Saint Luke Catholic Church Parish Staff
PASTOR: Father David L. Martin
703 356 1255 pastor@saintlukemclean.org
Father David L. Martin was born May 10, 1945, in Pittsfield, Mass., the son of Edward and Frieda Martin. After graduating from St. Joseph’s Catholic Central in Pittsfield, he entered the Stigmatine novitiate. He received a bachelor’s in philosophy from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., in 1969 and returned to Massachusetts to study for his master’s in divinity at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton. He was ordained a Stigmatine priest in 1973. Father Martin was assigned to All Saints Parish in Manassas where he served until 1977, when he was reassigned to Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Milford, Mass. Father Martin was assigned to the Espousal Conference Center in Waltham, Mass., in 1978, where he served as community superior and director of the youth and divorced/separated/widows and widowers program. He served as Stigmatine novice director and professed students director at St. Joseph’s College Seminary, Mountain View, Calif., 1981-85.
During his time in California, Father Martin received master’s in counseling from Santa Clara University and applied spirituality from the University of San Francisco. Father Martin was incardinated into the Arlington Diocese Feb. 15, 1991. His diocesan assignments have included: St. Mary Parish, Fredericksburg, 1987-88; St. John the Evangelist, Warrenton, 1988-89; St. Anthony of Padua, Falls Church, 1989-93; Church of the Nativity, Burke, 1993-95; St. John Parish, Orange, from 1995 until the parish combined with St. Mark in Gordonsville in 2002 to form St. Isidore the Farmer Parish. Father Martin was appointed administrator of St. Jude Mission in 2003 when it was established. He was made pastor when the mission was elevated to a parish in 2007.
VICAR: Father Anthony J. Pinizzotto
703 356 1255 vicar@saintlukemclean.org
MINISTER OF MUSIC AND LITURGY: Paul Skevington
703 356 0670 skevington@saintlukemclean.org
Paul Skevington is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Since 1993, He has been the Minister of Music and Liturgy at Saint Luke. He was very much involved in the project to secure the very popular 61-rank Steiner-Reck mechanical-action pipe organ, installed in the church in 1998. He has developed a highly acclaimed well rounded sacred music program at the church, with the 35 voice Festival Choir at the center of the musical activities. Under Paul's direction, Saint Luke has become renowned as a superior site for concerts, with the Saint Luke Music in McLean concert series hosting over 18 musical events per year. The church has also served as a superior site for recordings with over 50 CDs recorded in this space. Paul holds degrees in organ performance from Indiana University and a Doctorate degree in Liturgical Music from The Catholic University of America. He is past dean of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and past chairperson for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians' Section for Organists.
FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR: Joyce Franklin
703 356 8419 jfranklin@saintlukemclean.org
Joyce comes to us from St. Jude Catholic Church in Fredericksburg, VA. At St. Jude, Joyce was hired to create a Faith Formation program for the new Mission Church of St. Jude, which was established as a canonical parish in 2007. This required her to set up a program for students from kindergarten through high school, as well as develop the RCIA program and adult formation. Prior to going to St. Jude, Joyce worked at Holy Family Parish under many hats. She was Director of Religious Education; Director of Adult Education and Spiritual Enrichment and at one point interim Liturgy Coordinator. This very rich background which Joyce brings to St. Luke makes her a gifted member of our staff.
DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY: Todd Faxon
703 356 3092 tfaxon@saintlukemclean.org
Todd Faxon grew up in Fairfax, VA. A graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, he planned on pursuing a career as an electrical engineer in the military. God had other plans. While in college he worked as a summer intern in youth ministry at a local bible church. After receiving a bachelor's degree in psychology, he went to Texas to study Scripture at a protestant seminary. Ironically, there he found the beauty of the historic Christian faith, and decided to become Catholic. He had the privilege of starting youth ministry programs at St. Monica in Dallas, TX and St. Francisco de Asis in Flagstaff, AZ. He worked as the junior high youth coordinator at St. John Neumann in Reston,VA. from 2003-2005 and most recently served as youth director at St. Lawrence in Alexandria from 2005-2012. In addition to parish work, Todd has helped coached women's lacrosse at several colleges including Northern Arizona University (2001), Catholic University (2007-2012), and most recently Longwood University (2013). He obtained Emergency Medical Technician certification in 1997 and since 2010 has served as a volunteer Firefighter/EMT for Fairfax County at McLean Fire Station 401. Todd has followed the Lord's lead now to Saint Luke where he is ready and excited to commit his energies to serving our youth and their families-investing in the future and eternity.
