Two of our Associate Priests, Fr. Joshua Lobo and Fr. John Sutka, will be leaving St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica in June to take on their new assignments. Fr. Lobo will be going to Rome for studies, leaving us on June 6, 2021 and Fr. Sutka will be joining St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Mississauga as Associate Pastor on June 30, 2021.
Although their time with us has been short, we are grateful to have had them with us during the past year. They have been a source of strength to our community and examples of deep faith and patience during this difficult time of pandemic. Many of you have had an opportunity to engage with both Fr. Lobo and Fr. Sutka, either in person or virtually via the livestreamed Mass. We wish them well as they move on and feel blessed to count them among the wonderful priests who have served the Cathedral community.
We welcome Fr. Andrew Taylor to our Cathedral community as our new Associate Priest, effective June 30, 2021. Fr. Taylor was ordained to the Priesthood by His Eminence Cardinal Collins on May 8, 2021. He is the fourth of eight children, was born in Barrie and grew up in Aurora in a home where the importance of faith, prayer and the sacraments were strongly emphasized. While in high school, Fr. Andrew encountered Christ through the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist, and began to hear the call to the priesthood. He began his formation at Serra House in 2011 and then joined St. Augustine’s Seminary in 2015, where he completed six years studying and preparing for the priesthood. Please pray for Fr. Andrew in this time of transition and we look forward to meeting him soon!