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Rev. Kevin Russeau, C.S.C.
Pastor
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 Fr. Kevin grew up in southeastern Michigan where he attended St. Joseph Parish and grade school. He met the Congregation of Holy Cross during his senior year of High School and entered Old College, the Undergraduate Seminary Program for the Congregation of Holy Cross, as a freshman at Holy Cross College. Fr. Kevin was ordained a priest in April, 2001. He served in parochial ministry at St. Gregory the Great Parish in Phoenix, Arizona, and then served his community in vocation promotion and formation of seminarians. Fr. Kevin recognizes that his vocation was born at home and nourished in his parish. Becoming Pastor in August 2013, he is excited to be serving in a parish again and thrilled that this parish is under the same patronage as his first parish: Saint Joseph!
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Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 20
Email: krusseau@stjoeparish.com
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Rev. Brian Ching, C.S.C.
Parochial Vicar
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 Fr. Brian was born in New York City and grew up in Flushing, New York, where he graduated from Holy Cross High School in 2003. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame in 2007 and a Master of Divinity in 2012, entering Old College during his sophomore year at Notre Dame. Before coming to Saint Joseph Church in 2012, Fr. Brian has served as a volunteer chaplain with Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, as a religious education teacher at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Granger, and as a seminarian intern at Holy Cross’ St. John Vianney Parish in Goodyear, Arizona. Fr. Brian professed his final vows in Holy Cross on August 25, 2012, and was ordained a priest on April 6, 2013.
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Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 16
Email: bching@stjoeparish.com
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Suzanne Wiwi
Principal
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 Mrs. Wiwi grew up right here in South Bend and is an alumna of Saint Joseph Grade School. She completed her undergraduate degree in elementary education at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She received her master's in education and her licensure in administration at Indiana University South Bend. Mrs. Wiwi began her career as a second grade teacher at LaPaz Elementary School in LaPaz, Indiana. She was there for 13 years before she came to Saint Joseph. She taught second grade for five years before becoming Principal in the fall of 1989. Mrs. Wiwi and her husband Mark have been married for 32 years; their son Christopher lives with his wife Amy in Morristown, New Jersey.
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Phone: (574) 234-0451
Email: wiwi@stjosephgradeschool.com
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Erin Seeley
Director of CCD
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 Erin Seeley was born in South Bend, Indiana, but moved around quite a bit before her family settled in Atlanta, Georgia, for high school. Erin is a 2004 Notre Dame graduate and earned an M.Ed. from Seton Hall University in 2006. Since 2006 she has been back in South Bend raising her three sons, two of whom attend Saint Joseph Grade School. Erin joined the parish staff in the summer of 2011 and oversees not only the CCD program, but also the Children's Liturgy of the Word Ministry.
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Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 21
Email: eseeley@stjoeparish.com
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Fatima Monterrubio Cruess
Director of Christian Formation
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 Fatima was born in Mexico and grew up in Houston, Texas. She studied theology as an undergraduate at Notre Dame, and went on to earn her M.A. in theology through Notre Dame’s Echo Faith Formation Leadership Program. Before coming to Saint Joseph, she was involved in the Religious Education and Sacramental Preparation programs of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Jerome in Houston; her Echo parish, Holy Family in St. Petersburg, Florida; St. Ignatius in Boston, Massachusetts; and, during her four years as an undergraduate, St. Adalbert’s Confirmation program here in South Bend. She married her husband, Greg, in 2012 and moved to Boston, where she taught at St. Columbkille Partnership School. She and her husband are very excited to be back in South Bend and be part of this parish community.
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Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 14
Email: fmonterrubio@stjoeparish.com
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Sean Kennedy
Director of Marketing and Communications
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 Sean grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, and graduated from Boston College in 1998 with a bachelor of arts degree in English and economics. He went on to earn his master's degree in education from Boston College in 2000, and spent 12 years working in information technology at his alma mater. Sean and his wife Karen moved to South Bend with their three children in January 2012; their oldest child is a first grader at Saint Joseph. In his ministry here, Sean oversees marketing and communications initiatives, helping to publicize and promote all of the wonderful ministries and events taking place in the parish.
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Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 17
Email: skennedy@stjoeparish.com
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Becky Guhin
Director of Stewardship
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 Becky grew up in ten different states throughout the U.S. She attended Providence College, earning a B.A. in theology with a minor in public and community service. After graduating, she spent a year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Sacramento, working at Mustard Seed School for Homeless Children. She went on to Notre Dame’s Master of Divinity program, specializing in helping people integrate their prayer and their service to the marginalized. After graduating, Becky spent a year working at the Center for the Homeless in South Bend, serving as a coach for mothers living there with children. She is grateful to be at Saint Joseph, where she oversees the parish’s service opportunities, community events, and fundraising in order to help foster a deeper understanding of what it means to be stewards of all the gifts God has given us.
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Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 18
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Katie Ball-Boruff
Director of Youth Ministry
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 Katie Ball-Boruff was raised mostly in South Bend and is a graduate of Holy Cross Grade School and Saint Joseph High School. She holds bachelor of arts and master of theological studies degrees from the University of Notre Dame. Katie worked in development for the American Cancer Society prior to coming to Saint Joseph in 2010. Katie oversees the junior high and high school youth groups and coordinates the youth mission trip, in addition to providing pastoral care to the youth of our parish. She is also a volunteer catechist in the CCD program. Katie and her husband Todd have two young children.
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Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 22
Email: kboruff@stjoeparish.com
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