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Home » Membership » Newest Members

Newest Members

    We welcome the newest members of the NACC!

    Welcome, as together we continue the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church!

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in July 2023!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Fr. Fnu Joseph Francis (Port Jefferson, NY)
    Dr. Natalie S. Kertes Weaver (University Heights, OH)
    Rev. Daniel Owuor (Roslyn, NY)
    Alex Prado (South Ozone Park, NY)
    Rev. Dzungwenen R. Tyohemba (San Francisco, CA)

    Professional Ministry
    Rev. George Gabriel Gonzalez (Whittier, CA)
    Ms. Ann M. Simmons (Madison, WI)

    Student
    Mr. Thomas Edward Bassett (Johnson, VT)
    Ms. Maria A. Campelo (Torrance, CA)
    Mrs. Mary L. Oakley (Trenton, FL)
    Fr. Bento F. Tamang (San Leandro, CA)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Mr. Mark J. McKnight (Naples, FL)
    Mr. Vincent Ramos (Melbourne, FL)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in June 2023!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Mr. Thomas A. Bucaria (Rockville Centre, NY)
    Sr. Sochima Mamah (Anchorage, AK)
    Fr. Casmir Azubuike Nwachukwu (West Islip, NY)
    Rev. Sr. Helen N. Onah (Pryor, MT)
    David R. Puig Jordan (Houston, TX)
    Ms. Marcy A. Wells (Philadelphia, PA)

    Professional Ministry
    Karla V. Diaz (Notre Dame, IN)

    Student
    Mark L. Andreozzi (Gainesville, FL)
    Mr. Richard J. Grebenc (Weston, FL)
    Wendy Kalskett (Charleston, SC)
    Mary Lynn King (Homer Glen, IL)
    Rob Morris (Lexington, VA)
    Dina Tahan (Los Angeles, CA)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in May 2023!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Shannon Burk (Dallas, TX)
    Daniel Caliz (Dalton, GA)
    Walter A. Sears (Hilliard, OH)
    Dn. Robert Vigil (Albuquerque, NM)

    Professional Ministry
    Fr. Milan Sturgis (Springfield, VA)

    Student
    Bonny J. Bobka (De Pere, WI)
    Lisa M. Detert (Brooklyn, NY)
    Rev. Cajetan E. Ebuziem (Fresno, CA)
    Mr. Patrick T. Duffy (Cincinnati, OH)
    Deacon Francis J. Skorija (Harrisburg, PA)
    Ms. Denise M. Walsh-Horowitz RN (Fresh Meadows, NY)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Mrs. Susan L. Dodt Ed.D., ELI-MP (Hawthorn Woods, IL)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in April 2023!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Ms. Mary Edmonds (Phoenixville, PA)
    Laura Ferlita (Hoffman Estates, IL)
    Rev. Fr. Ernest Frimpong (Laguna Beach, CA)
    Elaine Morin (Kahului, HI)

    Gratis
    Maureen M. Larkins (Evanston, IL)

    Professional Ministry
    Ms. Angela D. Flynn (Pittsboro, NC)
    Cynthia Baklanov (Temple Terrace, FL)

    Student
    Mrs. Rosemarie Caruso (Stony Brook, NY)
    Deacon Peter H. Genares (Bronx, NY)
    Mr. Matthew Gray (Pleasanton, CA)
    Mrs. Astrid Isom (Miami, FL)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in March 2023!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Kizito Uzoma Ndugbu (San Diego, CA)
    Rev. Fr. Jude U. Nwachukwu (St. Francis, WI)
    Rev. Fr. Gregory Chukwudi Okafor (Yuma, AZ)
    Reverend Vincent C. Onunkwo (Fort Wayne, IN)
    Ms. Anna Phillips (Downers Grove, IL)

    Professional Ministry
    Fr. John Schultz (Fall Creek, WI)

    Student
    Laura G. Fetters (Bethesda, MD)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Mrs. Anne G. Brennan (Cary, NC)
    Chaplain Deacon Gary Brys (Roseville, CA)
    Deacon Bou M. Jaoude (Williamsville, NY)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in February 2023!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Fr. Jude Anyaeche (Bridgeport, WV)
    Chaplain Andrea L. Bundy (Wheaton, IL)
    Father Encarnacion J. Cabrera (Corpus Christi, TX)
    Rev. Modestus O. Mgbaramuko (Concord, CA)
    Cheryl Nickerson (Concord, CA)
    Rev. Raul Adan Perez Mendoza (Loma Linda, CA)

    Professional Ministry
    Heather Hill (Towson, MD)
    Rev. Derek R.P. LaBranch (Kerrville, TX)

