Michael Petrovsky
M, #12991, b. 2 September 1961
| Father | Victor J Petrovsky b. Mar 1922, d. 23 Feb 1990 |
| Mother | Jane Ciappara b. 17 Dec 1930, d. 4 Apr 2007 |
Michael Petrovsky was born on 2 September 1961 in San Mateo Co., CA, USA.
He was living in 2022 in Petaluma, CA, USA.
He was living in 2022 in Petaluma, CA, USA.
Vincent Petrovsky
M, #12992, b. 4 July 1963
| Father | Victor J Petrovsky b. Mar 1922, d. 23 Feb 1990 |
| Mother | Jane Ciappara b. 17 Dec 1930, d. 4 Apr 2007 |
Vincent Petrovsky was born on 4 July 1963 in San Mateo Co., CA, USA.
Grievance Committee Maltese Club
?, #12993
Research: Purpose of the Grievance Committee of MASC is to listen to and recommend to the Board any actions against any member or group who breaks the house rules or any of the bylaws. Any member can file a grievance against any other member or group. For the exact wording for the purpose and functions of this committee, check the bylaws.
in 2022.
2022 Grievance Committee Maltese Club.
in 2022.
2022 Grievance Committee Maltese Club.
Verna Michaelson
F, #12994
| Step-father | (?) Borg |
Research: her mother (a Dane) and her stepfather, Mr. Borg, a Maltese. in 1930.
Michele Gatt
M, #12996, b. circa 1904
Michele Gatt was born circa 1904 in Gozo, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 30 March 1925 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; from Australia; last residence Austria.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 30 March 1925 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; from Australia; last residence Austria.
Cataldo Borg
M, #12997, b. circa 1908
Cataldo Borg was born circa 1908 in Valletta, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 21, last from Sydney, Australia; painter, farmer; Travel Place: Detroit, Michigan
Accompanied by: Mr J Valla
Friend's Name: J Attard.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 21, last from Sydney, Australia; painter, farmer; Travel Place: Detroit, Michigan
Accompanied by: Mr J Valla
Friend's Name: J Attard.
Carmello Abdilla
M, #12998, b. circa 1905
Carmello Abdilla was born circa 1905 in Micabiba, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 24, from Australia; Accompanied by: Joe Vella
Friend's Name: J Abdilla.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 24, from Australia; Accompanied by: Joe Vella
Friend's Name: J Abdilla.
Anthony J Buttigieg
M, #12999, b. circa 1906
Anthony J Buttigieg was born circa 1906 in Mellieha, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, field laborer, from Australia.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, field laborer, from Australia.
Emmanuel Micallef
M, #13000, b. 1904
Emmanuel Micallef was born in 1904 in Valletta, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 25, fitter, mechanic; from Sydney, Australia.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 25, fitter, mechanic; from Sydney, Australia.
Carmelo Sant
M, #13001, b. circa 1906
Carmelo Sant was born circa 1906 in Rabat, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, a farmer; from Australia; Travel Place: Detroit, Michigan
Accompanied by: Mr J Sappino; Friend's Name: A Sant.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, a farmer; from Australia; Travel Place: Detroit, Michigan
Accompanied by: Mr J Sappino; Friend's Name: A Sant.
Francesco Stellini
M, #13002, b. circa 1907
Francesco Stellini was born circa 1907 in Rabat, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 22, farm laborer.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 22, farm laborer.
Coronato Tabone
M, #13003, b. circa 1906
Coronato Tabone was born circa 1906 in Gozo, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, farm laborer; from Australia; Accompanied by: Mr S Attard
Friend's Name: J Camilleri. He and Charles Tabone were possibly the same person.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, farm laborer; from Australia; Accompanied by: Mr S Attard
Friend's Name: J Camilleri. He and Charles Tabone were possibly the same person.
Joseph Sciberras
M, #13004, b. circa 1906
Joseph Sciberras was born circa 1906 in Gozo, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, laborer; from Sydney, Australia.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 22 November 1929 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, laborer; from Sydney, Australia.
Father James Goode OFM, PhD
M, #13005, b. 18 November 1940, d. 4 March 2022
Father James Goode OFM, PhD was born on 18 November 1940 in Roanoke, VA, USA. He died on 4 March 2022 at New York, NY, USA, at age 81.
