board at Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville. Sister Karina has filled a wide and varied range of ministerial roles, always with a focus on justice and compassion for those whom she serves.

healing ministry to the people of God in Southern New Jersey.”Sister Anne retired from her position as administrator of

Mater Dei Nursing Home in 2010 and took up residence in the Diocese of Trenton and joined the pastoral care Team in St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. She received a certificate for completing the Diocese of Trenton course of studies for Pastoral Care Special-ization in February, 2015.

Sister Anne celebrated her 60th jubilee as Marianite of Holy Cross, May 30, 2015, and continues to serve as a pastoral care minister in St. Francis Medical Center.

Mercy Sister Mary Terena GentiliMercy Sister Mary Terena Gentili is

one of two daughters born to Dante and Clara Gentili in Trenton. She received her elementary education in St. Joachim Elementary School, Trenton, and gradu-ated from Cathedral High School in Trenton in 1951. She entered the Sisters of Mercy, Watchung, from St. Joachim Parish in 1955.

Sister Terena earned her bachelor of arts degree in el-ementary education in Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood, and began her ministry, teaching the primary grades, in Atlantic City. Over the next 30 years she taught in parish elementary schools in Bordentown, Perth Amboy, Bound Brook

Marianite of Holy Cross Sister Anne Ebersold

Marianite of Holy Cross Sister Anne Ebersold graduated 1949 from Manhat-tanville College of the Sacred Heart, New York City, with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. She worked as a nurse with the Marianites of Holy Cross in French Hospital in Manhattan. With the encouragement from her fellow sisters, she entered the Marianite Novitiate in Our Lady of Princeton, Princeton, on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sept. 15, 1955. She made her first vows May 30, 1957, and received her first obedience to minister at French Hospital. She made perpetual vows May 30, 1960.

Sister Anne was sent to Canada in 1962 to minister as operating room nurse and supervisor in Lac Megantic and later in Mont Laurier, Quebec, where she remained until 1970.

From 1970 to 1974, she served as a charge nurse in Mater Dei Nursing Home, Newfield, in the Diocese of Camden. From

1974 -1976, she served as novice mistress in Our Lady of Princeton Novitiate, then returned in 1976 to Mater Dei Nursing Home, where she ministered as a nurse. In 1992, she received her license as a nursing home administrator and became the administrator of Mater Dei. She was honored with the St. Luke Award in 1996 recognizing her “many years of bringing Christ’s

Mercy Sister Dorothy JancolaMercy Sister Dorothy Jancola, the

second of eight children, daughter of Peter and Josephine Jancola, was born in Perth Amboy. She received her elementary and secondary education with Sisters of Mercy in St. Mary Parish Elementary School and St. Mary High School, both in South Amboy. She graduated from high school in 1955.

Sister Dorothy received both degrees in mathematics: her bachelor of arts from Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood, and her masters degree in math education from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey). From 1957 to 1996, she taught math in junior high grades in Camden and Phillipsburg and in Cathedral High School, Trenton, and Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville. She was also assistant principal in Cathedral High School.

From 1980 to the present, Sister Dorothy has served as pas-toral associate in St. George Parish, Titusville. As times, pastors and parishioners changed, she remained a caring and stabilizing influence.

and Phillipsburg. In 1990, she arrived at St. Paul School, Princ-eton, where she taught second grade, reading enrichment in all primary grades and served on the professional staff.


Mercy Sister Diane Szubrowski

Mercy Sister Diane Szubrowski, the only daughter of Joseph and Helen Szubrowski, was born in Trenton. She was educated in Holy Cross Parish Elementary School and Cathedral High School, both in Trenton. After graduating from high school in 1955, she entered the community in Watchung from Holy Cross Parish in September of that year. It was in high school where she met the Sisters of Mercy.

Sister Diane pursued a bachelor of arts degree in Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood, followed by a master of arts degree in administration and supervision in Rutgers Uni-versity, and later a master of social work degree also in Rutgers. She also earned certificates as a spiritual director and counselor.

Between 1957 and 1969, Sister Diane taught in Catholic schools in Metuchen, South Amboy and Bernardsville. She re-turned to Metuchen as a principal until 1974. She was appointed to the position of personnel director of the New Jersey Sisters of Mercy for four years before her election to leadership in 1978. During a brief interval between leadership roles, she shared her skills as a family therapist in Metuchen Diocese Catholic Charities in Bridgewater. Re-elected in 1994, this time as president of the Sisters of Mercy of New Jersey, Sister Diane served in that role until 2006. Her most recent ministry has been in the develop-ment office at Georgian Court College as a donor relations officer. In every role, Sister Diane’s gracious presence and natural leader-ship gifts inspire and charm those she serves.

Mercy Sister Catharine Sullivan

Mercy Sister Catharine Sullivan, daughter of Edward and Nora Sullivan, was born in South Amboy. Her early education began in St. Teresa Elementary School, Woodside, N.Y., and continued in St. Agnes Academy, College Point, N.Y. Returning to New Jersey, she pursued a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish in Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood, graduating in 1955. The following September, she entered the Sisters of Mercy, Watchung, from St. Mary Parish, Plainfield.

Her first years in ministry were spent in Mount St. Mary’s Academy as a secondary teacher. Following her first profession, she was among the first sister faculty members in Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville. Returning to Georgian Court as an assistant professor of Spanish in 1965, she began a series of positions including dean of women, director of academic affairs, director of evening division and dean, school of arts and sciences. In addition to her administrative duties, Sister Catherine contin-

Mercy Sister Joanmarie McDonnell

Mercy Sister Joanmarie McDonnell, one of two children of John and Helen McDonnell, was born in South Amboy. She received her early education from the Sisters of Mercy in St. Mary Elementary School and St. Mary High School, both in South Amboy. She graduated from high school in 1955. Sister Joanmarie entered the Sisters of Mercy in Watchung, N.J., from St. Joseph Parish, Carteret, Sept. 24, 1955.

Continuing her education in the field of English, she pursued her bachelor of arts degree at Georgian Court College (now Uni-versity), Lakewood, and a master of arts degree in The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Beginning her teaching ministry in 1957, Sister Joanmarie taught for 12 years in Lawrenceville and two years in Mount St. Mary Academy, Watchung. She next served six years in Law-renceville as assistant principal and then taught in Perth Amboy. In 1981, she came to St. James High School, Red Bank, where she continues to teach English. Many students and their siblings and parents have been her students over 34 years and value the love of language and literature that she shared with them.

Mercy Sister Marjorie Smith Mercy Sister Marjorie Smith was born

in Atlantic City to Francis and Margaret Smith. Her elementary education in Our Lady Star of the Sea Elementary School and her secondary education at Holy Spirit High School, both in Atlantic City, were provided by the Sisters of Mercy. She entered the Sisters of Mercy in Watchung from Star of the Sea Parish Sept. 24, 1955..

Sister Marjorie pursued a lifelong ministry in education earning a bachelor of arts degree in Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood, and master of arts degree in Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey), graduating in 1975.

Her teaching ministry began in 1957 in Bordentown and continued in Atlantic City, Edison and Collingswood where she was appointed the principal. She returned to the Jersey Shore in Ocean City for 13 years where she was also principal before moving to Asbury Park where she became the first principal of The Sisters Academy. In 2002, Sister Marjorie moved to educa-tion in Epiphany House, Asbury Park, and then to development and mentoring in Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Asbury Park. She also shares her many gifts with needs of a community house, Mercy by the Lake, in Long Branch.

Mercy Sister Mary Jane Veldof Mercy Sister Mary Jane Veldof, daugh-

ter of John and Pauline Veldof, was born in Trenton. She attended St. Anthony School, Hamilton, and Cathedral High School, Trenton, which was staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. She graduated from Cathedral in 1955 and in September of that year, she entered the Sisters of Mercy, Watchung, from Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Mercerville.

Sister Mary Jane received her bachelor of arts degree in history from Georgian Court College (now University), Lakewood; a master of arts degree in history from the University of Dayton, Ohio, and a master of arts in administration from Rider Univer-sity, Lawrenceville.

Sister Mary Jane began her teaching ministry in South Plainfield, Sayreville and North Plainfield. She served as a principal in St. James School, Red Bank, Sacred Heart School, South Plainfield, and St. Dominic School, Brick. She was also ap-pointed directress of St. Mary Academy, Lakewood. Beyond New Jersey, Sister Mary Jane taught at several schools in Florida and in Maryland.

Beginning in 2006, she served in supervisory positions for the Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission and as assistant superintendent for Instruction and Curriculum In the Trenton Diocese. She had the opportunity, as part of a Catholic education delegation, to visit Russia and Lithuania; was named assistant coordinator for the bicentennial for the Diocese of Paterson, and served on the Sisters’ Senate in the Diocese of Trenton. Though Sister Mary Jane wore many “hats” over the past 60 years, her heart was always with the needs of the Church and the people of God, especially the children.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister M. Claudette Naylor

Born in Chicago, Sister M. Claudette Naylor teaches in Holy Cross Academy, Delran, and has been a faculty member in the science department for the past 20 years.

Sister M. Claudette, who this year marks her 60th anniversary of religious profession, entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, Pa., Sept. 8, 1952, and made her profession of vows Aug. 3, 1955.

Before coming to Holy Cross in 1995, she taught in elementary and secondary schools in New York, Maryland, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Dominican Sister Mary Anthony Schmittauer

This year, Sister Mary Anthony Schmittauer marks the 60th anniversary of her religious profession with the Dominican Sisters of Hope.

She earned her bach-elor’s degree in elementary education from Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, N.Y., and taught throughout New Jersey.

From 1969 to 1996, Sister Mary Anthony taught in St. Joseph Elementary School, Toms River, also serving as coordinator of religious education from 1992 to 1995.

From 1996 until 2014, Sister Mary Anthony served as church manager for St. Joseph Parish, with her responsibili-ties including the training of altar servers.

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ued teaching and offering enrichment programs for her students. In 2005, Sister Catherine moved to Mount St. Mary closing a

50-year span of dedicated and loyal service to the university she loved so well.




Sister of St. Joseph Trudy Ahern

Sister Trudy Ahern entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1965. After graduating from Chestnut Hill Col-lege, Philadelphia, with a bachelor of science degree, she earned a master’s degree in Christian Spiri-tuality from Creighton University, Omaha, Neb.

Upon the 50th anniversary of her religious profession, Sister Trudy celebrates a life of love and ministry. She ministered in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for 31 years and in the Diocese of Trenton for 17 years.

After serving as an elementary school teacher, Sister Trudy was invited to become a spiritual director in the Center for Spiri-tuality of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. There, she served on the team of directors for 14 years. Her minis-try included offering spiritual direction, workshops in spirituality, and retreats for hundreds of men and women religious, as well as lay people. This ministry extended to St. Mary by-the-Sea Retreat House, Cape May Point.

In 1998, Sister Trudy accepted an appointment as co-director of the Upper Room Spiritual Center, Neptune. In addition to serving as coordinator of the Spiritual Direction Formation Program, the outreach ministry of the Upper Room led Sister Trudy to the Philippines and to Creighton University, Omaha, for training of spiritual directors.

Serving others in spiritual direction is a highlight of her life, she said, reflecting: “This ministry has been such a blessing and grace for me. It’s a humbling and privileged experience to encounter God’s activity in the hearts of so many people. How blessed I feel to minister in this way.”

Christian Brother Joseph Brienza

Brother Joseph Brienza, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his religious profession, has spent much of his life engaged in teaching. In his five decades in ministry, he served as a teacher in La Salle Academy, Providence, R.I., and La Salle Military Academy, Oakdale, N.Y. In the 1980s, he taught history in St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket, R.I., and in St. Mary’s College, Winona, Minn. He was a vocation director in the Christian Brothers Center, Narragansett, R.I., before returning to St. Raphael Academy as a religious education teacher, where he remained from 1990 until 2008. Presently, he serves as a counselor in Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft.

Christian Brother Charles Lackes

Christian Brother Charles Lackes, who this year marks five decades of ministry, has held a variety of assignments throughout his tenure. Starting in 1970, he served as a teacher in St. John Col-lege High School, Washington, D.C., before acting as dean of students in Carroll High School, Radnor, Pa. He later served as a teacher in West Catholic High School, Philadelphia, before being assigned as district director of development for the Baltimore District, Ammendale, Md. Starting in 1990, Brother Lackes spent nine years as direc-tor of St. La Salle Auxiliary, Ammendale, Md., before going on to serve nearly a decade as a teacher in La Salle High School, Wyndmoor, Pa. After teaching in St. Gabriel’s Hall, Audubon, Pa., he most recently moved to De La Salle Hall, Lincroft, to serve in a pastoral care capacity.

Sister of St. Francis Albert Mary McSwiggin

Born in Baltimore, Sister Albert Mary McSwiggin first entered the Sisters of St. Fran-cis of Philadelphia congrega-tion in 1962, and professed her first vows in 1965.

In her half-century in ministry, she has taught in St. Anthony School, Hamilton; Blessed Sacrament School, Trenton, and St. Raphael School, Hamilton. She has also served in the provincial office at the former St. Anthony Province of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia.

Sister Albert Mary currently serves as a patient advocate in St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, where she has minis-tered since 1993.

Sister of St. Francis Daniel Marie McCarthy

Born in Ballycatten, Badon, County Cork, Ireland, Sister Daniel Marie McCarthy, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, first entered the congregation in 1962, professing her first vows in 1965.

Her 50 years in ministry have focused in large part around education, with prior time spent teaching in Corpus Christi School, Willingboro; St. Mary of the Lakes School, Med-ford; St. Anthony School, Hamilton, and Holy Angels School, Hamilton.

Sister Daniel Marie currently teaches in St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold, a position she has held since 1980.

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Parishioners from St. Dominic Parish, Brick, came out in force for a 50th anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving for their weekend assistant, Father John Renard May 31. Among the clergy Joining Father Renard at the altar were Msgr. James Brady, pastor, and parochial vicars, Father Joseph Gnarackatt and Father Jerome Guld. Father Renard is also a weekend assistant in St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, Avon. John Batkowski photos

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Calm WatersSupport of the faithful inspired Msgr. Dubell’s 50-year journey


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“We’re all on this pilgrimage together and sustain one another … People may think, ‘oh, the priest doesn’t need my

spirituality,’ – but we do.”

By EmmaLee ItaliaCorrespondent

For Msgr. James H. Dubell, recently retired pas-tor of St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford, his 50 years of priestly ministry have been blessed

with the gift of variety, giving rise to a life of fulfill-ment and purpose.

From educating and counseling youth to serv-ing as pastor in two parishes in the Diocese, he has traversed many challenging waters.

“Any life has ups and downs, nothing is perfect – you have to go through the difficult and the good,” allowed Msgr. Dubell, who celebrated his 75th birth-day this year. “But after a while you come to the calm waters of life and get a better grip on things.”

He was born Nov. 25, 1939, in Mount Holly, into what he described as a good Catholic family, with par-ents and grandparents who encouraged his inclination

to the priesthood. Yet he also recognizes the impor-tance of his teachers, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters at Sacred Heart School, Mount Holly, in that prompting.

“They were very instrumental in encourag-ing thoughts toward the priesthood,” he said. “They would say things like, ‘you would make a good priest – have you thought about the priesthood?’ They had a great influence on us.”

In the early 1950s the minor seminary Msgr. Dubell attended – St. Charles College, Baltimore – was designed to help young men begin their priestly discernment while still in secondary school.

“Every year you would

discern whether you wanted to con-tinue,” he said. “The minor seminary doesn’t exist today, but in 1953 it was a popular place.”

He completed his studies from 1957-1965 at the Paca Street and Ro-land Park campuses of St. Mary’s Semi-nary and University, the first seminary established in the U.S., which was run by the Sulpician Fathers. Upon ordina-tion in 1965 by Bishop George W. Ahr, he was assigned as parochial vicar in St. Joseph Parish, Beverly.

“I was already ordained by the age of 25,” said Msgr. Dubell. “I’m really happy that I started young,” he added, explaining that it gave him a “full and satisfying career.”

Education was always an important aspect of his vocation, he remarked. His tenure from 1972-1987 in Holy Cross High School, Delran, saw him teach-ing religion, working in guidance and counseling, and finally serving as vice principal and principal of the school.

Msgr. Dubell has worn many addi-tional hats in the course of his priestly ministry. Over a 20-year period from 1984-2004, he served in a num-ber of diocesan roles, including terms on the Council of Priests; Engaged Encounter; as moderator of the Burlington County PTA Region; the Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs; assistant direc-tor and director of diocesan cemeteries; episcopal vicar of Burlington County, the College of Consultors; the board of Seminarian Recruitment for Vocations; the diocesan Expansion Commission and chaplain of the Serra Club International of Burlington County.

Msgr. Dubell was named pastor of St. Paul Parish, Burlington, in 1987, where he served until 2003. Dur-ing his time there, and later in St. Mary of the Lakes Parish from 2003-2015, he developed a rapport and connection with the parishioners that added to the effectiveness of his leadership. And he had ample op-portunity for exercising the highlights of his vocation: celebrating Mass and administering the Sacraments.

Msgr. Dubell truly believes in the symbiotic rela-tionship between the pastor and his flock, each playing his or her part in the spiritual journey.

“We’re all on this pilgrimage together and sustain one another,” he explained. “People may think, ‘oh, the priest doesn’t need my spirituality,’ – but we do. (The people’s spirituality) has carried me through many difficult times – when you wonder if you’re doing any good, if it’s worth it, and maybe you should be doing something else.”

He noted how living through the 1970s, when the Church experienced turmoil in the form of priests and nuns “leaving the ministry in large numbers,” was a time when he really benefitted from the laity who remained faithful.

One day a fellow priest and friend of 21 years, with whom he had attended school from kindergarten all through seminary and ordination, was shot and killed.

“A man was home from Vietnam and was de-ranged,” he remembered, “and his mother called a

FAITHFUL SERVANT • Msgr. James H. Dubell radiates happiness as he speaks to parishioners at St. Mary of the Lakes Church, Medford, who turned out in force to honor him at a Mass of Thanksgiving marking the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination. Jeff Metzner photo

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Two countries, thousands of miles and 50 years later, Father Maurizio Nicoletti’s humility and devotion to his calling remains unwavering.

The Cistercian monk, who will celebrate the golden anniversary of his priesthood in Our Lady of Fatima Monastery on the grounds of St. John Neumann Parish, Mount Laurel, has always relied on his faith in God to guide him in his life’s journey of serving God’s people.

“It was the will of God to be here and to make myself available to the people,” Father Nicoletti said. “With God’s help, we serve God through his people for God’s sake. I dedicated myself to that.”

What many people would call unfortunate, Father Nicoletti, 77, calls a blessing.

Growing up poor in Sora, in the Province of Fro-sinone in Italy, about 70 miles southeast of Rome, Fa-ther Nicoletti never felt as if he was missing anything. In fact, he believed quite the opposite.

“I thank God that I was born into a poor fam-ily,” he said. “We were very happy having nothing. So money does not make happiness.”

Born Dec. 26, 1939, Father Nicoletti’s mother, Assunta Altobelli, and father, Antonio Nicoletti, raised him and his two brothers and two sisters with strong faith and a strong work ethic. “Being in a poor family, everyone had to bring in something, because we had nothing,” he remembered.

Father Nicoletti recalled making brooms to sell as soon as he was able, and then working the fields when he was older.

Father Nicoletti’s mother served as an ideal role model. When he was five, his mother adopted an in-fant from Rome, despite the fact that she was already nursing her own newborn. During World War II, the children of Rome were sent out of the city to keep them safe. Many young mothers, such as Assunta, volunteered to take in the children. Father Nicoletti’s adopted sibling lived with them for three years until he had to return to his mother in Rome, due to health issues that needed the attention of doctors in the city. Father Nicoletti often wonders what became of his

adopted brother and hopes one day to reconnect with him.

At age 11, Father Nicoletti en-tered the seminary of the Cistercian monastery of San Domenico Abbot. He recalled meeting Cistercian Father Lino Parente for the first time Aug. 15, 1950, his first day at the seminary.

“This day is so clear,” Father Nicoletti said, laugh-ing at the memory of how he, Father Parente, and the other young men new to the seminary

quickly bonded. “It is one of the clearer

Father Nicoletti gives glory to God for gift of priesthood

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“I thank God that I was born into a poor family.… money does not make happiness.”

By Dubravka CorteseCorrespondent

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY • Father Maurizio Nicoletti, pictured here on the grounds of St. John Neumann Parish, Mount Laurel, called members of the flock “wonderful, generous people.” John Blaine photos

IN REMEMBRANCE • Father Nicoletti, right, celebrates Mass with Deacon James F. Cattanea assisting in the Mount Laurel parish he now calls home.

days in my life that I remember well. That day changed my life.”

Father Nicoletti and Father Parente, who would grow to be lifelong friends, were both ordained priests Aug. 7, 1965, by Archbishop Giuseppe Marafini in the Casamari Abbey. Although they went their sepa-rate ways, and Father Nicoletti spent the next three decades assisting where need throughout his home country, they remained close.

“We loved each other,” Father Nicoletti recalled. “We were together like brothers.”

Their lives came full circle when Father Nicoletti joined Father Parente in Our Lady of Fatima Monas-tery, Mount Laurel, July 22, 1992. The two were set to celebrate their golden jubilee together with the parish on Aug. 16, but Father Parente passed away in his sleep on June 22. It was Father Nicoletti, the man who was there when Father Parente started his earthly faith journey, who found him when it ended.

Father Nicoletti knew no English when he came to Our Lady of Fatima Monastery, which is adjacent to St. John Neumann Parish grounds. Yet, three months into his stay, he had to take over the daily chapel Mass after the death of one of the parish priests.

Despite his struggles to master the English lan-guage, he found the parishioners “kind and generous, even when I made a mistake. I found a lot of wonder-ful, generous people. I found a good way to serve the people.


THE PARISH FAMILY OF THE CHURCH OF ST. CATHARINE

HOLMDEL, NJ

ASKS GOD’S BLESSINGS UPON Msgr. Eugene M. Rebeck

ON HIS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY AS PRIEST

This is what God asks of you, only this: to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God.

-MICAH 6:8

priest – my friend – to come to their home and counsel him. And the man shot him … it was a crazy time in the world. The Church lost so many religious those years. But again the faith and encouragement of the people helped (me to get through it).”

In 1993, Msgr. Dubell was invested as a Prelate of Honor to His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, receiving the title of monsignor. He saw it as recognition not just for himself, but for his parishioners as well.

“I was never one to go around in red garments,” he chuckled, mentioning that he would more often be seen in a golf shirt. “To be honored by the Church in that way was, to me, very special … He describes the honor as “something to live up to – a call to serve even more.”

Answering that call has been key for Msgr. Dubell, particularly in his work with the Med-ford Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Staunchly supporting them from the pulpit as well as his parish’s financial contribution toward construction of its new Caring Center, he was strong in his praise of the center for its outreach to the needy. He even gifted a statue of St. Vincent on behalf of the parish to the society.

Responding to his involvement across the years, the SVDP Conference named its new Medford Caring Center in honor of Msgr. Dubell April 18, presenting him with a remembrance plaque. Conference presi-dent Dr. James Dwyer recognized Msgr. Dubell and St. Mary of the Lakes Parish for making their mission

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of service possible. And in his humble fashion, Msgr. Dubell immediately gave the credit to his flock.

“These ladies and gentlemen, they are the movers and the shakers, the leaders, the salt of the earth, the heart and soul of the society,” he said to those gathered.

Now officially retired in Burlington County, Msgr. Dubell can likely be found enjoying golf, a sport he has been playing his whole life, as well as serving area parishes that need his help for Sunday Masses. Despite missing “being a part of the action” of diocesan cam-paigns and the relationship of pastor to his parishio-ners, he has taken the transition in stride.

“Life is a series of changes,” he admits, “and this is just one of them.”

Msgr. Dubell answered the call with grace

Father Nicoletti said that despite the obstacles he faced when coming to the United States, he trust-ed in God that it was the right path. “God guided me, and I realized it was really the will of God. And, of course, if it is the will of God, I must obey. So I didn’t care about the sacrifice. I came and tried to make myself available to the people all the time. Any kind of problem I tried to overcome, not for myself, but for God and the people.”

Father Nicoletti can often be found outside on the parish grounds, where he spends many hours cultivating the bountiful garden he started shortly after his arrival at the monastery.

A humble man, Father Nicoletti is not one to celebrate his milestones.

“Personally, I don’t like to do anything,” he said of his 50th anniversary celebration.

“But we are supposed to give glory and thanks to God for our gifts,” he said.

“It’s a gift from God. We must be thankful and give thanks to him, because he called us and gave us so many gifts to perform our duties. The main part is of God, and the soul must be thankful for that.”

Father Nicoletti’s devotion to his vocation is a timeless example of true faith. “If God calls you, you must answer, even if you don’t know what will come,” he said. “Trust in God who calls us. If he asks us for something, he will help us.

“The difficulties (in life) are supposed to be occa-sions to put into practice our Christian virtues, not to fall. But if we don’t trust in God, then we will be lost.”


Father Nicoletti, a humble man

DAY OF JOY AND GRACE • Msgr. James Dubell engages in laughter and conversation as he offers remarks during a ceremony in which the Medford Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society named its Caring Center in his honor. Jeff Metzner photo


“Being a priest in parish life for 50 years was everything to me. The parish is where real

life is lived.”

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Two years into retirement, Msgr. Eugene Rebeck spends weekends much the same way as he has since his ordination 50 years ago: in a parish,

bringing the Word of God and the Holy Eucharist to hundreds of faithful every week.

Being able to do so, now as a weekend assistant in St. James Parish, Red Bank, is a priceless gift of his priesthood, he said. But Msgr. Rebeck acknowledged that after five decades of active priesthood in the Trenton Diocese and its parishes, the gift of more time for family, friends and volunteer causes is some-thing he also cherishes.

“Being a priest in parish life for 50 years was everything to me,” reminisced Msgr. Rebeck. “The parish is where real life is lived. As a parish priest, I had the opportunity to touch the lives of the people

with the presence of Christ, sharing his words, celebrat-ing the sacraments and just being there each day in their journey of faith.”

“It was for me, a wonderful, grace-filled experience.”

“One thing that stands out,” espe-cially, he said, was the response the parish was called to make in the wake of 9/11. “There were so many funer-als and reaching out to one person after another, to be there for them was especially moving.”

‘Being There’

He recalled one instance in particular where the funeral of one of those killed was fol-lowed by “the Baptism of his child.”

In such instances, said Msgr. Rebeck, the most im-portant thing he could do as a pastor “is being there” for people in their times of need.

Being there for his parish-ioners was a guidepost of a priesthood which commenced May 22, 1965, when he was ordained by Bishop George W. Ahr in Trenton’s St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral.

Raised in Perth Amboy, he attended Holy Trinity Par-ish with his mother, father and brother. In this devout, Slovak environment where “faith was very important,” the seeds of his vocation were planted.

“We went to Catholic schools, we were always involved with the Church,”

he said. “In two blocks,” of the neighborhood, he said, “eight of us became priests. It was part of your culture and religion.” Growing up, he recalled, “it was a good thing.”

He pursued studies for the priesthood in St. Charles Seminary, Catonsville, Md., and St. Mary Seminary and University, Baltimore. After his May 22, 1965 ordination, he was assigned as a parochial vicar to St. Ann Parish, Keansburg, and Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Mercerville.

His years as a pastor began in 1977 with his appointment to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade, where he served until 1985. He would serve as pastor of St. Catharine Parish, Holmdel, until June 29, 2013 when his retirement became effective.

The milestones of his long-time service include the building of a new church in 1987 to accommodate the needs of the constantly expanding parish popula-tion and constructing an education center in 1995 where religious education classes and community events are held.

In an interview with The Monitor at the time of his retirement, Msgr. Rebeck spoke of his joy, not only in the involvement of the parishioners in the many ministries that are a hallmark of community in St. Catharine Parish, but also their dedication to social justice endeavors.

He mentioned the regular support given to local organizations including Project Paul, an outreach agency in Keansburg and Lunchbreak, which provides food to people in need in Red Bank; the parish Caring Ministry which assists the home bound with chores and other essential needs and the parishioners who were always so ready to help in times of crisis – such as the aftermaths of 9/11 and Superstorm Sandy.

Msgr. Rebeck held other posts beyond parish duties that broadened his participation in Diocesan life. As episcopal vicar of Mercer and Monmouth

By Lois RogersCorrespondent

JOYFUL REUNION • Joining Msgr. Eugene Rebeck at the golden anniversary celebration in his honor in St. Catharine Parish, Holmdel, were his three “spiritual sons” who served under his care at the parish he led for nearly three decades. Pictured left to right are Father Juan Rojas, Msgr. Rebeck, Father Neiser Cardenas and Father Roberto Padilla. Photo courtesy St. Catharine Parish

WEEKEND EXPERIENCE • Photographer Ken Falls captured Msgr. Rebeck con-versing with parishioners after one of the Sunday Masses he enjoys celebrating as a weekend assistant in St. James Parish, Red Bank. Ken Falls photo

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counties, he traveled to parishes repre-senting the diocesan bishop in celebrat-ing the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Of this special anniversary, Msgr. Rebeck said he was especially moved by the celebration given for him in St. Catharine Parish May 31. “It was a very beautiful Mass,” he said. “The church was full – it was packed.” The day brought back many happy memories of parish life there, he said.

He joyfully noted that among the nine fellow priest concelebrants were his three “spiritual sons” – Father Roberto Padilla, Father Neiser Carde-


Msgr. Rebeck’s joyous priesthoodnas and Father Juan Rojas – who each served in St. Catharine Parish at various times while they were seminarians or transitional deacons.

Reflecting on the new joys of his retirement, Msgr. Rebeck shared that the people and the priests in St. James Parish have responded warmly to him. “They are wonderful,” he said.

He also noted that he devotes time to tutoring in English as a Second Language, meeting with a student every week. “I enjoy keeping active and involved,” said Msgr. Rebeck, who noted that he has given retreats for seminarians and transitional deacons

since he retired.He relishes being able to “give

more time to (my) family,” sharing that there’s been time to reconnect with his four nieces and their children at family reunions.”

Retirement, he said, “is fine. It was a little bit of an adjustment. You go from hyperactivity to a slow pace. But being at St. James on the weekends is good, I’m still involved, still preaching and celebrating … ‘’

SOURCE AND SUMMIT • Msgr. Rebeck celebrates mass during the recent celebration of Sun-day Mass in St. James Church, Red Bank. Ken Falls photo

Because of his ministry, Father Cullen said, “people have been touched and changed. … Thank you so much for a life very well spent.”

Ordained Jan. 30, 1965, in St. Thomas of Vil-lanova Church, Rosemont, Pa., by Bishop Gerald V. McDevitt, Father Gallagher was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and raised in Rosemont. He attended St. Thomas of Villanova elementary school and went on to West Catholic High School, Philadelphia.

He commenced his studies for the priesthood in 1955, entering the Good Counsel Novitiate. He went on to earn a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy in 1960 and a master of science degree in library science in 1965, both from Villanova.

Father Gallagher earned a master of arts in reli-gious studies from Augustinian College, Washington, in 1965. He received a doctorate in higher education from The Catholic University of America, Washington, in 1975.

From 1965-1969, he was a teacher, librarian and director of reading services in Austin Preparatory School, Reading, Mass. His next assignment was in Malvern Preparatory School, Malvern, Pa., where he served as teacher, librarian and residence hall minister in Tolentine Hall until 1972.

In 1975, he became a professor in Villanova’s Graduate School of Library Science and became the university’s first full time archivist in 1985.

In his remarks at the conclusion of the Mass, Father Gallagher thanked God for his vocation as an Augustinian and expressed his appreciation to the parishioners he had the opportunity to serve along side his long-time friend, the late Msgr. Thomas A. Luebking, who passed last year.

“I thank Msgr. Luebking for his loving, energetic presence, for giving me the opportunity to be in these wonderful parishes, including Hopewell and Ewing.”


Augustinian Father Dennis J. Gallagher has

been sharing his spiri-tual gifts with parishio-ners of Spring Lake’s St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish on weekends for more than 25 years.

On July 12, the par-ish community signaled the esteem in which he is held there by turning out in the hundreds for a Mass of Thanksgiving in St. Catharine Church marking the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination.

Against the setting of glorious music, words of praise for Father Gallagher, the noted archivist of Villanova University, were offered by Father Harold F. Cullen, pastor, and Father Stanley P. Lukaszewski, pastor of St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville, who delivered the homily.

Over the years, Father Lukaszewski said, “(Father Gallagher) took the hands of so many people. … With his big heart, he was always ready to walk with people.” Father Lukaszewski called him a “true witness to God’s holy people and a fantastic, extraordinary priest with a tremendous gift for laughter.”

He noted that Father Gallagher is the spiritual director of the Third Order of Mount Carmel in the parish, and that prior to his weekend service in St. Catharine-St. Margaret, he assisted in other parishes in the Diocese including Incarnation-St. James, Ewing, and St. Alphonsus, Hopewell.

Father Cullen thanked Father Gallagher on behalf of the community for all of the devotion he has shown.

Augustinian Father Dennis Gallagher celebrates golden jubilee and decades of service at the shore

Father Dennis Gallagher

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It was a packed house June 28 in Corpus Christi Church as parishioners, family, friends and brother priests came to celebrate Divine Word Father Raymond T. Lennon’s 50th anniversary. The beloved long-time weekend assistant in the

Willingboro faith community celebrated the Mass of Thanksgiving with a recep-tion following in the parish hall. Though Father Lennon actually observed his golden jubilee in 2014, an illness and follow-up treatment prompted his anniver-sary celebration to be postponed until he recovered. He was happy to have that opportunity before the close of his jubilee year. Father Lennon will mark his 51st anniversary Aug. 1.

Thank You, Father Lennon!

Photos courtesy of Ron Maniglia

To our beloved pastor,

Father P.J. AlindoganGod’s blessings and joy be yours on the

25th anniversary of your ordination to the priesthood.

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‘Lead Me, Lord’Father Alindogan is humbled to serve the Lord as a priest

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The roads that Father Peter James R. Alindogan has traveled in his 25 years of priesthood have been many and varied with a few sharp and un-

expected turns in between. Yet, what has kept the pas-tor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Cinnaminson, and diocesan director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, on track and passionate about his vocation is remem-bering his mantra that “God does not call the qualified, but qualifies those he has called.”

“I love the thought that God has called me as a priest in my unworthiness,” said Father Alindogan.

“That’s what my priesthood is all about: to tell my loved ones and the people I encounter about God and his generous love, and to ask them to also share gener-ously through their lives.”

Father Alindogan smiles as he admits that his passion for the priesthood has only intensified in the almost 40 years since he realized his priestly calling and the 25 years since he has been ordained.

Growing up in a large family in the Philippines, Father Alindogan, who will celebrate his 50th birthday

Aug. 6, said he was a 10-year-old altar server when he realized his desire to become a priest. That desire, he recalled, was quietly nurtured through the examples set by his mother, other priests he met in his home parish, in the seminary and later, in the Diocese of Trenton, and, through his own prayer to fol-low God’s will for his life.

As a child, Father Alin-dogan remembers how his mother would stay after Mass to finish her prayers. “She was always the last one in church to leave. Her spending time with Jesus after receiving our Lord in his blessed Body ig-nited the desire in me to give

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my life to the Lord and serving in his mystical body, the Church,” said Father Alindogan.

Father Alindogan was a mere 12 years old when he made his first step toward priesthood, en-tering Our Lady of Penafrancia, a high school seminary in Sorsogon. He then continued on in Holy Rosary Seminary, Naga City, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1985. Following his graduation, he spent a year there teaching.

Though he was living away from home and heavily involved in his seminary studies, Father Alin-dogan said his father’s death had a lasting impact on his own life as well as on other family members.

The Catholic faith became even more “integral and essential” in his family’s life, said Father

Alindogan, who was 17 at the time (his youngest sister was barely a year old.) “My mother relied heavily on God’s providence as she raised her family.”

A major international life change occurred when the Sorsogon Diocese’s Bishop Jesus Varela asked Fa-ther Alindogan to consider continuing his studies for the priesthood in the United States in Mount St. Mary Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md. It was an invitation the young seminarian gratefully accepted.

At “the Mount,” as the seminary is known, Father Alindogan worked toward earning a master of arts de-gree in moral theology and a master of divinity degree, and it was also where he learned about the Diocese of Trenton through his good friend, fellow seminarian and racquetball buddy, Father G. Scott Shaffer, who is now pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River.

Though Father Alindogan had intentions of returning home and serving as a priest in the Diocese of Sorsogon, he recalled his introduction to his future home in the Trenton Diocese. As a seminarian he had opportunities to visit the Diocese with Father Shaffer on weekends and holiday breaks.

“Since I didn’t have a car, I pretty much had to stay on the seminary campus,” Father Alindogan said, but “Father Scott invited me to come to New Jersey with him and that’s how I got to know the Diocese.”

Father Alindogan returned to the Philippines for his July 7, 1990, priestly ordination in his home par-ish, Immaculate Conception Church. He spent the next 11 years serving a number of assignments including as: an associate pastor of two Sorsogon parishes; a phi-losophy professor in Our Lady of Penafrancia College Seminary; diocesan vice chancellor, and as a chaplain of a medical center and an orphanage in Manila.

