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On Friday, September 25, the Oblates, Friends of Father Judge, Judge alumni, supporters, representatives from the Catholic Church of Philadelphia, pastors of area churches, and Pennsylvania State Senator Joe Picozzi all gathered at Father Judge High School for the Induction Mass for Mr. Jim Meredith as President of Father Judge. The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales have been administering at Father Judge High School since its opening in 1954.
“The Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Jack Kolodziej, OSFS, Provincial of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales and Director of Salesian Mission and Identity at Father Judge. The Rev. Joe Campellone, a former Judge president, delivered the homily.
Among others joining in the celebration of the Mass were the Rev. Ed Rauch, Judge’s first president; the Rev. James Dalton, a 1962 Judge graduate who served as the school’s principal and interim president; the Rev. James MacNew, a 1969 Judge graduate; the Rev. Phil Bochanski, pastor at St. Christopher; the Rev. Joseph Maloney, pastor at Maternity BVM; and the Rev. Patrick Welsh, pastor at St. Matthew.
Father Judge students took part in the Mass, with senior Roland Clough leading the Direction of Intention prayer and student body president Christian Dorman doing the first reading.
Taking part in the installation were Bill St. Clair, chairman of the Friends of Father Judge; Charles Seravalli, chairman of Judge’s Board of Specified Jurisdiction; and Jay DeFruscio, chief operating officer of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office of Catholic Education.” Read more in “Jim Meredith installed as Judge president” by Tom Waring