Pastoral and Office Staff
Fr. John F Gagnier
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PASTOR.. A native of Rochester, our 13th Pastor grew up in Holy Redeemer Parish and attended its school. Several classmates at Aquinas Institute (1969) and Saint John Fisher College (1973) were natives of Holy Cross. Father Gagnier was ordained on April 28, 1978 at St Mary’s of the Lake in Ontario, NY. He celebrated his 40th anniversary here in 2018, after returning
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Fr. John Reif
RETIRED PRIEST. Father Reif joined the parish staff in 1999. Born in Rochester, he grew up in the Maplewood-10th Ward area. Attendance at Sacred Heart School and Aquinas Institute preceded his years of study at St. Andrew’s and St. Bernard’s Seminaries.
Father Reif was ordained to the priesthood on June 5, 1965. His assignments included
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Joseph Placious
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DEACON. Deacon Joe is a native Rochesterian who met his wife Natalie at their home parish St Andrew’s church in Rochester. They have two children, Joseph married to Jacqui, and Nicholas, along with two grandchildren, Xavier and Vincent. Deacon Joe was ordained May 21, 2005 and his first assignment was at Holy Name of Jesus
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Mary Jo DiNoto
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PASTORAL ADMIN. Mary Jo has been in Ministry since 2004. She began
as Youth Minister, became a Pastor Minister then a Pastoral Associate, getting
her education at St. Bernard School of Theology. In 2015 Mary Jo and her
husband, Mike, moved from Webster, where she lived since 1991
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Mary Martell
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SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. Mary Martell has been the Principal at
Holy Cross School for the last 6 years. She is so proud of the welcoming, family
atmosphere in the school and strength of the academic programs.
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Mary Toot
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR. Mary and her family have been members of Holy Cross parish community for many years. She has a Master’s in Education from Nazareth College, with a background as a Catholic School teacher and a mentor
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Donna Jacobi
[javascript protected email address]TWEEN/TEEN YOUTH MINISTER. I am a lifelong member of Holy Cross Parish. Married here and raised my family here. Volunteered for many years with sacrament preparation and faith formation. Learn More...
Office Staff
Nicky McGrath
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RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARY.
Nicky is available from 9:00 AM
- 3:00 PM, Monday through
Thursday and can assist you with
many issues or questions:
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Gina Hill
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OFFICE MANAGER/
BOOKKEEPING. Gina is our
office manager/accountant. She
works closely with the Pastor in
managing the day-to-day financial
issues of the parish including,
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Dan Leitten
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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. Dan is the Finance Director for the Eastern Greece/
Charlotte Parishes of Holy Cross, Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Charles Borromeo
and St. John the Evangelist, Greece. He works closely with the Pastor(s) to
oversee the overall practical financial condition of the parish
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Jennifer Ertel
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BULLETIN EDITOR. Jenny collects information, photos, and artwork, and
prepares the bulletin for print each week.
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Our Parish Pastoral team assists in all phases of care and ministering to our parishioners. Office Hours are from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Call 585-663-2244. Office e-mail is rholycross@dor.org