Parish Administrator Appointed

Bishop David J. Walkowiak has appointed Deacon Christopher T. Epplett as Parish Administrator at St. Alphonsus Parish effective July 2023. Deacon Epplett is the son of Thomas and Mary Epplett of Spring Lake. He has nine siblings: Wendy, Delores, Tommy (deceased), Rebecca, Roberta, Joel, Jason, Ken and Tim. He is a member of St. Mary Parish in Spring Lake and attended St. Mary Catholic School for grades K-8. After graduating from Grand Haven High School, Deacon Christopher received a bachelor’s degree in theology from Aquinas College. He previously worked for several publications and newspapers, as well as in parish pastoral ministry. Deacon Christopher was ordained a transitional deacon on May 21, 2022. He received his Master of Divinity from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, in spring 2023. He completed his pastoral internship at St. Luke University Parish in Allendale under the mentorship of Father Bill Vander Werff. He will be ordained on June 3, 2023, at 10:00am at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.