"Fr. Gene, we thank you and honor you on your twenty-fifth anniversary of priesthood! Ad Multos Annos!"
                                                      -- Your family at St. Barnabas

HAPPY 25th ANNIVERSARY, Fr. GENE SMITH!

GENE F. SMITH grew up in St. Lawrence Parish in Chicago. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 19, 1984, and for the next twenty-five years he has been an outstanding servant of the people of God in many capacities. Among them: 

♦    Associate pastor at St. John Fisher, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Old St. Patrick's, and Ss. Faith Hope and Charity in Winnetka.

♦    Teacher of English, Irish, and American literature at Notre Dame University.

♦    Campus Minister and Adjunct Professor at St. Xavier Univeristy.

♦    Conductor of literary tours in Ireland, and lecturer on the great Irish authors.

♦    White Sox fan, Fighting Irish fan, and active player in all major sports.

For the past five years Fr. Gene has shared his richest gifts and special moments with the people of St. Barnabas Parish. He has blessed this community with faith, wisdom, friendship, laughter, and eloquence. He has been faithful to the promise he made twenty-five years ago — to be a servant to us and to the Gospel in the example of Jesus Christ.

Fr. Bill Malloy