A Priest Coming Home to his Parish and School

A Priest Coming Home to His Parish & School

On Monday October 2, Saint Gregory the Great School held a Homecoming reception surprising and welcoming Rev. Michael L Dunn back home to Saint Gregory the Great. The children sang songs, the cheerleaders performed some cheers and then each grade presented Rev. Dunn with a gift. When the children sang a revised version of Home by Phillip Phillips, it brought tears to some eyes in the gymnasium. Along with the students there were parents, grandparents, alumni and even Rev. Dunn’s second grade teacher, Mrs. Anderson, in attendance.
Rev. Dunn was born in New Hyde Park, Long Island, NY and grew up in Danbury. He attended Saint Gregory the Great School and graduated in 1978. He then went on to Immaculate High School and graduated in 1982. He then attended and graduated from Sacred Heart University. After college he worked as a Counselor of troubled teenagers. He decided to pursue a Master’s degree in Counseling. During that time he had a call to join the Priesthood. Rev. Dunn then attended St. John Fisher Residence and Immaculate Conception Seminary, graduating with a Master’s in Theology. He was ordained in to the Priesthood in 1994. His assignments include: St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Trumbull, Notre Dame High School in Fairfield, St. Mary’s Parish in Bethel, St. Theresa Parish in Trumbull and then was appointed Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Weston by Bishop William Lori on July 1, 2010.