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Fr. Gary |
I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY on May 20, 1963, which means I just celebrated my 46th birthday. My mom and dad live in Buffalo, NY. I am the middle of three children. My older sister and her husband have two boys; one who is in college and the other in high school. They live in the suburbs of Buffalo. My younger sister lives in the country with her husband and their dog, Blue. My family visits me at least once, sometimes twice a year. Hopefully you will get to meet them.
I was educated at Transfiguration Catholic School in Buffalo, St. Mark High School Seminary Prep in Erie, PA, and Wadhams Hall Seminary College in Ogdensburg, NY where I received my BA in Philosophy. My theology formation and schooling was at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. I was ordained a Deacon on my birthday in 1989 and ordained a priest on June 2, 1990. My assignments have been at St. Bernard in Keene as an Associate Pastor where I spent six years and at St. Joseph in Laconia as Pastor for 13 years. I assisted the Laconia Police Department as their Chaplain and the Gilford Fire Department as their Chaplain. Both experiences gave me an opportunity to meet and be part of the larger community in the Lakes Region.
I have many interests; however, one probably is more evident than any of the others and that is I love to golf! I also enjoy swimming, exercising, wakeboarding, biking and racquetball. I love to eat. Some of my favorite meals are spaghetti and meatballs, hot dogs and hamburgers and pizza. I love vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate and lemon meringue pie.
In addition to all of this, I am easy to get to know and I love sharing my faith in God with others. I think that is why I have always wanted to be a priest ever since I was a young boy.
I look forward to getting to know you. Please be patient with me as I learn your names and make my way through the parish.
Fr. Gary