Research: Fr. Goode was pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck; from Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception in New York in 1983. Research: History of MASC: President Charles Xuereb accompanied by Anthony Spiteri, Vice-president and Anthony Agius, Treasurer attended the installation of Father Goode as the new pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church by Archbishop Quinn of the San Francisco. Archdiocese. Guza Stellini made and donated about $200 worth of pastizzi to be served at the reception that was held in the gym area of the church. During the reception our club representatives approached Archbishop Quinn regarding the possibility of installing a Maltese assistant pastor at what once was called the "Maltese National Church". The Archbishop listened sympathet,255,255]ically and said he'll do the best he could or words to that effect. As we all know, this request has never materialized. The idea for a close liaison with the Church as proposed by the new pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck, Father Goode, was agreed upon and welcomed; but Father Goode never came to our club as promised. in 1983.1 Research: A Franciscan priest. Research: IN HONOR OF FR. JAMES E. GOODE OFM, PH.D.
[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 18] [Page 25927] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS of new york in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Father James E. Goode, OFM, Ph.D. in recognition of his dedication and commitment to his
community, his faith, and in his work in the battle against AIDS. Father James E. Goode, OFM, Ph.D. is the leading Black Catholic
Evangelist in the United States. He is known as the Dean of Black Catholic Evangelists having preached the first Black Catholic Revival
in America (1974). The first Black Catholic Revival was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Father
Goode has preached all over the world and is one of the most sought after African American Catholic priests. Father Goode and Rev. Jesse
Jackson preached at the Vatican during the Black American Voices in Rome celebration, an event that was sponsored by the Vatican and the
City of Rome.
Father Goode was an elected member of the New York City Community School Board in District 16 for two terms. He was the former President
of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission. He also headed the first San Francisco Mayor's Task Force on Drug Addiction and served as
a Commissioner for Children, Youth and Families. He was also a Commissioner for the San Francisco Delinquency Prevention Commission,
as well as the San Francisco AIDS Council. Father Goode is a native of Roanoke, Virginia and a proud Franciscan Friar of the Order of Friars Minor, Province of the Immaculate Conception in New York City (ordained May 13, 1974, NYC). He has earned his Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Psychology, from Union
Graduate School, his Master of Theology, from the University of the State of New York, St. Anthony Theological Seminary, his Master of
Divinity, from the University of the State of New York, St. Anthony Theological Seminary, his Master of Arts in Educational Psychology:
from the College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York, and his Bachelor of Arts, from the University of the State of New York, Immaculate
Conception Seminary.
He was the Founding Pastor of the Faith Community of Black Catholics, Our Lady of Charity (1974) in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Under his
leadership this declining parish came alive and became authentically Black and Catholic. Our Lady of Charity became a model for Black
Catholic worship, education, community outreach and ecumenism. Father Goode assisted the larger Black Catholic Community of Brooklyn by
serving on many boards and councils. He was the first chairman of the Office of Black Ministry in the Diocese of Brooklyn. By God's grace and
mercy and through Father Jim Goode's gift of preaching and healing, thousands have come home to the Catholic faith. His motto: ``Blessed
Assurance Jesus is mine and no matter how hard the task or how difficult the moment I am ready to go in your name''. He is a longtime
activist and leader of Social Justice and Peace. His untiring efforts to combat and correct some of society's most urgent problems have been
his life's mission. This activism has led him to develop the 1st Annual AIDS Summit for Black Catholics on Saturday, December 1, 2001. The
theme of the conference is: ``Lift every life, help is on the way.'' Mr. Speaker, Franciscan Father Jim Goode's entire priestly life has
been dedicated to the spiritual and psychological growth and development of his people. He is a voice for the voiceless in their
quest for human rights. As such, he is more than worthy of receiving
our recognition today and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring
this truly remarkable man.
____________________ on 11 December 2001.
Obituary: on 11 March 2022: Father James Goode, ‘dean of Black Catholic preachers,’ dies at 81
March 11, 2022
By Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News
NEW YORK (CNS) — Franciscan Father James E. Goode, whose evangelizing work among Black Catholics became known throughout the United States and earned him the title “dean of Black Catholic preachers,” died in his sleep March 4 in New York. He was 81.
According to the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception in Manhattan, Father Goode, who was a member of the province, had been seriously ill for some time. He most recently resided at Mary Manning Walsh Home in Manhattan.
When Father Goode preached at his first Black Catholic revival in 1974 in the Archdiocese of Chicago, it began a ministry that led to him preaching at more than 300 revivals and convocations throughout his lifetime.
