Father Daniel J. Rupp was born in Iowa and as a youth felt a strong call to the priesthood. He graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and moved to Vermont to work as an engineer. His calling to the priesthood continued and he entered the seminary in 1993 and was ordained a priest in 1998. Father Rupp spent 4 years as an associate Pastor in Barre and became Pastor of the parishes in Barton, Orleans and Irasburg six years ago.  Father’s interests are in cars, snowmobiles, tractors, art and architecture. Christ the King - St Anthony Parish welcomes our new Pastor, Father Daniel J. Rupp

 Father Sean Dowling I was born in Syracuse New York and am one of six children. I received my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Montclair State University in Montclair New Jersey. After college,I pursued a career as a professional musician, traveling all around Europe,America and eventually ending up in Honolulu Hawaii. After some 12 years on the road, I was given a unique opportunity to enter professional baseball as an Umpire. I spent three years Umpiring in Professional Baseball including spring training assignments with the Marlins, Mets, and Dodgers.  Life was great! But during the off-season following my 3rd year in professional baseball, I experienced a powerful conversion experience that changed my life forever. I traveled to a small farming village in the former Yugoslavia called Medjugorje where the Blessed Virgin Mary began appearing to 6 young people on June 24th, 1981.The apparitions of Mary continue to this day each evening at 6:40pm and are now being studied by church officials in Rome. That is where I heard the call to the Priesthood. Upon returning from Medjugorje,I met a wonderful priest who helped me discern that I had a calling to be a Priest. I entered Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg Maryland in August of 2003 and received a Masters in Divinity in May of 2009.I am very happy to be here and look forward to getting to know all of you.
 

Deacon Louis Muenier has faithfully served Christ the King - St. Anthony Parish for well over 25 years. His wife, Helen has been a supportive and deeply spiritual influence as they have served our community.  

Deacon Timm Taylor and his wife Judy joined the Parish in 2003 after moving to Vermont from Miramar, Florida. They have two children, Jenn and Robert. Deacon Timm was Ordained in 1995 in the Archdiocese of Miami, Florida by Archbishop John Clement Favalora at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Miami. He and his family served St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Miramar, FL  for over 10 years. He also taught Computers for grades Pre-K through 8th Grades for 7 years at St. Bartholomew Catholic School. 

To access the Vermont Permanent Deacons Website, please click the following link: http://www.vtdeacons.com/

The Online Catholic Encyclopedia has the following article regarding Deacons: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04647c.htm