Parish Staff
PASTOR
Father Tim "McGraw" 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
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
DEACON
Jim Kestell and wife Kathy
Birthplace - Spokane, WA
Graduated Gonzaga Prep in 1974
Graduated Spokane Community College: A.A.S. Natural Resources 1982
Employment: City of Spokane 1991 to present
Member of St. Aloysius Parish until 1984
Member of Mary Queen Parish 1984 to 2009
Member of St. Joseph's Parish 2009 to present
Charter member of the Mary Queen Parish Knight's of Columbus Council. Transferred
membership to St. Joseph's Council.
Hospice of Spokane
New Hope Resource Center
Email - jkestell@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
CATECHETICAL COORDINATOR
Kathy Catron
Birthplace - Chicago, IL
B.A. in Fine Arts from University of Missouri
Kathy has been a volunteer, Leader and/or Catechist in Religious Education since 1988.
She is working with our Elementary Religious Education catechists, helping them to be successful in their roles.
Kathy and her late husband, Bill became parishioners of St Joseph in 2004.
Email - kdcatron@comcast.net
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Jeannie Saccomanno and Davida Condron
Emails:
St Joseph Parish - stjoseph@cet.com
Jeannie - jsaccomanno@dioceseofspokane.org
Davida - dcondron@dioceseofspokane.org
St. Joseph Parish
stjoseph@cet.com
3720 East Colbert Road | Colbert, Washington 99005
Phone:(509) 466-4991
Fax: (509) 466-4992