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Father Sean Magnuson,
Parochial Vicar, Associate Pastor (serving St.
John's 2006 through present)
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Father Magnuson was ordained a priest on 27 May 2006. He became the Parochial Vicar (associate
pastor) at St. John's
on 14 June 2006.
He celebrated his
first Mass here on 15
June 2006.
Following is his biography in his own words:
I
am a native of the Twin Cities area; I grew up in Little Canada. I
went to grade school, kindergarten through fifth grade, at Sacred
Heart on the East Side of St. Paul where we were parishioners. After
the fifth grade, I transferred to the public school system, and my
family joined the Church of St. Agnes in St. Paul. I graduated from
Roseville Area High School in 1988.
After a couple of
years at Lakewood Community College, I enlisted in the Army where I
trained to repair Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (T.O.W.) Anti-Tank missile systems. In 1991, I
went to Saudi Arabia and Iraq for Operation Desert Storm. Afterward,
the Army sent me to Germany for two years. In 1993, I earned an
R.O.T.C. scholarship and finished my Bachelor of Science degree at
St. John's University in Collegeville, MN, with a major in
Nursing.
After St. John's University, and getting my RN
License, the Army commissioned me as a Second Lieutenant and sent me
back to Germany to work at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. In
1999, I deployed to Albania and Macedonia for the Kosovo conflict
with Serbia.
In 2000, I entered St. Paul Seminary and
remained there for the last six years until my ordination to the
Priesthood, by Archbishop Harry Flynn, on 27 May 2006. I look
forward to being at St. John's and getting to know God's people
here. Please pray for me. God bless!
Fr. Sean R. Magnuson
Curriculum Vitae
Rev. Sean R. Magnuson
Parochial Vicar
St. John
the Baptist Catholic Church
835 Second Avenue NW
New Brighton,
MN 55112
651-633-8333
ACADEMIC
HISTORY |
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Master of Divinity |
The Saint Paul Seminary, |
2006 |
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Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Clinical Pastoral Education |
Mercy Medical Center, |
2004 |
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Mason City, Iowa |
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Chaplain Officer Basic Course |
U.S Chaplain Corps, Army
Fort Jackson, |
2003 |
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Columbia, South Carolina |
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Officer Basic Course |
U.S. Army, |
1996 |
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Army Medical Department, |
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Fort Sam Houston, |
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San Antonio, Texas |
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Bachelor of Science |
Saint John’s University, |
1996 |
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Collegeville, Minnesota |
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Primary Leadership Development |
U.S. Army
Seventh Army, |
1993 |
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Hohensfels, Germany |
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MINISTRY ASSIGNMENTS |
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2006 - Present |
Parochial Vicar, St. John the Baptist |
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New Brighton, Minnesota |
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Summer 2005 |
Deacon, Divine Mercy Catholic Church |
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Faribault, Minnesota |
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PERSONAL
HISTORY |
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Born: |
January 8, 1970, Saint Paul,
Minnesota |
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Parents: |
Stephen R. Magnuson (deceased) |
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M. Lynn (Williams) Rhodes |
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Attended (1975-1990): |
Sacred Heart/Saint John’s Grade
School,
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Capitol View Middle School, |
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Little Canada, Minnesota |
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Frank B. Kellogg High School, |
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Little Canada, Minnesota |
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Roseville Area High School, Roseville,
Minnesota |
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Lakewood Community College, |
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White Bear Lake, Minnesota |
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1990 |
Enlisted as a Private (E-2) in the U.S.
Army |
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1996 |
Earned a Bachelor of Science Degree |
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(Major in Nursing), Saint John’s
University |
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Commissioned a Second Lieutenant (2LT),
in the U.S. Army |
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2005 |
Ordained a Deacon for the Archdiocese
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Saint Paul & Minneapolis |
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Saint Paul & Minneapolis |
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OTHER WORK
EXPERIENCES |
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Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, |
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Trained as a Tube-Launched, |
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Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided |
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Missile System Technician, |
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(MOS 27E-10-D3) |
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Operation Desert Storm, |
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24th
Infantry Division, Mechanized |
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3rd
Infantry Division, Mechanized, |
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Kitzengen, Germany |
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1993-1996
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Nurses Aid, Saint John’s Abbey Retirement
Center, |
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Collegeville, Minnesota |
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Resident Assistant, Saint John’s
University, |
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Collegeville, Minnesota |
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1996-2000 |
Registered Nurse, Army Nurse Corps, |
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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, |
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Landstuhl, Germany |
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