May 9th, Celebrating Golden Jubilees of Priesthood, John O’Connor, Greg McEnnally, John Graham.
Congratulations to our Golden Jubilarians – who will be celebrating in different places because of the covid-19 lockdown. John O’Connor is at Sacred Heart Monastery, Kensington, Greg McEnnally at the Little Sisters of the Poor, Randwick, John Graham in Japan.
John O’Connor has worked in MSC schools, including a long time at Monivae. He was also part of the travelling Education team.
For some years he organised and led pilgrimage tours to Europe. His ministry has included hospital chaplaincy and parish work, work in the Northern Territory and, most recently, nine years as parish priest at Kings Meadows, Launceston.
Greg McEnnally has worked in MSC schools, a long time at Monivae. He has also worked in MSC parishes, especially in Randwick which is his home parish. For several years he worked in China teaching English as a second language. This ministry led to his writing three books on travels in China. He is chaplain to the Little Sisters of the Poor, Randwick.
John Graham is not so well-known as other members of the Australian province. He has spent most of his life as an MSC working in Japan.
John was a ‘late vocation’, making his first profession on February 26th 1965, ordained on 9th May 1970. After some time on the staff at Chevalier College, he was appointed to Japan, serving in various parishes staffed by the MSC. He is one of the last three Australian MSC working in Japan (along with Brian Taylor MSC and Keith Humphries).
