The Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship works toward the missionary conversion of the local church and oversees Archdiocesan wide development of direct ministry in the following major areas:
- Cultural Ministries
- Discipleship Formation
- Engagement
- Evangelical Charity
- Family Ministry
- Sacred Worship
The Department provides strategic direction and leadership to our parishes, clergy, ministers, families, and individuals as they enact the missionary call to conversion called for by Synod ’16 and in Archbishop Vigneron’s 2017 Pastoral Letter Unleash the Gospel.
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Reverend Mario Amore
Director of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Nicole Joyce
Deputy Director of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Mary Tomlinson
Administrative Support Coordinator
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Cultural Ministries
Vickie Figueroa
Director of Cultural Ministries and Coordinator of Black Catholic Ministry
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Brenda Hascall
Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Deacon Steve Morello
Missionary to the American Indian
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Freeda Marable
Administrative Assistant: Offices of Discipleship Formation and Cultural Ministries
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Discipleship Formation
Anthony Feola
Associate Director of Discipleship Formation
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Katy Frederick
Coordinator of Small Groups and Youth Ministry Support
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Freeda Marable
Administrative Assistant: Offices of Discipleship Formation and Cultural Ministries
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Laura Piccone-Hanchon
Youth Ministry Specialist
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Engagement
Tara Stenger
Associate Director of Engagement
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Patrick Howard
Coordinator of Young Adult and Campus Ministry
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Evangelical Charity
Dcn. Fred Billotto
Associate Director of Evangelical Charity
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Kathleen Wilson
Coordinator of Gospel of Life and Project Rachel Ministries
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Family Ministry
Nicole Joyce
Deputy Director of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
David Grobbel
Marriage and Family Support Ministry Specialist
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Sacred Worship
Sister Esther Mary Nickel, RSM
Director of Sacred Worship
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
Dr. Horst Buchholz
Director of Sacred Music
Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship
