Trenton Monitor Bishop's Anniversary Blessing 2018

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November 1, 2018

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hough they were among the 345 couples who attended the 2018 Bishop’s Anniversary Blessings Oct. 7 and 21, Ben and Frances Paolillo of St. Luke Parish, Toms River, were the only ones celebrating 75 years of marriage. Read their story on page 13. The Diocese’s annual gatherings brought anniversary couples and their loved ones together with Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., and area priests for a tribute to married love and fidelity. Coverage begins on page 2.

ALSO … Anniversary couples listing by parish, P4-7 … ‘OUR WEDDING MEMORIES’ photo gallery, P9-25

The Bishop’s Anniversary Blessings • Oct. 7 & 21, 2018

Celebrating Couples Married... 1 YEAR

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25 YEARS

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Faith In Love Bishop shares lessons of unending, sacramental love as couples come together for Anniversary Blessings Masses

By Rose O’Connor and Lois Rogers, Correspondents

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here’s a lot of love in this room,” Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., said as he looked over a sea of smiling couples, each celebrating a milestone anniversary this year.

“Today is a wonderful occasion for us to celebrate marriage, your marriage, your anniversaries in the midst of a community of faith,” he said. “This is your Sacrament, and this Sacrament that brought you together, this Sacrament that kept you together is a bond that has become stronger and deeper and holier with the passage of time.”

Whether it was the excitement of celebrating their first year together, the comfort that comes from 25, or the security and adoration found in 50 or more years, nearly 350 married couples of all ages

gathered with their family and friends in October for Anniversary Blessings Masses celebrated by Bishop O’Connell and concelebrated by priests from around the Diocese’s four counties.

Among those happy couples were Mary and Charles Stockton of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, married 50 years, who attended the Oct. 21 service in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, with nearly 100 other couples.

“Through all our marriage, the Sacrament kept us going,” Mary Stockton said. Surrounded by others, she said,

Ellen and Michael Meehan, members of St. James Parish, Red Bank, share a kiss 25 years after they first celebrated the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. John Blaine photo gave the Mass a feeling that there was a collective “outpouring of ups and downs and sorrows. We count on grace to get us through.”

Jennifer and Nicholas Petrillo, of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, who attended the Oct. 7 Mass in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, also spoke on the importance of faith in marriage.

“To me, marriage is the profound example of the unconditional love of Christ. I’ve also learned that I’ve got a long way to go on the road to holiness and how much I need God’s love and God’s grace in

Couples celebrating 50 years or more of marriage stand among a field of others who are marking significant marriage anniversaries this year. Craig Pittelli photo

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Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, diocesan vicar general, imparts a special blessing to celebrate a quarter-century of marriage for Debbie and John Perri of St. Michael Parish, West End. John Blaine photo

my marriage,” Jennifer Petrillo said while beaming at her husband of one year.

Added Nicholas Petrillo, “Marriage has given me a deeper understanding of my own capacity to love and forgive. Marriage makes visible the love the God.” Catherine and Jim Campbell, a 25-year couple from St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, who attended the Freehold service, said they look to the examples of their own parents’ marriages for inspiration.

“Her parents were married 63 years,

and my parents were married 38 years,” Jim Campbell said. “It’s your faith and love that get you through the tough times.

Relying on our faith is a no-brainer.”

Answered Prayers Role models of faith were indeed at the forefront of the Freehold Mass. In his homily, Bishop O’Connell reflected on his parents, who were married 59 years before his father passed away.

“Most of what I learned about marriage didn’t come from books, didn’t come from the seminary training; it came from them.

I learned from them and from observation and from listening to them,” Bishop O’Connell preached.

He recounted how his father suffered during the last year of his life and that his mother prayed for God to allow her “to be the last person my father saw before dying so that she could tell him how much she loved him as went home to God.” His father slipped into a coma toward the end of his life but awoke briefly on his last day, looked right at his mother and smiled before passing away.

“Her prayers were answered. Her love for her husband was rewarded,” Bishop O’Connell said.

World of Warmth During both Masses, couples clasped hands, nestled close and draped an arm around each other. After the Bishop’s homily, all were asked to reaffirm their marriage vows as they joined hands, faced each other and looked warmly into each other’s eyes. Asking them to touch the other’s wedding rings, Bishop O’Connell blessed the couples’ bands as a continuing symbol of their “true faith in each other” Continued on page 8

A Shepherd’s Blessing Following are excerpts from the homilies given by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., at the Anniversary Blessings Masses Oct. 7 and 21.

Speaking to couples present to celebrate their devotion to marriage couples, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., in his homily, speaks about the vocation of marriage and the service that husbands and wives pay one another through love. Craig Pittelli photo

“No marriage is perfect. No human being is perfect. Only God is perfect and, he calls us to strive for perfection as best we can, recognizing that true perfection is only possible in heaven.

All of us struggle with life and its situations, and all of us seek to do the best we can. Our readings today and the teachings they offer should provide the occasion for us to pray that God will touch our lives and our hearts, heal any wounds where they may exist and inspire our resolve to serve one another, husband and wife – wife and husband.”

“When marriage endures – 50 years, 25 years, 1 year – thank God, may God bless you all the days of your lives. May God be the One you look to see together, husband and wife, as you live your lives and as your lives finally lead you home to God.” “We heard the familiar story in the book of Genesis, in the First Reading which presents the creation of marriage, revealing the intention of God that man not be alone. That man and woman be united as one flesh as husband and wife and that is the basis of our teaching in the Church.”

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The couples who took part in one of the Bishop’s Anniversary Blessings Masses are listed here, by county:

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., smiles during the opening procession of the Oct. 7 Anniversary Blessings Mass in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.

Burlington County Corpus Christi, Willingboro • Emerson & Silvia Cooper, 50; Michael & Felicitas Ann Diese, 50; Dennis & Beverlee Robbins, 50; Charles R. & Mary P. Stockton, 50; Thomas & Susan Scaricaciottoli, 53; Bill & Mary Ruvo, 60; Elmo & Carol Snyder, 60

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Jesus the Good Shepherd, Beverly • Thomas & Judith Sutton, 50 Mary Mother of the Church, Bordentown • Thomas & Rosemary Kimball, 25; Larry & Jodie Finn, 50; Charles & Alberta Kunkel, 50; Harry & Maryann Warner, 50 Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown • Louis & Jeanne Gallo, 50; Russel & JoAnne Miller, 50 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade • James & Ann Handlon, 50 Our Lady Queen of Peace, Hainesport • Donald & Patricia Wanalista, 50 Resurrection, Delran • John & Stella Crawford, 50; William & Judith McLeer, 50; Edward & Mary Catherine Rowan, 50 Sacred Heart, Mount Holly • Christopher & Kristin Good, 1 Sacred Heart, Riverton • John & Marlene Gasper, 50; Vincent & Margaret Vizzard, 60

St. Ann, Browns Mills • Robert & Willette Jones, 50 St. Charles Borromeo, Cinnaminson • Ernest & Eileen Lipari, 50; Edward & Donna Shaw, 50; Richard & Joan Stanulis, 50 St. Joan of Arc, Marlton • Frank & Barbara Battino, 50 St. Katharine Drexel, Burlington • Michael & Mary Galley, 1 St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford • Michael & Ann Adornetto, 25; Eugene & Christine Brandt, 25; Matthew & Elaine Curreri, 25; John & Alice Mietz, 50; Jack & Jane Rodeschin, 50

Mercer County Our Lady of Good Counsel, West Trenton A husband and wife bow their heads while receiving a special anniversary blessing Oct. 21 in Trenton’s Cathedral from Father Jack Bogacz, parochial vicar of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown.

