Staff & Structure

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Pastor: Rev. Peter Sarnicki		School Principal: Mrs. Susan Snyder
Associate Pastor: Rev. Peter Tymko		Director of Religious Education: Mrs. Ellie Nelson
		Business Director: Mrs. Clare Titus
Permanent Deacons: Deacon Cy Grossmayer Deacon Patrick Maher Deacon Howard Fischer Deacon Don Miller Deacon Michael LeRoy Deacon James Woeste		Director of Youth Ministry & Young Adults: Mrs. Teresa Chiappone
		Coordinator of Jr. High Youth Ministry: Mr. Dewey Ellis
Office Staff: Mrs. Linda Settles Mrs. Mary Brandt Miss Jo Anne Evans		Director of Music & Liturgy: Mr. Fergal King

 

Director of Youth Ministry & Young Adults:
Mrs. Teresa Chiappone

 

Jr. High, Sr. High, Young Adult: Teresa is the mother of three teenage boys and a younger daughter and has been the full time Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at Saint Margaret Mary since 2000. Previously, she was the part time Coordinator of the Jr. High Youth Ministry for 2 years and has 10 years of teaching experience within the field of Religious Education. She has a BA from Aurora University in Psychology and Criminal Justice. She has received her Ministry Formation and Director of Religious Education Certificates from the Rockford Diocese, and received her Youth Ministry Certificate from Loyola University.

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Coordinator of Jr. High Youth Ministry:
Mr. Dewey Ellis

 

Dewey organizes, facilitates and directs the Youth Group BULLFROGS, the LAND Team, helps with retreats, outings, service projects as well as our parishes 18 week Religious Education Program called "Faith Groups" for the JR High aged youth of our parish.

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Director of Music & Liturgy: Mr. Fergal King

Fergal has been the Music and Liturgy Director at Saint Margaret Mary since 1998. He has a B. Mus. in Music from the National University of Ireland in Cork, and a Diploma in Sacramental Liturgy from the Pontifical University at Maynooth, Ireland. He volunteered for 7 years in music ministry and has worked as a professional musician/liturgist since 1993. (He is also Director of the Rockford Diocesan Chorale and Musical Director for Diocesan Liturgies as well as President of the Southwest Chicago Chapter of the Choristers Guild). He belongs to the following Professional Organizations: National Association of Pastoral Musicians, the Chorister Guild (a national association for Directors of Children's choirs) and National Forum of Liturgical Composers. Fergal has composed Liturgical Music since 1985 and has music published in Ireland, Great Britain, and self-published in the U.S. His personal web page is www.kingsfold.com.

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PARISH STRUCTURE

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