Office of
Mission Leadership

Who We Are

Mission Leadership focuses on providing full, active, conscious and fruitful participation in liturgy. Provides ongoing formation opportunities for the clergy. Works with those discerning the call to priesthood, the diaconate and religious life.

Parishes are supported in their mission with assistance in implementing sacramental and catechetical formation and through Pastoral Priorities and Synod initiatives. Delivers Safe Environment training for volunteers. Provides leadership to the Archdiocese youth camp programming.

Mission Leadership maintains a collaborative relationship with the Catholic schools and provides support to institutional chaplaincies in hospitals and prisons.

Rev. Paul Kavanagh

• Clergy Formation
• Divine Worship

Dr. Eugenia Pagnotta-Kowalczyk

• Pastoral Priorities
• Synod
• Catholic Education Assurance

Dcn. Gem Mella

• Diaconal Formation
• Volunteer Management

Tricia Murphy

• Parish Formation
• Sacramental Preparation

Rev. Kris Schmidt

• Vocations Lead (St. Joseph Seminary

Cody Parr

• Youth Camps (OLVC)
• Camp Director

Sean Côté

• Youth Camps
• Program Director

Rev. Marc Cramer

• Youth Camps
• Clergy & Archdiocese Liaison