OUR PASTORAL STAFF

Priests    Pastoral Associates    Business Mgr.    Faith Formation    A.S.A.    

Central Office

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Priests
Fr. Michael Conboy, Pastor
Fr. Michael Brown, Parochial Vicar
Fr. Francis Davis, In Residence

Pastoral Associates/Moderators
Sr. Joan Cawley, SSJ - St. Mary's
Deacon Ray Defendorf - St. Patrick's
Barbara Hesenius - St. Vincent's
Sr. Mary Kay Ryan, SSJ - IHM

Business Manager
P. James Quattrini - Business Manager

Faith Formation Coordinators
Alene Goodman
Mary Ann Hinkley

All Saints Academy (School)
Roseanne Ewanyk - Principal @ State Street

Marilyn Zinn - Principal @ Denison Park

Our Central Office

222 Dodge Avenue, Corning,
(Adjacent to St. Vincent's Church) is open:
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.)

Telephone: (607) 936-4689
Fax: (607) 936-0222

STAFF BIOGRAPHIES

PRIESTS

Father Michael Conboy - Pastor
Father Conboy was ordained to the priesthood in 1962 for services in the Diocese of Rochester. He has served in the diocesan administrative office (1969-78), and has had three pastorates prior to accepting Bishop Clark's invitation to accept pastoral duties in the Corning-Painted Post Area.

Father Michael Brown
The third oldest of six boys from a town on the west side of Rochester called Chili, he entered Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in September of 1984.
Father Brown was ordained for the Diocese of Rochester on April 8, 1989 at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Mendon by Bishop Matthew Clark. Assignments include St. Mary's in Elmira, Sacred Heart Cathedral and he is currently serving as Parochial Vicar for the CPPRCC.

Father Francis R. Davis
Father Davis was reared in Rochester, NY where he attended St. Andrew's and St. Bernard's Seminaries and was ordained to the priesthood on March 17, 1945. His ministerial assignments include service as: Assistant Pastor of St. Ambrose Church in Rochester, Librarian and Professor of Literature and Sacred Eloquence at St. Bernard's Seminary, and pastorates of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Elmira, St. Mary's Church in Dansville, and St. Patrick's Church in Corning. Officially, Fr. Davis retired in 1990, but he remains very active in his service as a Liturgical and Sacramental Minister to the Corning-Painted Post Roman Catholic Community.

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PASTORAL ASSOCIATES/MODERATORS

Sister Joan Cawley, SSJ
Sister Joan is the Pastoral Moderator for St. Mary's Church. A native of Rochester, NY, Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1957. She has been in Pastoral Ministry over 15 years and before that was in education both on the elementary and secondary levels. Sister Joan has a Masters in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College and her area of concentration was parish administration. 1996 was the year Sister Joan joined with other new team members to begin her ministry in our area.

Deacon Ray Defendorf
Since his ordination in 1982, Deacon Ray Defendorf has ministered to the parishioners of St. Mary's and St. Patrick's, and, since 1990, to the Corning-Painted Post Roman Catholic Community. His ministry include: service to the entire parish as pastoral associate with special emphasis on communications and volunteers, and pastoral moderator of St. Patrick's Church.
As a permanent deacon, he also is called upon to officiate at weddings, baptisms and funerals. Deacon Ray has earned a Master of Theology degree from St. Bernard's Institute in Rochester. He also holds a B.A. in Elem. Ed. from Buffalo State. Deacon Ray and wife, Patricia, are the parents of three children.

Barbara Hesenius
Barbara's 25 years of service for the Lord have taken her to a variety of places and ministries: elementary teacher in Illinois, New Hampshire, and New York City; pastoral consultant in the Boston area; 16 months as an administrative assistant in an Arkansas monastic community and retreat center; parish Director of Religious Education in Iowa; and now Pastoral Associate and Pastoral Moderator at St. Vincent de Paul Church. Along the way, she earned undergraduate and Masters degrees in Education and prepared for her current ministry by earning a Master of Pastoral Studies degree. She has been involved for over 19 years in Charismatic renewal activities and centering prayer groups, and enjoys horseback riding, softball, swimming and travel.

Sister Mary Kay Ryan, SSJ
Sr. Mary Kay Ryan is a member of Sisters of Joseph of Rochester. She has been a full-time minister in the Diocese for over 35 years as a teacher in Catholic schools, a Director of Religious Education and now a Pastoral Associate and Pastoral Moderator at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Painted Post. She has earned a Master of Ministry degree from Seattle University in Washington State.

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FAITH FORMATION COORDINATORS

Mrs. Alene Goodman
Mrs. Goodman coordinates the parish's faith-formation programs for Senior and Junior High youth, the Intergenerational Religious Education Program, the RCIA and RCIA for Children, Confirmation preparation, and St. Vincent's Liturgy of the Word. Mrs. Goodman is a certified by the Diocese of Rochester as a Coordinator of Religious Education. She has been in ministry in this community since 1988.

Mrs. Mary Ann Hinkley
Mrs. Hinkley oversees the faith-formation programs at St. Patrick's and at St. Mary's, serving our parish since 1989. She is a graduate of S.U.C. at Buffalo, earning a B.S. Elem. Ed. degree. and was certified as a Religious Education Coordinator by the Diocese of Manchester, NH where she worked for three years before moving to this area with her husband Richard and their two children.

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SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Rose Ann Ewanyk
Ms. Ewanyk the principal of All Saints Academy has been Director/Teacher of the St. Vincent's Early Childhood program and the All Saints Academy Pre-school program since 1987. She previously taught kindergarten for nine years at St. Mary's School in Bath. Rose Ann plays guitar and sings with her church folk group and is a member of the Tuesday Night Session Players providing Celtic music for dancing and festivals.

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BUSINESS MANAGER

Mr. P. James Quatrinni
As Business Manager of the Corning-Painted Post Roman Catholic Community, Jim oversees the business aspects of supporting our ministry to about 3,100 families. This includes such functions as: bookkeeping, payroll, recording donations, St. Mary's Cemetery, secretarial functions, room scheduling, publishing the parish bulletin, and the maintenance of buildings and grounds. Jim and wife Nancy have two daughters, Mikaela and Marisa. He is an avid sportsman who loves to hunt, fish, bowl, and golf.

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