Pastoral Assignments of 2018-2019: Round 1

Pastoral Assignments for 2018-2019
Round 1

A letter from Fr. Tim Zak, provincial, late on Wednesday afternoon, April 3, announced the 1st batch of pastoral assignments for the SDBs of the New Rochelle Province for next year.

Fr. Dennis Donovan

At the top of the list were 3 appointments for 3-year terms on the provincial council.  Two of these were renewals: Fr. Dennis Donovan as province treasurer (a 3d term) and Fr. Abe Feliciano as a councilor (3d term). Making a return to the council after 6 years will be Bro. Tom Dion, replacing Fr. Mike Pace.

Fr. Abe Feliciano

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

Bro. Tom Dion

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.  Jakeline Magalhaes, a laywoman, will succeed Fr. Dennis as delegate for communications, an area where she has already been working for several months.  Fr. Tom Brennan will succeed Adam Rudin as delegate for mission animation.

Two directors were appointed to 2d 3-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).

Fr. Calixte at DB's house in Becchi

Fr. Franco Pinto

Three confreres were named to 1st terms as director:  Fr. Iguintz Calixte at Montreal, replacing Fr. Rich Authier (who stays on there with at least 3 other responsibilities), Fr. Bill Ferruzzi at New Rochelle, replacing Fr. Donovan (who stays on there with 2 other major responsibilities), and Fr. Franco Pinto at Tampa, replacing Fr. Steve Ryan.

Fr. Bill Ferruzzi

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.