Rev. John M. DeRiso, CSC
Pastor
Fr. John hails from Long Island, New York. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1993 with a degree in Political Science and French. While performing a year of service in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, Fr. John discerned a vocation to the priesthood and religious life, entering the seminary for the Holy Cross Fathers in 1994. Fr. John professed final vows in September 2001, and was ordained to the priesthood in 2002. Fr. John’s first assignment was to St. John Vianney Parish in Avondale, Arizona, where he ministered to a large immigrant population. He has been Pastor of St. Joe since July of 2004.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 20
Email: jderiso@stjoeparish.com
Rev John Patrick Riley, CSC
Associate Pastor
Fr. John Patrick is a native of Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Canisius College of Buffalo and Notre Dame Law School. He professed his final vows in Holy Cross in 1993 and was ordained a priest in 1994. Before coming to St. Joe, Fr. John Patrick served as Associate Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Colorado Springs. His other ministry has included serving as Associate Pastor at Christ the King Parish, missionary work in East Africa, and nine years as Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish at Notre Dame.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 19
Email: jriley@stjoeparish.com
Suzanne Wiwi
Principal
Suzanne grew up right here in South Bend and is an alumna of St. 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 licensure in Administration at Indiana University South Bend. Suzanne 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 St. Joseph. She taught second grade for five years before becoming Principal in the fall of 1989. Suzanne and her husband, Mark, have been married for thirty-two years and have one son, Christopher, who lives with his wife, Amy, in Morristown, NJ.
Phone: (574) 234-0451
Email: wiwi@stjosephgradeschool.com
Kara O'Malley
Director of Christian Formation
Kara is a 2004 graduate of the University of Notre Dame where she majored in Accountancy and minored in Theology. Kara received a Master of Arts in Theology with a concentration in Catechesis from Notre Dame in August 2006. From 2006-2010 Kara served as Director of Religious Education and Youth Minister at Our Lady of Help Christians Parish in Newton, Massachusetts.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 14
Email: komalley@stjoeparish.com
Debi Haug
Director of Community Life and Outreach
Debi Haug, a native Hoosier, earned her degree in Pastoral Leadership at Marian University in Indianapolis in 2000 and has worked in ministry ever since. She loves serving our parish community as the Director of Community Life and Outreach where she helps facilitate parish events and provides opportunities for parishioners to serve others. Prior to joining St. Joseph Parish in 2010, she served as a Campus Minister at Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame, Winthrop University in South Carolina, and Ball State University in Muncie; and as a retreat leader at the Milford Spiritual Center in Cincinnati. When not planning parish events or coordinating service projects, she eats lots of vegetables and spends quality time with her boys; Joshua, a St. Joe student; Samuel, an active toddler; and Christopher, a pretty-perfect husband.
Phone: 574-234-3134, ext. 23
Email: dhaug@stjoeparish.com
Lesley Kirzeder
Director of Marketing and Communications
Lesley grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian History. She taught 7th Grade Social Studies and Religion at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina for two years and moved to South Bend with her husband, Mark, in 2005. Lesley worked for the Alliance for Catholic Education at Notre Dame for four years before joining the staff at St. Joe. In her ministry here, Lesley works to create and develop marketing and communications initiatives for the parish.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 17
Email: lkirzeder@stjoeparish.com
Kim Thompson
Director of Music and Liturgy
Kim is a native of the Pacific Northwest and grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Kim earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music at the University of Portland in 2005. From 2005-06 she volunteered as a Holy Cross Associate and held the position of Volunteer Coordinator at the Robinson Community Learning Center in South Bend, IN. Kim and her husband, Charlie, married at the Downtown Chapel in Portland in 2007. After moving to South Bend in the fall of 2007, Kim earned her Master in Sacred Music degree from the University of Notre Dame. She interned for two years at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Edwardsburg, MI and coordinated liturgical music at Holy Cross/St. Stanislaus Parish in South Bend for one year. Kim enjoys bicycling, nature study, and playing with her toddler, Gabriel.
