Oblates Celebrate Jubilees in Belleville

Originally Published at OMIUSA.ORG

(Front L-R) Fr. Jack Lau, Fr. Mark Dean, Fr. Andrew Chalkey (Back row (L-R) Fr. William Maher, Fr. James Taylor, Fr. Frank Santucci

Friends, relatives and Oblates gathered at the Church of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois on September 12 for a 2016 Jubilee celebration.  Six of eleven Jubilarians were able to attend the event at the church on the grounds of Our Lady of the Snows.

Jubilarian, Fr. Mark Dean, OMI officiated at the celebratory Mass and Fr. Jack Lau, OMI, also celebrating a Jubilee delivered the homily.

After Mass the Oblates and their guests enjoyed dinner and fellowship at the Shrine Restaurant.

Those attending the celebration were:

Fr. Andrew Chalkey, OMI     65 Years of Religious Life, 60 Years of Priesthood

Fr. James Taylor, OMI     65 Years of Religious Life, 60 Years of Priesthood

Fr. William Maher, OMI     50 Years of Priesthood

Fr. Francis (Frank) Santucci, OMI     40 Years of Priesthood

Fr. Mark Dean, OMI     40 Years of Religious Life

Fr. John-Raymond (Jack) Lau, OMI     25 Years of Priesthood

Those Unable to Attend were:

Fr. Boniface Wittenbrink, OMI     80 Years of Religious Life, 75 Years of Priesthood

Fr. William Woestman, OMI     60 Years of Priesthood

Fr. Edward Hauf, OMI     50 Years of Priesthood

Fr. Ronald Meyer, OMI     50 Years of Religious Life

Fr. Louis Studer, OMI,     40 Years of Priesthood