35th Anniversary for Fr. Pat Egan

Fr. Pat Egan, ordained in 1967 as a Roman Catholic Priest for the Archdiocese of Westminster in London, England, celebrated his 35th anniversary to the priesthood with several hundred  members of Christ the King Parish in Ann Arbor, along with a number of local clergy, including Bishop Carl Mengling, and friends from various local Protestant congregations, Catholic parishes, The Servants of the Word, and members of Washtenaw Covenant Community. Fr. Charlie Irvin, Pastor of St. Mary's in Manchester and editor-in-chief  of Faith Magazine , who is also celebrating his 35th anniversary at this time, gave a stirring homily and  tribute to Fr. Pat at the Anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving.

Fr. Pat has been active for many years in church renewal, ecumenism, and in lay movements in the United States and abroad. [See recent article by Fr. Pat, entitled Beacons of Hope ]He is presently chaplain at Dominos Farms.  He is the founder of the Ann Arbor Catholic Men's Movement and a liason for the national Cathoic Men's Movement and Promise Keepers.  He has a weekday radio broadcast, and in his spare time he leads the University of Michigan men's boxing club.  See Credo Publications article, entitled Preacher with a punch .  Also check out Fr. Pat's WebSite . which includes a biography and personal profile .