The Rev. Fr. John M. Jenkins will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a priest with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 11 a.m. May 23 in St. Paul Church with a reception to follow.
Fr. Jenkins, pastor emeritus of St. Paul, resides at St. Mary Parish in Painesville where former St,.
Father Jenkins was born in Akron St. Thomas Hospital on August 9, 1934., the son of Thomas and Ola Jenkins. His father worked for General Tire. Fr. Jenkins attended St. Vincent and St. Martha elementary schools in Akron. and St. Gregory Seminary High School and college in Cincinnati and Borromeo and Saint Mary’s Seminary in Cleveland. He was ordained May 28, 1960 by Most Rev. Bishop Edward F. Hoban. and was appointed seventh pastor of St. Paul on October 1, 1981.
He first assignment was at St. Timothy in Garfield Heights. He also served at Saint Aloysius, Saint Luke and Holy Cross parishes in Cleveland and was chaplain to University and Huron Road hospitals in Cleveland with residence at Holy Rosary for two years and at St. Philomena for four years.
He became the seventh pastor of St. Paul on October 15, 1981, succeeding the Rev. Fr. Thomas Koegel who became pastor of St. Hilary Parish in Fairlawn.
Also celebrating jubilees are Bishop Emeritus A. Edward Pevec, celebrating 65 years and the Rev.
During his ministry, Bishop Pevec also served as rector / president of Borromeo Seminary; pastor of St. Vitus Parish, Cleveland; rector / principal of Borromeo Seminary High School; and as associate pastor of St. Lawrence Parish, Cleveland, and St. Mary Parish, Elyria. Bishop Pevec will cerebrate his jubilee with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 3 p.m., May 2, at St. Vitus Parish in Cleveland and at 3 p.m., May 16 at St. John Vianney Parish in Mentor, with receptions to follow in each church hall..
During his ministry, Monsignor Wolff served as pastor of Guardian Angels Parish in Copley, pastor of St. Angela Merici Parish in Fairview Park; rector of Borromeo Seminary College, associate pastor of St. Stephens in Cleveland. He also serves at St. Hilary Parish in Fairlawn. He will celebrate his jubilee with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 11:30 a.m., April 25 at St. Angela Merici Parish with reception to follow in the parish hall.
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