May 13, 2008
RELIGION:
Summer St. Mary deacon to be ordained
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Deacon Ian Jeremiah, who has served at St. Mary’s, will be ordained as a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport on Saturday, May 17, by Bishop William E. Lori.
The 10 a.m. Mass will be celebrated at Saint Augustine Cathedral, 359 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport. All are welcome to attend.
Deacon Jeremiah, 44, a native of Malaysia with a master of business administration degree from Columbia University, has served at Saint Mary Parish in Ridgefield as well as others in the diocese.
Deacon Jeremiah came to America and worked as an accountant at Daytop, Inc., a not-for-profit organization in New York City, while getting a master of business administration from Columbia.
He was living in Stamford and attending Mass at his home parish of Saint Maurice when he saw a pamphlet on vocations published by the Knights of Columbus. He entered the Saint John Fisher Seminary Residence in 2002. He completed his seminary studies at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md.
Deacon Jeremiah held a summer assignment at Saint Mary Parish in Ridgefield.
The newly ordained Father Jeremiah will celebrate his first Mass on Sunday, May 18, at noon at Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Newtown.
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