November 17th, 2024
A Concise History of Holy Family, Part 3 One Tuesday afternoon in late 2008 I received a call from Bishop George Rassas encouraging me to apply to be your pastor at Holy Family. I was well aware of this community’s strong reputation and I was honored to be asked, but I had two years left on my term as pastor of St. Matthias. I hung up the phone and located Holy Family in the Archdiocesan Directory. I was immediately struck by the large staff listed there. That touched something in me that came from my many years in sports, particularly basketball. I wanted to be a part of a large successful team. After MUCH discernment and assistance from the Priests’ Placement Board, I was named pastor here the day before Ash Wednesday in 2009. My transition was rough and contentious. Following such popular and skilled pastors as Fr. Brennan and