North Haledon: FMAs Break Ground for New Chapel

Text and photo by Fr. Mike Mendl, SDB

(North Haledon, NJ – September 16) – At Mary Help of Christians Academy in North Haledon, the Salesian Sisters broke ground—in symbolic form—on Saturday, September 14, for the reconstruction of St. Joseph Chapel. The old chapel was destroyed by fire on May 18, 2018. In the photo, l-r, are Sr. Domenica DiPeri, who has seen the dedication of three different chapels on the school campus; Sr. Joanne Holloman, provincial; and Sr. Marisa DeRose, MHCA head of school, along with North Haledon’s Mayor George and officials involved in the new construction.