Rev. Brendan McBride
President
Correspondence:
Irish Apostolate USA
c/o Irish Immigration Pastoral Center
5340 Geary Blvd., Suite 206
San Francisco, CA 94121
Telephone: 415-752-6006
Fax: 415-752-6910
Email: nationaloffice@usairish.org

Fr. Brendan McBride, a native of Donegal, has been in San Francisco since 1996. Fr. Brendan has widely traveled throughout his vocation. Having studied at the Irish College in Rome for six years, he went to Coventry, England to work as an Immigrant Chaplain for seven years. During this period, he also spent time in Birmingham and London.

He returned to Ireland for a short while where he taught English & Religion in the Technical School in Loughanure, Co. Donegal. His next stint abroad was in the Brooklyn and Queens areas of New York, again as Immigrant Chaplain to the huge number of Irish residents there.

Following another stay in Ireland, Fr. Brendan came to San Francisco in 1996 to form and head up the Irish Immigration Pastoral Center (IIPC).  The IIPC is now a thriving center serving the Irish community in the Bay Area and beyond.

Mrs. Geri Garvey
Correspondence:
Irish Apostolate USA
P. O. Box 10065
Silver Spring, MD  20914
Telephone/Fax: 301-384-3375
Email: administrator@usairish.org

In 1992 Geri began working at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC, in the Migration and Refugee Services Office for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees. In her capacity as the Office Coordinator, Geri worked with diocesan offices, pastoral agents, and other related organizations in providing support, resources, and information to newcomers from all countries to the United States.

In January 2005 Geri became the part-time Administrator for the Irish Apostolate, USA. In this capacity, she interacts with the staff at the Irish Pastoral Centers, the Irish Episcopal Commission for Emigrants, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Geri hopes to build on the success of Rev. Tim O’Sullivan and Rev. Colm Campbell in enhancing and expanding the outreach of the Apostolate Centers to Irish immigrants.