When Father Alindogan was approached about furthering his education, at first he considered pursuing studies in the medical profession, but then changed to studies in canon law. For three years he attended the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas, Manila, where he received a licentiate in 2000.

Because there would be minimal opportunities for

SHARING THE JOY • Father Alindogan – center – enjoyed greeting all who attended the Mass of Thanksgiving and reception which followed including members of the Filippino community who happily posed with him for this photo.

CALLED TO THE TABLE • In St. Charles Borromeo Church where he is pastor, Father Peter James R. Alindogan celebrates Mass marking the 25th anniversary of his priestly ordination. In the article below, he reflects on first hearing the call to the priesthood at the age of 10. Photos courtesy of John Welsh

“That’s what my priesthood is all about: to tell my loved ones

and the people I encounter about God and his generous love,

and to ask them to also share generously through their lives.”


Congratulations Father Eugene J. Roberts

on the 40th anniversary of your ordination to the priesthood

and to

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him to use his canon law experience in his home diocesan tribunal office and being that there is “no divorce in the Philippines,” Father Alindogan, instead, was granted permission by his diocesan bishop and Bishop John M. Smith to return to the Diocese of Trenton.

“I’m here to repay a debt of gratitude to the Diocese of Trenton,” said Father Alindogan, noting that he received assistance from the Diocese during his years of study in Mount St. Mary.

Since returning to the Trenton Diocese in 2001, he has served in the diocesan Tribunal as Defender of the Bond and Promoter of Justice, as well as parish assignments in St. Raphael, Hamilton, and St. Barnabas, Bayville. In addition to serving as pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Father Alindogan is also diocesan director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, a post to which he was appointed in 2013 by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M.

“In a way I consider myself to be a missionary priest,” having come to the United States from the Philip-pines, said Father Alindogan. Among his duties as diocesan missions direc-tor is hosting diocesan observances of World Mission Sunday each October


and having an opportunity to travel to various mission countries in January. So far, Father Alindogan has visited Papua New Guinea in 2014 and India in 2015.

Though Father Alindogan readily admits that he never intended to serve as a priest in the United States, he realizes how “it was all part of God’s plan and providence.”

“The faithful of the Diocese of Trenton, which I have experienced through the parishes to which I’ve been assigned, has consistently shared with me God’s love and generosity,” said Father Alindogan, as he reflected on what gives him the greatest joy in his priesthood.

“The good Lord has already made his mark on my life,” he said.

Father Alindogan celebrates multi-faceted ministyHOPEFUL YOUTH • Father Alindogan spends time with the St. Mary grade school children in Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea during his 2014 visit as diocesan mission director. Photo courtesy of Father Alindogan


“I realize that the priesthood is not really mine,” he said.

“It is the Lord’s.”

Anniversaries For Father Sheldon C. Amasa, parochial vicar in St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, serving as a priest is nothing short of a blessing and a privilege.

“I feel so blessed,” he said. “I feel like the Lord re-ally has called me.”

As he marks the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, the humble priest points out that his vocation is not as much about him, as it is about God.

“I realize that the priesthood is not really mine,” he said. “It is the Lord’s.”

Father Amasa was born May 21, 1965, in the Phil-ippines and he prepared for the priesthood in Sacred Heart Seminary and the University of Santo Tomas, both in the Philippines. He was ordained to the priest-hood March 24, 1990, in Borongan, Philippines, by Bishop Leonardo Medroso.

Noting that faith was always a component of his life, Father Amasa said, “I grew up in a very Catholic environment. Faith was an important part of the family.”

Father Amasa also gleaned inspiration about the priesthood from one of his first cousins, who is a priest in the Philippines. Especially when he was out of school for the summer or during holiday breaks, Fa-ther Amasa would often see his cousin and watch him perform his daily functions as a priest. Sometimes, the then 16-year-old Father Amasa and his other cousins would even lend a hand in the church.

“At that time, I wasn’t even thinking about be-coming a priest. I just loved being with him and help-ing out around the parish,” he recalled.

Father Amasa had a wide range of interests and talents as he grew up and was conflicted about what he wanted to do once he finished high school. His father wanted him to become an architect, though he had developed an interest in media and communications.

“I had so many interests,” he said.After a period of discernment and reflection,

Father Amasa decided to follow in his cousin’s foot-steps and enter the seminary. Following his own ordination, he went on to serve as paro-chial vicar, pastor, chancellor and secretary to the bishop, as well as diocesan director of communications and radio station manager while in the Philippines.

He recalled that it was his position as a radio sta-tion manager that originally brought him to the United States. Father Amasa ex-plained that the staff he managed all had degrees in communications, while he had no formal training in the field. His bishop at the time encour-aged him to pursue a graduate degree, and through a Jesuit priest friend, he found himself attending Fordham University in New York from 1999 to

‘So Blessed’

2002. During his studies, he lived in residence in St. Thomas More Parish in New York. After graduating, he moved to St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville, and St. Maxi-milian Kolbe Parish, Toms River.

After earning his master’s degree in communica-tions, he decided to stay in the United States. He said that, from the first time he visited priests in the Dio-cese of Trenton, he was drawn to the atmosphere.

“I felt at home here,” he said. “They are united here.”Father Amasa lived in residence, and later served

as an adjunct priest, in St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish. He was named parochial vicar of the parish in 2008, the same year he was incardinated as a priest in the Diocese of Trenton.

In Sept. 2012, Father Amasa was named parochial vicar in St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, where he served until this year, when he was assigned to St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, beginning July 1.

Father Amasa said his experience in communications helped him in his priestly ministry, especially in preparing homilies. “It helped me to build my confidence in my ministry,” he said.

He said his background has also improved his interpersonal communications skills, and helps him to relate to folks with whom he interacts.

In the 25 years he has been a priest, Father Ama-sa’s main joy is celebrating Mass. Especially during the Liturgy of the Eucharist, he said, “I always imagine the time when (the words) were first said by Jesus. That is what I always feel, and what I always think about.”

Looking forward, Father Amasa said that he is excit-ed to continue to do what he has been doing for the past 25 years: “being a priest, being a friend to people, and being able to bring people to Christ in every way I can.”

By David KarasCorrespondent

IN SERVICE TO OTHERS • Father Sheldon Amasa stands outside St. Aloysius Church following the celebration of Sunday Mass. Father Amasa was assigned as parochial vicar of the Jackson parish effective July 1. Michael Glenn photos

HOLY SACRIFICE • Father Sheldon prepares for the consecration during the celebration of Mass. At left is Deacon Christopher J. Colavito, who is serving in St. Aloysius Parish as a transitional deacon.

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“[Relating to people] starts off with a human connection,

not a Church one.”

Anniversaries

Multi-Faceted Ministry

By Christina LeslieStaff Writer

Trinitarian Father Charles Flood’s rich life of service


Father Charles J. Flood has never been one to sit still. The former U.S. Air Force veteran and current Trinitarian priest has travelled the world

and served the Church across the United States in many capacities: as parochial vicar, pastor, administra-tor, prison minister and hospital chaplain.

Now marking his 25th year as a religious, and serving in his current role as Catholic chaplain in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton, while also assisting at Incarnation-St. James Parish, Ewing, he shows no signs of slowing down.

Father Flood began a recent interview with The Monitor at top speed. He met this reporter in his small office adjacent to RWJ Hospital’s Jeffrey F. Pierfy Multi-Faith Chapel, then led a rapid walking tour of the sprawling hospital complex, bidding a cheery “Good afternoon” by name to each of the staff he passed and evoking smiles in all of them. After each floor and lower catacomb had been explored, we settled into chairs in the library to review his long and circuitous journey to the priesthood and a life of service.

Born in Flushing, N.Y., in 1949 to Charles L. and Stella P. Kern Flood, young Charles attended the Empire State’s St. Anne School, Brentwood, and St. Anthony High School, Smithtown. He earned a bach-elor’s degree in physics from St. John Fischer College, Rochester, N.Y., in 1971. The draft for the Vietnam War was in effect, so the future priest decided to pur-sue his interest in meteorology via enlistment in the U.S. Air Force.

Father Flood served nearly 12 years in the armed forces, working in the field of electronics both state-side and in the Philippines, Taiwan and Korea. The seeds for the priesthood were planted by an Air Force chaplain in Oklahoma City; “I was a lector on base,

and Chaplain Smith put the bug in my head about the priesthood,” he recalled.

“Like a lot of people that grow up Catholic, you tend to drift [from the faith] in college,” Father Flood continued. “I was a sci-ence major.” He credited his spiritual reawak-ening to the inspiration of the people in the Philippines. “When I was [there,] I saw the faith of the people who had nothing; they were so poor, they used what we discard.”

Upon earning a master’s from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Ill., Father Flood remembered, “When I was in the Air Force communications command at the base parish, this is what I wanted to do: I wanted to become a priest first, then decided upon being a religious later.”

He left the Air Force in 1983 as a cap-tain, then studied with the Trinitarians in Baltimore for seven years, serving in a parish and soup kitchen in New Orleans, a sum-mer camp for inner city youth in Trenton, a homeless shelter near the former Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, Md., and a hos-pice in Washington, D.C.

His service and study spurred his deci-

sion to serve as a Trinitarian priest; Father Flood made his solemn profession of vows in 1989 at the Washington Theological Union, Pikesville, Md., and was ordained at the Dominican House of Philosophy, Sept. 8, 1990, by Bishop William Curtin, auxiliary Bishop of Washington, D.C.

Father Flood’s travels as a religious first took him to Victoria, Texas, where he served as part-time vocation director for his order and a parochial vicar in a Hispanic parish. “Then, in 1993, my MBA caught up with me,” he laughed, recalling his order’s request to return to the Trinitarian’s Baltimore community for a decade to serve as its treasurer provincial, formation director and in administrative capacities. In addition to the duties of his order, Father Flood served as part-time chaplain in a Hagerstown, Md., medium-security prison which held 6,000 men.

In 2003, Father Flood served as a hospital chap-lain while stationed in St. Bridget-St. Emeric Parish in the East Village of New York City. A year later, his ministry in the Diocese of Trenton began. He served as hospital chaplain in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, from 2004-08 while in residence at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, and served as the Asbury Park parish’s pastor from 2008-12.

During his pastorate, Father Flood oversaw the renovation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s church and parish center, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Trinitarians at the parish, and saw it through the merger of five Catholic communities – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Holy Spirit, St. Peter Claver and Our Lady of Providence Parishes, and the Haitian Aposto-late – into the present Mother of Mercy Parish.

Since 2012 he has served in RWJ Hospital as chaplain, as well as saying daily and weekend Mass in Incarnation-St. James Parish. When relating to people in the hospital, he advised, “It starts off with a human connection, not a Church one. You hear about their families, their lives, fears and hopes. You have to read people. Some are friendly, some devout. The Trinitar-ians have been ministering to the sick since the 12th century in France.”

Father Flood paused as he pondered his advice to a man considering the priesthood. “The answer is different for everyone. It is a rare person that knows what he wants to do right out of high school.”

He concluded, “Prospective religious should begin to talk to people and see where God is calling them. They have a lot of options.”

PASTOR, CHAPLAIN, SERVANT • Trinitarian Father Charles Flood has served the Church as a priest for 25 years in such diverse settings as parishes, hospitals and prisons around the country. Joe Moore photos

FAITHFUL SERVICE • In addition to his chaplain duties in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Hamilton, Trinitarian Father Flood serves as weekend assistant in Incarnation-St. James Parish, Ewing.

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Anniversaries

A wealth of lived experiences has graced Msgr. Joseph N. Rosie’s 25 years of priesthood. Yet he regards the celebra-

tion of the Eucharist and leading people to Jesus as being the constants that give him the greatest joy.

“Celebrating the Eucharist for and with the people is really at the very core of what the priesthood is,” said Msgr. Rosie, who has served as pastor of St. Paul Parish, Princ-eton, since 2011.

“The Eucharist is all about the Lord’s love for his people.”

As this native son of the Diocese reflects on his silver jubilee of priestly ordination, he smiles with a sense of gratitude for the many rich and varied experiences he has had.

Raised in a devout Catholic household in Trenton and receiving his primary and secondary education in Sacred Heart School, Trenton, and Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville, Msgr. Rosie said that for as long as he can recall, the Church has always played a very important part in the life of his family. Every Sunday as a child, he would attend Mass with his mother, Mary Ann, his father, Arthur, who died in 2014, and brother, Thomas in the family’s beloved Sacred Heart Church, Trenton, where they were active in many ministries.

