Ordination to the Priesthood

We give praise to God for the gift of Michael Drevitch and Joseph Mosley. Both have given so generously their time and lives to serve the people of God here in the local church of Scranton. They will be ordained Saturday, May 28 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cathedral of St. Peter, Scranton. All the faithful are invited and encouraged to attend this special Mass. CTV will brodcast the Mass live and it will be aired again at later dates.

Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch is the son of William and Linda Sabol Drevitch of Wilkes-Barre. He is currently a member of Corpus Christi Parish, West Pittston. Father Drevitch will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at Corpus Christi Parish at Immaculate Conception Church in West Pittston on Sunday, May 29 at 2 p.m.

Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley is the son of Diane Rybitski Mosley of Mayfield and the late Michael Mosley Jr. He is a parishioner of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish, Jermyn. Father Mosley will celerbate a Mass of Thanksgiving at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish at Sacred Heart of Mary Church, Jermyn on Sunday, May 29 at 3 p.m.

Please keep both of them in your prayers as they transition to Diocesan Priesthood!

Here are some pictures of them over the years throughout their time as seminarians:

Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch with his mother, family members
 and friends at St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley in procession at
St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland
Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch during a Holy Week Mass
at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Scranton

Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley helping sell tickets at the 2013
Vocations Classic Golf Tournament 

Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch and Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley during a
Holy Week Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Scranton

Seminarians with Bishop Bambera at the Summer 2015 Gathering


Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley during a Holy Week Mass at the
Cathedral of St. Peter, Scranton 

Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley helping at the annual Vocations Classic
Golf Tournament 

Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch and Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley at their
Transitional Deacon Ordination in 2015. 

Scranton seminarians, priests, and Bishop Bambera helping work the Pizza
Stand at St. Joseph's Festival in Scranton.

Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch and a classmate at a Mass with
Pope Francis in Washington D.C.


Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch and Father Andrew Hvozdovic, Pastor at
Epiphany Parish, Sayre, at a Mass with Pope Francis in Washington D.C. 


Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley leads a small group discussion at
Quo Vadis Days 2015

Seminarians Robert Dogal, Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch, and Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley
with Father Brian Van Fossen, Assistant Vocation Director
and Pastor at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Williamsport,
and Michael Boris, young adult volunteer, at Quo Vadis Days 2015.
Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch and Reverend Mr. Joseph Mosley with
Bishop Bambera at Light the Fire Youth Rally in 2015. 

Reverend Mr. Michael Drevitch talking to Father Joseph Horanzy
at the annual Vocations Classic Golf Tournament.