St. Francis Xavier Staff

St. Francis Xavier Parish is blessed with the talents of some exceptional pastoral ministers dedicated to Christian service and evangelization.

Pastor:

Fr. William Sheridan Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish since August, 2001. Previously, Fr. Sheridan had served as associate pastor of Holy Name Cathedral Parish, Chicago. Fr. Sheridan had also been an instructor at St. Joseph Seminary. Ordained in 1972, Fr. Sheridan is assuming the leadership of this vibrant faith community.

Associate Pastor:

Fr. Matthew Compton (picture soon) Associate Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish since July 2004.

Pastoral Associates:

Sr. Joyce Shanabarger, OSF serves as our Director of Religious Education and oversees our Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) as well as the RCIA program for adults interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. Sr. Joyce also holds a Masters in Spirituality and is active in Spiritual Direction.

Sr. Joyce heads up our First Steps in Christ program designed to help parents of toddlers in their duties as Christian parents. This program promotes the spiritual relationship between parents and pre-school children. Mike Cavanaugh was ordained in 1990.

Sr. Mary Ann Casey, OP joined the St. Francis Parish staff in August, 2002. Sr. Casey will serve as coordinator of our Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) and the Confirmation program. Sr. Casey holds a Masters in Religious Education from the University of San Francisco , San Francisco, CA.

Mrs. Patty Jane Pelton holds a doctorate in Ministry from University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein and serves as program director for Action - our high school youth program.

SFX School:

Suzanne Sullivan is the new Executive Director of St. Francis Xavier School.

Other Ministers:

Fr. Edward Harnett, Pastor Emeritus retired from his duties as pastor at St. Francis Xavier after 17 years of exemplary leadership. Though technically retired, Fr. Harnett remains very active in the parish.

Fr. Richard Jakubik is in residence at St. Francis Xavier when he is not fulfilling his duties at Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago.

Jo Ebert serves as the Director of Music Ministries and Director of our Adult Choir and coordinating the musical program in the parish. She is assisted by our principal organist Joe DiCamillo.

Beverly Barr is the Director of the Children and Youth Choir.

Marilyn Smith, Parish Secretary.

Contact Us

sfxparish@comcast.net