WATCHUNG — Dena Mistichelli, a senior at Mount Saint Mary Academy and a resident of Watchung, is scheduled to be honored by Long Hill Township at a ceremony May 10 as a recipient of the Girl Scouts Gold ``Award.
METUCHEN – “Brother priests, how we need in our day to have our identity and mission the same,” said Bishop James F. Checchio to the scores of clergy at the annual Chrism Mass April 4. “What a high and privileged and challenging call we share,” he added.
RARITAN BOROUGH — A Mass celebrated on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, commemorated March 20 this year, at the Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, concluded with a candlelight procession a few blocks on Somerset Street to St. Joseph Church.
To help promote the Church’s three-year national Eucharist Revival, Our Lady of Mount Virgin Parish (OLMV), Middlesex, recently hosted a 2023 Lenten parish mission entitled “Encountering Jesus: A Journey into the Mystery of the Eucharist.”
NEW BRUNSWICK — Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, recently announced that Dr. Lindsay Grier Arthur III is the new chair of the Department of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief for The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s.
Two years ago, Anna Dawidowicz was a law clerk in Warsaw, Poland. On January 17 of this year, she started a new career in the United States in the Diocese of Metuchen as the Administrative Assistant for the Secretariat for Family and Pastoral Life.
Perfect and near-perfect shooting by Cristian Ferrer, Luke Cottrell and Susan Oshinski netted state titles in their respective groups at the annual New Jersey Knights of Columbus Council Free Throw Championship March 25.
The Knights of Columbus Council 15540, Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Three Bridges, recently donated almost 1,200 pounds of food to the Flemington Area Food Bank. The total is 10 percent more than last year’s donation. The Council participated in the Knights of Columbus’ worldwide “40 cans for Lent” charitable endeavor, which encourages each Knight to donate 40 cans of food to their local food banks during the 40 days of Lent. Charity is a core tenet of the Knights of Columbus. In photo, Flemington Food Bank workers accept the donation from Knights Frank Lieto, Jack Sullivan, Ed Koch, David Saus and Deputy Grand Knight Gerry Enzmann.
SOUTH ORANGE -- Seton Hall University is offering a myriad of courses this summer that give students, from teens through adult learners, an opportunity to try something new – from calculus to cultural anthropology, from economics to mobile app development.
Maria Hunter, Program Director for Catholic Charities Office of Parish Social Ministry, and Brother Patrick Reilly, from the Rutgers Catholic Center, talked about a group of students coming to New Jersey from The Ohio State University. These young men are members of Men of Saint Paul’s Outreach (SPO Ohio) who planned a mission trip to our Diocese. They were interested in finding opportunities to help the poor, and Maria and Brother Patrick went to work identifying opportunities for them to fulfill their mission.
Mercy Sister Joanmarie McDonnell, formerly Sister Mary Paschal, 89, who served as a teacher at Mount Saint Mary Academy, Watchung, and the now-closed St. Mary High School. Mary school, South Amboy, died April 6 at McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung.
