Rev. Joseph A. Jenkins
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Pastorfather_joe1986msn.comFr. Joe's family moved from LaPlata to Forestville, MD, when he was a young boy. He grew up in PG County and attended Mount Calvary Parish. He was one of five boys and two girls. He entered seminary immediately after graduating from Suitland High School in 1978. He spent his freshman year at St. Francis Seminary and College (now University) in Loretto, PA. When the seminary closed in 1979, he was transferred to the Seminary of St. Pius X in Erlanger, KY. He loved the traditional regimen there and earned 159 credit hours (largely in History and English) with a degree in Philosophy. He next moved to Theological College in Washington, DC and took Theological classes at the Catholic University of America. He was ordained a deacon in 1985 and a priest on May 17, 1986. He has worked in numerous parishes:1983-1984 Mount Calvary in Forestville, MD (as a seminarian/janitorial work)
1984-1985 Mary, Mother of God in Chinatown, NW DC (as a seminarian/sick calls)
1985-1986 St. Ann in Tenleytown, NW DC (as a deacon)
1986-1993 St. Ann in Tenleytown, NW DC (as a parochial vicar)
1993-1998 St. Mary of the Assumption in Upper Marlboro, MD (as a parochial vicar)
1998-1999 St. Peter in Waldorf, MD (as a parochial vicar)
1999-2000 St. Thomas More in SE, DC (as pastor)
2000-2007 Church of the Holy Spirit in Forestville, MD (as pastor)
2007-present Holy Family Church in Mitchellville, MD (as pastor)