2020-2021 Pastoral Assignments, 2d Announcement

2020-2021 Pastoral Assignments, 2d Announcement

Fr. Mario Villaraza

On January 20, Fr. Tim Zak published a letter that included 3 assignments for the next pastoral year.  Two directors in Canada will be trading places:  Fr. Mario Villaraza, who has been director of the SDB community at Etobicoke, Ont., which serves St. Benedict Parish, will move to Edmonton, Alta., where the SDBs serve 5 parishes.  Fr. John Louis Mariapragasam has been director in Edmonton, and he'll move to Etobicoke.  In theory, these are 3-year appointments.

Fr. John Mariapragasam

The 3d assignment is that Bro. Jerry Meegan will move from Abp. Shaw HS in Marrero, La., to Mary Help of Christians Center in Tampa.  In Marrero Bro. Jerry has directed or assisted with youth ministry activities for about 10 years, and he'll continue doing youth ministry in Tampa at Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian HS and at Mary Help of Christians Parish.

Bro. Jerry Meegan

Fr. Tim announced further that the province will assume pastoral responsibility for St. James Parish in Chicago on an experimental basis as a further evangelization outreach from neighboring St. John Bosco Parish.  There was a province-wide consultation before our province submitted this proposal to the Rector Major and the general council, who gave their approval.