 
The "eyes and ears" of the parish, WebReporters attend events, conduct interviews, take pictures and create the text which is emailed to the webmaster. |
 | | Ronnie Angelus says: "There are three things that make my life work: Talking to my daughter who
opens vistas to me and makes me laugh; being in the circle of the Divas, my
writing group, who shout "go girl" and give me standing ovations with their
smiles and tears; sitting next to Mary and Claude Paradis during Sunday Mass
at St. Joan of Arc, which is as close to pure goodness as I will know in this
lifetime."
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 | | JoAnn Potts is a retired teacher, music/English/choir director and 35 year member of St. Joan's. She enjoys volunteering to assist Anna Vagle with music tasks one day each week; singing in the choir; writing her memoirs, poetry and SJA web articles; keeping up with family and friends. JoAnn and Jim, husband and wife team of 54 years, are proud of their family of five children and nine grandchildren. Wanna see pictures? JoAnn can be reached at joannpotts@gmail.com | |
 | | David Rotert David Rotert is a communications technician. He, his wife Sue and two boys used to walk to SJA each Sunday. They since moved to St Louis Park, but are now happy to make the drive. David and his family have been attending SJA for over 10 years. You may see him serving host or wine on Sundays, and doing the readings whenever he can help. He is also always game for a good philosophical discussion. David can be reached at dsrotert@worldnet.att.net.
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 | | Peg LaSota comes from a photography background. She now works in the digital world, computer instruction, and with "videography" and the restoration of family films. She is enthusiastic about capturing family memories and preserving them digitally. Along with that, her time is spent with her family and her love for learning Spanish, piano, recorder.....and of course singing with the choir!
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 | | Chuck MacDonald currently serves on the parish Personnel Committee and on the Peace and Justice Committee. Chuck can be reached at
Chuckmacdonald@comcast.net.
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 | | Randy Miranda (is that really Randy??)is originally from Florida, so he is more comfortable in the summer, the more humid the better. He loves gardening (he has helped on occasion with projects around the SJA grounds) and music (virtually every genre but opera). Randy has planted more than 600 annuals along the classroom side of the church grounds and maintained them throughout the summer. He can usually be found on the north side of the church and in family mass with his daughter, Mallory.
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 | | Edie Kalweit has been part of the SJA family since 1977. She loves St. Joan's for the philosophy that we are the same people inside and outside of church. There is no divide between the sacred and the secular in our lives. Edie rejoices that there are so many ministries that take our faith and give it practical reality in the world.
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 | | Avis Von Eschen has been a member at St. Joan's since 1978. She has been involved in many projects. Although she is presently traveling and frequently out-of-town, she continues to write occasional articles for the web and to send pictures. She also helps out in the office on occasion and has stayed involved with the St. Joan Bridge Club.
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 | | Kate Smith is a graduate from U of Mn in the Biological Sciences. Research in
Veterinary Medicine. Teacher at Community College in Biological Sciences.
Currently retired and taking the time to enjoy all that I have not had time
or opportunity to do before.
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 | | Jo Welch-Youngren worked with Harvey Egan in the early days of St. Joan of
Arc. At that time she, Cy and Joan Speltz, Nancy Anderson, Darlene Arbuckle,
Ferry Deslauriers, and John McGowan made up the staff. We all pitched in and
did everything that needed doing and had a ball every day. Jo’s first
husband, Jack Welch, was buried from St. Joan’s in 1980. Later she married
Dave Youngren, moved to New Mexico, then returned to her roots. Now she and
Dave sit on the left side center at the 9:00 o’clock Mass on Sundays and love
every minute of it. Jo can be reached at joandave@Ties2.net.
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 | | Rik Murray has been attending the 11:00am service at SJA off and on for about 15 years. He loves to share this time with his mom, step-dad, sister and nephew. Rik is a regular member of the SJA Bible Study and also enjoys the Meditation Group. Rik can be reached at riko8@iaxs.net.
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 | | Pat Ryan Greene a mother of six, retired writer/editor and a member of St. Joan's almost
since she and her family moved to Minneapolis in 1968. Pat can be reached at patgreene01@msn.com.
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 | | Paul Oman is a software engineer and compulsive barefoot waterskier who skis in shows with the Twin City River Rats. In winter, Paul plays hockey and sings in St. Joan's choir. He hosts some events with the St. Joan Singles group and lives in Brooklyn Center.
