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November 22, 2016The parish family of Historic St. Boniface Catholic Church and St. Meinrad Catholic Church will host an open house to honor Father John McMullen, OSB, in celebration of his 50 th anniversary of priesthood ordination.
The open house will be held on Sunday, December 4, 2016, in the St. Boniface Parish Center in Fulda, IN, from 2:00-4:00 PM Central Time.
Father John serves the parishes as an associate priest for sacramental assistance and pastoral care for the homebound, sick and infirm. Father John also serves as prior (second in leadership) for the Saint Meinrad Archabbey monastic community, and he also is a commuting chaplain for Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, IN.
A native of Vincennes, IN, Fr. John became a monk of Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin, SD, on August 1, 1960, and made his first profession of vows on August 15, 1961.
He studied at Saint Meinrad’s high school and college from 1955-60, completing college at Blue Cloud Abbey. He studied theology at St. Bede Abbey, Peru, IL, and was ordained a priest on May 29, 1966. He did graduate studies at The Catholic University of America from 1967-69. He holds a master’s degree in library science.
As a monk of Blue Cloud, he served in various assignments, including 40 years as the abbey librarian. He also served in area parishes and as the abbey treasurer. He served the Native Americans at St. Ann’s Indian Mission, Belcourt, ND, for three years. When Blue Cloud Abbey closed, Fr. John transferred to Saint Meinrad Archabbey in 2013.
Historic St. Boniface Catholic Church and St. Meinrad Catholic Church are located in Spencer County, Indiana and observe Central Time. For more information, visit sbcatholic.church or smcatholic.church.
