ROSARY SOCIETY – 75 YEAR JUBILEE

img_5875On Saturday, October 8, 2016, the members and friends of the St. Michael’s Rosary Society celebrated its 75th Jubilee, marking seventy-five years of operation since their initial charter in 1941.  The celebration began with Mass, concelebrated by Pastor and Rosary Moderator, Msgr. Timothy Shugrue, Father Wilson, Father Lewis Papera and Father Jerry Hahn.

During the Mass Bernadette Kunz and Barbara Rivera were received as members of the Rosary Society.img_5880

More than 80 Rosarians and guests participated in the Mass and luncheon reception held in the Parish Center.  The event was filled with many cherished memories of the past 75 years.  It was a time to reconnect with past presidents, former members and many friends who returned to Cranford for the celebration.

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Father Jerry Hahn, pastor at St. Anthony Parish in Northvale, son of a deceased Rosarian and a former parishioner of St. Michael’s, shared his personal memories of his family, their days at St. Michael’s and the great influence his mother had in forming his love for the Blessed Mother.
Click here to view a video of photos of the day.
Here are some photos taken at past years’ Rosary Society events.
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