Monsignor Clement J. Connolly, Pastor Emeritus of Holy Family Church in South Pasadena, will be guest speaker at the Pasadena Rotary Club’s weekly meeting on Wednesday, April 20, at the University Club of Pasadena. He will speak on the topic, “Poverty of Conversation in Time of Conflict.”
The meeting will be in person and will also be streamed live online. It is open to the public.
Monsignor Connolly was born in Limerick, Ireland, attended St. Munchin’s College in Limerick and St. Patrick’s College in Thurles, studying philosophy and theology. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. After ordination, he was missioned to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Early on, he served at St. Vibiana’s Cathedral in Los Angeles and St. Cyril’s Parish in Encino. In 1968, he was assigned to the position of Secretary to Cardinal James McIntyre and later to Cardinal Timothy Manning. In 1971, he received the honorary title of Monsignor from Pope Paul VI.
He served as pastor of Holy Family Church in South Pasadena, from 1984 until 2010. He now holds the title of Pastor Emeritus and Director of Spirituality at Holy Family.
During his career, he assisted the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as Director of Insurance from 1970 to 1981. Between 1996 and 1999, he was Chair of the Editorial Council of The Tidings, the Archdiocesan newspaper. He was an elected member of the Priest Pension Board of the Archdiocese from 1994 to 2001.
Since 1999, Monsignor Connolly has been a regent of the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead. He became a regent of the San Marino YMCA Board of Managers in 2002 and served on the Mayfield Senior School Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2012.
He is now on the Board of Directors for MUSE/IQUE and the Board of Trustees at Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles and Mayfield Junior School in Pasadena. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, reading and traveling.
To attend the meeting in person, RSVP by calling the Pasadena Rotary Club at (626) 683-8243 or emailing office@pasadenarotary.com.
The University Club is at 175 N. Oakland Ave. in Pasadena.
To join the meeting on Zoom, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
For more information, visit www.pasadenarotary.com.
