St Michaels High School - Footprints Yearbook (Union City, NJ)

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THE REVEREND STEPHEN PAUL KENNY, C.P. f-.kiln 5

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th The Class of 55 gladly dedlcates Its book to Father Stephen Paul our beloved and hnghly respected pastor and frnend for this year he IS celebratung the snlver annlversary of has ordination to the prlesthood Father ns well known an Saznt Mnchaels After he was ordained In T930 he spent three years on the mlsslon band and ten as curate In thus parlsh Then he enlxsted as army chaplann nn T943 and was with the mfantry durnng the Normandy nnvasnon and push unto Germany ln the town of Paderhorn Westphalla he found Cardunal Hlond Pr: mate of Poland the prlsoner of the Nazis and had htm flown ln a special plane to Rome He came out of the army with the rank of Lneu tenant Colonel and has to his credit the Bronze Star with Cluster the Purple Heart the European Theatre Medal and sux Campalgn Medals Back In hls monastery he served In several capacities But It was a happy day for us when he returned to Saint Michaels ln February 1950 as pastor Improvements without number In the church schools and convent testlfy to his managerial skull and the crowds at Mass and the Communion raul testify to hls zeal Surely all heaven relouced that day twenty tive years ago when a certann fervent young Passlonlst was raised to the dngnlty of the priest hood' , . . 1 1 . . . . , . . - 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - , . . . , . 1 1 ' 1 1 I I -