Tag: Diocese of Metuchen
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Metuchen’s St. Francis celebrating 40 years in diocese with inaugural Feast
METUCHEN – The public is invited to the inaugural Feast of Saint Francis Cathedral, an Italian street fair with a Metuchen twist. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi Campus, 548 Main St. “It has long been the desire of many people…
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Longtime Catholic educator to retire from St. Thomas Aquinas High School
In 1970, when Felician Sister Donna Marie Trukowski first entered St. Thomas Aquinas High School as the chairperson of the mathematics department and as a teacher, the school was less than a year old. Now – after having shepherded the school through a building expansion, its 50th anniversary, and a global pandemic – she will…
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Bishop blesses patients, staff at Saint Peter’s University Hospital on World Day of the Sick
Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick hosted its annual Mass for World Day of the Sick on Feb. 11. The celebrant was The Most Rev. James F. Checchio, bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen. He led attendees in prayer for all those who are ill and in need of healing, and for those…
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Our Lady of Lourdes Church celebrates 100 years
MILLTOWN – As Our Lady of Lourdes Church celebrates 100 years, it owes much of its humble beginnings to the French Catholic workers at the once bustling Michelin Tire Company on Ford Avenue. “Prior to us being a [Catholic] mission, people [from Milltown, East Brunswick and North Brunswick] went into New Brunswick to St. Johns…
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Edison police honor one of their own at annual Blue Mass
The Rev. Charles T. O’Connor, pastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Monmouth Junction, challenged law enforcement officials and the public to “be better” versions of one self. “Never think what you do is good enough,” he said. “There is always room for us to grow. Perhaps more than ever before the world needs from all…
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Former Grand Knight at St. Cecelia’s served in many roles with the Knights of Columbus, most recently state deputy
A former Grand Knight for St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church in South Brunswick held many roles within the Knights organization, most recently state deputy. Vincent P. Tavormina, 72, of Monroe, passed away on Jan. 26. He battled with COVID-19 for two weeks before his passing, according to a statement released by Jim Stoever, state secretary…
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St. Thomas the Apostle Parish of Old Bridge begins 100th anniversary celebration
OLD BRIDGE – With the excavation of a time capsule buried 25 years ago, the festivities for St. Thomas the Apostle Parish of Old Bridge for its 100th anniversary has begun. The time capsule was buried on Nov. 3, 1996, at the direction of the Rev. Monsignor John B. Szymanski and the Most Rev. Edward…
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Schools in the Diocese of Metuchen offer in-person instruction with a virtual learning option
Schools in the Diocese of Metuchen are in a position to quickly pivot as circumstances necessitate as students begin the 2020-21 school year. Anthony P. Kearns III, Esq., spokesperson and chancellor for the Diocese of Metuchen said each school’s plan for reopening differ slightly, however, the schools are offering in-person instruction, with a virtual learning…
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Technology-infused distance learning continues for Catholic school students
For many schools in the Diocese of Metuchen, technology had already been regularly integrated into the curriculum well before the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now, various methods of technology are infused as distance learning continues indefinitely through live classroom instruction, virtual meetings, daily prayer and enrichment for the 7,259 students in 27 Catholic schools around the…