PASTORAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2018-2019 (ROUND 1)

by Fr. Mike Mendl, SDB

A letter from Fr. Tim Zak, provincial, late on Wednesday afternoon, April 3, announced the first batch of pastoral assignments for the SDBs of the New Rochelle Province for next year.

At the top of the list were three appointments for three-year terms on the provincial council.  Two of these were renewals: Fr. Dennis Donovan as province treasurer (a third term) and Fr. Abe Feliciano as a councilor (third term). Making a return to the council after six years will be Bro. Tom Dion, replacing Fr. Mike Pace.

Fr. John Serio continues as vice provincial, Fr. Jim Heuser as a councilor, and Fr. Dave Moreno as province secretary.

Next comes a list of delegates (of the provincial) for particular areas of ministry.  Fr. Abe continues as delegate for youth ministry and Fr. Dennis as delegate for elder care.  Ms. Jakeline Magalhaes will succeed Fr. Dennis as delegate for communications, an area where she has already been working for several months.  Fr. Tom Brennan will succeed Mr. Adam Rudin as delegate for mission animation.

Two directors were appointed to second three-year terms:  Fr. Pat Angelucci in the Port Chester, N.Y., community, and Fr. Mike Conway in the Washington, D.C., community (so-called, altho it neither lives nor serves directly in D.C. but in Maryland).

Three confreres were named to first terms as director:  Fr. Iguintz Calixte at Montreal, replacing Fr. Rich Authier (who stays on there with at least three other responsibilities), Fr. Bill Ferruzzi at New Rochelle, replacing Fr. Donovan (who stays on there with two other major responsibilities), and Fr. Franco Pinto at Tampa, replacing Fr. Steve Ryan.

Fr. Tim also announced that the prenovitiate component of the province’s formation program will relocate to Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J., in light of the Congregation’s mandate that this program be sited at an active apostolic community and not in the same community as the novitiate or postnovitiate.  For the last several years it has been in Orange with the postnovices.