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Scene from the December Latrobe Ministerium meeting, hosted in the Holy Family social hall. |
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The Silver Threads Christmas party (even though it was only the fourth day of Advent. Argh!) Silver Threads is the parish organization for senior citizens. The woman in green is Sandy, our parish secretary. Her aunt is beside her. |
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With a fifth grade teasher at CDT School, who also leads our Juniour High Youth Ministry at the school faculty Christmas party. (Also on the fourth day of Advent!!) |
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In the dressing room with Tom DeLonge and David Kennedy after the Angels and Airwaves show at Bryce Jordan Arena in State College , 19 November 2006. |
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A Baptism at Mt. St. Peter in March 1999, shortly before I left the parish. This pic was recently sent by the mother of the child being baptized who was at the wedding pictured below ... |
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Processing at the beginning of a wedding at Mount Saint Peter Church, my first parish (September 2006). |
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Introducing the bride and groom at the conclusion of the ceremony... |
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The conclusion of a Baptismal Liturgy at Holy Family (September 2006). |
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With the Pastor of Holy Family Parish and the sister of Holy Family native Fr. James Martin at the celebration of Fr. Martin's 50th anniversary of religious profession (August 2006). |
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A wedding reception of a parishioner of my former parish, St. Barbara (August 2006). |
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| Mass at the 2006 Ultimate 4JC Fest at St. Joseph Center in Greensburg, PA, 19 August 2006. Benedictine Fathers Fryne Byrne and Bonificae Hicks concelebrated. |
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At the 2006 Ultimate 4JC Fest with Catholic musician/speaker Chris Padgett and his wife. Chris was formerly with the Christian rock group Scarecrow and Tinman (August 2006). |
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With two young men (cousins) after celebrating a special Mass with them and their family as they prepared to go off to their first year of college. Josh (on the left) brought me back a beautiful chalice and ciborium from Assisi when he was there on a school trip following graduation from Serra Catholic in May. He and his parents and grandparents belong to my previous parish, St. Barbara (August 2006). |
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another shot of us ... |
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Matt Smith (from MTV's the Real World - New Orleans, now a spokesman for LifeTeen), me, and a youth group member. Matt spoke at St. Barbara Parish in June 2004. It was a very succesful youth gathering and Matt made quite an impression with his talk on chastity. |
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The Pastor playing with the parish digital camera at a youth minister planning meeting, which someone (Jarod, on the left, the head of Senior High Youth Ministry) felt we should hold at SEVEN THIRTY IN THE MORNING! (August 2006) |
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At the last session of Ultimate 4JC, an awesome summer youth ministery program begun by Benedictine Fr. Fred Byrne from St. Vincemt Monastery, Latrobe, August 2006. |
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Celebrating Mass at the Parisih/Region 11 Picnic, August 2006 |
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Another Picnic shot ... |
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With my brother Brian and a young woman (who would make a great sister-in-law!) from St. Barbara Parish, in Oakland (Pittsburgh) celebrating a friend's birthday, August 2006. |
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With my classmate, Fr. Michael Sikon, at Holy Family's sesquicentennial celebration, June 2006. |
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Speaking at the sesquicentennial, Feast of the Holy Trinity, June 2006. |
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With my good friend Erica, the Young Adult Minister at St. Bernard's Parish in Mount Lebanon and the director of Holy Family's Youth Band. |
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| The cake at the going-away celebration the youth of St. Barbara Parish hosted for me. I was very, very moved by the outpouring of support. What an incredible group of young people! (August 2005) |
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After a Christ the Divine Teacher School's girls basketball game, Fall, 2005. |
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Celebrating Christ the Divine Teacher School's 8th Grade Graduation with the 7th Grade Teacher, May 2006. |
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My friend Erica's college graduation from Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, May 2002. |
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In my office, January 2006 ... a test pic for the new parish digital camera. |
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With two young people in St. Barbara Parish's Social Hall after some event, 2005. |
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At the 2005 Pro-Life March in DC with kids from St. Barbara. |
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On the Bus to Washington for the Prolife March, January 2005, trying to read NT Wright's The Resurrection of the Son of God. |
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An Advent youth retreat at my home parish, Immaculate Conception in Connellsville, December 2003 (I think). |
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With my date Maurita, before my Junior Prom, May 1983. Don't laugh ... it wasa the 80s after all ... |
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An Easter shot, April 2005. The Gold chasuable was an ordination gift from my parents. |
