Deacon Rick began his ministry at our parish in 2013. He presides at baptisms and weddings. He is active in various ministries in the parish including overseeing the Baptism Preparation Program. He is also an associate chaplain at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
Deacon Rick was born in Baltimore City and grew up on the east side of the City. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and received a bachelors’s degree in Business Administration from University of Maryland, College Park . He is a Certified Public Accountant and is retired from the State of Maryland.
Deacon Rick has lived in the Pasadena Area for 40 years with his wife Lee Anne. They were members of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal in Riviera Beach for 27 years prior to his ordination. He was ordained in 2005 and began his deaconate ministry the same year at Holy Cross, Saint Mary Star of the Sea and Our Lady of Good Counsel in South Baltimore. He was assigned to Our Lady of the Chesapeake in 2013 where he and Lee Anne are now active members.