1953: Three significant members of the parish pose in this picture, taken circa 1953-1956. Pastor Fr. W. Maurice Egan, Dr. J. Dunn and Joseph Brunette (d. Apr 3, 1956). Joseph Brunette was the father of Mrs. John Lyons , hence the erroneous notation of “J. Lynns” on the photo. (Thanks to former parishioner Judith Scott Maloney for the correction.).

Our 21st Century Pastors

Fr. William Penney (1996-2002) took over as pastor. He engaged in a dynamic renewal of the parish and the church. Renovations to the bell-tower and restoration of heritage details in the interior of the church began under him in 2002.

Under Fr. Pierre Champoux (2002-2009) the roof corner spires were removed for safety reasons, the parish embarked on a program to clean the enormous and magnificent stained glass windows and restoration of the rectory commenced.

Fr. Lindsay Harrison (2009-2015), continued the work of restoring and upgrading the parish buildings. Concurrent with the restoration of the physical structure has been an ongoing renewal of the “living stones” that, by the grace of God, “are being built into a spiritual house.”.

In August 2015, the Parish welcomed Fr. Ben Iheagwara (C.S.Sp.) as the parochial administrator. In his year (2015-16) in the Parish, this Spiritan priest created and encouraged a parish mission to successfully sponsor a Syrian refugee family into the Parish.

Fr. Paul Gaudet improved the Rectory living space, added the enclosed porch, segregated the Office from the residence and installed fencing. The garden and statue of the Blessed Mother were completed. He also commissioned architectural drawing of a proposed Parish Centre. Fr. Paul died in Parish service on November 11, 2022.

Fr. Cyprian Emeka Adibe, 2023-2025