November 6, 2009
Year for Priests
On the calendar: Praying for priests
By PAUL R. LEINGANG
The Catholic Schools Office has published a calendar for the Year of the Priest. Students and staff are committed to pray for a priest each day, and all parishioners are invited to participate.
- Monday, Nov. 9: Father James Blessinger
- Father Blessinger, pastor of Corpus Christi Church in Evansville since 1998, was ordained May 23, 1964. His ministry has included teaching at Washing-ton Catholic High School in Washington, and at Central High School and St. Rose Academy in Vincennes. He is a Jasper native who studied at St. Meinrad Seminary.
- Tuesday, Nov. 10: Father John Boeglin
- Father Boeglin, a native of Haubstadt, was ordained Sept. 1, 1978. His priestly studies were at St. Meinrad and in Innsbruck, Austria. His ministry has included parishes in Evansville, Newburgh, Celestine, Ireland and Jasper. He has served as pastor of Holy Family Church in Jasper since 1994.
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans’ Day
- Thursday, Nov. 12: Father John Breidenbach
- Father Breidenbach, ordained Aug. 21, 1987, is currently on health leave. His ministry has included parishes in Vincennes, Jasper, Newburgh, Evansville and Vanderburgh County. He was also a member of the diocesan vocations team. Father Breidenbach is a native of Bedford, Ind., who studied for the priesthood at St. Meinrad Seminary and at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago.
- Friday, Nov. 12: Father Ray Brenner
- Father Brenner, pastor of St. Joseph Church in Jasper since 2002, was ordained May 17, 1969. He is a St. Wendel native who completed seminary studies at St. Meinrad. His ministry has included parishes in Loogootee, Haubstadt, Jasonville, Evansville, Sullivan, Shelburn and Dugger. He also served as diocesan chaplain for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Dean of the Evansville West Deanery; he is currently Dean of the Jasper Deanery.