The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-20

Local priests ordained last Thurs day in Hartford by the Most Rev. Henry J. O'Brien, D.D., auxiliary bishop of the Hartford Diocese will tomorrow celebrate their first Masses in their local parish churches.
 Among the newly ordained men from here who will sing their first solemn Masses tomorrow are the following:
 Rev. Harold J. Flanagan, son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Flanagan Of 2l Arch street, and nephew of the Rev. Henry Flanagan of East Nor- walk and the Rev. Joseph Flanagan of Torrington.
 Father Flanagan's uncles will be among the officers of his first SOL emn Mass. Rev. Henry Flanagan as deacon and Rev. Joseph Flanagan as preacher. Archpriest at the Mass, to be celebrated at II in St. Mar garet'S church, will be the pastor Rev. John A. Conlan, Rev. Donald OLeary, of the Church of the 1m- maculate Conception. will be sub deacon and Rev. J. Oliver Cronan of St. Margaret'S, master of cere- monies.
 Rev. Edward B. Conlan son of Mfr. and Mrs. Edward P. Conlan of 501 Wilson street, a graduate of Bar nard school and Crosby High. Father Conlan prepared for the priest hood at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield and completed his theol- ogy and philosophy courses at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester.
 He will sing his first solemn Mass at Ii in St. Patrick''s church. Rev. Eugene P. Cryne, pastor, will be archpriest, Rev. William Rarus, Holy Name church, Stamford will be deacon and Rev. Charles E. Webb Hartford, member of the ordination class who will celebrate his own first solemn Mass on May 28. sub- deacon, Rev. Leonard G. Dillon, M. S., of the faculty of La Salette college, Hartford will preach the Ser- mon. John Brennan, a cousin of Father Conlan, now studying at St. Thomas will be thurifer at the Mass.
 Rev. John J. Conrick a native of Cork, Ireland who was brought up in Waterbury since his youth by his aunt Miss Margaret ODonnell and his uncle the late James O'Donnell attended St. Thomas's grammar school and Crosby High and pre- pared at St. Thomas seminary and St. Bonaventures seminary, Allegha- ny, N. Y.
 He will celebrate his first solemn Mass at Il in St. Thomas church. Rev. John J. Kennedy. pastor of St. Thomas church, will be archpriest: Rev. Francis v. McShane of St. An- thony's, Hartford, deacon; Rev. Thomas H. Dwyer, St. Charles. Bridgeport, subdeacon; Rev. Valen- tine Plevyak. Scranton, Pa, master of ceremonies: Rev. Richard Fitz- gerald, Sharon, Pa, thurifer; Mas ter Andrew Olson and Master Eu- gene Eagan, acolytes. The sermon will be preached by Rev. Alexander Wyse, O. F. M, assistant director of St. Anthony's guild, Paterson. N. ,.
 Rev. Joseph c. Murphy, son of the late MT. and Mrs. John Murphy of Ayers street, is a graduate of St. Mary's school and Crosby high and prepared at St. Thomas seminary previous to completion of his course at St. Mary's seminary, Baltimore.
 Father Murphy vii cerebrate his first solemn high Mass May 2i, at II at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The officers at the Mass will be: Archpriest, Father O'Shea, deacon, Rev. William Mon- aghan. St. Patrtck's Church. and subdeacon. Rev. Andrew Cooney, St. Mary's Church. Norwich.
 Master of ceremonies at the Mass will be Francis Murphy, . brother of the celebFant and q student at St. Thomas seminary. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Patrick F. DonneIly. St. Roses church, New Haven.
 Rev. William N. Wihbey, son of Mfr. and Mrs. George Wihbey. 67i MeTiden road. Chase grammar school. La Salette preparatory school and St. Thomas seminary prior to completion of his course at et. Mary's seminary, Baltimore.
 He will celebrate hisfirst solemn Mass at fl o'clock in SS. Peter and Paul church with Rev. James P. Woods, as archpriegt. Rev. John Kerr, St. Edward church, Baltimore, and Rev. William H. Sullivan. St. Francis's, New Haven, will be deacon and sub- deacon respectively. Master of cer- emonles will be Rev. John Sullivan of sS. Peter and Paul's and the ser- mon win be delivered by Rev. Th0nl- as Mc0uirk, N. G.. of the La 6al- cite Ncyitiale, Bloomfield.