Fr. Bo Schmitt was born in Iowa City, Iowa on May 12, 1963. He was ordained May 24, 1997. His assignments include: Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas, Peoria Heights (1997), Pastor of St. Joseph, Marseilles and St. Patrick, Ransom (2000), Pastor of St. Anthony, Hoopeston and Chaplain at Schlarman High School, Danville (2005), Pastor of St. Thomas, Philo; Immaculate Conception, Bongard; and St. Mary, Pesotum (2010), Pastor of Holy Cross, Mendota; St. Teresa, Earlville; and Sts. Peter & Paul, Peterstown (2014), Pastor of St. Paul, Danville (2016), While remaining Pastor at St. Paul, Danville; Chaplain Team at Schlarman Acadamy, Danville (2017), Pastor of St. Patrick, Seneca and St. Patrick, Ransom (2022). Pastor St. Paul – Macomb, St. Rose – Rushville, and Chaplain, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Newman Center – Macomb (2024).
Fr. Marc Nkulu, SMA, was born Ocotber 24, 1982 in Djuma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was ordained on May 10, 2015. His assignments include: Parochial Vicar of St. Thomas the Apostle, Peoria Heights (2023), Parochial Vicar, St. Paul – Macomb, St. Rose of Lima – Rushville and Assistant Chaplain, St. Francis of Assisi Newman Center, Macomb (2024).
Sharon Hoffbeck was born in Indiana and attended Purdue University where she graduated in 1986 with her BS in Animal Science. She and her husband, Mark moved to Macomb in 1989 and then raised three children. She began working at St. Paul School in May 2002 and then transitioned to St. Paul Church in December 2016. She is currently the Business Manager for St. Paul Church and School, Macomb and St. Rose of Lima Church, Rushville.
BRIDGET PHILLIPS, Religious Education Coordinator