Parish Staff

Pastor

Phone numbers and email addresses are available on the Parish Office page.

	Fr. Neville O’Donohue, S.M., Pastor, is a native Irishman who moved to work in the USA in August 2010.  A Marianist for twenty five years, Neville had taught high school and been a youth minister before arriving in Eldersburg to be involved in parish ministry.  As Pastor, he takes particular interest in pastoral planning, spiritual direction, and enjoys his involvement in our spiritual book club. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and for recreation enjoys listening to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He lives with the Marianist Community in the Parrish Park section of Eldersburg.
	Father Paul Reich, S.M. the Associate Pastor, assists the Pastor in promoting and administering the sacramental life of the parish. Celebrating Sunday liturgies would be the most evident example of this task, along with hearing confessions, baptizing infants, and witnessing marriages. At all of these, preaching the Word is included. Other tasks of the Associate Pastor are performed according to need, e.g. visiting the sick. Father Paul has been involved with the RCIA -convert class for adults over the last 12 years. As a member of the parish staff, his input is expected regarding the administration of the parish on all levels. Regular conferences with the Pastor, meetings with the other clergy and liturgy director, and attending gatherings of the priests of local parishes in south central Maryland occupy his time to a fair extent. He lives with the Marianist Community in Sykesville.
No photo available	Fr. George Onida, S.M.
No photo available	Deacon Karl Bayhi
	Deacon Michael Dvorak  Deacon Michael Dvorak joined St. Joseph Catholic Community in July of 2011, after being ordained on May 14, 2011.  Deacon Mike has been married to his wife, Kim, for 16 years and has two children: Abigail and Andrew.  They have lived in Westminster for 15 years, attending St. John Church, where his children are presently in school.  Deacon Mike is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently working for the Department of Defense National Security Agency in their Employee Assistance Service, specializing in treating addictive behaviors, marital counseling, critical incident intervention, workplace violence, post-traumatic stress and suicide awareness and prevention.  He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and McDaniel College undergraduate social work departments teaching a course in addictive behavior patterns.  Last year, he was appointed as an adjunct at St. Mary's Seminary in Roland Park where he teaches a course in Pastoral Theology.  Deacon Mike is a Fourth Degree Knight and past Grand Knight of Council 1393 in Westminster.  His spirituality began and is rooted in Franciscan Theology and he has a deep love in working with couples and strengthening marriages.   He currently runs the pre-Cana program at Sacred Heart Parish in Glyndon and is working with our Sponsor Couple Program here at St. Joseph.  He is hoping to expand and offer programs to strengthen marriages, relationships and families.
	Maria Klicpera is the Parish Administrator. Maria has been a member of the St. Joseph staff since 2001. In May 2007, she became the Business Manager.  As the Business Manager, Maria is responsible for the financial management, stewardship, development, human resources, information technology, and facilities management of the parish. In July 2010, she became the Parish Administrator taking on the additional responsibilities for internal and external communication and parish planning.  Maria believes that sound business practices are fundamental to good stewardship. She works in conjunction with the Finance Commission to promote faithful stewardship of the parish finances. She also works with the Facilities Supervisor and the Facilities Commission to assure that the campus is functional, safe, available and inviting. Maria brings with her over 25 years of experience in the business world. Before her role as Parish Administrator and Business Manager, Maria served our parish community as the Director of Religious Education and as a member of the Pastoral Administration Team. She is also an active member of the parish serving as a Eucharistic Minister, Confirmation Catechists, and member of a Small Christian Community.
	Nora Rozelle is the Director of Religious Education. Prior to this ministry, Nora served for four years as Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at St. Joseph parish in Cockeysville, MD. Nora received her Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in Baltimore. This fall she began working on her Master of Divinity studies at Washington Theological Union in Washington, DC. As Director of Religious Education at St. Joseph's in Eldersburg, Nora oversees religious education programs for children in grades Pre-K through 5th grade and grades 6-8th. Nora has also served in parishes in Orlando,Florida, Rochester, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, Silver Spring, Maryland. She has experience in the areas of Youth Ministry, Religious Education, RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults), baptism and marriage preparation.
	Robert LeBlanc, our new Director of Liturgy and Music, oversees the various liturgical ministries of the parish. He is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. His prior experience includes teaching, playing organ and piano, conducting and composing. He has served recently in parishes in Maryland and Washington DC, and lives with his wife in Ashton, MD.
