|  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. |
|
 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. |
