[CT-NFB] FW: Funeral Mass of Fr. Gregory Paul, C.P.

Tue Jan 4 19:41:07 UTC 2022

So sorry to hear this unfortunate news, he will be missed. Beth 

From: CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Nathanael T. Wales via CT-NFB
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2022 9:05 PM
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Cc: Nathanael T. Wales <ntwales at omsoft.com>
Subject: [CT-NFB] FW: Funeral Mass of Fr. Gregory Paul, C.P.

Colleagues:

I wanted to pass along to you the news of the passing of Fr. Gregory Paul, C.P.  In addition to ministering at the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, he was known by many NFB members as a priest who ministered to Dr. Kenneth Jernigan near the time of his passing and to his wife, as an offerer of invocations at NFB National Conventions, as the celebrant of many Roman Catholic Masses at National Conventions, and as a dedicated shepherd who believed deeply in the capacity and capabilities of blind people.  Forwarded is the announcement from the retreat center where he worked for over 15 years and from which he entered as much retirement as he wanted.  The funeral will be tomorrow morning at 11:00 at the retreat center; it will also be livestreamed, and a link is provided.

Here in Connecticut, our NFB affiliate also hosted Fr. Gregory Paul at at least one of our state conventions—at which he also gave an invocation.  And I can attest that he was a diligent recruiter of blind people that he met to the Federation.  I—and many times my wife—regularly attended events at the retreat center; though he may not have recognized me—or us—as having met before, when he saw our white canes he always asked if we had heard of the National Federation of the Blind.  You will also find the obituary linked in the forwarded e-mail, and we can be sure that he is looking down upon us, along with his parishioner Dr. Jernigan, smiling at the comment that he always called everyone “by name—though not always the correct name!”…and the irony of the author’s name of the organization of blind people that he so loved.

Please keep Fr. Gregory Paul, his family, and those to whom he ministered in your prayers.

Nathanael Wales

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From: Fr. David - Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center [mailto:info at holyfamilyretreat.org] 
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2022 4:03 PM
To: Nathanael Wales
Subject: Funeral Mass of Fr. Gregory Paul, C.P.

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Dear Holy Family Community, 

It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the passing of Fr. Gregory Paul, C.P. Fr. Gregory died peacefully on December 30, 2021, at McLean Health Center in Simsbury. You may  <http://secure.holyfamilyretreat.org/site/R?i=Xr6RKfKd3XWcsznQagiMFVMRQn1PuxVtpmW-cmHIsRAVnLPHgzMv1w> read his full obituary here.

Fr. Gregory was a member of the West Hartford Passionist community since 2002 and served on our retreat team here at Holy Family. He was truly beloved by our many long-time retreatants and so I invite you to remember Fr. Gregory with us as we celebrate his funeral Mass.

The funeral will take place here at Holy Family tomorrow, Tuesday, January 4, at 11:00 AM, with calling hours beforehand in the Main Chapel from 9:00 AM until 10:45 AM. Fr. Gregory will be buried in the Passionist cemetery here on our grounds. A reception will follow in our Main Dining Room.

All are welcome to attend the Mass and reception. Masks are required at all times for the services.

The funeral Mass will also be livestreamed, and we invite all who cannot attend in person to join us online. The livestream will begin at 11:00 AM and can be viewed at  <http://secure.holyfamilyretreat.org/site/R?i=_FJ7bt9yaspJyLMhycK8glokGujDTGYGgnkEqMDjz6RoxYzyCSbXVw> live.holyfamilyretreat.org.

Thank you for your prayers for Fr. Gregory and his family.

Sincerely,

Fr. David Cinquegrani, C.P.

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