Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-15
REV. PHILIP J. MOONEY NAMED
PASTOR AT COLCHESTER

Preaching at the high mass in st.
Patrick's church yesterday, the fourth
Sunday after Easter, Rev. Philip j.
Mooney chose for his text the Saviour
question from the gospel for the Sun
day. John is. STA 'Wnither goest
yidual may well ask himself, bordering
his eternal destiny.
At the close OF his sermon Father
Mooney announced that -Rt. Rev. Bishop
| Milan had appointed him last week to
his first parish-St. Andrews, Colches-
ter.
BY strange coincidence Father Moo
ney served as eurate at that church.
| for four years when Rev NJ. H. May,
now rector of st. Patrick's, was pastor
there.
Father Mooney is a native Of New
Haven. Indicating the careful and thor
ough preparation required on the part
| of young men destined for the Roman
Catholic priesthood, following his edu-
| cation in the schools of his native city
he studied at st. Thomas seminary
Hartford, going from there to the Uni
versity OF Tarnow, in Austria Poland,
that ne might acquire wide knowl-
edge, not only of half dozen languages
but of their intricate dialects as well.
All the termination Of his lengthy
course in philosophy and theology, he
was ordained by Bishop Walega at
/ Tarnow Seminary. June 26. 1908, on the
feast of St. Peter and St. Paul.
After several weeks travel in Europe
the newly ordained priest returned to
America and, as STAGED. was at first as
signed to st. Andrews. Colchester, as
n assistant to Father May.
For four years he did praiseworthy
work in that parish. which embraces
not only Colchester, but Fitchville and
Bozrah missions, and at that time took
, in Moodus, later established as an indie
pendent parish with its own residen
pastor
Father Moneys next assignment wa,
to s.. Joseph's parish Wilma ntA,,
where he labored for souls through fv.
busy years His bishop then transferred
: him to New Milford. IN which town h,
was faithful curate for three years
: AS there was need for another prizes
speaking Polish and other languages a
!. the Polish church in Hartford as assist
ant TO Father S. Musiel, the next trans
fer Of Father Mooney took him to tina
: parish. where he remained for 81:
> months. He was sent to St. Patrick
parish Norwich Feb. 3 of last veal
: | during the critical illness of the lat
L Rev. John H. Broderick, then rector
). At Colchester, Father Mooney wi
3 succeed native of Norwich, Rev Jo
Sell r. fOFu. assigned py b1Snop M
e Ian to a residential section of Bridge
y port where he will build UP a newly II
: stituted parish Father Mooney wi
have as. assistoat in his new charE
Il Rev. Daniel F.1Illivan. a former curat
: at st. -Fatrick's. Norwich.
:, Since coming TO Norwich Fathe
8 AIeonaT has iabored in season and OIL
d OF season for the interests Of the lars
r pa .sil. las demonstrated ah9ye ali n
/ marked executive ability aid IS revere
h and heid in the most affeceje nate regar
by al, the people. Especially has !
l. BEEN succe ssful in his work smoeg II
1t young men Of the parish. Such is Il
r ltgicsl and almost military exd i lees
d tic l:o.nat cn1 system in eve-v r.atnd,
y dtcase = at advaneeni ent- IS 4eais-gl f,
ameng "a" juhior cieigy at +gll1r il
tervals; So that changes in the pefsol
se ne. Of the assistants is to be expects
o, as The bishop decides. Consequent
while st. Pstriek's people regret thi