Fr. Dennis G. Riter

Some months ago I mentioned in the bulletin that Christ the King Seminary will send a seminarian to our parish for pastoral experience during his pastoral year beginning sometime in August. I had the opportunity to meet Peter Santandreu three weeks ago. I described to him our parish, our ministries and some of our challenges. He realizes that this can be a great opportunity for him and is genuinely very excited about joining us. At present Peter is taking part in a CPE course in Pennsylvania. It is anticipated that he will remain with us until May or June of next year. Peter grew up in Hamburg, NY. Following graduation from St. John Fisher College, he spent two years as a volunteer doing missionary work at an Argentinian orphanage where he learned to speak Spanish. He later earned a M.A. in Theology St. Michael’s in Toronto.
Needless to say I am looking forward to sharing this pastoral experience with him. You too will have an important part in his formation. Stay tuned.