Our Parish Priest
REV. FR. KELVIN CHUKWURAH
“The Joy of the Lord is my strength” (Nehemiah 8:10)
Fr. Kelvin was ordained a priest on August 20, 2016 for the Catholic Diocese of Aba, Nigeria.
He joined the Diocese of Calgary in 2024 on loan from his home Diocese of Aba.
Pastoral assignments in the Diocese of Calgary:
Associate Pastor: St. Michael Catholic Community, Calgary (2024 - 2026)
Parish Administrator: St. Mary’s, Brooks (February 2026 - June, 2026)
Pastor: St. Mary’s, Brooks (July 2026 - present)
Rev. Kelvin Chukwurah
Our Parish Staff
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Desiree de Jesus-Perlas - secretary@saintmarysbrooks.com
BOOKKEEPER
Marylene Van Steekenlenburg - accounting@saintmarysbrooks.com
SACRAMENT PREPARATION & RCIC COORDINATOR
Juliana Ragot - sacraments@saintmarysbrooks.com
FAMILY FAITH COORDINATOR
Natalie Sturch - familyfaith@saintmarysbrooks.com
CARETAKER
(We’re hiring!)
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Danny Andres - brooksandresdanny@gmail.com
Our Parish Lay Groups, Ministries & Organizations
WORD
Shane Grove (RCIA Coordinator) - shane.d.grove@gmail.com
Juliana Ragot (RCIC & Sacrament Catechists Ministry Coordinator) - sacraments@saintmarysbrooks.com
Natalie Sturch (Alpha & Alpha Youth Coordinator) - sturchnatalie@gmail.com
Olivia Liboiron (Vacation Bible School Coordinator) - oliboiron@redeemer.ab.ca
COMMUNITY
Denise Amundson (St. Mary's Prayer Chain) - ronden5@eidnet.org
Hayat Lado (Legion of Mary) - ladohayat5@gmail.com
Aracelie Ignacio (God The Almighty Prayer Group) - cely.ignacio@yahoo.ca
Merlyn Hefervez (Couples For Christ) - mhefervez_11@yahoo.ca
Andrea Schell (Catholic Women's League President) - aschell@redeemer.ab.ca
Christian Schell (Knights of Columbus Grand Knight) - cschell@redeemer.ab.ca
SERVICE
Mary Ann Noack (Society of St. Vincent de Paul Chairperson) - noackmaryann57@gmail.com
Trena Ramsay (Pastoral Care/ Ministry of the Sick & Shut-ins) - larram@telusplanet.net
Denise Amundson (CWL Funeral Luncheon Coordinator) - ronden5@eidnet.org
WORSHIP
Chris Neeser (Liturgy Committee Chairperson & Lectors Coordinator) - cneeser@ftml.net
Florence Juska (Sacristans Coordinator) - fjuska@telus.net
Juliana Ragot (Altar Servers Coordinator) - sacraments@saintmarysbrooks.com
Bonnie Annicchiarico (Music Ministry Coordinator) - bonnieannicchiarico@gmail.com
Margaret Winchester (Ushers & Greeters Coordinator) - dukeearl1@shaw.ca
Lorraine Spence (Arts & Environment Coordinator) - spence63lorraine@gmail.com
LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP
Brian de Jong (Parish Finance Council) - bdejong7@icloud.com
Mona Patterson (Parish Pastoral Council) - mpatters56@gmail.com
Jenell Petkus (St. Mary’s Tide Lake Mission) - jpetkus@redeemer.ab.ca
Vanessa Bonora (Parish Renewal Team) -
Lorraine Spence (Parish events and communications) - smrcc.socom67@gmail.com
Paul Peesker (Parish Building Committee) -
Mona Patterson (Parish Fundraising Committee) - mpatters56@gmail.com
Linda Bidyk (Collections Counters Ministry) - kbidyk01@telus.net
Our Catholic Schools
HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY (HFA)
Kindergarten to Grade 4
112 – 4 Ave E, Brooks, Alberta T1R 0Z1
(403) 362-8001
PRINCIPAL
Mike Fleck - mfleck@redeemer.ab.ca
VICE PRINCIPAL
Beth Larson - blarson@redeemer.ab.ca
CHRIST THE KING ACADEMY (CTK)
Grade 5 to Grade 8
440 – 1 St W, Brooks, Alberta T1R 1L7
(403) 362-4767
PRINCIPAL
Cindy Freimark - cfreimark@redeemer.ab.ca
VICE PRINCIPAL
Errin Nelson - enelson@redeemer.ab.ca
ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGIATE (SJC)
Grade 9 to Grade 12
408 – 1 St W, Brooks, Alberta T1R 0V8
(403) 362-5989
PRINCIPAL
Andrea Schell - aschell@redeemer.ab.ca
VICE PRINCIPAL
Joseph Willemsen - jwillemsen@redeemer.ab.ca
ST. LUKE’S OUTREACH CENTRE (SLO)
Brooks Campus
Grade 9 to Grade 12
Unit C, 212 – 2 Ave W, Brooks, Alberta T1R 0Z1
(403) 362-5030
PRINCIPAL
Leslie Woehleke - lwoehleke@redeemer.ab.ca
LEAD INSTRUCTOR (BROOKS CAMPUS)
Naomi Hartery - nhartery@redeemer.ab.ca