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• Stephen & Linda Schmierer, 25; Michael & Carol Lake, 51 Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony, Hamilton • Louis Tierre & Marie Antoinette Jacques, 49; Frank & Marsha Gunson, 50; John & Eileen O’Keefe, 50; John & Sharon Martel, 55 Our Lady of the Angels, Trenton • Kevin C. & Felipa Bennett, 1; Douglas & Maria Paz Bertalan, 1; David E. & Mary Ann Weischadle, 50 St. Alphonsus, Hopewell • Stefan & Laura Ochalski, 25; George & Barbara Rovnyak, 55 St. Ann, Lawrenceville • Thomas & Helene Vitella, 1; James & Kirsten Armstrong, 25; Carlos & Cynthia Pineda, 25; Pasquale & Marianne Colavita, 50; Robert & Pauline Toth, 50; John & Barbara Costello, 60 St. Anthony of Padua, Hightstown • Michael & Donna Dacey, 25 St. David the King, Princeton Junction • Kenneth & Mary Jane Diener, 50; Vito & Elaine Mastro, 56 St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square • Michael & Denise Foley, 25; Daniel & Jennie Koval, 25; Salvatore & Maureen Sano, 25; Ralph & Roseann Carbonara, 50; John & Barbara Marchetti, 50; Nicholas & Catherine Siko, 50; John & Betty Poland, 50; Patrick & Elizabeth Solan, 50; William & Helen Giovannetti, 55; James & Joan Buckley, 59; Eugene & Catherine Cardone, 60; Nicholas & Patricia Sebasto, 60; Donald & Josephine Castaldo, 62

Celebrating Couples Married...

1 YEAR • 25 YEARS • 50+ YEARS St. Hedwig, Trenton • William & Christine Muszynski, 50; Chester & Eileen Kulak, 53

Holy Family, Union Beach • Brian & Minnelly Morgan, 1; Gerardo & Maria Eva Comeo, 25

St. James, Pennington • Patrick & Mary Ann Brannigan, 50; Richard & Nancy Smith, 50; Edward & Angeline Martin, 51

Holy Innocents, Neptune • Walter & Mary Golembiewski, 50; Karl & Christina Schuetz, 50

St. John the Baptist, Allentown • Matthew & Miranda Smith, 1; James & Karen Dwyer, 50; Robert & Diane Quigley, 50; Robert & Deirdre Ryan, 50

Mother of Mercy, Asbury Park • Vernell & Peola Smith, 50; Douglas & Patricia Weaver, 50

St. Joseph, Trenton • Missael & Paola Garcia, 1; Saul & Alba Jimenez, 1 St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton • Maicol & Silvia Godoy, 1; Armando & Yadeliz Nazario, 1; Felix & Carmen Miranda, 50; Epifanio & Luz Nazario, 50 St. Paul, Princeton • Derek & Kathryn Miller, 25; Charles & Judith O’Brien, 50 St. Raphael-Holy Angels, Hamilton • Robert & Renee Hogan, 25; Martin & Marianne Przemieniecki, 50; Vincent & Janice Smith, 51

Nativity, Fair Haven • Stuart & Judith Cox, 50; Martin & Patricia Torbert, 50; Anthony & Claudia Bruno, 55; Thomas & Loretta Reardon, 57; Ralph & Meta Wyndrum, 58; Frank & Helen Vaccaro, 62 Our Lady of Hope, West Long Branch • David & Elizabeth Sano, 25 Our Lady of Perpetual Help-St. Agnes, Atlantic Highlands • Joseph & Josephine O’Reilly, 1; Vincent & Jeanne Corey, 25; Anthony & Carol Alleva, 51 St. Anselm, Wayside • John & Kathleen Cullen, 50; Frank & Patricia Scordo, 50; Thomas & Jeanne Segedin, 50

St. Vincent de Paul, Yardville • Thomas & Rose Marie Silvestro, 50

St. Anthony of Padua, Red Bank • George & Carolee Bicking, 50

Monmouth County

St. Benedict, Holmdel • Frank & Maureen Tornabene, 25; William & Patrica Mariano, 50; Ronald & Diane Gruber, 58

Christ the King, Long Branch • Charles & Ann Maher, 50 Holy Cross, Rumson • Robert & Susan Sorokolit, 50

St. Catharine, Holmdel • Brian & Ellen Clossey, 1; Lawrence & Ann Fascetti, 68 St. Catharine-St. Margaret, Spring Lake • Dennis & Jeanne Cameli, 50; John & Margaret DeVine, 50; Rudolph & Maureen Grasso Jr., 50; Frederick & Bernadette Vath, 50 St. Catherine, Middletown • Paul & Celestine Madsen, 1; Peter & Louise Hannafin, 25; Richard & Lorraine Furlong, 50; Joseph & Carole Musci, 50; Antonio & Maria Rodrigues, 50; Eugene & Earline Cutolo, 55 St. Catherine of Siena, Farmingdale • Erick & Kelly Machado, 1; Alexander & Barbara Ust, 25

Raymond and Patricia Ann Helm of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, look pretty happy after 55 years of wedded bliss.

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St. Clement, Matawan • Martin & Sonya Lipera, 25; Vincent & Priscilla Magadia, 25; Jim & Mary Anglim, 50; Anthony & Kathleen Delfino, 51 St. Denis, Manasquan • Ralph & Carol Cabrera, 50; James & Veronica Garrett, 50; William & Theresa Lee, 50; Bill & Carolyn Meehan, 50; David & Arlene Seeley, 50; Roger & Kathleen Bracken, 55; John, Jr. & Ann Therese Begley, 60; George & Rose Taylor, 60 St. Dorothea, Eatontown • Daniel & Lisa Smith, 25; Renato & Cecillia Gadenz, 55 St. Gabriel, Marlboro • Lam Dinh & Thuy Nguyen, 25; Gerald & Lynn Huntington, 50; Kenneth & Ophelia Tyson, 50; Ilario & Cynthia Cortale, 51; Patrick Joseph & Donna Garrity, 51; Joseph & Susan LaRosa, 52; Francis & Marian Gracon, 54; Henry & Nancy Williams, 60 St. James, Red Bank • Michael & Ellen Meehan, 25; Anthony & Jeanne Rausch, 51; Dominic & Maria Trocchia, 69 St. Joseph, Millstone Township • John & Valerie Mac Phee, 25; Ed & Linda Becker, 50; Bill & Blath Schubel, 50; Douglas & Jeanne Poray, 55 St. Mark, Sea Girt • Bernard & Dorothy Ricciardi, 60 St. Mary, Colts Neck • Edward & Joanne Romanik, 25; George & Diane Woodford, 25; Philip & Rose Walch, 50; John & Pat Steed, 55; Bill & Gail Cargiulo, 58; Russell & Patricia Clemenza, 59; Al & Heidi Lohn, 59 St. Mary, Middletown • Matthew & Eileen Donohue, 25; Michael & Susan Galgano, 50; George & Nancy Stillwell, 50; Michael & Maureen Sullivan, 50; Peter & Marie Elaine Wilkens, 50; Richard & Diana West, 51; Michael & Carmella Della Donna, 60; George & Arlene Vaughan, 60 St. Michael, West End • Gustin & Lynn DeCapua, 25; John & Deborah Perri, 25; Russell & JoAnne Drum, 50; Christopher & Patricia Roth, 50; Dominick & Judith Trocchia, 50; John & Nancy Cremen, 51; Bill & Bianca Kellam, 60; Benedict & Patricia Trigani, 60 St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold • William III & Karyn Pennington, 1; Michael & Linda Attanasio, 25; Thomas & Marie Costello, 25; John & Gina Cocuzza, 25; Kevin & Kathleen Hobbs, 25; Edgardo & Marie Ibarreta, 25; Michael & Nancy Kolodchak, 25; Shameer & Gertrodez Mohammed, 25; Dennis & Karen O’Brien, 25; Ronald Continued on page 6

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Continued from page 5 & Rosalind Silletto, 25; Jeffrey & Teresa Skelton, 25; Thomas & Jerelin Torrone, 25; John & Linda Cottrell, 50; Charles & Patricia Gallagher, 55; Vito & Cabrina Lubrano, 55; Paul & Judith Chow, 57; John & Marie Cocuzza, 59; Vincent & Dolores Munno, 60; Frederick & Patricia Jahn, 62; James & Marianne Gaeta, 65; Charles & Mary Nixon, 72 St. Rose of Lima, Freehold • Arcangelo & Carmela Calamita, 25; Roger & Dolores Gibson, 55; James & June Mancini, 55; Dennis & Rosemarie Palazzola, 50; Gustave & Mary Vang, 50; Thomas & Louise McMahon, 60; Harold & Kathleen Uhrig, 60 St. Teresa of Calcutta, Avon-By-The-Sea • Joseph & Joan Hradil, 50; Glenn & Kathleen Martin, 50; Joseph & Frances Licata, 55 St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan • James & Catherine Campbell, 25; Francesco & Marylee Castronova, 25; Charles & Nunzia Licata, 25; Steve & Anna Fiorino, 50; Mike & Pamela

