Appeal for Fr Sushil Ekka STM
We are appealing to friends and parishoners on behalf of the India Catholic Association (ICA) of Central Texas. As you may be aware, Fr. Sushil, an Indian origin priest, who is currently assigned to the parish of St.Thomas More, here in Austin, Texas, has just been informed (as of 06/01/2017) that his services are no longer needed and that he has to return to India later this month.
This news has come as a shock to all of us Catholics here in Austin especially to the indian Catholics, not just because of the sadly shameful way in which it was done, but also because Fr. Sushil in our minds, is a model priest, always willing to help, pray for and serve his flock, regardless of circumstances, constraints, pressures, etc. We do believe Fr. Sushil, has some unique skills and a service mindset that can immensely benefit the Catholic Church here in the USA. Given this, we request you to sign this petition so that our appeal is heard and conveyed to the Bishop and that his termination be replaced by either reassigning him to another parish or diocese, or at the very least, granting him an extension of stay, to explore other options.
Thank you for taking the time to read and consider our request.
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