The Provincial Administration has announced four new assignments. Robert Gavin, OFM, has received permission to retire from active ministry to St. Anthony Friary, Butler, N.J., effective May 16. He was one of the founders of St. Francis Counseling Center in New York City and has been stationed at St. Francis Church for 47 years. Bartholomew McMahon, OFM, missionary in Japan, has …
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The Provincial Administration has announced four new assignments. Robert Gavin, OFM, has received permission to retire from active ministry to St. Anthony Friary, Butler, N.J., effective May 16. He was one of the founders of St. Francis Counseling Center in New York City and has been stationed at St. Francis Church for 47 years. Bartholomew McMahon, OFM, missionary in Japan, …
This Month in Provincial History
Some notable February events around Holy Name Province include: One Year Ago Feb. 3, 2013 — The Good Word of the Day ministry at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in New York City marked its 50th anniversary. (A similar telephone service is also operated at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston.) Feb. 8, 2013 — The new chapel of St. Anthony Friary, St. Petersburg, Fla., …