	Jacqueline Antkowiak is the new Pastoral Associate for Adult Formation. In her position, Jackie will be coordinating the parish's Small Church Communities - small groups of parishioners who meet regularly in order to focus on the Sunday Gospel and share with one another how it relates to living their lives. Jackie also coordinates the parish bereavement programs; one for adults and "Courage Kids," a bereavement program specifically tailored to meet the needs of youth who are suffering from loss. Before joining the staff of St. Joseph's, Jackie worked in the communications office of the Maryland Province Jesuits and, before that, for the Methodist Conference in Columbia, Maryland. A long time member of the parish, Jackie previously served as the interim liturgist, and is also active within the parish as a cantor, choir member and coordinator of the parish healing team.
	Vito S. Piazza Sr. is the Pastoral Associate for the Initial Sacrament (Baptism), as well as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, Teens and Children. Vito also coordinates the Archdiocese Stand program at the parish level. In addition, he is the Pastoral Associate  for Family Life and Welcoming.  A parishioner since 1996 and a graduate of The College of Notre Dame of Maryland with a BA in Religious Studies and minors in Philosophy and Latin American Studies Vito coordinates these sacramental programs with the help of many wonderful, devoted and dedicated volunteers. Vito is also a Lay Affiliate of the Society of Mary, (The Marianists).
	Kathy Reid is the Pastoral Associate for Service, Justice and Life. The ministries under her direction include hunger outreach (4 soup kitchens), scripture study at men's and women's prisons, distribution of the parishs tithing efforts, social justice concerns and legislative advocacy, Respect Life, rosary-making for missions and soldiers overseas, emergency assistance through the parish's St. Vincent de Paul Society, global concerns (missions outreach), environmental concerns, and the Alternative Christmas Market. She also coordinates Helpers for the Homebound and participates in cooperation with the Knights of Columbus in the Hammer Ministry, both programs of which are part of the Caring Carroll "Faith in Action" coalition.
No photo available	Bob Sutliff
	Suzanne Olden is the Coordinator for Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) program. CLOW is a program for the Parish children that strives to bring God's Word to them on a "kid friendly" level. The program runs from the end of September through the beginning of May. Suzanne has been a volunteer in the CLOW program for the last 3 years before taking the Coordinator position in July of 2006. She also has volunteered with Religious Education as an Adult Aide and Catechist since 2000. Suzanne has been married to Patrick Olden since 1992 and has two children, Eric and Meghan. She works full time for Sandler Systems, Inc. as a Paralegal, and also has her own home based business as a consultant with the Pampered Chef.
	Lauren Glass is the Accountant. Lauren works part-time as the accountant for St. Joseph Catholic Community. She has been in the position for six years. Lauren's previous work experience includes public accounting and eleven+ years in the Finance Department of LifeBridge Health. As the accountant, she is responsible for maintaining the general ledger and producing the financial statements for the parish. She provides financial reports and related information to the Business Manager, Staff, Pastor, Finance Committee, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore on a regular basis. Lauren also coordinates the annual budget preparation process. She monitors the parish ministry's actual performance versus budget throughout the fiscal year. Lauren, her husband, and her three sons are parishioners here at St. Joseph and are active in religious education and youth ministry program.
No photo available	Tom Schwartz is the Facilities Supervisor.
No photo available	Meghan Snyder is our Parish Secretary. She has served the Archdiocese of Baltimore in various capacities over the past 10 years. Prior to this ministry, she served as an Ecclesiastical Notary for the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She has also served as Religious Education Secretary and Parish Administrative Assistant for Holy Family Parish in Randallstown, and has also served as Youth Ministry Secretary at St. Joseph Parish in Cockeysville. Meghan is happy to receive visitors who come into the parish with various needs, and direct them to the appropriate staff person. She serves as bulletin editor and maintains the parish database. In addition, she assists the Office Manager with the many various tasks and projects which are integral to the smooth running of the Parish Office on a daily basis.
	Sue Ann Johnson started serving St. Joseph's parish, in January 1988, as the Parish Administrative Assistant. She now serves as Executive Assistant to the Pastor and Office Manager. Other duties include maintaining parish records and scheduling the calendar for the use of church facilities. She also assists the Business Manager with various tasks and projects.
No photo available	Jeanine Norfolk is the part-time Administrative Assistant for Youth Ministries. She assists with programs for our Middle School and High School youth, including Confirmation Prep, YM Religious Education, High School Youth Group, and Middle School Youth Group.
	Denise Roberts serves as the Administrative Assistant for the Initial Sacraments and RCIA. She is responsible for coordinating Baptisms, and assists with the First Reconciliation and First Eucharist programs.  She also serves as the Religious Education Administrative Assistant.