Fr. Andy Booms is happy to be serving as Mount Pleasant’s pastor since he is also the Pastor at the life-long parish of Sacred Heart of Mt. Pleasant and it’s Academy. Ordained June 8, 2007 he is now a middle aged priest in years of service and age.  Fr. Andy completed his seminary training at University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary.  Having fulfilled the requirements for both a License in Sacred Theology and Master of Divinity Degree. He previously served as pastor of Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Port Austin, Rector of Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, the vocation director for the Diocese of Saginaw, and was the past territorial vicar for Vicariate 4. He  looks forward to years of building on the strengths of the Saint Mary CMU and Sacred Heart communities.  In his down time he gardens, bikes, and cross-country skies. He loves to remind others and himself, “When we walk with Jesus we are not alone”.  To that end Fr. Andy is grateful for the ministry of Fr. Matt Gembrowski with the students, faculty and members of Saint Mary University Parish.