PASTOR

Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Gentili, S.T.D.

Reverend Joseph P. Gentili was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in May of 1987.  He has served in various parish positions including parochial vicar at Saint Clement Parish, Philadelphia, and Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, Plymouth Meeting.  He taught and served as School Minister at Archbishop Carroll High School, Radnor, for two years before being sent for graduate studies in 1994 in the area of pastoral theology.  Father Gentili earned a Licentiate Degree (1996) and a Doctorate Degree in Sacred Theology (1999) from Saint John Lateran University, Rome.

Upon his return from graduate studies he was appointed to the faculty of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood PA from 1999 to 2009.  During that that time he taught various courses and served in various positions for the College Division, Theology Division and Religious Studies Division of the Seminary.  He also served in several capacities including teaching for the Permanent Diaconate Program of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  He was the Director of Continuing Formation for Diocesan Priesthood from 2000 to 2005.  He was appointed as the Administrative Secretary to the Archbishop Emeritus in 2005 and served until 2009.  He served as the Director of Pastoral and Apostolic Formation at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary from 2000 to 2009.  He also served as Chairperson of the Pastoral Theology Department at the Seminary.  He was appointed as Chairperson of the Archdiocesan Speaker Approval Commission in 2000 and continues to serve to the present in that position.  During his tenure at Saint Charles Seminary he assited on weekends at Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, Plymouth Meeting.  In May of 2009, Fr. Gentili was appointed by Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, as the second pastor of Our Lady of Guadalulpe Parish. In October of 2009 he was named a Chaplain of His Holiness by Pope Benedict XVI.

PERMANENT DEACON

Deacon Robert P. Gohde

Ordained in 2002 by Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Deacon Robert P. Gohde served at St Theresa of Avila, Valley Forge, followed by a short assignment at his home parish of Epiphany of Our Lord, Plymouth Meeting before being assigned to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in February of 2006 by Justin Cardinal Rigali.

     Deacon Gohde is currently serving the parish as the Director of the parish capital campaign, Proclaiming our Foundation in Faith + Stir into Flame the Gift of Faith, Deacon Gohde’s additional responsibilities over and above those faculties conferred upon a Permanent Deacon at ordination include coordination of RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults), Children’s Liturgy of the Word, the Altar Servers, Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.

WEEKEND ASSISTANT

Rev. Walter J. Quinn, O.S.A.

FR. WALTER J. QUINN, O.S.A., a member of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, headquartered at Villanova, Pennsylvania, was born August 8, 1930 in Lansdowne, PA and attended West Catholic High School in Philadelphia.  He then went on to the Wharton School of Finance & Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania where he was graduated in 1952 with a BS in Economics, majoring in Marketing & Industrial Management.  He served two years in the Army as a First Lieutenant during the Korean War.  He then worked in industrial sales in the tri-state area.

    In 1955 he entered the Augustinian Novitiate and began graduate studies for the Priesthood at Villanova University and at Augustinian College in Washington, DC, earning an MA in Religious Education.  Along the way he picked up credits for an MA in International Law at Catholic University and was ordained to the Priesthood in Washington's National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in 1961.

     Fr. Quinn’s long experience of 50 years as an Augustinian Priest in parish work, includes serving in many parishes in the Northeast: in the Philadelphia area at Our Mother of Consolation in Chestnut Hill, St. Genevieve in Flourtown, Our Mother of Good Counsel in Bryn Mawr, St. Thomas of Villanova in Rosemont-Villanova and as Pastor at Olde St. Augustine, the First Foundation of the Augustinian Order in the USA in 1796, six blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.  In New York, Fr. Quinn served at St. Nicholas of Tolentine in the Bronx, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Staten Island, and at Immaculate Conception in Hoosick Falls-Albany Diocese.  In New Jersey, he ministered at St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Atlantic City-Camden Diocese. During this period he also served as Chaplain in Chestnut Hill Hospital, Bryn Mawr Hospital, and the Atlantic City Medical Center.

     After a 1992 storm wrought catastrophic damage to the 200-year-old Olde St. Augustine Church, he replaced the church roof and steeple, and the many interior historical paintings covering every wall and ceiling, a project costing 1.2 million dollars.  The paintings were restored by methods similar to the restoration of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

    After seven years as Pastor at Olde St. Augustine, Fr. Quinn volunteered to work in the Augustinian Province of St. Joseph in Canada on the scenic northeastern shore of Nova Scotia at St. Augustine Monastery (the first Augustinian Foundation in Canada), where the ministry is hearing confessions and conducting retreats.

