A perfect Saturday morning with clear, sunny skies was the backdrop for St. Roch Church’s centennial. The jubilee marking the 100th anniversary of the beloved Port Richmond parish began with a solemn procession at 11 a.m., led by an Italian marching band from St. Adalbert School to St. Roch Church, attended by dozens of parishioners, neighbors, and floats carrying religious statues, including Jesus Christ and the Blessed Mother.
Leading the procession was Bishop Edmund Whalen, who was joined by Bishop Peter Byrne of Blessed Sacrament Church; Monsignor William Belford, Vicar of Staten Island; and former pastors of the parish Father Jim Hauver and Father Abraham Berko. Also marching were the Sisters of St. John the Baptist.
