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Dear parishioners,
May the grace and peace of God the Father and of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with you. I thought it would be nice if I could
introduce myself to you so that you can get to know me better.
I was born and raised in Nigeria-West
Africa. I came from a large, Catholic family consisting of three brothers
and sisters. Every member of my family, without exception, is a strong,
practicing Catholic. My family is very business-oriented, with mom and dad
having owned a private business, and every one of my brothers now having a
business of their own. I lost my mom and dad and my oldest brother and
sister to heaven in recent years.
I attended grade school, high school and
college in Nigeria before migrating to the United States
in the summer of 1998. My background, before joining the seminary in Nigeria, was
accounting. While in the seminary in Nigeria, I studied Latin for a year
and philosophy for four years. While in the United States, I studied at
Fordham University, New York and completed my graduate seminary formation
at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan in 2002.
Since my ordination in 2002, I have
served two different parishes as the Associate Pastor, namely, St. Mary
Church, in Woodstock, for a period of three years and The Church of Holy
Apostles for a period of three and half years. I taught at Marian Central
High School, Woodstock for six and half years.
I was a member of the Diocesan
Stewardship Commission for three and half years, became a 4th
degree Knight of Columbus since 2007, and above all, became a
Crusillista in the fall of 2006.
My academic accomplishments include double majors in Accounting and
Latin; a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy; double Masters Degrees in Divinity
and Systematic Theology and a Doctorate Degree in
Ministry.
My hobbies include traveling, being with
people and playing tennis. In essence, I am a people’s person by nature.
I
am both excited and humbled to be named your new Pastor.
May the good Lord bless our parish, reunite our families, and empower us
to be a community of love, growing always in His likeness. Amen.
Much love and prayers,
Dr. Fr.
Sylvester A. Nnaso
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