1964
Rev.
2016
Rev. Crowley
May 18, 1964 — December 31, 2016
Rev. John C. Crowley, age 52, of Oxford, PA, formerly of Drexel Hill, PA, passed away suddenly on December 31, 2016. Beloved son of the late John C. and Jean E. Crowley (nee Ryan). Loving brother of Kathleen Salute, Susan O'Neill (John), Ellen Shea (Patrick) and Michael Crowley. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and 3 great-nieces.
Transferral of Father's Body will take place Sunday, January 8, 2017 4:00 PM followed by his viewing 4:30-7:00 PM at Sacred Heart Church, 203 Church Road, Oxford, PA 19363. A Parish Mass will be celebrated at 7:00 PM. A viewing will be held on Monday, January 9, 2017 from 9:00-10:45 AM at Sacred Heart Church followed by his Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM to be celebrated by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Interment Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Father John's memory to the parish of your choice would be appreciated.
Listed below is an article that Father Crowley wrote to his parishioners upon being made Pastor at Sacred Heart Church.
Hello, my name is Father John Crowley. I am happy to be the new pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, here in Oxford. I have heard wonderful things about our
parish and I look forward to meeting and getting to know you, the Catholic Faithful here in beautiful southwestern Chester County, Pennsylvania. I come from a family of seven, grew up in Drexel Hill, a part of Upper Darby in Delaware County, received the Catholic Faith from my parents, lived it out in my family and among my friends and deepened my understanding of it at St. Charles Borromeo Parish. I graduated from St. Charles Borromeo School, from Monsignor Bonner High School and Drexel University and I worked as a CPA, in both public accounting and industry, in Philadelphia for ten years.
I entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in 1998, at age 34, I was ordained a Catholic Priest in 2003 and my previous assignments were as a parochial vicar at St. Alphonsus Parish in Maple Glen, Montgomery County, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Doylestown, Bucks County and St. Bernadette of Lourdes Parish in Drexel Hill, Delaware County. After my assignment at St. Alphonsus Parish, Cardinal Rigali sent me to Rome for graduate studies from 2006 through 2010 and I received a Sacred License in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, with a specialization in Dogmatic Theology. I taught part-time at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in the Permanent Diaconate, College and Theology Divisions from 2011 through 2013 and enjoyed my experience of working with the young men who will be and some of whom now are parish priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
When Archbishop Chaput assigned me to be the new pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, he instructed me, via the Vicar for Clergy, to remember two important things. First, he told me to be kind to the people of our parish and second, he told me to stay here. I intend to do both and I want to say to you, once again, that I am glad to be here in Oxford, Chester County, for my first assignment as a pastor and that I look forward to many rewarding experiences and wonderful years with you, celebrating our Catholic Faith together.
Sacred Heart Church
105 Wilson Avenue Havertown 19083, United States
Transferral of Father's Body will take place Sunday, January 8, 2017 4:00 PM followed by his viewing 4:30-7:00 PM at Sacred Heart Church, 203 Church Road, Oxford, PA 19363. A Parish Mass will be celebrated at 7:00 PM. A viewing will be held on Monday, January 9, 2017 from 9:00-10:45 AM at Sacred Heart Church followed by his Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM to be celebrated by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Interment Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Father John's memory to the parish of your choice would be appreciated.
Listed below is an article that Father Crowley wrote to his parishioners upon being made Pastor at Sacred Heart Church.
Hello, my name is Father John Crowley. I am happy to be the new pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, here in Oxford. I have heard wonderful things about our
parish and I look forward to meeting and getting to know you, the Catholic Faithful here in beautiful southwestern Chester County, Pennsylvania. I come from a family of seven, grew up in Drexel Hill, a part of Upper Darby in Delaware County, received the Catholic Faith from my parents, lived it out in my family and among my friends and deepened my understanding of it at St. Charles Borromeo Parish. I graduated from St. Charles Borromeo School, from Monsignor Bonner High School and Drexel University and I worked as a CPA, in both public accounting and industry, in Philadelphia for ten years.
I entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in 1998, at age 34, I was ordained a Catholic Priest in 2003 and my previous assignments were as a parochial vicar at St. Alphonsus Parish in Maple Glen, Montgomery County, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Doylestown, Bucks County and St. Bernadette of Lourdes Parish in Drexel Hill, Delaware County. After my assignment at St. Alphonsus Parish, Cardinal Rigali sent me to Rome for graduate studies from 2006 through 2010 and I received a Sacred License in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, with a specialization in Dogmatic Theology. I taught part-time at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in the Permanent Diaconate, College and Theology Divisions from 2011 through 2013 and enjoyed my experience of working with the young men who will be and some of whom now are parish priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
When Archbishop Chaput assigned me to be the new pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, he instructed me, via the Vicar for Clergy, to remember two important things. First, he told me to be kind to the people of our parish and second, he told me to stay here. I intend to do both and I want to say to you, once again, that I am glad to be here in Oxford, Chester County, for my first assignment as a pastor and that I look forward to many rewarding experiences and wonderful years with you, celebrating our Catholic Faith together.
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Sunday, January 8, 2017 4:30 PM - 7:00 PMSacred Heart Church
105 Wilson Avenue Havertown 19083, United States
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