Wayne, New Jersey

Provincial House - Wayne, NJ

Xaverian Missionaries - Provincial House
12 Helene Court - Wayne, NJ 07470
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Berceto Dinner Dance 2009 with Elsa Bacchioni, Hugo Bacchioni, and Maria Franceschini

47th Dinner Dance, Berceto

Thanks for attending the 47th Dinner Dance on Oct. 4th at Astoria, NY. Everyone attending enjoyed a great time.

In the photo on the right, Elsa Bacchioni, Hugo Bacchioni, and Maria Franceschini, who received the Sacraments of Communion and Confirmation by Bishop Guido M. Conforti, the Founder of the Xaverian Missionaries, in Berceto in 1930, pose at the Mission Banquet in Queens, New York this past October 2009.

Thanks for your mission support!

Mr. Bill Kearns together with Fr. Bob at our Provincial House

Mr. Bill Kearns visits our community

Our dear friend Mrs. Rose Kearns passed away in Florida this past July 15. Both Bill and Rose, together with their large family, originally donated their house to us in Wayne, in 1967, which continues to serve as our Provincial Headquarters.

The following are some excerpts of a letter that Fr. Carl Chudy, our Provincial, wrote to the family on this occasion: “...We received news of Rose’s passing away here in Wayne, your old homestead. ...I feel as though I know you and your family intimately through all the stories that have been passed onto us. 
...I cannot possibly imagine the depth of the pain and emptiness that you may be feeling now with the loss of a lifelong partner, love, mother of many children, and the many more lives touched by her in these many years.
...In the great loss you share with your family, there is also great joy in coming to the climax of our life journey in Christ. There is something comforting in death in this sense. 
...The Xaverian Missionaries are with you in this time of grief and pain, and hope to eternal life for her, and us all.”

Mr. Kearns expressed the desire to visit our Community in Wayne, which happened on Sept. 26, with a special mass for Rose and the intentions of the Kearns family, followed by a dinner together with the Xaverians. The strong faith of Rose is an inspiration to all of us. May Our Lady of Peace carry her to the very heart of God in heaven. Here is Fr. Bob pictured with Mr. Kearns.

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