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Holy Cross Province Committees and Teams

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Provincial Teams

Provincial Council          

Fr. David Colhour, CP, Provincial
Fr. Jim Strommer, CP, First Consultor
Fr. Febin Barose, CP
Fr. Bruno D'Souza, CP
Fr. John Schork, CP

Leadership TeamFr. David Colhour, CP, Provincial
Fr. Jim Strommer, CP, First Consultor
Fr. Febin Barose, CP
Fr. Bruno D'Souza, CP
Fr. John Schork, CP
Talib Huff
Emily Shaffer
Keith Zekind
Province Offices
Development Office
Donor Relations		Province, Development and Donor Relations Staff
 Communications Team

Claire Smith
Emily Shaffer
Ryan Gold

Reach the full communications team by emailing communications@passionist.org


Departments, Committees & Groups

 Group  Chair/Contact  Description
  • Association of Local Superiors (ALS)
  Fr. Phil Paxton, CP A Province organization for local community leaders/superiors, meeting as a group at least once each year, providing mutual support and direction in the ministry of local community leadership.
  • Community of Passionist Partners (CPP)

Bill Berger (Houston)
Dan O'Donnell (Chicago)
Ken Schmitt (Nashville)

 A group of vowed and lay men and women covenanted to growth in the Passionist Charism.

Joe Castro

 The Cultural and Racial Diversity committee, counting on God’s grace, joyfully affirms, celebrates, and actively promotes cultural and racial diversity for the sake of honoring God’s intention from the very first moment of creation and for advancing the reign of God.

We do this in fidelity to the Scriptures, Catholic teaching, St. Paul of the Cross and the Passionist charism, and our responsibility to continually discern the “signs of the times.”    
  • Hispanic Ministry
Cesar Prada 
  • Investment Advisory Council (IAC)
  Tim O'Brien This committee consists of province members, finance director, province controller, treasurer, investment advisor and at large committee members who review and offer recommendations on investment strategies and oversight.
 Lissa Romell The Laudato Si' Team was originally formed as the Laudato Si' Vision Fulfillment Team, after the Holy Cross Province Chapter in 2019. In 2021, when the Passionist Congregation, as a whole, and Holy Cross Province as a Province, made a formal commitment to the seven-year process of implementing the Laudato Si' Action Platform Goals (LSAP), our purpose became implementing the seven goals in the platform across the province. 
  • Migration Committee
 Michael Nasello  
Faith Offman
Fr. Don Webber, CP		 A Province board of appointed vowed and lay men and women, helping promote growth in understanding and ministering the Passionist Charism.
Mike Owens The Passionist Formation Alumni Association strengthens relationships among current and former Passionist seminarians, brothers, and priests, keeping alive their connection with the Passionist family and charism. Through fellowship, prayer, reunions, service, and outreach, it encourages alumni engagement. The Alumni Council leads membership development, programming, communications, and support of Passionist ministries and missions.
Ryan Gold
Emily Shaffer
Claire Smith 		 The Passionist Communicators Group consists of members of the Passionist Family who are responsible for the social media, marketing, communications, etc. of their respective ministries. We welcome anybody who works in communications for a Passionist ministry to join our group.
 Carl Middleton The purpose of the Passionist Companions Program is to form faith-sharing communities that meet virtually each month to a) pray together, b) to share, c) to study the spiritual life, d) to participate in ongoing formation with special emphasis on the spirit of the Passionist Charism. 
  • Province Health & Aging Advisory Board (PHAAB)
  Br. Kurt Wernert, CP A group of vowed and lay professional men and women who help address issues of health, wellness, aging, and general well-being for members of Holy Cross Province.
 Jim Bologna A group of vowed and laity who are active in Province retreat center ministry, including those involved in retreat center board governance, administration, preaching, fund raising, and program hosting.
Michael Nasello A group of vowed and lay members who help raise the level of awareness regarding social issues. 
Terry McDevitt  Developed following the 2019 Holy Cross Province Chapter and approved in 2022, The Passionist Way grew from an envisioned guide for lay collaborators into a shared expression of the Passionist charism for priests, brothers, sisters, nuns and lay women and men alike.

The committee promotes the use of The Passionist Way, updates and expands its content, shares stories of its impact, explores new language translations, and encourages new ways of living the Passionist charism.
Faith Offman Story is so important to who we are as Passionists - God's story, Paul Daneo's story and a collective story of a people who identify as Passionist. There is almost a sense of urgency around sharing this story at this point in our history. This committee gathers and captures these stories, which are more than just archives, but bridge builders, connectors and avenues to invite greater connection with the energy within the Province, especially as it relates to visioning. 
  • Visioning Finance 2035 Committee
    
  • Vocations
  Fr. John Schork, CP  

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