    Student
    Ms. Nancy B. Anderson (Alpharetta, GA)
    Fr. Ngondwe Ponsioano (Washington, DC)
    Mr. Nicholas Peter Troilo (Stamford, CT)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Ms. Romani Perera (Pearland, TX)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in January 2023!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Rev. Fr. Simon Emeka Peter Adigwe (New York, NY)
    Rev. Paschal M. I. Anionye (Syracuse, NY)
    Ms. Ann A. Case (Germantown, OH)
    Christian Detisch (Asheville, NC)
    Rev. Fr. Martin U. Ene (New York, NY)
    Mr. John E. Herbert (Lake Villa, IL)
    Sr. Jolly Joseph (Catonsville, MD)
    Deacon Tom Mannschreck (Boise, ID)
    Ms. Linda R. Mulrooney (Syracuse, NY)
    Rev. John O. Opara (Teaneck, NJ)
    Reverend John Robinson Thason (San Antonio, TX)
    Rev. Balaswamy Thippabathini (Anchorage, AK)
    Terese Wier (Austin, TX)

    Professional Ministry
    Rev. Javier J. Inda Dcn (Miami Springs, FL)
    Mario Vazquez (West Jordan, UT)

    Student
    Sr. Julia C. Shideler MM (Chicago, IL)
    Deacon Michael J. Ward (Charles City, IA)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Deacon David U. Sallen (Anamosa, IA)
    Dr. George J. Williams Jr. (Bay Village, OH)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in December 2022!
    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Ayo Emmanuel Efodigbue (Houston, TX)
    Rev. Kilian C. Tereba (Canton, OH)

    Student
    Daniel P. Bidwell (Auckland, New Zealand)
    Mrs. Anne M. Carney (Kingston, MA)
    Mrs. Mary Ann Gessner (Sheffield, VT)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in October 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Caryn Lamping (Augusta, MO)
    Rev. Fr. Stephen Okeke (New York, NY)
    David R. Pina (University Place, WA)

    Professional Ministry
    Anthony E. Ayala (Albuquerque, NM)
    Lauren M. Stadelman (San Antonio, TX)

    Student
    Fr. Andres A. Araque-Castrillon (Worcester, MA)
    Ms. Gisela Jasmine Gomez (New York, NY)
    Mrs. Jessica B. Larson (Rockwall, TX)
    Sr. Chinyere Okore (Greenwood, SC)
    Kate E. Ritger (Watkins, MN)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in September 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Father Patrick Anthony (Staten Island, NY)
    Timothy C. Klosterman (Sacramento, CA)
    Fr. Saji Joseph Thengumkudiyil (Tampa, FL)
    Dcn. Thomas P. Warwick (Melbourne, FL)

    Professional Ministry
    Sister My Huong Pham (Brookfield, IL)

    Student
    Rev. Guthrie T. Dolan (Largo, FL)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Ms. Haruna Maria Rose Kaunang (Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan)
    Deacon Roberto J. Rodriguez (Lake Worth, FL)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in August 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Matthew Bowles (Memphis, TN)
    Ms. Megan R. Everett (Helena, AL)
    Andrew James Martin (Chicago, IL)
    Chaplain Rosemary Obiageli Merah MA (Evansville, IN)
    Fr. Boby Thomas (San Antonio, TX)
    Fr. Eugene Chijioke Umeyor (Malverne, NY)

    Professional Ministry
    Rev. Ronald Brown (Elgin, IL)
    Benjamin N. Garriga (Dorset, OH)
    Mrs. Cecilia Ibarra (McAllen, TX)

    Student
    Laura King (Sacramento, CA)
    Israel Jesus Lara (San Diego, CA)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Dr. David C. James Jr. (Gardnerville, NV)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in July 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Rev. Frank Teye Addey (Freeport, NY)
    Fr. John Galvan (Los Angeles, CA)
    Fr. Andrew B. Ilegbemi (Staten Island, NY)
    Alexandra Jozefowski (Philadelphia, PA)
    Sr. Barbara J. Kane OP (New Haven, CT)
    Father Joseph Kinda (New York, NY)
    Robert J. Lyons (Duxbury, MA)
    Patrick J. Miron (Lincoln, NE)

    Education Collaborator
    Saint Joseph’s College (Standish, ME)

    Professional Ministry
    Dr. Martha A. Sullivan DSW, LMFT, MA (New York, NY)

    Student
    Nina Laubach (Lawrenceville, NJ)
    Fr. Ignatius Makoji MDM (Des Moines, IA)
    Robert Muretta (Burke, VA)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Mr. Clifford J. Barteaux (Tampa, FL)
    Mrs. Suzette S. Norris (Canandaigua, NY

