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Pastor's Bio

[Father Skloo - zah - check]

 

Praised be Jesus Christ!

As I begin my ministry among you as your pastor, I am very happy that God’s providence has sent me as shepherd of the people of St. John the Baptist Parish. I have heard many wonderful things about this parish, and I look forward to serving you and being with you as your pastor.

The feast we celebrate today couldn’t be more fitting as my first Sunday among you. The Body and Blood of Christ, the Most Holy Eucharist, is the source and summit of our Christian life. Everything we do as members of the Body of Christ draws its strength from the Eucharist and leads toward the Eucharist. The Eucharist is our life.

I was so happy to learn that St. John the Baptist has a Perpetual Adoration Chapel. A parish that is constantly praying, centered in the Eucharist, and united to the Body of Christ is blessed indeed. And a parish that makes the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist its heart and center will stay on the right path to God.

It is fitting that this, my first Sunday as your pastor, is also Father’s Day. It’s no accident that Catholics call their priests “Father.” All priests, and in a special way pastors, are called by God to be fathers to their people. Just as earthly fathers nourish, lead, and guide their children, so also priests nourish their people with the Body and Blood of the Lord, lead them in the ways of holiness, and guide them to heaven by teaching them the way.

Earthly fathers are also called by God to lead their children in the ways of the Lord. Christian fathers have a distinctive vocation to nourish their children by making sure they get to Mass and Confession. They lead their children by their own example of prayer and virtuous living, and they guide them by teaching them the truths of the faith.

Please keep me in your prayers daily, that I may be a faithful shepherd, modeling my ministry always on that of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. I promise to pray for you daily, especially in the Mass. As our Responsorial Psalm today says, “I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.”

Fr. Michael Skluzαcek, Pastor

OUR PASTOR'S HISTORY

 

EDUCATION

Master in Applied Spirituality

University of San Francisco

1987

San Francisco, California

Master of Divinity

Saint Paul Seminary

1980

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts

Saint John’s University

1975

Collegeville, Minnesota

MINISTRY ASSIGNMENTS

2004-

Rector and Pastor, Cathedral of St. Paul

St. Paul, Minnesota

1998-2004

Pastor, Church of St. Mary

Stillwater, Minnesota

1992-2004

Pastor, Church of St. Michael

Stillwater, Minnesota

1991-1992

Parochial Vicar, Saint John the Baptist

Savage, Minnesota

1989-1991

Director of Spiritual Formation, The American College

Louvain, Belgium

1983-1989

Spiritual Director/Counselor, Saint John Vianney Seminary

Saint Paul, Minnesota

1985-1989

Weekend Assistant at Saint John Vianney Parish

South Saint Paul, Minnesota

1984-1985

Weekend Assistant to Campus Ministry, College of Saint Thomas

Saint Paul, Minnesota

1983-1984

Weekend Assistant at Good Shepherd Parish

Golden Valley, Minnesota

1980-1983

Parochial Vicar, Cathedral of Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

 Personal History and Information 

Born:

February 21, 1953

New Prague, Minnesota

Youngest of eight children

Parents:

Theodore R. Skluzacek (deceased)

Cecilia Schoenbauer Skluzacek (deceased)

Lived first 16 years on a dairy farm near Lonsdale, Minnesota

Attended:

Immaculate Conception Grade School in Lonsdale, Minnesota

Bethlehem Academy High School in Faribault, Minnesota

Summer of 1974:

Studied in Chartres, France

1975

Received a BA in music (vocal education) from St. John’s University

1980

Ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

  Other Significant Work Experiences, Activities and Interests

Summer 1975

Worked as a camp counselor and youth minister, Catholic Youth Camp

McGregor, Minnesota

Summer 1977

Worked with “A Christian Ministry in the Nationals Parks,”

Glacier National Park, Montana

Summers of

Took groups of students camping and canoeing to Boundary Waters Canoe

1984-1988

Area, Northern Minnesota

1981-1989

Served as Chaplain for the St. Paul Guild of Catholic Women

1993-2001

Served as Chaplain to the Solanus Casey (Stillwater) Council of the Knights of Columbus

1994-1997

Served on the Advisory Board of the Stillwater Good Samaritan Home

1992-2004

Served as Canonical Administrator for St. Croix Catholic School and St. Croix Valley Religious Education Program, Stillwater, Minnesota

1999-2002

Served on the Presbyteral Council of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

2003-present

Served on the Board of Directors for Dunrovin Christian Brothers Retreat Center, Marine-on-St.-Croix, Minnesota

Interests include:  Music, outdoors (hiking, camping, skiing, kayaking, canoeing), foreign languages, spirituality, liturgy, gardening, travel

(May/2006)

 

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