Holy Spirit School in Pequannock, N.J., on Oct. 16 honored Father Stephen Prisk, Holy Spirit Parish’s former pastor, for his “10 years of faithful ministry” to the faith community and school, during the school’s 30th annual Msgr. McQuaid Golf Outing at the Black Bear Golf Club in Franklin. All the event’s proceeds benefit Holy Spirit’s students.
Father Cesar Jaramillo became Holy Spirit’s pastor on July 1, succeeding Father Prisk, who serves as the vice chancellor of the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey and pastor of St. Anthony in Hawthorne, N.J. On social media, Father Jaramillo called the golf outing “a beautiful day to support the important mission of our beloved Holy Spirit School and honor my predecessor, Father Stephen Prisk.“
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Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and Father Jaramillo were among the golfers who competed during the outing. Filippini Sister Marie Antonelli, principal of Holy Spirit, also attended the golf outing. Father Prisk arrived later during the event.
“It was our most successful Golf Outing yet — Praised be Jesus Christ!” Father Jaramillo posted on social media. “A special shout-out to everyone who came out to play and to support the mission of our school. I am so grateful to Bishop Sweeney and my brother priests of the Paterson Diocese, who came out in such great numbers, and to all the wonderful friends and members of our Holy Spirit parish and school communities.”
The golf outing is named after Msgr. Eugene B. McQuaid, pastor of Holy Spirit Parish from 1966 to his retirement in 1994, who enjoyed golf. According to Holy Spirit, the event recognizes “his many accomplishments while in ministry at Holy Spirit and his total dedication to the support of the parish school.”