Lebednik, 50; Michael & Cecelia Mizzi, 50; Arthur & Carlotta Pedersen, 50; Nelson & Elyse Smock, 50; James & Anne Erndel, 52; Ralph & Martha Romano, 56; James & Isabella May, 59; Thomas & Mary Vroman, 60; Frank & Rose Mack, 70 St. Veronica, Howell • Nicholas & Brenda Ponzio, 1; Jeffrey & Joyce Coakley, 25; Edward & Rosebeth Curtis, 25; James & Ronnie Paterson, 50; Harry & Angela Seinsoth, 50 St. William the Abbot, Howell • Michael & Kathleen VanderGoot, 25; Jonathan & Maria Wood, 25

Cesario, 50; Martin & Irene Cohen, 50; Edward & Helen Danza, 50; Antonio & Josephine DiGrigoli, 50; Robert & Gail Ellardi, 50; Joseph & Veronica Gorini, 50; Patrick & Barbara McGoohan, 50; Joseph & Ann Moroney, 50; Joseph & Maria Siciliano, 52; Andrew & Angelina Hunt, 60; Carmen & Nan Jean Leonardis, 60; Albert & Carol Vercammen, 60 St. Barnabas, Bayville • Roy & Rosalee DiPietro, 50; Doug & Helen Roswech, 50; Garry & Sally Truskowski, 50; Donald & Patricia Lickun, 60; Peter & Joan De Luise, 65

Sacred Heart, Bay Head • Raymond & Patricia Frank, 50; Jeffrey & Patricia Thompson, 51

St. Dominic, Brick • Adam & Theresa Drapczuk, 50; John & Marjorie O’Rourke, 50; Michael & Carol Pagliaro, 50; Thomas & Barbara Tunnington, 50; James & Nancy Ford, 51; Al & Jean Chrobocinski, 61

St. Aloysius, Jackson • Nicholas & Jennifer Petrillo, 1; Matthew & Marissa Schneider, 1; John & Renay Bassi, 50; William P. & Maryann Kwiatkowski Birdsall, 50; Vincent & Normajean

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Whiting • Paul & Frances Avena, 25; Andrew & Mary Ann Howard, 50; James & Judith Seeley, 50; Richard & Kathleen Eyerman, 55; James & Elfriede Crisafi, 60

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St. Francis of Assisi, Brant Beach • Leroy & Rosalie Frenzel, 50 St. Gabriel, Marlboro • Henry & Nancy Williams, 60 St. Isidore the Farmer, New Egypt • Thomas & Eleanor Sabroe, 60 St. John, Lakehurst • Frank & Lucy DiGianni, 50; John & Patricia Gerdes, 50; Kenneth & Kathleen Hubany, 50; Joseph & Mary Ann Shemo, 50; Andrew & Barbara Clark, 51 St. Joseph, Toms River • Angel & Florencia Arellano, 1; Mario & Maria Camacho, 1; Jose & Susana Marin, 1; Santos & Zeneida Vazquez, 1; Macario & Maria Castro, 25; Anthony & Barbara Lattanzio, 25; Christopher & Kathleen Lynam, 25; Daniel & Noreen Ferry, 50; John & Patricia Spicacci, 50; John & Margaret Murphy, 53; Raymond & Patricia Ann Helm, 55; Joseph & Catherine Connors, 56; Joseph & Anna Marie Veltre, 57; Jerry & Anne Mascuch, 60; Elio & Maryann Sierchio, 65 St. Junipero Serra, Seaside Park • Benedict & Linda Jacobellis, 50 St. Justin the Martyr, Toms River •

Matthew & Brittany McClelland, 1; Glenn & Gina Marie Osmond, 1; Vincent & Mary McClave, 25; William & Laura Weisneck, 50; Edward & Barbara Ammann, 52; Frank & Marlene Varga, 65 St. Luke, Toms River • Matthew & Nicole Addeo, 1; James & Nicolette Rivera, 1; Frederick & Nancy Schmidt, 25; Richard & Grace Faruolo, 50; Robert & Sharon Schulze, 50; Angelo A. & Irene Scribellito, 50; Richard & Mary Fauci, 60; John & Evelyn Artale, 62; Ben & Frances Paolillo, 75 St. Martha, Point Pleasant • Robert & Jennifer Brogan, 25; George & Nancy Dormanski, 25; John & Kathleen Fahey, 50; Robert & Patricia Burke, 52; Frank A. Sr. & Pailine Ruggiero, 57 St. Mary, Barnegat • David & Michelle Price, 1; Thomas & Janine Davies, 25; Albert & Nancy Ferro, 25; Robert & Maria Westfall, 25; Ovis-Shannon & Margaret Wohl, 25; Matthew & Helen Bajek, 50; Al & Linda Beveridge, 50; Paul & Linda De Angelo, 50; Joseph & Joyce Locascio, 50; Eugene & Christine McTague, 50; Edward & Rosemary Neubauer, 50; William & Anna Beadle, 55; Frank & Suzanne Davies, 56; Antonio & Maria

Tarabocchia, 60 St. Maximilian Kolbe, Toms River • Patrick & Luanne Capotorto, 50; Frank & Patricia Chernesky, 50; Robert W. & Brenda Paulaski, 50; Rodolfo & Sagrario Umali, 51; Carl & Mary Lee Benson, 54; Floyd & Antoinette Murray, 60; Joseph & Joan Brando, 64; Angelo & Ruth Colello, 70 St. Monica, Jackson • Jose & Monica Ugarte, 25 St. Peter, Point Pleasant Beach • Tim & Laurie Collins, 25; Frank & Debbie Powell, 25; Harvey & Judith Cerrato, 50; John & Joyce Lajewski, 50 St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Lavallette • Michael & Georgina Vastola, 50; John & Joan Blanchfield, 60 St. Pius X, Forked River • Frank & Cynthia Festa, 25; Brian & Georgean Minogue, 50 St. Theresa, Little Egg Harbor • Ronald & Terry D’Aurizio, 50; Leonard & Virginia Masi, 50; Angelo & Lorraine Pagano, 50; Leonard & Carol Willis, 50 Visitation, Brick • Richard & Barbara Greenley, 25; Paul & Margaret Rollis, 60

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Marriage celebrated at Masses Continued from page 3 and an ongoing reminder of their love.

Boisterous applause from family and friends erupted as the couples shared a kiss.

Peg Hensler, associate director of Marriage Ministries and NFP for the diocesan Department of Evangelization and Family Life, which sponsored the Masses aided by the diocesan Office of Worship, said the devoted anniversary couples “are examples of what marriage was meant to be. … The Lord’s presence dwells in real and concrete ways in our families. The [Anniversary Masses] are a small but real gesture of the love in which God dwells in the world.”

The Diocesan Festival Choir, under the direction of Shawn Mack, also helped set the tone for both services, especially as Trenton’s Cathedral was filled with the processional hymn, “God Is Love.”

That theme echoed throughout Bishop O’Connell’s Oct. 21 homily, which was drawn from the Gospel Reading of the day, Mark 10:35-45.

“If there is any vocation where service is highlighted,” he said, “it is… married life: service to one another, every day, all day; service to your families and communities.”

“You may not always think of marriage that way, but it is fundamentally a vocation of service because it is a vocation of love,” Bishop O’Connell said, a bond With hands joined, a couple prays the Our Father among the of love that has grown stronger, many faithful gathered to celebrate marriages. Craig Pittelli photo deeper, holier with the passage of time. The ingredients are a mixture of patience, dedication and commitment, in celebrating their 50th anniversary in frustrations and a lot of tolerance, laughter Trenton’s Cathedral with the greater Cathand tears … all blended together in the olic community. mystery and fulfillment of married love.”

“We are devout Catholics, and any time you get a blessing is a blessed time,” ‘Marriage is a Process’ Michael Diese said.

