The Good News - Wednesday, May 20, 1992 « Page 5
Monsignor Wellein celebrates 40th
Monsignor William G.
Wellein, pastor of St.
Mary's Church in Shelby
and of Christ the King
Church in Kings Mountain,
will be celebrating his 40th
anniversary of his ordina-
tion as a Roman Catholic
priest on May 22 at St.
Mary's. The celebration will
begin with the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass and
follow with a reception and
covered dish supper.
Relatives, parishioners and
friends will join Monsignor
on his day of celebration.
Monsignor was the
youngest of 11 children
born of Louis and Mary
Wellein in Baltimore, Md.
One child died at age 7
months, one became a
priest and the other nine
married and stayed togeth-
er. Monsignor is very proud
of his poor, large, depres-
sion family and with so
many brothers and sisters
he says, "I was bounced
from knee to knee." His fa-
ther was an accountant,
was very handy and out of
necessity taught his sons
and daughters such skills
as electrical, plumbing, car-
pentry, concrete work and
wallpapering. The family
lived across the street from
a huge Catholic Church and
there was a very religious
atmosphere in the home
with family prayer and
recitation of the Angelus
three times a day.
Monsignor has fond memo-
ries of a loving family and a
great education in
parochial schools. As early
as the 6th or 7th grade, he
knew he wanted to be a
priest and he remembers
telling his friends this at a
coed picnic for altar boys
and school choir members.
His high school years
- and two years of junior col-
lege were spent at North
East, Pa., near Erie where
he attended a preparatory
seminary. He then entered
St. Mary's Seminary and
University of Baltimore,
which is the oldest Catholic
Seminary in The United
States. While there, he
completed his senior college
courses and the four years
of post graduate work that
4 is required of every priest.
His bachelor's degree is in
philosophy and his licenti-
ate degree is in theology.
He was one of 11 who re-
ceived this licentiate degree
in his ordination class,
which was in excess of 60
graduates including some
from other countries. For
five summers prior to ordi-
nation, he and other N.C.
seminarians visited every
dwelling in Raleigh,
Asheville, Durham,
Winston Salem and
Wilmington.
Monsignor and Father
Edward Beatty were or-
dained on May 22, 1952, in
Greensboro by Bishop
Vincent S. Waters, who was
the Catholic bishop of
North Carolina. The ordi-
nation was to take place at
the new Our Lady of Grace
Church, but it wasn't yet
completed so it took place
at St. Benedict's. Father
Edward Beatty was a World
War II veteran and several
years ago he died in retire-
ment. Father Wellein be-
came a monsignor in
February 1982.
Over the years,
Monsignor has been as-
signed to the following
churches throughout the
state.
1952-53 - St. John the
Baptist at North
Wilkesboro and the
Missions at Boone and
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1984-present - St.
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