St. Patrick Parish in Chatham, N.J., gathered with great joy on Nov. 1 as Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney installed Father Peter Steven Glabik as the faith community’s new pastor. The bishop appointed Father Glabik as pastor, effective Sept. 1.
Father Glabik previously was pastor of St. Clare Parish in Clifton, N.J. He is currently the vice chair of the Presbyteral Council and vice chair of the College of Consultors for the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey.
Bishop Sweeney celebrated the Mass, which was concelebrated by several priests, including Father Robert Mitchell, a retired diocesan priest, former pastor of St. Patrick’s, and current temporary administrator of St. Rose of Lima Parish in East Hanover, N.J.
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On Oct. 31, 2007, Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli ordained Father Glabik to the diocesan priesthood. Born on Feb. 27, 1976, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Father Glabik first studied with the Vincentians, Congregation of the Mission, from 1998 to 2003, and professed first vows, but then discovered his call to the diocesan priesthood.
Father Glabik earned a bachelor’s degree in religion at Niagara University, Niagara Falls, N.Y., and a master’s degree in theology at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, N.Y. He completed priestly studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange, N.Y.
As a priest of the diocese, Father Glabik served his first assignment as a part-time parochial vicar of St. Cecilia Parish and Sacred Heart parishes, both in Rockaway, N.J., while also serving as part-time campus minister at Morris Catholic High School in Denville, N.J. In 2009, he became a full-time parochial vicar of St. Cecilia’s and Sacred Heart.
The following year, Father Glabik was named the temporary priest-secretary to Bishop Serratelli and the diocesan vice chancellor and master of ceremonies. He began pursuing postgraduate studies at the former Ss. Cyril & Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, Mich., in 2011.
In 2012, Father Glabik was appointed administrator of St. Catherine of Bologna Parish in Ringwood, N.J., and later that year became pastor. He was named pastor of St. Clare’s in 2015.
In the diocese, Father Glabik also served as dean of northern Passaic, vocations director for recruitment, a member of the Clergy Personnel Board, and Clifton dean.
On social media, St. Patrick School posted, “May God bless Father Peter as he guides our parish and school with wisdom and grace.”
