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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: 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 |