Fr. Ollie C. Kennedy Retirement

On February 9, 2009, the Missionary Society of St. Columban feted Fr. Ollie C. Kennedy with a retirement celebration. After ordination Fr. Kennedy was assigned to Burma (now Myanmar). Unfortunately, when he arrived, no visas were being granted. He then went to Korea until the war forced him to Japan. Fr. Kennedy went back to Korea after the war and then on to Jamaica. After Jamaica, Fr. Kennedy was assigned to the U.S. mission office in St. Columbans, Nebraska, where he served for thirty-three years in numerous capacities.

Fr. Kennedy continues to work in the office before his departure for Bristol, Rhode Island in Spring 2009. Fr. Kennedy’s cheerful greetings, his dignified bearing and gallant manner will be missed in the halls of the house and the mission office.


L-R in the photo: Jeff Norton, Fr. Ollie C. Kennedy, Fr. Arturo Aguilar at the retirement celebration.