Catholic Parish of St. Thomas More

210 Haddow Close, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6R 2P3, Ph: (780) 434-6313, Fax: (780) 438-2088

PASTORAL COUNCIL BIOGRAPHIES

	Father Andrew Bogdanowicz (Pastor) Bio pending.
	Father Roger Rouleau (Associate Pastor) Photo and Bio pending.
	Tom Rothwell (Chair) Tom and his wife, Brenda, have been members of St. Thomas More since 2003. Tom and Brenda have 2 daughters who attend St. Stanislaus elementary school. Tom grew up in Sherwood Park and attended Archbishop Jordan High School and was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. Tom is a member of the Father Bonner Council of the Knights of Columbus. Tom enjoys outdoor activities and can often be found at the off leash park on Saturday morning with his basset hound. Tom graduated from the Universty of Alberta Law School in 1997 and is a lawyer with Alberta Justice.
	Andrew Spak (Past Chair) Andrew was born and raised in Edmonton, attending St. Joseph's Cathedral (and then Basilica) as a child and young adult. Andrew became a member of St. Thomas More parish in 1995, when he married his wonderful wife Michelle. He is a family physician and has been in practice for 7 + years. Andrew and Michelle have been active with the marriage preparation team since 2005 as one of the facilitating couples and Andrew has benefitted greatly from the Men's Wednesday Night Scripture study. Michelle and Andrew have three children aged 12, 10, and 7. Andrew likes whisky of all types, but dislikes speaking about himself in the third person.
	Louise England Louise grew up in Australia but spent a year living here in Edmonton as a teenager. After many return visits, she immigrated to her ‘second home’ in 2003. In Australia, Louise graduated from three universities including Australian Catholic University. Her studies in education included librarianship, music and religious education. Louise worked for many years in schools, public libraries and with the disabled. Her passion is helping youth discover the love of literature and learning. She currently works as a school library technician while undertaking more study to gain teacher certification in Alberta. Louise became an active member of St. Thomas More parish in 2007 when she moved to the south side. As an adult ‘convert’ to Catholicism, she loves sharing in the faith journey of others. Consequently, she serves as a catechist and sponsor in the RCIA program receiving much inspiration from all participants! Louise loves living in Canada. She also treasures her personal experience of how Catholics are connected the world over as the Body of Christ. In contrast to the cold winters, she appreciates the warmth of community at St. Thomas More. Although she misses her family of origin, she feels right at home with her Canadian ‘family’ and friends.
	Cheryl Fisher Cheryl Fisher was born and raised in South Africa. Growing up, she was an altar server and was involved in music ministry. Since moving to Canada with her family in 1999, Cheryl has been an active member of St. Thomas More Parish. She taught kindergarten-Grade 1 catechism classes for many years and has been involved in youth ministry, having attended World Youth Day in Toronto (2002) and Germany (2005). Cheryl has also been a sponsor and catechist for several years in the RCIA program which has greatly enriched her own faith. She currently serves as an Acolyte and Minister of Holy Communion. Cheryl works as a Registered Dietitian at the University of Alberta Hospital, and is also a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta, teaching night classes to 4th year nutrition students. In her spare time, Cheryl enjoys cooking and experimenting with new recipes, ingredients and ethnic cuisines. She also loves travelling and being active outside, spending most of her free time on the trails, running and mountain biking.
	Dan Forest Dan was born and raised in Edmonton and has been a member of St. Thomas More parish since moving to southwest Edmonton in1996. He also serves as an Acolyte at noon masses, and is a member of the Knights of Columbus Father Bonner council. He works as an IT Business Analyst for Honeywell Process Solutions (formerly Matrikon) and enjoys the occasional online poker game for fun. The family recently moved to a new house closer to the church, so he now enjoys an extra 10 minutes of sleeping-in every Sunday.
	Randy Abele Randall joined Parish Pastoral Council in 2010. He is married to Roseanne. They are parents of 5 grown children and are grandparents of four. He is a native Edmontonian and attended St. Paul’s elementary/junior high and St. Joseph’s High School. He lived in Taber, Alberta; Ottawa, and Cleveland, Ohio before returning to Edmonton in 1985. Randall and Roseanne have been parishioners at St. Thomas More for 11 years. For the past 10 years Randall has immensely enjoyed singing with the choir. He has led a men’s scripture study and this is in its third year. He and his wife are presently sponsors for RCIA. Presently, Randall is discerning a call to the vocation of Permanent Deacon and has been in formation since 2008. He is a semi-retired urological surgeon.
	Lucille Dendwick Lucille was born and raised in St. Boniface, Manitoba with two brothers and three sisters in a very religious Canadian-french home and community. She and her husband Frank married in l969, and moved to Edmonton in September,1970, where they became members of St. Thomas Parish. Her great loves of her life are Frank, their daughter Michelle and her husband Andrew; their son Richard and his wife Lisa; five grandsons, and one granddaughter. Lucille first started volunteering at the "old church on 114th Street" as a member of the Welcoming Committee, then the Baptism Ministry Team. She takes great pleasure in serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and Lector, and also leads the weekly Pastoral Lay Ministry for the Sick and Shut-ins at a seniors' residence. Addicted to doing crossword puzzles in pen, Lucille also enjoys plain knitting (cannot follow a pattern!), and would like to learn to crochet. Her favourite recipe is "Let's go out to eat!". She is looking forward to her role as a member of the Parish Pastoral Council.