At one point, Father Goode joined the Rev. Jesse Jackson as they preached during Black American Voices in Rome, an event sponsored by the Vatican and the city of Rome.
His evangelistic style was so respected and well known that he was featured in an episode of “60 Minutes.”
In 1989, Father Goode founded the National Day of Prayer for the African-American Family, which is celebrated on the first Sunday of Black History Month, which is observed in February.
Beyond his work within parish life, Father Goode was director for many years of Solid Ground Ministry at St. Clare Friary in Manhattan, a Franciscan ministry among Black families in New York. His role found him reaching out to homeless, poor and sick people, assisting people living with HIV and restoring hope to victims of violence, neglect and abuse through counseling.
The U.S. House of Representatives honored Father Goode in 2001 with a resolution that acknowledged his preaching ministry as well has work for social justice and peace and support for Black families.
Born Nov. 18, 1940, in Roanoke, Va., Father Goode was adopted by Robert and Lula Young at 3 months of age. He attended Roanoke Catholic High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.
Afterward, he attended Holy Apostles Seminary in Connecticut and later was admitted into the formation program of the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception in Troy, New York. He studied theology at St. Anthony-on-the-Hudson Seminary in Rensselaer, N.Y. He professed solemn vows as a Franciscan in 1973.
Father Goode was ordained May 13, 1972, at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Manhattan, becoming the first Black Catholic priest from Roanoke. His first assignment was as a faculty member at Serra High School in McKeesport, Pa. Later he served as pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish in San Francisco.
He was the founding pastor of the Faith Community of Black Catholics at Our Lady of Charity Parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. Under his leadership he helped build the declining parish into a vibrant Black Catholic faith community that became a model for Black Catholic worship, education, community outreach and ecumenism.
Father Goode was the first chairman of the Office of Black Ministry in the Diocese of Brooklyn. He also served as president of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus. He also founded and was president of the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life.
Beyond his work within the Catholic Church, Father Goode was involved as a community leader. He served as an elected member of the New York City Community School Board in District 16 for two terms.
While in San Francisco, Father Goode served as president of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission. He also led the first San Francisco Mayor’s Task Force on Drug Addiction and was appointed to the city’s Commission for Children, Youth and Families and Delinquency Prevention Commission, as well as the San Francisco AIDS Council.
In addition to a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and master’s degrees in divinity and theology, he held a master’s degree in psychology from the College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y., and a doctorate in psychology from Union Graduate School in Schenectady, N.Y.
A funeral Mass was scheduled to be celebrated March 12 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in New York. Burial will be in Roanoke.
Obituary: in 2022: Black Catholic Messenger -- Fr James "Jim" Goode, OFM, legendary Black Catholic preacher-activist, dies at 81
By Nate Tinner-Williams - March 07, 2022
Fr James “Jim” Goode, OFM, an internationally-known Black Catholic revivalist and activist, passed away on Friday morning at Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home in New York City. He was 81 years old. He was reported to have been gravely ill in January, but no specific cause of death has been announced as of Monday afternoon. His religious jurisdiction, the Franciscans’ Province of the Immaculate Conception, posted a tribute to his life and legacy on the day of his passing.
“We are sorry to inform you that our brother… passed to eternal life this morning,” the announcement reads.
“He is best remembered for his many years of service to the African-American community.”
Born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1940, Goode became a fixture of African-American Catholic culture after his ordination to the priesthood in 1972—hot on the heels of the beginnings of the Black Catholic Movement, which would bring Black spirituality more fully into the Black Catholic community.
Goode himself played a major role in that process, integrating the Black preaching idiom into his homiletic style and reportedly participating in the first-ever Black Catholic “revival” in the US, in Chicago in 1974.
He would later become known as the “Dean” of Black Catholic preachers and evangelists, and is said to have preached over 300 major events during his lifetime.
Goode was also well known for founding in 1989 the National Day of Prayer for the African-American Family, a yearly event held on the first Sunday of February, during Black History Month.
It is recognized and celebrated in Black Catholic communities around the country, and was accompanied by personal video messages from Goode beginning in 2008. Last year, the event was spearheaded by the Society of the Divine Word’s Bowman-Francis Ministry, and this year by the National Black Catholic Congress.
The event was also connected to two other ministries founded by Goode, including the Solid Ground Ministry—which closed upon his retirement last year—and the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life, founded in 2002.
