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205 W South St
PO Box 190
Ridgway IL 62979
Ph: 618-272-7059
Fax: 618-272-5400
St. Patrick, Pond Settlement
Ponds Church Rd & Big Hill Rd
PO Box 579
Shawneetown IL 62984
Ph: 618-272-7201
455 W Locust
PO Box 99
Equality IL 62934
Ph: 618-276-4252
St. Mary, Shawneetown
665 W Marshall St
PO Box 579
Shawneetown IL 62984
Ph: 618-269-3318
Ph Hall: 618-269-3798
Diocesan Sheperd: Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, PhD., S.T.D.
Local Pastor: Rev. Steven Beatty
Ph: 618-272-7059
stjoe@shawneelink.net
Pastorial Associate: Jean B. Wills
Office: 618-269-3318
Emergency: 618-841-7059
Parish Leadership
Temporal Council
for areas that concern the Temporal good of the Parishes, i.e., finances, buildings, grounds, etc.;
Bishop Edward K. Braxton, PhD., S.T.D.
Fr. Steven Beatty
Ridgway - James Hensen & Charles Wargel
Shawneetown - Mary Jo York & Raymond Scherrer
Equality - Wayne Rexing & Jim Coyle
Pond Settlement: Richard Maloney & Donald Seely
The trustees are appointed by the bishop from the names submitted by the pastor.
Pastoral Council
for areas that concern the Pastoral good of the County, i.e. worship, sacramental prep, evangelization, etc.;
Bishop Edward K. Braxton, PhD., S.T.D.
Fr. Steven Beatty
Jean Wills
Parish Representatives
Ridgway - Jane Bond (term expires Sept. 2010) & Karen Keasler, Vice Chairperson (term expires Sept. 2011)
Shawneetown -Mary Jo Oldham Morgan (term expires Sept. 2010) & Tammy Galt ( term expires Sept. 2011)
Equality - Mary Jean Casey (term expires Sept. 2010) & Jean Ann Coffee (term expires Sept. 2011)
Pond Settlement: Cathy Duffy (term expires Sept. 2010) & Traci McGuire, Secretary (term expires Sept. 2011)
At Large Representatives
0 - 18 Years - Devon Damm (term expires Sept. 2010) & Sean Duvall (term expires Sept. 2011)
18 - 35 Years -Daniel Seely (term expires Sept. 2010) & Kim Martin (term expires Sept. 2011)
35 - 60 Years - Becky Abell, Chairperson (term expires Sept. 2010) & Mark York (term expires 2011)
60+ years - James Raper (term expires Sept. 2010) & Sheryl Patton (term expires 2011)
The pastoral council was seated at the Saturday September 26, 2009 gathering.
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