This is a sketch of our church setting: Mary Our Queen Parish, Omaha, Nebraska.
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OUR ENABLING PASTOR
Fr. Bob English <>



Fr. Bob English is my Pastor, at Mary Our Queen Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. He comes from a family of six with two older brothers and a sister. His mother lives with his sister Jeannie and her family in Omaha, NE. His father is deceased. He went to grade school and high school in Yankton, South Dakota, and then entered college to receive a degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.

He worked ten years selling real estate and then computers before deciding to enter the seminary to study for the priesthood. He studied at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota for five years and was ordained a priest in 1988. He was an associate pastor at St. James and Mary Our Queen parishes of Omaha, Ne. He has been a pastor at St. Mary's in Spencer, NE and then at St. Rose of Lima/St. Joseph in Crofton/Constance, Ne. He has now returned to Mary Our Queen as Pastor.

For a Deacon vocation and program to work successfully, a Pastor must be enabling, supportive, and provide visionary leadership. Fr. English has all of these qualities and many more. If you want to ask a Pastor about his perspective on having deacons in his parish, call him at 402-333-8662 (or e-mail: r.english@maryourqueen.omhcoxmail.com).

OUR ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Fr. An Duy Phan



Reverend An Duy Phan was born on May 8, 1979, in Vietnam. His parents My Phan and La Vu now reside in California. He has six sisters and one brother.

Father Andy (as he likes to be called) received his priestly formation and education at these locations: St. Gregory the Great Seminary, Seward; Conception Seminary, Conception, Mo.; Mount St. Mary Seminary, Emmetsburg, Md.; and the Institute for Priestly Formation at Creighton University in Omaha. His summer assignments before ordination on June 3, 2006 included St. Vincent de Paul Parish and St. Peter parish, both in Omaha. His first assignment as a Priest was to Mary Our Queen Parish, Omaha.

Fr. Andy reflected on his ordination this way: “For me, priests are men that God calls in a special way, giving them a special mission to save souls. Being from God, the priestly call requires a man to remain in God in order to carry out this mission successfully. Remaining in God means first of all that the priest must be holy and faithful to the church.”
You can reach Fr. Phan by voice mail (402-333-8662) or by e-mail: a.phan@maryourqueen.omhcoxmail.com


Our Three Great DEACONS

1. Deacon Bob (and Lori) Hamilton



Deacon Robert Hamilton was ordained a Permanent Deacon on November 4, 2000 for the Archdiocese of Omaha. Bob is a Nebraska City native, and holds a computer programming diploma from Lincoln School of Commerce. He works as a computer operator for Metropolitan Utilities District. Lori Hamilton is a native of Lewis, Iowa, and works as Senior Support Representative at Mutual of Omaha. They are Spirituality Coordinators for the Permanent Diaconate and parish Coordinators for the Vocations Committee. Both are active in Pro Life and Legion of Mary, with Bob as Spiritual Director and Lori as Secretary. Bob is the parish Foccus and Refoccus Coordinator, conducts prayer services at Silvercrest Assisted Living and at the Washington County jail in Blair, NE. They were formerly Unit Coordinators for a three-state area and Local Coordinators (metro area) for Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE). They are currently a presenting team for CEE. They have been on the core team for RCIA, and served on the Youth Advisory Board. Lori is an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, Lector and a Sacristan. If you have any questions for them, they can be reached at 391-2995 or e-mail: bobxlori@aol.com.

2. Deacon Ron (and Judy) Hesson



Ron Hesson was ordained a Permanent Deacon on November 1, 1998. He and his wife Judy were born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. In 1976 they moved to Kewanee, IL where they lived for nine years. In 1986 they moved to St. Louis where Ron began work at ConAgra. In 1989 they moved to Omaha with the ConAgra relocation from St. Louis. Ron earned his undergraduate degree in 1972 from Illinois College in Jacksonville and an MA from the U. of Illinois-Springfield in 1980. Ron and Judy’s family includes a son, John, his wife, Beth, and grandsons, Preston (born 9/24/03) and Alec (born 12/7/04) and a daughter, Jenny. John’s family lives in Plattsburg, MO and Jenny is single and is working on a Masters degree in Microbiology at the U. of Nebraska in Lincoln. Ron's ministerial work has included teaching eighth grade CCD and Confirmation classes for over 10 years and jail ministry for the past 8 years. Starting July 1, 2006 Ron began work at Mary Our Queen as Director of Liturgy and Coordinator of the High School Teen Minister program in addition to continuing his duties as Coordinator of the RCIA process and facilitator of a men's bible study program at MOQ. Judy is a Teacher's Assistant for the third and fourth grades at Rockbrook Elementary School in Omaha and substitute teaches there as needed. In addition to being an EMHC, she takes communion to homebound parishioners, and participates with Ron in RCIA. You can reach them at (402) 691-8211 or e-mail: deacon.hesson@maryourqueen.omhcoxmail.com.

3. Deacon Paul (and Patricia) Rooney



You've already read about Paul and Pat back HERE, if you want to re-visit us.

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