Written by John Cleary

On Saturday, May 26, 2007, Archbishop Raymond Burke ordained to the Order of Priesthood four Kenrick-Glennon seminarians for the Archdiocese of St. Louis: Rev. Timothy Bannes, Rev. Rodger Fleming, Rev. John O’Brien, and Rev. Joseph Post.

In attendance at the standing-room only Cathedral Basilica were family and friends of the four men, as well as priests, deacons, and men and women religious of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Seminarians were also in attendance at the ceremony.

Many seminarians commented that seeing their brother seminarians ordained to the priesthood was an inspiring experience that they hope to know in the years to come.

Last year, Fathers Chris Dunlap, Chris Martin, Nicholas Muenks, and Aaron Nord were ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Next year, God-willing, the new transitional deacons will be ordained to the priesthood, including seven more for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Other Kenrick-Glennon seminarian ordinations, ministries, and graduations include:

Sacred Order of the Priesthood

• Timothy Lorenz Bannes, St. Louis
• Rodger Paul Fleming, St. Louis
• John Joseph O’Brien, St. Louis
• Joseph Stephen Post, St. Louis
• Christopher John Rossman, Kansas City in Kansas
• William Wayne Hennecke, Jr., Springfield-Cape Girardeau
• Augustine Dominic Okon Ibok, Society of Our Mother of Peace

Sacred Order of the Diaconate

• Patrick John Driscoll, St. Louis
• Brian Edwin Hecktor, St. Louis
• Michael Joseph Houser, St. Louis
• Eric Jeffrey Kunz, St. Louis
• Edward George Nemeth, St. Louis
• Kevin Michael Schroeder, St. Louis
• Noah Andrew Philip Waldman, St. Louis
• Scott Andrew Valentine Hastings, Omaha
• Kevin Alvaro Muniz, Springfield in Illinois
• Michael Linnebur, Wichita
• Aaron Spexarth, Wichita
• Matthew Michael DeBlock, Rockford, Illinois

On Saturday, April 14, in Kenrick-Glennon Seminary’s Chapel of St. Joseph, the following seminarians were installed to the Ministry of Acolyte by Most Reverend Robert W. Finn, Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph:

• Mark Andrew Chrismer (St. Louis)
• John Walter Mayo (St. Louis)
• Eric Francis Olsen (St. Louis)
• David Patrick Skillman (St. Louis)
• James David Theby (St. Louis)
• Christian Joseph Malewski (Kansas City-Saint Joseph)
• John Robert Evans (Rockford, Illinois)
• Russell Paul Kovash (Bismarck)
• Jordan Emmanuel Gongora (Belize City & Belmopan)
• Kevin James Stockbridge (Memphis)

On Saturday, April 21, in Kenrick-Glennon Seminary’s Chapel of St. Joseph, the following seminarians were installed to the Ministry of Reader by Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas:

• Anthony Joseph Gerber (St. Louis)
• James Andrew Holbrook (St. Louis)
• Craig Thomas Holway (St. Louis)
• Stephen Albert Mirarchi (St. Louis)
• Anthony Bernard Ochoa (St. Louis)
• Nicklaus Ewald Winker (St. Louis)
• Anthony Richard Yates (St. Louis)
• Barry Robert Clayton (Kansas City in Kansas)
• Maximilian Kolbe Biltz (Wichita)
• Jonathan Edward Brotemarkle (Wichita)
• Yancey Quinn Burgess (Wichita
• Zachary Jon Kautzky (Des Moines)
• Francis William Doyle (Jefferson City)
• Dylan Schrader (Jefferson City)
• Evan Patrick Harkins (Kansas City-Saint Joseph)
• James Christopher Arlien (Colorado Springs)

Cardinal Glennon College, Class of 2007

• William Francis Dotson, St. Louis
• Jeffrey Joseph Geerling, St. Louis
• Michael Joseph Grosch, St. Louis
• Henry Knox Purcell, St. Louis
• John Anthony Straatmann, St. Louis