Pastoral Assignments for 2021-2022
On May 15, Fr. Tim Zak, provincial of the Eastern U.S. and Canada Province, announced 19 obediences, of which 12 are for the triennium 2021-2024. This was the 2d round of assignments for the coming pastoral year.
Fr. Tim also informed the province that 3 of our confreres had been approved for priestly ordination (in June): Deacons Lenny Carlino, Steve DeMaio, and Craig Spence; Bro. Ky Nguyen was approved for diaconal ordination (also in June), and Bros. Branden Gordon and Josh Sciullo were approved for the ministry of acolyte. In fact, Bro. Josh had been installed on May 7 in Jerusalem, where he's studying theology (as are the 3 deacons).
Several of the assignments announced concern men who are advancing to their next steps in Salesian formation: Dan Lee was admitted to the novitiate, which he'll enter on Aug. 15 in Richmond, Calif., and Pascal Mukuye and John Taylor were admitted to the pre-novitiate program in Ramsey, N.J., to commence in August. 3 young men were accepted as candidates for Salesian life in Orange, N.J.
4 of the assignments affect our provincial house community. We already knew that Frs. John Serio and Bill Ferruzzi would be moving out; we just didn't know where to. Now we know: both have been assigned to the Marian Shrine community in Haverstraw, N.Y., for shrine and retreat ministry. Fr. Dominic Tran, who's already here (vocation director) and whose appointment as vice provincial (2021-2024) was announced in January, will also become the province's delegate for formation. That is, he'll oversee our formation program, including retreats, and the men in formation. He remains vocation director, as well. But he'll have an assistant, newly ordained Fr. Steve DeMaio, who will join our community. Generally speaking, these assignments are effective July 1.
At St. Benedict's Parish in Etobicoke, Ont., Fr. Dave Sajdak, pastor, will be leaving and Fr. Jim Berning will take over. Fr. Dave has been assigned to St. John Bosco Parish in Chicago as assistant pastor. Fr. Jim has been in Etobicoke already as vocation director for Canada. Fr. Sean McEwen, who also has been at St. Benedict (for several months), will become the SDB community treasurer and the province's delegate for mission animation (replacing Fr. Tom Brennan of New Rochelle in that responsibility).
In addition to the candidates who'll be in Orange, Bro. Rafael Vargas will be moving in as part of the formation team in the house. Bro. Tom Sweeney will depart, transferring to the staff at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey.
Also moving to DBP is one of the school's distinguished alumni, Fr. Jim McKenna. Fr. Jim is completing a long period of service as director of the Marian Shrine and will now serve in DBP's advancement office.
3 of the assignments affect our Maryland community, Don Bosco Cristo Rey. Bro. Don Caldwell will move in there as community treasurer and a guidance counselor at the school, coming down from the Marian Shrine. Newly ordained Fr. Craig Spence will become a teacher at the school. Fr. Tom Provenzano, who has been studying liturgy at the Catholic University, will move out and become an assistant pastor at St. John Bosco Parish in Port Chester, N.Y. (where Fr. John Grinsell died from Covid on March 12, and whence Fr. Manny Gallo will leave to become director in Maryland, as announced in January).
Another "assignment" is the "retirement" of Fr. Lou Aineto, 86, after many years as assistant pastor in Chicago. He'll move to the SDB assisted living home in Tampa, the St. Philip the Apostle Residence. He'll have the opportunity there, health permitting, to continue some pastoral ministry at Cristo Rey Tampa and/or Mary Help of Christians Parish.
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