Bill and Tanis Merimee are the founders of Marriages of Grace and have been involved with the pre-cana and marriage ministries since 2008. They were married in 1992 and have nine children, and four grandchildren.
Mike and Debbie Dosen are CPAs. They have been married since 1987 and have six children. Mike is a partner at McManus and Dosen and a graduate of Cleveland State University.
Paul and Meredith Koopman were married in 2005 and have five children. Paul is head of Youth Ministry at St. John Neumann parish in Strongsville, OH
Tom and Maryanne have four children and several grandchildren. They have been giving presentations on communications and faithfulness in marriage for over twenty years.
Jake and Erin Barbour were married in 2013 and are raising four children. Jake is a civil engineer and Erin is an elementary art teacher.
Jen and Charlie have been married since 1996 and have 6 children. Charlie is General Counsel for the Maguire Hayden family of real estate funds. Jen is a management and personnel training consultant and founder of Peoplevest.
Matt and Christina met at their college Newman Center and have been married since 2015.
Tom and Terri were married in 1982 and have been involved in Pre-Cana and other Marriage Ministries over the years.
Deacon Chris and Jenny Mars have been married since 1990. Chris attended LaSalle University and was ordained a Permanent Deacon at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in June, 2017.
Michael and Lisann Castagno have been married since 1994 and are parishioners of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Trooper, Pennsylvania, where they are on the marriage preparation team as well as the Alpha ministry.
Deacon Tony and Sharon Bellitto were married in 1987 and are the parents of a daughter and a son who are both married. They have five beautiful grandchildren -- four boys and one girl.
Deacon Patrick and Diane Kennedy both were born in 1950, raised in large families, and married in March 1973, all in Philadelphia Pa.
Deacon Mike & Donna Cushing were married in 2001 and are involved in a variety of parish ministries including, RCIA, faith formation, respect life, divorce support, and parents of special needs.
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Father Barry Gearing is a lifelong resident of Cleveland. He graduated from Medina Senior High School in 1985 and immediately enlisted in the US Air Force where he was a Law Enforcement Officer.