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New Permanent Deacons - Bios
Rev. Mr. James R. Bishop
Age: 59
Birth Date: Aug. 10, 1942
Place of Birth: Pitcairn, Pa.
Family: He and his wife, Andrea, have been married for 26 years. He has
three children, Brian Bishop, 34, Stephen Bishop, 32, and James Bishop,
25, and three stepchildren, Joseph Kuglar, 36, Karen Kuglar, 35, and Rebecca
Kuglar, 32.
Education: High school diploma.
Work Experience: Truck driver for TNT Logistics; previously worked for
four and a half years as a correctional officer in Coweta County; drove
a cross-country tour bus for one and a half years; worked for Eastern
Airlines in Atlanta for 20 years, in baggage handling, the freight house
and the fueling department; worked for Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. in Richmond, Va., as installer-repairman.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Cross-stitch, model trains, crossword
and picture puzzles.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. George Church, Newnan, for 16 years,
he has been teaching adult education for one year and previously taught
Sunday school for one year.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Marriages, funerals and baptisms and
wherever else needed.
Parish Assignment: St. George Church, Newnan, a parish of 905 families.
Pastor: Msgr. Leo Herbert
Rev. Mr. Rafael A. Carballo-Arroyo
Age: 39
Birth Date: March 23, 1962
Place of Birth: Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Family: Unmarried, he has two foster sons, Carlos Simón-Ramos and Gabino
De León-Méndez, both 21.
Education: Bachelor of science degree in agriculture, poultry science,
from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., 1985.
Work Experience: Quality assurance supervisor at ConAgra Poultry Co.,
Dalton, where he has been employed in various posts since 1996; previously
worked as agronomist and field operations manager from 1985-95 at Pollos
To-Ricos Complex in Aibonito, Puerto Rico.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. Joseph Church, Dalton, for six years,
he has served in Hispanic ministry for five years, in eucharistic ministry
training for three years, in training Spanish-speaking lectors for three
and a half years, in Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults for three
years, and in jail ministry for six months.
Parish Assignment: St. Joseph Church, Dalton, a parish of about 1,750
families, about 75 percent of whom are Hispanic.
Pastor: Msgr. Bill Hoffman
Rev. Mr. Charles E. Carignan
Age: 49
Birth Date: Nov. 14, 1952
Place of Birth: Springfield, Mass.
Family: He and his wife, Heidi, have been married for 23 years and have
three children, a son, Neal, 22, and two daughters, Becky, 20, and Jaime,
17.
Education: Bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Westfield
State College, Westfield, Mass., 1974, and master of arts in public administration
from Troy State University, Montgomery, Ala., 1988.
Work Experience: Federal Civil Service employee of the U.S. Air Force
for 28 years, currently the civilian personnel advisor to the commander,
22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta; previously personnel
officer, Hahn Air Base, Germany; personnel officer, Izmir Air Station,
Turkey; personnel manager, Alconbury Air Base, England; multiple posts,
Westover Air Reserve Base, Westover, Mass.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: U.S. Civil War, painting miniature soldiers.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock,
since its establishment in 1995 as a mission of St. Catherine of Siena
Church, Kennesaw, he has served as a eucharistic minister, lector, parish
council member, confirmation teacher and established the parish Returning
Catholics program.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Returning Catholics program, adult
education, eucharistic minister training, liturgy.
Parish Assignment: St. Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock, a parish
of about 1,875 families.
Pastor: Father Paul Flood
Rev. Mr. Maurice (Morry) P. Chapple
Age: 62
Birth Date: July 10, 1939
Place of Birth: Utica, N.Y.
Family: He and his wife, the late Carol Ann Saupp Chapple, were married
for 35 years and have three children, Bradley Chapple, 34, Leslie Ann
Stephens, 31, and Jill Marie Smith, 25.
Education: Studied business and marketing for four years at Syracuse
University, Syracuse, N.Y.; studied electronics for one and a half years
at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
Work Experience: Semi-retired; owned and operated wholesale and retail
electronic and communication businesses in New York and Georgia for over
30 years; served as marketing and sales consultant for major electronic
companies.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Golf and other sports.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. Joseph Church, Athens, for 16 years,
he has worked with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults for 13 years,
with adult and youth religious education, as a eucharistic minister, lector
and usher. He has also worked with St. Joseph Charities, Athens, and Catholic
Social Services, Athens.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Religious education.
Parish Assignment: St Joseph Church, Athens, a parish of approximately
1,700 families.
Pastor: Father Victor Reyes
Rev. Mr. Roger Fraser
Age: 55
Birth Date: Aug. 19, 1946
Place of Birth: Hinsdale, Ill.
Family: He and his wife, Patricia Ann, have been married for 33 years
and have two children, Christopher, 30, and Matthew, 27.
Education: Bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, University
of Illinois, Champaign, 1969; master of business administration, Loyola
University of Chicago, Illinois, 1976.