Goode’s work in the community for whole-life causes was celebrated both in and outside the Church. He was honored on the floor of the US House of Representatives in 2001 for his history-making cultural efforts, his ministry in San Francisco during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and his service in various civic positions—including the NYC school board, the San Francisco Housing Authority, and the city’s task forces on drug addiction as well as youth and family issues.
Rep. Edolphus Towns of New York, who organized that historic event, also noted that Goode once joined Rev. Jesse Jackson to preach at a “Black American Voices in Rome” event held in the Vatican City. “By God's grace and mercy and through [Goode's] gift of preaching and healing, thousands have come home to the Catholic faith,” Towns said. “His motto: ‘Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine, and no matter how hard the task or how difficult the moment, I am ready to go in your name’.”
Goode preaching a Black History Month Mass in New York City in 2000. (Catholic New York)
Goode also served a term as president of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus (NBCCC) and was a regular participant (and preacher) at the Black Catholic Joint Conference—a yearly gathering of Black priests, women religious, deacons and their wives, and seminarians.
“Goode has a dedicated record of activism, from holding a Black Catholic prayer march for jobs in front of the White House to the 1st Annual AIDS Summit for Black Catholics held in Brooklyn, as well as fair housing and drug abuse intervention activities,” added Leon Dixon, vice president for inclusion and human dignity at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
“[These] altogether have earned him two Congressional Record Citations and the NBCCC Brother Joseph Davis Lifetime Achievement Award (1996 and 2002).”
Goode served in San Francisco as pastor of St Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic Church, one of the few Black parishes in the archdiocese, and in Brooklyn at Our Lady of Charity Catholic Church, where he was the founding pastor.
Goode (left) administering Communion at New York's Black History Month Mass in 2014, alongside Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVD of the Diocese of Memphis. (Catholic New York) “We give thanks to God for his life and his legacy,” said Shaniqua Wilson, a New York-based Black Catholic artist and organizer, in a social media post announcing Goode’s passing. “He was the architect of homiletics for the Black [Catholic] Church.”
Wilson also noted that Goode was a fourth-degree Knight of Peter Claver, the nation’s most historic Black Catholic fraternal order. His KPC council, #229 in New York, was named in his honor.
The Diocese of Brooklyn, which has lost a number of preeminent Black Catholic clergymen in recent months, announced Goode’s funeral details through its Black Catholic office—in which Goode once served as founding chairman.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am ET on Saturday, March 12th at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Manhattan, the home of the local Franciscan motherhouse.
The viewing will take place one hour beforehand, and interment will occur at a later date in Roanoke.
Research: Fr. Goode was pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck; from Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception in New York in 1983. Research: History of MASC: President Charles Xuereb accompanied by Anthony Spiteri, Vice-president and Anthony Agius, Treasurer attended the installation of Father Goode as the new pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church by Archbishop Quinn of the San Francisco. Archdiocese. Guza Stellini made and donated about $200 worth of pastizzi to be served at the reception that was held in the gym area of the church. During the reception our club representatives approached Archbishop Quinn regarding the possibility of installing a Maltese assistant pastor at what once was called the "Maltese National Church". The Archbishop listened sympathet,255,255]ically and said he'll do the best he could or words to that effect. As we all know, this request has never materialized. The idea for a close liaison with the Church as proposed by the new pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck, Father Goode, was agreed upon and welcomed; but Father Goode never came to our club as promised. in 1983.1 Research: A Franciscan priest. Research: IN HONOR OF FR. JAMES E. GOODE OFM, PH.D.
[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 18] [Page 25927] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS of new york in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Father James E. Goode, OFM, Ph.D. in recognition of his dedication and commitment to his
community, his faith, and in his work in the battle against AIDS. Father James E. Goode, OFM, Ph.D. is the leading Black Catholic
Evangelist in the United States. He is known as the Dean of Black Catholic Evangelists having preached the first Black Catholic Revival
in America (1974). The first Black Catholic Revival was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Father
Goode has preached all over the world and is one of the most sought after African American Catholic priests. Father Goode and Rev. Jesse
Jackson preached at the Vatican during the Black American Voices in Rome celebration, an event that was sponsored by the Vatican and the
City of Rome.
Father Goode was an elected member of the New York City Community School Board in District 16 for two terms. He was the former President
of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission. He also headed the first San Francisco Mayor's Task Force on Drug Addiction and served as
a Commissioner for Children, Youth and Families. He was also a Commissioner for the San Francisco Delinquency Prevention Commission,
as well as the San Francisco AIDS Council. Father Goode is a native of Roanoke, Virginia and a proud Franciscan Friar of the Order of Friars Minor, Province of the Immaculate Conception in New York City (ordained May 13, 1974, NYC). He has earned his Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Psychology, from Union
Graduate School, his Master of Theology, from the University of the State of New York, St. Anthony Theological Seminary, his Master of
Divinity, from the University of the State of New York, St. Anthony Theological Seminary, his Master of Arts in Educational Psychology:
from the College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York, and his Bachelor of Arts, from the University of the State of New York, Immaculate
Conception Seminary.
He was the Founding Pastor of the Faith Community of Black Catholics, Our Lady of Charity (1974) in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Under his
leadership this declining parish came alive and became authentically Black and Catholic. Our Lady of Charity became a model for Black
Catholic worship, education, community outreach and ecumenism. Father Goode assisted the larger Black Catholic Community of Brooklyn by
serving on many boards and councils. He was the first chairman of the Office of Black Ministry in the Diocese of Brooklyn. By God's grace and
mercy and through Father Jim Goode's gift of preaching and healing, thousands have come home to the Catholic faith. His motto: ``Blessed
Assurance Jesus is mine and no matter how hard the task or how difficult the moment I am ready to go in your name''. He is a longtime
activist and leader of Social Justice and Peace. His untiring efforts to combat and correct some of society's most urgent problems have been
his life's mission. This activism has led him to develop the 1st Annual AIDS Summit for Black Catholics on Saturday, December 1, 2001. The
theme of the conference is: ``Lift every life, help is on the way.'' Mr. Speaker, Franciscan Father Jim Goode's entire priestly life has
been dedicated to the spiritual and psychological growth and development of his people. He is a voice for the voiceless in their
quest for human rights. As such, he is more than worthy of receiving
our recognition today and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring
this truly remarkable man.
____________________ on 11 December 2001.
Obituary: on 11 March 2022: Father James Goode, ‘dean of Black Catholic preachers,’ dies at 81
March 11, 2022
By Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, World News
NEW YORK (CNS) — Franciscan Father James E. Goode, whose evangelizing work among Black Catholics became known throughout the United States and earned him the title “dean of Black Catholic preachers,” died in his sleep March 4 in New York. He was 81.
According to the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception in Manhattan, Father Goode, who was a member of the province, had been seriously ill for some time. He most recently resided at Mary Manning Walsh Home in Manhattan.
When Father Goode preached at his first Black Catholic revival in 1974 in the Archdiocese of Chicago, it began a ministry that led to him preaching at more than 300 revivals and convocations throughout his lifetime.
At one point, Father Goode joined the Rev. Jesse Jackson as they preached during Black American Voices in Rome, an event sponsored by the Vatican and the city of Rome.
His evangelistic style was so respected and well known that he was featured in an episode of “60 Minutes.”
In 1989, Father Goode founded the National Day of Prayer for the African-American Family, which is celebrated on the first Sunday of Black History Month, which is observed in February.
Beyond his work within parish life, Father Goode was director for many years of Solid Ground Ministry at St. Clare Friary in Manhattan, a Franciscan ministry among Black families in New York. His role found him reaching out to homeless, poor and sick people, assisting people living with HIV and restoring hope to victims of violence, neglect and abuse through counseling.
The U.S. House of Representatives honored Father Goode in 2001 with a resolution that acknowledged his preaching ministry as well has work for social justice and peace and support for Black families.
Born Nov. 18, 1940, in Roanoke, Va., Father Goode was adopted by Robert and Lula Young at 3 months of age. He attended Roanoke Catholic High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.
Afterward, he attended Holy Apostles Seminary in Connecticut and later was admitted into the formation program of the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception in Troy, New York. He studied theology at St. Anthony-on-the-Hudson Seminary in Rensselaer, N.Y. He professed solemn vows as a Franciscan in 1973.
Father Goode was ordained May 13, 1972, at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Manhattan, becoming the first Black Catholic priest from Roanoke. His first assignment was as a faculty member at Serra High School in McKeesport, Pa. Later he served as pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish in San Francisco.
He was the founding pastor of the Faith Community of Black Catholics at Our Lady of Charity Parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. Under his leadership he helped build the declining parish into a vibrant Black Catholic faith community that became a model for Black Catholic worship, education, community outreach and ecumenism.
