Happy Anniversary to Our 2020 Priest Jubilarians
June 18, 2020
60 years
Father Aloysius Neumann
Born in Evanston, Father Aloysius Neumann was ordained to the priesthood by Apostolic Delegate Most Rev. Egidio Vagnozzi at Pontifical College in Worthington, Ohio on May 21, 1960.
He attended Quigley Preparatory in Chicago, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, and Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio.
He began his priestly service as parochial vicar at Christ the King Parish in Wonder Lake (6/18/1960-1/24/1961); then served in that position at St. Mary, Pecatonica (1/24/1961-6/23/1962); St. Patrick, Dixon (6/23/1962-6/18/1965); St. Mary, Woodstock (6/18/1965-8/25/1967); St. Monica, Carpentersville (8/25/1967-1/16/1969); St. Nicholas, Aurora (1/16/1969-1/6/1970); St. Peter, Geneva (1/6/1970-12/10/1970); and at St. Mary, DeKalb (12/10/1970-9/20/1972).
Father Neumann then served as pastor at St. Mary Parish, Durand and St. Patrick Parish, Irish Grove (9/20/1972-7/5/1984); then at Holy Cross Parish, Stockton (7/5/1984-7/4/1998); then at SS. Peter and Paul in Virgil (7/4/1998-8/3/1999). He served as administrator at St. Catherine of Genoa Parish in Genoa (8/3/1999-3/1/2000), then as pastor there until 11/3/2004 when he retired.
50 years
Father William Wentink
Born in Chicago, Father William Wentink was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Arthur J. O’Neill on May 9, 1970 at St. Patrick Parish in Rockford.
He attended Quigley Preparatory in Chicago, St. Mary of the Lake Junior College in Mundelein and St. Procopius Seminary in Lisle. He studied theology at St. Maur Seminary in South Union, Kentucky and in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Father Wentink began his priestly service as parochial vicar at St. James Parish, Rockford (6/3/1970-7/3/1975), then as parochial vicar at St. Rita in Rockford (7/3/1975-7/20/1984), and as pastor at that parish (10/1/1994-6/10/1997).
Father Wentink is perhaps best known for his service as chaplain of the Rockford Police and Fire Department (11/1/1970-12/1/2011) and as chaplain at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center (7/20/1984-7/1/2014).
Father Wentink retired on July 1, 2014.
25 years
Father Jacek Junak, CR
Father Jacek Junak, CR is a member of the Congregation of the Resurrection.
He was ordained April 22, 1995.
In the Diocese of Rockford, he served as administrator of St. John the Baptist Parish in Johnsburg (8/1/2009-10/11/2010) then as pastor there until the present. He has served also on the Presbyteral Council (8/10/2015-9/30/2018) and again from (5/7/2019 to the present).
25 years
Father Frederick Peterson, OSB
Father Frederick Peterson, OSB, is a member of the Benedictine Order at Marmion Abbey in Aurora. He is pastor of St. George Romanian Byzantine Church in Aurora.
25 years
Father Mieczyslaw Wit, OFM Conv.
Father Mieczyslaw Wit, OFM Conv., was born in Stary Dzikow, Poland. There he attended Franciscan Catholic High School and after graduation he entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans). He made first vows in 1989 and solemn vows on Dec. 8, 1993. He attended Franciscan Major Seminary in Krakow.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 17, 1995 by Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy in Krackow, Poland.
He served for one year as parochial vicar in Piensk, Poland, then began post-graduate studies at the Catholic University of John Paul II in Lublin, Poland, 1996-2000.
He worked for six months in 2000 at the Franciscan Major Seminary in St. Petersburg, Russia, before coming to the United States. From 2001-2004, Father Wit served as a parochial vicar at the Basilica of St. Stanislaus in Chicopee, Mass., and from 2014-2016 at Our Lady of the Cross Parish, Holyoke, Mass.
In the Diocese of Rockford, Father Wit has served as pastor at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish since July 1, 2016.
10 years
Father Bernard Sehr
Born in Chicago, Father Bernard Sehr attended Kolbe Academy Home School from 1998-2002. He studied for the priesthood at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward, Neb., and at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary at Mundelein.
He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Thomas G. Doran at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rockford on May 22, 2010.
Father Sehr served first at Holy Family Parish , Rockford (6/1/2010-10/23/2011), as Knights of Columbus chaplain at the parish (2/16/2011-2/16/2014), and as a religion teacher at Boylan Central Catholic High School (6/1/2010-10/23/2011). He was parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Crystal Lake, and a religion teacher at Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock (10/24/2011-12/17/2012).
He served as administrator at St. Patrick Parish in Dixon (12/17/2012-4/14/2014) then as pastor there (4/14/2014-6/1/2017).
He has served as pastor at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Sandwich since June 1, 2017.
10 years
Father Jeremy Trowbridge
Born in Wausau, Wis., Father Jeremy Trowbridge attended high school in Poplar Grove, ITT Technical Institute in Greenfield, Wis., then St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward, Neb. He studied theology at Pontifical North American College and University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome (2006-2011), also earning an Sacred Theology Licentiate (STL) degree there from the Institute of John Paul II for Marriage and Family Studies.
He was ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 2010 by Bishop Thomas G. Doran at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rockford.
Before beginning his STL studies in Rome, Father Trowbridge assisted at St. Bridget Parish, Loves Park (6/1/2010-8/1/2010). After completing his studies, he served as parochial vicar at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Rockford (7/1/2011-7/1/2013), also teaching part-time at Boylan Central Catholic High School.
Additionally he has served as Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus Bishop Muldoon Council 470 (10/26/2011-10/26/2014), as associate master of ceremonies for the diocese (11/6/2012-10/1/2013 and 10/6/2014-6/16/2019), on the Presbyteral Council (10/6/2015 to present) and was acting director of the Office of Family Life (2/14/2013-9/23/2013), then spiritual director for the diocesan Office of Life and Family Evangelization (10/1/2013 to the present).
Father Trowbridge then served as parochial vicar at Christ the Teacher Parish, DeKalb (7/1/2013-6/18/2018). He then went to SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Cary, where he served first as administrator (6/18/2018-4/29/2019) and now as pastor.
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