Rev. John Wheeler, CSB
Weekend Associate

I would like to let you know a little about myself.  I was born in Detroit, the third of eleven children.  Our little brother Michael died of pneumonia at the age of 6 months in 1948.  The other 10 of us are still alive and kicking (7 boys and 3 girls).

I was raised in Redford Township, went to grade school at St. Michael’s of Livonia and St. Valentine’s of Redford Township.  After graduation, I went on to Catholic Central High School where I graduated in 1957.  From there I went immediately to the Basilian Fathers’ novitiate in Rochester, N.Y..

I have been a professed Basilian for 50 years, and an ordained Basilian priest for 40.   Mainly I have been a teacher (36 years). But I was a parish priest in Owen Sound, Canada, for 5 years, too.

Though I taught for four years each in France and New Mexico, my main teaching work has been at Catholic Central (28 years).

I was a weekend assistant in the 70’s at St. Genevieve church in Livonia, in the 80’s at St. Val’s, and for the past 9 years here at St. Priscilla parish.  It is a real joy for me to be a part of the St. Priscilla family.

As a teacher, I have mainly taught French.  Since 1979, I have organized French Summer Exchanges for the students.  In July of 2008 my students and I will once again be spending a month in Annonay, France.  It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it!