Father Goode was the first chairman of the Office of Black Ministry in the Diocese of Brooklyn. He also served as president of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus. He also founded and was president of the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life.
Beyond his work within the Catholic Church, Father Goode was involved as a community leader. He served as an elected member of the New York City Community School Board in District 16 for two terms.
While in San Francisco, Father Goode served as president of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission. He also led the first San Francisco Mayor’s Task Force on Drug Addiction and was appointed to the city’s Commission for Children, Youth and Families and Delinquency Prevention Commission, as well as the San Francisco AIDS Council.
In addition to a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and master’s degrees in divinity and theology, he held a master’s degree in psychology from the College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y., and a doctorate in psychology from Union Graduate School in Schenectady, N.Y.
A funeral Mass was scheduled to be celebrated March 12 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in New York. Burial will be in Roanoke.
Obituary: in 2022: Black Catholic Messenger -- Fr James "Jim" Goode, OFM, legendary Black Catholic preacher-activist, dies at 81
By Nate Tinner-Williams - March 07, 2022
Fr James “Jim” Goode, OFM, an internationally-known Black Catholic revivalist and activist, passed away on Friday morning at Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home in New York City. He was 81 years old. He was reported to have been gravely ill in January, but no specific cause of death has been announced as of Monday afternoon. His religious jurisdiction, the Franciscans’ Province of the Immaculate Conception, posted a tribute to his life and legacy on the day of his passing.
“We are sorry to inform you that our brother… passed to eternal life this morning,” the announcement reads.
“He is best remembered for his many years of service to the African-American community.”
Born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1940, Goode became a fixture of African-American Catholic culture after his ordination to the priesthood in 1972—hot on the heels of the beginnings of the Black Catholic Movement, which would bring Black spirituality more fully into the Black Catholic community.
Goode himself played a major role in that process, integrating the Black preaching idiom into his homiletic style and reportedly participating in the first-ever Black Catholic “revival” in the US, in Chicago in 1974.
He would later become known as the “Dean” of Black Catholic preachers and evangelists, and is said to have preached over 300 major events during his lifetime.
Goode was also well known for founding in 1989 the National Day of Prayer for the African-American Family, a yearly event held on the first Sunday of February, during Black History Month.
It is recognized and celebrated in Black Catholic communities around the country, and was accompanied by personal video messages from Goode beginning in 2008. Last year, the event was spearheaded by the Society of the Divine Word’s Bowman-Francis Ministry, and this year by the National Black Catholic Congress.
The event was also connected to two other ministries founded by Goode, including the Solid Ground Ministry—which closed upon his retirement last year—and the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life, founded in 2002.
Goode’s work in the community for whole-life causes was celebrated both in and outside the Church. He was honored on the floor of the US House of Representatives in 2001 for his history-making cultural efforts, his ministry in San Francisco during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and his service in various civic positions—including the NYC school board, the San Francisco Housing Authority, and the city’s task forces on drug addiction as well as youth and family issues.
Rep. Edolphus Towns of New York, who organized that historic event, also noted that Goode once joined Rev. Jesse Jackson to preach at a “Black American Voices in Rome” event held in the Vatican City. “By God's grace and mercy and through [Goode's] gift of preaching and healing, thousands have come home to the Catholic faith,” Towns said. “His motto: ‘Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine, and no matter how hard the task or how difficult the moment, I am ready to go in your name’.”
Goode preaching a Black History Month Mass in New York City in 2000. (Catholic New York)
Goode also served a term as president of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus (NBCCC) and was a regular participant (and preacher) at the Black Catholic Joint Conference—a yearly gathering of Black priests, women religious, deacons and their wives, and seminarians.
“Goode has a dedicated record of activism, from holding a Black Catholic prayer march for jobs in front of the White House to the 1st Annual AIDS Summit for Black Catholics held in Brooklyn, as well as fair housing and drug abuse intervention activities,” added Leon Dixon, vice president for inclusion and human dignity at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
“[These] altogether have earned him two Congressional Record Citations and the NBCCC Brother Joseph Davis Lifetime Achievement Award (1996 and 2002).”
Goode served in San Francisco as pastor of St Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic Church, one of the few Black parishes in the archdiocese, and in Brooklyn at Our Lady of Charity Catholic Church, where he was the founding pastor.
