Governing Council
The Governing Council is a community of Guardsmen who strive to act with one accord, in union with the mind of the Church, and subject to the Guidance of the Holy Spirit. The council collaborates and collectively carry out the mission of the Guard.
Director General
Courtney Abel
Mother Mary of the Church, Mount Joy, PA
Our Director General is the spiritual and temporal leader of St. Michael’s Guard, he is responsible for ensuring the vision and mission of the Guard are developed and carried out.
Asstistant Director General
John Shiffler
St. Joan of Arc, Hershey, PA
The Assistant Director General is responsible for helping the Director General administering the workings of the Guard and for facilitiaing training and communication between Guard leadership.
GOVERNING COUNCIL DIRECTORS:
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING - Brian Isenberg (Seven Sorrows BVM, Middletown, PA)
DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS - Peter Kern (St. Peter, Elizabethtown, PA)
DIRECTOR OF FORMATION / EVENTS - Mark Filohoski (Saint Pius X, Selinsgrove, PA)
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS - Michael Moglia (St. Matthew the Apostle, Dauphin, PA)
DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT - Joe Pastuszek (Sacred Heart of Jesus, Lewisburg, PA)
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION - Brian Patrick (St. Margaret Mary, Harrisburg, PA)
COHORTS AND COHORT COMMANDERS
Cohort Commanders are the leaders to a specific group of parishes to oversee the development of current and new Guardsmen.
DEANERY COHORT COHORT COMMANDER
Adams St. Claude de La Colombiere Joe Valenti
York St. Claude de La Colombiere Joe Valenti
Cumberland / Perry Padre Pio
Dauphin St. Stephen Ray Mallet
Lebanon St. Stephen Ray Mallet
Franklin St. Hubert Arthur Gibson
North Lancaster St. Peter Brian Isenberg
South Lancaster St. Joseph
Northern St. Anthony of Padua Bill Bordell
Northumberland St. Anthony of Padua Bill Bordell
PARISHES WE SERVE……..
St. Peters, Elizabethtown PA (Contingent Director - Peter Kern)
Mary Mother of the Church, Mount Joy PA (Contingent Director - Bob Carroll)
Seven Sorrows, Middletown PA (Contingent Director - Ray Kerwin)
St. Patrick Cathedral, Harrisburg PA
St. Joan of Arc, Hershey PA
Holy Spirit, Palmyra PA
St. Catherine Laboure, Harrisburg PA
St. Jude Thaddeus, Mifflintown PA (Contingent Director - David Treaster)
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Lewistown PA
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Harrisburg PA
Prince of Peace, Steelton PA
St. Matthew the Apostle, Dauphin PA (Contingent Director - Ronald A. Heberle)
Holy Name of Jesus, Harrisburg PA
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Harrisburg PA
St. Leo the Great, Lancaster PA (Contingent Director - Steve Rozell)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lancaster PA (Contingent Director - James Manley)
St. Joseph, Lancaster PA
Our Lady of Hope, Coal Township PA
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Elysburg PA ( Contingent Director - Bob Valania)
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Lewisburg PA (Contingent Director - Joseph Pastuszek)
St. Pius X, Selinsgrove PA ( Contingent Director - Mark Filohoski)
St. Patrick, Trevorton PA (Contingent Director - Ray Bednar)
Mother Cabrini, Shamokin PA
St. Joseph, Berwick PA
Immaculate Conception, Berwick PA (Contingent Director - Timothy Turnbach)
St. Bernadette Mission, Duncannon PA (Contingent Director - Steve Palmer)
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Marysville PA
Our Lady of Lourdes, Enola PA (Contingent Director - Chris McClure)
St. Joseph, Mechanicsburg PA
Corpus Christi, Chambersburg PA (Contingent Director - Richard So)
St. Mark the Evangelist, Greencastle PA
St. Andrew the Apostle, Waynesboro PA
St. Joseph, Dallastown PA (Contingent Director - Bryan Ness)
St. John the Baptist, New Freedom PA
St. Rose of Lima, York PA
St. Patrick, York PA
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hanover PA (Contingent Director - Mike Seymore)
St. Joseph, Hanover PA
Immaculate Conception, New Oxford PA
St. Francis Xavier, Gettysburg PA
St. Joseph the Worker, Bonneauville PA