Deacon Antonius Pancha Anugerah

Age: 47
Date of Birth: Sept. 30, 1960
Place of Birth: Surabaya, Indonesia

Family: He and his wife, Yesica, have been married for seven years and have one child, daughter Audrey.

Education: Attended high school in Indonesia and has taken some college courses in the U.S.

Work Experience: He has worked as an administrator for Children’s Academy of Northlake in Tucker. He is also a certified residential real estate appraiser for A & A Appraisal Services and an Indonesian language interpreter and translator for the state and federal courts.

Hobbies and Interests: Outdoor sports and family life.
Parish Ministries: Indonesian ethnic community.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Sacraments, peace and justice.
Any Additional Languages: Fluent in Indonesian and the Javanese dialect.

Parish Assignment: Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Atlanta, where Marist Father James Duffy is pastor.

Deacon Terry Stephen Blind

Age: 59
Date of Birth: April 17, 1948
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio

Family: He and his wife, Marcie, have been married for 38 years and have two sons, Stephen and Matthew.

Education: Bachelor of science degree in management and a master of business administration degree from the University of Dayton, Ohio, and a master of theological studies from Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala.

Work Experience: He works for the NCR Corporation, for 10 years in systems analysis and 27 years in finance and accounting.

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, travel and woodworking.
Parish Ministries: Adult education, RCIA, eucharistic minister to the sick.
Particular Ministries of Interest: Social justice.

Parish Assignment: Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City, where Father Michael Kingery is pastor.

Deacon Arthur Lerma

Age: 56
Date of Birth: Feb. 8, 1952
Place of Birth: Laredo, Texas

Family: He and his wife, Carmen, have been married for 35 years and have four children, Kathryn, Alyssa, Lauren and Arthur Michael, and five grandchildren.

Education: Bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and a master of business administration degree from St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas.

Work Experience: He has worked for 33 years in telecommunications management with AT&T.

Hobbies and Interests: Reading historical works and watching old movies from WWII era, coin and sports cards collections, jogging, country-western dancing, and listening to old music collection.

Languages spoken: English and Spanish.

Parish Ministries: RCIA sponsor, taught English as a second language, and Knights of Columbus. He has taught confirmation classes, worked with LifeTeen spirit team, served as lector in English and Spanish, and eucharistic minister.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Adult education, RCIA, annulment case sponsor, and St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Parish Assignment: St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, where Father Greg Goolsby is pastor.

Deacon Kenneth P. Bishop

Age: 60
Date of Birth: June 27, 1947
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh

Family: He and his wife, Kathleen, have been married for 39 years and have three children, Charles, Daniel and Matthew, and five grandchildren.

Education: Associate of arts degree in business administration.

Work Experience: He worked in management and retired after 25 years with the United Parcel Service.

Hobbies and Interests: Building and restoring old airplanes.

Parish Ministries: Parish council, religious education and teen program, sacramental preparation.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Ministering to the sick and homebound.

Parish Assignment: Sacred Heart Church, Griffin, where Father Dennis Juan is pastor.

Deacon Gerard Gregory Kazin

Age: 46
Date of Birth: Nov. 1, 1961
Place of Birth: Wilkes Barre, Pa.

Family: He and his wife, Sally, have been married for 19 years and have two daughters, Danielle and Sierra.

Education: Bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa. Master of business administration degree from Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.

Work Experience: Commissioned as a Marine Corps second lieutenant and served as an aircraft maintenance officer in southern California and the western Pacific. After six years of service, he left the Marine Corps to work at Honeywell in Jacksonville, Fla., in a variety of sales and marketing positions. He joined General Electric in 1998 and is currently the marketing capabilities leader for GE Energy in Atlanta.

Hobbies and Interests: Family, running and reading.

Parish Ministries: Baptismal preparation, marriage preparation, annulments, RCIA and adult education, homebound and hospice.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Baptismal preparation, marriage preparation, annulments, RCIA and adult education, homebound and hospice.

Any Additional Languages: Some basic Spanish and Japanese.

Parish Assignment: St. Benedict Church, Duluth, where Father Paul Flood is pastor.

Deacon Bobby Jennings

Age: 65
Date of Birth: Aug. 28, 1942
Place of Birth: Danville, Va.

Family: He and his wife, Gail, have been married for 40 years and have one daughter, Kristi, her husband Curt and two grandchildren.