PARISH FINANCE MANAGER: Sandy Wallenhorst
703 356 1255 swallenhorst@saintlukemclean.org
Sandy Wallenhorst is the heartbeat of the parish staff. Although she grew up in West Virginia, she was actually born in New York. She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Wheeling Jesuit University and has done graduate work in education and computer science at the University of Virginia and George Mason University. Sandy’s love of math and computers led her to be a computer programmer/analyst with the government, computer studies instructor at Saint Luke School and finally to her present position as Parish Finance Manager which she has held for over 20 years.
PARISH OFFICE MANAGER: Judy Werner
703 356 1255 parishoffice@saintlukemclean.org
PARISH RECEPTIONIST: Ronita Clift
703 356 1255 reception@saintlukemclean.org
PARISH FACILITIES MANAGER: Roberto Rocabado
703 356 4619 rrocabado@saintlukemclean.org
He’s the man to go to! Yes, what you see so beautiful and welcoming on the campus of Saint Luke comes from the hard work and dedication of Roberto and his talented maintenance team. In fact, in a recent diocesan inspection report, Saint Luke was commended for being “…one of the best, if not the best, maintained facility in the diocese.” A member of our staff since 1987, he took the manager position in 1995 and has never stopped running and giving. A native of Bolivia, Roberto is now a proud citizen of the USA.
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Louis Silvano
703 356 1508 principal@stlukeschool.com
FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE: Mary Jo Frickel
571-999-4741 mjfrickel@saintlukemclean.org
703 356 1255 pastor@saintlukemclean.org
Father David L. Martin was born May 10, 1945, in Pittsfield, Mass., the son of Edward and Frieda Martin. After graduating from St. Joseph’s Catholic Central in Pittsfield, he entered the Stigmatine novitiate. He received a bachelor’s in philosophy from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., in 1969 and returned to Massachusetts to study for his master’s in divinity at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton. He was ordained a Stigmatine priest in 1973. Father Martin was assigned to All Saints Parish in Manassas where he served until 1977, when he was reassigned to Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Milford, Mass. Father Martin was assigned to the Espousal Conference Center in Waltham, Mass., in 1978, where he served as community superior and director of the youth and divorced/separated/widows and widowers program. He served as Stigmatine novice director and professed students director at St. Joseph’s College Seminary, Mountain View, Calif., 1981-85.
During his time in California, Father Martin received master’s in counseling from Santa Clara University and applied spirituality from the University of San Francisco. Father Martin was incardinated into the Arlington Diocese Feb. 15, 1991. His diocesan assignments have included: St. Mary Parish, Fredericksburg, 1987-88; St. John the Evangelist, Warrenton, 1988-89; St. Anthony of Padua, Falls Church, 1989-93; Church of the Nativity, Burke, 1993-95; St. John Parish, Orange, from 1995 until the parish combined with St. Mark in Gordonsville in 2002 to form St. Isidore the Farmer Parish. Father Martin was appointed administrator of St. Jude Mission in 2003 when it was established. He was made pastor when the mission was elevated to a parish in 2007.