Work Experience: Has worked for over 30 years in telecommunications;
at present is director of product management, DSL equipment and Internet
access at Elastic Networks, Alpharetta; previously worked at ADC Telecommunications,
Dallas, Texas, as program manager, voice and data access equipment; at
Conklin, Norcross, as director of marketing, voice and data access equipment;
at GPT Video/Executone, Norcross, as account manager, videoconferencing;
at Hitachi Telecommunications, Norcross, as senior director of marketing,
PBX equipment; at Illinois Bell/Western Electric, Chicago, as systems
manager/engineer.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Running, tennis, golf.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. Brendan's Church, Cumming, for two
years, he has served one year on liturgy committee and one year as sacristan
coordinator. Previously he has been active for four years in small faith
communities, as a lector, in the men's club, and has lead workshops on
Vatican II and Bible studies, and taught children's Sunday school with
his wife. He has been a eucharistic minister for eight years and a member
of the St. Vincent de Paul Society for 24 years.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Small faith communities, visiting
sick and homebound people, funeral and grieving committee.
Parish Assignment: St. Brendan's Church, Cumming, a parish of 1,700 families.
Pastor: Father Willie Hickey
Rev. Mr. William H. Heinsch
Age: 52
Birth Date: Aug. 12, 1949
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Family: He and his wife, Shirley Carole Heinsch, have been married for
30 years and have three children, Melynda Baskette, 25, Carla, 22, and
David, 19.
Education: Bachelor of arts degree in economics from University of Arizona,
Tuscon, 1972; bachelor of science degree in computer information systems
from Weseley College, Dover, Del., 1985; master of business administration
from University of Illinois, Edwardsville, 1982.
Work Experience: Demand planning analyst for Kraft Foods, Inc., Norcross,
since 1999; previously served as plant manager for Kraft Foods, Inc.,
Atlanta, from 1990-99 and as production manager for Kraft Foods, Inc.,
in North Lawrence, N.Y., from 1988-90. Primary Hobbies and Interests:
HO train modeling.
Parish Ministries: At St. Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock, his
parish of seven years, he has served as a lector and acolyte and has taught
adult education from 1999-2002 and is serving as director of the Order
of Christian Initiation of Adults in 2001-2002. He has served on the parish
council, the finance committee, trained eucharistic ministers and served
as an annulment case sponsor from 1998-2002. He is a member of the Knights
of Columbus, fourth degree. Particular Ministries of Interest: Adult education,
service of the poor.
Parish Assignment: St. Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock, a parish
of about 1,875 families.
Pastor: Father Paul Flood
Rev. Mr. Terry M. Holmer
Age: 46.
Birth Date: Sept. 5, 1955.
Place of Birth: East Chicago, Ind.
Family: He and his wife, Margaret, have been married for 22 years and
have a son, Terry Jr., 19.
Education: High school diploma.
Work experience: Has worked as an auto dealer manager for 25 years, currently
at Dwight Harrison Volkswagen, Snellville; previously retired after 10
years as an emergency medical technician and firefighter.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Computer science, woodworking and singing.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. Theresa Church in Douglasville for
13 years, he has taught seventh grade in the parish school of religion
for seven years; has served in the music ministry for 11 years and as
its director for six; and has worked in youth ministry in confirmation
formation for three years.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Returning Catholics, youth ministry,
engaged couples.
Parish Assignment: St. Theresa Church, Douglasville, a parish of 877
families.
Pastor: Father Richard Tibbetts
Rev. Mr. Richard Marinchak
Age: 56.
Birth Date: June 14, 1945.
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Family: He and his wife, Beverly Kay, have been married for 32 years
and they have two daughters, Lorrie Ann, 31, and Kara Marie Garrett, 20.
Education: High school diploma Work Experience: Ingles Market in Cleveland,
Ga.; previously worked at the Alpenhof Motel in Helen and Globe Distribution
in Gainesville.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Reading.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. Mark's Church, Clarkesville, for 21
years, he has served on the finance council for 10 years and the parish
council for nine years. He has been an usher for seven years and a eucharistic
minister for 12 years. For the past three years he has been involved in
altar servers' training, bereavement ministry, and the Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Prison ministry, RCIA.
Parish Assignment: St. Mark's Church, Clarkesville, a parish of approximately
450 families.
Pastor: Father Luis Zarama
Rev. Mr. John J. McManus
Age: 49.
Birth Date: May 4, 1952.
Place of Birth: Medford, Mass.
Family: He and his wife, Patricia, have been married for 22 years and
he has two stepsons, Don and Carl Franks.
Education: Bachelor of science degree from Georgia State University,
Atlanta, 1975; master of business administration from Georgia State University,
1977; Juris Doctor, Woodrow Wilson College of Law, Atlanta, 1982. Work
Experience: Attorney at law since 1983 and senior partner of McManus and
Smith, LLP, in Tucker, a firm that handles civil litigation, family law
and real estate.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Movies and music.
