Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Fr Jerry L. McCormick, 1939-2025
PACIFIC GROVE – On Friday, 18 July 2025, the Very Rev. Jerry L. McCormick, V.U., Pastor Emeritus of Saint Angela Merici, died at the age of 86. Born on 3 April 1039, Fr McCormick was ordained to the priesthood in June of 1973. He served as the seventh pastor of the parish of Saint Francis…
RIP: Fr Scott McCarthy
MONTEREY – On Sunday, 12 November 2023, Rev. Cornelius “Scott” McCarthy died. “Father Scott” studied theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley and prepared for the priesthood at Saint Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park. He served as a priest of the Diocese of Monterey in California as 17th pastor of Our…
RIP: Fr Michael L. Cross
FELTON / SALINAS – The Diocese of Monterey in California has announced the funeral arrangements for the late Rev. Michael L. Cross, pastor emeritus of the parish of Saint John in Felton, who died on 3 January 2023 at the age of 87 . Ordained in 1962 for the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno, Fr Cross first…
Fr Peter C. Sanders, 1953-2022
MONTEREY – On Friday, 2 December 2022, the Rev. Peter Charles Sanders, Cong. Orat., S.T.L., died at the age of 69. Born on 28 May 1953, Fr Peter Sanders was a member of the Confederation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri and the director of New Pentecost Catholic Ministries. According to a 8 December…