Goode (left) administering Communion at New York's Black History Month Mass in 2014, alongside Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVD of the Diocese of Memphis. (Catholic New York) “We give thanks to God for his life and his legacy,” said Shaniqua Wilson, a New York-based Black Catholic artist and organizer, in a social media post announcing Goode’s passing. “He was the architect of homiletics for the Black [Catholic] Church.”
Wilson also noted that Goode was a fourth-degree Knight of Peter Claver, the nation’s most historic Black Catholic fraternal order. His KPC council, #229 in New York, was named in his honor.
The Diocese of Brooklyn, which has lost a number of preeminent Black Catholic clergymen in recent months, announced Goode’s funeral details through its Black Catholic office—in which Goode once served as founding chairman.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am ET on Saturday, March 12th at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Manhattan, the home of the local Franciscan motherhouse.
The viewing will take place one hour beforehand, and interment will occur at a later date in Roanoke.
Citations
- [S99] Anthony Spiteri, History of MASQ.
Carmello Camilleri
M, #13006, b. circa 1905
Carmello Camilleri was born circa 1905 in Naxxar, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 26 May 1924 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 19, laborer, from Australia; ccompanied by: Camilleri
Friend's Name: G M Sammut.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 26 May 1924 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 19, laborer, from Australia; ccompanied by: Camilleri
Friend's Name: G M Sammut.
Suzanne (?)
F, #13007, b. 1911
Family | Anthony Farrugia b. 1905 |
Suzanne (?) was born in 1911 in Keschia, Algeria. She married Anthony Farrugia.
Her married name was Farrugia.
Her married name was Farrugia.
Charles Zammit
M, #13008, b. circa 1901
Charles Zammit was born circa 1901 in Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 14 April 1924 going to San Pedro, CA, USA; age 23.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 14 April 1924 going to San Pedro, CA, USA; age 23.
Michael Mizzi
M, #13009, b. circa 1888
| Father | G. Mizzi |
Michael Mizzi was born circa 1888 in Caccia, Gozo, Malta.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 9 November 1911 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, salesman, from Austalia.
He was listed on a passenger list at Ellis Island, NY on 9 November 1911 going to San Francisco, CA, USA; age 23, salesman, from Austalia.
Patrick Carnes
M, #13011
Patrick Carnes was a member of the Maltese American Social Club in 2022.
Sinna Borg
F, #13012
Sinna Borg was a member of the Maltese American Social Club and was Entertainment Committee member in 2022.
Fr. Epiphanius Lewis OFM
M, #13013
Research. Research: Assistant Pastor between 1956 and 1969.
Fr. Epiphanius Lewis OFM Father Lewis was an amateur filmmaker; in the duration of sixteen years, he produced three films: "Jesus of Nazareth", the "Prodigal Son" and "Never too late" two of which were shown at the Club's hall. Father Lewis also celebrated at the Club the first-ever Mass; he was also instrumental in the collection of funds for the purchase of the St. Paul statue, which was placed at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church on Third and Jamestown in the Bayview district. He was also noted for sexual abuse of minors during 1964-1968 period in listing by Province of Santa Barbara.
Fr. Epiphanius Lewis OFM Father Lewis was an amateur filmmaker; in the duration of sixteen years, he produced three films: "Jesus of Nazareth", the "Prodigal Son" and "Never too late" two of which were shown at the Club's hall. Father Lewis also celebrated at the Club the first-ever Mass; he was also instrumental in the collection of funds for the purchase of the St. Paul statue, which was placed at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church on Third and Jamestown in the Bayview district. He was also noted for sexual abuse of minors during 1964-1968 period in listing by Province of Santa Barbara.
Marie Hand
F, #13015, b. 1963
| Father | Thomas Hand |
| Mother | Emmanuela Mifsud b. 10 Sep 1939 |
Marie Hand was born in 1963.
Erin, Hand
F, #13016, b. 1965
| Father | Thomas Hand |
| Mother | Emmanuela Mifsud b. 10 Sep 1939 |
Erin, Hand was born in 1965.
Alexandra Hand
F, #13017, b. 1970
| Father | Thomas Hand |
| Mother | Emmanuela Mifsud b. 10 Sep 1939 |
Alexandra Hand was born in 1970.
Lana Marie Alvarez
F, #13019
Family | Anthony Dimech b. 30 Nov 1979 |
Lana Marie Alvarez married Anthony Dimech, son of Paul James Dimech and Lita D Medrano.
Her married name was Dimech.
Her married name was Dimech.