Catholic priest Fr. Michael Flannery announced this past weekend that he has been reassigned.
After spending the last five years ministering to the Roman Catholic population of Whitehall, Fort Ann, and Huletts Landing, Fr. Michael Flannery announced this past weekend that Albany’s Bishop Howard Hubbard had reassigned him.
His next assignment will be at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Greenville, N.Y. He will be leaving for his next assignment in early July.
Father Flannery addressed his parishioners from the pulpit after he celebrated Mass this past weekend. “I did not ask for this transfer but this is the way God works. Change is always difficult but I can say that these last 5 years (in Whitehall, Fort Ann and Huletts Landing) have been the fastest years of my life.”
Fr. Flannery came to the area in 2007. He will be remembered for his significant renovations to Our Lady of Hope Church in Whitehall and his warm and engaging personality.
A new priest, to serve the area, has not been announced yet.