The couple, who sang with the DioceAt the conclusion of both Masses, all san Festival Choir, said they were inspired couples had an opportunity to receive a by the Mass. “The homily was moving,” personal blessing with their families by said Ann Diese, adding that Bishop’s list of the priests who concelebrated with Bishop ingredients for a good marriage “made the O’Connell. point that marriage is a process” – one that Michael and Ann Diese of Corpus involves a lot of give and take.

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ouples who took part in Bishop O’Connell’s Anniversary Blessings were asked to share a photograph and details of their wedding day for this keepsake book. The Monitor presents the “Our Wedding Memories” gallery

in honor of these couples and how they serve as role models of love and devotion.

Frank and Barbara Battino of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Marlton, were married Sept. 28, 1968, in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Matthew and Nicole Addeo of St. Luke Parish, Toms River, were married Sept. 30, 2017, in St. Luke Church, Toms River

Michael and Ann Adornetto of St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford, were married Nov. 6, 1993, in Annunciation BVM Church, McSherrystown, Pa.

Anthony and Carol Alleva of Our Lady of Perpetual Help-St. Agnes Parish, Atlantic Highlands, were married Oct. 7, 1967, in St. Barnabas Church, Bronx, N.Y.

Edward C. and Barbara Ammann of St. Justin the Martyr Parish, Toms River, were married July 2, 1966, in St. Lucy Church, Newark

James and Mary Anglim of St. Clement Parish, Matawan, were married July 20, 1968, in St. Vincent Martyr Church, Madison

John and Evelyn Artale of St. Luke Parish, Toms River, were married Sept. 8, 1956, in Santa Maria Church, Bronx, N.Y.

Michael and Linda Attanasio of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married Nov. 20, 1993, in Presentation Church, Upper Saddle River

Paul and Frances Avena of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Whiting, were married March 28, 1993, in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Matthew and Helen Bajek of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married Sept. 21, 1968, in St. John Kanty Church, Clifton

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William and Anna Beadle of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married Nov. 9, 1963, in St. Mary Mother of Jesus Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Ed and Linda Becker of St. Joseph Parish, Millstone Twp., were married June 9, 1968, in St. Joseph Church, Keyport

Kevin and Felipa Bennett of Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Trenton, were married Nov. 11, 2017, in Our Lady of the Angels Church, Trenton

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Douglas and Maria Paz Bertalan of Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Trenton, were married Nov. 4, 2017, in Immaculate Conception Church, Trenton

Our Wedding Memories Patrick and Mary Ann Brannigan of St. James Parish, Pennington, were married Dec. 28, 1968, in St. Joseph Church, West Orange

Alvin and Linda Beveridge of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married April 20, 1968, in St. Anthony Church, Hamilton

Robert and Jennifer Brogan of St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant, were married Dec. 18, 1993, in St. Lawrence Church, Weehawkin

George and Carolee Bicking of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Red Bank, were married Nov. 10, 1968, in St. Rita Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

James and Joan Buckley of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married July 18, 1959, in St. Hedwig Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

William and Maryann Birdsall of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Dec. 28, 1968, in Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City

Robert and Patricia Burke of St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant, were married Sept. 10, 1966, in St. Francis Church, Ridgefield Park

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Ralph and Carol Ann Cabrera of St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, were married April 27, 1968, in Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Irvington

Eugene and Catherine Cardone of St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square, were married Oct. 4, 1968, in SS. Peter and Paul Church, Trenton

Arcangelo and Carmelina Calamita of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, were married Sept. 26, 1993, in Holy Rosary Church, Jersey City

Francesco and Marylee Castronovo of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, were married Sept. 12, 1993, in St. Mary Church, South Amboy

Jim and Catherine Campbell of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, were married Aug. 21, 1993, in St. Mary of the Lake Church, Lakewood

Vincent and Normajean Cesario of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Oct. 19, 1968, in St. Roch Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Ralph and Roseann Carbonara of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married June 29, 1968, in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Frank and Patricia Chernesky of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Toms River, were married July 27, 1968, in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Pasquale and Marianne Colavita of St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville, were married June 22, 1968, in Our Lady Gate of Heaven Church, Ozone Park, N.Y.

Joseph and Catherine Connors of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, were married Sept. 22, 1962, in Nativity Church, New York City

Stuart and Judith Cox of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, were married Dec. 28, 1968, in St. Michael Church, West End

Emerson and Silvia Cooper of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, were married June 15, 1968, in Fort Hamilton Chapel, Staten Island, N.Y.

John and Stella Crawford of Resurrection Parish, Delran, were married Aug. 31, 1968, in St. Gabriel Church, Norwood, Pa.

Al and Jean Chrobocinski of St. Dominic Parish, Brick, were married Aug. 3, 1957, in St. Casimir Church, Newark

John and Marie Cocuzza of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married Oct. 17, 1959, in St. Frances De Chanital Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Angelo and Ruth Colello of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Toms River, were married Nov. 14, 1948, in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Lindenhurst, N.Y.

Timothy and Laurie Collins of St. Peter Parish, Point Pleasant Beach, were married Dec. 18, 1993, in St. Peter Church, Point Pleasant Beach John and Gina Cocuzza of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married Sept. 19, 1993, in Sts. Simon and Jude Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Gerardo and Maria Eva Comeo of Holy Family Parish, Hazlet, were married Sept. 25, 1993, in Holy Angels Church, Bronx, N.Y.

Marty and Irene Cohen of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Nov. 10, 1968, in St. Adalbert Church, Elmhurst, N.Y.

Jim and Elfriede Crisafi of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Whiting, were married Dec. 27, 1958, in St. Simon and Jude Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Tom and Marie Costello of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married Aug. 27, 1993, in Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Seton Hall University, South Orange

Eugene and Earline Cutolo of St. Catherine Parish, Middletown, were married Dec. 27, 1963, in St. Charles Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

John and Linda Cottrell of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married Sept. 7, 1968, in St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold

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Ron and Terry D’Aurizio of St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor, were married Nov. 23, 1968, in St. Bonaventure Church, Paterson

Gustin and Lynn DeCapua of St. Michael Parish, West End, were married June 6, 1993, in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Asbury Park

Kenneth and Mary Jane Diener of St. David the King Parish, Princeton Junction, were married June 29, 1968, in St. Hedwig Church, Trenton

Edward and Helen Danza of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Aug. 25, 1968, in Regina Pacis Votive Shrine, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Anthony and Kathleen Delfino of St. Clement Parish, Matawan, were married May 28, 1967, in St. Rose of Lima Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Michael and Felicitas Ann Diese of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, were married March 30, 1968, in Our Lady of Grace Church, London Borough of Greenwich, U.K.

Thomas and Janine Davies of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married Oct. 23, 1993, in Our Lady of Pity Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Michael and Carmella DellaDonna of St. Mary Parish, Middletown, were married Sept.

27, 1958, in St. Joseph Church, East Orange

Paul and Linda DeAngelo of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married May 18, 1968, in St. Andrew Church, Bayonne

Jack and Peggy DeVine of St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish, Spring Lake, were married July 20, 1968, in Shepherd of the Sea Church, Groton, Conn.

Frank and Lucy DiGianni of St. John Parish, Lakehurst, were married Sept. 28, 1968, in Sacred Heart Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Antonio and Josephine DiGrigoli of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Jan. 27, 1968, in Notre Dame de Franchepre, Joeuf, France

Roy and Rosalee DiPietro of St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville, were married Nov. 24, 1968, in St. Brendan Church, Clifton

Matthew and Eileen Donohue of St. Mary Parish, Middletown, were married Oct. 2, 1993, in Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

George and Nancy Dormanski of St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant, were married May 15, 1993, in Epiphany Church, Brick

Adam and Theresa Drapczuk of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Red Bank, were married Aug. 11, 1968, in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Red Bank

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Everlasting Love

Toms River parishioners share love advice after 75 years of marriage

By Dubravka Kolumbic-Cortese, Correspondent

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sk Ben and Frances Paolillo what the secret is to their 75-years-andstill-going-strong marriage, and one word keeps coming up: respect.

“The secret is respect,” Ben explained.

“Take care of her, and she’ll take care of you.”

“And don’t argue,” Frances added.

“Arguments don’t help – they only make you feel like a bad person.”

Frances, 93, and Ben, 96, have had a lot of time to practice what they preach, and by all accounts, they seem to know what they are talking about. The love they share is evident in the way they effusively complement each other when they talk about what keeps them going strong after all these years.

“I love him,” Frances said simply.

“She’s a good wife, a good mother, a good mother-in-law and a good grandmother,” Ben said lovingly. “And a sweetheart.”

“Thank you, love,” Frances responded affectionately.

The Paolillos, parishioners in St. Luke Parish, Toms River, were

among those who attended the Anniversary Blessings Mass with Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Oct. 7 in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.

They said they were delighted to meet the Bishop and receive a special blessing for their 75th anniversary.

“We thank God that we reached this point,” Frances said. “So far, God has been very good to us.”

Ben, an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, and Frances, who was a soprano in the parish choir for years before her eyesight deteriorated, both admit their Catholic faith has been paramount to their relationship and family life.

“That’s number one,” Frances said.

Meant to Be Frances was born in Italy and came to the United States as a toddler. She met Ben, who is also Italian, at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., when she was 15 and he was 18. She recalled how Ben would pick her up every day after school while making deliveries for the grocery store where he worked.

Ben still fondly remembers the first time he met his bride. “I was watching her, and I thought she was young and beautiful,” he said. “I started going out with her, and that’s how we fell in love.”

The couple became engaged just two years later, and they were married Sept.

26, 1943, in Our Lady of Grace Church in Brooklyn. They settled into married life in their hometown, raising four children, three girls and a boy. Ben worked in the New York City Transit maintenance department for 32 years, and Frances worked as a clerk for Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., personally congratulates the Paolillos, who marked 75 years of marriage at the Freehold Mass.

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Ben and Frances Paolillo receive the Body of Christ during Communion. The couple, natives of Brooklyn, now attend St. Luke Parish, Toms River.

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Today, their brood has grown to include six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, ranging in age from 20 down to four-year-old twins. They said they are fortunate to spend a lot of time with their extended family, most of which live within driving distance.

Nothing for Granted After their time in Brooklyn, the couple lived in Tampa, Fla., for 32 years, managing to pack a lot of traveling into their time in the Sunshine State.

Two years ago, the Paolillos’ daughter convinced them to move to New Jersey, and they have happily settled into a retirement community in Lakewood. They count their blessings for their sound minds and overall good health. They take care of themselves by watching what they eat and drink, walking, keeping busy and living a mostly independent life.

“My mind is still good,” Frances said, acknowledging she has macular degeneration. “My husband does mostly everything, God bless him.”

Their advice to young couples contemplating marriage is the same advice they’ve followed for 75 years.

“Give them a lot of love,” Ben said.

“Stay with them as much as possible. With care, you get to love them, and they get to love you.”

“You have to be a good person, that’s all,” Frances said, adding that a person needs to “respect yourself first, and then everybody else.”

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Family members of Robert and Jennifer Brogan, members of St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant, gather to witness the couple celebrate 25 years of marriage.

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Brian and Ellen Clossey of St. Catharine Parish, Holmdel, share a loving moment as they renew their vows during Mass in the CoCathedral. John Blaine photo

Father Jack Bogacz, parochial vicar in Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown, bestows his blessing on a couple after the celebration in Trenton’s Cathedral. Craig Pittelli photo

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Cynthia Pineda has attended countless celebrations in Trenton’s Cathedral through her work with the diocesan Department of Multimedia Production. On Oct. 21, she happily joined her husband, Carlos, to pray in thanksgiving for their 25 years of marriage. The Pinedas belong to St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville. Craig Pittelli photo

A couple kneels with hands in prayer during the annual Mass in the Cathedral celebrating wedding anniversaries for faithful across the Diocese of Trenton. Craig Pittelli photo

Mary Stockton of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, radiates joy as Father Phillip C. Pfleger, episcopal vicar for Burlington County, bestows a blessing on her and her husband of 50 years, Charlie, during the ceremony in Trenton. Craig Pittelli photo

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A young couple smiles in anticipation of the anniversary blessings Mass in the Cathedral. In addition to those marking 25, 50 or more years of married life, a few couples celebrating a year of matrimony also attended. Craig Pittelli photo

A foil balloon trumpets the good news: Grace and Rich Faruolo of St. Luke Parish, Toms River, have been married for a half-century. John Blaine photo TrentonMonitor.com • NOVEMBER 1, 2018

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Family members of Robert and Jennifer Brogan, members of St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant, gather to witness the couple celebrate 25 years of marriage.

John Blaine photo

Bishop’s Anniversary Blessings

Brian and Ellen Clossey of St. Catharine Parish, Holmdel, share a loving moment as they renew their vows during Mass in the CoCathedral. John Blaine photo

Father Jack Bogacz, parochial vicar in Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown, bestows his blessing on a couple after the celebration in Trenton’s Cathedral. Craig Pittelli photo

Vocation of Love

Cynthia Pineda has attended countless celebrations in Trenton’s Cathedral through her work with the diocesan Department of Multimedia Production. On Oct. 21, she happily joined her husband, Carlos, to pray in thanksgiving for their 25 years of marriage. The Pinedas belong to St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville. Craig Pittelli photo

A couple kneels with hands in prayer during the annual Mass in the Cathedral celebrating wedding anniversaries for faithful across the Diocese of Trenton. Craig Pittelli photo

Mary Stockton of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, radiates joy as Father Phillip C. Pfleger, episcopal vicar for Burlington County, bestows a blessing on her and her husband of 50 years, Charlie, during the ceremony in Trenton. Craig Pittelli photo

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A young couple smiles in anticipation of the anniversary blessings Mass in the Cathedral. In addition to those marking 25, 50 or more years of married life, a few couples celebrating a year of matrimony also attended. Craig Pittelli photo

A foil balloon trumpets the good news: Grace and Rich Faruolo of St. Luke Parish, Toms River, have been married for a half-century. John Blaine photo TrentonMonitor.com • NOVEMBER 1, 2018

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Vocation of Love Continued from page 12

Russel and JoAnne Drum of St. Michael Parish, West End, were married Sept. 21, 1968, in Holy Family Church, Florham Park

Robert and Gail Ellardi of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Nov. 16, 1968, in St. Alphonsus Church, New York City

Richard and Grace Faruolo of St. Luke Parish, Toms River, were married Sept. 29, 1968, in Our Lady of All Souls Church, East Orange

Our Wedding Memories

Michael and Denise Foley of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married Nov. 27, 1993, in St. Anthony Church, Hamilton

James and Nancy Ford of St. Dominic Parish, Brick, were married June 3, 1967, in St. Leo Church, Irvington

Raymond and Patricia Frank of Sacred Heart Parish, Bay Head, were married Sept. 7, 1968, in St. Andrew Church, Avenel

Deacon Lawrence and Jodie Finn of Mary, Mother of the Church Parish, Bordentown, were married Oct. 8, 1968, in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Maple Shade

Richard and Lorraine Furlong of St. Catherine Parish, Middletown, were married Nov. 16, 1968, in Holy Rosary Church, Elizabeth

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Renato and Cecilia Gadenz of St. Dorothea Parish, Eatontown, were married May 19, 1963, in San Sebastiano Church, Tonadico Di Primiero, Italy

Michael and Susan Galgano of St. Mary Parish, Middletown, were married Nov. 16, 1968, in Assumption Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Michael and Mary Galley of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Reading, Pa., were married June 16, 2017, in St. Paul Church, Burlington

Louis and Jeanne Gallo of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown, were married Aug. 24, 1968, in St. Edmond Church, Philadelphia

James and Veronica Garrett of St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, were married Jan. 6, 1968, in Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church, East Orange

Patrick and Donna Garrity of St. Gabriel Parish, Marlboro, were married July 22, 1967, in St. Finbar Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

John T. and Marlene Gasper Jr. of Sacred Heart Parish, Riverton, were married Aug. 3, 1968, in St. Casimir Church, Riverside

Roger and Dolores Gibson of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, were married June 1, 1963, in St. Casimir Church, Paterson

William and Helen Giovannetti of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married Oct. 26, 1963, in St. Hedwig Church, Trenton

Christopher and Kristin Good of Sacred Heart Parish, Mount Holly, were married Sept. 30, 2017, in Sacred Heart Church, Mount Holly

Francis and Marian Gracon of St. Gabriel Parish, Marlboro, were married June 6, 1964, in Sacred Heart Church, Jeannette, Pa.

