Ś+P Fr. Jan Kość

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It is with sadness that we inform you of the recent passing of Fr. śp. Jan Kość, who was a retired priest and former Pastor of Holy Trinity and Saint Joseph in Linden, NJ.

Fr. śp. Kość was a priest of the Central Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church in the NY/NJ Seniorate. Our sympathy to his wife, Władysława, children, family members, relatives and friends. The Prayer Service for Fr. śp. Jan will take place on Friday March 21st at 6 pm at St. Peter and Paul Parish, 126 River Drive, Passaic NJ. The Funeral Mass will be on Saturday, March 22nd at 9 am. May he rest in peace. Niech odpoczywa w pokoju wiecznym. Amen.

Rev. śp. Jan, 76, of Dunellen, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on March 14th. Jan was born and raised in Rokietnica, Poland. Growing up he was an avid soccer player and fan.

Father Kość graduated from the theological seminary in Krakow and was ordained in 1972. He briefly left the priesthood when he met the love of his life, Władysława, in 1979. Together they lived in Vienna, Austria, before settling in the United States in 1980. In 1981 they were married at Sts. Peter & Paul’s Polish National Catholic Church in Passaic, which is where Father Kość rejoined his calling to priesthood thanks to the late Fr. Sr. John Slysz. Father Kość first served in Middleport, PA, and later became a priest at St. Joseph’s Parish in Irvington, Union, and finally Linden, where he served Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church for 42 years before retiring in 2022.

Beloved husband for 44 years of Władysława (Jaronczyk). Devoted father of John Kość and his wife Donna, Anna Diaz and her husband Daniel, and the late Robert Kość who passed away in 2024. Cherished grandfather of Steven, Angelina, Julian, Joseph, John, Abigail, and the late Franklin. Loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Father Kość is also predeceased by his beloved and missed parents, Władysław and Adela (Skop) Kość, as well as his brother Tadeusz Kość and sister Ella Kuznia.

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025 from 4-8PM at Sts. Peter & Paul PNCC,126 River Drive, Passaic. A funeral mass will be held at the church on Saturday, March 22, 2025 beginning at 9AM. Entombment to follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Arrangement by the Shook Funeral Home Clifton, NJ.

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Ash Wednesday and the Great Lent

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Ash Wednesday is March 5th. Join us for Holy Mass with the blessing and imposition of ashes at 12 PM or 7 PM

Beginning on Ash Wednesday we are called to repent, to change our minds about the way we live our lives in the sight of God. In the reading from the Book of the Prophet Joel we will hear that he summoned everyone, young and elderly to an assembly of prayer indicating that they were repenting. Ash Wednesday summons everyone to enter into a forty-day meditation, prayer and almsgiving. We will all gather on Ash Wednesday because we know that we need to “to return to the Lord.” Prophet Joel tells us also, that we can do that only by returning with our whole hearts, that is, with a motivation that is deep inside of us. The ashes on our foreheads will indicate that we are entering in the Lenten period of change that will leave us never to be the same again.

During Lent with humble hearts we ask God to prepare us for the journey of spiritual renewal.

Fasting From Meat: During the Lenten time all of us should remember personal prayers, read the Holy Scripture and attend the liturgy of Sunday Mass.

We are called to abstain from meat on Fridays by those who are 18 years old and older. Those who are on medication or pregnant women are not obligated to abstain from meat.

As members of the PNCC we also abstain voluntarily from meat on Wednesdays.

On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, we should fast which means intake of only one full meal and slight two meals by those who are 18 to 60 years of age.

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God Bless Mila Rose

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On Sunday Jan. 26, 2025 The Holy Cross Church welcomed the newest member. Precious girl, Mila Rose Bitondo, daughter of Anthony and Romona received the Sacrament of Baptism at 11 am Holy Mass. We congratulate her parents, proud godparents Mark and Sabrina as well as grandparents, family members and friends on this special occasion.

