Father John Halborg died on Monday, March 28.*
Many of us met Father Halborg for the first time during his years of service at St. Thomas More parish. In the 1980’s St. Thomas More was one of the few parishes in New York to engage in any kind of evangelization. The parish welcomed social and religious events organized by young(er) Catholics and hosted the Narnia catechetical program. Thus St Thomas More became a centre both of orthodoxy and the involvement of the laity. Fr. Halborg, who was a convert from the Lutheran church, also was for many years editor of the St Ansgar Bulletin on the Catholic church in Scandinavia (regrettably now defunct).
Father Halborg regularly celebrated the Traditional mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in East Harlem and after 2009 at Holy Innocents parish, New York. He attended some of the liturgies and events organized by our Society in New York. The St Ansgar League and bulletin ceased operations in 2010 and St Thomas More parish itself narrowly escaped closure last year by merging with Our Lady of Good Counsel. Yet the celebration of the Traditional mass in New York continues – thanks in no small part to the years of devoted service by Father Halborg. May his soul rest in peace!
The viewing of the body will take place at the Church of St. Margaret of Cortona on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 9:15AM, and the (English) Mass service will be at 10AM.
The address of St. Margaret of Cortona is:
St. Margaret of Cortona Church
6000 Riverdale Ave
Bronx, NY 10471
Phone: 718-549-8053
After the Mass, proceed to the grave site:
St. Raymond Cemetery
2600 Lafayette Avenue
Bronx, New York 10465
Tel: 718-792-1133
St. Peters Section (Clergy Section)
Range 16 Grave #42
(Thanks to Eddy Toribio for this information)
* At least that date is what is reported in his published obituaries. We have also been told he died on Easter Sunday, March 27. Moreover, his full name is, I believe, John E. Halborg – in his obituaries it is reported as John T. Halborg and in another source as John F. Halborg. I am sure Father is mildly amused at this…..
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