Rev. Jim Liekhus, Pastor

Fr. Liekhus has been pastor of St. John the Evangelist since 2008.  He is from north Minneapolis, attended St. Anne's elementary school, Benilde - St. Margaret's High School, St. John Vianney Seminary and The St. Paul Seminary at the University of St. Thomas.  He was ordained in 2005, and spent the first three years of priesthood as parochial vicar of Nativity of Our Lord in St. Paul.

952-935-5536 ext. 420
frjliekhus@stjohnhopkins.org

Deacon Jim Murphy & Char Murphy

Deacon Jim and Char joined St. John the Evangelist in 1972.  Deacon Jim was ordained a Permanent Deacon in 1992.  He is a graduate of Hopkins High School; U.S. Marine Corp 1950-56; BA Univ. of St. Thomas 1959; BS Univ. of MN 1969; MA Univ. of St. Thomas 1977.  Char is a graduate of Hopkins High School; Management Development Center College of St. Catherine 1982; Archdiocesan Certification in Ministry 1992; Certification in Spiritual Direction Cenacle Sisters 2000.   They have five children and eight grandchildren.

jwcbmurphy@comcast.net

Deacon Darrel Branch and Chris Branch

Deacon Branch joined St. John the Evangelist in 1968, and Chris joined him when they married in 1985. Deacon Branch was ordained a Permanent Deacon in 2004. He and Chris lead Loaves and Fishes at Holy Rosary in Minneapolis every other month. They also facilitate a support group for couples who struggle with infertility, and another for those who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.

sweetbranc@aol.com

Deacon Juan Duran and Esperanza Duran

952-935-5536 ext. 411
diaconomex@hotmail.com

Sister Patricia Beckman, OP, Principal

Sr. Patricia Beckman, OP, is a Sinsinawa Dominican sister who has been principal at St. John’s since 2007. She earned her undergraduate degree in English and Theology from Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart in Madison, Wisconsin and her M.Ed. in educational administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Sr. Pat has served as teacher, principal, associate superintendent, and superintendent of Catholic schools in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Minnesota

952-935-7787
pbeckman@stjohnhopkins.org

Brook Sullivan, Business Administrator

Brook has been the Business Administrator with St. John's since 2006.  Prior to St. John's, Brook worked as a Nursing Home Administrator.  He is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas and has a certificate in Nursing Home Administration from the University of Minnesota.  Originally from Elk River, Brook and his wife Anne live in Maple Grove with their three children.

952-935-5536 ext. 401
bsullivan@stjohnhopkins.org

Katie Schafer, Music Director

Katie has been a member of St. John's since 1998. She has been Director of Music since 2007. She received a B.A. in Music from the College of St. Scholastica.

kschafer@stjohnhopkins.org

Margaret Stimmler, Director of Faith Formation

Margaret has been the Faith Formation Director since August 2006. Recently, she worked with an adolescent think tank at St. John’s University drafting and reviewing the guidelines for adolescent curriculum of the United States Catholic Bishop’s Conference. She teaches eight grade religion at St John the Baptist Catholic School in Savage. Her training ground for work with kids was a 17 year ministry at St Therese Catholic Church in Deephaven. She received her doctorate of ministry from the Minnesota consortium of theological education in 2001.

952-935-5536 ext. 410
mstimmler@stjohnhopkins.org

Mary Fran Karanikolas, Parish Secretary

Mary Fran has been the administrative assistant at St. John's since 2004.  Prior to St. John's, She worked at Pax Christi Catholic Church and the Basilica of St. Mary in administration and outreach.  She is a Benedictine oblate of Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, MN.  She and her husband Bill live in Eden Prairie.  They visit one son in New York City and another son in Seattle.

952-935-5536
receptionistchurch@stjohnhopkins.org

Kirsten Kurtz, RN, BSN, FCN, Parish Nurse

Kirsten has volunteered as the parish nurse at St. John's since 2000.  In addition to nursing and teaching at Ramsey County Hospital, she has served as a Dominican Lay Missionary in Nigeria, and she was Assistant Executive Director of her State Nurses Association.  She and her husband Ham have two children.

kkurtz@stjohnhopkins.org

Tony Jaroscak, Maintenance Director

Tony has been Maintenance Director at St. John’s since December 2008.  He has two daughters and a son.  Prior to coming to St. John’s he worked at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.  Tony has many years experience in the Building Maintenance field and is looking forward to many more with St. John’s.  Tony lives on a hobby farm in Minnetrista.

952-935-5536 ext. 415
ajaroscak@stjohnhopkins.org

Ricardo Torres, Custodian

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