Parish Pastoral Council
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Bryan K. Parrish, V.F., Pastor, Chair Fr. Parrish is a native of Canton MA and received his priestly formation at St. John’s Seminary, Brighton. He was ordained in 1988 and served as a Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Parish, Quincy (1988-1994) and St. Paul, Wellesley (1994-2000). In 2000, Fr. Parrish was appointed Pastor of St. Mary Parish, Plymouth (2000 - 2007) and then as Pastor of Holy Family Parish, Duxbury (2007-2010). At the request of Cardinal O’Malley, Fr. Parrish joined the leadership team at the Archdiocese of Boston, serving first as Special Assistant to the Vicar General (2010-2015) and then as Episcopal Vicar for Clergy (2015-2020), as well as on various Archdiocesan Boards and Committees. More recently he also served as Rector of Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine, Boston (2019-2020). Fr. Parrish returns to pastoral life with gratitude to God. He may be reached at bparrish@saintjoes.com or 781-444-0245. |
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Tom Langford, Vice Chair |
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Kathy Fritz |
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Deacon Bob Horne Bob was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in September of 2018. He and his wife Susan have been parishioners at St. Joseph Parish since 1988. They have three children who attended the St. Joseph schools. Bob's professional career has been in technology for financial services companies. Bob has a bachelor's degree from Boston College and masters degrees from Babson College and St. John's Seminary. He can be reached at rhorne@saintjoes.com or 781-444-0245. |
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Chris Kenney |
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Father Joseph Kim Father Joseph Kim was born in New York City and raised in North Carolina. Fr. Kim received his priestly formation of philosophy at Borromeo Seminary, Cleveland, and theology at St. John's Seminary, Brighton. He was ordained a priest of Jesus Christ in 2018, and served as Parochial Vicar at St. Mary, Sacred Heart, and St. Ann Parishes, Quincy (2018-2020). He may be reached at jkim@saintjoes.com or 781-444-0245. |
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Jill Meyers |
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Gina McLellan |
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Khristy Thompson |
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Greg Tilley Greg was born in Needham and has been in and out of town his entire life until finally settling in Needham in the summer of 2020 with his wife and daughter Sophie who is in Needham High School. Greg is also a lector and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Needham. Greg has a CPA practice that is located in Needham. |
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John Wallace Originally from Pittsburgh,John has been a member of St. Joseph Parish since he moved to Needham over 20 years ago. He had previously been active for many years in the Religious Education program. John and his wife Stephanie raised their three children in an interfaith household. John is a University of Notre Dame graduate who is currently working as Director of Finance at Bridge Boston Charter School in Roxbury. |
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Cathy Zimmerman A native of Massachusetts, Cathy and her husband Myron have resided in Needham and been active members of St. Joseph Parish for 36 years. Our 3 grown children attended St. Joseph's schools and participated on many Needham sporting teams and St. Joe's Summer Theatre. I have been a member of the Justice and Peace Committee for the past 10 years, the Evangelization Committee since its inception and have served on Parish Council for 3 years. Professionally I graduated from Simmons College in Boston and have worked as a Physical Therapist at Beth Israel Needham for the past 23 years. |