One shining example of priesthood who Msgr. Rosie admired in his childhood, adolescence and well into his own priesthood was that of Msgr. Leon-ard R. Toomey, who served as pastor of Sacred Heart Parish for many years and was also the founder of the Mercer County Catholic Youth Organization.

“His love for the priesthood and dedication were fine examples of what it means to be a priest,” Msgr. Rosie said of Msgr. Toomey, who died in 2008.

Following his graduation from Notre Dame High School, Msgr. Rosie pursued studies for the priest-

hood, entering St. Andrew’s College Seminary at Seton Hall University, South Or-ange, where he was awarded a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. It was also in St. Andrew’s where he was given the “well rounded” opportu-nity to discern his calling.

Following his gradua-tion from St. Andrew’s, Msgr. Rosie was asked by Bishop John C. Reiss to attend the Pontifical North American College, Rome. He found it to be an extraordinary experi-ence where he and other seminarians from throughout the world discerned their vocation in the city that is at the “center of our faith where we had a true experience of the universal Church.” Msgr. Rosie earned a bachelor’s degree in sacred theology

Native Son, Faithful Priest

from PNAC, then went on to Lateran University to earn a licentiate degree in moral theology. He and his fellow classmates were ordained transitional deacons in April, 1989, in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, by Arch-bishop Emeritus John Quinn of San Francisco.

Upon his return home the following year, Msgr. Rosie was pleased to learn that his priestly ordina-tion would take place June 16, 1990, in Sacred Heart Church. The location was obviously special to him and his family because Sacred Heart was their home parish, and it was a joy for the parish to witness their native son’s ordination by Bishop Reiss.

Newly ordained Father Rosie’s first parish assign-ment was as parochial vicar in St. James Parish, Red Bank, which he described as “a very large, active par-ish.” He was also named chaplain of Red Bank Catholic High School.

“That was a wonderful place for a new priest to have an assignment,” he said, extending his apprecia-tion to Msgr. Philip Lowery, pastor, who was a “great and very caring and faithful priest.”

Following Msgr. Rosie’s second parochial vicar assignment in St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, he was named pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, Long Branch, which he found to be a “very welcoming, faithful community.” After serving in large parishes such as St. James and St. Rose of Lima, he enjoyed being in a smaller parish where he engaged in people’s lives in a more intimate way.

In 2002, Msgr. Rosie’s priestly path veered from parish ministry to diocesan work when he was ap-pointed secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop John M. Smith. The following year, he was named vice chancellor and, in 2007, was appointed by Bishop

By Mary StadnykAssociate Editor

SILVER CELEBRATION • Msgr. Joseph N. Rosie, seen here celebrat-ing his 25th anniversary Mass June 14 with Father Caesar Rubiano, pastor of Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Trenton, right, is a native of the Diocese of Trenton and attended diocesan Catholic schools.

Msgr. Rosie fulfilled in leading others to Jesus


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Smith to be chancellor of the Diocese.As Bishop Smith’s secretary, Msgr. Rosie enjoyed

traveling to just about every parish in the Diocese whether for Confirmation ceremonies, building dedications, parish anniversary celebrations and even when the Bishop decided to make a spur-of-the-moment visit to a parish on the weekend to celebrate Mass for the parishioners.

Travels with Bishop Smith outside the Diocese included significant events around the country such as ordinations and installations of bishops. He also had the privilege to join Bishop Smith in several international excursions including World Youth Day celebrations, the dual celebration marking the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s pontificate, the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta and wit-nessing the installation of Pope Benedict XVI. Another highlight was traveling to a village in northern Uganda where people lived in mud huts, but showed tremen-dous respect for one another and true devotion to


Home-grown servanttheir faith.

“They have all been wonderful, powerful experi-ences that all helped me to see the Church from a very broad perspective,” he said.

Whether it was in Uganda, a parish in the United States or in the Trenton Diocese, “I saw people who were committed to their faith and I was reminded that we journey together in faith as we make our way to heaven,” said Msgr. Rosie.

Msgr. Rosie takes pride in a number of accom-plishments during the four years he has served as pas-tor in St. Paul Parish. He is appreciative of the diverse flock who are in various stages of their lives and the significant Latino population who have joined the fold. He tells of how the parish celebrated the opening of the school’s new pre-K class to its being honored with a national Blue Ribbon Award for excellence. He’s grateful to his fellow priests and staff for sharing in his vision of parish life, the presence of many Princeton University students who attend Mass regularly and for the parish introducing a monthly Sensory Mass for families with special needs.

While Msgr. Rosie realizes the joys, changes and challenges that have occurred in the life of the Church in the past 25 years, he quickly notes how steadfast and loyal people remain to living out their Catholic faith.

“Pope Francis emphasizes through his actions that he wants to bring others closer to Jesus by placing himself in the midst of people,” Msgr. Rosie observed. “Through my priesthood, I can only hope that by

celebrating the Eucharist and being present to people that I can bring them a bit closer to Jesus.”

“I thank God for the gift of my vocation and the experiences that God has blessed me with,” said Msgr. Rosie. “If I can help to make Jesus’ Paschal Mystery to come alive for people and bring them hope, even in some small way, then blessed be to God.”

CONGRATULATIONS, MSGR. ROSIE • A young pa-rishioner greets Msgr. Rosie following the Mass of Thanksgiv-ing he celebrated for his 25th anniversary of priestly ordina-tion. Msgr. Rosie is proud of his rich and diverse population of faithful that includes a large number of families with children who are enrolled in the parish school and parish religious education program as well as a significant Latino contingent who has joined the parish during the course of his pastorate there. Joe Moore photo

“... We journey together in faith as we make our way to heaven.”

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Father William J. Bausch

Father William J. Bausch was born in 1929 in James-

burg. He prepared for the priesthood in St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., and St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Balti-more. He was ordained June 4, 1955, in St. Mary of Assumption Cathe-dral, Trenton, by Bishop George W. Ahr.

Father Bausch served as parochial vicar of St. Mary Parish, New Monmouth; St. Joseph Parish, Keyport; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade, and St. Benedict Parish, Holmdel. He also served on the advisory board of the diocesan Family Life Bu-reau. In 1973, Father Bausch was named pastor of St. Mary Parish, Colts Neck, where he served for 23 years. During that time he also served three years on the Continuing Education Committee.

Father Bausch is the author of more than a dozen books on liturgy, parish ministry and story-telling. His book, The Total Parish Manual (Twenty-

Father David G. Delzell

Father David G. Delzell was born in Trenton Aug. 4,

1924. He prepared for the priesthood in St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., and Immaculate Concep-tion Seminary, Darling-ton. He was ordained June 3, 1950, by Bishop George W. Ahr in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton.

Following his ordination, Father Delzell served as parochial vicar in St. Edward Parish, Milford; Our Lady of Mount Virgin Parish, Middlesex; Sacred Heart Parish, Riverton, and St. Cecelia Parish, Iselin. In 1967, he was named temporary administrator of Sa-cred Heart Parish, Bay Head, and in 1968 he was ap-pointed to his first pastorate in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Highlands.

In addition to his parish responsibilities, Father Delzell served as coordinator of diocesan pilgrimages to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immacu-late Conception, Washington, in 1989, 1991, and 1993. He also served for many years as spiritual direc-tor of the New Jersey Shore Chapter of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima.

Father Delzell retired in 1994 and resides in Pennsylvania.

Msgr. Frederick Valentino

Msgr. Frederick A. Valentino was born in

1925 in Trenton. He pre-pared for the priesthood in St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., and St. Mary Seminary and University, Baltimore. On June 3, 1950, he was or-dained to the priesthood by Bishop George W. Ahr in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton.

Msgr. Valentino served as parochial vicar in Our Lady of Peace Parish, Fords; Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton; St. Bonaventure Parish, Lavallette, and St. Joseph Parish, Trenton. In 1959, he was named director of the Mercer County Catholic Youth Orga-nization. In 1962, Msgr. Valentino was assigned as temporary administrator of St. Elizabeth Parish, Far Hills, and three months later as parochial vicar of St. Ann Parish, Keansburg. He also served from 1963 to 1972 as Northern Monmouth County Catholic Youth Athletic Center director.

In 1967, Msgr. Valentino was named administra-tor of St. Ann Parish, Keansburg, and named pastor there in 1971. He remained there until 1976 when he was named pastor of St. James Parish, Red Bank.

In 1979, Msgr. Valentino was invested as a Prelate of Honor with the title of monsignor by Pope John Paul II. He was named pastor of St. Bonaventure Parish in 1990. During his eight years there he was appointed dean of the Northern Ocean Deanery, and held three-year terms as both chairman of the diocesan Building Commission, and episcopal vicar of Ocean County. Msgr. Valentino resigned his pastorate at St. Bonaven-ture in 1998. Other posts he has held include the dioc-esan budget committee, the priest pension committee and the expansion and development committees. Now retired, he resides in Brielle and serves as a weekend assistant in parishes in the Diocese.

Third Publications, Mystic, Conn., 1994) was hon-ored in 1995 by the Catholic Press Association, winning the first place award in pastoral ministry.

The National Federation of Priests’ Councils selected Father Bausch as the recipient of the 1996 President’s Award, given to the priest whose “leadership enhances the ministry of others and his words and deeds support the life and ministry of priests.”

Father Bausch resigned as pastor of St. Mary Parish, taking a sabbatical leave in March of 1996. He currently resides in Point Pleasant, and has remained active by participating in events, making presentations related to his ministry and writings and assisting with Masses in parishes on weekends.

“I will also raise up shepherds over

them and they will tend them…

declares the Lord.”Jeremiah 23:4

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Rev. David Delzell 65 years Retired Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Highlands

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parishes, as well as teacher, and director of the mi-gration apostolate and vocations of his diocese and teacher in the diocesan seminary.

Upon coming to the United States, Father Fernandez-Bangueses served in the Archdiocese of Newark and was assigned as parochial vicar in St. John Parish, Orange, and, later, in St. Joseph of the Palisades Parish, West New York.

He came to the Diocese of Trenton in 2006 and was assigned as parochial vicar in Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Trenton, until June 2010 when he was named parochial vicar of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Red Bank, and then as parochial vicar of St. Mark Parish last year. He was incardinated into the Diocese in 2008.

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Father Lawrence Kunnel

Father Lawrence Kunnel was born Jan. 25, 1933 in Ayarkunnam, India.

His faith journey began dur-ing his time in St. Mary High School in Ayrkunnam, a town in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

In commencing his studies and preparation for the priesthood, Father Kun-nel contacted the ordinary of the religious order his older brother, a Capuchin Franciscan priest, had joined.

He was ordained to the priesthood in 1960 by Bishop Thomas Pothakmurry in Bangalore. As a young priest, he traveled widely on behalf of the order, serving in a num-ber of capacities including: pastoral student and assistant at St. Francis Cathedral, Nagpor, India; diocesan chaplain for Young Christian Workers, Young Christian Students, and the Newman Club at St. Francis Friary, Cochin, India.

Also, while in India, he was named pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Bhopal, in 1968. He then served as guardian and as-sistant novice master in St. Louis Friary, Palmaner. He was the guardian, rector and pastor at Franciscan Philosophical and Theological Seminary, Banglaore, and guardian and pastor of St. Francis Friary Church, Heyderabad.

He decided in 1986 to come to the United States to continue his ministry, receiving an invitation from then-Bishop John C. Reiss of the Trenton Diocese. Incardi-nated into the Diocese in 1990, he served as parochial vicar in St. Raphael Parish, Hamilton, for five years. He also served as parochial vicar in St. Catherine Parish, Middletown, before being assigned to Holy Innocents Parish, Neptune, where he served as parochial vicar until his retirement at the age of 75 at which time he returned to his native India.

Father Philip Cordisco

Trinitarian Father Philip Cordisco was born Oct. 7, 1932,

in Bristol, Pa. He grew up in St. Ann Parish, Bristol, Pa., a parish staffed by Trinitarian priests, and attended the parish school which was operated by Trinitarian sisters. Fol-lowing in their footsteps, he attended St. John DeMatha Preparatory Seminary, Hyattsville, Md., and entered the novitiate of the Trinitarian Fathers in Sacred Heart Monastery, Pikesville, Md., in 1951.

He professed temporary vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in 1952, embarked upon his collegiate studies in The Catholic University of America, Washing-ton, D.C., and made his permanent profession of vows in 1955. He was ordained to the priesthood June 4, 1960, by Bishop John McNamara in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Wash-ington, D.C.

As a priest, Father Cordisco has served as parochial vicar and as pastor in Trinitarian parishes in Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey – including serving as pastor of his home parish in Bristol.