Education: High school; electronics training in the Marine Corps.

Work Experience: After high school, he entered the Marine Corps and spent four years as a technician working on aircraft radar and missile control systems. He joined IBM and worked for 34 years in the company’s service and marketing organizations. After retirement from IBM, he is currently working for the state of Georgia in the Department of Technical and Adult Education.

Hobbies and Interests: Travel, videography and photography development, golf, and spending time with his family and grandchildren. Active in Knights of Columbus, he is a past grand knight, past faithful navigator, and former district deputy.

Parish Ministries: Foccus, OCIA, eucharistic minister, lector, sacristan, acolyte.

Particular Ministry of Interest: Hospital visitation, homebound visitation, case study sponsor.

Parish Assignment: St. Ann Church, Marietta, where LaSalette Father Tom Reilly is pastor.

Deacon Jose G. Campos

Age: 63
Date of Birth: Jan. 30, 1944
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba

Family: He and his wife, Cecilia, have been married for 41 years and have two sons, Hector and Victor, who both live with their wives here in Atlanta.

Education: Bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Buffalo, N.Y. and later completed most of the requirements for a master’s degree in business administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.

Work Experience: Worked for the General Electric Company for 25 years. After he retired in 2001, he started a consulting company specializing in total quality management solutions for multinational companies.

Hobbies and Interests: Bicycling, reading and spending time with his family.

Parish Ministries: Hispanic ministry, men’s fellowship, and the Hispanic RCIA and Christ Renews His Parish programs.

Parish Assignment: St. Andrew Church, Roswell, where Msgr. Hugh Marren is pastor.

Deacon Paul Lee Doppel

Age: 58
Date of Birth: Feb. 19, 1950
Place of Birth: Logansport, Ind.

Family: He and his wife, Debbie, have been married for 32 years and have three daughters, including Mariah and son-in-law John, Brianna and son-in-law Chris, and Caitlin. They also have three grandchildren.

Education: Graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1972. He also completed the command and general staff officers course in 1984.

Work Experience: He is the director of factory liaison and government affairs for Mitsubishi Electrics and Electronics, HVAC Advanced Products Division, in Suwanee.

Hobbies and Interests: Running, hiking, stamp and coin collecting, and Civil War history.

Parish Ministries: RCIA, case sponsor, pastoral council, men’s club, Knights of Columbus.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Working with hospice and with the homeless.

Parish Assignment: St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Cumming, where Father John Howren is pastor.

Deacon Dale Frank Lister

Age: 64
Date of Birth: May 20, 1943
Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio

Family: He and his wife, Pam, have been married for 41 years and have three sons, Greg, Mark and Tim, and four grandchildren.

Education: Attended the University of Toledo in Ohio, Buffalo State University, N.Y., and Furman University, S.C. Completed specialized courses at American Institute of Baking, Manhattan, Kan.

Work Experience: He was involved in design of high speed bakeries and sales of bakery equipment for 32 years. His current position is regional sales manager for Gemini Bakery Equipment Company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa.

Hobbies and Interests: Working on the family’s farm, hunting, fishing, and enjoying time with family and friends.

Parish Ministries: Chairman of parish council, member of building committee, lector, eucharistic minister, ministry to the homebound, youth minister, Knights of Columbus, team member of parish Relay for Life (American Cancer Society), catechist.

Ministries of Particular Interest: Working with teens, hospice and prison ministries, establishing more ministries at the parish level.

Parish Assignment: St. Catherine Laboure Mission, Commerce, and St. Mary Church, Toccoa, where Father Joseph Liem Nguyen is pastor.

Deacon Thomas John Metzger

Age: 56
Date of Birth: Feb. 5, 1952
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio

Family: He and his wife, Barbara, have been married for 35 years and have two children, Jason and Melissa, and son-in-law Michael. They have two grandsons and two granddaughters.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla. He also served in the Ohio National Guard Army Reserves.

Work Experience: He worked in the real estate and construction business in South Florida for 17 years, and for the last 15 years he has served as president of MetzgerMoore Inc., a steel fabrication business, in Monticello.

Hobbies and Interests: While in Florida, he received his general aviation commercial pilot license for helicopter and fixed wing. Besides flying, he enjoys hunting, boating, fishing, golf and outdoor activities that include his children and grandchildren.

