June 26, 2022 — “Fair Winds and Following Seas” is a gesture of good luck to those we will miss and to sailors who have served with honor and courage. That couldn’t be more appropriate for Fr. Carl! In Summer of 2009, Fr. Carl Cummings arrived at St. Jane Frances. Throughout the 13 years that he has faithfully served as pastor of our parish, he has been a shepherd, a teacher, and a spiritual leader to the community at St. Jane Frances.
Let us thank Fr. Carl for his many years here! Join us on Sunday, June 26 for Mass at 11:30am followed by a light reception in the hall.
Fr. Carl has requested no gifts, please.
About Fr. Carl
Father Carl grew up attending several Baltimore-area parishes: St. Agnes, St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden, Ss. Philip and James in Charles Village, St. Mary in Govans, and Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mount Washington. He completed his seminary studies at Theological College in Washington and was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore on May 2, 1975.
After serving at St. Dominic parish in northeast Baltimore and Holy Family parish in Randallstown, he was granted permission to serve in the United States Navy as Chaplain in 1984, a position in which he served for 17 years. Completing his service in the Navy in 2001, Fr. Carl was assigned to St. Philip Neri parish in Linthicum, MD. In 2002, he was appointed pastor of St. Agnes parish in Catonsville. Fr. Cummings began his pastorate at St. Jane Frances de Chantal on August 1, 2009.