Bishop and priests enjoy summer gathering

August 9, 2024 at 9:46 a.m.
Father Thomas Vala, pastor of St. Clement Parish, Matawan; Father Christopher Picollo, pastor of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, and Father Jean Felicien, secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop O'Connell, enjoy conversation at the barbecue. Mike Ehrmann photo
Father Thomas Vala, pastor of St. Clement Parish, Matawan; Father Christopher Picollo, pastor of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, and Father Jean Felicien, secretary and master of ceremonies to Bishop O'Connell, enjoy conversation at the barbecue. Mike Ehrmann photo (Michael Ehrmann)


Msgr. Joseph Rosie, pastor of St. James Parish, Red Bank, and episcopal vicar of Monmouth County, and Msgr. Sam Sirianni, rector of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, hosted a picnic for Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., and priests serving in Monmouth County Aug. 7. The afternoon gathering, held at the Co-Cathedral rectory, offered the Bishop and priests a chance to spend a summer day enjoying good food and camaraderie.

PHOTO GALLERY: Summer picnic for Bishop and Priests



Father Rene Pulgarin, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Keyport, greets Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, diocesan vicar general, left, as Father William Lago, pastor of St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, and Bishop O'Connell, look on. Mike Ehrmann photo 

 



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Msgr. Joseph Rosie, pastor of St. James Parish, Red Bank, and episcopal vicar of Monmouth County, and Msgr. Sam Sirianni, rector of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, hosted a picnic for Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., and priests serving in Monmouth County Aug. 7. The afternoon gathering, held at the Co-Cathedral rectory, offered the Bishop and priests a chance to spend a summer day enjoying good food and camaraderie.

PHOTO GALLERY: Summer picnic for Bishop and Priests



Father Rene Pulgarin, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Keyport, greets Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, diocesan vicar general, left, as Father William Lago, pastor of St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, and Bishop O'Connell, look on. Mike Ehrmann photo 

 


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