The Most Reverend Christian Riesbeck, CC, Bishop of Saint John, announces the following clergy
changes:
Fr. Daniel Melanson – Fr. Melanson has resigned as Pastor of Our Lady of the Rivers Parish in Red Bank and Sevogle for health reasons.
Fr. Peter Igwe will continue to serve as the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of the Rivers, with full pastoral responsibility for the Parish.
On this Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus we remember all our priests who, in a particular way embrace the vocation to love the people of God with the heart of Jesus. Because of this, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is also the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests. I ask that you remember our priests as they work diligently, praying that the Lord will strengthen them in His love and give them hearts after the Shepherd’s own heart. We pray also for our two seminarians, Joseph Desmond and Ryan Tapley, and those discerning a vocation to the priesthood.
Let us continue to pray for our Diocese as we pursue our vision as pilgrims of hope in this Jubilee year.
– read the full letter from Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC, here.