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Church receives new members

By Patricia Kasten
Compass Associate Editor

This Saturday evening, at Easter Vigil Masses across the Green Bay Diocese and around the world, the church will receive thousands of new members. These include both catechumens and candidates.

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Catechumens are those who will be baptized and receive the other initiation sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist.

Candidates have already been baptized, either in the Catholic church or in another Christian faith, and will make a full profession of faith and receive Confirmation and/or Eucharist in our church.

Here are the catechumens and candidates, scheduled to be received into the church this weekend, whose names were sent into the diocesan department of Evangelization and Worship:

Algoma

St. Mary: Catechumen: Elisa Lucio; Candidates: Loretta Guilette, Andrew Haegele, Jessica Paplham, Penny Jo Goldsmith

Appleton

Sacred Heart: Catechumens: Lindsey Lacosse, Ray Freeman; Candidates: Peggy Blank, Tyler Riske, Amy Lacosse, Scott Gloudemans, Rob Liebhaber

St. Bernadette: Candidates: Kari Gray, April Zitzke, Lisa Lingnowski, Scott Jacobson

St. Joseph: Candidates: Lindsey O'Dell, William Boll, Tina Rodriguez, Alison Vandenberg

St. Pius X: Catechumens: Jerry Grogan, Steve Klein; Candidates: Parker Brooks, Rachel Gauger, Nick Boesen, Mike Hill, Lisa Htwe, Amanda Kleifgen, Angela Little, Brian McKinnon, Joe McPhetridge, John Sorebo, Shawn Stephany

St. Therese: Candidate: Mark Zumac

St. Thomas More: Candidate: Wayne Philips

Bay Settlement

Holy Cross: Catechumens: Sierra O'Toole, Colin O'Toole; Candidate: Celine O'Toole

Bear Creek/Clintonville

St. Mary/St. Rose: Catechumen: Tony McMillin; Candidates: Bill Kupsky, Denise Young

Black Creek

St. Mary: Catechumen: Daniel Hadley

Brillion

Holy Family: Catechumens: Matthew Hesse, Sarah Hesse, Shawn Fischer, Amie Novitsky; Candidates: Kathryn Schmidt, Karl Liesch, William Swonger

Cecil

St. Martin: Catechumen: Roberta Pawlak, Candidate: Doreen Ossman

Coleman

SS Francis-Wenceslaus: Candidates: Kelly Ristow, Kathy Rosina, Cody Zaidel, Nicole Zaidel, Casey Zaidel

Cooperstown

St. James: Catechumen: Tiffany Solum; Candidates: Jeff Detrie, Jody Kreft, Julie Marcelle, Bruce Smeester

De Pere

Our Lady of Lourdes: Candidates: Tori Pederson, Jim Champagne.

St. Mary: Candidates: Matthew Ness, Cory Sarazen, Jennifer Laudick, Angelique Niquette, Yvonne Jacobs, Matthew Wegman

Florence

Immaculate Conception: Catechumen: Jacob Spade, Candidate: Brent Larson

Green Bay

Nativity of Our Lord: Catechumen: Daniel Smith

Resurrection: Catechumen: Michelle Shellman; Candidates: Scott Ruggles, Zachary Shellman

SS Peter & Paul: Catechumen: Hannah Donaldson; Candidates: Daniel Connolly, Chad Fradette, Ashley DePrey, Nicole Dedering, Michelle Terrien, Barry Manthaler, Adam Pecor

St. Bernard: Catechumens: Sue Lor, Laura Thor, Chia Yang; Candidates: Ryan Londre, Donald Freimuth, Michael Hennigan, James Matthews, Tina Mura, Carrie Madson, Melanie Nell, Andrew Pichette, Allison Rentmeester

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Catechumen: John VandenLeest; Candidates: Barbara Hilliard, Jennifer Loughran, Katie Wilkins, Kelly Bakran, Steve Dunlop

St. John the Baptist: Catechumen: Al Vetter; Candidates: John Carnell, Amber Holland, David Olson, Marc Fry, Elizabeth Woracheck