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in June 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Fr. Stephen O. Abaukaka (Portland, OR)
    Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ebenezer Arthur (Huntington, NY)
    Deacon Michael Boldizar (Garden City, NY)
    Rev. Daniel E. Ford (Saint Paul, MO)
    Shelley Goodale (Castro Valley, CA)
    Rev. Duncan Okebe Onyango (Kings Park, NY)
    Sr. Pedro C. Opara NES (Albany, NY)
    Brother Jacob G. Sircy (DePere, WI)
    Ms. Loretta Susan Slavin (Centerport, NY)
    Rev. Uchenna Uzoechi (Longview, TX)

    Professional Ministry
    Deacon Timothy J. O’Callaghan (Henderson, NV)

    Student
    Ms. Judith A. Gregory (West Windsor, NJ)
    Robyn G. Smith (Framingham, MA)
    Deacon Charles P. Wessler (Ventura, CA)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Deacon Stephen M. Huete (Orrtanna, PA)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in May 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Jose Diaz (Carlisle, PA)
    Rev. Dr. Jonathan K. Morse (Belcamp, MD)
    Germanus Oyememaketaro Omunagbe (Chicago, IL)
    Reverend Father Vitalii M. Stashkevych (Munhall, PA)

    Professional Ministry
    Reverend Fr. Ernesto Jandonero (Redwood City, CA)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in April 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Fr. Solomon Nwokocha (Downey, CA)
    John K. Winslow (San Francisco, CA)

    Professional Ministry
    Benedetta Reece (Olympia, WA)
    Mrs. Ann M. Sanders (Pasadena, CA)
    Deborah J. Simon (Naples, FL)

    Student
    Colleen Williams (Boulder, CO)
    Mr. Eugene E. Yeo (New Kensington, PA)

    Welcome to our new NACC members who joined us in March 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Joseph M. Ayima (Omaha, NE)
    Rev. Ronald A. Camarda (Atlantic Beach, FL)
    Dr. Rev. Timothy J. Kelly DMin. (Lufkin, TX)
    Mr. Anthony (Tony) Raymond Lenton (Tauranga, New Zealand)
    Chaplain John Mwesige (Nairobi, IN – Kenya)
    Rev. Fr. Anthony Offorbuzor Okolo CMF (Youngstown, OH)

    Professional Ministry
    Louis Edward Canter OEF (Winter Haven, FL)
    Mrs. Jill E. Fisk (Saint Louis, MO)
    Constance D. Riley (Monterey, CA)
    Rev. Deborah L. Thompson (Redmond, WA)

    Student
    Reverend Paul I. Abhulimen (Dunkirk, NY)
    Kristina Adams (Boise, ID)
    Kenneth F. Carlson MDiv. (Pearland, TX)
    Fr. Arockiasamy Santhiyagu (Lewiston, ME)

    Volunteer Ministry
    Mr. Eric M. Gagnon (Brownsburg-Chatam, QC, Canada)
    Deacon Jose A. Mercado Jr. (Fullerton, CA)

    Please join us in welcoming our newest NACC members who joined us in February 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Mrs. Jylliane D. Alvarez (Worcester, MA)
    Mr. Oscar F. Chaparro (College Station, TX)
    Rev. Jonathan J. Slavinskas (Worcester, MA)
    Rev. Emiliano Zapata (Lubbock, TX)

    Education Collaborator
    Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego (San Diego, CA)

    Professional Ministry
    Chaplain DWayne Beamon (Indianapolis, IN)
    Ms. Fran M. Hauck (Boston, MA)
    Rev. Joseph A. Voltaggio OSB (Morristown, NJ)
    Mrs. Terra Tindle Williams (Lawrence, KS)

    Student
    Mr. John B. Hoy (Lower Gwynedd, PA)

    Please join us in welcoming our newest NACC members who joined us in January 2022!

    Chaplaincy Ministry
    Fr. Jackson Kuriaparambil Cleetus (Thibodaux, LA)
    Chaplain Mary J. Horstmann (Mankato, MN)
    Mr. Jaymanel Hurtado (Cincinnati, OH)

    Professional Ministry
    Peter Czerwinski (Readfield, ME)
    Deacon Christopher May (Wyomissing, PA)

    Student
    Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Agboifo (Gaithersburg, MD)
    Ms. Lisa M. Gramlich (Peoria, IL)
    Mrs. Christy M. Hicks Aydt (St. Louis, MO)
    Mr. Mark H. Telinski (Park Ridge, IL)

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