Parish Ministries: A member of Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain,
since 1981, he has served as a RENEW 2000 facilitator; youth minister;
eucharistic minister; perpetual eucharistic adoration chapel guardian;
Missionaries of the Poor volunteer; Stephens minister; and on the finance
committee.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Missionaries of the Poor and outreach
into community; youth ministry; preaching; work with Metropolitan Tribunal.
Parish Assignment: Corpus Christi Church, Stone Mountain, a parish of
about 1,400 families.
Pastor: Father Gregory Kenny, CMF
Rev. Mr. Scott J.N. McNabb, Ph.D.
Age: 52.
Birth Date: Nov. 11, 1949.
Place of Birth: Norman, Okla.
Family: He and his wife, Charlene, have been married for 25 years and
have a son, Patrick, 23, and a daughter, Marion, 21.
Education: Bachelor of science degree in biology from University of Oklahoma,
Norman, 1972; master of science in medical microbiology from the University
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, 1979; Ph.D. in microbiology
and immunology from University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1986.
Work Experience: Supervisory epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Atlanta, since 1993; previously worked for two
years for the Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, New Orleans, and for
11 years for the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Camping, hiking, hunting, golf.
Parish Ministries: A member of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta,
since 1996, he has worked in marriage preparation, spiritual direction
of the 19th annotation of the Ignatian spiritual exercises, baptismal
preparation, visiting and bringing Communion to the sick, facilitating
Bible study and facilitating the "Sponsor Couple" program.
Particular Ministries of Interest: The six ministries in which he has
already been serving at the Cathedral.
Parish Assignment: Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, a parish of
about 5,200 families.
Rector: Msgr. Tom Kenny
Rev. Mr. Gary Roche
Age: 49.
Birth Date: May 22, 1952.
Place of Birth: Rosedale, New York City, N.Y.
Family: He and his wife, Elizabeth Lynn, have been married for 21 years.
They have four children, Tim, 30, Dan, 27, Anne, 24, and Jeff, 19.
Education: Bachelor of science degree in biological sciences from Florida
Institute of Technology, Melbourne, 1974; bachelor of science degree in
chemistry from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 1976; master of
business administration from Barry University, Miami Shores, Fla., 1981.
Work Experience: Medical technologist, specimen processing supervisor,
at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center where he has worked for six years;
previously worked as a medical technologist and as chief technologist
at Memorial Hospital West, Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Memorial Hospital,
Hollywood, Fla.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Woodworking.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. Michael's Church, Gainesville, for
six years, he has served for five years in engaged couples ministry, for
three years in adult education, for five years as a lector, for two years
in prison ministry, and for one year in baptism preparation.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Baptism preparation, adult education,
prison ministry.
Parish Assignment: St. Michael's Church, Gainesville, a parish of about
3,000 families.
Pastor: Father Stewart Wilber
Rev. Mr. Joseph G. Ruberté
Age: 56,
Birth Date: March 20, 1945.
Place of Birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Family: He and his wife, Vionette, have been married for 31 years and
have a son, William, 25.
Education: Associate in applied science degree in computer science from
Manhattan Community College, New York, N.Y., 1972.
Work Experience: Twenty years of experience in information technologies
and as a senior project manager in New York, Orlando, Fla., and Atlanta,
in the areas of brokerage, banking, government and communications; current
employer, Lockheed Martin; has served as a volunteer fireman and emergency
medical technician. Military Service: A member of the U.S. Marine Corps
from 1963-67.
Parish Ministries: A parishioner of Mary Our Queen Church, Norcross,
for six years, he has served there and at parishes in Orlando, Fla., and
New York for 20 years in religious education, and with the Boy Scouts
of America and as a eucharistic minister for over 15 years. He served
as principal of a parish CCD program in New York City.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Teaching adults and young adults,
liturgical service and preaching, the St. Vincent de Paul Temporary Housing
program, Hispanic ministry, and church administration. He is fluent in
Spanish.
Parish Assignment: Mary Our Queen Church, Norcross, a mission of 900
families.
Priest-In-Charge: Father David Dye
Rev. Mr. Kenneth Williams
Age: 52.
Birth Date: March 4,1949.
Place of Birth: Bucyrus, Ohio
Family: He and his wife, Jackie, have been married for 30 years and have
six children, Noel, 29, Adam, 28, Robin, 26, Mica, 25, Monica, 23, and
Amelia, 16.
Education: Associate degree in nursing from Kennesaw State University,
Kennesaw, 1985; bachelor of science degree in nursing from Brenau University,
Gainesville, 1994.
Work Experience: Employed for 19 years at St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta,
including 13 as a registered nurse in various clinical settings, and for
the last six years as a manager of the information systems department.
Primary Hobbies and Interests: Reading and gardening.
Parish Ministries: A member of St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Dahlonega,
for a year, he has served as a lector and eucharistic minister, on the
liturgy committee and parish council, in adult education and in developing
the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and baptism preparation programs.
Previously he was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Marietta, for six years
where he was also active in those ministries.
Particular Ministries of Interest: RCIA and adult education
Parish Assignment: St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Dahlonega, a parish
of 202 families.
Pastor: Father Edward Danneker
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