Diocese of Metuchen

#OneChurchTogether Bishop Checchio recently met with Bishop Sebastio Mascarenhas, SFX of the Diocese of Baroda (India). . At their meeting, Bishop Sebastio presented Bishop Checchio with several gifts. Traditionally, a respected person is honored in Gujarat, India, by wrapping a shawl around him. The print on the shawl wrapped around Bishop Checchio is inspired by the paintings of the Warli Tribe. . In the small painting, all figures are in two triangles, depicting village scenes. The round circles are typical group dances with the tarpa, a musical instrument that is used to this day. . The Gujarati Catholic Samaj of the USA will hold a Holy Mass celebration in Gujarati (Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people) today, Sunday, July 28, 2028, at 4:00 PM at the Church of the Sacred Heart in South Plainfield. . The celebration will be led by Bishop Sebastião Mascarenhas, and assisted by Deacon Ketan Joseph Christian. . : Office of the Bishop

Celebrate Life! A Morning for Grandparents & Seniors 2024 at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway. . 📸: John Batkowski / The Catholic Spirit #OneChurchTogether

#OurPurposeOurSchools In preparation for the new academic year, Bishop Checchio met with the Office of Schools and the priests who will serve and teach in our local Catholic high schools this upcoming year. . Please join us in praying for our priests, the Office of Schools, and all our students, teachers, administrators, and families in the Diocese of Metuchen as they begin to prepare for another year. . Learn more about our schools at https://lnkd.in/djfNmE3d . 📸: Office of the Bishop #OneChurchTogether

#EucharisticRevival Bishop Checchio joined the Diocese of Metuchen’s delegation to the Closing Mass for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, celebrated by Cardinal Tagle, the special envoy appointed by Pope Francis to the National Eucharistic Congress on July 21, 2024. . The Diocese of Metuchen was incredibly honored to have its own Deacon Jerome Ocampo, who served and proclaimed the Gospel to all attendees. . At the conclusion of the celebration, Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Diocese of Crookston announced that the 11th National Eucharistic Congress will take place in 2033, ‘The Year of Redemption,’ which will celebrate what is to be known as 2000 years since Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. . 📸: Jerry Wutkowski / Office of Communications and Public Relations #OneChurchTogether

#EucharisticRevival – ‘These Roads Lead to Revival’ The Diocese of Metuchen’s delegation to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress joined in one of the largest eucharistic pilgrimages in the history of the United States as they made a public witness of faith through the streets of Indianapolis from the Indiana Convention Center to the Indiana War Memorial. . Jerry Wutkowski, Office of Communications and Public Relations #OneChurchTogether

#EucharisticRevival The Diocese of Metuchen’s delegation to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress began day four of their pilgrimage to Indianapolis by participating in the celebration of the Syro-Malabar Qurbānā presided by Bishop Joy Alappatt of St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago and Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. . : Jerry Wutkowski, Office of Communications and Public Relations #OneChurchTogether

#EucharisticRevival ‘Into Gethsemane’ The Diocese of Metuchen’s delegation to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress ended day three gathered in Lucas Oil Stadium to listen from Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN, and Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, as they reflected on the wounds of the world and healing power found in Jesus Christ, the night concluded with a healing eucharistic procession through the stadium. . 📸: Jerry Wutkowski, Office of Communications and Public Relations #OneChurchTogether

#EucharisticRevival Joined together with Bishop Checchio, the Diocese of Metuchen’s delegation to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress gathered in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis to pray for our local church, the many petitions carried by the delegation, and for the continuing success of the eucharistic revival movement in our nation. . 📸: Jerry Wutkowski, Office of Communications and Public Relations #OneChurchTogether

#EucharisticRevival – ‘The Greatest Love Story!’ The Diocese of Metuchen’s delegation to the National Eucharistic Congress spent the second night listening to testimonies of sacrificial love and taking time to sit in the stillness of their first love found in Jesus.   . 📸: Jerry Wutkowski / Office of Communications and Public Relations #OneChurchTogether

‘Jesus is here!’ The diocesan delegation to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress began the first full day of the congress by attending Mass celebrated by His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York. . : Jerry Wutkowski / Office of Communications and Public Relations #OneChurchTogether #EucharisticRevival