Parish Staff

PASTOR

Father Tim Hays

Birthplace - Spokane
Graduated Libby Senior High School in Montana - Enlisted in US Air Force in 1982
Gonzaga University - BA in Philosophy
St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Ordination in Spokane Diocese - 1996
Parocial Vicar to St. Patrick and St. Francis Parishes in Walla Walla, WA
Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Othello, WA - 1999-2002
Pastor of Assumption Parish in Walla Walla, WA - 2002-2011
Pastor of St. Joseph Colbert since July 2011

Email - thays@dioceseofspokane.org

DIRECTOR of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Sr. Kathleen Reynolds

Birthplace - County Longford, Ireland
Emigrated to the USA to join the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, earning a BA in Secondary Education & MA in Pastoral Studies.
Gonzaga University, Spokane - MA in Spirituality & Certificate in Leadership
Served as a teacher in San Antonio, Eagle Pass, Del Rio, and San Angelo in Texas,
as well as in New Orleans, Louisiana
Diocesan Director for Youth Ministry for the diocese of Amarillo, Texas
Director of Religious Education at St. Joseph Parish since August, 1991

Email - reynolds23@yahoo.com

DEACON

Joe Schroeder and wife Nathalie

Birthplace - Spokane, WA
Eastern Washington University. - BA in Accounting
Diocese of Spokane - Deaconate in 2005
Native of Spokane area and a member of St. Joseph Parish since 1994.
A youth soccer coach since 1987, active in Jr. High and Senior High Youth Ministry since 2000, and a Sunday School teacher since 1995.
A member of the Knights of Columbus and a core team member for Little Rock Scripture Study and the "That Man Is You" men's spirituality program.

Email - jschroeder@dioceseofspokane.org

YOUTH MINISTER

Shannon Sicilia and husband Frank

Birthplace - Spokane, WA
Certificates in Youth Ministry, Sacraments, and New Testament
- University of Notre Dame
Certificate in Preaching and Teaching the Bible - Whitworth University
B.A. in Religious Studies - Liberty International University
Wife to Frank and mother to Dan and Elaina
Member of St. Joseph Parish since 1999

Email - Ssicilia@dioceseofspokane.org