Fr. Chuck Tobin - Pastor
Father Chuck Tobin, Pastor, was born in Maryville and ordained in Maryville at Mount Alverno May 25, 1968. He completed his Master's degree in theology at Conception Seminary and later did graduate work in ministry and theology at Catholic University in Washington, DC and at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Father Chuck spent 5 years in our missions in Bolivia and in Hispanic ministry at Guadalupe and Sacred Heart Parishes in Kansas City. He served as pastor at Warrensburg and at St. Joseph the Worker parish in Independence among other assignments. In 1996 he was assigned as pastor of St. Gregory Barbarigo Parish in Maryville where he has served until his assignment at St. Sabina in 2004. In May 2008 Fr. Chuck celebrated 40 years of priesthood, having been ordained in 1968 by Bishop Helmsing in Maryville, MO where he was born and later served as pastor 1996-2004. Fr. Chuck’s email address is padrechuck@stsabinaparish.org.

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Deacon Dwayne Katzer
Deacon Dwayne Katzer was born and raised in the KC metro area, and married his wife Sandy in 1975. They moved to Belton and St. Sabina’s parish in 1985. They have three daughters, Kristina, Gina, and Bridget, and 3 grandsons. Dwayne received his Bachelor’s degree in Education from Emporia State University, was a “New Wine” Graduate in 1999, entered Diaconate Formation and then was ordained deacon on October 26, 2002. After spending most of his life as an electronic technician and small business owner, he worked for St. Matthew Apostle Parish for 8 years as Business Manager and later Pastoral Associate. He currently is the Director of Diaconate Formation for the Diocese of Kansas City ~ St. Joseph. Dwayne's email address is dwayne@stsabinaparish.org.

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Sr. Dolores Sheehan
Sr. Dolores Sheehan was born in Butte, Montana on June 1, 1936. Butte was at that time an Irish mining town, although other groups lived in town as well. Her parents were Daniel and Agnes Sheehan. Dolores has a younger brother who was born about 2 years later. Tim now lives in Fort Collins Colorado with his wife, Marlene. Their children and 8 grandchildren also live in Colorado. Dolores’ sister, Judy, was born another 2 years later. She lives in Missoula, Montana with her husband, Bob. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Dolores’ father was a lineman for the Montana Power Company and died in a job accident when she was 7 years old. This was difficult for all the family emotionally and financially. Dolores went to Catholic grade schools and a Catholic high school in Butte. After high school, she entered the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth at age 18. Dolores had some college classes and started teaching primary grades in l956. She taught in several grade schools in Missouri, Montana, Wyoming and California for about 12 years. Dolores completed her undergraduate studies and went to St. Louis School of Social Work where she graduated in 1973.

Dolores then proceeded to do Social Work in 2 different residential centers for children and 3 different Catholic Social Services in 3 different States. She was in Brownsville, Texas for about 10 years where she worked with Catholic Social Services and later with Brownsville Community Health Center. Dolores did training of parish St. Vincent de Paul workers in the Diocese and helped develop education programs for women in sewing, cake decorating, cosmetology and floral decorating. With these skills some of the women went on to develop cottage industries. Dolores helped develop a promotora program for Brownsville Community Health Clinic. Dolores learned to speak Spanish while she was working with Brownsville and she has worked primarily with this population since then in Missouri. In 1994 Dolores asked the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth for a Leave of Absence and 6 years later, on the feast of the Transfiguration, was dispensed from her vows. She is still in contact with this group and has many friends in the group. Dolores joined the Sisters of Christian Community and made her vows with them in 2001. She is also in close contact with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet. Sr. Dolores’s email address is sheehan_dolores@hotmail.com.

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Sheila Ellis - PSR Secretary
Sheila was born and raised in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and is the daughter of Luz Robles and Hector Arroyo. She completed BBA major in Finance at the University of Puerto Rico and later MBA at University of Phoenix in Kansas City, Missouri. Sheila moved to Belton, Missouri in 1999 and later became a parishioner and a PSR teacher.  She has a 6 year old daughter named Faith Evelyn. Her hobbies include spending time with her daughter Faith, her family, and pets.  Sheila currently lives in Raymore and works full time for a beauty company. Sheila's email address is sheila@stsabinaparish.org.

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Pat Falcon - Housekeeping
Pat and her husband, Deacon Lou Falcon, joined the parish on April 1, 1973, prior to Lou’s ordination to the Diaconate.  Lou was ordained on June 11, 1973, and passed away on October 9, 2002.  Pat has 3 sons, Joseph, John and Andrew, who are all involved in law enforcement.  She has seven grandchildren (5 grandsons and 2 granddaughters).  Pat began working for Fr. Joe Matt in the summer of 1989.  Her responsibilities include maintaining the rectory, offices, parish hall, school and the old church.

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Becky Fenske - Stewardship/Senior Citizen Associate
Becky and her husband, Don, have three children and one granddaughter.  They moved to Belton in 1990 from southwest Missouri.  Becky is a 1993 graduate of the RCIA program at St. Sabina and entered the church at that time.  She is a Lay Leader of Prayer, a Be Friender Ministry Coordinator, a Just Faith Coordinator and an Annulment Advocate.  She also has attended diocesan Sharing the Ministry workshops and Foundations for New Wine, as well as, other continuing education programs that have been offered throughout the years.  She enjoys coming alongside others in their faith journey and enjoys encouraging people to grow in their walk with God. Becky's email address is becky@stsabinaparish.org.

