Bishop joins seminarians for annual Christmas gathering

The Dec. 21 annual Seminarian Christmas gathering with Bishop James F. Checchio, held in the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway, was a time of prayer and fellowship for all in attendance, and included Midday Prayer, lunch and Christmas gifts from the Bishop to the seminarians. At right, Bishop Checchio prays midday prayer with seminarians. At the close of the gathering, theologians and pre-theologians went to their assigned parishes to help through Christmas Day, while collegians returned home to their families.