Marian Community

Rev. Walter Dziordz, M.I.C., Pastor/Superior

My name is Fr. Walter Dziordz. I had been the Provincial Superior for 13 years of what was the St. Stanislaus Kostka Province of Marians in the US for 13 years. This province merged with the province of St. Casimir to become an entirely new province, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province.

Prior to that ministry as Provincial Superior, I was the pastor of a parish in Greensboro, N.C., for five years. I had been ordained for three years when I became a pastor.  Because of my experience as pastor of a parish, I became the pastor here at Our Lady of Peace in 2006.

In addition to being the pastor here, I am also the local House Superior. We have modeled our Marian life here on what we had experienced in Greensboro, which was also a parish and religious house.  To do the best we can, we try to maintain an active religious life of community and prayer.

In addition to the above, I served in the US Army for three years, with one year in the National Guard.  I hold M.Div and D.Min degrees.

Rev. James Enin, M.I.C., Parochial Vicar

My desire to be a priest dates back to 1953. However, when I first applied for the priesthood I was rejected because my father was not a Roman Catholic.

During my working years in Ghana, I was closely associated with devotions to the Sacred Heart and the Marian Cult. During 1959 to 1975, I was a member of the Sacred Heart Confraternity and Choir of Kojokrom-Sekondi. From 1975 to 1978, I was the Diocesan Secretary of Accra Sacred Heart Enthronement Centre and also in charge of the Marian Shrine in Accra, where we had processions and devotions every 1st Saturday of the month.

In 1978, my employer transferred me to Sunyani. While there, I offered to help the Bishop of the Sunyani Diocese to train the children and the youth, with the help of the Sisters M. Dolores Inkoom and Elizabeth Anderson (HHJC).

In 1982, I applied for admission to some congregations. The Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of Mercy Province in England and the Congregation of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary responded.

My long journey to become a priest had not yet ended. I could not get an extension on my visitor’s visa and had to return to Ghana. It wasn’t until 1985 that I obtained an employment visa to come to England. Finally, I could begin the last leg of my journey to priesthood. What began as a desire to become a priest in 1953 became a reality in 1991 when I received the Sacrament of Ordination.

Rev. Alphonse Micka, M.I.C., Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Anthony Kelpsas, M.I.C.

Rev. Mariusz Janiszewski

Deacons of Our Parish

Deacon Frank Bina

Deacon Paul Brachle

Deacon Larry Fudacz

Deacon Dennis Stolarz