Farewell Mass & Celebration for Fr. Hank Lyon

There will be a Farewell Celebration in honor of beloved associate pastor, Fr. Hank Lyon on Sunday, June 29, 2025 as we thank him for his five years of priestly service to St. Emily Parish and congratulate him on his appointment as the new pastor of St. Andrew Parish in Chicago, effective July 1. Please mark your calendars and join us here at St. Emily’s as Fr. Hank celebrates the 11:30 Mass on Sunday, June 29.  

After the Mass, all are invited to a reception in Hajdu Hall to offer Fr. Hank our Sincere Congratulations and Prayerful Best Wishes as he assumes the office of pastor at St. Andrew’s. We also congratulate him on his fifth anniversary as a priest. Fr. Hank was ordained a priest on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, 2020 at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles.