DEATH NOTICE
A message from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement Graymoor Monday, January 20, 2020
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Edward Gallagher, SA
Fr. Ed passed into Eternal Life Sunday morning at 3 am.
Funeral arrangements will be announced when finalized.
Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
Please share this notice with those who do not have email.
Fr. Brian Terry, SA
Minister General
Credit: Friars Death Notification.
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Fr. Gallagher passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
Fr. Gallagher was a resident of New York.
Credit: Dorsey-Carlonr Funeral Home, Peekskill, NY
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A MESSAGE FROM THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT, GRAYMOOR – JANUARY 21, 2020
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FATHER ED GALLAGHER, SA
Funeral arrangements for Fr. Ed Gallagher, SA are as follows:
Reception of the Body at 4 p.m. on Monday, January 27th
Wake Service at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 27th
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28th
All services will be held at the St. Anthony Chapel in the St. Paul Friary, Graymoor.
Burial in the Friars’ cemetery will immediately follow the Mass.
Please share this notice with those who do not have email.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Credit: Friars of the Atonement-Graymoor.
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Rev. Edward Gallagher, SA Born: Philadelphia, PA Received habit: August 1966 1st Vows: August 1967 Final Vows: August 1970 Ordained at St. Columbanus, Peekskill, NY: January 1971.
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Father Edward Gallaher, SA
Fr. Edward has served at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center (1971-73); vocation ministry at Graymoor (1973-78); Associate Pastor & Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, Sterling, VA (1978-1986); Pastor of Church of the Atonement, Windsor, Ontario (19861989); Associate Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Apex, NC (1993-1997) and he ministered in four parishes in the Arlington Diocese until he retired in the Diocese of Wilmington in 2004. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, Philadelpia, in philosophy and accounting, and graduated with a degree in theology from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds certificates from Georgetown University in Mental Health Disciplines and in Alcohol and Alcoholism from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Credits: Graymoor Today, Spring Volume 47 #2.
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OBITUARY NOTICE:
Rev. Edward F. Gallagher, Jr., SA – Franciscan Friar of the Atonement
(July 15, 1929 – January 19, 2020)
(January 23, 2020 – Graymoor, Garrison, NY). Father Edward F. Gallagher, Jr., SA, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, passed from this life on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
Fr. Gallagher was born on July 15, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Yeadon High School in 1948. From 1949 – 1955, he served as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. Fr. Gallagher attended St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia where he graduated with a B.S. degree in Philosophy and Accounting. He earned a B.D. in Theology from Catholic University, Washington D.C. He received certificates from Georgetown University, Washington D.C. in mental health disciplines; Rutgers University, New Jersey in studies of alcohol and alcoholism; and the Institute for the Crippled and Disabled, New York City in vocational rehabilitation.
Fr. Gallagher entered the Friars of the Atonement in 1965 and received the habit in 1966. He made his first profession in 1967 and professed final vows in 1970. He was ordained in 1971 at St. Columbanus Church in Peekskill, NY.
Fr. Gallagher served the Fraternity as Associate Director of the St. Joseph Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Saranac Lake, NY from 1971 – 1973. He was Chaplain for the Raybrook Drug Rehabilitation Center in Raybrook, NY and also for the Cloistered Community of Carmelite Sisters, Saranac Lake, NY. He was Vocation Director and Director of Candidates at Graymoor from 1973 – 1978. Fr. Gallagher was a member of the Board of Directors of the Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington, D.C. He was Associate Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling, VA from 1978 – 1981 before being appointed as Pastor of the church, a position he held until 1986. From 1986 – 1989, Fr. Gallagher served as Pastor of the Church of the Atonement in Windsor, Ontario. He was Director of Outreach to Parishes for Social Ministries and Director of Prison Ministry for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, VA. He also did full-time pastoral ministry at St. Mark’s Parish, Vienna, VA and was a member of the Board of Directors of Borromeo Housing of Northern Virginia, a non-profit transitional housing project for young mothers and their children. Before his retirement, Fr. Ed ministered at St. Andrew Parish, Apex, NC.
Fr. Gallagher retired from full-time ministry in 2004. He was a resident of Rehoboth Beach, DE at the time of his death.
Fr. Gallagher was the son of the late Edward F. Gallagher, Sr. and Mary (Haverty) Gallagher, both of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his brothers, Thomas Gallagher and Joseph Gallagher, and his sisters, Catherine Gallagher and Mary Coppa.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, followed by Interment in the Friars’ cemetery.
January 29, 2020 News
Credit: Franciscan Friars of the Atonement: Newsletter
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50 Years: Rev. Edward Gallagher, SA., Born: Philadelphia, PA., Received habit: August 19661st Vows: August 1967Final Vows: August 1970Ordained at St. Columbanus, Peekskill, NY: January 1971Fr. Gallagher has served at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center (1971-73); vocation ministry at Graymoor (1973-78); Associate Pastor & Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, Sterling, VA (1978-1986); Pastor of Church of the Atonement, Windsor, Ontario (1986-1989); Associate Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Apex, NC (1993-1997) and he ministered in four parishes in the Arlington Diocese until he retired in the Diocese of Wilmington in 2004. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, in philosophy and accounting, and graduated with a degree in theology from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds certificates from Georgetown University in Mental Health Disciplines and in Alcohol and Alcoholism from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Credit: 'Graymoor Today' Newsletter, Vol. 47 #2.
A message from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement Graymoor Monday, January 20, 2020
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Edward Gallagher, SA
Fr. Ed passed into Eternal Life Sunday morning at 3 am.
Funeral arrangements will be announced when finalized.
Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
Please share this notice with those who do not have email.
Fr. Brian Terry, SA
Minister General
Credit: Friars Death Notification.
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Fr. Gallagher passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
Fr. Gallagher was a resident of New York.
Credit: Dorsey-Carlonr Funeral Home, Peekskill, NY
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A MESSAGE FROM THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT, GRAYMOOR – JANUARY 21, 2020
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FATHER ED GALLAGHER, SA
Funeral arrangements for Fr. Ed Gallagher, SA are as follows:
Reception of the Body at 4 p.m. on Monday, January 27th
Wake Service at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 27th
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28th
All services will be held at the St. Anthony Chapel in the St. Paul Friary, Graymoor.
Burial in the Friars’ cemetery will immediately follow the Mass.
Please share this notice with those who do not have email.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Credit: Friars of the Atonement-Graymoor.
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Rev. Edward Gallagher, SA Born: Philadelphia, PA Received habit: August 1966 1st Vows: August 1967 Final Vows: August 1970 Ordained at St. Columbanus, Peekskill, NY: January 1971.
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Father Edward Gallaher, SA
Fr. Edward has served at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center (1971-73); vocation ministry at Graymoor (1973-78); Associate Pastor & Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, Sterling, VA (1978-1986); Pastor of Church of the Atonement, Windsor, Ontario (19861989); Associate Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Apex, NC (1993-1997) and he ministered in four parishes in the Arlington Diocese until he retired in the Diocese of Wilmington in 2004. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, Philadelpia, in philosophy and accounting, and graduated with a degree in theology from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds certificates from Georgetown University in Mental Health Disciplines and in Alcohol and Alcoholism from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Credits: Graymoor Today, Spring Volume 47 #2.
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OBITUARY NOTICE:
Rev. Edward F. Gallagher, Jr., SA – Franciscan Friar of the Atonement
(July 15, 1929 – January 19, 2020)
(January 23, 2020 – Graymoor, Garrison, NY). Father Edward F. Gallagher, Jr., SA, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, passed from this life on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
Fr. Gallagher was born on July 15, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Yeadon High School in 1948. From 1949 – 1955, he served as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. Fr. Gallagher attended St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia where he graduated with a B.S. degree in Philosophy and Accounting. He earned a B.D. in Theology from Catholic University, Washington D.C. He received certificates from Georgetown University, Washington D.C. in mental health disciplines; Rutgers University, New Jersey in studies of alcohol and alcoholism; and the Institute for the Crippled and Disabled, New York City in vocational rehabilitation.
Fr. Gallagher entered the Friars of the Atonement in 1965 and received the habit in 1966. He made his first profession in 1967 and professed final vows in 1970. He was ordained in 1971 at St. Columbanus Church in Peekskill, NY.
