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PASTOR--REV. JOSEPH RUGGIERI

Father Joseph Ruggieri was ordained May 20, 1995, following seminary studies at Mt. St. Mary Seminary, Cincinnati. He previously served as associate pastor at St. Patrick Parish in Kent, St. Joan of Arc Parish in Canton and as pastor at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish and Mother of Sorrows Parish, Ashtabula. Father Ruggieri has served on the diocesan Priests' Personnel Board, as department chaplain at Kent State University for the International Conference of Police chaplains, and as a member of the diocesan Vocations Advisory Committee. Father Ruggieri was assigned as pastor of the four Campbell Catholic Churches by Bishop George Murry, in August of 2011.

PAROCHIAL VICAR--REV. SHAWN CONOBOY

Fr. Shawn Conoboy, is a native of Jefferson, Ohio, and St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish in Jefferson. His parents are Martin and Marie, and he has three brothers and two sisters. After graduating from Jefferson Area High School, he attended Franciscan University of Steubenville. After two years, he transferred to Ave Maria College, Ypsilanti, Michigan (now, Ave Maria University in Florida). He completed his Bachelors in Mathematical Science and Philosophy in 2002. Through all four years of undergraduate studies, he was in the Pre-Theologate Program, the equivalent of a college seminary. He continued seminary formation at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. While there, he earned a Bachelors of Sacred Theology (STB), in 2005, from the Pontifical Gregorian University and, in 2007, a License (STL), in Spiritual Theology from the Teresianum. He was ordained a priest on July 29, 2006. Father Conoboy served two summers at Little Flower Parish in Middlebranch, Ohio. He served as Associate Pastor at St. Charles in Boardman, Ohio from 2007 to 2011. Fr. Conoboy was assigned as Associate Pastor of the four Campbell Catholic Parishes in August 2011.

RETIRED PRIEST--REV. PAUL TOBIN

Fr. Paul Tobin is a native of Youngstown and a graduate of Ursuline High School. He attended St. Gregory's Seminary in Cincinnati, the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. and Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. Fr. Tobin was ordained into the priesthood, December 16, 1964 at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. He has served at Holy Family Church in Poland, Warren JFK High School, St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Louisville, St. Anthony Church in Canton, St. John High School in Ashtabula, Regina Coeli Church in Alliance and Assumption Church in Geneva. He came to the Campbell Catholic parishes in July 2004 as a Retired Priest-Active.

Fr. Paul made the decision to become a priest while in high school. He never considered any other vocation. He loves to read and travel. He speaks several languages: Italian, Spanish, Greek and Croatian and has reading knowledge of French and Portuguese.

PERMANENT DEACON--RONALD BUNOFSKY

Ron is the son of John and Bertha Bunofsky and graduated from St. John Elementary School and Campbell Memorial High School in 1955. Upon completion of high school Ron received his B.S. Ed Degree from Ohio University and the M.S. Ed Degree from Southern Illinois University. He also did additional study at Slippery Rock University.

For 37 years he was a teacher at various schools, including Struthers High School, Penn State University, Youngstown State University and Edinboro State University from where he retired in 1997.

Ron and Anne Salata were married on July 27, 1963 and have 3 children: Cheryl, Ron and Brian along with 8 grandchildren.

Deacon Ron's ordination to the Diaconate came on August 21, 1982 by Bishop Benedict Franzetta.

Deacon Ron's main ministry is visitation of the sick, homebound and those in care facilities.

PERMANENT DEACON--TONY FALASCA

Born in Youngstown, Ohio to Anthony Sr., and Sara Falasca, Deacon Tony attended Immaculate Conception School and graduated from Campbell Memorial High School in 1979.

After graduation, Deacon Tony enlisted in the United States Navy and served actively in Mayport, Florida aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal and in the Navy Reserves for 13 years. He then attended Youngstown State University.

He married the former Kathleen McDonough on April 19, 1986 and has two children, Brian and Melissa Keish, who attended St. Joseph the Provider School.

For the past 17 years he has been employed by the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group as an account manager.

Deacon Tony was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Youngstown on September 13, 2008 at St. Columba Cathedral by the Most Reverend Bishop George V. Murry.

PERMANENT DEACON--JOHN RENTAS

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION--MARGE O'MALLEY

Marge O'Malley attended St. Rose School in Girard, graduated from Girard High School and received her BS in BA from Youngstown State University. She began as a CCD Catechist, Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and a member of the RCIA team. She is the proud parent of four children.

Marge received her Masters in Religious Education from Loyola University in 2001, and was certified as a diocesan Loyola Institute for Ministry facilitator in November of that year. She is currently facilitating her second adult learning group in this program.

Having been Director of Religious Education at St. Rose in Girard for 8 years, she took the position as DRE for the Campbell Catholic parishes of St. Elizabeth, St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph the Provider and St. Lucy in 2002.

Marge serves on the diocesan Council for Catechesis, Catholic Connection, and is on Bishop Murry's Strategic Planning Executive Committee.

PASTORAL MINISTER--MARY GONZALEZ