Pastoral Staff
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Rev. Michael D. Balash, mdbalash@stwilliamchampion.org Rev. Michael D. Balash has served as Pastor of St. William since July 2008. Ordained in 1987, Fr. Balash has had pastoral assignments at St. Michael Parish, Canton; St. Patrick Parish, Kent; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Ashtabula; and Saint Joseph Parish, Mantua. He attended Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio and the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. In addition to his pastoral duties at Saint William Parish, he also serves on the Board of Directors for the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions and as Executive Secretary for the Diocesan Liturgical Commission. For a full curriculum vitae please click on the Pastor’s Page. |
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Marcia Kane, Marcia joined the staff as Secretary/Bookkeeper of St. William Parish in April of 1987 and has served in that position under three pastors. Originally from Girard, Ohio where she was born and raised a protestant, she is the third child in a family of four girls. She became a convert to Catholicism at St. Rose Church in Girard in April of 1965, where she and her husband, Bob, were married in August of 1966. They have been members of St. William Parish since moving to Champion in 1967, after Bob accepted a teaching position in the Champion School District. They have three children, Robert, Jr., married to Jill; Tricia, married to Glenn; and Elizabeth, married to Joe; and eight grandchildren. Marcia is a Eucharist Minister and an active member of the Women’s Guild, having served as President, Secretary and Treasurer. She has served as secretary for Parish Council and been on various committees throughout the years she has been a member of the church. She is also an Associate of the Sisters of Notre Dame. She enjoys reading, needlework and crafts, genealogy, Williamsburg, VA and spending time with family and friends. |
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Ann Sprague, asprague@stwilliamchampion.org I was born and grew up in Cleveland to a large Catholic family. My grandparents had sixteen children which provided me with many aunts, uncles and cousins. I was the third of seven children born to my parents. At present, I am a wife who is blessed with a wonderful husband, mother of five children, grandmother of eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. I love spending time with my family and I especially love being a grandmother. I have been on staff as the Liturgy/Worship Coordinator at St. William for 12 years which have been a great joy to me. I have always felt that the people of St. William Parish are very special. I also serve as a Cantor, Eucharistic Minister and will gladly help out wherever there is a need. Aside from spending as much time as I can with my family and working for the church, some of my favorite extra curricular activities are cooking, gathering with friends, reading, dancing, fishing, especially in Quebec, camping and traveling. I am an Associate of the Sisters of Notre Dame which has been an ongoing spiritual journey for me. I believe a spiritual life is extremely important--not only for me, but for all the people I encounter. Through this association I endeavor to grow in my relationship with God and perhaps I can help to make a difference in someone else’s life. |
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Patricia Maciejewski, pmaciejewski@stwilliamchampion.org As music director, Pat is devoted to liturgy and the singing assembly. She is responsible for developing and managing the parish's music program, including the Singing Angels Youth Choir and the Adult Choir. Pat also leads the music at the weekend masses, wedding liturgies and funerals. She plays organ, piano, guitar and flute, and has been involved in parish music ministry since 1986. She enjoys being present to and serving the wonderful people of St. William.
Pat serves as a Lay Leader of Prayer for the Diocese of Youngstown at St. William. She is a member of the National Pastoral Musicians (NPM) and has completed NPM schools for Organ, Cantor, Guitar and Children's Choir. In addition to her work at St. William, Pat is also on staff at the Church of St. Helen in Newbury, Ohio as liturgist, musician and planner of their weekly school masses.
Pat was born and raised in Trumbull County and attended The Ohio State University School of Music and received a Diploma in Church Music from Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA.
She is married to Joseph, a retired music teacher and has one daughter, Rose Eileen, who is married to Greg and lives in San Francisco. In her free time Pat enjoys reading, gardening, musicals, biking and walking the nearby trail. |
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Carol Timko, I have been a member of St. William Parish since 1983. I worked 13 years as assistant to my predecessor, PSR Coordinator, Sr. Mary Cora Skrivan, SND. I took over for Sister Mary Cora in 2007. I have been called to be a light and guide to the children of the parish in their religious studies. In the time I have been involved with PSR (CCD), it has warmed my heart to see the students from grade one continuing on past their confirmation. I am a member of the Liturgy Committee and the Environment Committee, and past Parish Council Secretary. I married Timothy Timko in March of 1983. We have three adult children, Stephen, Shawnna, and Emily, and one granddaughter, Alexa. As a family, we have been involved at the parish in various ways. All three of our children have been Altar Servers and have helped the parish in various ways. Tim and Emily are presently Lectors and I am a Eucharistic Minister. We generally attend the Saturday evening Mass. I enjoy cross stitching, bowling, wine making with Tim, and spending time and sharing our wine with family and friends. Tim and I enjoy driving new BMW's for the Susan G. Komen “Drive for the Cure”, for breast cancer research. |
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Robert Kane, Bob was born and raised in Struthers, Ohio where he attended St. Nicholas Church, St. Nicholas School and graduated from Ursuline High School in 1958. He is a retired art teacher, having received his B.S. in Art Education in 1966 from Youngstown University where he also did graduate studies. He met his wife, Marcia, while at Y.U. They were married in August of 1966. They moved to Champion in 1967 when he accepted a position in the Champion School District, after teaching one year at the Norton Ohio School District. He retired in 2001 after teaching art for 35 years and assumed the position of Bulletin Editor at the parish. He has been a Eucharistic Minister for 20 years, has served as a member of the Parish Life Committee, Liturgy Committee and has helped with the Holiday Tour of Homes and the Fish Dinners, among other activities in the parish and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He and Marcia have three children, Robert, Jr., Tricia and Elizabeth and eight grandchildren, ages 18 months to 20 years. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing cards, crafts and reading about the Revolutionary and Civil wars. |
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Pastors at St. William Through the years, many pastors have served the spiritual needs of the parishioners of Saint William.
Pastoral Team Members
Past Religious
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Parish Prayer
Loving God,
Through the waters of baptism
you have called us by name,
and invited us to share
in the ministry of Jesus.
In our human weakness,
help us to respond
in prayer and thanksgiving,
to your call
to be a light to each other
and to the world.
Continue to form us in your body
centered in your Eucharist.
We ask you,
to give us the vision
to know your mission,
and to make it visible
in our parish of St. William,
and to the world.
~Amen~