Pastors  Pastor Father David   Fr. David William Dominic Kennedy was born on Veterans Day, November 11, 1954, the second of eleven children to Malcolm and Grace Kennedy, in Lorain, Ohio. He was ordained a Transitional Deacon on All Souls Day, November 2, 1996, and ordained a Priest for the Diocese of Owensboro on the Feast of the Visitation of Mother Mary to St. Elizabeth, May 31, 1997. His first Mass of Thanksgiving was for the Feast of Corpus Christi, June 1, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Calvert City, Kentucky, where he first attended Catholic School from 1960-1965. A second Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated at St. John Catholic Church in Paducah, Kentucky, where he attended Catholic School from 1965-1968. He celebrated his third and final Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Paducah, where he was an adult member before entering the Seminary. He attended the Seminary at St. Meinrad, Indiana, from 1992-1997, where he completed his Master of Divinity Degree. Fr. David came to St. Michael Parish as the second Pastor, from 2000-2003, following Fr. Len Arcilesi, who was Founding Pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. Fr. David was the first Resident Pastor at St. Michael Parish. After five years, Fr. David has returned as Pastor for the second time. He always brings a substantial library with him for ministry and spiritual reading.  Father David Kennedy  (270) 640.9850 FrDavidKennedy@AOL.com  Deacon Deacon Jack   Jack Cheasty retired from the military in 1997 at the rank of major. Jack's journey to ordination began with his conversion in Jerusalem in 1986. His family entered the Church in 1991. Along with Margaret Donahue and Perry Elder, he formed the original steering committee which led to the establishment of St. Michael the Archangel parish.   He was accepted into diaconate formation in the Diocese of Nashville in 2002 as the Diocese of Owensboro had not yet established a program.  Ordained on the 9th of June 2006 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Bishop John McRaith (Owensboro Diocese) concelebrated the ordination Mass with Bishop David Choby (Nashville. Diocese).  The Laying on of hands was imposed by both bishops.  Bishop David assigned Jack to St. Michael the Archangel Parish,  Diocese of Owensboro,  at the request of Bishop John.  Reverend Mr. Jack Cheasty Currently Deployed to Afghanastan with 101st Airborne  JackCheasty@GMail.com