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Rev.
Vincent F. Welsh, J.C.L., M.A., M.Div.,
Pastor
Father Vincent Welsh grew up in the
Norristown
area. He attended
Bishop
Kenrick
High School
, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and the Catholic University of America.
He was ordained on May 20, 1989.
Father Welsh has served as Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish
since
March 30, 2007
.
Rev.
Patrick J. Welsh, S.L.L., M.A., M.Div., Weekend Assistant
Father Patrick Welsh is Fr. Vincent Welsh’s brother.
He attended
Bishop
Kenrick
High School
, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and The University of Sant Anselmo in
Rome
. Fr. Welsh was ordained on
May 20, 2000. He serves as the
Dean of Men of the Theology Division and Director of Liturgy at St.
Charles Borromeo Seminary. He
resides at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood.
Rev.
Joseph K. Horvath, O.de M., Weekend Assistant
Father Horvath is a member of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy.
He resides at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in
Philadelphia
.
Mrs.
Constance DiBonaventure, Principal
Mrs. DiBonaventure is a graduate of
Cabrini
College
with an MS in Elementary Education. She
has been the principal of St. Francis of
Assisi
Elementary School
since 1998. St. Francis of
Assisi
Elementary School
serves children in grades Pre-K through 8 and is a
Middle
States
Accredited
Parochial School
.
Mrs. Erica
Gonzalez, Director of the St. Francis Early
Learning
Center
Mrs. Gonzales earned a BS in Education from
Temple
University
and an MBA from
Arcadia
University
. She has worked in the child
care field since 1996 and served as a director of a Philadelphia
Archdiocesan child care center for nine years before coming to St. Francis
Parish. St. Francis Early
Learning Center offers full and part-time care for children who are 6
weeks to 4 years old.
Mrs.
Madelyn O’Hara, Coordinator of Religious Education
Mrs. O’Hara, a graduate of The University of Michigan, who is
currently enrolled in the Masters Program of the Religious Studies
Division of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, is the Coordinator of Religious
Education for the following parish groups:
St. Francis of
Assisi
Elementary School
, REP, RCIA, Adult Faith Formation, Altar Servers, and Safe Environment.
Mrs.
Dolores Landis, Office Manager
Mrs. Landis held management positions for two oil companies over a
period of 17 years while simultaneously working in a part time capacity at
St. Francis of Assisi Parish. She
has worked under four pastors in numerous capacities, which included
domestic responsibilities, maintaining parish sacramental records,
inputting all parishioner files onto the parish data software program,
which is currently in use, and has served as a Lector and Extraordinary
Minister. She assumed full
time responsibilities at the rectory office in January of 2005.
Having fulfilled the responsibilities of raising and educating her
two sons, she now owns and trains two therapy dogs and enjoys ministering
to the sick, elderly, and infirm with them at several local institutions,
including the Sisters of St. Joseph at
St. Joseph
’s Villa.
Mrs.
Elizabeth Nacarelli, Parish Secretary and Receptionist
Mrs. Nacarelli, a life-long parishioner, attended the St. Francis
of
Assisi
Elementary School
, graduated from
Bishop
Kenrick
High School
, married an SFA alumnus, and raised three children who also attended St.
Francis of
Assisi
school. Mrs. Nacarelli has
been a parish employee since 1991.
Mr. Philip
Stonier, Business Manager
Mr.
Stonier is a graduate of
Villanova
University
with a BS in Economics. He is
a certified Public Accountant licensed by the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
. He is currently retired;
however, during his career he was a Partner with a small public accounting
firm, President of a bank, General Manager and CFO of a manufacturing
company. For over 20 years, he
taught Accounting in the Evening Division of Ursinus College and
Gwynedd
Mercy
College
. He has resided in St.
Francis of Assisi Parish for over 35 years.
Mr. Andrew Fedak, Parish
Maintenance Supervisor
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