St. Joseph: Catechumens: Jennifer Hensley, Erica Ratachic

St. Mary of the Angels: Catechumens: Libbi Flynn, Joe Scarfo

St. Philip the Apostle: Catechumen: Scott Schindler

St. Willebrord: Catechumens: Robert Frank, Ulises Aldair, Leticia Perez, Luis Antonio Perez, Paolina Perez, Kristofer Perez, Julia Ledvina, Lucas Ledvina, Wednesday Saldana; Candidates: Shane Schultz, Amanda Ducat, Christopher Anderson, Amber Huelskamp, Ted Sieber, Jessica Geiser, Margarita Vega, Iris Riis, Jesus Mancha, Joseph Hernandez, Carlos Ramos, Veronica Castillo, Maria Escamilla, Hector Aguilar, Alejandro Gomez, Luis Gonzalez, Zoila Maria Almendarez Mendez, Sergio Salvador Palacio, Yadira Arrellano, Leobardo Rosales, Joseph Zavaleta, Barnardino Martinez, Carlos Santos, Maria Luisa Holguin, Alejo Montejo, Laura Contreras, Diana Karen Contreras, Evelyn Contreras, Silvia Garcia, Ana Cruz, Adriana Barajas, Hugo Barajas, Carlos Rivera, Nestor Murillo, Ana Curiel, Yesenia Santiago, Kelly Nemetz

Hortonville

SS Peter & Paul: Catechumen: Teri Bishop, Candidates: Joelle Fellinger, Shari Huven, Lisa Luedtke

Kaukauna

Holy Cross: Candidate: Melissa Vanderloop

St. Aloysius: Candidates: Ann Marie Roetzer, Michael Hochholzer

Kimberly

Holy Spirit: Candidates: Brian Blasczyk, Donald Allard, Andrew Fahrenkrug.

Little Chute

St. John Nepomucene: Catechumens: Dylan Esterling, Rene Perales, Mikal Ramadan Jr. Candidate: Kim Saeger

Luxemburg

St. Thomas the Apostle: Candidates: Craig Knapp, Julie Richardson, Janine Elbe

Manitowoc

St. Francis of Assisi: Candidates: Chan Barden, Jennifer Degener, Angela Erickson, Penny Jo Keller, John Schumacher, Rob Stephens, Becky Zimmer, Steve Zimmer

Menasha

St. John: Candidates: Harlan Brumm, Nancy Crowley

St. Patrick: Catechumen: Michael Marker; Candidate: William Meyer

Navarino

St. Lawrence & St. Sebastian: Candidates: Lisa Albert, Larry Svetnicka

Neenah

St. Gabriel: Catechumens: Matt Andrews, Randy Minton, James Svitavsky; Candidates: Kraig Kaufman, Keith Kozlosky, Kelly Mann, Angie Swaim, Jenny Wold

St. Margaret Mary: Candidates: Michelle Campbell, Breyn Flood, Karen Kain, Joseph Thiel, Terri Bittner

New London

Most Precious Blood: Candidates: George Gilman, Brinda Glatczak, Kim Karpf, John LaValley, Terri Petit

Newton

St. Thomas the Apostle: Candidates: Marlo Kohlman, James Brey, Karl Koch, Al Schwab

Omro

St. Mary: Catechumens: Marco Agok Djang, Pam Rogers; Candidates: Brian Wideman, Kelly Calkins

Oshkosh

St. Raphael: Catechumen: Callan Fless; Candidates: Sam Bickley, Taylor Buman, Brooke Buman, Tanner Coonen, Amber Miller, Justin Miller, Michelle Miller, Samantha Rivera, Leah Salzer, Isabel Salzer, Abigayle Schulz, William Baier, Russ Beier, Kimberly Berghauer, Karen Hayes, Katie Heidl, Jim Janowski, Nathan Kramer, Tara-Gray Mailman, Mike Peters, Cheryl Wallace, Mike Wallace

Peshtigo

St. Mary: Candidates: Kelly Kunya, James Swanson, Joseph Nault

Plainfield

St. Paul: Catechumens: Joshua Emil Kozner, Kimberly Ryan Koch

Shawano

Sacred Heart: Catechumen: Kelly Graft; Candidates: Eric Brandt, Natalia Kuranda, Ryan Cappaert, Terrence Kuranda

Shiocton

St. Denis: Catechumen: Angela Priest

Sobieski

St. John Cantius: Catechumens: Nicole Norman, Breanna Jones, Candidates: Ryan Stutzman, Christa LaBrosse

Stangelville

St. Therese de Lisieux: Candidate: Ryan Rezabek

Two Rivers

St. Peter the Fisherman: Catechumens: Matthew Richmond, Fong Vang, Brandon Bacalzo; Candidates: Larry Erdman, Roger Booth, Eric Scola, Kay Schroeder, Kim Pilon, Scott Hendrickson, Kourtney Thompson

Waupaca

St. Mary Magdalene: Candidates: Vicky Giacalone, Jim Hardin, Beth Hansen