In the Diocese of Trenton, Father Cordisco has served in St. James Parish, Trenton, which is now part of Incarnation-St. James Parish, Ewing, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Asbury Park – which has since become part of Mother of Mercy Parish. In St. James, he was parochial vicar from 1961 to 1965, was pastor from 1975 to 1978, and returned to St. James as paro-chial vicar from 1987 to 2007. In Our Lady of Mount Carmel, he was pastor from 1971 to 1975.

In 2007, Father Cordisco became a weekend as-sistant in Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Trenton, and chaplain of St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. In 2011, he was installed as chaplain to the Hamil-ton Township #6213 and Trenton Council #355 of

Father Jose Fernan-dez-Bangueses, parochial vicar of St.

Mark Parish, Sea Girt, was born in Arnoia, Orense, Spain, on April 23, 1945.

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ery, parochial vicar of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, was born in Thammanimattam, India, on Oct. 5, 1943.

He completed his preparation for the priesthood in the Pon-tifical Seminary, Pune, India. He was ordained Oct. 23, 1970, in Tiru-valla, India, by Bishop Zacharias Mar Athanasius.

After 13 years as pastor in three different parishes he was sent to Toronto, Canada, for graduate studies in theology. Upon his return in 1993, Msgr. Kochery was appointed rector of the diocesan junior seminary and director of priestly formation in the Archdiocese of Tiruvalla.

In 1997, Msgr. Kochery came to the United States on a temporary assignment as pastor of St. Mary Malankara Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Dallas. Msgr. Kochery’s first assignment in the Diocese of Trenton was as parochial vicar in St. Veronica Parish, Howell, in 1999. He was incardinated into the Diocese of Trenton in 2007. He was assigned as parochial vicar of St. Thomas More Parish in 2008, and continues to serve in that capacity today.

Msgr. Kochery holds pontifical licentiate in philosophy and theology, and an advanced degree in theology from the Toronto School of Theology. He has also completed a three-month residential course in pastoral counseling at Vellore Christian Counseling Center, India.

In 2012, he was named a chaplain to His Holiness with the title of monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI.

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Father Leon S. Buni

Father Leon S. Buni, parochial vicar and hospital chaplain

in Christ the King Parish, Long Branch, was born July 3, 1950, in Panay, Capiz, Philippines. He prepared for the priest-hood in St. Pius X Semi-nary, Roxas City, and St. Vincent Major Seminary, both in the Philippines.

He was ordained March 19, 1975, in Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral, Roxas City, by Bishop Antonio F. Frondosa, and served in the Philippines until 1986.

Upon coming to the Diocese of Trenton, Father Buni was assigned as a parochial vicar in St. Dominic Parish, Brick Town; St. Mary Parish, New Monmouth; St. Mary of the Lake Parish, Lakewood; St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville; St. Raphael Parish, Hamilton, and St. Joseph Parish, Toms River.

Father Buni also served for a time as administra-

Msgr. Sean P. Flynn

Msgr. Sean P. Flynn, pastor of St. Mark Parish, Sea Girt, is a native of Ireland, and was born Sept. 16, 1950, in Monaghan. He prepared

for the priesthood at St. Patrick College, County Caslow, Ireland, and was ordained on June 8, 1975, in Ireland by Bishop Patrick Mulligan.

In 1976, he was first assigned as parochial vicar in Sacred Heart Parish, Mount Holly, and then as associate pastor in Blessed Sacrament Parish, Tren-ton, followed by the same role in St. Denis Parish, Manasquan. In 1984, Msgr. Flynn was appointed as

Father Gerard J. McCarron

Father Gerard J. McCarron was born in 1939 in Wash-

ington, D.C. He attended Niagara University, Ni-agara, N.Y., and prepared for the priesthood in Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington. He was ordained June 6, 1970, in St. Paul Church, Stone Harbor, by Bishop George W. Ahr.

Father McCarron served as parochial vicar in St. Mary Parish, New Monmouth, for three years before being released by Bishop Ahr to enter the Oblates of St. Francis De Sales.

In 1981, he earned a doctor of philosophy degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and was assigned as parochial vicar of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven. He then served as parochial vicar in St. Justin the Martyr Parish, Toms River, before being named in 1983 as pastor of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, where he served for seven years. In 1990, Father McCarron was named pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, and in 1998, he assumed the pastorate of St. Dorothea Parish, Eatontown.

After that time, he served as parochial vicar of St. Luke Parish, Toms River; Holy Eucharist Parish, Tab-ernacle, and St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. He also served as temporary administrator of St. Mary Parish, New Monmouth, and Our Lady of Peace Parish, Normandy Beach.

In 2004, Father McCarron was appointed pastor of St. William the Abbot Parish, Howell. He retired from active ministry in 2009.

May 30, 1970, in Holy Spirit Church, Perth Amboy, by Bishop John C. Reiss.

Following his ordination, Father Zec served as parochial vicar in St. James Parish, Red Bank; St. Mary Parish, Deal, and St. Ambrose Parish, Old Bridge, Holy Innocents Parish, Neptune, Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, West Trenton, and St. Benedict, Holmdel. He also served as spiritual moderator of the Holy Innocents Society in Monmouth County.

Further studies included The Juilliard School of Music at Lincoln Center, New York City, John XXIII Center at Fordham where he received an MA in East-ern Christian Studies, and The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., receiving a M. Mus. and Ph.D.

In January 2015, Father Zec retired from Geor-gian Court University. At present he serves in a number of parishes locally and has renewed his facul-ties to serve in the Eparchy of Passaic. In addition to parochial duties he continues his interest in music, as organist and composer, and musical studies in Eastern Christian and Byzantine music.

tor of St. Benedict Parish, Holmdel, and as chaplain for the Serra Club of Trenton, and chaplain for Morris Hall/St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center, Lawrenceville. In 2014, he was assigned to his current position as parochial vicar and hospital chap-lain in Christ the King Parish, Long Branch.

the bishop’s representa-tive for Catholic hospi-tals. He also served as an Engaged Encounter Team priest, and dioc-esan coordinator for AIDS programs. In 1989, he was appointed paro-chial vicar of St. Doro-thea Parish, Eatontown, before being named pastor there in 1990.

In 1993, Msgr. Flynn was appointed dean of the Central Monmouth Deanery and, several months later, was invested as a Chaplain to His Holiness with the title of monsignor. He was named as pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, in 1996, and served on the Committee on Min-istry in Non-Correctional and Health Care Institutions in the Diocese of Trenton. In 2008, Msgr. Flynn was named pastor of St. Mark Parish, Sea Girt, where he continues to serve.

Father John J. Zec

Father John J. Zec was born in Perth Amboy the first child to John and Mary Zec. He prepared for the priesthood in St. Charles College, Catons-

ville, Md., and St. Mary Seminary and University, Baltimore, Md. He was ordained to the priesthood on


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Msgr. Thomas J. Mullelly

Msgr. Thomas J. Mullelly, episcopal vicar

for the diocesan Office of Clergy and Consecrated Life, was born Aug. 27, 1952, in Philadelphia. He prepared for the priest-hood in Mount St. Mary College, Emmitsburg, Md.; Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Immac-ulate Conception Semi-nary, Darlington, and Princeton Theological Seminary. He received a juris doctor and a master of laws from Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia.

Following his May 31, 1980, priestly ordination in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, by Bishop John C. Reiss, Msgr. Mullelly served as paro-chial vicar of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square. In 1982, he became director of the diocesan Society for the Propagation of the Faith. He also served on the Commission of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, as temporary chaplain for the Trenton Serra Club and on the Committee for Guidelines for Mixed Marriages.

From 1983-1986, he served as secretary and mas-ter of ceremonies to Bishop George W. Ahr. In 1986, he was assigned for a brief time as parochial vicar of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral. Later in 1986, he was relieved of all assignments to pursue studies at Temple University School of Law where he was award-ed master of laws and juris doctor degrees. From 1989

Father Alex Enriquez

Father Alex En-riquez, administra-tor of St. Monica

Parish, Jackson, was born Dec. 1, 1957, in San Pablo City, Philippines. He entered San Pablo Diocesan Seminary in 1970, graduating in 1974. After two years of studies in San Carlos Seminary, he graduated from St. Francis de Sales College Seminary with a degree in Philosophy. He completed his theological studies in the University of St. Thomas Central Seminary in the Philippines, and was ordained a priest Oct. 1, 1985. Following his ordination, he served in a number of assignments in his native coun-try, then travelled to Santa Croce University in Rome for further studies. While in Italy, he and a group of fellow students were sent to the United States in July, 1991, in response to a call from then-Bishop Theodore McCarrick to the rector of the seminary: parishes in the Archdiocese of Newark needed summer assistance for vacationing priests. His assignments in northern New Jersey in Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Maplewood, and St. Philomena Parish, Livingston, extended into the following May.

With his parents moving to the United States and seven of his siblings living in the Maryland/Virginia area, Father Enriquez wished to remain in the United States; he applied to dioceses throughout the region, including the Trenton Diocese. His assignments have since included St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, 1992-1995; St. James Parish, Red Bank, 1995-2009, and as pastor of St. Alphonsus Parish, Hopewell, 2009-2013. He was incardinated into the Trenton Diocese in 1999. He was named administrator of St. Monica Parish in 2013 to present.


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until 1995 Msgr. Mullelly served as Dean of Students and lectures in the Department of Sociology at Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Md. Currently he serves as a member of the board of trustees of Mount St. Mary’s University and chairman of the Student Af-fairs Committee of that board.

In 1995, Msgr. Mullelly was appointed chaplain and director of the Aquinas Institute, the Catholic cam-pus ministry at Princeton University, and as parochial vicar of St. Paul Parish, Princeton. In 1998, Msgr. Mul-lelly was appointed secretary for the diocesan Secre-tariat for Social Justice and Social Services, which was restructured to be the Secretariat for Social Services.

Others positions he has held include: member of the diocesan College of Consultors; lecturer in the department of politics at Princeton University; chair-man of the ad hoc committee on ministry in non-cor-rectional and health care institutions, and director of the Office of Continuing Priestly Formation. In July, 2011, he was appointed by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., to serve in his current position as vicar for clergy and consecrated life. In February, 2012, he was made a Chaplain of His Holiness with the title of Monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI.

Father Thomas J. Triggs

Father Thomas J. Triggs was born Sept 17, 1947, in

Perth Amboy. He prepared for the

priesthood in the Uni-versity of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., and in St. Mary Seminary and University, Balti-more. He was ordained to the priesthood May 17, 1975, in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, by Bishop George W. Ahr.

Father Triggs served as parochial vicar of St. Fran-cis Parish, Metuchen, and then as parochial vicar of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, where he began work in the youth apostolate. He also served as parochial vicar in St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Hight-stown, and St. Mary Parish, New Monmouth.

Father Triggs was appointed temporary diocesan director of youth and young adult ministries in 1984 and was named director of that office in 1989. He was assigned as parochial vicar in St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor, in 1991. He was appointed to his first pas-torate in St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Cinnaminson, in 1992, and in 2007 was named pastor of St. Mary Parish, Colts Neck. He now lives in residence in Villa Vianney, Lawrenceville.

Father Eugene J. Roberts

Father Eugene J. Roberts, pastor of St. Gabriel Par-

ish, Marlboro, was born June 17, 1949, in Phila-delphia, Pa. He prepared for the priesthood at St. Mary College, St. Mary, Ky., and Mount St. Mary Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md.

He was ordained by Bishop George W. Ahr in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, on May 17, 1975. His first assignment was as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Piscataway, in 1975. Other assignments as parochial vicar include St. Joseph Parish, Toms River; Holy Spirit Parish, Asbury Park, and Holy Innocents Parish, Neptune, where he also served as temporary administrator.

Father Roberts served as parochial vicar of St. Catharine Parish, Spring Lake, from 1986 before being named pastor of St. Gabriel Parish, Marlboro, in 1990 – a capacity in which he continues to serve. In 1999, he was appointed to the Diocesan Expansion Com-mission, and in 2002 he was elected to represent the Western Monmouth Deanery of Priests Council.

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Father Michael A. Santangelo

Father Michael A. Santangelo, pastor of Epiphany Parish, Brick, and dioc-esan scouting chaplain, was born Aug. 29, 1967, in Montclair.

He prepared for the priesthood in Washington Theological Union, Sil-ver Spring, Md., and Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University, South Orange. He was ordained to the priesthood Sept. 9, 1995, in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, by Bishop Reiss.

His first assignment was as parochial vicar in St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton. He then served as parochial vicar in St. Paul Parish, Princeton, before being assigned as administrator and, later, pastor of St. Paul Parish, Burlington. Father Santangelo also served as chaplain to the Serra Club International of Burlington County. In 2008, he became parochial vicar in St. Mary of the Lake Parish, Lakewood, before moving to St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford.

