Rev. Edward J. Kosik
Rev. Edward J. Kosik was born in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1938, the son of the late Emery and Alice Kosik. He attended the Moshannon Valley grade and high schools graduating in May, 1956.
He began his studies for the priesthood by entering St. Mark's Seminary in Erie September 1957 and going to Gannon College for two years. Then he went to Christ the King Seminary at St. Bonaventure, New York, for the study of philosophy and theology in September of 1959.
He was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1965, with the Rev. Charles Murcko as ordination sponsor and said his first Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Houtzdale. His first assignment was as a summer assistant at Sacred Heart Parish in Erie, from there he went to teach at DuBois Central Christian High School while residing at St. Catherine's in DuBois.
In June of 1966, he was transferred to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church in Lewis Run as a resident and to teach at Bradford Central Christian High School. After receiving his master's degree in guidance and counseling at St. Bonaventure University in 1972, he became director of guidance at Bradford Central Christian High School while living at Lewis Run.
~ A Glance Back, A Look Ahead, Christ The King Church, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, 1977, Page 51
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