Ralph and Maureen Grasso of St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish, Spring Lake, were married Aug. 25, 1968, in St. Mary Church, Middletown

Richard and Barbara Greenly of Visitation Parish, Brick, were married June 4, 1993, in St. Peter Church, Pleasantville

Frank and Marsha Gunson of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton, were married June 15, 1968, in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Hamilton

James and Ann Marie Handlon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Maple Shade, were married Nov. 9, 1968, in St. Leo the Great Church, Philadelphia

Peter and Louise Hannafin of St. Catherine Parish, Middletown, were married Aug. 27, 1993, in St. Michael Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Andrew and Mary Ann Howard of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Whiting, were married June 1, 1968, in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville

Joseph and Joan Hradil of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Avon By The Sea, were married May 4, 1968, in St. Mary Church, Nutley

Andrew P. and Angelina L. Hunt of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Nov. 1, 1958, in St. Rita Church, Astoria, N.Y.

Gerald and Lynn Huntington of St. Gabriel Parish, Marlboro, were married Sept. 14, 1968, in St. Vincent Church, Bayonne

Ben and Linda Jacobellis of St. Junipero Serra Parish, Seaside Park, were married Oct. 5, 1968, in St. Anselm Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Robert and Willette Jones of St. Ann Parish, Browns Mills, were married April 20, 1968, in Chapel #1 at Fort Dix

William and Bianca Kellam of St. Michael Parish, West End, were married Aug. 10, 1958, in St. Michael Church, West End

Thomas and Rosemary Kimball of Mary, Mother of the Church, Parish, Bordentown, were married Oct. 9, 1993, in SS. Simon and Jude Parish, Westtown, Pa.

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Daniel and Jennie Koval of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married March 27, 1993, in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Hamilton

Dr. Chester and Eileen Kulak of St. Hedwig Parish, Trenton, were married June 26, 1965, in St. Hedwig Church, Trenton

Our Wedding Memories

Anthony and Barbara Lattanzio of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, were married Sept. 3, 1993, in St. Stephen Church, Perth Amboy

William and Theresa Lee of St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, were married July 27, 1969, in St. Rose of Lima Church, Newark

Charles and Alberta Kunkel of Mary, Mother of the Church Parish, Bordentown, were married Nov. 9, 1968, in St. James Church, Trenton

Donald and Patricia Lickun of St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville, were married Oct. 4, 1958, in Holy Innocents Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

John and Joyce Lajewski of St. Peter Parish, Point Pleasant Beach, were married Aug. 10, 1968, in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville

Alois and Heide Lohn of St. Mary Parish, Colts Neck, were married June 6, 1959, in SS. Peter and Paul Church, Heilbonn, Germany

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Vito and Cabrina Lubrano of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married Jan. 27, 1963, in Sacred Heart and St. Stephen Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Eric and Kelly Machado of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Farmingdale, were married Oct. 14, 2017, in St. Catherine of Siena Church, Farmingdale

Frank and Rose Mack of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, were married May 22, 1948, in Sacred Heart Church, Yonkers, N.Y.

Paul and Celestine Madsen of St. Catherine Laboure Parish, Middletown, were married Sept.

30, 2017, in St. Catherine Laboure Church, Middletown

Vicente and Priscilla Magadia of St. Clement Parish, Matawan, were married June 5, 1993, in Our Lady of Remedies Church, Manila, Philippines

James and June Mancini of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, were married Aug. 3, 1963, in St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold

John and Barbara Marchetti of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married June 29, 1968, in St. Raphael Church, Hamilton

Glenn and Kathleen Martin of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Avon-by-the-Sea, were married Nov. 9, 1968, in St. Aloysius Church, Jersey City

Edward and Angeline Martin of St. James Parish, Pennington, were married Aug. 5, 1967, in Incarnation Church, Ewing

Jerry and Anne Mascuch of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, were married Oct. 25, 1958, in St. Nicholas Church, Passaic

Leonard and Virginia Masi of St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor, were married Sept. 7, 1968, in St. Aloysius Church, Jersey City

Jim and Bella May of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, were married April 4, 1959, in Nativity Church, New York City

Vincent and Mary McClave of St. Justin the Martyr Parish, Toms River, were married Nov. 6, 1993, in Christ the King Church, Hillside

Matthew and Brittany McClelland of St. Justin the Martyr Parish, Toms River, were married Feb. 4, 2017, in St. Justin the Martyr Church, Toms River

William and Judith McLeer of Resurrection Parish, Delran, were married Aug. 24, 1968, in St. John Cantius Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

Thomas and Louise McMahon of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, were married May 3, 1958, in St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold

Bill and Carolyn Meehan of St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, were married March 29, 1968, in St. Cassian Church, Upper Montclair

Michael and Ellen Meehan of St. James Parish, Red Bank, were married May 1, 1993, in St. Clare Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

John and Alice Mietz of St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford, were married Sept. 21, 1968, in St. Timothy Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

Russel and JoAnne Miller of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown, were married Aug. 24, 1968, in Blessed Sacrament Church, Jackson Heights, N.Y.

Celebrating Couples Married...

Derek and Kate Miller of St. Paul Parish, Princeton, were married Oct. 2, 1993, in Holy Cross Church, Rumson

Brian and Georjean Minogue of St. Pius X Parish, Forked River, were married Sept. 7, 1968, in St. Mary Gate of Heaven Church, Ozone Park, N.Y.

Felix and Carmen Miranda of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, were married Sept. 15, 1968, in Immaculate Conception Church, Trenton

Michael and Cecelia Mizzi of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, were married May 4, 1968, in Holy Family Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Brian and Minnelly Morgan of Holy Family Parish, Union Beach, were married Jan. 6, 2017, in St. Lawrence Church, Laurence Harbor

Joseph and Ann Moroney of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married June 22, 1968, in St. Ambrose Church, Old Bridge

John and Margaret Murphy of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, were married May 1, 1965, in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Elizabeth

Floyd and Antoinette Murray of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Toms River, were married June 28, 1958, in Most Holy Rosary Church, Perth Amboy

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William and Christine Muszynski of St. Hedwig Parish, Trenton, were married June 8, 1968, in St. Ann Church, Jersey City

Epifano and Luz Nazario of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, were married Oct. 5, 1968, in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Trenton

Armando and Yadeliz Nazario of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, were married Oct. 7, 2017, in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton

Edward and Rosemary Neubauer of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married Oct. 5, 1968, in Holy Family Church, Bronx, N.Y. NOVEMBER 1, 2018 • The MONITOR

Charles and Mary Nixon of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married Nov. 10, 1946, in Incarnation Church, New York City

Charles and Judith O’Brien of St. Paul Parish, Princeton, were married Dec. 28, 1968, in St. Andrew Church, Bayonne

Dennis and Karen O’Brien of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married May 22, 1993, in St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold

John and Eileen O’Keefe of Our Lady of SorrowsSt. Anthony Parish, Hamilton, were married April 21, 1968, in St. Joseph Church, Hoboken

John and Marjorie O’Rourke of St. Dominic Parish, Brick, were married Aug. 24, 1968, in St. Ignatius the Martyr Church, Long Beach, N.Y.

Stefan and Laura Ochalski of St. Alphonsus Parish, Hopewell, were married June 5, 1993, in St. Hedwig Church, Trenton

Angelo and Lorraine Pagano of St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor, were married Aug. 17, 1968, in St. Joseph Church, Oradell

Michael and Carol Pagliaro of St. Dominic Parish, Brick, were married June 29, 1968, in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Maplewood

James and Ronnie Paterson of St. Veronica Parish, Howell, were married Aug. 17, 1968, in St. Stephen Church, Kearny Doug and Jeanne Poray of St. Joseph Parish, Millstone, were married Sept. 7, 1963, in St. Mary of the Lake Church, Lakewood

William and Karyn Pennington of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married Nov. 4, 2017, in Sacred Heart Church, Bay Head David and Michelle Price of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married Sept. 23, 2017, in St. Mary Church, Barnegat

John and Deborah Perri of St. Michael Parish, West End, were married July 3, 1993, in Holy Trinity Church, Long Branch Martin and Marianne Przemieniecki of St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton, were married Aug. 10, 1968, in Holy Angels Church, Hamilton

Carlos and Cynthia Pineda of St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville, were married Nov. 27, 1993, in St. Paul Church, Princeton Thomas and Loretta Reardon of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, were married July 8, 1961, in St. Margaret Church, Riverdale, N.Y.

