Staff Contacts

	Fr. Patrick Kennedy Pastor pkennedy@paxchristi.com 952-405-7200	Fr. Patrick Kennedy, Pastor Fr. Kennedy has been a priest since 1977 and has been pastor of Pax Christi since June, 2005. He is appointed by the Archbishop. He is our spiritual leader and responsible for the pastoral care of the people of Pax Christi.
	Fr. Bill Murtaugh Associate Pastor wmurtaugh@paxchristi.com 952-405-7201	Fr. Bill Murtaugh, Senior Associate Pastor Our Senior associate has been a priest in this Archdiocese since 1972. He is appointed by the Archbishop to provide sacramental ministry to Pax Christi and to assist in the overall pastoral care of our parish.
	Al Schroeder Deacon aschroeder@paxchristi.com 952-405-7205	Deacon Al Schroeder, Pastoral Minister Deacon Al is our pastoral minister, providing pastoral care to parishioners. Special emphasis is on supporting marriage ministry, serving caring centers, senior residences, companion ministry, and funeral ministry.
	Sue Kelley Parish Director skelley@paxchristi.com 952-405-7210	Sue Kelley, Parish Director Sue Kelley directs and supervises the day to day overall operations of Pax Christi.She provides leadership for the development and implementation of all ministries, processes, and policies to effectively achieve Pax Christi's vision. Sue works collaboratively with the pastor, directors of each ministry area, staff, Community Council and Finance Council.
	Ken Reineccius Director of Operations kreineccius@paxchristi.com 952-405-7250	Ken Reineccius, Director of Operations Oversees operations and maintenance of our physical plant and grounds. Ken supports administrative functions to serve the parish community and manages use of the building for parish and community groups.
	Vicki Klima Director of Leadership Development vklima@paxchristi.com 952-405-7211	Vicki Klima, Director of Leadership Development As the Leadership development staff member, she is responsible to create, develop and implement training and formation of all of our leaders including members, staff and clergy. Vicki will work with all of the ministry area councils and also the Leadership Develop Fund Committee to ensure that training and development and a strategic plan for Pax Christi is permeated through all activities and events. She is also part of the strategic planning for Communications.
Faith Formation	Cindy Soeldner Receptionist csoeldner@paxchristi.com 952-405-7219	Cindy Krause, Receptionist Cindy is the main receptionist for Pax Christi. She is here to answer the phone and welcome all who call or visit the parish. She also assists in a variety of administrative ways.
	Michael Griffin Director of Faith Formation mgriffin@paxchristi.com 952-405-7230	Michael Griffin, Director of Faith Formation Works to integrate faith formation and social justice into the parish. Supervises the justice ministries and faith formation staff and programs and oversees the formation of volunteers in justice and formation ministries, ensuring that the mission of the church and Pax Christi is carried out.
	Renee Dignan Faith Formation rdignan@paxchristi.com 952-405-7212	Renee Dignan, Faith Formation Minister Renee plans, develops, and implements catechesis for the Classroom Program (grades 1 - 6), and our popular summer Vacation Bible Camp. She works as a team member in Faith Formation and makes real the presence of God to hundreds of young Pax Christi members.
	Nathan Lunsford Jr. High Youth Minister nlunsford@paxchristi.com 952-405-7213	Nathan Lunsford, Junior High Youth Minister Responsible for all junior high programs (grades 7 - 8) including faith formation programs. He works with youth throughout the parish, including retreats, and activities.
	Cindy Novak Sr. High Youth Minister cnovak@paxchristi.com 952-405-7214	Cindy Novak, Senior High Youth Minister Responsible for all senior high programs (grades 9 - 12) including faith formation programs. She works with youth throughout the parish, including retreats, and activities. Cindy also is responsible for implementing the Sacrament of Confirmation.
	Jane Schmitz Faith Formation jschmitz@paxchristi.com 952-405-7238	Jane Schmitz, Faith Formation Jane works in children and family ministries, supporting the Good Shepherd, Sunday School, House Church, and Special Needs programming, as well as the sacramental ministries of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist.
Social Justice	Connie Wesley Administrative Support cwesley@paxchristi.com 952-405-7217	Connie Wesley, Administrative Support Connie provides administrative support for faith formation and social justice ministries, as well as the main parish office. She helps maintain the parish data base and is often the hospitable voice and presence for parish contacts of all kinds.
