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Fr. John Rooney at St. Angela Merici |
One of these men is Fr. John Rooney, my current Pastor and the
founding Pastor of St. Angela Merici Catholic Church. Although I only joined St.
Angela’s 18 months ago when we moved from across town, I’ve known Fr. John for the
past few years as Lisa’s and our mother’s Pastor. Fr. John possess that spark which allows him
to truly connect with people of all walks of life. His energy and passion
spills over and warms your heart. His homily resonates in your soul, because
long after you’ve forgotten the words, you remember the feeling.
Thursday morning Lisa sent me a Skype message.
“Fr. John is leaving St. Angela's”
Moments later, I opened my email to read his letter to the
Parish informing us that he has been assigned to St. Mary’s Seminary as
Director of Spiritual Formation starting July 1.
When our mother heard about Fr. John’s reassignment, she
wrote, “I will never,
never, never forget the compassion and love he showed our family when my mother
passed away and his personal attention to her and us at her funeral. He is
truly a blessing. He will be fabulous as a Director of Spiritual Formation at
the Seminary. But, he will be missed by all of us.”
