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Max Buondonno is the bulletin editor and webmaster at St. Damien Parish. He joined the Communications Ministry in May 2019 in order to give the parish new Facebook and Instagram profiles along with a revamped website. Then, a month later, he joined the staff in order to take on the weekly bulletin. His interest in technology has been with him his entire life. His blog, Matridox, serves as a showcase of the latest gadgets and gizmos. He was homeschooled for…

Susan Campbell has worked at St. Damien Parish for over 20 years. She currently serves as the office manager for the parish.

Sister Joelle Thren has served the good people of St. Damien Parish since 1998. Before her position here, she was the director of Religious Education at three other parishes: Holy Family, St. Joseph, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, all in northern New Jersey. She has previously taught grades 5-8 at other parishes in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and has worked as a professor of catechists and theology.

Patrick Gardner is the Pastoral Associate for Worship and Music at St. Damien Parish where he oversees and coordinates all aspects of the parish’s liturgical and music ministries and ministers. Patrick brings extensive experience as an accompanist, vocalist, trumpeter, and music director in liturgical, theatrical, and educational environments. While completing a Bachelors of Arts in Music from The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC), he performed at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Basilica of the…

Fr. Tom Newton, the Pastor of St. Damien Parish, comes to this position after being the pastor of the Catholic Community of Christ Our Light in Cherry Hill for eleven years. Prior to that, he was the pastor of St. Peter Celestine Parish in Cherry Hill for almost six years and the pastor of Queen of Heaven parish in Cherry Hill for three months. Fr. Tom has a Master of Divinity degree from Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, NY,…