Bishop McManus quoted that saying Sept. 14 at St. John, Guardian of Our Lady Parish’s 175th anniversary celebration outside St. John’s gym. He had just made his seventh pilgrimage to one of
the ten designated churches for the Jubilee Year of Hope. He mentioned the children playing and said, “This is my idea of a parish.
… You should be very proud of the parish.”
Photos by Brother Anthony Marie Brackett, MICM, Tanya Connor | CFP, and courtesy of Father James S. Mazzone