Father Joseph Coffey is from Philadelphia, PA and a lifelong fan of the Philly Pro Sports teams which means he is accustomed to suffering!! Ordained to the priesthood in 1996 he spent five years as a Curate in a busy parish in Philadelphia. The school had 700 children and Fr. Joe regularly challenged and beat the eighth grade boys in basketball games. They couldn’t believe it!!! He spent summers with his family at the shore in Avalon, NJ and that’s why he feels right at home in Ocean Beach. His favorite sports are ocean kayaking and you may find him on his stand up paddleboard in Mission Bay as soon as it gets a little warmer. His passions are the Right to Life and praying the Rosary. For the last 15 years he has been on Active Duty as a Navy Chaplain with assignments with the Navy, Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard. His assignments have included deployments to the Persian Gulf and the South Pacific on two aircraft carriers and with the Marines in Afghanistan. He is currently assigned to MCRD, San Diego, the Marine Corps boot camp. He is very happy to be in residence at Sacred Heart and he looks forward to helping out when available for Mass and meeting the parishioners of Sacred Heart. Semper Fidelis. Uhrahh!!
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