Father Santangelo has served as diocesan scouting chaplain since 1996.

Father Miguel D. Valle

Father Miguel Valle, parochial vicar in St. Paul Parish, Princeton, was born March 13, 1962, in Colombia.

He prepared for the priesthood in Immaculate Conception Seminary, Bogota, Colombia, and was ordained Aug. 19, 1995, in Bogota, Colombia, by Bish-op Jorge Jimenez Carval. His assignments in Colombia included time as a teacher of dogmatic theology in Bogota, and a teacher of Scripture in Catholic University, Pasto, Colombia.

Father Valle came to the United States in 2002, serving as parochial vicar in St. Joseph Parish, Toms River. He later served as an adjunct priest in St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Hightstown, and was incardinated into the Diocese of Trenton Dec. 5, 2006. In 2007, he was assigned as parochial vicar in St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, before being named parochial vicar in St. Ann Parish, Browns Mills.

Father Valle was later assigned as parochial vicar in St. Mary of the Lake Par-ish, Lakewood, before his current assignment – which includes serving the His-panic ministry in St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Hightstown.

Father Oscar B. Sumanga, Jr.

Father Oscar B. Sumanga was born on April 17, 1969, in the Philippines. He prepared for the priesthood in U.S.T. Central Seminary, Philippines,

and was ordained to the priesthood June 3, 1995, in the Diocese of Legazpe, Philippines, by Bishop Jose Sorra. His assignments in the Philippines include serv-ing as station manager for Radio Veritas, as well as a philosophy professor in Mater Salutis Seminary and a spiritual director for an orphanage. He later served as paro-chial vicar in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Makati, Philippines.

Father Sumanga’s first assignment in the United States was as parochial vicar in Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton. He was incardinated into the Diocese of Trenton Dec. 16, 2008, and served as administrator, and later pas-tor of St. William the Abbot Parish, Howell. He was later appointed as diocesan Judicial Vicar, assigned as a priest in residence in St. Alphonsus Parish, Hopewell. He is currently on medical leave and residing in the Philippines.

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Father Thomas Kunnath

Father Thomas Kunnath, pa-rochial vicar of

Divine Mercy Parish, Trenton, was born in India Jan. 5, 1953 and schooled in that country’s Manna-nam region, first at-tending St. Joseph’s Training College, then St. Joseph Jeppu Seminary in nearby Mangalore. Ordained May 8, 1985, by In-dian Bishop Joseph Mittathani, Father Kunnath served in local parishes, but family ties, includ-ing two uncles who were priests assigned to the Archdiocese of Newark, led him to relocate to the United States in 1994.

After a number of northern New Jersey assignments , Father Kunnath travelled south to the Diocese of Trenton in 1999, first serving in St. Raphael Parish, Hamilton, then Epiphany Parish, Brick.

In 2002, he transferred to St. Ann Parish, Browns Mills. In March of the following year, he was incardinated into the Diocese of Trenton by Bishop John M. Smith and appointed as paro-chial vicar in St. Ann Parish. In June, 2005, he was named parochial vicar of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, and also served as parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Keyport.


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“One is not a priest for part of the time; we are so with our whole soul,

with our whole heart.” - Benedict XVI (Retired Pope)

Congratulations Reverend Marcin Kania

5 Year Anniversary of the Priesthood

Thank you for your many years of dedication and faithful service !God Bless you Always

Rev. Msgr. Kenard Tuzeneu & Rev. Nestor Chavenia

St. Mary’s Parish St. Mary of the Pines, Manahawkin • St. Mary’s Church, Barnegat

Deacon Joseph Fiorillo15 year Anniversary

Deacon Ronald Haunss 15 year Anniversary


The clergy, staff, and parishioners ofSt. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton,

give thanks to almighty God for the priesthood ofthe Reverend Monsignor Frederick A. Valentino (ordained June 3, 1950),

associate pastor of then-Holy Angels Parish,

the Reverend H. Brendan Williams (ordained June 20, 1965), associate pastor of then-Holy Angels Parish,

the Reverend Gerard J. McCarron (ordained June 6, 1970), associate pastor of then-St. Raphael Parish,

the Reverend Anthony F. Krisak (ordained May 17, 1975), a son of one of our two predecessor parishes – the former Holy Angels Parish – and currently serving outside the diocese,

the Reverend Thomas J. Triggs (ordained May 17, 1975), associate pastor of then-St. Raphael Parish,

the Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Mullelly (ordained May 31, 1980), associate pastor of then-Holy Angels Parish,

and the Reverend John O. Chang (ordained May 20, 2000), pastor of St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish,

on the occasion of the sixty-fifth, fiftieth, forty-fifth, fortieth, thirty-fifth, and fifteenth anniversaries, respectively, of their ordination to the priesthood.

Ad multos annos.


Congratulations and best wishes toDeacon John Vassallo, 35 Years

of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro

Deacons Alex Punchello, 10 years and Walter Karpecik, 5 years

of St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Burlington

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Father John O. ChangAssignment: Pastor, St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish,

Hamilton

Seminary: Mount St. Mary’s, Emmitsburg, Md.

Former Assignments: Parochial vicar, St. James Parish, Red Bank; parochial vicar, St. Mary of the Lake Parish, Lakewood; parochial vicar, Holy Name Parish, Delran; parochial vicar, Nativity Parish, Fair Haven; administrator, St. Peter Parish, Riverside; parochial vicar, St. Paul Parish, Princeton; parochial vicar, St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford

Voluntas Dei Father Paul Janvier Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Mother of

Mercy Parish, Asbury Park

Seminary: Notre Dame d’Haiti, Port au Prince

Former Assignments: St. Michel de Coq Chante; Ste. Rose de Gris-gris; Nativite Dame-Marie; adjunct, Holy Spirit Parish, Asbury Park

Father Mark W. Crane Assignment: Pastor, St. Thomas More Parish,

Manalapan

Seminary: St. Charles Borromeo, Wynnewood, Pa.

Former Assignments: Parochial vicar, St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan; administrator, St. Thomas More Parish (consisting of St. Thomas More Church, Manalapan, and Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Englishtown.)

Father Marcin Kania Assignment: Parochial vicar, St. Mary Parish,

Barnegat

Seminary: St. Charles Borromeo, Wynnewood, Pa.

Former Assignment: Parochial vicar, St. Leo the Great Parish, Lincroft

Father Michael Hall Assignment: Director, diocesan Office of Worship;

Parochial vicar, St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square

Seminary: St. Mary Seminary and University, Baltimore

Former Assignment: Parochial vicar, St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville

Father Roberto PadillaAssignment: Parochial vicar, St. Barnabas Parish,

Bayville

Seminary: Immaculate Conception, Seton Hall University, South Orange

Former Assignment: Parochial vicar, Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Trenton


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Rev. Michael Hall Celebrating 5 Years of Ordination

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Deacon Keith J. Casey

Deacon Keith J. Casey was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1946 to parents Joseph and Mary. He attended St. Patrick’s Academy, Harriman,

N.Y., and St. Patrick’s High School, Newburgh, N.Y. He received a bachelor of science degree in chemi-

cal engineering from Manhattan College, and a mas-ter’s in business administration from Pace University, both in New York City. Deacon Casey is retired from a long career with Best Foods.

Deacon Casey was ordained May 12, 1990, by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, and was assigned to St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, where he has spent his entire diaconate.

His ministry there has taken on many forms; he has served as an annulment advocate, was a Virtus facilitator, and, for seven years, was a diocesan-certified director of religious education in the Manalapan parish.

Deacon Casey has been involved in Marriage En-

Deacon Edward Fischer III

Deacon Edward Fischer III was born in Staten

Island, N.Y., in 1941 to parents Edward and Jo-sephine. He attended St. Mary of the Assumption School, Port Richmond, N.Y., and the Augustin-ian Academy (a minor seminary) in Grime Hill, N.Y.

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Ordained May 12, 1990 by Bishop John C. Reiss

Deacon Victor GomezJesus the Lord Parish, Keyport

“So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, ‘It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to

serve at table. Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom

we shall appoint to this task…’”

Acts 6: 2-3

Deacon John G. Klincewicz

Deacon John G. Klincewicz of Holy Innocents

Parish, Neptune, was born in Brooklyn in 1954 and is the son of John J. and Matilda. He at-tended St. Mary Magda-lene School, Springfield Gardens, N.Y., and Regis High School, Manhattan, N.Y.

He earned a bach-elor of science degree in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.; and a doctorate in operations research from Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Deacon Klincewicz recently retired after a 35-year career working in Bell Labs (now AT&T).

He was ordained May 12, 1990, by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. He served as deacon in Our Lady Star of the Sea, now part of Christ the King Parish, Long Branch, for 10 years, and has been serving in Holy Innocents Parish for 15 years.

Deacon Klincewicz declares his favorite part of his

counter, Cursillo and the RENEW program. He was also active in planning a deacon convocation and participated in the dioc-esan Catholic Scouting program.

During his ministry in St. Thomas More, he has also served on the board of directors for its St. Vincent de Paul conference, and was assistant chaplain and Past Grand Knight in the parish Knights of Columbus council.

Deacon Casey, who joked, “With parents named Joseph and Mary, I had to become a deacon,” says merely “working with the people” is his favorite part of the ministry. He is married to his wife, Carol, and has three children and two grandchildren.

for a trucking company in New York City; as owner of a gas station, and on a local political campaign. His final career before retirement was as a police officer in Lakewood for 18 years, during which time he was one of the group of first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, bombing of New York City’s World Trade Center.

Deacon Fischer was ordained May 12, 1990, by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, and was assigned to Visitation Parish, Brick, where he relished sharing the Sacra-ments with the congregation. “I just liked being there for people,” he said of his varied ministries.

Deacon Fisher is retired and a self-professed “snow bird;” he ministers to the Brick parish during the summer, and serves as deacon near his winter residence in St. Martin de Porres Parish, Jensen Beach, Fla. He and his wife, Jacquelynn, have three children and six grandchildren.

ministry to be “teaching and preaching.” His duties include faith formation such as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Bible study, Baptism prepara-tion and working with Catholic Boy Scouts to earn their religious medals. He continued, “One thing that is important to me is simply being part of a par-ish, where the members of the community are able to work together and support each other and enjoy each other’s friendship.”

He and his wife, Kristine, have one son.


Congratulations and Best WishesDeacon Richard Johnston ~ 35 yearsDeacon Edward Fischer ~ 25 yearsDeacon Salvatore Vicari ~ 20 yearsDeacon Nicola Stranier ~ 5 years

As they celebrate the Anniversary of their Ordination to the Diaconate

Thank you for your dedicated service to our parish

Grace, peace and blessings to you

Reverend Edward Blanchett, PastorStaff and Parish Family

Church of the Visitation730 Lynnwood Avenue, Brick Happy Anniversary Rev Alcides, Deacon Vasquez,

Deacon Grussler, and Deacon Ramos from theChiacchio Family and Staff!!!

Chiacchio Southview Funeral Home990 South Broad Street

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compassionate service from our staff, two beautifully decorated, spacious, and comfortable family

lounge areas, off-street convenient parking facilities with handicap access, assistance with social

security, SSI/Medicaid, and Veterans benefits at modest costs.

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Owner/Manager: NJ Lic.3449Chiacchio Southview Funeral Home990 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08611 • 609-396-4686

Family owned and operated for 30 years. Not a corporation or partnership. You will encounter compassionate service from our staff, two beautifully decorated, spacious, and comfortable family lounge areas, off-street convenient parking facilities with handicap access, assistance with social security, SSI/Medicaid, and Veterans benefits at modest costs.

David C. Chiacchio, CFSP • Owner/Manager: NJ Lic.3449

Deacon Luis Ramos • 15 years and Deacon Jose Rodriguez • 10 years

ST. MARY CATHEDRAL, TRENTON

Deacon Michael Scannella • 10 years OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS PARISH, TRENTON

from the Chiacchio Family and Staff!!!

May God continue to

Bless you in your ministry to the people of the

Parish of St. Thomas MoreMANALAPAN

You are, & continue to be “His Good & Faithful Servant.”

GOD BLESS YOU,

Deacon Keith Casey on your 25th Anniversary

Fr. Pat Papalia and all at

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting

Deacon Donald MillerCelebrating 25 Years

With many thanks for your years of faithful service

to our Parish.

TOMS RIVER

See Deacon • S-41


Deacon James Mark Micali

Deacon James Mark Micali of St. Clement Parish, Matawan, was born in Elizabeth to Robert and Mirian in 1952. He attended

grammar schools in Elizabeth and St. Benedict Preparatory School, Newark.