Stewardship	Allison Boisvert Social Justice Minister aboisvert@paxchristi.com 952-405-7225	Allison Boisvert, Justice and Charity Minister Brings the reality of people in poverty to our faith community and brings our faith community to the people of poverty. Allison serves as a resource for social justice and help to form people in practical ways through charity, justice, and outreach.
	Mary Kennedy Director of Stewardship mkennedy@paxchristi.com 952-405-7220	Mary Kennedy, Director of Stewardship Mary's primary responsibility is to assist parishioners wherever they may be in their journey of stewardship as a way of life. She assists in the education of stewardship as a way of life, develops and manages hospitality and community life events, volunteer coordination, and planning and resource development.
Pastoral Ministry	Barb Didier Stewardship and Financial Development bdidier@paxchristi.com 952-405-7244	Barb Didier, Stewardship and Financial Development Associate Records regular, miscellaneous, and capital campaign contributions. She confirms stock transactions and other gifts and produces your contribution statements. She also maintains Pax Christi's member database and assists faith formation on a wide range of data.
	Al Schroeder - Deacon Pastoral Ministry aschroeder@paxchristi.com 952-405-7205	Deacon Al Schroeder, Pastoral Minister In July, Deacon Al became our pastoral minister, providing pastoral care to parishioners. Special emphasis is on supporting marriage ministry, serving caring centers, senior residences, companion ministry, and funeral ministry.
Worship and Music	Mary Ann Callahan Pastoral Ministry Specialist macallahan@paxchristi.com 952-405-7227	Mary Ann Callahan, Pastoral Ministry Specialist Mary Ann supports the pastoral care of our community, working closely with Deacon Al, Father Kennedy, and Father Bill. She collaborates with community members and staff to provide welcoming, life-giving pastoral ministry at Pax Christi.
	Donna Kasbohm Director of Worship dkasbohm@paxchristi.com 952-405-7240	Donna Kasbohm, Director of Worship and Music Donna oversees music and liturgy at all our liturgical events and collaborates with all ministry areas to provide quality worship that promotes the full, conscious, and active participation of the assembly, supporting the mission of the Church.
	Kate Cuddy Minister of Music and Liturgy kcuddy@paxchristi.com 952-405-7243	Kate Cuddy, Minister of Music and Liturgy Bringing her talents as a distinguished musician, director, composer, Kate works with music and liturgy, focusing on the Sunday 5:00pm Mass. She brings a special passion for the youth or our parish and also serves as a team member in Worship.
Other Contacts	Kim Grams Liturgy and Wedding Associate kgrams@paxchristi.com 952-405-7229	Kim Grams, Liturgy and Wedding Associate Supports all weekend liturgies, funerals, and other liturgical celebrations. She coordinates all of the liturgical ministries.
	Kate Gartin Holy Family Nursery kgartin@paxchristi.com 952-405-7242	Kate Gartin, Nursery Services Supervisor Kate is responsible for our Holy Family nursery. She gives direction to the nursery staff to ensure a safe and nurturing environment is provided in our Nursery. She also helps to coordinate volunteers for hospitality.
	Terry Lee Building Services 952-405-7234	Terry Lee, Lead Building Services Terry’s primary responsibility is to provide an efficient, safe, and effective environment in our building and on our grounds. He opens the building and is here in the daytime Monday through Friday.
	Melissa Nault Web/Bulletin/Creative Services mnault@paxchristi.com 952-405-7221	Melissa Nault, Web/Bulletin/Creative Services Melissa is responsible for Pax Christi’s bulletin, newsletter, website and other communications. She provides creative artistic support for parish programs and events.
	Todd Nelson Building Services 952-405-7233	Todd Nelson, Evening Building Services He keeps the building and grounds clean and safe, and sets up for meetings. Todd’s specialty is painting. He serves this community Monday through Friday late afternoons and evenings, overseeing evening activities.
	Sue Schroer Administrative Assistant sschroer@paxchristi.com 952-405-7209	Sue Schroer, Administrative Assistant Sue is an administrative assistant in the main office. Her current focus is liturgical and works with Worship area to support the ongoing weekly administrative needs with Worship. She also provides administrative work for all ministry areas.
	Anne Swenson Parish Accountant aswenson@paxchristi.com 952-405-7202	Anne Swenson, Parish Accountant As a Certified Public Accountant, Anne manages the records of our parish financial life. She cronicles all parish financial transactions, generates financial statements, and processes payroll and accounts payable.
	Chris Tremain Building Services 952-405-7234	Chris Tremain, Evening Building Services Chris works evenings to help maintain the building and grounds. He also helps with preparation for meetings, and ensures that the building and grounds serve our needs.