VICAR: Father Anthony J. Pinizzotto
703 356 1255 vicar@saintlukemclean.org
MINISTER OF MUSIC AND LITURGY: Paul Skevington
703 356 0670 skevington@saintlukemclean.org
Paul Skevington is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Since 1993, He has been the Minister of Music and Liturgy at Saint Luke. He was very much involved in the project to secure the very popular 61-rank Steiner-Reck mechanical-action pipe organ, installed in the church in 1998. He has developed a highly acclaimed well rounded sacred music program at the church, with the 35 voice Festival Choir at the center of the musical activities. Under Paul's direction, Saint Luke has become renowned as a superior site for concerts, with the Saint Luke Music in McLean concert series hosting over 18 musical events per year. The church has also served as a superior site for recordings with over 50 CDs recorded in this space. Paul holds degrees in organ performance from Indiana University and a Doctorate degree in Liturgical Music from The Catholic University of America. He is past dean of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and past chairperson for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians' Section for Organists.
FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR: Joyce Franklin
703 356 8419 jfranklin@saintlukemclean.org
Joyce comes to us from St. Jude Catholic Church in Fredericksburg, VA. At St. Jude, Joyce was hired to create a Faith Formation program for the new Mission Church of St. Jude, which was established as a canonical parish in 2007. This required her to set up a program for students from kindergarten through high school, as well as develop the RCIA program and adult formation. Prior to going to St. Jude, Joyce worked at Holy Family Parish under many hats. She was Director of Religious Education; Director of Adult Education and Spiritual Enrichment and at one point interim Liturgy Coordinator. This very rich background which Joyce brings to St. Luke makes her a gifted member of our staff.
DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY: Todd Faxon
703 356 3092 tfaxon@saintlukemclean.org
Todd Faxon grew up in Fairfax, VA. A graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, he planned on pursuing a career as an electrical engineer in the military. God had other plans. While in college he worked as a summer intern in youth ministry at a local bible church. After receiving a bachelor's degree in psychology, he went to Texas to study Scripture at a protestant seminary. Ironically, there he found the beauty of the historic Christian faith, and decided to become Catholic. He had the privilege of starting youth ministry programs at St. Monica in Dallas, TX and St. Francisco de Asis in Flagstaff, AZ. He worked as the junior high youth coordinator at St. John Neumann in Reston,VA. from 2003-2005 and most recently served as youth director at St. Lawrence in Alexandria from 2005-2012. In addition to parish work, Todd has helped coached women's lacrosse at several colleges including Northern Arizona University (2001), Catholic University (2007-2012), and most recently Longwood University (2013). He obtained Emergency Medical Technician certification in 1997 and since 2010 has served as a volunteer Firefighter/EMT for Fairfax County at McLean Fire Station 401. Todd has followed the Lord's lead now to Saint Luke where he is ready and excited to commit his energies to serving our youth and their families-investing in the future and eternity.
PARISH FINANCE MANAGER: Sandy Wallenhorst
703 356 1255 swallenhorst@saintlukemclean.org
Sandy Wallenhorst is the heartbeat of the parish staff. Although she grew up in West Virginia, she was actually born in New York. She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Wheeling Jesuit University and has done graduate work in education and computer science at the University of Virginia and George Mason University. Sandy’s love of math and computers led her to be a computer programmer/analyst with the government, computer studies instructor at Saint Luke School and finally to her present position as Parish Finance Manager which she has held for over 20 years.
PARISH OFFICE MANAGER: Judy Werner
703 356 1255 parishoffice@saintlukemclean.org
PARISH RECEPTIONIST: Ronita Clift
703 356 1255 reception@saintlukemclean.org
PARISH FACILITIES MANAGER: Roberto Rocabado
703 356 4619 rrocabado@saintlukemclean.org
He’s the man to go to! Yes, what you see so beautiful and welcoming on the campus of Saint Luke comes from the hard work and dedication of Roberto and his talented maintenance team. In fact, in a recent diocesan inspection report, Saint Luke was commended for being “…one of the best, if not the best, maintained facility in the diocese.” A member of our staff since 1987, he took the manager position in 1995 and has never stopped running and giving. A native of Bolivia, Roberto is now a proud citizen of the USA.
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Louis Silvano
703 356 1508 principal@stlukeschool.com
FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE: Mary Jo Frickel
571-999-4741 mjfrickel@saintlukemclean.org
