Archbishop Allen Vigneron
silently invokes the Holy Spirit
as he ordains Fr. Jeffrey Allan
on June 7 at the Cathedral of
the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Bishop of Corpus Christi, who is responsible for overseeing
the community. The Society has been sending its seminarians
to Sacred Heart since 2011. It has a special ministry to serve
Spanish-speaking Catholics across the world.
Father Tristan, a native of the Cayman Islands, is assigned
to Christ the King Parish in Corpus Christi; Father Michael to
Nuestra Señora del Refugio Parish in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
Six for Detroit
Three Sacred Heart graduates entered the priesthood for
the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 7. Through the hands
of Archbishop Vigneron, Ryan Adams, 33, Jeff Allan,
35, and John Kopson, 32, were ordained at the Cathedral
of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. They joined
Gregory Piatt, 55, and Joseph Tuskiewicz, 59, both men
receiving their graduate formation at the Pope St. John XXIII
National Seminary in Massachusetts, and Bryan Shackett,
25, a former Sacred Heart undergraduate who attended the
Pontifical North American College in Rome for graduate
studies.
Father Adams is assigned to the National Shrine of the
Little Flower Parish in Royal Oak; Father Allan to Holy Trinity
Parish in Port Huron; and Father Kopson to Divine Child
Parish in Dearborn.
John Kopson pledges obedience to Archbishop Vigneron and the authority of
the Church prior to his ordination.
Koenigsknecht, 26, W. Vincent Richardson, 26, and
James Rolph, 26, for the Diocese of Lansing. The ceremony
took place at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in East Lansing.
Father Todd will begin his priestly ministry at St. Thomas
the Apostle Parish in Ann Arbor; Father Gary at the Church of
the Holy Family in Grand Blanc Township; Father Vincent at
St. Patrick Parish in Brighton; and Father Rolph at St. John the
Evangelist Parish in Fenton.
Scott Jablonski, 32, and James Leeser, 52, of the
Diocese of Madison were the final priestly ordinations of
Sacred Heart’s Class of 2014. Most Rev. Robert Morlino, Bishop
of Madison, placed hands on the men on June 27 at St. Maria
Goretti Parish in Madison.
Father Leeser is assigned to St. John the Baptist Parish,
Waunakee, and St. Mary of the Lake Parish, Westport; and
Father Jablonski to St. Bernard Parish, Watertown, and St.
Henry Parish, Watertown.
Could you consider saying a prayer for each of these men
in the coming days, weeks and even years? In a real sense,
through your prayer support, they become your spiritual sons,
members of your spiritual family.
More Sacred Celebrations
On the same day, June 7, Christopher Stanish, 26,
received the Sacrament of Holy Orders for the Diocese
of Gary through the hands of his bishop, Most Rev. Dale
Melczek. The sacred event occurred at the Cathedral of the
Holy Angels in Gary.
On June 14, Most. Rev. Earl Boyea, Bishop of Lansing,
ordained Gary Koenigsknecht, 26, his twin brother Todd
The entire congregation prays for the soon-to-be ordained priests. They
lie prostrate as the intercession of the saints is invoked through the
chanting of the ancient Litany of the Saints.
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