June 13th,2010
Three priests
This weekend we begin to say farewell to Father John Derasmo. He’ll still be with us til June 23rd when he’ll go off to Seaford to become the pastor at St. James parish. Father John came to us in January 2005 and over the years we have gotten to know him as a kind and loving priest. Over the past few weeks parishioners have been writing in “words that describe Father John” and among those are...”Melodius, Caring, Organized, Fantastic, Wonderful, Happy, Jolly, Great with Kids, Innovative, Humorous, Kind, Understanding, Pleasant, Enjoyable Homilies, Friendly, Musical,
Nice…even though he’s a Yankee Fan, Special, Spiritual, St Francis Reincarnated, Pete Seegerish, Pinch of Grizzly Adams, Restorer of Families, Wise Counselor, Engaging Celebrant, Prayerful, Insightful, Inspiring, Genuine...” We’ll certainly miss him.
Bishop Murphy has assigned a new priest to St. Brigid’s. He is Father Gregory Rannazzisi, a Long Island native, who was ordained a year ago and has been finishing his studies in Rome. Father Greg will come to us in the beginning of July and we look forward to his being here (even though he’s also a Yankee fan). I had the pleasure of speaking with him by phone on Thursday morning and on behalf of all of you I welcomed him to St. Brigid’s. If you’d like to send him some words of welcome, you can write to him at FatherGreg@saintbrigid.net
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Father Jim is back in the United States! After his trip to Guatemala, (and his tripping in Guatemala that resulted in an operation to repair the broken leg...and a pacemaker) in which he “stared down” a volcanic eruption and “swam out” a hurricane, he’s finally back and in rehab. You can send get-well cards to St Brigid’s and we’ll deliver to him.
