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New pastor faces challenge of remembering predecessor

When the Rev. Christopher Nowak arrived as the new pastor at St. John of God in Central Islip two weeks ago, he did not give a typical first homily about all the changes he had planned. He couldn't.

Parishioners at the Roman Catholic church were still stunned by the sudden death of their popular 44-year-old pastor, Msgr. James Kissane, who was diagnosed with cancer around Thanksgiving last...

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