1934- 2020

Reverend John F. McBride, Retired, Resident, Saint Andrew Parish, Newtown, died on Friday, July 10, 2020.

Father McBride was born on June 30, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He is the son of the late John F. McBride Sr, and Edith M. McCutcheon.  Father McBride attended Most Blessed Sacrament Parochial School, Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia Catholic High School, Philadelphia before entering Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Father McBride was ordained on May 19, 1962, at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia by Most Reverend John J. Krol.  Father McBride served as Parochial Vicar, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Springfield, Notre Dame DeLourdes Parish, Swarthmore, Saint Aloysius Parish, Pottstown, and Saint Gabriel Parish, Norwood.  Father McBride served on the faculty at Cardinal O’Hara High School, Springfield.  He served as Pastor at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish, Hilltown from 1986 through 2002. In 2006 he was appointed Senior Priest, Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish, Glenside, where he served until retirement in 2012.

The Reception of the Body will be held at Saint Andrew Church, Newtown, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 4:00 P.M., followed by a viewing. A Parish Mass will be held at 7:00 P.M.  Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, D.D. will celebrate a Funeral Mass for Father McBride at Saint Andrew Church, Newtown, on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 11:00 A.M.  A viewing will begin at 9:00 A.M. Among those Concelebrating the Funeral Mass will be Reverend Monsignor Donald E. Leighton, Reverend Leonard N. Peterson, Reverend Marc F. Capizzi, Revered Kyle M. Adamczyk, Reverend Jason E. Buck, and Reverend David P. O’Brien.  Reverend Monsignor Michael C. Picard will be the homilist. 

 Father McBride is survived by his nieces and nephews. Interment will be at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield.