John Deitchman, Chair
--
John has been an OLPH parishioner since 2004.
He and his wife Linda have three children and five
grandchildren. John has been involved with OLPH as a
Lector, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Religious
Education teacher, as well as through Adult Bible Study and
the morning prayer group. He is currently in formation as a
candidate for the diaconate.
Eduardo Agnese
-- Eduardo has been an OLPH parishioner since 1987 He and his wife
Alicia have five children. He is a Lector and
Extraordinary Minister and is involved in Pre-Cana and Renew.
He is currently one of two representatives from OLPH before the
Diocese of Metuchen on the Hispanic Apostolate. Eduardo
regularly attend Saturday Mass at 7:30pm in Spanish.
Philip Calinda
--
Philip has been
an OLPH parishioner for approximately 12 years. He lives in
Chester with his wife Rhonda and two sons; Philip, who
graduated from School of St. Elizabeth in 2006, and Joseph, who
graduated in June 2008. As a family, they have enjoyed being
involved in both parish and school activities over the years,
including H.S.A, the Passion Play, Boy Scouts, Spirit of Christmas,
track and basketball. Philip is a member of The National
Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Central New Jersey
Builders Association (CBA). He currently holds a seat on the
Commercial Council of the CBA. He earned two degrees from the
University of Housing of Washington D.C.; Certified Graduate Builder
and Certified Graduate Remodeler. He is presently working toward his
Master Builder Degree. He is a partner of Millennium Custom Homes
where he has worked for 30 years. He is a member of the Seton Hall
Prep Fathers Club where he is involved with the football
concessions, play concessions, and the Silent Auction Night.
Tom Carton
--
Tom is a OLPH
lifelong parishioner. He and his wife Peg have three grown
children. Over the past thirty years, Tom has participated in
various civic organization that have included leadership roles.
He is presently serving as a trustee of The Flame of Charity
Foundation for the Diocese of Metuchen and Building committee
advisor for The Center for Great Expectations.
Alana Davis
-- Alana
and her family have lived in Bernardsville for almost twenty years.
During that time she has been employed by the parish in a variety of
positions; bulletin input, bookkeeping, social minister and her
present position as OLPH Parish/Holy Cross Cemetery secretary. Her
volunteer activities in the parish have also included Religious
Education Teacher, RCIA Team Member, Choir Member and while her
children attended St. Elizabeth School, H.S.A. member.
Gale Fitzgerald
--
Gale has been an OLPH parishioner since 2002.
She and her husband, Michael
have a son, William. Her involvement in OLPH includes
being a Lector, a Religious Education teacher, a
facilitator of Adult Bible Study, and voluntering with
Ozanam and Social Ministry. Gale has a 35-year career in
information technology and business. She currently has her
own consulting company and serves on the boards of three
publicly-held companies: Diebold, Health Net and Cross
Country Health Care.
Jim Hammerschlag
-- Jim
has been a resident of Bernardsville since 1997 and is formerly a
longtime resident of Garden City, New York. He graduated from
Providence College in Rhode Island and St. John’s University in New
York. He is employed at Citigroup in New York. He is a member of
the Boards of Directors of the Brooklyn Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the St. Giles Foundation and
is a New Jersey area Co-Hospitaler for the Sovereign Military Order
of Malta. Jim is very happily married to his wonderful wife,
Elizateth (Beth) and they have one daughter, Grace, who
attends the parish school, St. Elizabeth.
Gretchen Helpinstill
--
Gretchen completed a
year of RCIA and became a Catholic at OLPH in 2005. She and her
husband Jim have three children and four grandchildren. She is a
native Texan who has lived in Bernardsville for 28 years. At OLPH,
she has taught a Religious Education class and is a Eucharistic
Minister. Over the years, she has been a homemaker, as well as an
elementary and nursery school teacher. As her children were growing
up, she has worked with various youth groups and has been a Friendly
Visitor with Visiting Nurses in this area for the past four years.
Maria
Elba Jara
-- Maria
have been an OLPH parishioner for nineteen years. Her
children attend the School of Saint Elizabeth and she enjoy
being involved with the school community. She is also part
of the Parish Hispanic Community and has served on the
Hispanic Commission in previous years. From 2000 to 2002,
she took on the role of President of the Hispanic
Commission. It was a wonderful experienced that taught her
the important aspects of being a leader. In addition to her
role on the Parish Council, she is the Spirituality
Committee Coordinator and a Eucharistic Minister. She feels
that she and her family are blessed to be part of the
OLPH community and share God's grace with others.
Germaine McGrath
-- Germaine has been a member of OLPH for nearly all of her life. She
attended all local schools, including Miss McGuiness's, St.
Elizabeth's and Bernards High. She then went on to the college of
St. Elizabeth and NYU. She currently lives with her two
younger sisters, and they have a brother outside of Chicago, as well
as a niece and two nephews. Germaine loves animals, music, dance,
theater and volunteers at Paper Mill Playhouse and Bernardsville
Library, and is a member of Trilogy in Basking Ridge. Germaine
was also on the Parish Council in the early 1970's. She has
worked on various soup suppers and pancake breakfasts. She is a
lector and a member of Emmaus, Small Church Community, and the
Saturday Morning Small Church group. She was on the editorial board
for the OLPH centennial book and wrote parts of the Bernards High
School centennial book.
Debbie Vaughn
--
Debbie was raised in Bernardsville and attended St. Elizabeth
School. She and her husband Kenny have four children. Debbie is a
Eucharistic Minister and runs the Coffee After Mass for the 10:45am
Mass.
Anthony Volpe
--
Anthony Volpe
has been a member of OLPH since 2005. He serves as a Eucharistic
Minister and is proud to be part of the Parish Pastoral Council.
He has been married to his wife Deirdre since 2006, and they make
their home in Bernardsville along with their dog Stella. Anthony is
Vice President of an engineering firm and specializes in
architectural engineering and project management.
Michael Zieger
-- Michael attended
the 1998-1999 RCIA Program, was baptized at OLPH in 1999 and has
been a member ever since. Michael resides in Basking Ridge and
has a son and daughter. He
assists
with the Social Ministry, doing such activities as delivering
Back-Packs. Michael is a business owner of A Global Food
Sourcing company in Bedminster.
