Parish Staff

Fr. Abraham Orapankal Pastor e-mail me	Fr. Lancelot McGrath Parochial Vicar e-mail me	Mary Lynch Principal e-mail me	Mary Pat Burke-Grospin Business Administrator e-mail me
Deacon Russell Demkovitz e-mail me	Deacon John M. Radvanski e-mail me	Deacon Ron Caimi
Debbie Schurko Director of Religious Education e-mail me	Joan Best Seamon Pastoral Associate for Music e-mail me
Kelly Counts Receptionist e-mail me	Nathalie Godet Website & Bulletin Editor e-mail me	Leslie Guillen Bulletin Coordinator e-mail me	Amy Hanna Accountant/ Databases e-mail me
Vinnie Natale Bookkeeper e-mail me	Mike Lanyi Sacristan

Please email the above individuals with your questions. If you are unsure which person to contact, please call the parish office at 732-828-1400.

Maintenance Staff

Julio Montero Maintenance Supervisor	Silvia Nizama Housekeeper	Anthony Baio Maintenance

Parish Pastoral Council

The Parish Pastoral Council is the apex ministry of lay leadership committed to the collaborative work of building up the Body of Christ at St. Matthias. It is the most important advisory body of parishioners responsible for visioning and making recommendations to the pastor for the overall pastoral health of the parish.  Members serve a three year term with one third of the members retiring and one-third new members recruited each year in order to guarantee continuity and progress.

For 2023-2024, members are:

Parish Finance Council

The Parish Finance Council is a very important body of parishioners responsible for making recommendations to the pastor regarding the financial matters of the parish.  The Diocese of Metuchen has stipulated that the Parish Finance Council should review the financial condition of the parish, prepare the annual financial statement to be published for all parishioners to see, and advise the pastor on all aspects of taking care of the financial health of the parish.  If you have any questions or comments and would like to contact the Finance Council directly, you may send a confidential email message to the chair at: FinanceCouncil@stmatthias.net

For 2023-2024, members are:

Parish Trustees

As per the guidelines of the Diocese of Metuchen, parishioners of good standing are to be appointed as Lay Trustees. They are responsible for reviewing and signing the annual financial report of the parish along with the pastor, after the Finance Council has reviewed it.

The present Trustees of St. Matthias Church are: Pearl Scott and Marge Richards.