More History

 

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church

 

Rev. Edward Kearns

Served our parish from

1984 - 1997

 






Ann Letchford (Finance Committee), George Sayer, Richard Karas (CYO President), Joseph Malandro, Mary Ann Flynn (oldest in parish), ? , Bishop Hughes, Father Kearns, ? , ? (Building company)

 

 



 

                                  




        



 






 

Our very first mass in our not finished St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church

Christmas 1989



 

Bishop Edward Hughes solemnly dedicated our church and consecrated our altar and the walls of our church on November 3, 1990.

 





Some of the women who Counted-Cross stitched the Stations of the Cross.

 

 



 

Our Pipe Organ being constructed

 


 

Parish Center

 

 

 


Rev. A. Gregory Uhrig  1997 – 1998
 

Marian Shrine

 

 

                                      

 

Rev. Anthony M Sirianni                         Rev. Msgr. James P. Moran

Associate Pastor                             Pastor  1998 - 2002

 













 

 

Class Rooms, and Common room

Rev. Thomas J. Serafin

2002 -

 
















 

      


     


       

                        

 


Our New Church Addition

 

    

 

 

Bishop Bootkoski Blessing of the new addition

Father Tom, Deacon Paul, Bishop Bootkoski, Deacon Al

Blessing of the new Pastoral Center

Most Rev. Paul G. Bootkoski, D.D,

Bishop of Metuchen

 

ORDER OF BLESSING

 

INTRODUCTORY RITES

 

OPENING HYMN:        

                              2 verses of “Christ, Be Our Light”

 

 

1.         Longing for light, we wait in darkness.

                   Longing for truth, we turn to you.

Make us your own, your holy people,      

                    light for the world to see.       [r] 

 

[r]        Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.

                    Shine through the darkness.

            Christ, be our light!

                     Shine in your church gathered today.

 

2.         Longing for shelter, many are homeless.

                    Longing for warmth, many are cold.

            Make us your building, sheltering others,

                     walls made of living stones. [r] 

 

SIGN OF THE CROSS–GREETING - INTRODUCTION

THE WORD OF GOD                Ephesians 2: 19-22

COMMENTARY

INTERCESSIONS              “Lord, Hear Our Prayer”

BLESSING BY THE BISHOP

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

CLOSING HYMN:      the last verse of ‘Gather Us In’

 

Not in the dark of buildings confining,

         not in some heaven light years away,

but here in this place the new light is shining,

        now is the Kingdom, now is the day.          

 

Gather us in and hold us forever,

       gather us in and make us your own,

gather us in all people together,

        fire of love in our flesh and our bones.