6 youth fully welcomed into Church during Parsippany confirmation #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/StAnn_7409-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" /><p><strong>On April 16, St. Ann Parish</strong> in Parsippany, N.J., welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who confirmed six parish youth, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, during a Mass he celebrated in the church.</p>
<p>During the Mass, Bishop Sweeney also blessed members of St. Ann’s newly formed Finance Council and Pastoral Council.</p>
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<p>Father Nico Quintos, pastor of St. Ann’s and minister to retired priests in the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey; Father Vidal Gonzales Jr., pastor of Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Parish in the Cedar Knolls neighborhood of Hanover Township, N.J.; Father Sean McDonnell, pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Lake Hopatcong, N.J.; Father Fredrick Walters, a retired diocesan priest; and Father Jakub Grzybowski, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in West Milford, N.J. concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney.</p>
<p>Father Jared Brogan, director of the diocesan Office of Worship, served as master of ceremonies for the Mass. Deacon Len Deo of St. Ann’s assisted with the liturgy.</p>
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</div> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/StAnn_7409-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" />On April 16, St. Ann Parish in Parsippany, N.J., welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who confirmed six parish youth, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, during a Mass he celebrated in the church. During the Mass, Bishop Sweeney also blessed members of St. Ann’s newly formed Finance Council and Pastoral Council. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Father Nico Quintos, pastor of St. Ann’s and minister to retired priests in the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey; Father Vidal Gonzales Jr., pastor of Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Parish in the Cedar Knolls neighborhood of Hanover Township,
On April 16, St. Ann Parish in Parsippany, N.J., welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who confirmed six parish youth, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, during a Mass he celebrated in the church.
During the Mass, Bishop Sweeney also blessed members of St. Ann’s newly formed Finance Council and Pastoral Council.
Father Nico Quintos, pastor of St. Ann’s and minister to retired priests in the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey; Father Vidal Gonzales Jr., pastor of Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Parish in the Cedar Knolls neighborhood of Hanover Township, N.J.; Father Sean McDonnell, pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Lake Hopatcong, N.J.; Father Fredrick Walters, a retired diocesan priest; and Father Jakub Grzybowski, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in West Milford, N.J. concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney.
Father Jared Brogan, director of the diocesan Office of Worship, served as master of ceremonies for the Mass. Deacon Len Deo of St. Ann’s assisted with the liturgy.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
6 youth fully welcomed into Church during Parsippany confirmation #Catholic –
On April 16, St. Ann Parish in Parsippany, N.J., welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who confirmed six parish youth, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, during a Mass he celebrated in the church.
During the Mass, Bishop Sweeney also blessed members of St. Ann’s newly formed Finance Council and Pastoral Council.
Father Nico Quintos, pastor of St. Ann’s and minister to retired priests in the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey; Father Vidal Gonzales Jr., pastor of Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Parish in the Cedar Knolls neighborhood of Hanover Township, N.J.; Father Sean McDonnell, pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Lake Hopatcong, N.J.; Father Fredrick Walters, a retired diocesan priest; and Father Jakub Grzybowski, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in West Milford, N.J. concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney.
Father Jared Brogan, director of the diocesan Office of Worship, served as master of ceremonies for the Mass. Deacon Len Deo of St. Ann’s assisted with the liturgy.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
![6 youth fully welcomed into Church during Parsippany confirmation #Catholic - On April 16, St. Ann Parish in Parsippany, N.J., welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who confirmed six parish youth, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, during a Mass he celebrated in the church.
During the Mass, Bishop Sweeney also blessed members of St. Ann’s newly formed Finance Council and Pastoral Council.
Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
Father Nico Quintos, pastor of St. Ann’s and minister to retired priests in the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey; Father Vidal Gonzales Jr., pastor of Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Parish in the Cedar Knolls neighborhood of Hanover Township, N.J.; Father Sean McDonnell, pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Lake Hopatcong, N.J.; Father Fredrick Walters, a retired diocesan priest; and Father Jakub Grzybowski, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in West Milford, N.J. concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney.
Father Jared Brogan, director of the diocesan Office of Worship, served as master of ceremonies for the Mass. Deacon Len Deo of St. Ann’s assisted with the liturgy.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
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