July 14t^th, 1997:

Today Father George Gavin sac of the Mother of God Province died in Milwaukee at the age of 72. After service in the Navy he entered the Pallottine Fathers and was ordained a priest in 1956. His funeral took place with mass and prayers on the evening of July 16^th at Holy Cross Church on 5425 W. Bluemound Rd Milwaukee; the internment took place in the morning of July 17^th.

May 15^th, 1997:

The Pallottine Community of the Immaculate Conception Province announces the Election and Appointment of the New Provincial Council:

The Very Reverend Frank Amato, SAC - Provincial
The Reverend Peter Sticco, SAC - Vicar Provincial - First Consultor
The Reverend Francis M. Gaetano, SAC - Consultor
The Reverend Ralph Firneno, SAC - Consultor
The Reverend Michael Salerno, SAC - Consultor

Pallottine Provincialate
204 Raymond Avenue
South Orange, NJ
07079

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August 15th, 1996: Milwaukee WI: The new North American Inter-Novitiate began on August 15 in Milwaukee under the directorship of the Mother of God province. The director of this preparatory formation program is Fr. Leon Martin sac of the Mother of God Province. Fr. Séamus Freeman sac, the rector general was present and brought greetings and good wishes from the General Consulta, Fr. Peter Sticco sac, the Provincial of the Immaculate Conception province, Fr. Norbert Hannappel sac, the Provincial of the Holy Trinity province Germany, and Fr. Josef F Schmelz, the Provincial Delegate of the Canadian delegature were present. Two novices hail from the Milwaukee province and two from the Canadian delegature.

June 26th, 1996: Milwaukee WI: Fr. Joe Heinrichs sac, the Provincial of the Milwaukee Mother of God Province died at the age of 71. At the time of his death he had been a Pallottine for 48 years and a priest for 45. The funeral took place on June 30/31, Séamus Freeman, the rector general, was the main celebrant and homilist. Pallottines and Pallottine Sisters of many North American Pallottine groups attended, as well the Provincial of the Irish Pallottines.

May , 1996: Milwaukee WI: Another Continental Meeting of the Pallottine groupings in North America took place; these are The Mother of God Province Milwaukee, The Immaculate Conception Province, New Jersey, the Italian, Irish, Polish, and Canadian delegatures. Fr. Séamus Freeman sac was present. Some of the important points were the adoption of a North American Preparatory Formation Program and the adoption of the Mexico mission as a North American mission.

April 21, 1996: Calgary AB: The conclusion of the Bicentennial of Saint Vincent Pallotti's birth was celebrated by Pallottines and all the members of the local Union of Catholic Apostolate groups. A mass was celebrated in front of the new outdoor St. Vincent Pallotti statue with renewal of Pallottine Apostolic commitments. During the outdoor mass a heavy snowfall occurred; we still speak about this mass as the infamous snow-mass. Following the mass, excerpts of Vincent Pallotti's life were performed by the junior group of the UAC, followed by dinner and benediction.

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Contact: Josef F. Schmelz sac, Calgary Canada