Parish Ministries: Cantor in music ministry, eucharistic minister, ministry to the homebound, bereavement, annulments, RCIA, Knights of Columbus and Bible study.

Parish Assignment: St. Augustine Church, Covington, where Father Roberto Orellana is pastor.

Deacon Edward M. Patterson

Age: 64
Date of Birth: Dec. 11, 1943
Place of Birth: Savannah

Family: He and his wife, Margie, have been married for 36 years and have two children, Elizabeth and Matthew.

Education: Ph.D. in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Work Experience: He is the principal research scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, attending music and theatre performances, photography.

Parish Ministries: Adult religious education, Tribunal case sponsor, liturgy committee, Hispanic ministry, ministry of care.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Adult religious education, Hispanic ministry.

Parish Assignment: Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Atlanta, where Marist Father James Duffy is pastor.

Deacon Richard R. Thibodeau

Age: 54
Date of Birth: Jan. 10, 1954
Place of Birth: Albany, N.Y.

Family: He and his wife, Frances, have been married for 31 years and have four children, Mark, Steven, Patricia and Daniel, and one granddaughter.

Education: Bachelor of business administration in accounting from Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y.

Work Experience: He served 23 years as an Army officer. He currently owns and operates LinchPin Recruiting, an executive search firm in Gainesville.

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, woodworking and working in his yard.

Parish Ministries: RCIA, altar servers, adult faith formation, Bible study.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Hospice and hospital ministries.

Additional Languages: Fluent in French.

Parish Assignment: St. Michael Church, Gainesville, where Father Fabio Sotelo is pastor.

Deacon John Ralph Peterson

Age: 54
Date of Birth: Dec. 4, 1953
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Mo.

Family: He and his wife, Susan, have been married for 33 years and have three sons, James, John and Jeffrey, and three grandchildren.

Education: Attended Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa., and DeKalb College, Atlanta.

Work Experience: He has worked for 34 years in the computer industry and currently works as director of support for the North American region of Intec Telecom Systems, and international seller of telephony-based computer software.

Hobbies and Interests: Golf, reading, trout fishing and gardening.

Parish Ministries: Adult Bible study facilitator, baptism class instructor, assists with RCIA classes, eucharistic minister, lector, visiting the sick, and evening prayer services at the parish.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Cursillo and adult education.

Parish Assignment: St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceville, where Father Albert Jowdy is pastor.

Deacon Stephen Paul Ponichtera

Age: 46
Date of Birth: July 29, 1961
Place of Birth: Tampa, Fla.

Family: He and his wife, Janet, have been married for 23 years and have two children, Kimberly and Nicholas.

Education: Bachelor of arts degree in education from the University of South Florida.

Work Experience: He has worked for the past 10 years as a manager in the business process organization for CDI, a provider of engineering and information technology outsourcing solutions and professional staffing.

Hobbies and Interests: Music and cooking.

Parish Ministries: Teen/youth program, education, liturgical ministries liaison.

Parish Assignment: St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw, where Father Brendan Doyle is pastor.

Deacon John David Puetz

Age: 56
Date of Birth: Aug. 17, 1951
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wis.

Family: He and his wife, Carol, have been married for 32 years and have two children, David and Melissa.

Education: Bachelor of science degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Work Experience: He is the vice president of research and development for Advantis Technologies, Inc., in Alpharetta, which produces specialty water treatment products for swimming pools and pond and lake water management. He has been with the company for nearly 34 years.

Hobbies and Interests: Golf, working with his hands, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Parish Ministries: Leader for adoration and homebound ministries, instructor for RCIA and adult education programs, as well as eucharistic minister.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Ministry to the homebound, marriage preparation.

Parish Assignment: St. Benedict Church, Duluth, where Father Paul Flood is pastor.

Deacon Edward David Rademacher

Age: 60
Date of Birth: May 22, 1947
Place of Birth: Newman, Calif.

Family: He and his wife, JoAnn, have been married for 36 years and have two girls, Sarah and Heather, and two grandsons.

Education: Bachelor of science degree in accounting and finance from Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., and a master’s degree in business administration in finance from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.

Work Experience: He worked for 31 years with Weyerhaeuser Company as a controller and financial analyst in the timber and wood products industry, at locations in Oregon, San Francisco, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia. He currently works as a controller for a wood laminate company, Panolam Industries, in Norcross.

