Deacon Formation Program
Our Eparchy (Diocese) also has a Deacon Formation Program. For several years, it was held at St. Basil Seminary, Methuen, Massachusetts; later it was transferred to Anna Maria College, Worcester, MA.
Protodeacon Bryan McNeil
Brymc56@comcast.net and Archimandrite Paul Frechette
olphworc@att.net coordinate this Program. Presently, it is undergoing a total transformation. Details will be forthcoming.
Consecrated Life
St. Basil Seminary, Methuen, MA was our first seminary in the U.S. Several monks of the BasilianSalvatorian Order Monastery of Our Savior (
Deir al Mukhallis), Joun, Lebanon traveled to this country in the early 1950's and established a Pontifical Institute for all Eastern Catholic Churches.
Their Regional Superior is Rev. Fr. Antoine Rizk, BSO
Fr_antoine@hotmail.com while the Seminary Superior is Rev. Fr. Fares Al-Khlaifat, BSO
fatherfares@hotmail.com
