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St. Luke’s bids farewell to beloved pastor
BY JOAN D. WARREN
Robert Hawkins, Pastor of St. Luke’s Church, is sailing off into the sunset — literally.
Father “Bob” as he is affectionately known to his more than 2,000 parishioners, is retiring after 13 years as leader of the Catholic parish on Washington Road.
He hopes to be a chaplain aboard a cruise line and travel to far and exotic places, a very different lifestyle than being a parish priest.
“I started my ministry 43 years ago, the same year the Boston Red Sox almost won the World Series.
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That was 1975 and I am still a huge Sox fan,” he said.
Father Bob, a native of Cranston, has been the leader of a variety of parishes throughout the state, in such towns as Central Falls, Warwick and at the University of Rhode Island.
He spent five years in Belgium and has had the good fortune to travel around the world.
“I have had many different experiences as a parish priest. I have focuse