To the parishioners of Our Lady of Sorrows – St. Anthony Parish,
I would like to extend my deep appreciation for your prayers and support throughout my year here as a Transitional Deacon, and especially this last month as a newly ordained Priest.
A very special thank you for the hospitality extended by Msgr. Gervasio and Fr. Felicien, who welcomed me into their home and indeed into this parish family.
I would like to acknowledge all who helped to prepare the liturgies and receptions that followed Mass on the Feast of St. Anthony and Father’s Day. These were most blessed occasions and an absolute honor for me to celebrate Masses in a parish that has supported me in so many ways. Your prayers and well wishes have given me exactly what I need to begin my new assignment at St. Aloysius Parish in Jackson, NJ.
Thanks again and it is with great pleasure that I may now serve as your priest in the Diocese of Trenton!
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
Fr. James Smith
Ordained a Priest of Jesus
Christ on 2 June 2018