A short break from my usual posts to offer congratulations to Very Reverend Gregory Parkes, Chancellor of the Diocese of Orlando and Parochial Administrator of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Celebration, Florida, who was named the Vicar General for the Diocese of Orlando last week. Below is the announcement from the Diocese of Orlando website.
Bishop [...]
Archive for November, 2009
New Diocesan Vicar General
November 11th, 2009 
Tom Pringle 
Posted in Diocese of Orlando, misc. 
Tags: Bishop Norbert Dorsey, Bishop Thomas Wenski, Canon Law, Celebration, Chancellor, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Diocese of Orlando, Holy Family Catholic Church, Msgr. Patrick Caverly, North American College, Orlando, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Very Rev. Gregory Parkes, Very Rev. Stephen Parkes, Vicar General 
No Comments »Remembering Our Veterans
November 11th, 2009 Tom Pringle Some 91 years ago, the First World War ended with an armistice between the Allied Powers and Germany on November 11, 1918. As a result of the armistice, the United Stated Congress decided to commemorate the day as a national holiday – Armistice Day. The holiday was meant not only to commemorate the reemergence of [...]
Posted in Special, misc. Tags: Armistice Day, First World War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, United States, Veterans Day No Comments »50th Anniversary Update: Mass
November 9th, 2009 Tom Pringle On Saturday, the St. John Vianney College Seminary community came together with alumni, family, and friends to celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Chapel of St. Raphael for the 50th Anniversary. Archbishop John C. Favalora, Archbishop of Miami, was the main celebrant of the Mass. The mass was concelebrated by Bishops Thomas [...]
Posted in 50th Anniversary, Seminary Tags: 50th Anniversary, Archbishop John C. Favalora, Archdiocese of Miami, Bishop Agustin Roman, Bishop Felipe Estevez, Bishop John Noonan, Bishop Thomas Wenski, Bishop-elect Fernando Isern, Chapel of St. Raphael, Diocese of Orlando, Diocese of Pueblo, Schola, St. John Vianney College Seminary 1 Comment »50th Anniversary Update: Morning of Recollection
November 6th, 2009 Tom Pringle The 50th Anniversary celebrations are well underway. Last evening, a small portion of the alumni gathered in the Holy Apostles Refectory for a Cocktail Reception/Gathering where they were given an opportunity to reflect on their time here at St. John Vianney College Seminary with some of their old classmates. There were three former seminarians there [...]
50th Anniversary Update
November 4th, 2009 Tom Pringle A very good morning to all of you! Tomorrow, the festivities for the celebration of St. John Vianney College Seminary’s 50th Anniversary begin. Judging by the number of people who have already RSVP’d, we are looking at having a packed house for the next few days. Our Rector/President, Msgr. Michael Carruthers spoke with us the [...]
