Archdiocese of Baltimore set to welcome 13 permanent deacons May 19, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain 13 men to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Baltimore May 22 during a rite at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the 10 a.m. Mass is by invitation only; a livestream will be available at archbalt.org. Brief biographical sketches of the men, using information supplied by the archdiocese, follow: William Arther III Home Parish: Holy Family, Randallstown Family: Wife, Mary; three children; Daniel, Megan and Matthew (deceased); one grandchild Internships:: Apostleship of the Sea; Sacred Heart, Glyndon Did You Know? A logistics program manager for Northrop Grumman, Arther spent 30 years in the U.S. Army Rserve, including two deployments to Iraq. He came into full communion with the church in 1999. Daniel Cajigas Home Parish: St. Francis de Sales, Abingdon Family: Wife, Liz; two children: Viviana and Lisandra Internships: University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center; St. Margaret, Bel Air Did You Know? Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Cajigas spent 25 years as a public health officer in the U.S. Air Force and Navy. He is the business manager at St. Francis de Sales. Thomas Higgins Jr. Home Parish: St. Paul, Ellicott City Family: Wife, Jane; one child: Elizabeth Dernoga Internships: Maryland Correctional Institution, Jessup; pastorate of Resurrection of Our Lord, Laurel, and St. Lawrence Martyr, Hanover Did You Know? A commercial banker, Higgins’ career has included working with nonprofit organizations. Roch Kallmyer Home Parish: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Ellicott City Family: Wife, Linda; four children: Emily, Madeline, Abigail and Daniel Internships: University of Maryland Medical Center; pastorate of St. Louis, Clarksville, and St. Francis of Assisi, Fulton Did You Know? An electrical engineer, Kallmyer works in technical sales. His parish internship included assisting Bishop Adam J. Parker at two confirmation Masses. Howard Klohr Home Parish: Christ the King, Glen Burnie Family: Wife, Sandra; three children: Brandi Brown, Heather Klohr and Alexandria Kennell; three grandchildren Internships: University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center; Our Lady of the Chesapeake, Lake Shore Did You Know? Klohr has had a career as a software engineer. Michael Lewandowski Home Parish: St. John the Evangelist, Frederick Family: Wife, Laura; two children: Evelyn Cahall and Robert Internships: Frederick Rescue Mission; St. Katharine Drexel, Frederick Did You Know? Lewandowski has experience in the federal government, where he has served as an archivist and records manager. Daniel Miller Home Parish: St. Francis of Assisi, Mayfield Family: Wife, Maggie; three children: Rose, Betty and Evelyn Internships: Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium; St. Bernadette, Severn Did You Know? Miller is the pastoral associate of St. Bernadette Parish in Severn and also teaches middle school religion. Karl Noah Home Parish: St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor, Buckeystown Family: Wife, Kathleen; four children: Cameron, Shannon, Sean and Colleen Internships: Frederick Rescue Mission; St. Ignatius of Loyola, Ijamsville Did You Know? An electrical engineer, Noah said, “I am not the same person who started this journey four years ago.” Mark Rachid Home Parish: St. Philip Neri, Linthicum Heights Family: Wife, Carmen; four children: Jessica Hickerson, Andrew, David and Suzanne; five grandchildren Internships: St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore; Our Lady of the Fields, Millersville Did You Know? Rachid serves as the office manager for the pastorate of St. Philip Neri and St. Clement I, Lansdowne. James Rose Home Parish: Our Lady of the Mountains, Cumberland Family: Wife, Gretchan; three children: Abigale, Hannah and Theodore Internships: North Branch Correctional Institution, Cumberland; Divine Mercy Parish, Western Maryland Did You Know? Rose is an aging care manager with the Huntington-Bedford-Fulton (Pa.) Area Agency on Aging. His discrenment included commutes to St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore. John Schmidt Jr. Home Parish: St. Ignatius, Ijamsville Family: Wife, Michele; four children: Emily, Connor, Nicholas and Mary Internships: UMBC Campus Ministry; St. Timothy, Walkersville Did You Know? Schmidt is a clinical psychologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda and an associate professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Joseph Slattery Home Parish: St. Peter the Apostle, Libertytown Family: Wife, Sherri; six children: Joseph, Sean, Ryan, Michael, Meaghan and Monica; four grandchildren Internships: Frederick Rescue Mission; St. Joseph, Sykesville Did You Know? Slattery works in global cloud sales for IBM. His childhood influences included a Salesian summer camp. Michael Tiné Home Parish: Our Lady of the Fields, Millersville Family: Wife, Christina; four children: Ava, Joseph, Ellie and Greta Internships: Johns Hopkins Hospital; Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore Did You Know? An electrical engineer at Hardesty Hanover in Annapolis, Tiné grew up on Long Island and remains a fan of the New York Mets. 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