Office: 1121 South 116th Street, West Allis, Wisconsin 53214
Pastoral Council Members
Mary Mayberry, Chairperson
John Gomez, Vice-Chairperson
John Gomez, Vice-Chairperson
Why did you want to serve on council?
To give back for the many blessings I have received by working together with parishioners to bring our parish community together as one united in Christ.
What is your vision for the parish?
I believe we can be a vibrant, faith-filled Catholic presence in West Allis, putting our prayer into action to help the greater community.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
Our faith is what unites us. It’s important for us to pray and celebrate Eucharist together. Accepting one another, treating others with respect, being kind to all and forgiving one another, will help us all grow from our worshiping together.
John Gomez, Vice-Chairperson
John Gomez, Vice-Chairperson
John Gomez, Vice-Chairperson
Why did you want to serve on council?
To serve our Parish and to help bring about a new beginning as one community.
What is your vision for the parish?
To be united in faith and to serve one another for the greater glory of God.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
Community building and making us a welcoming parish. I would like to work towards more parishioner involvement.
Grace Elliott, Trustee
John Gomez, Vice-Chairperson
Grace Elliott, Trustee
Why did you want to serve on council?
To work toward seeing our merger become a beacon of light for Catholicism in West Allis.
What is your vision for the parish?
To become a vibrant community to show what the love of Jesus Christ really looks like.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
To bring all of our ministries together for a better Parish community.
Doug Barnes, Trustee
Susan Scharmach, Secretary
Grace Elliott, Trustee
Why did you want to serve on council?
As a member of St. Al’s since 1984, I joined the Council in 1989 when I noticed that a new way of thinking was needed. Questions were always answered with “that’s how we have always done this”. As we merge, we are in the same position. We need to be open to change.
What is your vision for the parish?
That we once again become a vibrant, welcoming Catholic Parish and that we become a magnet for the community.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
To grow our ministries. The reason for the merger was that as 3 separate churches, all could do little, but mainly had to focus on maintenance and day-to day circumstances. Now the power of 3, with growth, can afford us the opportunity to strengthen the Catholic Faith in West Allis.
Susan Scharmach, Secretary
Susan Scharmach, Secretary
Susan Scharmach, Secretary
Why did you want to serve on council?
Because I have the energy and enthusiasm to work together as a team to build a strong faith community.
What is your vision for the parish?
That as we experience the “hills and valleys” of change, we come together as a family.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
I would like us to come together as one Parish Family and help each other embrace change.
John Czepulis
Mary Lou Hopkins
Jon Leonardelli
Why did you want to serve on council?
To thank the parish for the many blessings I have received and to make a difference as our community moves forward.
What is your vision for the parish?
To offer our community a visible, vibrant, faith-filled Catholic worship site, one that welcomes all Catholics to the faith.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
Bringing us all back to experience the Mass-the word of God and His sacrifice through the Eucharist, heals and unites. Focusing on the liturgy and its impact on our members is vital.
Jon Leonardelli
Mary Lou Hopkins
Jon Leonardelli
Why did you want to serve on council?
To point out areas of opportunity and hope to set goals for unity and growth.
What is your vision for the parish?
To continue to have some traditions from our past and to start new ones to establish a strong basis for the future.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
Bringing us all together as readers, cantors, ushers, Eucharistic ministers.
Mary Lou Hopkins
Mary Lou Hopkins
Gilbert Van Blaricom
Why did you want to serve on council?
I felt called to live out my baptismal commitment to be of service to others.
What is your vision for the parish?
That of a life-giving Catholic Faith Community for one another.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
I would like to help us and use my gifts to respond to the always changing needs of our Parish Community.
Gilbert Van Blaricom
Gilbert Van Blaricom
Gilbert Van Blaricom
Why did you want to serve on council?
I want to contribute in any way to help make a difference in our parish.
What is your vision for the parish?
To continue to grow and come closer to God.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
I would like us to love one another as we would like to be loved and treated and not to look at our faults. To forgive one another.
Gary Jensen
Gilbert Van Blaricom
Gary Jensen
Why did you want to serve on council?
To utilize my 25+ year experience in parish and business leadership to support the mission of MPH in a successful and professional manner.
What is your vision for the parish?
One of unity and visionary actions to grow the Parish into a dynamic worship place that is the pride of its parishioners and attracts new members to join us in enjoying the blessings of Jesus.
What area would you like us to come together in and why?
Outreach in any form; be it feeding the hungry, a thriving youth ministry program or evangelization efforts.