The
TransCanada Province of the Spiritans remembers one of its beloved
confreres, Fr. Peter Fleming, CSSp. A native of Dublin, Ireland, Fr.
Peter made his first vows with the Spiritans on September 8th, 1950
and six years later made perpetual vows. He was ordained to the
priesthood on July 13th, 1958 and appointed to Canada (arriving on
the 4th of July 1959) where he served as teacher, Vice Principal and
Principal of Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School. Fr. Peter was
devoted to teaching, to the staff and students and to all that was
and is "Neil McNeil." He retired from teaching in June of
1991 but continued with Chaplaincy work for the Toronto Catholic
District School Board (T.C.D.S.B.). In June of 1994, Fr. Peter
accepted an appointment as Associate Pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in
West Hill, Ontario. Prior to this actual appointment, because of his
love of music, he had always been connected with the parish and was
well known and loved as the parish choir director. On January 15th,
2001, Fr. Peter became the Pastor of St. Joseph's, remaining there
until his retirement in the summer of 2005. He moved to Shanahan
House, the Spiritan community nearby St. Joseph's, and continued to
help out at times in the parish whenever he was needed. Fr. Peter was
a man of many talents and through his semi-annual pilgrimages to the
various holy sites in Europe and the Holy Land, he touched the lives
of an even wider constituency than Neil McNeil and St. Joseph's.
Welcome
to the site of the TransCanada Province of the Spiritans. We are a
Roman Catholic Religious Congregation of over three thousand members,
founded in 1703. Our missions are spread worldwide. While we may be
found involved in many diverse ministries, we have dedicated
ourselves to working with the poor and in those situations where the
Church has difficulty in finding ministers. We hope you enjoy your
visit to our site and that while browsing you will keep us in your
prayers. May God bless you.
