Welcome To
St. Mary's Parish
263 Hamilton Street
Southbridge MA
01550-1876
(508) 764-3226
The following are the members of our staff who serve the People
of God at Saint Mary's and direct our activities and ministries: Teodoro
Camacho, Deacon. Teodoro was ordained for the
Archdiocese of Boston and moved to Southbridge in July 2001.
He and his wife, Rita, are leaders for a Prayer Group in Spanish
that meets in the church each Sunday night at 6 PM. Teodoro
assists at liturgy and is co-ordinator for RCIA in Spanish. Antonia
Correa, Administrator of Religious Education and Youth
Ministry Secretary: Antonia joined our staff in a
secretarial capacity in September 1999, and continues to expand her
responsibilities in our parish programs. Beginning in June, 2002,
with Kindergarten through Grade 5 and since June, 2005 with our
Junior High and High School programs, Antonia is the Administrator of our Religious
Education program, K-12. solmar44@hotmail.com
David Emery, Grounds Superintendent:
David joined our staff in 1989 and is responsible for the
maintenance and care of our parish property and grounds, this
includes our parish cemetery that was founded in 1850. Rev.
Peter Joyce, Pastor: Father Peter was first
assigned to Saint Mary's as an Associate Pastor in June 1987.
Following a three month assignment in Puerto Rico during the summer
of 1991, he has been our leader and pastoral guide. Fr. Peter
was ordained as a priest for the diocese of Worcester in 1983. pjoyce@hey.net Beverly Loconto, Rectory
and Office Support: Bev joined our staff in 2000 and is
our frontline in our parish office. Her pleasant manner and
friendly attitude helps those who contact us to have a pleasant
experience.
bevloco@hey.net Kathy Mason, Bookkeeper:
Kathy and her husband moved to our area from Connecticut and joined
our parish several years ago. In the summer of 2003, Kathy
brought her accounting skills to help in our office. W.
Steven Miller, Deacon: Steve was ordained
several years ago and has served at Saint Joseph's in Charlton and
Saint Patrick in Whitinsville. Steve joined us in August of 2006
and is very active in our baptism program and RCIA. His
enthusiasm and energy is a welcome addition to our parish team.
deaconsteve53@juno.com Sor
Xinia Rodriguez, RODA, Asistente Pastoral:
Sister Xinia is a member of the Religious of the Oblates of Divine
Love; her province is based in San José, Costa Rica, where she is
originally from. She joined our staff on January 12, 2004
having just completed her Master's Degree in Psychology.
Sister Xinia has extensive parish and school experience that she
brings to her ministry here. Sister lives in a convent in
Worcester with other members of her community who work in other
parishes in the Diocese of Worcester. Brandon Vennink,
Director of Music: In the spring of 2005, we conducted
a nationwide search for a new director. Brandon, who was
located in Kansas City, MO at the time was chosen to serve the
musical needs of our parish. Talented as a musician and choir
conductor, with his wife Ray our organist, their family relocated to Massachusetts in August of 2005 to become part of our
parish family.
BDVennink@aol.com Lei Ray Yu, Organist: An
accomplished musician in many art forms in her native China, Ray
relocated to the US several years ago. With her husband, Brandon,
they join our parish family in August of 2005 to minister to the
musical needs in our parish. home
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