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 This
is Victoria’s
eighth year at St. Catherine Parish as the Pastoral
Life Director. 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. |
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 This
is Father Tony's
fourth year serving as St. Catherine’s Parochial Vicar. He is
also serving as Judicial Vicar in the Archdiocesan Tribunal and as chaplain
to the Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting. 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. |
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 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. |
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 Jeanne
Hall is the Pastoral Assistant for Faith Formation for
the parish. She has a background in children’s education and in
physical therapy. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree in pastoral
counseling in the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University. |
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 Kathleen
Christianson is the Parish/School Bookkeeper and parish
receptionist/ secretary. Kathleen has been at St. Catherine for two 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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