Twenty-nine men, all cut from different cloth, gathered at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church June 12 to be ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski.
As men, we are called to be servant leaders in the many facets of our lives: family, work, community, and parish life. We bring Christ to our workplace, our families, and the public square. We have a special ministry which I personally believe is so important to the development and strengthening of the Church of Metuchen.
For 46 years, Martha Ptaszynski got her students at Our Lady of Mount Virgin School to reach for the stars. At an assembly May 21, it was the retiring science and math teacher’s turn to be the star.
As the Diocese of Metuchen’s Year for Priests came to a close on June 7, Holy Ghost Father Sean A. Broderick told his brother priests they should all be grateful for the gift of priesthood, which allows them to serve as the living presence of God for the faithful.
The five high schools in the Diocese of Metuchen certainly had bountiful athletic years. The way the school year ended was a reflection of just how special they were.
Students, teachers and faculty at the Bishop George Ahr High School graduation ceremony June 5 all seemed to echo the same sentiment — the Bishop Ahr community is a family whose members have created an experience that none will soon forget.
On the same parquet floor where Cardinal McCarrick High School athletes excel in sports, 87 seniors were honored for the greatest academic achievement of their young lives at the commencement ceremony of the Class of 2010 June 5.
Immaculata High School sent forth their 202 most recent graduates at the commencement held June 5 in Immaculate Conception Church
As Mount St. Mary Academy’s valedictorian Taylor Anthony put it, the 84 young women celebrating the culmination of their high school careers stood at a crossroads “free of judgment and united in purpose.”
“Always do what is right,” St. Joseph High School Principal John Anderson reminded the Class of 2010 at commencement ceremonies May 27 at St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral.
Even before Chiara was born almost five years ago, I promised myself I would spend less time working and more time playing with the baby girl who graced me with her presence when I was almost 43. She was a special gift, a last chance to get this mommy-and-me, work-from-home scenario just right.
For many parishioners at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Highland Park, June 6 was the first time they had ever participated in a Corpus Christi procession.
