Passing of Father Burns
We regret to inform you that (retired) Saint James Parish Priest Father William Burns passed away yesterday after a short battle with Pneumonia. Parishioners and Saint James School students who had the pleasure of listening to his homilies know what a wonderful person he was; he will be greatly missed by those of us who knew him well.
As you may recall, just two weeks ago our Choir sang for the residents of The Residence at South Windsor Farms, where Father Burns recently resided. Father Burns was also with us to hear confessions (for Catholic students in grades 3-8) on December 15th.
Plans have not yet been made for his service but we did inform the students this morning of his passing, and we said several prayers for him together as a school community.