Saint Brendan
Church
Clifton, NJ
Rev. Frank W. Weber
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Rev. Frank Weber was born in Passaic, NJ, spending his formative years in the Botany section of Clifton. He went to number seven school and graduated from Clifton High School in 1952. He worked at the Urika Printing Company while attending night classes for electronics. In 1958 he decided to become a priest and began his studies at Seton Hall University in South Orange moving on to Immaculate Conception Seminary in Darlington. He was ordained in May of 1962 saying his first Mass at Holy Trinity in Passaic. His first assignment was at Sacred Heart Church in Dover followed by an assignment to Holy Cross Church in Wayne. In 1965 he was transferred to St. Gerard in Paterson in residence while teaching at DePaul High School in Wayne. In 1968 he was transferred to Our Lady of Consolation in residence while teaching full time at DePaul High School. During this time, he went to Manhattan College for a Masters Degree in Theology and Religious Education. In 1974 he took off a year to complete studies at Manhattan College for a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. He continued teaching and counseling at DePaul High School until 1981. He transferred to Paul VI in Clifton to continue his work until 1995, also serving as chaplain to Preakness Hospital. He took up residence at St. Brendan in 1984 and joined the pastoral team full time in 1995. In January of 1999 he was assigned pastor. Fr. Weber enjoys cooking as his father was a chef, writing his articles for the weekly bulletin, theater, music, going back to college just to keep up with literature , and relaxing with friends. |