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Members
Victor Diaz
Victor and his wife Denise have been parishioners at IHM for eight years. They have two children; Melanie is five years old and attends St. Thomas the Apostle Pre-School and Andrés is eight months old. Victor works in Client Services at General Electric and Denise is currently a housewife.
Victor serves on the Pastoral Council and also participates in the Living Strengths program and Liturgy Committee, in addition to serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Denise is also an Extradordinary Minister of Holy Communion, as well as a lector, and she participates in the Living Your Strength program.
What Victor loves about IHM: "I love the people in IHM. We are like a big family. We are an enthusiastic community and I have always felt very welcomed."
Angela Amario
Angela, who has been a parishioner since 2007, is a Community Manager in Buckhead. Her daughter, Danna, is eight years old and is a student at IHM School.
Angela represents the Service Pillar on the Pastoral Council.
What Angela loves about IHM: "I love the warm feeling of having a God family."
Millie Elliott
Millie has been a parishioner for 35 years. She is a retired nurse and has two grown children, Deena and Robert.
In addition to serving as athe Secretary and Stewardship Co-Chair on the Pastoral Council, Millie is also a lector and a member of the Welcoming Committee.
What Millie loves about IHM: "The people are my second family."
Theresa Gauthier
Theresa and her husband Michael both work in the medical industry. Theresa is a physician and neonatologist at Emory University and Michael is a Biomedical Electronics Technician at Grady Memorial Hospital. They have been parishioners at IHM for twenty years and have three children: Jonathan is 24 and is a graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Katie is 21 and attends Lenoir Rhyne University, and Daniel is 17 and is a student at Lakeside High School. All three are IHM School alumni.
Theresa represents the Worship Pillar on the Pastoral Council and is also an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.
What Theresa loves about IHM: "Community, familiarity, Mass."
April McCarthy
April and her husband Shaun have been IHM parishioners for four years. April is the Vice Principal of Briar Vista Elementary and Shaun is a 5th grade teacher at Oak Grove Elementary. They have three children; Stella is 11, Buster is 7, and Elsie is 5. Stella attends IHM School and Buster, and Elsie attend Oak Grove.April is the Co-Chair of Education on the Pastoral Council and also participates in Mustard Seed Communities and is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Shaun serves as a Minister of Hospitality.
What April loves about IHM: "We have no family in Atlanta, and until we joined this parish we were quite isolated. We had our jobs, each other, and our children, but we were lacking deep, enduring connections with others and with our faith. IHM has been our family in a city where we have none, and I love IHM for that."
Chris Thomas
Chris and his wife Cheryll have been IHM parishioners for 10 years. They both work in public health; Chris is a Health Educator and Cheryll is an Epidemiologist. Chris and Cheryll have two children, Isabella and Zachary.
In addition to serving as Chair of the Pastoral Council, Chris is also a member of the Men's Club and serves as a lector and sound technician for Masses. Cheryll serves as a Eucharistic Minister of Holy Communion and Liturgy Coordinator. She has also helped with classes for baptism preparation.
What Chris loves about IHM: "IHM is the most welcoming and diverse parish."