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With my dad and his step brother in the sacristy of Immaculate Conception Church in Connellsville, before his wedding in October 2002. |
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With my mom and dad at my graduation from Penn State, May 1988. |
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Opening Christmas gifts from my brother and his wife, 2001. I was given two pictures of their wedding (September 2001). My nephew is seated beside me. |
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My brother's wedding. The new couple along with my dad and the rest of my brothers. St. Vincent de Paul Church, Leisenring, Pennsylvania, September 2001. |
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Me at my dad's sometime in the past couple years. My brother Brian is in the background ... |
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Baptising my cousin, James Evans Robert Howard, in Cumberland, Maryland, as a Deacon, Sepetmeber 1995 |
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At Niagara Falls with teachers from Mount Saint Peter School on the 1997 seventh and eighth grade trip to Toronto for Phantom of the Opera. The future Fr. Jonathan Wisneski is to my left. |
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Rock climbing at Beam’s Rocks in Linn Run State Park, Rector, Pennsylvania, 1998. |
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Preparing food on a camping trip with former St. Barbara Youth Minister Eric Blythe at Laurel Hill State Park, Somerset, Pennsylvania, September 2000. |
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A boat tour around Manhattan, August 1996. The summer after ordination I was privileged to travel to Bayonne, New Jersey with seminarian (now Fr.) Jozef Kovacik to visit with his relations there. Fr. Kovacik is native of Slovakia who came to the US to study (and eventually be ordained) for the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania. |
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In the seminary room of the future Fr. William Lechnar (seated) with my classmate the future Fr. Michael Sikon. We were all ordained for the Diocese of Greensburg. Fr. Lechnar is now the diocesan Consultant for Planning and Fr. Sikon is the Diocesan Director of Worship. |
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With my grandmother, my father, my mother (back to the camera) and several of my brothers, Aunts, and uncles in the Hall of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral after my ordination to the Diaconate, May 1995. |
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With a group of St. Barbara Parish Boy Scouts working on their Pius XII award, January 2005. |
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The opening ceremonies for the annual Catholic Schools Marathon for Mt. St. Peter School in May, 1997. I created a ‘Chariot’ out of an elaborate old chair that was sitting around the rectory and we opened with a very ‘Roman’ ceremony. |
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April 2005 in my living room at St. Barbara Parish attempting to play guitar ... |
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... the icons on the wall are part of a set of 13 gorgeous Russian icons produced by the Russian Orthodox Church's Icon factory outside of Moscow that I purchased at Antiochiam Village, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, during the Fall 2004 Clergy Convocation there. |
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With Nick Funyak after his confirmation and first communion at St. Barbara Parish in April 1995 during my first stay there as a Deacon. |
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A wedding at my first assignment, Mount Saint Peter Parish in New Kennsington, Pennsylvania. The Church, from the remains of the Mellon Mansion in Pittsburgh. Click here for the history of this amazing structure. |
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"Silver and Gold"
With a parishoner before the Penn-Trafford High School CHristmas Dance, 2204. |
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As a seminarian. |
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Speaking at the Region 17 youth retreat, Mt. St. Macrina, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, July 2002. |
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In the sacristy of Immaculate Conception Church, Connellsville, with Fr. Roger Sinclair and my brother Patrick after he served his first Mass. |
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With my mother and the Chausable (hand-made by a parishoner) that was given as an ordination gift by my deacon parish, St. Barbara, Harrison City. |
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Passing from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. My mother, a den leader, is behind me. |
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At the Ambo at St. Barabara Parish in my Easter Chasuable, April 2005. |
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With a child during Vacation Bible School at St. Barbara Parish. |
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Asleep on my dad's deck in Connellsville ... |
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With my mother and great aunt Dot after my Mass of Thanksgiving at my deacon assignment parish, St. Barbara. I am wearing the chausable the parish gave me as a gift. Pentecost 1996. |
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My fifth birthday. My brother Patrick is beside me. |
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Me, around 3 years old, with my brother Patrick. |
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With my classmate, Fr. George Saletrik, Boys Scouts working on the Pius XII Award, and the other adult members of the Board of Review for the award, Winter 2005. |
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A couple whose marriage I celebrated in January 2005. The groom was a native of Ecuador. He came to the US first as an exchange student in High School. |
