NEW JERSEY – Parishioners sang their final song on Sunday, ringing through the Saint Andrews the Apostle Catholic Church in Bayonne.
It’s a church that, before closing its doors, stood at the intersection of families, faith and generations of special moments.
“My parents were both married here,” one member shared. “My daughter was baptized. All of my family, my grandparents, came from Ireland and here, it holds a lot.”
Grandparents and grandchildren reflected on 110 years’ worth of memories, taking their final seats in the sanctuary as songs, prayers and mass won’t ring through it next week.…