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Cecilia Imming - Business Manager
Cecilia was born and raised in the Kansas City area. Cecilia and her husband, Steve, have two daughters and three grandchildren. They moved to Belton and joined the parish in September of 1977. Msgr. John Huhmann hired Cecilia as parish secretary and bookkeeper in September of 1988. Cecilia continued in this position until Father Joseph Matt appointed her Business Manager in June of 1995. Cecilia continues to enjoy her work as Business Manager at St. Sabina Parish and feels so very fortunate to be a part of this wonderful community. Having worked for the parish for almost 20 years, Cecilia has indeed been a key player in the growing development of St. Sabina. Cecilia’s email address is cecilia@stsabinaparish.org.

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Casey Morgan
Casey Morgan is a life-long member of St. Sabina Parish, and has recently started working as the Director of Music. He began his ministry of music while he was in middle school by singing with the 8 a.m. choir every Sunday. Throughout the years working with this group, he slowly learned to play the piano and now he sings and plays the piano for each 8 a.m. Mass. In the summer of 2009, Casey was hired as the Director of Music. This put him in charge of selecting music for the 5 p.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses as well as providing direction for each group during Mass and rehearsals. Casey has recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a degree in Music Education, and he is excited that he has found a field to which he can apply his newly learned skills. Casey’s email address is casey@stsabinaparish.org.

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Kris Larkey - Parish Secretary
Kris has been our Parish Secretary since March 1, 2006, after Marguerite Cummings retired.  Kris first moved to Belton as a child in 1974 while Fr. Roger Miller was pastor.  She received her First Communion at St. Sabina in December of 1974.  Her family moved to New Jersey in 1976 and then returned to Raymore, Missouri in December of 1981.  At this time Fr. Pilsl was pastor and Monsignor Crowell was in residence.  During this time, Kris attended the high school religious education program taught by Monsignor Crowell on Sundays after Mass in the Parish Hall.  The director of religious education at the time was Margaret Raysik.  Kris married Mike Larkey in December of 1987 at St. Sabina and they have two children, David and Jake.  The entire family is active in ministry at St. Sabina.  Kris helped with the Hispanic Community by serving as the Hispanic Choir Director from February 2001 until September 2006.  At this position she worked closely with Susan Ratigan, Director of Music and Liturgy, collaborating on the development of both the 10:30 choir and the Hispanic choir to build a repertoire of bilingual music that could be used at bilingual liturgies.  She is deeply grateful to the Hispanic Community for welcoming her so graciously and teaching her their culture and language.  She is also a lector, plays violin with the choir, and helps with the sewing of baptismal garments.  She is the daughter of parishioners Bob and Mary Kottenbrock.  Kris’ email address is kris@stsabinaparish.org.

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Biagio Mazza - Pastoral Associate
Biagio was hired by Father Chuck Tobin as Pastoral Associate for St. Sabina Parish Community on May 1, 2006, and is responsible for ongoing adult faith formation.  Biagio was born in Italy and came to America when he was 9 years old.  He lived and went to school in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he married his wife, Dorothy, and had two children.  Biagio worked as Director of Religious Education for a number of parishes in the Archdiocese of New York for twelve years.  During this time, Biagio studied at Fordham University in the Bronx, getting his masters degree in Religious Studies, and did post graduate work in Theology and Scripture at Maryknoll School of Theology, Maryknoll, New York.  In July 1988, Biagio moved to Kansas City to work for the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph as a staff member of the Center for Pastoral Life and Ministry, providing ministry training and formation for the ministers of the diocese.  Biagio facilitated formation sessions in the diocesan ministry formation program, New Wine, for over 17 years, facilitating courses on a variety of topics including scripture, theology, and Church history.   A contributor to The Catholic Bible, Personal Study Edition published by Oxford University Press, Biagio has been an adjunct instructor in scripture, church history, and Islam for the Institute of Religious Studies facilitated through Benedictine College for the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas since its beginning in the early 1990s.   Biagio is active in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, especially with Jewish-Christian and Muslim-Christian dialogues.   Facilitating adult learning in scripture, church history, and theology are some of Biagio’s special interests, along with cooking, reading, and enjoying the outdoors.  With over 30 years of experience in working for the church, Biagio has focused primarily on the training of parish ministers and on adult faith formation.  Biagio’s email address is biagio@stsabinaparish.org.

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José Mejía - Hispanic Ministries
José was hired as Coordinator of Hispanic Ministries at St. Sabina Parish on November 18, 2002. During this time his duties have included preparing the ministry leaders in how to work in each of their ministries, organizing each Mass in relation to the liturgy, organizing events for the liturgical seasons, administrative duties, and translation. José is married to Norma and they have 2 children, Alma and Diego. Jose’s email address is jose@stsabinaparish.org.

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Kirstie Ruffini - Director of Religious Education
Kirstie, Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry, moved to the Kansas City area in the early 80’s with her family.  She attended Catholic schools through Avila College where she earned her degrees in English and Secondary Education.  In 1997 she completed her certification in Youth Ministry from the National Center for Ministry Development.  Kirstie began her ministry career at Holy Family Parish in Kansas City North and has served at St. Sabina since the summer of 1998.  In addition to ministering with youth, Kirstie has a great love for serving the poor and homeless and is a Route Coordinator for Uplift Org.  While many think she is their kid, Kirstie is the daughter of parishioners Jim and Nancy Ruffini.  For fun, Kirstie enjoys traveling, visiting with family and friends and anything outdoors.  Kirstie’s email address is kirstie@stsabinaparish.org.

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Robert Meissen - Maintenance
Robert was 6 years old when his parents moved to Raymore from the Gladstone area. His parents are Lawrence Meissen, now retired from his roofing business, and Jane Meissen, now deceased, who was a registered nurse. Robert has an Associate’s Degree in the field of drafting and has several years of construction experience. Robert is married to Angela Meissen, who has two sons: Dustin, who is married and has 2 beautiful daughters, and Brian. Robert was hired for our Maintenance Position in April of 2009. Robert’s email address is robert@stsabinaparish.org.

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