2015 Retreat Theme was

“The Mercy of the Holy Spirit”

Fr. William M.Weary 

     Father later earned an MA in journalism from the University of Missouri and then worked on his hometown newspaper, the Carlisle Sentinel, as a reporter before entering seminary in 1979.

     Graduating from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia with an MA in theology, he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Harrisburg at St. Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg, May 19, 1984. 

     His numerous assignments during his 31 years of priesthood include: St. Joseph, Mechanicsburg, 1984-87; Cristo Salvador, York, 1987-89; chaplain of Geisinger Medical Center, 1990-95; pastor of St. Joseph, Danville, 1997-2009, and his current assignment as pastor of Sacred Heart, Lewistown and St. Jude Thaddeus, Mifflintown. 

     Fr. Weary speaks Spanish and celebrates and preaches a Saturday evening Spanish Mass every week.  He has taken several mission trips to Honduras.  Currently he is spiritual advisor for the Cursillo Movement of the diocese, and for the diocesan Courage Movement, which ministers to Catholics with same sex attraction.  He is chairperson of the Lewistown Ministerium and is on the ethics committee of Lewistown Hospital.

      Father was baptized in the Spirit several years before entering seminary and helped lead the St. Joseph, Mechanicsburg charismatic prayer group for three years.  He has celebrated many of the monthly Healing Masses and celebrates a once-a-month Healing Mass at St. Jude. Father Bill and Fr. Frank are good friends, taking many trips together and praising the Lord in many charismatic prayer meetings.