Fr. Tom Cassidy starts the week with council meetings (August 27-28). On Monday and Tuesday, he will also take part in the funeral services for Fr. Chuck Kelly (see below) and the opening liturgy at Sacred Heart School of Theology (August 29).
Please remember…
Fr. Chuck Kelly, who died August 23 in Greenfield (Milwaukee), Wis. He was 71.
Born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1936, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps before applying for candidacy with the Priests of the Sacred Heart.
He professed his first vows with the community in 1961 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. Fr. Chuck was a graduate of Kilroe Seminary in Honesdale, Penn., and Sacred Heart Monastery (now Sacred Heart School of Theology) in Hales Corners.
As did many, Fr. Chuck returned to the seminary soon after ordination to teach. He taught at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Lenox, Mass., from 1970-1973. From there he went to St. Cecilia parish in San Antonio, Texas (1973-1978) and south to Brownsville, where he was at Our Lady of Good Council (1978-1983). For a brief period, he also ministered at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Raymondville.
From 1984 to 1987, Fr. Chuck served at St. Joan of Arc parish in Victorville, Calif. He then had the opportunity to serve in the missions. From 1987-1992, Fr. Chuck was a missionary in Chile. When he returned to the States, he ministered at Holy Name Church in Houston (1992-2003) and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Raymondville (2003-2006).
He retired and joined the Villa Maria community in 2007. Health concerns necessitated that he move into nursing care several months before his death.
The wake will be today, August 27, at 7 p.m. and the Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Both will be at Sacred Heart Monastery.
Updates
Fr. Tom Burns
New e-mail: stjamesc@comcast.net
Br. Brian Tompkins
58 High Park Blvd.
Toronto, ON M6R 1M8
Canada
416-531-1454
Fr. Tom Westhoven
He is now a member of the Villa Maria community in Franklin, Wis.
Changes in Chicago
The formation community in Chicago is getting ready for the next academic year. Not only are there new members of the formation team –– Br. Duane Lemke and Fr. Vien Nguyen –– but there are also four new candidates: Jose Emmanuel Estrada, Juan Carlos Charum Monzon, Juan Carlos Casteñeda and Luis Fernando Orozco Cardona.
Two candidates will not be returning to the program this year: Bao Hoang and Tri Pham.
The men in formation will introduce themselves in the annual formation flyer to be published in late September.
Good luck!
On August 30, Fr. Joseph Dinh hits the books again. He is taking up a program at the Houston Graduate School of Theology.
Done!
“During the course of the Provincial Conference I was asked by many how my studies were proceeding and how much longer it would be until I completed them,” said Br. Frank Presto. “I am pleased to inform SCJs that I have completed the program sequence at Marquette University for my master’s of business administration. My final grades were posted on August 20.
“Graduation is scheduled for December, so I will have to be patient until I can participate in that ceremony. I want to thank all of you for your support and encouragement. Special thanks for understanding why I was absent during the Election Assembly and the Provincial Conference. I had conflicts with academic matters.”
Frater Greg Schill wrote with news about St. Joseph Retreat Center’s first “Spiritfest.” “The purpose of Spiritfest was to expose the retreat center to the local community,” wrote Frater Greg. “It was a success; we had at least 150 visitors. The Spiritfest consisted of a silent auction, a cookout, art drawings, a historical presentation of the retreat center, just to name a few.”