By Way Of Introduction

On Saturday, January 11, 2003, the Rev. Charles N. Arlin was instituted by the Rt. Rev. Rufus T. Brome, Assisting Bishop of the Diocese of Newark, as the Third Rector of The Church of the Good Shepherd in Midland Park, NJ.

Father Arlin, who is a graduate of Hobart College and the General Theological Seminary, came to Midland Park from All Saints’ Church in Bergenfield, NJ, where he had served for the past five years.

A retired Army chaplain, he is married to the former Jane McDonough. They have four children and nine grandchildren. A native of New York State, Father Arlin has served parishes in the Diocese of Central New York, the Diocese of New York, the Diocese of New Jersey, and the Diocese of Hawaii. He is a member of the Department of Missions and the Resolutions Committee of the Diocese and has served as a member of the Commission on the Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened and Deaf. During his institution he was installed as the Chaplain of the Midland Park Fire Company.