| Meet Our Parish Priest
Very Rev. Father Frank Paul Mayernick:
Father Mayernick is a native of Cleveland,
Ohio and received a direct commission from civilian life and entered the
United States Air Force Chaplaincy in 1981. Prior to entering active
duty, he served four years as Parish Priest of the Holy Dormition
Orthodox Church in St. Clair, PA from 1977-1980. Father Mayernick is
married to the former Joan Elaine Selai of Miami Florida. They have four
children, Laura, Frank, Nicholas, Elizabeth and three grandchildren.
Rev. Frank P. Mayernick retired from the
United States Air Force after twenty-three of service. Father Frank
retired as the Orthodox senior chaplain for the 16th Special
Operation Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Colonel Mayernick also served
as the Deputy Command Chaplain at Headquarters, Air Force Special
Operations Command (AFSOC), Hurlburt Field, Florida. In this capacity
he served as the chaplain to America's "Air Commandos,” HQ AFSOC, a
major air command that operates and deploys America's specialized
airpower worldwide as the air component of the United States Special
Operations Command. Father Mayernick was the lead person in creating a
suicide prevention program for all branches of the military.
Priestly
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. 1977-1981 St. Mary’s of the Dormition Orthodox
Church, St Clair Pa.
2. 1981-1985 Wright-Patterson, AFB, Dayton, Ohio
3. 1985-1988 48th Combat Support Group, RAF Lakenheath,
England
4. 1988-1992 Eglin, AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
5. 1992-1995 Installation Staff Chaplain, Falcon, AFB,
Colorado
Springs, CO
6. 1995-1998 Ramstein AFB, Kasierlautern, Germany
7. 1998-2002 Deputy Command Chaplain, AFSOC,
Hurlburt Field, Florida
8. 2002 - Present Assigned
to St. Athanasios Greek
Orthodox Chapel
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