Jack Hurley gives sermon Aug. 7 at St. John's

MEREDITH — Catholic mass will be said by Father Jack Hurley of St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, DC, on Sunday, Aug. 7, at Saint John’s-on-the-Lake on Bear Island.

Father Hurley has strong ties to the Lakes Region, having spent summers on Squam Lake, including a few years as a counselor at Camp Hale in Sandwich. He grew up in Somerville, MA, attended Providence College, Harvard Kennedy School, and later received a Ph.D. in politics at Catholic University. After 15 years as a Foreign Service Officer and tours in South Africa, Germany and Vietnam, he entered Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. In 1982 he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of Washington. He also served parishes in Merrimac and Keene in New Hampshire. At present he is “on active retirement” at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, DC. He also lectures part time in the Politics Department at Catholic University.

Father Hurley enjoys vacationing on Lake Winnipesaukee with Barry and Nancy Forbes Ephraim and their family, and roots for both the Red Sox and the Keene Swamp Bats.

St. John’s is offering for sale numbered prints of an original watercolor by local artist Peter Ferber of the interior and exterior of the chapel. To view or purchase, visit our website, www.stjohnsonthelake.com.

The chapel is located on the highest elevation of Bear Island on Lake Winnipesaukee. It can be reached by a short walk from the church docks located in Deep Cove on the west side of the island, or by “taxi” (email bear.islan.church.ferry@gmail.com). Services are held at 10 a.m.