Father Charles Banks, OMI will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ordination on Dec. 17. His first assignment, from 1967-68, was serving as assistant director of novices at St. Peter’s Novitiate, now Lebh Shomea House of Prayer in Sarita in the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
The next two years he was parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish in Falfurrias and its mission of St. Ann in Encino. From 1970-73 he served as pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Sarita and its mission of Santa Elena in Norias.
Father Banks is currently religious superior of Oblate Madonna Residence in San Antonio, a retirement community of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.