Outdoor Memorial Mass

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson
4th Annual Autumn Outdoor (Virtual) Memorial Mass
October 23, 2021

Mass Celebrant: Rev. Msgr. Herbert Tillyer
Concelebrant: Fr. William Naughton, Fr. Ben Williams

Thank you to those who joined us virtually for our memorial mass. The recording of the mass is below. 

In April, Martin Addison's life was cut tragically short due to COVID-19.

Martin was a true family man.  He was a loving husband to his wife Pamela. A doting "papa" to his 2 year old daughter and his 5 month old son. He loved sports (Liverpool Football Club/Broncos/Mets/ UCONN Huskies), Star Wars, acronyms, James Bond,  and music.  Martin was passionate about his patients and his work as a speech/language pathologist at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center.  

Martin had a huge heart and was a beloved volunteer to his friend, Peter from the Department for Persons with Disabilities Murray House.  Peter happens to have a developmental disability and Martin's friendship brought joy into Peter's life. 

In February, Martin was named Catholic Charities, Department for Persons with Disabilities' Marilyn Murray Keenan Volunteer of the Year at their 50th Annual Murray House Dinner Dance. Martin will never be forgotten. 

On October 24th, Martin's wife Pamela joined us for our Annual Memorial Mass, and remembered Martin in a special way. Please view the recording below.  

To Make a Memorial Donation or Purchase a Memorial Brick in our Prayer Garden, please click here.

For the 5th year, the Catholic Charities Family will be hosting our Outdoor Memorial Mass from the Department for Persons with Disabilities' Wiegand Farm in Oak Ridge.

We will be livestreaming this mass and not hosting a large scale gathering. This year will be especially poignant as we will be remembering several of our Catholic Charities family members who have passed away from COVID-19.  

If there is someone missing from this list that you would like us to remember in a special way, please email info@ccpaterson.org.