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 | | Pat O'Regan is a technical and business writer. He has been attending Mass at
St Joan's for the past year and a half, finding a renewed and burgeoning
commitment to his faith in the loving company of the St Joan's congregation. Pat
hails from a small Minnesota farming community -- Montgomery -- and is a
graduate of St Thomas University and the University of Minnesota. Pat can be reached at Patxtra@aol.com.
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|  | | Michael Reinbold, SJA resident web reporter, freelances as a writer and does banquet catering at the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel. A passionate believer in SJA's mission of social justice, low Christology and collaborative ministry, Michael also participates as a mass reader, SJA Choir member and Team Oz Red Ribbon rider. With an extensive background in theater, photography, fundraising, social activism and as an arts council panelist, he relishes all aspects of the arts, staying fit and inspiring social growth and witty exchanges.
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 | | Sue Obrien is the wife of Tom, mother of four children, and grandmother of six. She is dental hygienist and manages a dental practice in Spring Lake Park. A parishioner for many years, Sue worked as a caregiver at Grace House for seven years, beginning the week it opened. Now she is looking forward to meeting new people at St. Joan of Arc as she helps out as a web reporter and photographer. Sue can be reached at sueo-b@comcast.net.
| |  | | Susan Sell has recently joined the Pastoral Council as its Trustee. Susan is also a member of SJA's Sister Parish Committee as well as Chairperson of WomenSpirit. Susan can be reached at susanmsell@hot.mail.com.
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 | | Jerry Hartlaub commutes from New Brighton with his wife, Trish, to be refreshed and challenged at the "SJA spiritual oasis". He's a Sunday mass slide jockey and "worker bee" at many SJA events. For fun he has written a bunch of poetry, printed his first book, and invented lots of stuff in a 30-year bioengineering career. These days he teaches cardiac physiology (but he's mostly retired), serves on non-profit boards, does Junior Achievement gigs and plays softball. But most rewarding is providing child-care for two of the world's smartest, cutest grandchildren.
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 | | Linda Freemon has been a member of St. Joan of Arc for approximately 10 years. She is a mother of 3 grown boys (including identical twins) and a grandmother. Linda likes to spend her free time with friends, family, volunteering in the community, and running.
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|  | | Nancy Lynch says, "Joy is being a wife, Mom of fourteen, eight with varying disabilities and living at home, Grandma of thirteen, and Great Grandma of three. Serenity is listening and watching the ocean, alone, at our home on Maui. Passion is friends, photography, reading, swimming and children." Nancy can be reached at NALYNCH@aol.com.
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|  | | Bob Beutel is a 20+ year "Joanie", a member St. Paul Saints Small Christian Community, the Scripture Study group,
and the SJA Bookstore assistant manager. Bob says he is married to a very spiritual spouse whose challenges keep him active at SJA. They have three daughters and two granddaughters. Bob claims to be blessed beyond belief.
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 | | Mary Sue Hannan has been a parishoner for 6 years. She lives in South Minneapolis with a motley crew of critters. She is an avid Yankee fan who believes that the 2004 ALCS and World Series were merely a dream sequence in a bad "Fox Network Made For TV Movie." She is grateful to friends who indulge her in this belief. |
|  | | Mary Sue Hansen has been a parishioner of St. Joan of Arc for over 11 years. She lives in St. Paul and treks over to S. Mpls every Sunday Morning for 9 o'clock mass, community and spiritual renewal. She lives and breathes community, loves children, and believes strongly in the power of collective learning and action. She is the Director of a collaborative community working to improve protective factors for children in Suburban Ramsey County.
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|  | | Bergetta Monroe won her first camera by selling 640 boxes of tea
biscuits (cookies) in eighth grade. She has been taking pictures ever
since. While not having any formal training she has recently finished
her first DVD of an Amtrak trip to the Pacific Northwest. Her "day job"
for much of her adult life has involved caring for children. Her
hobbies have included needlework, genealogy, decorating the home she
shares with her husband and travel; she has enjoyed using photography
with all of the above. Currently she is working on her next DVD project
of recording her neighborhood for the year 2004.
She can be reached at
Bergetta@aol.com
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 | | Teresa Nowak has been attending St. Joan for about 10 years and also belongs to a Small Christian Community. In her day job, she works as a technical trainer and consultant for a large business software company. When she's not writing for the St. Joan's web site, she can often be found tending the perennial gardens around her home in NE Mpls, rollerblading, golfing, or traveling somewhere off the beaten path. Teresa can be reached at tnowak@isd.net.
