Rev. George R. Flynn
BOSTON Rev. George R. Flynn, 90, of Regina Cleri Residence, Boston, passed away April 10, 2020.
Father
Flynn, born in Chelmsford, MA of Mary and George Flynn, was the oldest
of seven children. He is survived by his brother, Joseph Flynn of
Westwood, MA, and sister, Ann Flynn of Worcester, MA, sisters-in-law,
Joan Flynn of Newton, MA, and Sheila Flynn, of Menlo Park, CA; nieces
Siobhan Flynn and Donald Mendoza, Mary and Jeffrey Hodges, Mairead and
Thomas Murphy and Siobhean Flynn; nephews, Stephen and Marianne Flynn,
Jude and Paul Flynn, Patrick and Deborah Flynn, John and Risa Flynn, and
Timothy Flynn along with several grand nieces, nephews and fellow
Boston Diocesan priests and members of the St. James Society. He is
predeceased by his sister, Mary Flynn of Chelmsford, MA, brother Patrick
and wife, Elizabeth of Phoenix, AZ, Jude of Canton, MA and San
Francisco, CA, and John of Salt Lake City, Utah, niece in law, Terry of
Royal Oaks, CA, wife of Timothy,
Ordained February 2, 1956 by
Richard Cardinal Cushing, Father Flynn served at St. James Church in
Wellesley and St Patrick’s in Stoneham. In 1959, Fr. Flynn joined the
Society of St. James the Apostle, a missionary organization founded by
Cardinal Cushing for diocesan priests to serve in Latin America, which
he did for 55 years. After ministering for many years in Peru, Ecuador,
and Bolivia, Fr. Flynn realized the peoples’ needs to hear the word of
God far exceeded the availability of religious staff to serve them.
While continuing in his parish work, Fr. Flynn founded the organization,
PROSAN, a production company in Lima creating and distributing
religious programming where he had served to carry the message of the
word of God. In 2019 Fr. Flynn transferred PROSAN to Radio Maria in
Lima, Peru, a similar organization providing religious programming
throughout all of Latin America. Fr. Flynn received his MDiv. degree
from the Boston Theological Institute and an MS in Broadcast Journalism
from Boston University.
