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 St.
Gabriel's Parish was established as a parish of the Archdiocese of
Newark in 1953. Originally
a mission Church of St. Luke's Parish in Ho-Ho-Kus, St. Gabriel's
became a separate parish with the appointment of its first pastor,
Fr. Joseph Colrick. He held that position until his death in 1974.
The Church, beautiful and bright today, was once home to a
short-lived evangelical Protestant sect known as the Zion
Tabernacle. The Church stood empty in the late 1940s and early
1950s, until it was acquired by the Archdiocese and named in honor
of St. Gabriel the Archangel, who brought news of the Incarnation
to the Blessed Virgin Mary.Six
priests have served as Pastor of St. Gabriel's Parish.
The number of registered families has risen to 1240 from
the towns of Saddle River, Waldwick, Ho-Ho-Kus,, Ridgewood, and many
other municipalities in northern Bergen County.
St.
Gabriel’s celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2003.
The year was marked by praise, thanksgiving and petition to
Almighty God.
Several anniversary events highlighted the milestone.
The future direction of St. Gabriel's will be one of
active, dynamic faith and the sharing of spiritual and material
blessings with others, especially the needy in the Archdiocese and
beyond. |