Hobbies and Interests: Serving as a member of the Secular Franciscan lay community, reading, traveling, and spending time with his wife and family.

Parish Ministries: Eucharistic minister, baptismal preparation, lector, acolyte, OCIA, confirmation, pre-marriage couple to couple ministry, liturgy committee, annulment case sponsor.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Adult religious education, OCIA, confirmation, pre-marriage couple to couple, liturgy committee, annulment case sponsor, Haiti twinning mission.

Parish Assignment: St. Monica Church, Duluth, where Father Jack Durkin is pastor.

Deacon Thomas Joseph Ryan

Age: 51
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio

Family: He and his wife, Ann, have been married for 28 years and have four children, Kathy, Karen, Jaclyn and Thomas Jr.

Education: Attended the University of Maryland.

Work Experience: He had worked in various customer and support-related positions with IBM, beginning in 1977 in Washington, D.C. He moved to Atlanta in 1986 to work at the IBM Network Support Center, dealing with computers and networks. He currently works in remote support, tracking centers’ activities and projecting trends of those measurements.

Hobbies and Interests: Golf, camping, Scouting, outdoor activities and playing the guitar.

Parish Ministries: Knights of Columbus, Scouts, altar servers, eucharistic minister, sponsor couple program for Christian marriage preparation, adult education and perpetual adoration.

Parish Assignment: St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw, where Father Brendan Doyle is pastor.

Deacon David Cullen Sandlin

Age: 60
Date of Birth: June 27, 1947
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas

Family: He and his wife, Mary Ann, have been married for 32 years and have three children, George Dieckmann and wife Susan, Cheryl Dieckmann, and Matthew Sandlin and wife Jennifer, and three grandchildren.

Education: Bachelor of business administration and master of business administration degrees from California Coast University, based in Santa Ana. Working on doctorate in business administration.

Work Experience: He has worked for 40 years in customer support and technology operations management.

Hobbies and Interests: Woodworking, gardening, and also active membership in the Knights of Columbus, for which he is past grand knight and past faithful navigator.

Parish Ministries: Knights of Columbus, perpetual adoration guardian, eucharistic minister, lector, RCIA program.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Ministering to the sick, the needy and the homebound, RCIA and youth ministry.

Parish Assignment: St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan, where Father Dan Fleming is pastor.

Deacon Gregory Loyd Pecore

Age: 66
Date of Birth: Nov. 8, 1941
Place of Birth: Shawano, Wis.

Family: He and his wife, Karen, have been married for 45 years and have four children, Scott, Jodi, Lisa and David, and one grandson.

Education: Bachelor of science degree in accounting from St. Norbert College, West

Depere, Wis., and University Of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.

Work Experience: He worked for 33 years for J.C. Penney Co., in the catalog division, beginning in 1965 in Milwaukee as an accounting supervisor, then an accounting manager. He moved to Atlanta and helped with the opening of a new distribution center, became budget manager, then Southeast regional controller. He retired in 1998.

Hobbies and Interests: Trout fishing and golf; since retirement, vacuuming and dish washing, with golf as time permits.

Parish Ministries: Hospital, nursing home, homebound visitation and eucharistic minister, RCIA, adult education, prison retreats, spirituality of stewardship, time/talent council.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Hospitals, RCIA, spirituality of stewardship, time/talent council.

Parish Assignment: St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, where Father Gregory Hartmayer is pastor.

Deacon Paul S. (Steve) Swope Jr.

Age: 51
Date of Birth: Oct. 21, 1956
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio

Family: He and his wife, Marie, have been married for 30 years and have a daughter Jennifer, a son-in-law Toby and a son Matthew.

Education: Bachelor of business administration degree from Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Work Experience: He is the president and chief executive officer for The Rubicon Group, Inc., Atlanta, a provider of competitive business intelligence and market demand analysis to the global travel industry.

Hobbies and Interests: Domestic and international travel, reading, running, cycling, golf and working in the family’s herb and vegetable garden.

Parish Ministries: Leader for parish adult education program, baptismal preparation classes, training for lectors and eucharistic ministers, Tribunal case sponsor, St. Vincent de Paul caseworker.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Adult education, St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Relief Services programs such as Operation Rice Bowl and Fair Trade, and other current ministries.

Parish Assignment: St. George Church, Newnan, where Father Austin Fogarty is pastor.