Our Pastors

Fr. Michael Reardon is a native Vermonter, born in Brattleboro in 1948.  After two years at Norwich University he entered the Armed Forces serving in Vietnam as a Helicopter pilot in 1969-70.  After his Honorable Discharge from the Army Fr. Michael worked first as an aviation consultant before entering into the financial services industry.  Receiving the call to religious life, Fr. Michael joined the Society of Divine Vocations in 1989.  Educated at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University in New Jersey he was ordained to the Priesthood in February 1999 and immediately sent to the fledgling mission in India where he assumed the positions of Superior, Treasure, Novice master while overseeing the construction of the community in Thalore, Kerala and establishing the House of Studies in Mulayam.  Upon his return to the U.S., Fr. Michael was appointed Superior Treasurer and novice master of the Headquarters Community in Florham Park, N.J. as well as Chaplain to the Vocationist Sisters.  On July 1st, 2009, Fr. Michael became the 16^th pastor of St. Mary Star of the Sea as well as pastor of St. Edward the Confessor in Derby Line and St. Benedict Labre in West Charleston.

Fr. Thomas was born in Vallakkadavu, in Idukki district, Kerala India on July 18^th, 1979.  He joined the Vocationist Fathers in 1996 at Thalore Father Justin Vocationary, and continued his priestly studies in Marymatha major Seminary at Mulayam, Thrissu, Kerala, India.  He took his perpetual vows of Povert, Chastity and Obedience on May 9^th, 2004.  He was ordained as a deacon by Most Reverand Jacob Thoomkuzhy, Archbishop of Thrissur, on March 7^th, 2007 at Marymatha Seminary.  He was ordained as a priest by Most. Reverand Mathew Areckal, bishop of Kanjirappally on 28^th December.  His first assignment was as an assistant Vicar at Sacred Heart Church in Erumapetty, Thrissur, Kerala, India.  He is currently assigned at St. Mary Star of the Sea in Newport, St. Edward the Confessor in Derby Line and St. Benedict Labre in West Charleston as a parochial vicar.