Rev. Peter F. Quinn, Pastor
Father Peter's mother and father immigrated from Ireland to America in 1920, and were blessed with a deep sense of faith and love of God. They instilled a loving awareness of God in the life of his sister, Mary, his brother, John, and him. It was through his parents' lived faith that he became more aware, open and mindful of God's call to consider becoming a priest.

St. Peter's parish in Dorchester is where he grew up. He was fortunate to have wonderful friends and neighbors who supported his human and spiritual development. Father Peter went to St.John's on January 9, 1992. Since that time he has been touched deeply by the loving kindness and goodness of the people. His hope for St. John's was to help each other to know the redeeming love of Our Lord Jesus, and assist each other in being who God called us to be.

In April, Father Peter became the pastor of St.Catherine's here in Westford. The parishioners are very excited about his presence and look forward to growing our faith with his guidance. His favorite source of relaxation is sustaining relationships with his family and friends by gathering around the dinner table. He also loves to play golf with his friends.

Rev. David P. White, Parochial Vicar

Born in the second half of the twentieth century, Fr. David White was the third son of Elizabeth and Woodrow White. Raised in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston, he attended his parish grammar school, St. Gregory. After graduation from Catholic Memorial High School (where he wore the same number on his football jersey as Fr. Peter, number 18), he attended Northeastern University. Upon graduation from the United States Marine Corps, serving for four years.

Following in the tradition of his great grandfather and grandfather, he was appointed to the Boston Police Department in 1979. Retiring in 1990 with the rank of Lieutenant Detective, Fr. David entered Pope John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Massachusetts. Fr. David was ordained on May 21, 1994 (the birthday of his mother), and served in several parishes, the chancery, and two years in South America with the Missionary Society of St. James.

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Father Cronin was ordained on June 14, 1946. Father Cronin had numerous assignments during the more than fifty years of his priesthood including: St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Medford, St. Michael's Parish in Hudson, St. Patrick's Parish in Natick. He was then assigned to Cambridge Hospital's School of Nursing where he taught medical ethics for one year.

He served at St. Peter's Parish in Lowell until he entered the US Navy. He was assigned as a chaplain on Navy Destroyers, the aircraft carrier USS Champlain, with the Marine Corps at Camp Lejune, North Carolina, and the Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi in Texas.

He returned to serving at local parishes after his military service. He was assigned to the Church of Annunciation, Danvers; St. Patrick's Parish in Watertown; St.William's Parish in Dorchester, then he was appointed Pastor from 1973-1998 of St. Catherines here in Westford. He continues to serve at St. Catherine's as the Pastor Emeritus.

Click here to see photos of Fr. Cronin's 60th Anniversary

Diahne began her employment at St.Catherines in 2001 as a Religious Education Coordinator for grades K-3. Today she is one of the Directors of Faith Formation, focusing on elementary aged children and their parents. She is Co-Director of the Generations of Faith Program, Director of the First Reconciliation/First Eucharist. Diahne also coordinates catechist and leader formation, retreats and other programs.

Pegs Hicks, Pastoral Associate

Peg grew up in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Her education includes a B.A. in American History from Northeastern University, and two graduate degrees from Boston College: M.A. in Pastoral Ministry (liturgy & sacraments) and a C.A.E.S. specializing in teaching the Scriptures. Her first career was as a National Park Ranger (Minute Man N.H.P., Cape Cod National Seashore, and Lowell N.H.P.). After graduate school, she taught Old & New Testament at the Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro for five years, as well as theology courses at Merrimack College.

She worked at St. Catherine's as Director of Youth Ministries and Confirmation in the 1990's, and then returned to work part time as a National Park ranger/volunteer coordinator at Minute Man NHP. Peg taught theology (particularly Scriptures and Christology) for the last several years through the Archdiocesan Institute for Ministry. She also teaches several Bible Study courses at St. Catherine's (as well as at other local parishes), and is a catechist with R.C.I. A. and Generation Of Faith.

She and her husband Alan have lead the liturgical music group "Ecclesia Ecclectica" at St. Catherine's for 25 years, and are also "historical reenactors" who perform 18th/19th century music. Their son, Andy, is a disc jockey at WBCN, a musician, and a theatre director.

Kelly Clark is the Director of Music Ministry at St. Catherine's. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, where she studied piano with Thomas Stumpf and Bonnie Anderson. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Pastoral Ministry at Boston College.

In addition to her ministry at St. Catherine's, Kelly also teaches piano in the Westford area. She resides with her husband in Lunenburg, Ma.

Jeanne Masterman, Junior Choir Director, Cantor.

A native of Boston, Jeanne received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Boston University in 1970. She completed a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Performance at University of Lowell (now U. Mass at Lowell) in 1991. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, American Choral Directors Association, and National Pastoral Musicians. Jeanne and her husband, Hugh, have a grown son and daughter and one grandson.

After working several part time jobs, she entered the full time work force as a Junior Programmer for NEBS in Groton. She met her husband Ken at NEBS and was married in May of 1982. She and Ken moved to Hudson, NH where they bought their first house. With the birth of their first daughter in 1984, she stopped working and became a stay-at-home mom. Cheryl and Ken were blessed with 2 more daughters. During her 10 years at home, she also provided day care for neighborhood kids, and worked at her craft business. She sold hand-made items at local craft shows and shops for several years. When her youngest daughter entered kindergarten, she took a part time job at the elementary school. Shortly after that, she began working part time as a computer programmer for NSS Corp in Bedford, NH.

After living in NH for 18 years, the family moved back to her husband's home town of Westford. She continued working in Bedford, NH, but after a year, the drive was too long. She quit working for a year, and then started part time as a religious education secretary at St. Catherines.

After a year as secretary for Confirmation and Youth Ministry, she became the Faith Formation Administrator. She now enjoys working with the administrative aspects of the Generations of Faith Program including the ACCESS database, Word and Excel. She also enjoys the newly added responsibility of updating the WEB site.

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