PPC ballot 2015 - Saint Patrick Church

BALLOT&'&ST.&PATRICK&PARISH&PASTORAL&COUNCIL&NOMINEES&
Please&check&the&“vote”&box!for!the!at&most&4!candidates!for!whom!you!wish!to!vote.!
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Voting!is!from!May!16!through!May!20,!2015.!!We&are&electing&4&members&from&the&following&11&nominees.!
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One!ballot!may!be!submitted!per!adult!parish!member!(18!or!older).!Please!give!your!ballot!to!an!usher!or!use!one!of!the!collection!
boxes!by!the!doors!or!take!it!to!the!rectory!during!the!week.!Ballots!can!be!acquired!from!the!parish!web!site!at!www.saintpat.org,!
the!rectory,!or!by!sending!an!email!request!to!the!parish!at!malia.mohan@saintpat.org.!If!ballots!cannot!be!brought!to!the!church!or!
rectory,!they!can!be!faxed,!mailed,!or!emailed,!but!must!be!received!by!4!p.m.!on!Wednesday,!May!20.!!
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Vote&for&at&most&4.&
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Name!and!Family!Info!
Louise&Anderson&
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Widow,!2!adult!children!who!
attended!St.!Patrick!School.!
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!Vote&for&Louise!
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Michael&Brana&
!Vote&for&Michael$
Lector,!current!PPC!president,!
stewardship!&!evangelization!
committees.!!Board!member!
of!IN!Public!Health!
Association,!FSA!Counseling!&!
Local!Coordinating!Council.!
Education!and!Career!Info!
BS!from!ISU,!MS!from!IU;!
Retired!RN!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!Have!enjoyed!my!first!term!on!the!PPC!and!would!like!a!second!
term!to!continue!implementation!of!the!Parish!Strategic!Plan!and!discussions!with!St.!
Margaret!Mary!PPC.!
Name!and!Family!Info!
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Parish!and!Community!Activities,!
Hobbies!
Parish!and!Community!Activities,!
Hobbies!
Has!not!become!active!within!
the!church!as!of!yet.!!Enjoys!
working!out!and!firearms.!!I!
enjoy!picnics!with!my!family,!
playing!t[ball!with!Anne!and!
spending!quality!time!with!
my!family.!
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Education!and!Career!Info!
Associates!degree!in!
Criminology!from!Berkeley!
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College!in!New!York!City,!
Has!been!parish!member!for!
Junior!at!Indiana!State!
5!months.!!Married!to!Emily!
University!working!on!B.S.!in!
and!father!to!Anne.!
Criminology.!!Served!4!years!
in!the!United!States!Marine!
Corps,!to!include!being!an!
Infantry!Team!leader!with!
2nd!Battalion,!6th!Marines.!
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Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!I!have!seen!the!evil!that!man!can!put!into!the!world,!this!is!what!
brings!me!closer!to!God!and!Jesus.!!I!want!to!help!the!parish!reach!new!heights!and!in!doing!so!
bring!myself!closer!to!God.!
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Name!and!Family!Info!
Parish!and!Community!Activities,!
Hobbies!
Meredith&Brown&
1st!Grade!Catechist!for!
Religious!Education,!
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I!have!been!a!member!of!St.! Catholic!Adult!Fellowship,!
Patrick's!Parish!for!4!years,! Christ!Renews!His!Parish,!
and!have!been!Catholic!for! Evangelization!Team,!
Perpetual!Adoration!
3!years.!!I!am!married!to!
Chapel,!RCIC!(Rite!of!
Aaron!Brown.!
Christian!Initiation!for!
Children),!Baptism!
Preparation!for!Children,!
and!Sacristan.!
I!enjoy!reading,!playing!
music,!jigsaw!puzzles,!
riding!my!bike,!crocheting,!
and!spending!time!with!
friends!and!family.!
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B.S.!in!Speech[Language!
Pathology!from!Indiana!
State!University.!!M.A.!in!
Applied!Behavioral!
Analysis!with!an!Emphasis!
in!Autism!from!Ball!State!
University.!!!
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Currently!a!Substitute!
Teacher!for!the!Vigo!
County!School!System!and!
St.!Patrick's!School,!and!a!
Substitute!Secretary!for!St.!
Patrick's!Parish!and!St.!
Margaret!Mary's!Parish.!!!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!I!love!being!at!Church!and!doing!whatever!I!can!to!help!keep!our!
Church!a!loving,!enlightening,!and!welcoming!environment!for!all!who!attend.!!!!!!
!Vote&for&Meredith$
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Name!and!Family!Info!
Deric&Bryan&
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Has!attended!St.!Patrick!
Church!for!16!years,!and!a!
member!for!9!years.!Married!
to!Abby!Bryan,!three!
children,!Owen,!Aiden,!and!
Ava.!Owen!and!Aiden!attend!
St.!Patrick's!School.!
