Catholic Chapel Visit Neighboring Parish

The Catholic Choir led by CDT Maddie Crimmins '18 traveled to the parish of St. Raphael in Livingston, NJ. This was the 25th Anniversary of the choir's first trip to a neighboring parish in the area. The trip was a great developmental experience for cadets and a huge success for West Point's outreach program in the Tri-State area. All the Cadets were housed with families of the host parish in the local area. The Catholic Choir sang the musical liturgy during one Mass on Saturday and two on Sunday for the total congregation of about 1,000 parishioners. In conjunction with the trip, the parish hosted a visit from Bishop Marconi, a retired Bishop in the Diocese of Newark. To express their appreciation, the hosts provided transportation and tickets for the cadets to see the musical Anastasia at the Broadhurst Theater in NYC. Now in its 25th year, the relationship between the Catholic Choir and this community has fostered enormous good will, a steady stream of potential admissions candidates, and many USMA graduates who are still on active duty.