Our Priests & Deacon: Rev. Richard Cannon, Pastor Father Cannon was born in Boston but moved with his family to Millis at an early age. His father worked for 35 years for Boston Edison and his mother was a nurse at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Both are living in retirement. One brother, Ken, is a priest who has settled in St. John’s Parish, Hopkinton, after years as a missionary in the Philippines. Ted is a Medfield lawyer and Bob a manufacturer’s representative. His sister Maureen is the wife of a doctor, mother of six children and lives in El Paso, Texas, where she once taught bio-chemistry at the University of Texas at El Paso. His sister Kerry has three sons and his sister Moira two daughters. Father Cannon attended Millis High School where he played football and baseball on some pretty good scholastic teams. “I was the best mediocre halfback Millis ever had,” he joked. “I still try to get back there for the Thanksgiving Day game.” He attended UMass-Amherst before entering St. John’s Seminary to study for the priesthood. He was ordained by Bernard Cardinal Law and celebrated his first Mass in St. Thomas Church, Millis, June 7, 1986. His first assignment was at St. Brigid’s in South Boston, where he remained for five years, then Holy Ghost in Whitman for another five. He had been at St. Vincent de Paul for nine years when the call came to St. John’s. Rev. Mark Barr, Parochial Vicar Fr. Mark Barr, whose home parish is St. Patrick in Natick, is one of the three children of Elynore (Pettigrew) Barr and the late Thomas Barr. He has one brother and one sister. He grew up in Wayland, where he attended local public schools, and graduated from Wayland High School. His undergraduate education was at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and his seminary formation was at St. John's in Brighton. During his final year of preparation for ordination, he served as deacon at St. Monica Praish, Methuen. In June 2008, he was assigned to St. John the Baptist in Quincy. Senior Deacon Charles M. Bubello Senior Deacon Charles Bubello was born in New York City. He is the oldest of four boys. His family moved to Brooklyn when he was seven. As a boy, he was an avid Brooklyn Dodgers fan. He met his wife, Alice, at a CYO dance. They married in 1951 and have been blessed with four children and eight grandchildren. Senior Deacon Bubello is an Army veteran and he attended Brooklyn College, graduating in 1963. Years later, he earned a Masters at Weston School of Theology. He is a retired project manager in the financial software development field. His home parish is Sacred Heart in Quincy and he completed his diaconate internship at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Deacon Paul Lewis Deacon Paul Lewis was born and raised in South Boston. He is the youngest of five children: two brothers and two sisters. His family moved to Quincy in 1961, and he is married to Mary Ellen since 1967. They have 6 grown children – 3 are married and have given them 8 grandchildren. Deacon Lewis is retired from local and state government, where he worked for over 30 years as a program administrator for employment and training programs, covering all phases of workforce development. Deacon Paul holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Curry College. His wife Mary Ellen is a graduate of Boston State College and holds a Masters degree in Education from Fitchburg State College. She is a kindergarten teacher at the Dorchester Lee School. Deacon Lewis completed his diaconate internship at MCI Cedar Junction; he was ordained in September 2006 and his first assignment is St. John the Baptist Parish.