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For Father James A. Kyrpczak, who had hoped to serve as pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Washington, the hope became a reality Oct. 15 when Bishop James F. Checchio installed Father Kyrpczak as pastor there for his first pastorate.

When Father Bede Kim received his first assignment as a pastor in the Diocese of Metuchen, he learned he would lead not one but two parishes: St. Edward the Confessor, Milford, and Our Lady of Victories, Baptistown.

The threat of lightning forced participants in this year’s Cardboard City Sleep Out at St. Joseph High School, Metuchen, from the outdoor basketball courts into the Maglio Gymnasium, but it was the enthusiasm of the more than 250 high school boys that really charged the 12-hour event.

The new director of the Office of Discipleship Formation for Children takes to heart Jesus’ words to His disciples: “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 18:3).”

When many people reach a certain age, they suffer losses unlike those they may have experienced in the past: loss of mobility, loss of independence, loss of vision or hearing, loss of the family home. Loss of a spouse.