Rev. David A. Bellittiere is the pastor at Fourteen
Holy Helpers Church in West Seneca and is the new spiritual leader of the
Friends of St. Peregrine. He continues the tradition of healing masses
offered by the Friends of St. Peregrine throughout the communities of Western
New York. He is a strong believer in the power of prayer to comfort
individuals and families that are experiencing the difficult challenges of
illness.
Fr. David is a native of Amherst and attended Wadhams
Hall Seminary College in Ogdensburg, NY. He entered SS. Cyril and Methodius
Seminary in Orchard Lake, MI where he earned his Master of Divinity Degree.
In 1988, he was ordained a transitional deacon and assigned to Our Lady of
Czestochowa Parish in North Tonawanda. In 1989, he was ordained a priest at
St. Benedict Parish where he grew up.
Fr. David served at All Saints Parish as a parochial vicar until 1995 and
then assisted as temporary administrator at St. Bridget's Church in Newfane.
His next assignment was parochial vicar at Christ the King Parish in Amherst
where he served for eight years. In 2002, he was appointed pastor at Holy
Trinity Church. In 2008, he was given additional responsibilities at the
Newman Center on the campus of SUNY Fredonia.
The Friends of St. Peregrine are extremely grateful for the services
provided by Rev. James G. Judge. Fr. Judge is the founding spiritual leader
and inspirational guide to the Friends of St. Peregrine. After sixteen years
of uplifting and comforting healing masses, Fr. Judge will now devote himself
to other ministries. We deeply regret his departure and we express our
profound gratitude and appreciation for his many years of leadership and
spiritual guidance.
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Peregrine, Inc.
