Bishop Gregory J. Studerus, who grew up going to church and school at Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Orange and living in West Orange, was honored for his longtime commitment to supporting education during the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children’s fourth annual Irish American Leadership Breakfast on March 12.
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC), a nonprofit partner of the Archdiocese of Newark, raised more than $150,000 to support partial tuition assistance scholarships for underprivileged students attending archdiocesan Catholic schools, according to a press release from the Archdiocese, which said that the amount was the most the event has ever raised, surpassing 2025’s total by more than $20,000.
Guests filled the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center’s auditorium in Newark for the pre-St. Patrick’s Day celebration, which featured traditional Irish fare including soda bread, back bacon, and blood sausage…