I have served the Saint Pius the Tenth Community since January 2003, starting out as a Pastoral Associate specifically working with the spiritual formation of adults and families. As time moved on, I became the Senior Pastoral Associate. Today, I am the Pastoral Administrator of the community. A pastoral administrator is the bishop's appointed leader and public face of the parish who oversees all the aspects of the life of the community: pastoral, spiritual, and temporal. I am responsible for the spiritual life of the community, the faith formation of all its members, all the ministries, our liturgy, all the social events, and I am the trustee and secretary of all the material goods of the community. In short, I am responsible for all the pastoral care of our parishioners and for spreading the Gospel and living our Catholic traditions within our parish boundaries. I have a passion for teaching theology and guiding individuals and groups as they interpret and apply Church teachings in their life. I possess a Master of Arts in Theological Studies and I have continue my studies. In addition, I have completed the Theory of Constraints – Jonah Program from the Avraham Goldratt Institute. (www.goldratt.com) The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a methodology of problem solving, conflict resolution, and plan development that is very conducive to producing ongoing improvement within communities great and small and works well for life coaching too. Prior to entering into full-time ministry, I was a Director of Operations for a six million dollar (in sales) corporation in the Automation and Specialty Tool sector here in Rochester. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering with a concentration on Robotics. Over fourteen years, I had worked my way up the chain of command starting as a Mechanical Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, and Engineering Manager. Looking back upon this career, I really enjoyed the challenge of working with large projects with fiscal, managerial, sales, and technical issues. Lastly, I have a long standing role to facilitate the Chili Minister's Monthly Meetings. This is an ecumenical group of pastors and ministers reaching across denominational lines to foster fellowship. Each year our communties worship together at the National Day of Prayer event on the first Thursday of May. I have travelled all over North America and the Caribbean. Nature proclaims and praises the goodness of God by its very grandeur from the peaks of the Grand Tetons, to the deserts of Mexico, to the tropical beaches of Barbados. I find my travels lead me wanting to witness God’s awesome presence in his creation and to respond to God’s presence with creativity in my own life. Being a father and husband helps me to live out that creative drive. Being an accomplished Highland Bagpiper over the past fifteen years fills what little gap is left. I have two children and a beautiful wife as my partners in this journey. I am grateful for their support. I hope that together, we, as the community of Saint Pius the Tenth, can witness God's greatness to the Gates-Chili area and continue to create a meaningful and effective ways that spread the Gospel into the wider area and more deeply in our hearts. | .jpg) |
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