Glenmary Elects New Leadership

Executive Council natives of Wilmington, Albany and Covington Dioceses 

CINCINNATI (June 14, 2011)----Father Chet Artysiewicz was elected president of Glenmary Home Missioners during the first week of the community's 15th General Chapter being held June 6-17 in Charleston, W.Va. Also elected to Glenmary's executive council were Father Neil Pezzulo as first vice president and Brother Jack Henn as second vice president.

Glenmary priests, brothers, students and lay coworkers are currently participating in the every-four-year gathering. Following the Chapter of Elections held the first week, participants are now working----with the aid of an outside facilitator----to identify key issues facing Glenmary and set priorities for Glenmary to address over the next four years.

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Father Chet Artysiewicz, 66, a native of Wilmington, Del., has served as pastor of The Catholic Community of Bertie County (Windsor, N.C.) and St. Joan of Arc mission (Plymouth, N.C.) for the past year.  

Father Artysiewicz took his First Oath as a Glenmary missioner in 1969 and his Final Oath in 1972. He was ordained in 1973. In his years of home mission ministry, Father Artysiewicz has served as associate pastor of Glenmary's mission in Morehead, Ky., and as pastor of missions in Waynesboro, Ga.; West Union, Ohio; Greensboro, Ga.; Swainsboro, Ga.; Monticello, Ark.; and Idabel, Okla. He has also served the community as vocation counselor and director of the post-novitiate program.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., and a Master of Divinity degree from St. Louis University. In his leisure time, Father Artysiewicz enjoys music, walking and sports, especially baseball.       

Father Neil Pezzulo, 48, was born and raised in Schenectady, N.Y. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from Elmira College in 1984. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Washington Theological Union in Washington, D.C., prior to his ordination in 1999. Father Pezzulo made his First Oath to the Glenmary community in 1994 and his Final Oath in 1998.

While in formation with Glenmary, Father Pezzulo worked in mission areas in Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia.

Since ordination, Father Pezzulo has ministered to Glenmary missions in Arkansas. He served as associate pastor of the missions in Crossett and Hamburg from 2000 to 2003 and has pastored missions in Waldron and Danville since 2003. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities, especially skiing, hiking, camping and kayaking.       

Brother Jack Henn, 62, a native of Bellevue, Ky., was first elected to leadership in 1995 as second vice president. Since 2007, he has helped provide outreach to those living in Bertie County, N.C., as a member of the Glenmary pastoral team serving The Catholic Community of Bertie County. In 2009, he was recognized as the Citizen of the Year by the Bertie County Chamber of Commerce for his contributions in caring for the county's elderly population and his other civic involvement.

Thirteen of Brother Jack's 35 years in Glenmary have been dedicated to vocation and formation ministry. He also served as a parish brother in Sylvania, Ga., and as an evangelization minister in Sautee, Ga. He completed a Master of Pastoral Studies degree at Loyola University (Chicago) in 1994.

Before entering Glenmary in 1974, Brother Henn completed a bachelor's degree in accounting at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky., and pitched for the college baseball team. Brother Henn still enjoys playing and watching sports for relaxation.

Assignments for mission positions that will be affected by the elections will be announced in the weeks to come.

 
Digital or hard-copy photos of these men are available by contacting Glenmary's Communications Office at 513-881-7491.