Fifth General Councillor, Gene A. Pejo MSC, Philippines

We conclude our series on our new General Council.

My name is Gene (Genie) A. Pejo, MSC. I was born on April 27, 1960. I joined the MSC-Philippine Province in 1986 as a Postulant and did my Novitiate Formation in 1987. I made my first temporary profession in 1988 and had my final profession as MSC on June 2, 1992.  I was ordained priest on April 27, 1994. My first pastoral placement was in Virgen de la Regla Parish in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu as an Assistant Parish Priest. Then in June F1995 I was transferred to St. John the Evangelist Parish, in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, still as an Assistant Parish Priest. 

In June 1996 I was asked to join the formation team of our Post-Novitiate Formation, and at the same time undergoing a two-year Formative Spirituality Course at Emmaus Center for Spirituality, in Quezon City Philippines.  In 1999 I became the Director of Scholastics. I also served for two years as MSC District Superior of Manila. In 2003 I was assigned Parish Priest at Immaculate Conception Parish in Butuan, Agusan del Norte, but prior to my parish assignment I also served as a Provincial Council Member for three years, and chairperson of Commission on Initial Formation. I also served as District Superior-Agusan District while serving as Parish Priest in Immaculate Conception Parish. In June 2006 I became the Director of Novices until June 2011 at the same time a member of the Provincial Council.

In February 2011 I was elected Provincial Superior and served for two terms until February 2017. In the same year I had my Sabbatical Year and in 2018 I was assigned in Surigao City as Assistant Parish Priest. In 2023 I was sent to Vietnam to become part of the formation team of MSC Vietnam, and this was my last assignment prior to my present assignment in the General Leadership Team.