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Fr. Brian Jane
I was born in Windsor, as one of 6 children, to parents who were faithful Catholics. As such, we were brought to church every Sunday as a family, and that was important to my faith development. The Catholic school system was also instrumental. In particular, the Basilian Fathers who ran Assumption High School that I attended. I am a late vocation, as for 20 years the practice of law was my vocation. However, God is always full of surprises, and through prayerful discernment, he led me to enroll at St. Peter’s Seminary and I was ordained in 2004. After spending 2 years as Associate Pastor at Most Precious Blood in Windsor, and 2 more years at St. John the Baptist in Amherstburg as Associate Pastor, I served another 10 years as Pastor before moving to the South Zone Cluster of Our Lady of Mercy, St. Benedict and St. Joseph in 2019.
I am excited to be part of the new venture of the Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes and look forward to working with the priests, deacons, Lay Ecclesial Ministers, staff and parishioners as we journey together in faith, sharing the Good News of our God to the greater Sarnia Community. -
Fr. Michael Woods
Fr. Michael Opeyemi Woods by name, I was born and bred in the ancient city of Ibadan, Nigeria, in the West of Africa. The first of 6 children (2 boys and 4 girls) to the devout Catholic family of Patrick and Margaret Woods. The lively parish community, Catholic education and family faith life nurtured the desire for service to others in me and the resultant aspiration to the priesthood — a decision I consider the best decision of my life.
Ordained on the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, the 15th of September 2012, it has been 12 years of amazing grace in ministry. I started off as Associate Pastor at St Peter, Apata, St Anthony, Ejioku and the Church of the Ascension, Bodija parishes in 2012, 2013, and 2015 respectively. I assumed the role of Pastor at Christ the King Parish from September 2019 to September 2023 and St Lawrence of Brindisi Parish from September 2023 to November 2024. I have had the responsibility of the young people as Chaplain for the Youth Apostolate at the Provincial and Archdiocesan levels, a role I had for 9 years and 9 months.
I am passionate about the depth and beauty of our Catholic faith, so powerful in worship encounters and evident in our lived experiences. All from God, in God and for God! My interests are Youth Ministry, New Evangelization and Social Media while hobbies include: traveling, reading, good music, playing basketball, lawn tennis and chess. -
Fr. Andrew Ankamah
Greetings of peace and Joy to the Sarnia Faith Community.
I am Rev. Fr. Andrew Ankamah of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, (Spiritan). I am a social worker, a community development worker by profession. I was ordained on the 17th of August, 2013 after my first degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Cultural Studies from the Spiritan International School of Theology (University of Nigeria, Niur-ka) and a Masters in Theology, Affiliate (Duquesne University, USA).
After my ordination, I was appointed to work in Bolivia, Latin/South América. In Bolivia, I worked as the Associate Priest, in San Juan Bautista Parish in the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz De La Sierra, Bolivia, from 2013 to 2018 and in Maria de Nazaret Parish as Pastor from 2018 to 2023. I returned to Ghana, my province of origin in 2024, and I was transferred to the TransCanada Congregation of the Holy Ghost, Spriritans in 2025.
In Canada here, I was asked by my Superiors to come and work with the Diocese of London. And now here in this lovely Christian community of Sarnia. My hobbies include playing football (soccer), watching movies and reading.