As God made the covenant with his people so through Baptism, Jesus makes a new and everlasting covenant with his followers. As Jesus won new life for us on the cross, with the symbol of the cross, Mila was marked to receive the new life in the Lord. As the waters of the Red Sea led the people of Israel to freedom so the water of Baptism gave new life and led us to Salvation. Parents, godparents and all members of our parish pledge to help this child to grow in Christian faith.

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Christmas Eve Holy Mass with Youth

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On Christmas Eve at 4 pm we traditionally celebrated Holy Mass with our youth participation. They wear costumes of Mary, Joseph, shepherds, Three Kings, Angels and a Little Lamb. The youth served as altar servers, read the Holy Scriptures, and sang together with participants of the Mass the Silent Night with lighted candles.

We thank the youth, parents, School of Christian Living teachers, Ms. Natalie and Mr. Paul and all who helped to celebrate the Birth of Jesus in such a joyful and meaningful way.

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Memory Eternal Fay Goglia

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Loving Wife, Mother, Sister, Grandmother & Great-Grandmother

Fay Goglia, 102, of Woodland Park, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 7th. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Fay was the daughter of the late Albert Martin and Manya (Suzgerzt) Buttkus, and lived in Ireland and England before coming to New Jersey 80 years ago. She was a WWII war bride and Holocaust survivor. She retired as a tailor – dress maker and was the owner of Fay’s Fashions in Nutley for 30 years. She was an avid knitter/crocheter who made infant hats and blankets for the homeless and hospitals for 28 years in Toms River. The beloved wife of the late Joseph Goglia, cherished mother of the late Martin Goglia and the late Theresa Tierney, and dear grandmother of the late Jonathan Vitaletti, Fay is survived by her loving daughter Mary Goglia-Vitaletti, three grandchildren Michelle, Robert, and Daniel, and four great-grandchildren. Our sympathy to Fay’s daughter, our parishioner Mary Goglia-Vitaletti, relatives and friends. May She Rest In Peace.

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Rev. Ś+P Marian Tarnowski

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Rev. Marian Tarnowski, 81, of Clifton, NJ passed away peacefully with his loving family at his bedside on November 28th.

Born and raised in Chodorow, Poland, Fr. Tarnowski was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1966 and came to the United States on February 15, 1985, initially serving in parishes in Riverhead and Hempstead, NY. After twenty years of Roman Catholic priesthood, Fr. Tarnowski felt that serving as a priest with the Slovak National Catholic Church was a truer calling for him and thus became a priest with Most Holy Name of Jesus SNC Cathedral in Passaic where he then served as Pastor for the next thirty-nine years before retiring in 2021.

Fr. Marian loved to play guitar and read books and always enjoyed playing a good game of chess against his son, Bogdan. Fr. Tarnowski was a great husband and a wonderful dad and had the unique ability to be a calming voice in difficult and stressful times….a humble man who tried always to do right and teach life to his family and parishioners.

Rev. Tarnowski was predeceased by his loved and missed parents, Michal and Franciszka (nee Szerenga) Tarnowski as well as by his dear brother, Jan Tarnowski. He is survived by his beloved wife of thirty-nine years, Grazyna (nee Okula) Tarnowski, of Clifton; by his two loving and devoted children, Bogdan and Beata Tarnowski, both also of Clifton; and by his dear sister, Kazmiera Wilk, of Poland..

Visiting Hours will be Sunday from 3-7pm with a Wake Service to be held at 4pm at Holy Cross parish, 220 Browertown Road, Woodland Park, NJ. Funeral Monday at 10:30am at Holy Cross parish with committal to follow at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton. F

uneral arrangements entrusted to Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton. Please visit www.bizubquinlan.com to leave online condolences to Fr. Tarnowski’s family on the Tribute Wall of his obituary page.

On behalf of Holy Cross parish, we express deepest sympathy to his beloved wife, Grazyna, loving children, Bogdan and Beata Tarnowski, former parishioners of Most Holy Name of Jesus SNC Cathedral in Passaic, relatives and friends.

May He Rest in Peace. May his soul and souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

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