Clergy
Reverend Michael DeAscanis - Pastor
Father DeAscanis was born in Wilmington, Delaware, one of six children. His mother and siblings live in Wilmington. His father is deceased. He moved to Baltimore in 1994 to pursue a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and after graduation worked for four years in a private engineering firm. He was accepted into the seminary by the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1998 studing philosophy at Mount St Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland and then theology at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He focused his studies on medical ethics and bioethics. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2004. Father DeAscanis currently serves as chaplain of the Catholic Medical Association in Baltimore.
Reverend Kenneth Lukong - Associate Pastor - kenneth.lukong@archbalt.org
Father Lukong is the son of Lukong Tabiy Florian of blessed memory and Mariana Berngeh. He is the last in the family of seven, five brothers and one sister. He was born in Kumbo, Northwest Region of Cameroon and was brought up in the same locality. In 2012, he was admitted in St Thomas Aquinas major Seminary, Bambui, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy in 2015. He was then sent to do a pastoral year in the minor Seminary with Fr Killian Ndukong. Upon completion of the Pastoral Year experience, he was chosen as one of the men to come for a partnership program in the Archdiocese of Baltimore in the fall of 2016. Father Lukong was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He loves teaching, playing soccer, listening to music and visitation of the sick.
Reverend Joseph Langan - Priest In-Residence - joseph.langan@archbalt.org
Father Langan was born and raised in Westminster, Maryland, the youngest of two. At around age 11 he started thinking about priesthood. In 2006, he joined the program of priestly formation for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and was sent to finish his college degree in Catholic Studies at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. In 2009, he started Major Seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. He studied theology for three years at the University of the Holy Cross, and then for two more years at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum). Father Langan was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Lori on June 21st, 2014. In January 2023, he was assigned to studies in Canon Law at Catholic University of America.
Mr. Scott Lancaster - Deacon - slancaster1@stlouisparish.org
Deacon Scott graduated from what is now Loyola University Maryland where he earned a BA in Business and a MBA with a concentration in Accounting. He was ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore on May 14, 2011.
Mr. Frank Sarro - Deacon - fsarro@stlouisparish.org
Deacon Frank earned a BS in Engineering from Marquette University - Milwaukee, WI and a Master of Engineering Administration degree from The George Washington University – Washington, DC. He was ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore on May 11, 2013. Deacon Frank also serves as an advocate for the Marriage Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Mr. Bob Smith – Deacon – deacon@instrumentofpeace.org
Deacon Bob graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire and Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton, Vermont. He was ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore on May 11, 2013.
Mr. Frank Ziegler – Deacon – fziegler@stlouisparish.org
Deacon Frank graduated from the University of Illinois with a Civil Engineering degree and began his career in construction and real estate development in the Loop of Chicago. He was ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore on May 16, 2015.
Mr. Kevin Hostutler – Deacon – khostutler@stlouisparish.org
Deacon Kevin earned a BS degree in Engineering Science from the Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH. He was ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Archbishop William E. Lori in May 2017.
Mr. Matt Kolb – Deacon – mjkolb@stlouisparish.org
Deacon Matt graduated from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey with BA in Philosophy and recently earned a Masters in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He was ordained a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore on May 25, 2019.
Staff
Mr. Scott Buttrick - Director of Operations - sbuttrick@stlouisparish.org
Scott Buttrick was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, one of five children in a Coast Guard family. His siblings all live on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His father and mother are deceased. He graduated in 1986 from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and pursued a career as a Coast Guard helicopter pilot. Scott retired after 25 years service. He then pursued a second career in government contracting for a small business where he helped grow the company from 25 people to 250 people. Scott retired after 11 years which has now brought him to St. Louis and St. Francis of Assisi pastorate. He came into the Catholic Church in 2015 and has 2 daughters.
| Mr. Duarte Aguiar | daguiar@stlouisparish.org | Director of Evangelization |
| Mrs. Julie Brookman | jbrookman@stlouisparish.org | Parish Accountant |
| Mr. Bill Steier | bsteier@stlouisparish.org | Facilities Manager |
| Mrs. Mary Kolb | mkolb@stlouisparish.org | Coordinator of Ministries, Volunteers, and Communications |
| Mrs. Tracy Mayer | tmayer@stlouisparish.org | Parish Secretary |
| Mrs. Bonnie Bajrak | bbajrak@stlouisparish.org | Parish Secretary |
| Mrs. Catherine Prochko | cprochko@stlouisparish.org | Director of Faith Formation |
| Mrs. Jane Higgins | jhiggins@stlouisparish.org | Faith Formation Associate; Vacation Bible School Coordinator |
| Mrs. Cathy Oliver | coliver@stlouisparish.org | Faith Formation Office Manager |
| weepraise@stlouisparish.org | Wee Praise Coordinator | |
| Mrs. Luisa Palting | lpalting@stlouisparish.org | Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Adolescent Faith Formation; Confirmation Coordinator |
| Ms. Margaret Snyder | msnyder@stlouisparish.org | Associate Youth and Young Adult Minister |
| Mrs. Maria Cristina Tenaglia | mctenaglia@stlouisparish.org | Associate Youth and Young Adult Minister; Youth Ministry Office Manager; Coordinator of Middle School & High School Faith Formation |
| Mr. Terry Eberhardt | teberhardt@stlouisparish.org | Director of Music |
| Mrs. Colleen Eberhardt | ceberhardt@stlouisparish.org | Assistant Director of Music |
| Mrs. Deborah Thomas | dthomas@stlouisparish.org | Principal, St. Louis School |
| Ms. Mary Ewachiw | mewachiw@stlouisparish.org | Assistant Principal, St. Louis School |
| Mrs. Liz Anacker | lanacker@stlouisparish.org | Director of Admissions, St. Louis School |
| Mrs. Susie Madden | smadden@stlouisparish.org | Coordinator of Academic Affairs, St. Louis School |
| Mrs. Erin Rummel | erummel@stlouisparish.org | Director of Marketing and Development, St. Louis School |