Parish Staff

Fr. Jim Proffitt has been the pastor of St. John the Evangelist since July 1, 2009. A native of Hampstead, MD, Fr. Jim converted to the Catholic faith during his senior year in high school. He then studied at Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH and received his M.A. in Theology and Mental Health and Human Services. He graduated from St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, receiving the S.T.B. and M. Div. degrees and completed an M.S. in Organizational Development and Strategic Human Resources from Johns Hopkins University in May, 2009. He was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal William Keeler on May 11, 1991. His prior assignments include the parishes of St. Michael the Archangel (Overlea), St. Ann (Hagerstown), Immaculate Conception (Towson), and Sacred Heart (Glyndon). You can find him online at facebook.com/jdproffitt or view his weblog at priestandproffitt.blogspot.com.

Our Associate Pastor, Fr. Stew Bullock is a native son of St. Clare’s parish in Essex, where he grew up with the dream of serving God and his people though a priestly vocation. After spending 15 years in the retail florist industry operating his own business, that dream finally came true when he was ordained a priest for our Archdiocese in June, 2006. He has been at St. John’s ever since and loves being a parish priest. He is the parish Director of Liturgy and oversees all liturgical ministries and any details relating to our worship.

Msgr. John Auer, ordained in 1957, has spent most of his life after ordination in Anne Arundel County -- St. Jane Frances, Holy Trinity, and Our Lady of the Fields. He spent five years in Ecuador and Peru. His hobbies include golfing, sailing, and painting. He retired in 2002.

Fr. John is a Franciscan friar who has been helping at St. John's since the mid-'80s. During the week, he is the priest for Shock Trauma in Baltimore. He lives with his dogs in a neighborhood a few blocks from Trauma, enjoying something like semi-retirement.

Deacon Dean was ordained a Deacon by William Cardinal Keeler in 1996 at the age of 52. Serving the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the people of St. John as a deacon for 13 years, he works primarily in the areas of liturgy, teaching, preaching, adult faith formation, evangelization, marriage preparation and pastoral care of the sick and elderly. In his secular employment, Deacon Dean spent 34 years working in the field of intelligence analysis and reporting for the Department of Defense; he retired in 2000. His current interests include faith, family and fishing. He and his wife, Coco, have five children and six grandchildren.

Deacon Ron was ordained by Cardinal Keeler in 2001. He served as a deacon for five years at St. Athanasius in Curtis Bay, MD and has been assigned to St. John Severna Park since July 2006. Deacon Ron also serves as an Assistant Director and Liaison to the deacon community in the Office of Clergy Personnel for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Deacon Ron serves in the areas of liturgy, preaching, and teaching for the parish. Deacon Ron has been married to his wife Sherry for 42 years and has 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren. He retired from Federal service in 2002 after a 33-year career. Deacon Ron serves as a consultant to the Federal government part-time. He enjoys reading and walking.

Warren Tanghe was received into the Catholic Church on September 3, 2009, after 35 years’ ministry as an Episcopal priest. During those years he has served as parish priest, chaplain and teacher in the university, and most recently as Chaplain to the All Saints Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville. For 15 years he had been a leader in efforts to call the Episcopal Church back to its historic faith and practice. As an ecumenical officer in two Episcopal dioceses, he worked for the reintegration of the Anglican and Roman communions. He is presently serving as pastoral intern at St. John’s as part of his preparation for ordination to the priesthood in the Catholic Church.

Sister Linda has been the principal of St. John the Evangelist since August 1988. A native of Baltimore, Sister attended All Saints Elementary School and Mercy High School. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph where she received her B.S. in Education from Chestnut Hill College while learning the ways of Religious Life. Sister received her Masters Degree in Education with a focus in Administration and Curriculum Development from Loyola College in Baltimore. As of June 2009, Sister completed 42 years in elementary education. Twenty-five of those years have been spent ministering to the children of St. John the Evangelist as a teacher and an administrator.

September 12, 2009 - Fifty -five years as a Sister of St. Joseph. How blessed I am and have been all these years. No age telling. I came to St. John the Evangelist fourteen years ago and first ministered in the school. For the past eleven years I have ministered to our sick and homebound. It is a magnificent ministry and I recieve a million times more than I could ever give. Wouldn't you like to share this ministry with me?

Clarence is a native Hoosier from Indiana and was relocated to Maryland by the U.S. Marine Corps. He made Maryland his permanent home 24 years ago when he married a parishioner of St Johns. Clarence earned a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland and is currently completing course work for an MBA. He has served as a financial controller and operations manager in various industries as well as a business owner and is responsible for the day to day financial and operations management for the school and church.

Donna has worked at St. John's full time since February 1987 and has had a varriety of jobs over the years here at St. John the Evangelist. She became the pastor's secretary in 2000 and the office manager in 2006. Her degree is in Fine Arts and she is known around the rectory for her gourmet cooking and farm fresh eggs.

John is a native of Baltimore, raised in St. Rose of Lima parish. He received a Masters degree in Religious Education from the Ecumenical Institute at St. Mary’s Seminary, Roland Park. John has been a Catechetical Minister in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for 35 years. He is the Director of Religious Education at St. John’s parish since 2003.

Jen grew up in Peekskill, New York. She received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University and worked in government consulting in Northern Virginia for 13 years. While working in consulting, she obtained her Master Degree in pastoral Studies from Washington Theological Union. She began working for St. John’s in 2005 and relocated to MD shortly thereafter. In her spare time, she occasionally sneaks out of the office to take art classes at the community college.

Cassandra received her Theology degree from Mount St. Mary's College (now University) in 2003, and has been ministering to young people in the Baltimore Archdiocese ever since. She has coordinated youth ministry programming at St. John since 2007. She finds joy in the energetic and unpredictable world of our Young Church, and considers it an honor to be a witness to the development of our youth. Cassandra lives in Catonsville, MD, and enjoys camping, hiking, singing, and all things pop-culture.

Kevin M. Clemens came to St. John the Evangelist in 2006 after serving for 14 years as organist/director of St. Ursula RC Church of Parkville, MD. and currently serves as the director of liturgical music and organist for the parish. The active music ministry program consists of 7 ringing and singing choirs. Kevin's responsibilities include the contemporary choir, traditional choir, and the handbell choirs. As well as training and scheduling the parish cantors.

Kevin is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University , where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education, and also Kent State University, where he earned a Masters Degree in Sacred Music. He also holds the Colleague Certificate from the American Guild of Organists.

Kevin is the past dean of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and past chapter director of the Baltimore Chapter of the National Pastoral Musicians. Currently he serves as chairperson of the Hilbus Chapter of the Organ Historical Society and holds memberships in the Choristers Guild and the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers.

Mary Ranke Tamplin has been the Children’s Choir Director at St. John’s since January 2003. She is developing the levels of Children’s Choirs which includes Angel’s Sing, Children’s Choir and Jubilate Singers. She has been a member at St. John’s since 1971 and is a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, and a Past Regent of Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Mary is a graduate of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University with Bachelors in Piano and Music Education and a Masters in Music Education. After thirty-three years of teaching piano, theory and vocal coaching at the Peabody Preparatory School, Mary has retired from Peabody and is developing her independent piano studio. She frequently accompanies and performs in the Baltimore/ Annapolis area. She has also taught at St. John the Evangelist School, Harbour School: Innovative Learning Center and Anne Arundel Community College.