Important Message from our Pastor
With the challenges Fr. Orapankal has in this ‘single-priest-parish’ to do the daily 8:00am Mass, the four weekend Masses, Confessions, Funerals, Anointing of the Sick, etc., he feels it is necessary to make some adjustments.
Prayers for a New Bishop
O Lord, Shepherd of Shepherds, we turn to you seeking your grace, that we in the Diocese of Metuchen may be given a bishop who is a shepherd after your heart and will guide us, your flock, to be a faithful flock and fruitful field in union with you now and for eternity. Amen.
—From the Diocese of Jefferson City
O God, eternal shepherd, who govern your flock with unfailing care, grant in your boundless fatherly love a pastor for your Church who will please you by his holiness and to us show watchful care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—Excerpt from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
For our diocese as we await the appointment of a new Bishop. Let us pray to the Lord.
Weekly Reflection
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
06-28-2026 | Fr. Abraham Orapankal, PastorDear OLP Family,
Last Sunday was a day of joyful celebration for our parish as we hosted the First Mass of the newly ordained priest Fr. James Prumos, our own parishioner. There was only one ordination to priesthood for our Diocese this year, and we are grateful to God that our parish is the recipient of that honor and grace. There were ten priests at the altar last Sunday for the First Mass of Fr. Prumos, including some who served our parish in the past.
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