Save the Date April 4, 2023

St. Sebastian's 7th annual giving day will take place on Tuesday, April 4. On Arrows Forever Day, we ask our alumni and other members of the St. Sebastian's community to give in support of the Annual Fund. We hope you will help us make Arrows Forever Day a success again this year. Every gift counts!

1986

Michael Vaccaro writes: “In 2022, I was named Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy. My daughter has moved back to Cambridge to get a Ph.D. She regularly runs into St. Sebastian’s grads.”

1990

Rev. Dr. Virgil Gordon Glenn III reports: “In September 2022, I was reassigned to the pastorate of Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church in Wichita, Kansas. I was appointed to the Board of Instructors for the Midwest Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which is charged with guiding new ministers in matters of faith and study leading to ordination in our denomination. I continue to serve as the President of the A.M.E. Ministerial Alliance of the Midwest Conference and the VicePresident of the Methodist Ministers Fellowship of Greater Kansas City.

My wife, Rachel, and I have a college sophomore and 4th grader who are growing and learning at or above their level.” (see photo)

2004

Andrew Digan shares: “After one year as a guidance counselor at BC High (hoping I never have to coach against the Arrows ever again), I am moving to Portland, Maine to become a guidance counselor at Cheverus High, a coed, Jesuit high school.”

2006

This past year Ted Dillon and his wife, Jenn, welcomed their second son, Charles Ryan, to the family. They also moved from Charlestown to Ipswich for some more space for the growing family. This fall Ted was promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Clean Energy Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage climatetech. (see photo)

Vin Gandolfo ’73 hosted several of his classmates for golf and lunch at the Bay Club on November 11, 2022. A good time was had by all. What a great way to kick off their 50th Reunion celebration! n Rev. Dr. Virgil Gordon Glenn III ’90 and his wife Rachel. n On July 28, 2022, for the second year in a row, the Class of 1984 was hosted by Marty Kane ’84 at the Agawam Hunt Club in Rhode Island for a day of golf and good times. Pictured (from left): John McCallum, Coach Souza, Bill Meagher, Marty Kane, John O’Hearn, John DiGiovanni, Doug Angelone, Brian Murphy, Steve Grande, and Justin Kennedy (Dan Sullivan attended but not pictured). n Brendan ’08 and Lauren McPartland’s first child, Sophie Emerson McPartland, at three months old n James O’Brien ’06 married Rosie Bailey on July 30, 2022, in Cambridge, England. n Ted Dillon ’06 with his wife, Jenn, and their two children.

During his annual trip to Washington, D.C. to visit with alumni, Headmaster Burke caught up with three Arrows from the Class of 2022 who are freshmen at Georgetown University—Will McInerney, Matt Choi, and Tommy Cronin. n Headmaster Bill Burke and several Arrows alumni attended the Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast at the Union Club in Boston for a hearty meal and a spiritually inspiring message. From left: Headmaster Burke, David Korzeniowski ’16, Scott Kingsley ’13, Ryan Colgan ’16, Edosa Onaiwu ’15, and Andrew Corcoran ’14. n Members of the classes of 2015 and 2017 (Will Allen, Pat Reed, Doyle Silvia, Eric Jeremiah, Ryan Martin, Tyson Reed, Greg Barletta, Angus O’Rourke, Mark Heffernan, Bryan Doe, Will Roche, Mitch Heffernan, Jack Doherty, and Bryan O’Donnell) attended the Georgia Bulldogs vs. Tennessee Volunteers college football game on November 5th in Athens, Georgia.

2019

Brendan Murphy, Holy Cross Class of 2023, was recently inducted into the Holy Cross Chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, The Honor Society of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (see photo). Founded in 1915, the Society recognizes those students who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty, and service. Each chapter can nominate no more than 4% of their junior and senior classes and nominated students must rank in the top 15% of their class. A history major and philosophy minor, Murphy has been a Dean’s list scholar, an intern for the Worcester District Attorney, and has also been inducted into the National Philosophy Honor Society, Phi Sigma Tau. He has organized food and clothing drives at Holy Cross for the Mustard Seed, a Catholic food kitchen in Worcester, where he has been a regular volunteer, and currently serves as Program Director.