Fr. Gallagher served the Fraternity as Associate Director of the St. Joseph Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Saranac Lake, NY from 1971 – 1973. He was Chaplain for the Raybrook Drug Rehabilitation Center in Raybrook, NY and also for the Cloistered Community of Carmelite Sisters, Saranac Lake, NY. He was Vocation Director and Director of Candidates at Graymoor from 1973 – 1978. Fr. Gallagher was a member of the Board of Directors of the Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington, D.C. He was Associate Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling, VA from 1978 – 1981 before being appointed as Pastor of the church, a position he held until 1986. From 1986 – 1989, Fr. Gallagher served as Pastor of the Church of the Atonement in Windsor, Ontario. He was Director of Outreach to Parishes for Social Ministries and Director of Prison Ministry for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, VA. He also did full-time pastoral ministry at St. Mark’s Parish, Vienna, VA and was a member of the Board of Directors of Borromeo Housing of Northern Virginia, a non-profit transitional housing project for young mothers and their children. Before his retirement, Fr. Ed ministered at St. Andrew Parish, Apex, NC.
Fr. Gallagher retired from full-time ministry in 2004. He was a resident of Rehoboth Beach, DE at the time of his death.
Fr. Gallagher was the son of the late Edward F. Gallagher, Sr. and Mary (Haverty) Gallagher, both of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his brothers, Thomas Gallagher and Joseph Gallagher, and his sisters, Catherine Gallagher and Mary Coppa.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, followed by Interment in the Friars’ cemetery.
January 29, 2020 News
Credit: Franciscan Friars of the Atonement: Newsletter
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50 Years: Rev. Edward Gallagher, SA., Born: Philadelphia, PA., Received habit: August 19661st Vows: August 1967Final Vows: August 1970Ordained at St. Columbanus, Peekskill, NY: January 1971Fr. Gallagher has served at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center (1971-73); vocation ministry at Graymoor (1973-78); Associate Pastor & Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, Sterling, VA (1978-1986); Pastor of Church of the Atonement, Windsor, Ontario (1986-1989); Associate Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Apex, NC (1993-1997) and he ministered in four parishes in the Arlington Diocese until he retired in the Diocese of Wilmington in 2004. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, in philosophy and accounting, and graduated with a degree in theology from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds certificates from Georgetown University in Mental Health Disciplines and in Alcohol and Alcoholism from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Credit: 'Graymoor Today' Newsletter, Vol. 47 #2.
DEATH NOTICE
A message from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement Graymoor Monday, January 20, 2020
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Edward Gallagher, SA
Fr. Ed passed into Eternal Life Sunday morning at 3 am.
Funeral arrangements will be announced when finalized.
Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
Please share this notice with those who do not have email.
Fr. Brian Terry, SA
Minister General
Credit: Friars Death Notification.
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Fr. Gallagher passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
Fr. Gallagher was a resident of New York.
Credit: Dorsey-Carlonr Funeral Home, Peekskill, NY
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A MESSAGE FROM THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT, GRAYMOOR – JANUARY 21, 2020
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FATHER ED GALLAGHER, SA
Funeral arrangements for Fr. Ed Gallagher, SA are as follows:
Reception of the Body at 4 p.m. on Monday, January 27th
Wake Service at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 27th
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28th
All services will be held at the St. Anthony Chapel in the St. Paul Friary, Graymoor.
Burial in the Friars’ cemetery will immediately follow the Mass.
Please share this notice with those who do not have email.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Credit: Friars of the Atonement-Graymoor.
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Rev. Edward Gallagher, SA Born: Philadelphia, PA Received habit: August 1966 1st Vows: August 1967 Final Vows: August 1970 Ordained at St. Columbanus, Peekskill, NY: January 1971.
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Father Edward Gallaher, SA
Fr. Edward has served at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center (1971-73); vocation ministry at Graymoor (1973-78); Associate Pastor & Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, Sterling, VA (1978-1986); Pastor of Church of the Atonement, Windsor, Ontario (19861989); Associate Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Apex, NC (1993-1997) and he ministered in four parishes in the Arlington Diocese until he retired in the Diocese of Wilmington in 2004. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, Philadelpia, in philosophy and accounting, and graduated with a degree in theology from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds certificates from Georgetown University in Mental Health Disciplines and in Alcohol and Alcoholism from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Credits: Graymoor Today, Spring Volume 47 #2.
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OBITUARY NOTICE:
Rev. Edward F. Gallagher, Jr., SA – Franciscan Friar of the Atonement
(July 15, 1929 – January 19, 2020)
(January 23, 2020 – Graymoor, Garrison, NY). Father Edward F. Gallagher, Jr., SA, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, passed from this life on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
Fr. Gallagher was born on July 15, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Yeadon High School in 1948. From 1949 – 1955, he served as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. Fr. Gallagher attended St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia where he graduated with a B.S. degree in Philosophy and Accounting. He earned a B.D. in Theology from Catholic University, Washington D.C. He received certificates from Georgetown University, Washington D.C. in mental health disciplines; Rutgers University, New Jersey in studies of alcohol and alcoholism; and the Institute for the Crippled and Disabled, New York City in vocational rehabilitation.
Fr. Gallagher entered the Friars of the Atonement in 1965 and received the habit in 1966. He made his first profession in 1967 and professed final vows in 1970. He was ordained in 1971 at St. Columbanus Church in Peekskill, NY.
Fr. Gallagher served the Fraternity as Associate Director of the St. Joseph Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Saranac Lake, NY from 1971 – 1973. He was Chaplain for the Raybrook Drug Rehabilitation Center in Raybrook, NY and also for the Cloistered Community of Carmelite Sisters, Saranac Lake, NY. He was Vocation Director and Director of Candidates at Graymoor from 1973 – 1978. Fr. Gallagher was a member of the Board of Directors of the Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington, D.C. He was Associate Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling, VA from 1978 – 1981 before being appointed as Pastor of the church, a position he held until 1986. From 1986 – 1989, Fr. Gallagher served as Pastor of the Church of the Atonement in Windsor, Ontario. He was Director of Outreach to Parishes for Social Ministries and Director of Prison Ministry for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, VA. He also did full-time pastoral ministry at St. Mark’s Parish, Vienna, VA and was a member of the Board of Directors of Borromeo Housing of Northern Virginia, a non-profit transitional housing project for young mothers and their children. Before his retirement, Fr. Ed ministered at St. Andrew Parish, Apex, NC.
Fr. Gallagher retired from full-time ministry in 2004. He was a resident of Rehoboth Beach, DE at the time of his death.
Fr. Gallagher was the son of the late Edward F. Gallagher, Sr. and Mary (Haverty) Gallagher, both of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his brothers, Thomas Gallagher and Joseph Gallagher, and his sisters, Catherine Gallagher and Mary Coppa.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, followed by Interment in the Friars’ cemetery.
January 29, 2020 News
Credit: Franciscan Friars of the Atonement: Newsletter
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50 Years: Rev. Edward Gallagher, SA., Born: Philadelphia, PA., Received habit: August 19661st Vows: August 1967Final Vows: August 1970Ordained at St. Columbanus, Peekskill, NY: January 1971Fr. Gallagher has served at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center (1971-73); vocation ministry at Graymoor (1973-78); Associate Pastor & Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, Sterling, VA (1978-1986); Pastor of Church of the Atonement, Windsor, Ontario (1986-1989); Associate Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Apex, NC (1993-1997) and he ministered in four parishes in the Arlington Diocese until he retired in the Diocese of Wilmington in 2004. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, in philosophy and accounting, and graduated with a degree in theology from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds certificates from Georgetown University in Mental Health Disciplines and in Alcohol and Alcoholism from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Credit: 'Graymoor Today' Newsletter, Vol. 47 #2.
A message from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement Graymoor Monday, January 20, 2020
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Edward Gallagher, SA
Fr. Ed passed into Eternal Life Sunday morning at 3 am.
Funeral arrangements will be announced when finalized.
Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.
Please share this notice with those who do not have email.
Fr. Brian Terry, SA
Minister General
Credit: Friars Death Notification.
*********************************************************************
Fr. Gallagher passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
Fr. Gallagher was a resident of New York.
Credit: Dorsey-Carlonr Funeral Home, Peekskill, NY
***********************************************************
A MESSAGE FROM THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE ATONEMENT, GRAYMOOR – JANUARY 21, 2020
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FATHER ED GALLAGHER, SA
Funeral arrangements for Fr. Ed Gallagher, SA are as follows:
Reception of the Body at 4 p.m. on Monday, January 27th
Wake Service at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 27th
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28th
All services will be held at the St. Anthony Chapel in the St. Paul Friary, Graymoor.
Burial in the Friars’ cemetery will immediately follow the Mass.
Please share this notice with those who do not have email.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Credit: Friars of the Atonement-Graymoor.