After studying in Union College, Elizabeth, and the divinity school of Seton Hall University, South Orange, He worked with Prudential Insurance Company, Newark, and then as a zoning and code enforcement officer in Manalapan Township before his retirement six years ago.

Deacon Micali was ordained May 12, 1990, by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assump-tion Cathedral, Trenton. He served as deacon in St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, for about 13 years, then moved to his current parish, St.

Deacon Donald Miller

Deacon Donald Miller of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Whiting, was born in New York City in 1927, the son of Ethel and

Allen Miller. Raised in the Methodist faith, he attended Old Bridge grammar schools and graduated from New Brunswick High School. Deacon Miller attended Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, where he earned an associates degree in English compo-sition.

He served as a “Sea-bee” (U.S. Navy Construc-

tion Force) during World War II for nearly four


Deacon Frank McKenna

Deacon Juan Valentin(Outside the Diocese)

Deacon Edward White, Sr.(Outside the Diocese)


Deacon Francis McKenna of St. Joseph

Parish, Toms River, was born in The Bronx, N.Y., in 1938 to Francis and Mary McKenna, and at-tended that borough’s Holy Spirit School and Mount St. Michael Academy.

He earned a bachelor of science degree in business manage-ment and marketing from Fordham University, The Bronx.

Deacon McKenna was ordained Nov. 3, 1990, by Cardinal John O’Connor in St. Patrick’s Cathe-

dral, New York, and served in Holy Spirit Par-ish, Cortland Manor, N.Y., until he and his wife, Joanne, moved to Toms River in 1994.

Deacon McKenna joined the staff of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, in 1995. In addition to usual diaconate service in the parish, he has served a number of ministries, including youth ministry, respect life, bereavement counseling, hospital ministry, Pre-Cana and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He has also served as chaplain of the Ocean County Retirees Chapter of the An-chor Club, and is spiritual advisor to Knights of Columbus Council 4969. He has led a bus group

from St. Joseph Parish to the March for Life in Washington for the past 19 years.

Deacon McKenna and his wife, Joanne, have been married 53 years, and have five children and eight grandchildren.

Clement.Deacon Micali de-

clared, “My role is to bring Christ to inmates or the sick in the hospital.” In addition to his ministries in St. Clement, he enjoys visiting with the sick in Community Medical Center, Toms River, and Deborah Heart and Lung Hospital, Browns Mills. He also is active in prison ministry in N. J. State Prison, Trenton, and the Federal Correctional Institute at Fort Dix.

Deacon Micali and his wife, Ann, have two sons.

years, in countries throughout the Pacific such as the Philippines, Japan and Guam. The Methodist discovered Catholicism while serving in the Philip-pines, and converted when he met his future wife, Barbara, stateside. Now retired, he owned a televi-sion sales and service business for 50 years.

Deacon Miller was ordained May 12, 1990, by Bishop John C. Reiss in St. Mary of the Assump-tion Cathedral, Trenton. He served in St. Clement Parish, Matawan, for 10 years, and has been serv-ing in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish for 15 years.

He declared, “I love to visit the homebound. Sometimes, I am the only person they see all week. It is wonderful, so rewarding. Jesus hasn’t told me to stop doing it yet: I am 88 years old but I can still move around.”

Deacon Miller and his wife, Barbara, have three sons.

Anniversaries

“Lord Jesus, you came to

serve, not to be served,

form within us your

generous spirit.”


Father Joseph Jakuband the people of

CORPUS CHRISTI PARISHWillingboro

Ask God’s Choicest Blessings Upon

DEACON JOHN F. VASSALLO, JR.

For 35 Years of Faithful Service to

“The People of Corpus Christi”

The parishioners of

Our Lady Queen OF Peace

Church, HAINESPORT,

offer best wishes and

heartfelt thanks to

Deacon Lee Zito,

on the 10th

anniversary of his

ordination

to the diaconate.

St. Maximilian Kolbe ChurchChrist the King Catholic Mausoleum

130 St. Maximilian Lane, Toms River, NJ 08757 • Parish Office - 732-914-0300

Congratulations to our own Deacon Albert Pacitti on his 35th Anniversary!

Best wishes from the parish family of

St. Maximilian Kolbe ChurchPastor: Rev. Stephen M. Piga & Parochial Vicar: Rev. John J. Testa

MEMORIAL HOMEFuneral Directors

J. Nolan Higgins, Manager, NJ License No. 3469732.462.089520 Center StreetFreehold, NJ

Congratulations

In honor of your service to Church and community!

Deacon Joseph Prioli • 10 Years • of St. Catherine of Siena, FarmingdaleDeacon Vincent Rinaldi • 10 Years • of St. Mary, Colts Neck

and Deacon Fred Sorrentino • 10 Years • of St. Mary, Colts Neck Deacon Andrew Smith • 5 Years • of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold

Reverend Sheldon Amasa • 25 Years • formerly of St . Rose of Lima, Freehold and now at St. Aloysius, Jackson

Deacon Robert “Mike” Mc Kenna • 5 Years • of St. Rose of Lima, Freehold and Deacon Rodolfo Santos • 5 Years • of St. Rose of Lima, Freehold

MEMORIAL HOMEFuneral Directors

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Congratulations

In honor of your service to Church and community!



Deacon John Allen (Retired/Inactive)

St. George, Titusville

Deacon James McGrath

(Retired) St. Mary of the Lake, Lakewood

Deacon James McKeon

(Outside the Diocese)

Deacon Albert Pacitti (Retired) St. Maximilian

Kolbe, Toms River

Deacon Felix Rodriguez


Deacon John Vassallo, Jr.

Corpus Christi, Willingboro

Deacon James Walsh

Holy Innocents, Neptune


Deacon Thomas Cater


Deacon Daniel Chase (Retired) St. Andrew,

Jobstown

Deacon Richard Hambleton


Deacon John Iadanza


Deacon Richard Meyer


Deacon Gene Moir (Retired/Inactive)

Deacon James Palsir (Retired/Inactive)

St. James, Pennington

Deacon Raymond Pelkowski

(Retired) St. Benedict, Holmdel

Anniversaries

Deacon Richard Johnston,

(Retired) Visitation, Brick

See Deacon • S-43


Ely FunEral HomE3316 Hwy. 33, Neptune, NJ 07753 • 732 918-6650

Michael J. Ely, Manager N.J. Lic. No. 4729

“Thoughtful service since 1891.”

Congratulations on the anniversary of your ordination!

Deacon James Walsh • 35 yearsDeacon John Klincewicz • 25 years


From the entire

St. Rose of Lima Parish Family, Freehold

CongratulationsDeacon Robert McKenna

and

Deacon Rodolfo Santos

on your fifth anniversary.

The Parish Community of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption thanks Almighty God for your dedication and loving

service to our Church. May the Lord bless and keep you, fill your life with His joy, and sustain you by His loving grace.

CATHEDRAL OF SAINT MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION151 North Warren Street

Trenton, New Jersey

Congratulations and Blessings to our Deacons Celebrating the Anniversary of their Diaconate Ordination

Deacon José Rodríguez 10 Year Anniversary

Deacon Luis Ramos 15 Year Anniversary


ANNIVERSARIES

Ordained May 14, 2005 by Bishop John M. Smith


Deacon Damian Ayers

St. Dominic, Brick

Deacon Michael Boehm

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade

Deacon John Clymore

St. Mary, Middletown

Deacon Salvatore Vicari, Jr.

Visitation, Brick

Ordained May 13, 2000by Bishop John M. Smith

Deacon Stephen Sansevere

St. Gabriel, Marlboro

Deacon Joseph Barbara

St. John Neumann, Mount Laurel

Deacon Kevin Byrne (Outside the Diocese)

Deacon Richard Currie


Deacon Joseph Fiorillo

St. Mary, Barnegat

Deacon Ronald Haunss (Retired)

St. Mary, Barnegat

Deacon Joseph Paul (Retired/Inactive)Our Lady of Good

Counsel, Moorestown

Deacon Thomas Porter


Deacon Luis RamosSt. Mary of the

Assumption Cathedral, Trenton

Deacon Frederick Ebenau, Sr.

St. Justin the Martyr, Toms River

Deacon John DelGiudice


Deacon Anthony DiCesare

(Retired) St. Jerome, West Long Branch

Deacon Nicholas Donofrio

St. Dorothea, Eatontown

Deacon Kenneth Heilig

(Retired) Sacred Heart, Riverton


See Deacon • S-45


St. Andrew ChurCh, Jobstown, Offers our prayerful congratulations to

deACon dAn ChASe (retired) on the

30th anniversary of his ordination.

May the Lord continue to bless you!

The parish family of

165 Bethany Road Holmdel, N.J. www.stbenedictnj.org

With gratitude for your dedication and faithful service,

God’s Choicest Blessings On

The parish family of St. Clement Church, Matawan, congratulates our two deacons on the anniversary of their ordination.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Deacon Mark Micali

25 YEARS

Deacon Thomas Wadolowski10 YEARS

Congratultions Deacon Tony DiCesare on your 10th Anniversary!

Thank you for your ministry to us.....From the entire

St. Jerome Parish FamilyWEST LONG BRANCH

Congratulations Deacon Damian Ayers

in celebration of your

10 year anniversary to the Diaconate With prayers of gratitude for

your dedicated service as Deacon and for sharing so generously

the gifts you have received from God.

St. Dominic Parish, Brick


Deacon George Korbelak

St. Peter, Point Pleasant Beach

Deacon Daniel Miller, Sr.


Deacon James Morton


Deacon Joseph Prioli St. Catherine of Siena,

Farmingdale

Deacon Alexander Punchello, Sr.

St. Katharine Drexel, Burlington

Deacon Vincent Ricciardi, Sr.

Assumption, New Egypt

Deacon Vincent Rinaldi

St. Mary, Colts Neck

Deacon Jose Rodriguez

St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral,

Trenton

Deacon Michael Scannella

Our Lady of the Angels, Trenton

Deacon Robert Scharen

St. Mary, Middletown

Deacon Fernando Sorrentino

(Retired)St. Mary, Colts Neck

Deacon Thomas Wadolowski

St. Clement, Matawan

Deacon Lee ZitoOur Lady Queen of Peace,

Hainesport

Ordained May 8, 2010 by Bishop John M. Smith

Deacon Peter (Ilsoo) Barng

St. Dorothea, Eatontown

Deacon Patrick Brannigan


Deacon Bryan DavisSt. James, Red Bank

Deacon Robert GaySt. Barnabas, Bayville

Deacon Walter Karpecik, Jr.

St. Katharine Drexel, Burlington

Anniversaries


See Deacon • S-47

Msgr. Sam A. Sirianni, VF, Pastor Church of St. Robert Bellarmine Freehold, NJ

Congratulations and God’s abundant blessings to

Deacon Andrew M. Smith5 Year Anniversary

“As a deacon you will serve Jesus Christ, who was known among his disciples as the one who served others. Do the will of God generously.”

(Bishop’s address to Deacon Candidates - Rite of Deacon Ordination)


Rev. Michael Santangelo, Pastor-Church of the Epiphany, Brick • 20 years

Rev. Roberto Padilla, Parochial Vicar-St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville • 5 years

Rev. Alex Enriquez, Adminstrator-Church of St. Monica • 30 years

Deacons Edward Fischer III • 25 years, Salvatore Vicari • 20 years and Nicola Stranieri • 5 years, Church of the Visitation

Deacon Robert Gay, St. Barnabas Parish • 5 years

Deacon Damien Ayers • 20 years

HAPPY ANNIVERSARYThanks to All the Priests and Deacons

for their Dedication and Service to Others

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Deacon Anthony Mammoliti


Deacon Robert (Mike) McKenna

St. Rose of Lima, Freehold

Deacon Richard Morris

St. Benedict, Holmdel

Deacon Christopher Murphy


Deacon Rodolfo Santos

St. Rose of Lima, Freehold

Deacon Andrew Smith

St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold

Deacon Nicola (Nick) Stranieri

Visitation, Brick



God’s Choicest Blessings to

Reverend Monsignor James H. Dubell

Pastor 2003-201550th Anniversary of Ordination

St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church and School, Medford

smlparish.org

Reverend Daniel F. Swift, Pastor

Reverend Carlos A. Florez, Associate Pastor

Reverend Monsignor Vincent Gartland, Weekend Assistant

Deacon Timothy R. Collins

Deacon Sean McMahon

Deacon Ken Motylinski

Staff and Parishioners

lives of faith 2015

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