Our Team

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Parish Staff

Clergy:
Rev. Thomas W. Lanza- Pastor
Rev. Juancho D. Ramos- Parochial Vicar
Deacon Ron Caimi- Senior Deacon
Deacon John Radvanski- Youth Coordinator & SMYLE Program

Office Staff:
Deacon Russell Demkovitz- Operations Supervisor
Mary Pat Burke-Grospin- Office Manager
Maria Cornier- Administrative Assistant
Amy Hanna- Accountant
Sophie Hardy- Data Entry Assistant
Debra Schurko- Director of Religious Education & Bulletin Editor
Joan Best Seamon- Director of Music
Julio Montero- Maintenance Supervisor

SM School Staff:
Eric Harper- Principal
Maria Kosty- Administrative Assistant
Tracey Ward- Bookkeeper

 

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:

  • Grace Calimlim
  • Bill Grippo
  • Fr. Juancho D. Ramos, SSS (Ex-Officio)
  • Fr. Thomas Lanza (Ex-Officio)

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 2025-2026, members are:

  • Kester Hector, Chair
  • Carmen Driz-Melilli
  • Joan Pritchard
  • Jared Santisi
  • Amal Hana (Ex-Officio)
  • Fr. Thomas Lanza (Ex-Officio)

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.