On Oct. 22, 2023, three seminarians from the Diocese of Metuchen at the Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall, South Orange, were instituted into the Ministry of Acolyte in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd. Bishop Manuel A. Cruz, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, was the principal celebrant joined by several concelebrating priests from the various dioceses and religious orders in New Jersey, including Msgr. John Fell, diocesan director of seminarians. Pictured, from left, are seminarians James Prumos, Thomas Pluhar, and Patrick Rasimowicz.