Tag: Diocese of Metuchen
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Bishop visits St. Augustine of Canterbury School
Catholic schools of the Diocese of Metuchen celebrated Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. Bishop James F. Checchio visited St. Augustine of Canterbury School in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, where pre-K students wore handmade replicas of the bishop’s hat, known as a “mitre,” which he wears during certain times…
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Bishop Checchio visits Our Lady of Victories during Catholic Schools Week
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN BATKOWSKI/THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT Bishop James F. Checchio of the Diocese of Metuchen visited Our Lady of Victories in Sayreville to mark Catholic Schools Week, which was recognized Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. Checchio is pictured with Karen Abel, teacher, left to right; Lauren Murray, teacher’s assistant; Fr. Thomas Ryan, pastor; and…
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Bishop Checchio will observe World Day of the Sick at St. Peter’s Hospital Feb. 12
The Most Rev. James F. Checchio, bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen, will observe the World Day of the Sick by celebrating a special Mass and visiting patients on Feb. 12 at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, 254 Easton Ave., New Brunswick. Checchio will lead a 12 p.m. Mass, which is open to the…
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Woodbridge PD to host Blue Mass
METUCHEN — The Woodbridge Police Department will host the 16th annual Blue Mass that honors law enforcement personnel who live and work in the four counties of the Diocese of Metuchen. “Woodbridge Police officers and staff have attended the Blue Mass every year and are deeply honored to serve as host to our fellow law…
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Budget increases ‘a major win’ for Catholic schools
While the unfortunate delay in passing the Fiscal Year ’18 state budget certainly held our collective attention for several days this summer and caused concern for many, the final budget approved and signed by Gov. Chris Christie on July 4 was well worth the wait for Catholic schools, here in the Diocese of Metuchen and…
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Bishop Checchio celebrates 25th ordination anniversary
METUCHEN – With a spirit of joy and gratitude for his priestly vocation, Bishop James F. Checchio celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving June 23 to mark the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The evening liturgy held on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart drew in hundreds of faithful from…
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Deacons ordained for service in the Diocese of Metuchen
Fifteen men have been ordained as deacons for service in the Diocese of Metuchen by Rev. James F. Checchio. The Ordination took place at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen on May 20. Two men will complete their final year of seminary preparation at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University…
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Students engage in Emancipation exhibit
The traveling exhibit, Emancipation and Its Legacies, which took up residence at Bishop George Ahr High School on March 15, challenged students from local elementary schools to the high school within the Diocese of Metuchen to engage with history and essentially become historians. The exhibition, on loan from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History,…
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Donation to provide steam for STEM program at diocesan schools
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A recent private donation to the Diocese of Metuchen will allow Bishop Ahr High School to focus on continuing its robust STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — program it set out to create two years ago. “One of our first priorities will be to construct a…