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|  | | Barb Alfrey has been a member of SJA since 1991. She works in the field of
volunteer program management and is an active volunteer with the Twin Cities
Volunteer Resource Center, the Minnesota Association of Volunteer
Administration and the United Way. She and her husband, Tran, live in
southwest Minneapolis. Barb can be reached at tranalfrey@hotmail.com.
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|  | | Mike Dooley is a fifth-generation Minnesotan who lives in south Minneapolis with his wife Susan, son Patrick, daughter Elena, and recently adopted dog Biscuit. They have been members of SJA for over 10 years. Mike is a CPA and serves on the SJA Finance Committee.
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 | | Rose Grengs has been a SJA parishioner since 1982. She is an immigration attorney and passionate about the subject. She is a member of the choir and active in the Peace Movement. She and her husband, Paul, routinely attend the 11:00 Mass. She is the mother of four children and grandmother of three. She is looking forward to retirement, travel and enjoys music, especially singer, songwriter, Greg Brown.
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|  | | Kari Fisher and her three children have been members of St. Joan’s since 2005. An English teacher at Normandale Community College, she also teaches fourth grade Sunday School at the 11 am service. In the spring of 2007, she joined the Catholic Church through the RCIA process here. She was also a Catholic Worker for five years.
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|  | | Jeanne Schaum has been attending SJA since 1986.
She teaches Sunday School and is a member of the
Stewardship Committee. Jeanne has participated
in the Heartland AIDS Ride and the Red Ribbon
Ride. In 2001, she graduated from the College of
Saint Benedict with a degree in Social Work and
then received her Master of Social Work in 2002.
In her free time she enjoys hanging out with
friends and family, reading, listening to music,
going to sporting events, and playing softball.
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 | | Theresa Dolata has been a member of SJA since 2002. She is a writer, a stand-up comic, photographer and massage therapist. Theresa currently resides in South Minneapolis and is a member of Vail Place, a support program for people with mental illness, and a member of St. Joan's Mental Illness Ministry.
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|  | | Rick Spaulding is a photographer specializing in digital photography for the theater and works for National Camera Exchange. He is also an antique dealer and eBay afficianado who enjoys collecting marbles but his true joys in life are his two boys and his beautiful wife, Tinia.
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 | | Connie Lanphear has been attending SJA since 1990 – first as a single person, then married with kids, now single with kids. She lives near the river in Minneapolis with her two grade-school aged daughters and two cats. Most recently, she has worked in communications for two environmental organizations and has just launched a freelance business offering writing, editing and graphic design. Her hobbies include yoga, rowing, reading, stained glass, knitting and working (endlessly) on her house.
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 | | Julie Vogl has been a member of St. Joan of Arc since 1981. Her family includes her husband, Frank; children, James and Christina.
Julie was part of the Arm In Arm In Africa 2007 delegation.
She is a tutor at Carondelet Grade school and a hospice volunteer.
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| | | Edie Kalweit has been part of the SJA family since 1977. She loves St. Joan's for the philosophy that we are the same people inside and outside of church. There is no divide between the sacred and the secular in our lives. Edie rejoices that there are so many ministries that take our faith and give it practical reality in the world.
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 | | Bill Cameron was a pilot at Northwest Airlines for 32 years until his retirement in June of 2001. Also an attorney, Bill now practices law about half-time. The rest of his time is spent taking pictures (... a serious photography habit), playing tennis, and working on volunteer projects. Bill's wife Connie is an educational consultant and they have three adult sons.
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 | | Phil Klees, aka Dr. Phil, is a licensed psychologist with clinical expertise with adolescents, adults and, couples and families. He has been nomadic in his career working in Anchorage, AK, Little Rock, AR (shook Bill Clinton’s hand—YES!!!) and Miami, FL. Three years ago he returned to his home state of Minnesota. Phil has been emotionally connected to SJA for 20+ years and an official member since returning to Minneapolis. Phil can be contacted at psklees@yahoo.com.
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 | | Marlys Weber, a member of St. Joans for 37 years, has a passion for Justice and Peace actions. She is a member of WAMM and Veterans for Peace and has been arrested numerous times for non-violent civil disobedience. In 2003, she helped organize four anti-war buses from St. Joans to Washington DC. Marlys has been on delegations to El Salvador, Guatemala, South Africa and Haiti. She rides with Team Oz, is a dedicated member of the Justice Fund Committee, the Bible Study group and is Chair of the tenacious Memorial Garden Committee for creation remains. Doing photo/journalism is her secret desire.
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