Divine Mercy Parish's full- and part-time staff are dedicated to serving the needs of the Church and would be happy to talk to you and help in any way we can! You may email staff members directly, below, or contact the Parish Office.

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Pastoral Staff

Rev. Steven M. Lanza
Pastor
slanza@divinemercynorthshore.org

Rev. Dean Semmer
Associate Pastor
dsemmer@divinemercynorthshore.org

Rev. Dan Cassidy
Resident
dcassidy@divinemercynorthshore.org

Michael McNulty
Deacon
mimcnulty@divinemercynorthshore.org

Gerry Keenan
Deacon
gekennan@archchicago.org

Bob Puhala
Deacon
bpuhala@usml.edu

Parish Staff

Cindy Atsaves
Finance Manager
cindyatsaves@divinemercynorthshore.org

Kristen Fink
Sacred Heart School Principal
kfink@shwschool.org

Kathryn Handelman
Coordinator of Children’s Ministry
khandelman@divinemercynorthshore.org

Alex Hodge
Maintenance Engineeer
please contact the parish office

Sue Lehocky
Director of Evangelization and Lifelong Formation
slehocky@divinemercynorthshore.org

Megan Nolan
Administrative Assistant
mnolan9642@msn.com

Debbie Perkins
Children’s Ministry Administrative Assistant
dperkins@divinemercynorthshore.org

Judy Pyke
Director of Communications
jpyke@divinemercynorthshore.org

Maureen Valvassori
Director of Pastoral Care and Outreach
mvalvassori@divinemercynorthshore.org

Ron Vanasdlen
Director of Liturgy and Music
rvanasdlen@divinemercynorthshore.org

Michelle Wasielewski
Director of Operations
mwasielewski@divinemercynorthshore.org

Senior Leadership Team

Rev. Steven M. Lanza, Pastor
Jim Dietz, Parishioner
Kristen Fink, Sacred Heart School Principal
Claudia Goodrich, Parishioner
Sue Lehocky, Director of Evangelization and Lifelong Formation
Judy Pyke, Director of Communications
Michelle Wasielewski, Director of Operations