The Reverend Jarlath Quinn, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help -St. Agnes parish, announced at all the masses in both churches this week that the Reverend Eugene Vavrick has been named a parochial vicar for the parish. This means the parish will have two priests serving the growing community for the first time in many years.
In expressing thanks to Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., J.C.D, D.D. for assigning a parochial vicar to assist the pastor in administering to the two churches in the parish and the residents attending both, Father Quinn said Father Vavrick will begin his assignment here July 1st.
A native of New Jersey, Father Vavrick attended St. Ann’s School in Keansburg and Holmdel High School before earning an undergraduate degree in political science and government from Kings College. Since then, he also studied at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall College and earned a masters degree in Divinity and another maser’s degree in theology, both from Notre Dame University.
Since he was ordained to the priesthood in 1995, Father Vavrick has served at St. Mary’s, New Monmouth, as pastor at St. Anselm’s in Wayside, as religious instructor and Director of Christian Service chaplain at Saint John Vianney High School and several other parishes, coming to OLPH-St. Agnes from Villa Vianney in Lawrenceville.
Following Sunday’s announcement by Father Jarlath, parishoners expressed thanks and appreciation to the Bishop for assigning a second priest to accommodate the parish, and asked parishioners to join in in both prayers and welcome for Father “Gene.”
