It did not take long for Fr. Jim Simko to get into the spirit of St. John the Evangelist as he mesmerized the Vacation Bible School children when he gave them a short lesson this past
Tuesday. Fr. Jim, age 58, comes to us directly from St. Francis Xavier parish in Fort Myers, where he served the parish from 2009.
Born in Springfield, IL, Fr. Jim is one of four siblings. He has a brother who resides in Atlanta, a sister in Mobile, AL and another sister in Brisbane, Australia.
Fr. Jim and his family moved to Bradenton, FL in 1971, when he was just 16 years old.