Fr. Steven Marinucci
Father Steve is a native Philadelphian who grew up in Saint Mary
Magdalene Parish in South Philadelphia. He was ordained in 1974 in
the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul. Before entering the
Philadelphia Diocesan Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo, Fr. Steve
earned an undergraduate degree in Business administration from
St. Joseph University in 1969. After a pre-theology year in
St. Charles he completed his philosophy equivalency and entered the
Major Seminary in September, 1970. He was awarded his Master of
Divinity degree in the Spring of 1974, during his deacon year.
After ordination, Fr. Steve served as an assistant pastor in four
parishes from 1974 to 1989: St. Bernard Parish in the Northeast
section of Philadelphia; St. Bartholomew Parish, a city parish in the
Wissonomig section; Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Bensalem; and
St. John the Evangelist Parish, in Lower Makefield. In 1990,
Fr. Steve was assigned to the faculty of
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary as a member of the
Spiritual Formation Team. In 1995, he was appointed Director of
Pastoral and Apostolic Formation. During his time at the Seminary,
Fr. Steve studied at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he
earned a Masters Degree in Formative Christian Spirituality.
In June 1999, after 10 years at St. Charles Seminary, Fr. Steve
was assigned to St. Clement Parish in Southwest Philadelphia as
assistant pastor. In June 2001, Fr. Steve was assigned as pastor of
St. Agatha - St. James Parish.
Fr. Steve can be contacted at the rectory.
Fr. Vincent Morabito
Fr. Vincent Morabito was ordained in 1987 and is celebrating
his twentieth anniversary as a priest. Except for his first year as a
parish priest at St. Cecilia Parish in Fox Chase, his entire ministry has been
in the high school apostolate, namely at St. Pius X High School (Pottstown, PA)
and at Archbishop John Carroll High School (Radnor, PA). Most of these
years were spent as a school minister with part-time teaching assignments in
theology, Latin and history. His educational experiences include La Salle
University, Villanova University for graduate studies and St. Charles Seminary.
On June 18, 2007, Cardinal Rigali assigned Fr. Morabito to
St. Agatha - St. James as the new Assistant Pastor with primary responsibility
as Director of the Drexel Newman Center. He is enthused to be part of the
vibrant University City community and especially eager to meet Drexel University
students and staff to whom he will serve as Newman Chaplain, as well as
parishioners and friends of St. Agatha-St. James to who he will serve as
Parochial Vicar.Newman Center at
Drexel University.
Fr. George Strausser
Fr. George was ordained in 1977 and has since served in several parishes in
the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, including Sacred Heart in South
Philadelphia, St. Anne's in Pheonixville, and St. Cecilia in Fox
Chase. Almost all of his assignments have been to parishes with
hospital ministries. In 1996 he was named Parochial Vicar at Saint
Agatha - Saint James, where his primary duty is to minister to Catholic
patients in the area hospitals. He also coordinates acolytes and
Eucharistic ministers and is involved with the parish Structures
Committee for church restoration.
Fr. George can be contacted at the rectory.
Fr. Charles Zlock
Fr. Zlock comes to us having served as a school minister at Neumann – Goretti High
School in South Philadelphia while living at Saint Monica's parish also in South
Philadelphia. Fr. Zlock was ordained for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by
Cardinal Bevilacqua in 1994, having entered Saint Charles Seminary as a
“Pre-Theologian” when he was 31 years old. Previously, Fr. Zlock graduated from
Susquehanna University as a Management Major with a minor in German Language and
went on to obtain a Masters in International Business at the University of South Carolina.
After graduation, Fr. Zlock worked in three different firms in Germany before
returning to the United States to work for three years in Philadelphia in
computer sales. Fr. Zlock was born in Pottsville, PA and he went to school
locally at St. Joe’s Prep.
His
previous assignments before school minister at Neuman-Goretti were:
- St.
Ignatius of Antioch, Yardley (Deacon)
- St.
Martin of Tours – Oxford Circle (Ass’t. Pastor)
- Archbishop Wood High School (Faculty & School Minister); Residence @ St. Cyril
of Jerusalem, Jamison
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Among
Father Zlock’s interests and hobbies are various outdoors activities (back
packing, canoe-camping, fishing) karate, ice-hockey, and reading.
On June 20, 2005 Cardinal
Rigali assigned Fr. Zlock to St. Agatha - St. James as an assistant pastor
with primary responsibility to serve as Director of the Penn Newman Center.
Newman
Center at the University of Pennsylvania
IN MEMORIAM
Fr. Chuck Pfeffer
Born: July 3, 1951
Ordained a Priest: May 1977
Died: December 21, 2004
