Our Pastor

Rev. Father Michael K. Skrocki, M.Div., JCD

The Reverend Fr. Michael K. Skrocki was appointed Pastor of St. Ann Melkite Greek-Catholic Church by Bishop John Elya effective as of Monday 19 April 2004.

Rev. Michael K. Skrocki, son of the late Stanley and Jeselda (Pesaresi) Skrocki, was born in Allentown, PA in September of 1964. He grew up in the Allentown area and attended Catholic grade school and high school. As a young man, Fr. Michael was active in the Boy Scouts and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Besides an undergraduate degree in Russian, Father also has some expertise with computers and worked in that field for a number of years.

In 1996 Father Michael entered the eparchial seminary of St. Gregory the Theologian in Newton, MA and attended classes at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary (as is customary in the Eparchy). He was ordained to the priesthood in 2000 and served as pastor of St. Ann Melkite Greek-Catholic Church in Waterford, CT.  Fr. Michael has served two terms on the Eparchial Presbyteral Council, teaches Canon Law at the Eparchial Deacon Training Program, and has edited over twenty volumes of liturgical materials of Sophia Press - the publishing wing of the Eparchy. Currently, Fr. Michael serves as Adjutant Judicial Vicar for the Eparchy and as Chairman of the International Committee for a Common English Translation of the Divine Liturgy.

Fr. Michael has received the following degrees:
BA – Russian and Slavic Studies from Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA – 1999

M.Div. – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Boston (Brookline), MA – 1999

JCL – Catholic University of America, Washington, DC – 2003

JCD – Catholic University of America, Washington, DC – 2007