Phone: 574-234-3134, ext. 15
Email: kthompson@stjoeparish.com
Trish Maher
Director of Stewardship and Development
Trish is a 1987 graduate of Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame) where she majored in Communications. Trish received a Juris Doctor degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1991. In recent years, Trish has served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Legal Writing Program at the Notre Dame Law School and as Assistant Tournament Director for the Notre Dame Basketball Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Trish and her husband, Tim, and their six children are regular Sunday 8 a.m. Mass attendees.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 18
Email: tmaher@stjoeparish.com
Rev. John M. DeRiso, CSC
Pastor
Fr. John hails from Long Island, New York. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1993 with a degree in Political Science and French. While performing a year of service in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, Fr. John discerned a vocation to the priesthood and religious life, entering the seminary for the Holy Cross Fathers in 1994. Fr. John professed final vows in September 2001, and was ordained to the priesthood in 2002. Fr. John’s first assignment was to St. John Vianney Parish in Avondale, Arizona, where he ministered to a large immigrant population. He has been Pastor of St. Joe since July of 2004.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 20
Email: jderiso@stjoeparish.com
Rev John Patrick Riley, CSC
Associate Pastor
Fr. John Patrick is a native of Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Canisius College of Buffalo and Notre Dame Law School. He professed his final vows in Holy Cross in 1993 and was ordained a priest in 1994. Before coming to St. Joe, Fr. John Patrick served as Associate Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Colorado Springs. His other ministry has included serving as Associate Pastor at Christ the King Parish, missionary work in East Africa, and nine years as Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish at Notre Dame.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 19
Email: jriley@stjoeparish.com
Suzanne Wiwi
Principal
Suzanne grew up right here in South Bend and is an alumna of St. 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 licensure in Administration at Indiana University South Bend. Suzanne 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 St. Joseph. She taught second grade for five years before becoming Principal in the fall of 1989. Suzanne and her husband, Mark, have been married for thirty-two years and have one son, Christopher, who lives with his wife, Amy, in Morristown, NJ.
Phone: (574) 234-0451
Email: wiwi@stjosephgradeschool.com
Kara O'Malley
Director of Christian Formation
Kara is a 2004 graduate of the University of Notre Dame where she majored in Accountancy and minored in Theology. Kara received a Master of Arts in Theology with a concentration in Catechesis from Notre Dame in August 2006. From 2006-2010 Kara served as Director of Religious Education and Youth Minister at Our Lady of Help Christians Parish in Newton, Massachusetts.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 14
Email: komalley@stjoeparish.com
Debi Haug
Director of Community Life and Outreach
Debi Haug, a native Hoosier, earned her degree in Pastoral Leadership at Marian University in Indianapolis in 2000 and has worked in ministry ever since. She loves serving our parish community as the Director of Community Life and Outreach where she helps facilitate parish events and provides opportunities for parishioners to serve others. Prior to joining St. Joseph Parish in 2010, she served as a Campus Minister at Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame, Winthrop University in South Carolina, and Ball State University in Muncie; and as a retreat leader at the Milford Spiritual Center in Cincinnati. When not planning parish events or coordinating service projects, she eats lots of vegetables and spends quality time with her boys; Joshua, a St. Joe student; Samuel, an active toddler; and Christopher, a pretty-perfect husband.
Phone: 574-234-3134, ext. 23
Email: dhaug@stjoeparish.com
Lesley Kirzeder
Director of Marketing and Communications
Lesley grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian History. She taught 7th Grade Social Studies and Religion at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina for two years and moved to South Bend with her husband, Mark, in 2005. Lesley worked for the Alliance for Catholic Education at Notre Dame for four years before joining the staff at St. Joe. In her ministry here, Lesley works to create and develop marketing and communications initiatives for the parish.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 17
Email: lkirzeder@stjoeparish.com
Kim Thompson
Director of Music and Liturgy
Kim is a native of the Pacific Northwest and grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Kim earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music at the University of Portland in 2005. From 2005-06 she volunteered as a Holy Cross Associate and held the position of Volunteer Coordinator at the Robinson Community Learning Center in South Bend, IN. Kim and her husband, Charlie, married at the Downtown Chapel in Portland in 2007. After moving to South Bend in the fall of 2007, Kim earned her Master in Sacred Music degree from the University of Notre Dame. She interned for two years at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Edwardsburg, MI and coordinated liturgical music at Holy Cross/St. Stanislaus Parish in South Bend for one year. Kim enjoys bicycling, nature study, and playing with her toddler, Gabriel.
Phone: 574-234-3134, ext. 15
Email: kthompson@stjoeparish.com
Trish Maher
Director of Stewardship and Development
Trish is a 1987 graduate of Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame) where she majored in Communications. Trish received a Juris Doctor degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1991. In recent years, Trish has served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Legal Writing Program at the Notre Dame Law School and as Assistant Tournament Director for the Notre Dame Basketball Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Trish and her husband, Tim, and their six children are regular Sunday 8 a.m. Mass attendees.
Phone: (574) 234-3134, ext. 18
Email: tmaher@stjoeparish.com