!Vote&for&Deric$
Education!and!Career!Info!
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Parish!and!Community!Activities,!
Hobbies!
St.!Patrick's!Choir!member.!
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Coach!youth!basketball!at!St.!
Patrick's!(biddy!ball),!Den!
leader!for!Cub!Scouts.!
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Enjoys!spending!time!with!
family,!hunting,!fishing,!being!
outdoors,!music,!traveling,!
and!attending!sporting!
events.!
Education!and!Career!Info!
A.S.!Industrial!Technology!.!
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Engineering,!Electrical!and!
Controls!Specialist!at!Clabber!
Girl!Corporation.!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!It!would!be!an!honor!to!serve!on!the!Parish!Pastoral!Council!and!
share!my!time!and!talents!in!regards!to!the!duties!required!by!the!position.!
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Name!and!Family!Info!
Jim&Cannon&
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!Vote&for&Jim$
Parish!and!Community!Activities,!
Hobbies!
Previously!served!2!terms!on!
the!Parish!Council!at!St.!
Benedict.!
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Enjoy!family!time!and!
attending!our!kids’!activities.!!
VCYSA!Soccer!Coach!2014[15.!
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Education!and!Career!Info!
BS!degree!from!Purdue!
University,!College!of!
Engineering.!
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Employed!22!years!at!Sony!
DADC,!Engineering!Manager!
and!Six!Sigma!Master!Black!
Belt.!
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Extensive!experience!in!
project!management!and!cost!
reduction.!
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Fifth!generation!Catholic!in!
the!Terre!Haute!Deanery.!!
Member!at!St!Patrick!Parish!
for!5!years.!!Married!to!Emily!
with!4!children.!Jacob!will!be!
a!freshman!at!Ball!State!this!
fall.!Joshua!is!a!sophomore!at!
North!Vigo.!Andrew,!Caroline!
th
nd
are!in!4 ,!2 !grades!at!St.!
Patrick.!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!St!Patrick!has!served!me!and!my!family!well!over!a!long!history!
without!fail.!It!is!my!wish!to!now!serve!St!Patrick!Parish!and!the!Terre!Haute!Deanery!by!
offering!my!skills!to!the!Parish!Council.!!Thank!you.!
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Name!and!Family!Info!
Parish!and!Community!Activities,!
Hobbies!
Education!and!Career!Info!
Margy&Fauber&
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!Vote&for&Margy$
Graduated from St. Patrick's
Currently!a!sacristan,!
elementary, Schulte high
substitute!Eucharistic!
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school, RN from St. Anthony
minister,!and!weekly!adorer.!
I!am!married!to!Doug!and!the!
Past offices: St. Patrick school Hospital School of Nursing,
mother!of!seven!children,!all!
Bachelors in Nursing from
club, Deanery Council of
of!whom!attended!St.!Patrick!
Indiana Wesleyan University.
Catholic Women, board of
school.!I!am!expecting!my!
The Maple Center; as well as
17th!grandchild!in!a!month,!
33 years in OB/maternity at
various volunteer activities at
and!have!two!great!
Union Hospital, taught
St. Pat's, Terre Haute South,
granddaughters.!I!am!a!life!
childbirth classes, Maternal
Birthright and the
long!member!of!St,!Patrick's!
Breastfeeding Coalition of the Health Clinic, Lactation
Center. Adjunct nursing
Parish.!
Wabash Valley.
Enjoy!the!many!activities!and! faculty at Ivy Tech, student
events!that!my!grandchildren! health office at RHIT, doula
services. Retired in 2014. I
are!involved!in.!Also!enjoy!
am now a stay at home
vegetable!and!flower!
grandma!
gardening!and!camping.!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!I!feel!that!now!would!be!a!good!time!for!me!to!utilize!my!years!and!
life!experiences!to!serve!the!St.!Patrick!community!in!a!new!and!different!capacity.!!!!!
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Name!and!Family!Info!
Parish!and!Community!
Activities,!Hobbies!
Education!and!Career!Info!
Scott&Lewis&
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!Vote&for&Scott$
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Lector,!Eucharistic!Minister,! Master!of!Business!
Usher,!Involved!with!Christ!
Administration,!Murray!State!
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Renews!His!Parish,!Knights!
University.!
Married!to!Traci!for!21!
of!Columbus!3rd!degree.!
Bachelor!of!Science!in!
years.!No!kids.!!Has!been!a!
(Lector,!Eucharistic!Minister,! Management,!University!of!
member!of!St!Patrick's!
Greeter,!RCIA,!Finance!
Southern!Indiana.!
Parish!for!3!years.!
Committee!at!SS.!Peter!and! !
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Paul!Catholic!Church!in!
Plant!Manager!for!
Haubstadt!Indiana.)!!!
Sustainable!Sourcing!LLC.!
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Enjoys!golf,!Notre!Dame!
