The community of St. Brendan and St. George Parish in Clifton on Jan. 22 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney who presided over the 1:30 p.m. Mass for the Dominican celebration of Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia. She is considered the protective mother of the Dominican people.
The community of Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Wayne on Jan. 29 welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who celebrated Mass to kick off Catholic Schools Week (CSW) in the diocese. Concelebrating the Mass with the bishop was Father Mateusz Jasniewicz, pastor.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney visited St. Cecilia Parish in Rockaway on Jan. 22 to serve as the main celebrant of a Mass with the faith community’s Vietnamese Catholics to commemorate the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. The celebration began with a procession, followed by the liturgy.
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