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Name: Fr. Gregory Chisholm, SJ
Position: Pastor of St. Patrick (since 2005)
Short bio: Fr. Greg is also Assistant Professor of
Pastoral Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology,
where his teaching is focused on preparing
priest-candidates for celebrating the liturgies of the
Church and preparing all ministers for serving the
least served.Fr. Greg's ministry at St. Patrick is
largely determined by the Mission Statement and
Goals of St. Patrick. The Mission and Goals
emphasize worship, care for youth, religious
education and reaching out to those in need. Prior
to coming to Oakland Fr. Greg served as a pastor in
Los Angeles and an engineering professor in
Detroit, MI.
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Name: Ms. Ester Adams
Position: Business Manager (since 1998)
Short Bio: Ms. Adams has lived in Oakland for
almost 50 years. She retired from the Marketing
Dept. at Pacific Bell with 31 years of service. She
was business manager of St. Andrew-St. Joseph
until it closed in 2006. Since 1998 Ester has been
the Business Manager at St. Patrick and since 2006
she has also been a member of this congregation.
Prior to 2006 she was a long-standing member of
St. Andrew-St. Joseph in West Oakland. She also
uses her accounting expertise in support of St.
Lawrence O'Toole-St. Cyril parish and Our Lady of
Guadalupe.
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Name: Fr. David Gill, SJ
Position: Parochial Vicar
Short Bio: Last fall, as I was coming to the end of
my time as pastor in St. Mary of the Angels parish
in the Roxbury section of Boston, Father Greg
asked if I would like to come to St. Patrick's and
work with him. I was delighted and honored. And
so here I am. I have been teaching Greek and
Latin at Boston College since 1969, and since 1995
I have lived and helped out in the parish, which is
in a neighborhood very like West Oakland and has
a very diverse congregation of Black, Hispanic,
Asian and White members. At the same time, the
Dean of the Jesuit School has invited me to teach
Latin and Biblical Greek to the seminary students in
Berkeley.
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Name: Angie
Position: Receptionist and Parish Secretary
Short Bio: Angie has been with St. Patrick’s since
November of 2007. From 1996 to 2006 she
worked as an administrative assistant in the
departments of Pastoral Planning, MIS, and
Deaconate at the Chancery Office for The Diocese
of Oakland. She is the main contact person at our
Church between 9:30AM and 12:30 PM Tuesday
thru Saturday.
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