Invitation To Fr. Gabriel's Anniversary Party

Fr. Gabriel surrounded by staff and children sponsored by the foundation.

Members of the St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation have mailed out invitations to celebrate Fr. Gabriel Muteru's, Honorary Chairman of the Foundation, 20th Anniversary as a Catholic Priest. He was ordained on September 26, 1987 at the Lady of Consolation Cathedral in Nyeri, Kenya, his hometown. Throughout his career as a priest, Fr. Gabriel has touched the lives of many people in Garden City, and in other parishes in Long Island and Westchester, where he has served as a dedicated Priest, and a role model of true Christianity. For the past five years, Fr. Gabriel served as an Associate Pastor at St. Joseph's Church. He has just began his new assignment at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Roosevelt.

To celebrate Fr. Gabriel's Anniversary, a Cocktail Reception will be held on Friday, November 9th from 8pm to 11pm at the Millennium Room in Kellenberg Memorial High School, in Uniondale. A great evening is being planned for everyone to share with Fr. Gabriel. Invitations have been mailed out and include tickets for the raffle "Christmas in the City". The winner will receive 4 tickets for the Radio City Christmas Show, Lunch at the Sea Grill and 4 tickets for the Ice Skating Rink at Rockefeller Center. Suggested donation for this event is $25 per person. Raffle tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25.

Everyone is invited to attend this special celebration in honor of Fr. Gabriel. Mark your calendars for Friday November 9th. Proceeds from this event will continue to support the mission of the Foundation: "To provide education and to promote the welfare of orphan children in Kenya". If you have not received an invitation, and wish to participate, please call Barbara Debold at 741-9325, Rosemary Fitzgerald at 294-5215, or e-mail Kathy Billanti at kob322@optonline.net. If you are not able to attend, donations are greatly appreciated. Mail your check payable to the St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation to P.O. Box 411, Garden City, NY 11530.