John and Lizabeth Poland of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married Nov. 30, 1968, in St. Vincent de Paul Church, Yardville

Bernard and Dorothy Ricciardi of St. Mark Parish, Sea Girt, were married June 7, 1958, in St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, Conn.

Dennis and Beverlee Robbins of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, were married July 13, 1968, in Immaculate Conception Church, Clinton

Antonio and Maria Rodrigues of St. Catherine Parish, Middletown, were married Aug. 11, 1968, in Cova Da Piedade, Portugal

Paul and Margaret Rollis of Visitation Parish, Brick, were married Nov. 8, 1958, in St. Patrick Church, Elizabeth

Ralph and Martha Romano of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, were married June 13, 1962, in St. Finbar Church, Brooklyn

Christopher and Patricia Roth of St. Michael Parish, West End, were married Oct. 19, 1968, in Sacred Heart Basilica, Newark

George and Barbara Rovnyak of St. Alphonsus Parish, Hopewell, were married Aug. 10, 1963, in St. Mary Church, Ford City, Pa.

Frank A., Sr. and Pauline Ruggiero of St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant, were married Oct. 21, 1961, in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Maplewood

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Angelo and Maria Ruvo of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro were married June 29, 1958, in Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Juarez, Cihiuahua, Mexico

Bob and Deirdre Ryan of St. John the Baptist Parish, Allentown, were married Aug. 10, 1968, in St. Mary Church, Nutley

Thomas and Eleanor Sabroe of St. Isidore the Farmer Parish, New Egypt, were married Aug. 23, 1958, in St. Michael Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Salvatore and Maureen Sano of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married Oct. 2, 1993, in Our Holy Redeemer Church, Freeport, N.Y.

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Our Wedding Memories David and Elizabeth Sano of Our Lady of Hope Parish, West Long Branch, were married April 17, 1993, in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Bayonne

Thomas and Susan Scaricaciottoli of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, were married June 29, 1965, in St. Stephen Church, Pennsauken

Frederick and Nancy Schmidt of St. Luke Parish, Toms River, were married Sept. 12, 1993, in St. Joseph Church, East Rutherford

Stephen and Linda Schmierer of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, West Trenton, were married Oct. 16, 1993, in St. James Church, Pennington

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Matthew and Melissa Schneider of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Oct. 20, 2017, in St. Aloysius Church, Jackson

Frank and Patricia Scordo of St. Anselm Parish, Wayside, were married May 25, 1968, in St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen

Bill and Blath Schubel of St. Joseph Parish, Millstone, were married April 27, 1968, in St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold

Nicholas and Patricia Sebasto of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married Aug. 30, 1958, in St. James Church, Trenton

Karl and Christina Schuetz of Holy Innocents Parish, Neptune, were married May 18, 1968, in St. Peter Church, Riverside

Robert and Sharon Schulze of St. Luke Parish, Toms River, were married Aug. 17, 1968, in St. Joseph Church, Paterson

Jim and Judy Seeley of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Whiting, were married Oct. 12, 1968, in Holy Spirit Church, Asbury Park

David and Arlene Seeley of St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, were married Oct. 20, 1968, in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Bayonne

Thomas F. and Jeanne Segedin of St. Anselm Parish, Wayside, were married July 4, 1968, in Ascension Church, New Milford

Edward and Donna Shaw of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Cinnaminson, were married Oct. 5, 1968, in St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hazleton, Pa.

Nicholas and Catherine Siko of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married Aug. 10, 1968, in Immaculate Conception Church, Trenton

Ronald and Rosalind Silletto of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married April 3, 1993, in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Joseph and Mary Ann Shemo of St. John Parish, Lakehurst, were married July 6, 1968, in Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville Thomas and RoseMarie Silvestro of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Yardville, were married Aug. 31, 1968, in Immaculate Conception Church, Trenton

Joseph and Maria Siciliano of St. Aloysius Parish, Jackson, were married Sept. 17, 1966, in St. Stephen Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. Jeffrey and Teresa Skelton of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold were married Dec. 8, 1993, in St. Dorothea Church, Eatontown

Elio and Maryann Sierchio of St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, were married Oct. 24, 1953, in St. Lucy Church, Newark

Daniel and Lisa Smith of St. Dorothea Parish, Eatontown, were married Aug. 28, 1993, in St. Dorothea Church, Eatontown

Patrick and Elizabeth Solan of St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, were married Nov. 16, 1968, in St. Anthony Church, Hamilton

Vernell and Peola Smith of Mother of Mercy Parish, Asbury Park, were married Aug. 24, 1968, in St. David Church, New Orleans, La.

Robert and Susan Sorokolit of Holy Cross Parish, Rumson, were married Aug. 3, 1968, in Assumption Church, Morristown

Vincent and Janice Smith of St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton, were married June 17, 1967, in Holy Angels Church, Hamilton

Richard and Joan Stanulis of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Cinnaminson were married April 20, 1968, in Queen of the Universe Church, Levittown, Pa.

Nelson and Elyse Smock of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, were married June 29, 1968, in St. Gabriel Church, Marlboro

George and Nancy Stillwell of St. Mary Parish, Middletown, were married Aug. 3, 1968, in St. Joseph Church, Keyport

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Charles and Mary Stockton of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, were married Nov. 23, 1968, in St. Michael the Archangel Church, Levittown, Pa.

Michael and Maureen Sullivan of St. Mary Parish, Middletown, were married Dec. 21, 1968, in Blessed Sacrament Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Tom and Judy Sutton of Jesus the Good Shepherd Parish, Riverside, were married Sept. 7, 1968, in St. Peter Church, Riverside

Antonio and Maria Tarabocchia of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married Nov. 20, 1958, in St. Nicholas Church, Susak, Croatia

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Our Wedding Memories Jeff and Pat Thompson of Sacred Heart Parish, Bay Head, were married Aug. 13, 1967, in St. Dominic Church, Brick

Bob and Pauline Toth of St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville, were married Feb. 24, 1968, in St. Joachim Church, Trenton

Tom and Barbara Tunnington of St. Dominic Parish, Brick, were married July 27, 1968, in St. Teresa Church, Staten Island, N.Y.

Martin and Patricia Torbert of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, were married June 15, 1968, in St. Catherine of Siena Church, Allentown, Pa.

Benedict and Patricia Trigani of St. Michael Parish, West End, were married July 26, 1958, in St. Brendan Church, Bronx, N.Y.

Frank and Helen Vaccaro of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, were married Jan. 21, 1956, in St. Stanislaus Church, Maspeth, N.Y.

Dominic and Marie Trocchia of St. James Parish, Red Bank, were married June 5, 1949, in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Red Bank

Michael and Kathleen VanderGoot of St. William the Abbot Parish, Howell, were married Oct. 23, 1993, in St. Michael Church, West End

Dominick and Judith Trocchia of St. Michael Parish, West End, were married Oct. 6, 1968, in Ascension Church, Bradley Beach

Gus and Mary Vang of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, were married Sept. 14, 1968, in St. Teresa Church, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Frank and Maureen Tornabene of St. Benedict Parish, Holmdel, were married Oct. 16, 1993, in Most Precious Blood Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Thomas and Jerelin Torrone of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, were married April 17, 1993, in St. Catherine of Sienna Church, Franklin Square, N.Y.

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Ovis and Margaret Wohl of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married Oct. 2, 1993, in St. Ceceila Church, Iselin Frank and Marlene Varga of St. Justin the Martyr Parish, Toms River, were married Oct. 10, 1953, in St. Stephen Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

Vincent and Margaret Vizzard of Sacred Heart Parish, Riverton, were married Oct. 4, 1958, in St. Charles Borromeo Church, Cornwells Heights, Pa.

