Fr. Valentine Joseph Gasparraj

Greetings in the name of the Lord. I am Fr. Valentine, your new pastor. My loving wishes to all your family and friends. I hear many good things about you. You are a vibrant community of faith and service. I am happy to join in your faith journey. With you, I am a fellow Christian and for you I am a servant of God.
 
I have been a priest for forty years. Most of my ministry was among seminarians who were in the final stage of their formation to priesthood. I have a doctoral degree in Theology and I have  experience of teaching in the seminary for 16 years. I was also in a parish in India as parish priest for 2 years and in Wisconsin as pastor for 12 years. All other years were in studies and administration. I had been secretary to my Archbishop in India for 3 years and spent time for higher studies in Europe for 7 years. In spite of these experiences, I always want to learn from you and I believe in faith as a process of learning to learn the wonderful ways of God in life. Please help me by your great gestures of faith and love to glorify God in my life.