     Bishop Colin Campbell, Bishop of the Antigonish Diocese, appointed him Diocesan Spiritual Director of the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a lay group (based out of Manchester, NH) encouraging spiritual growth and reparation to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.  The group now has chapters in the US, Canada, England and Ireland.

     Fr. Quinn has been actively involved in the pro-life movement since the late sixties, long before the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision of the US Supreme Court and the advent of the computer age.  He led parish groups to the annual March for Life in Washington, and is founder of still-active pro-life groups at the parish level, both "Main Line Life Line" in suburban Philadelphia in the late 70's and "Atlantic Life Line" in Atlantic City, N.J. in the late 80's.

     Upon returning from Canada in September 1999. Priests for Life, the international association of clergy headed by Fr. Frank Pavone, founder and head of the pro-life organization (http://www.priestsforlife.org/,) announced that yet another priest had joined its ranks as a full-time priest associate.  Fr. Walter J. Quinn, O.S.A., was released by his Ordinary, the Very Reverend John Deegan, Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Order, St. Thomas of Villanova, to devote 100% of his time to Priests For Life.  The addition of Fr. Quinn to the Priests For Life staff  brought  the number of full-time priests in the organization to five.  Assisting the priests is a rapidly growing, nationwide lay staff.   Fr. Quinn brought to Priests For Life decades of experience in the priesthood, having served mostly in parishes throughout the Northeastern United States.  Fr. Quinn travels the country, teaching, training, motivating and encouraging his brother priests to speak up for Life.

     As a member of the Priests for Life staff he preaches on abortion and euthanasia to groups of clergy and laity throughout the nation encouraging all to "stand up and be counted" and to be actively involved in this most important crusade of our time: To serve, protect and defend life from the innocent unborn to the oldest of the old among us!

TRANSITIONAL DEACON

Deacon Robert Ianelli

Deacon Robert Ianelli, a transitional deacon of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was born and raised in St. Timothy Church in Northeast Philadelphia. His parents, Robert Sr. and Theresa, still live in St. Tim’s, and his younger sister, Valerie, just graduated from La Salle University.

Growing up, Deacon Ianelli never really thought about becoming a priest. Although he was always interested in the faith, priesthood never crossed his mind. So, after he graduated from Father Judge High School in 2003, he entered La Salle University to study communications, with the hopes of becoming of a sports broadcaster (Deacon Ianelli is a huge Philly sports fan!). However, after deepening his relationship with the Lord during his sophomore year at La Salle, he began to discern that God was calling him in a different direction. Suddenly, the thought of becoming a priest entered his mind and he could not avoid it! After suggestions to think about entering the seminary from his parents, a religious sister at his parish, the late Sister Sally Daly, SSJ., and his fellow parishioners, Deacon Ianelli finally decided to talk with a priest about the priesthood. Shortly thereafter, he entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in August 2005. On May 14, 2011, he was ordained a deacon by His Excellency, Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald. Deacon Ianelli will be ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 19, 2012.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Mrs. Karen Talocci

PARISH SECRETARY

Julie Wells

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DIRECTOR OF LITURGICAL MUSIC

Ms. Paula Furman

DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY

Ms. Gail Downing

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Margaret Szewczak

PREP SECRETARY

Joanna Jenkins

coming soon

BULLETIN COORDINATOR

Teresa Fischer

coming soon

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Bob Poleshuk 

coming soon

Bob brings a variety of education, training, and experience to his position of Maintenance Supervisor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish.  Bob holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State and Oklahoma State Universities respectively.  Additionally Bob pursued studies in the areas of Systems and Network Engineering enabling him to obtain Microsoft Systems Administrator certification.

      Bob’s work experience includes a 23 year career in product design and development for the electrical connector, valve, and water meter industries during which he obtained several design patents. For six years Bob has taught a variety of subjects throughout Bucks County schools . He has been a consultant and provider of Computer and Network services, and continues to employ his skills and knowledge in building the network infrastructure at OLG’s offices and church.