David and Mary Ann Weischadle of Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Trenton were married June 22, 1968 in St. Joachim Church, Trenton

Jonathan and Maria Wood of St. William the Abbot Parish, Howell, were married Nov. 12, 1993, in Our Lady of Pity Church, Staten Island, N.Y. Michael and Georgina Vastola of St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish, Lavallette, were married June 22, 1968, in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Bayonne

Thomas and Mary Vroman of St. Thomas More Parish, Manalapan, were married Sept. 27, 1958, in St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Bill and Laura Weisneck of St. Justin the Martyr Parish, Toms River, were married Aug. 3, 1968, in St. Barnabas Church, Bayville

George and Diane Woodford of St. Mary Parish, Colts Neck, were married May 16, 1993, in St. Helena Church, Edison George and Arlene Vaughan of St. Mary Parish, Middletown, were married Sept. 13, 1958, in St. Malachy Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Donald and Patricia Wanalista of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Hainesport, were married Aug. 31, 1968, in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston, Pa.

Robert and Maria Westfall of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, were married Jan. 2, 1993, in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, Pa.

Ralph and Meta Wyndrum of Nativity Parish, Fair Haven, were married April 23, 1960, in St. John the Evangelist Church, New York City Thomas R. and Helene P. Vitella of St. Ann Parish, Lawrenceville, were married May 14, 2017, in St. Ann Church, Lawrenceville

Douglas and Patricia Weaver of Mother of Mercy Parish, Asbury Park, were married Nov. 9, 1968, in Holy Spirit Church, Asbury Park

Henry and Nancy Williams of St. Gabriel Parish, Marlboro, were married Nov. 27, 1958, in St. Stephen Church, Perth Amboy

Missael and Paola Garcia of St. Joseph Parish, Trenton, were married July 15, 2017, in St. Joseph Church, Trenton

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fter receiving blessings from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., and being enveloped in the warmth of the greater Church community and supported by families and friends, couples mingled with one another at receptions after both Anniversary Blessings Masses, recalling stories of love and faith.

The sentiments that follow are among those shared by those celebrating their first, silver, golden and more anniversaries as they discussed their stories, the Sacrament of Marriage and how their Catholic faith plays a significant role in their lives as a couple.

• Brenda and Nicholas Ponzio from St. Veronica Parish, Howell, celebrated their first anniversary in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral. Both were widowed, with Brenda previously married 50 years and Nicholas for 35. “There’s always going to be highs and lows,” Brenda said. “Always remember your vows and keep your faith.”

• Josie and Don Castaldo of St. Greg-

ory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, basked in the joy of celebrating their 62nd anniversary on the actual date of their wedding, Oct. 21, in the Trenton Cathedral.

“This was a surprise for me,” Josie said.

“He told me he would like to sign up for the Mass on our anniversary.”

Don broke into a wide grin. “I’m the romantic. I remember all the dates,” he said, vividly recalling the couple’s first date, including what Josie wore: a peach-colored dress with a beaded bodice.

• Sonya and Martin LiPera from St. Clement Parish, Matawan, spoke of the need for prayer in marriage during the Oct. 7 Mass in the Freehold Co-Cathedral. “You need lots of prayer. When you’re married for 25 years, you pray a lot,” Sonya said.

• Mary and Michael Galley were happy to share what celebrating their firstyear milestone meant to them. The couple, who traveled from their residence in Pennsylvania for Mass in Trenton, were married in St. Paul Church, Burlington, a worship site of St. Katharine Drexel Parish.

“It was very important for us to be

married in the Catholic Church. We both grew up Catholic and we want to keep the Church a part of our life,” Michael said.

They said a marriage grounded in faith during the “critical moments and at all times” is “very important,” especially as they look forward to starting a family.

• Christina and Karl Schuetz of Holy Innocents Parish, Neptune, celebrated 50 years of married life in the Co-Cathedral.

“It wasn’t until recently [that] I realized I could ask our Lord for the blessings of the Sacrament of Marriage,” Christina said.

“You preserve because God is with you and part of the marriage.”

• After 50 years of marriage, Jack and Jane Rodeschin of St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford, still see the hand of God at work in their marriage. “We met at the World’s Fair in 1964 on a blind date,” Jack said during the reception in the Cathedral.

Jane recalled that 15 years ago, their world turned upside down when Jack suffered a ruptured aorta and nearly died.

“The way I look at it, [his recovery] was a true miracle,” she said. Coming to the Cathedral to receive a blessing and reaffirm their vows was absolutely the best way to celebrate it, they said.

Warm Wishes and Congratulations from Family and Friends to.....

Congratulations Joe & Anna Marie Veltre

C ongratulations Paul and Celestine

on your 5 7 th Wedding Anniversary

may you continue to love one another and may God continue to Bless you Both.

from Madsen, Quiban, Rodriguez, Frahm, Magbilang & Luna families.

Love always, Joe and Patty, Gabby and Gianna

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Wonderful Husband, Frank Chernesky Thanks for 50 fantastic years.

Love you more than you can imagine.

Loving you forever. Your other half.

Happy “50” Mom & Dad We Love You

Greg, Jennifer, Alison, Jeff, Matthew & Daniel

Tom & Louise McMahon Congratulations on your 60th Wedding Anniversary May God Bless you Both! Much Love, Ed and Marion, Sandy and Keith, Kevin and Bonnie, Mary and Mike, Maureen and Ken, Karen and Jim.

Congratulations Emerson & Silvia Cooper On Your 50th Wedding Anniversary! Your Marriage Is Such An Inspiration To Us All. And May You Always Be So Happy Together …Growing And Caring, Loving Forever. May God Continue To Bless You Both.

Love Always: Daryl & Ashia, Emilio & Elise, Natasia & James.

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Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary to Rose Kimball, associate director of the diocesan Department of Multimedia Production, and her wonderful husband, Tom . . .

May God bless you with many more happy and healthy years together!

With love, from your friends in the Office of Communications and Media

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Warm Wishes and Congratulations from Family and Friends to…

CONGRATULATIONS Mom & Dad on your 50th Wedding Anniversary.

May God continue to bless this wonderful union.

Congratulations Jeffrey and Teresa Skelton on your 25th wedding anniversary!

Married Dec 8, 1993 St. Dorothea’s Church, Eatontown, NJ

Love, Kenneth, Timothy, Christopher and Ella

We love you! Love, Brian, Tamika, Tyler, and Leah

Congratulations To Our Parents Tony & Maria Rodrigues on your 50th wedding anniversary. You have been the parents and perfect example for us kids of what love truly is. May God bless you both always.

C ongratulations Bill & Chris Muszynski

on your 50th Wedding Annivsary. Your marriage is an inspiration to us. May God continue to bless you STO LAT!

Love, Bill & JoAnn, Julie, Mike, Liane & Cria

Love always, Terry, Cristina, Jorge, Max, Jake, Alex, Austin and Charlotte

Congratulations Dominic & Marie Trocchia on your 69th Wedding Anniversary

Much love, Donna and Nick and Marlene and grandchildren and great-grandchildren

Congratulations to

Dr. Mary Ann and Dr. David Weischadle on your 50th wedding anniversary.

May God continue to bless you for many more years.

David Weischadle, Esq., Douglas Weischadle, Esq.

ongratulations CMom and Dad on your

50th Wedding Anniversary!

May God continue to bless you.

We love you, Dawn, Dave, Kaitlyn, Zach, Karen, Mike and Adriana

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Congratulations Jack & Valerie Mac Phee On your 25TH Wedding Anniversary May you be blessed with many more Healthy and Happy years!

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The Diocese of Trenton’s Communications and Media team offers blessings and prayers to

Cynthia Pineda, producer of the diocesan television program Cristo Para Todos, and her husband, Carlos, on their 25th wedding anniversary. ¡Felicidades!

Que Dios les bendiga con muchos años más de alegría juntos.

Congratulations Jimmy & Ronnie on your 50th Wedding Anniversary!

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ay God in his mercy, continue to make you a sign of love and devotion for our family. May his blessings always be upon you.

Love, Jeannie, Marty, Linda, Toni and Pam

Ctoongratulations our parents John & Stella Crawford

on your 50th Wedding Anniversary!

Through your example you have taught us to enjoy life’s adventure.

Love & Hugs: Tricia & Mike, Bridget & Mike, & John-David Love & Hugs from your Grandchildren: Kellen, Lindsay, Liam, Matthew & Morgan.