parish staff
PARISH pastor
Father William Monis
We are very excited to welcome our new Pastor, Father William Monis to St. Martha's Church.
Father William is originally from India. He was ordained on May 15, 2002 by Bishop Vincent Consosio
of Dehli, India. Fr. William is a Pallottine Priest. St. Vincent Pallottine is the founder of the order.
He came to Canada in 2009 as an Associate Pastor at St. Mary's Cathedral and officially
became part of the Calgary Diocese clergy in 2009. We are fortunate
to have Father's warm smile and gentle spirit guiding St. Martha's Parish.
DEACON
Michael Pollard
Assists the Pastor with liturgical duties.
Michael completed his three year journey in the diaconate program and
was ordained in October 2010 and quickly jumped in with both feet, helping with
various pastoral works in our Parish. We look forward to having
Deacon Michael involved in St. Martha's faith formation for many
years to come.
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Jennifer DeLaurentiis
Oversees and implements all religious education programs
in the Parish.
Jennifer has been employed by the Parish since 1998. She is our
liaison with our Catholic schools and handles all the details and
programming that is involved with the Sacraments. Jen claims that
when she first started at the Church, she used to have to go over to
The Children of St. Martha's School to use their computer, as we only
had one and it was the secretary's. Jennifer has seen a lot of changes
in her many years on staff. (And yes, she has her own computer now!)
OFFICE MANAGER
Jeanette Cheshire
Is responsible for all secretarial duties in the Parish.
Jeanette was hired in 2007 upon the retirement of our Parish
secretary. Jeanette makes sure that the Church runs like a well
oiled machine. She originally hails from "The Rock" and is always
prepared to share her Newfoundland hospitality to those who
walk through the doors of St. Martha's Church.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/BOOKKEEPER
Georgette Cassis
Is responsible for the financial bookkeeping and other administrative duties in the Parish.
Georgette has been a parishioner of St. Martha's Church from the beginning.
She volunteered many hours of her time and talents to the Design Team and
the Building Fund Committee so that we could all enjoy the beautiful Church we now
have. She continues to be involved by maintaining the financial records of St.
Martha's as well as participating in different ministries in the Parish.
CARETAKER
Brenda Wandler
Maintains the upkeep of the Church.
Brenda has been the caretaker of St. Martha's for a number of years.
She diligently keeps everything clean and spotless in our Church. As her
former boss, Father Dennis, used to say - it is amazing with all the people
that use the Church we only ever have positive comments on how well kept
it is! We are blessed to have her on staff.