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Rev. Edward Gallagher, SA Born: Philadelphia, PA Received habit: August 1966 1st Vows: August 1967 Final Vows: August 1970 Ordained at St. Columbanus, Peekskill, NY: January 1971.
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Father Edward Gallaher, SA
Fr. Edward has served at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center (1971-73); vocation ministry at Graymoor (1973-78); Associate Pastor & Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, Sterling, VA (1978-1986); Pastor of Church of the Atonement, Windsor, Ontario (19861989); Associate Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Apex, NC (1993-1997) and he ministered in four parishes in the Arlington Diocese until he retired in the Diocese of Wilmington in 2004. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, Philadelpia, in philosophy and accounting, and graduated with a degree in theology from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds certificates from Georgetown University in Mental Health Disciplines and in Alcohol and Alcoholism from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Credits: Graymoor Today, Spring Volume 47 #2.
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OBITUARY NOTICE:
Rev. Edward F. Gallagher, Jr., SA – Franciscan Friar of the Atonement
(July 15, 1929 – January 19, 2020)
(January 23, 2020 – Graymoor, Garrison, NY). Father Edward F. Gallagher, Jr., SA, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, passed from this life on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
Fr. Gallagher was born on July 15, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended local elementary schools and graduated from Yeadon High School in 1948. From 1949 – 1955, he served as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. Fr. Gallagher attended St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia where he graduated with a B.S. degree in Philosophy and Accounting. He earned a B.D. in Theology from Catholic University, Washington D.C. He received certificates from Georgetown University, Washington D.C. in mental health disciplines; Rutgers University, New Jersey in studies of alcohol and alcoholism; and the Institute for the Crippled and Disabled, New York City in vocational rehabilitation.
Fr. Gallagher entered the Friars of the Atonement in 1965 and received the habit in 1966. He made his first profession in 1967 and professed final vows in 1970. He was ordained in 1971 at St. Columbanus Church in Peekskill, NY.
Fr. Gallagher served the Fraternity as Associate Director of the St. Joseph Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Saranac Lake, NY from 1971 – 1973. He was Chaplain for the Raybrook Drug Rehabilitation Center in Raybrook, NY and also for the Cloistered Community of Carmelite Sisters, Saranac Lake, NY. He was Vocation Director and Director of Candidates at Graymoor from 1973 – 1978. Fr. Gallagher was a member of the Board of Directors of the Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington, D.C. He was Associate Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Church in Sterling, VA from 1978 – 1981 before being appointed as Pastor of the church, a position he held until 1986. From 1986 – 1989, Fr. Gallagher served as Pastor of the Church of the Atonement in Windsor, Ontario. He was Director of Outreach to Parishes for Social Ministries and Director of Prison Ministry for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, VA. He also did full-time pastoral ministry at St. Mark’s Parish, Vienna, VA and was a member of the Board of Directors of Borromeo Housing of Northern Virginia, a non-profit transitional housing project for young mothers and their children. Before his retirement, Fr. Ed ministered at St. Andrew Parish, Apex, NC.
Fr. Gallagher retired from full-time ministry in 2004. He was a resident of Rehoboth Beach, DE at the time of his death.
Fr. Gallagher was the son of the late Edward F. Gallagher, Sr. and Mary (Haverty) Gallagher, both of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his brothers, Thomas Gallagher and Joseph Gallagher, and his sisters, Catherine Gallagher and Mary Coppa.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, followed by Interment in the Friars’ cemetery.
January 29, 2020 News
Credit: Franciscan Friars of the Atonement: Newsletter
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50 Years: Rev. Edward Gallagher, SA., Born: Philadelphia, PA., Received habit: August 19661st Vows: August 1967Final Vows: August 1970Ordained at St. Columbanus, Peekskill, NY: January 1971Fr. Gallagher has served at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center (1971-73); vocation ministry at Graymoor (1973-78); Associate Pastor & Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, Sterling, VA (1978-1986); Pastor of Church of the Atonement, Windsor, Ontario (1986-1989); Associate Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Apex, NC (1993-1997) and he ministered in four parishes in the Arlington Diocese until he retired in the Diocese of Wilmington in 2004. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, in philosophy and accounting, and graduated with a degree in theology from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds certificates from Georgetown University in Mental Health Disciplines and in Alcohol and Alcoholism from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Credit: 'Graymoor Today' Newsletter, Vol. 47 #2.
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