Staff
Victoria Ries, Pastoral Coordinator
Victoria Ries
Contact: VictoriaRies@stcatherineparish.net or (206) 524-8800, ext 104
This is Victoria’s tenth year at St. Catherine Parish as the Pastoral Coordinator. She is appointed by the Archbishop to provide pastoral leadership and care for the parish and its ministries, including the school. She has served in ministry in the archdioceses for the past 25 years. She began as a campus and young adult minister working with the two colleges and the 20 parishes in Pierce County. Since then she served as Pastoral Associate at St. George Parish for 7 years and as Pastoral Life Director at St. Patrick for 10 years. She has a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Chicago Divinity School and she is an adjunct faculty at the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University.
Very Rev. Anthony Bawyn, Parochial Vicar
Fr. Tony Bawyn
Contact: TonyB@seattlearch.org
This is Father Tony’s sixth year serving as St. Catherine’s Parochial Vicar. He is also serving as Judicial Vicar in the Archdiocesan Tribunal. Father Tony was born in Seattle and grew up in St. Luke’s Parish in Shoreline. His family moved to Oak Harbor the same year he entered St. Edward Seminary in Kenmore to begin his studies for the priesthood. After continuing his studies at St. Thomas Seminary in Kenmore, Gonzaga University in Spokane and the American College in Louvain, Belgium, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1982 by Archbishop Hunthausen. He has been assigned to various parishes during his ministry including St. Patrick Parish in Tacoma and St. Patrick Parish in Seattle where he served as pastor for two years each. After earning a degree in Canon Law from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium in 1992, Father Tony began his service in the Chancery. In his spare time Father Tony enjoys cooking, kayaking and hiking.
Mark Adrian, Pastoral Asst. for Music
Mark Adrian
Contact: MarkAdrian@stcatherineparish.net or (206) 524-8800, ext. 105
Mark Adrian, music director, is nearing the completion of the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the University of Washington, studying with noted conductors Abraham Kaplan and Geoffrey Boers. In addition to his studies at the University and his work at St. Catherine, Mark is the founder of Northwest Associated Arts and conductor of ChoralSounds Northwest and the Cantare Vocal Ensemble, and has conducted other Seattle-area choruses including the Bainbridge Chorale and the Seattle Women’s Ensemble. Mark is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, Chorus America, the Conductors’ Guild, and the American Guild of Organists.
Amy Hall, Pastoral Asst. for Children's Faith Formation
Crystal Koory
Contact: CrystalKoory@stcatherineparish.net or (206) 524-8800, ext. 113
Crystal Koory is the Pastoral Assistant for Children’s Faith Formation. She has been a parishioner at St. Catherine’s for 8 years. As the mother of 2 young daughters (Abbey, 4 & Amelia, 1), she is very excited to take on this new challenge of sharing the Catholic Faith not only with them, but with all our young members. She is originally from Tennessee and has a degree in Finance from the University of Tennessee.
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Shannon Fleming Bray, Pastoral Asst. for Youth Ministry and Social Justice
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Shannon Fleming Bray
Contact: ShannonFleming@stcatherineparish.net or (206) 524-8800, ext 110
Shannon Fleming Bray is our Pastoral Assistant for Youth Ministry and Social Justice. She previously held the same position at Christ the King/Cristo Rey Parish for 6 years and is passionate about seeking to live and teach a faith that does justice.
Shannon is nearing completion of a Masters degree is Pastoral Studies from the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University. She is married and has an infant daughter, Larkin Elizabeth.
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Kathleen Christianson, Bookkeeper and Receptionist
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Kathleen Christianson
Contact: KathleenChristianson@stcatherineparish.net or (206) 524-8800, ext 101
Kathleen Christianson is the Parish/School Bookkeeper and parish receptionist/ secretary. Kathleen has been at St. Catherine for four years, and has served in other churches in the Maple Leaf area. If you have questions about donations or an announcement for the bulletin, Kathleen is the one to contact.
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