Our Lady Star of the Sea -

Biography

Msgr. Daniel B. Logan
Pastor

Daniel Bernard Logan was born the first of three boys to Nellie and Peter Logan on February 3, 1938 in County Kildare, Ireland. He attended Allenwood National Primary School. On September 7, 1953 he entered Mungret Jesuit High School and College in Limerick, Ireland. He graduated from college in 1959 with a major in Scholastic Philosophy. He entered St. Patrick's Seminary in Carlow, Ireland, which was the seminary of his home diocese, in September, 1959. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1963 at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Carlow by Bishop Thomas Keough. He had been recruited during his college years to come to Florida as a missionary. He arrived in Jacksonville on August 31, 1963. On the Tuesday after Labor Day of that year he was appointed an Associate Pastor to Monsignor Patrick Nolan at St. Paul's in Jacksonville. In 1965, in addition to his duties as an assistant at St. Paul's, he was appointed to the teaching staff of Bishop Kenny High School, where he taught Religious Education and Latin. During the summers of 1964 through 1967 he attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and for the academic year 1967-68 he remained at Catholic University to finish his advanced degree, which he completed in May, 1968. Upon his return from Catholic University, he was appointed Assistant Pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Jacksonville and head of the Religious Education Department at Bishop Kenny High School. In 1970 he was appointed Pastor of St. John's at Atlantic Beach, and while retaining that position was appointed President of Bishop Kenny High School in 1971. He was to remain as President of the school until 1989. In 1974 he was appointed to establish a new parish in the Baymeadows/Deerwood area - a parish that would eventually be called Holy Family. He was Pastor there for 25 years. During the year 1990 he attended the North American College in Rome for advanced studies and received a diploma from that institution. In August, 1999 he was appointed Pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. In the past Msgr. Logan has also been a member of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, the Presbyteral Council and the Personnel Board of the Diocese. He was also the National Treasurer of the NFPC (National Federation of Priests Councils) for 5 years. Presently, he continues as a member of the Building Committee of the Diocese and as a Judge on the Matrimonial Tribunal.

At the Diocese of Saint Augustine Annual Red Mass on October 18, 2007 Msgr. Logan received the Citation Conferring the Law & Spirituality Award at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral. This award is given by members of the Catholic Lawyers Guild who believe that the true success by those in government, law enforcement, and the legal field must include a commitment to spirituality and a willingness to share that commitment with others. They further believe that it is important to recognize those members of community who, through their actions, exemplify the best in the areas of law and spirituality. Therefore, the Executive Board of Catholic Lawyers Guild presented Msgr. Daniel B. Logan this award because he exemplifies a commitment to spirituality as part of his work that helps protect the rule of law.

Rev. Remek Blaszkowski
Parochial Vicar

Rev. Remigiusz “Remek” Blaszkowski, was born in Malbork, Poland, near Gdansk, on the Baltic Sea. He grew up in the Church, going to daily Mass and being an altar server. After high school he was to attend law school, but instead felt the call to enter the seminary in Poland. He was inspired by Pope John Paul II whom he met in 1995, and the next year he entered the seminary. His family includes his mother, Stefania, sister Katarzyna, and brothers Zbigniew, Krzysztof, and Andy. Andy is now in the seminary in the United States. Fr. Remek had a desire to serve the American Catholic Church as well as the Polish people in the United States. In 1998 he came to the U.S. and began further studies at Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Michigan. It was in Michigan that he met Fr. Tetlow who asked him to think about becoming a priest for the Diocese of St. Augustine. After visiting the diocese, Fr. Remek said he felt at home. Fr. Remek was ordained a transitional deacon in 2004 (a preliminary step for the priesthood) and completed his studies at the St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach. He was ordained in the Cathedral Basilica in St. Augustine on May 7, 2005 with his entire family present. Fr. Remek was then assigned to St. Catherine Parish in Orange Park on July 1, 2005 as parochial vicar. Fr. Remek notes it is most rewarding working with people through the difficult events in their lives. To keep spiritually fit, Fr. Remek likes to spend time in Eucharistic Adoration. Fr. Remek was appointed to Our Lady Star of the Sea parish on July 1, 2007, as parochial vicar, where he will continue to serve the people.

Deacon Anthony Marini

Anthony Marini was born in the Province of L'Aquila in Central Italy on November 13, 1930, son of Anna and Claudio Marini. On June 10, 1937, he and his mother arrived in New York City where they were met by his father. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York and attended public elementary and high schools. He was accepted at Fordham College and graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. In 1954, he graduated with an MBA degree in Statistics from New York University. Following graduation he was employed by Western Electric Co. and American Can Co. in Manhattan, and also taught Statistics at Pace College in the evening as Adjunct Associate Professor. On July 14, 1956, he married Maria Patrizio, a long-time friend from Staten Island, New York. They have two children and seven grandchildren. In 1965 he accepted a position with the Xerox Corp. in Rochester, New York. The couple became active in the Cursillo Movement and in 1969, Bishop Joseph L. Hogan appointed him as Diocesan Lay Director. In 1978 he was accepted into the Rochester Diocese's first class of deacon candidates and on April 17, 1982, he was ordained a Permanent Deacon by Bishop Matthew H. Clark. He participated in the Xerox Executive Leave Program in 1979 and worked to establish a non-profit corporation giving loans to minority businessmen through Small Business Administration. From 1980 through 1984 he was the Eastern Regional Manager for the company's Employee Assistance Program (EAP). In late 1984 the deacon transferred to the Tampa Branch as Administrative Manager and then took early retirement in 1987 to pursue his deaconate ministry full time. He served at Incarnation Parish in Tampa and at St. Anne Parish in Ruskin, FL as Migrant Minister to the Hispanic population. He and Maria moved to Sun City Center, near Ruskin where the deacon also assisted at Prince of Peace Church. Beginning in 1992, he also worked in Western North Carolina, most recently in Hendersonville, during the summer months, ministering to the needs of the Hispanic community in the Immaculate Conception Parish. In 1997, he and his wife moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and joined Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish.

Chris & Jim Goodell
Music Directors

Chris & Jim Goodell have been parishioners and church musicians at OLSS since 1999. They truly believe in sharing their musical talents at church as a sincere form of thanking the Lord for their gifts. Chris has played piano and sung for churches up and down the eastern seaboard for over 30 years. She has sung with the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus for over 5 years. Jim has performed as an actor/vocalist for over 30 years studying at Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Winchester, VA and privately with vocal coaches in New York and Jacksonville.

Outside of OLSS, Chris & Jim are founding principals of Goodell Group, Inc., a professional development and executive coaching practice dedicated to maximizing results through the Human Resource asset. They are both certified performance coaches. Through Goodell Group, Chris & Jim also participate in a national youth leadership/mentoring program called: America’s Rising Stars.

They are also producers of theatrical entertainment through their production company, Bella Voce Cabaret. Bella Voce provides corporate and private entertainment and teambuilding programs across the southeast.