Meet the Staff

Pastor

Fr. Jeffrey Silver: Fr. Jeff was appointed as pastor of St. Mary for a six year term beginning on July 1, 2007. He was then reappointed in 2013 with a term ending June 30, 2019. Fr. Jeff enjoys science, science fiction, computers and reading, and people watching. He is a graduate of St. Vincent Ferrer School (1969), St. Xavier High School (1973)-both in Cincinnati, and went on to study English (B.A., 1976) and Chemistry (B.S., 1976) at Miami University, Oxford, OH. Fr. Silver stayed on at Miami working on his Ph.D. in Chemistry before deciding to enter seminary. email Fr. Jeff

Pastoral Associate

Mrs. Roberta L. Kinne: 
Bobbi assists the pastor with liturgical preparations, bereavement and hospital ministry. She oversees all volunteer activities associated with the liturgies. Bobbi is a Miami graduate, and has been a parishioner for 20 years. She and her husband, John, have three sons. 
email Bobbi

Director of
Campus Ministry

Ms. Katie Mathews
Katie has joined our staff in August 2015 and is a welcome addition to the St. Mary Family.

Stop by the Campus Ministry office in our parish rectory building and say HI!
email Katie

Pastoral Associate
(Religious Education)

Mrs. Courtney Palcic:
Courtney oversees Religious Education at Saint Mary. Her family moved to Oxford in February of 2014 from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She was the Director of Religious Education in her former parish at Saint Francis. Her husband Joe and she graduated from Miami University and are excited to have moved back to Oxford with their 2 children Nicholas and Gabrielle. She is interested in new ideas of how to effectively serve our children and families and would love to hear from you. email Courtney

Business Manager

Mrs. Pamela Burk:
Pam has been with St Mary's for 24 years, assisting the pastor with his responsibilities, and other staff members with their duties in the business and office operations supporting the faith and community life of the (student and resident) people of St. Mary's. She has been a member of the parish since 1984 when her family moved to Oxford. email Pam

Parish Secretary

MS. Rebecca Newlin:
Becky assists resident and student parishioners and provides parish office support to the pastor and pastoral staff. She has joined St. Mary's staff in 2017 after Tara Bowers moved from the area. Becky recently joined the Oxford community after years as a teacher, and then, as an administrative assistant at Partners in Progress. A native of Dayton, OH,  Becky spent much of her life to this point in Pittsburgh, PA.  email  Becky.

Building & Grounds
Coordinator

Mr. Joe Moran:
Joe is our new building and grounds coordinator. He has 35+ years in the mechanical trades as well as janitorial and grounds maintenance prior to becoming a plumber/pipefitter.
Joe and his wife Holly reside in Hamilton along with their five children, and are parishioners of St. Ann Church.