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Pastor
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Fr. Troy Andrew Nevins was born April 14, 1967 in Grand Rapids the second child of 6. He has 3 brothers and two sisters and was baptized by Msgr. Charles Brophy at St. Jude. He graduated in 1986 from Forest Hills Northern High School and immediately entered Christopher House Seminary while attending Aquinas College. In 1988 he transferred to the Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH receiving his bachelors degree in 1990. In June 1996, following his studies and formation at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, IL., he was ordained for the Diocese of Grand Rapids, MI. He has served the diocese in the following roles:
1996-1998 Associate Pastor of St. Patrick Church in Portland 1998-2004 Pastor of St. Joseph Church in Belding and St. Mary Church in Miriam 2004-2007 Pastor of Christ the King in Howard City and St. Francis de Sales in Lakeview 2007-present Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Grand Rapids. Father Troy enjoys walking, biking, rollerblading, canoeing, fishing and reading. He has a lab/shepherd dog named Clare. |
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Deacon
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Deacon Ken Baldwin has been married to his wife Prisilla since Feb. 14, 1981. They have seven children and live in Rockford on the family homestead. Deacon Ken was ordained by the Most Rev. Robert J. Rose on Aug. 10. 2002. He graduated from St. Jerome College in Waterloo, Ontario in 1980. He began working in youth ministry in 1983. Prior to joining the IHM family he served as youth minister and then pastoral associate at the Shrine of St. Francis Xavier and Our Lady of Guadalupe for 23 years. Since January of 2010 Deacon Ken and Prisilla have been "smitten" with the arrival of their first grandchild, Kenneth David.
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Business Manager
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Barb has been our parish's business manager since July 2004. She grew up in St. Alphonsus parish and graduated from West Catholic High School, but she doesn't talk about that much around our students. Prior to joining IHM, she spent over 30 years in the dental field and almost half of that was managing the business side. Barb has three grown children and so far 3 grandchildren. She loves sewing, gardening and reading history books.
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Youth Ministry Director
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Chris is our Youth Minister. He holds a bachelors degree in theology from Aquinas College. He also studied philosophy as a seminarian at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit . At Aquinas, he minored in journalism and literature, and has worked as a writer and journalist. Chris also earned his Certificate in Youth Ministry from the Center for Ministry Development. Chris has worked or volunteered at more than a dozen parishes throughout the diocese, starting as a peer minister for his parish's middle school youth ministry program while he was still in high school.
The youngest of 10 children, Chris grew up in Ferrysburg , MI . He attended K-8th grade at St. Mary's in Spring Lake and graduated from Grand Haven High School in 2002. Chris claims to enjoy underwater basket weaving, fast-pitch T-ball, and performing skits. He also enjoys writing and directing dramas. He's a hometown sports fan, and is convinced that cheering for the Detroit Lions has some connection to Purgatory, but he is not sure how yet. He also loves fantasy football leagues |
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Religious Education Coordinator
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Prisilla began working at IHM in July of 2010. She and her husband, Deacon Ken Baldwin, have seven children and one grandchild. She graduated from the University of Waterloo, Ontario in 1981. Since 1983, she has been involved in various ministries of the church, including working with youth, religious education, and women's ministries. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, leisure walks, coaxing the flowers in her garden to grow, and rooting on her three youngest sons on the football field, basketball court or the baseball diamond.
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Director of Music Ministry
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Jane Van Houten became the Director of Music Ministry at Immaculate Heart of Mary in January 2009. Prior to joining us, she had 12 years experience as a Choral Director and pianist with working with choirs in all capacities. Her most recent position was as the Music director at St. Andrew’s school and associate music director at St. Robert’s parish. Prior to that, Jane spent 9 years as a private piano instructor. She graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy with piano major and voice/composition minor and Michigan State University studying under Ralph Votapek and Debra Moriarty for Piano Performance. She also studied voice performance privately throughout college. Passionate about music education Jane became involved in choral training through her work with the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys as the Cadet Choir director and adjunct vocal instructor for the Preparatory Chorus. This inspired her to take classes from the Royal School of Choir Music in Manchester England. At the same time, she started teaching general and choral music at St. Stephen’s School. Later, she became involved in the Children’s Opera Workshop as Vocal Instructor for 6 years. Jane is also a member of American Federation of Pueri Cantores.
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Director of Maintenance
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Secretary
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I am the Parish Secretary and bulletin editor at Immaculate Heart of Mary. I have been married for 18 years to John Potoczny. I have two beautiful children Sarah 14 years old and Matthew 10 years old. They both attend IHM School and love it. I am originally from North Carolina. John and I moved to Michigan in 1993. My family remains in Charlotte, NC. We try to visit as much as we can. I am extremely blessed to be the parish secretary and to have IHM as a part of my family. I have been a parishioner here at IHM since 2001.
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Tax Preparation & Accounting
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Security
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Clare is the Chief Security Officer for both the parish and the school. Since Clare has taken over patrolling the grounds, there has not been a single incident of a squirrel attacking a human.
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