Football!and!spending!time!
with!family!and!friends.!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!I!enjoy!being!involved!with!the!parish!and!I!believe!my!
background!would!help!this!council.!
Name!and!Family!Info!
Geri&March&
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Married!to!Bill!and!we!have!
2!boys!and!3!grandchildren.!!
I!have!been!a!member!of!St.!
Patrick!Church!for!10!years.!
!Vote&for&Geri$
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Parish!and!Community!
Activities,!Hobbies!
Perpetual!Adoration!Chapel,!
Weekday!&!Funeral!
Sacristan,!Eucharist!Minister!
(also!to!those!at!Sycamore!
Manor),!Altar!Society!
Member!and!past!Vice!
President!&!President,!Bible!
Study,!Project!LInus.!!
Hobbies:!!Enjoy!gardening,!
sewing!&!motorcycle!riding.!
Education!and!Career!Info!
Three!years!of!college![!
Business!&!Accounting.!!
Bill!and!I!are!owners!of!
Greener!Pastures!
Trucking,!LLC!and!I!am!
the!Business!Manager.!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!I!would!like!to!help!St.!Patrick!Church!grow!and!become!a!
vibrant!Church!community.!
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Parish!and!Community!Activities,!
Hobbies!
Name!and!Family!Info!
Ben&McConnell&
!Vote&for&Ben$
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I've!been!attending!St.!Patrick!
church!since!2012!and!
converted!to!Catholicism!in!
2013.!I'm!married!to!my!wife!
Terri!and!have!four!children:!
Caitlyn!and!Aislin!attending!
Kindergarten!and!Pre[K!at!St.!
Patrick!and!two!year!old!twins!
Brendan!and!Bridget.!
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Coffee!and!Donuts!ministry!
and!the!Christ!Renews!His!
Parish!Continuation!
Committee.!My!interests!are!
spending!time!with!my!family!
and!reading.!
Name!and!Family!Info!
Linda&McQuiston&
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Member!of!St.!Patrick’s!
Church!since!moving!to!Terre!
Haute!in!August!of!2012.!
Married!to!Scott!and!has!3!
married!sons!(Michael,!Alan,!
and!David),!and!one!
granddaughter!at!this!time.!
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!Vote&for&Linda$
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Name!and!Family!Info!
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Parish!and!Community!
Activities,!Hobbies!
Eucharistic!Minister,!
Member!of!the!Military!
Outreach!Committee.!
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Linda!has!a!therapy!dog,!
Moe,!and!visits!local!
hospitals!and!mental!health!
facilities!in!the!area!weekly.!
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Enjoys!gardening,!reading,!
and!working!with!her!dogs.!
Education!and!Career!Info!
Nurse!for!the!past!35!years.!
Currently,!PhD!in!Nursing,!
teaching!at!ISU!School!of!
Nursing!for!the!past!3!years.!
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Worked!as!a!floor!nurse!for!
32!years!as!well!as!in!
nursing!education!for!the!
past!9!years.!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!I!am!new!to!the!parish,!and!see!this!as!an!opportunity!to!become!
more!personally!involved!and!engaged!with!my!new!church!family.!
Paul&Thiemann&
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Graduated!from!ISU!with!a!
B.S.!in!Chemistry!in!2001.!!I!
worked!as!an!analytical!
chemist!with!Pfizer!for!5!
years.!!I'm!currently!a!
financial!advisor!with!
Prudential.!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!I!would!like!a!chance!to!give!back!to!the!church!and!community!that!
has!given!us!so!much.!!I!also!think!my!situation!as!being!newer!to!the!church!and!faith!may!allow!
for!some!unique!insights!when!dealing!with!issues.!
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!Vote&for&Paul$
Education!and!Career!Info!
Parish!and!Community!Activities,!
Hobbies!
Education!and!Career!Info!
I’ve!been!involved!with!
St.!Louis!University,!BA!in!
Coffee!and!Donut!Ministry,!
history.!!!
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Christ!Renews!His!Parish,!and!
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Attended!St.!Patrick!School!
a!former!member!of!the!
President!of!Thiemann!
and!Schulte!High!School.!
Parish!Council.!!Currently!I’m! Office!Products.!
Martha!is!my!wife!and!we!
a!member!of!The!
have!two!children,!Maddy!
Stewardship!Committee!and!
(22)!and!Ben!(17)!and!a!
one!of!the!presiders!at!St.!
stepson!Ryan.!
Patrick’s!7:15!AM!
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Communion!Service.!
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Most!importantly!I!enjoy!the!
time!with!my!family.!!I!also!
enjoy!studying!US!history,!
playing!golf,!taking!long!
walks!and!the!St.!Louis!
Cardinals.!
Why$are$you$a$candidate?!!!I!would!like!to!help!in!any!way!that!I!can!to!further!the!mission!of!
St.!Patrick!Parish.!