In the Beginning... Carrying on the Work of Our Parish’s Charter Members

In October 1992, Fr. John Giuliani led a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a Catholic community in the Fort Mill area. In early 1993, 44 families gathered, on faithful hope, to establish a Mission Church known as the Fort Mill/ Tega Cay Catholic Community.

Initially Masses were celebrated Saturday afternoon at Lake Wylie Lutheran Church in Fort Mill. The congregation grew, with Masses then held in the Fellowship Hall at Philadelphia United Methodist Church.

It was in these early years of the Fort Mill/Tega Cay Catholic Community, Fr. John Giuliani and a number of families gathered to discuss plans to build the Mission Church. At the time the Mission Statement was accepted by Bishop Thompson, the charter members signed their names to the Mission Statement, with the list of signatures displayed in the Parish Center gathering area.

We appreciate the efforts and important work of Fr. John and the charter members to build St. Philip Neri Church’s foundation, and the commitment of today’s parishioners to carry on the work of those who had the vision to develop our faith community over the years.

In the words of Bill Wolfe, one of the founding charter members of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, “I’ve just been a small part of this. A lot of great people have done so much for this parish community.” We are deeply grateful to those individuals and families who came before us to build the church that we enjoy today and who have established the foundation of what we hope to pass onto future generations.

As we embark on the Rebuild to Serve, Strengthening Our Foundation for the Future Campaign, we will provide a viable place for our parish community to live out our mission and serve for many generations to come.

The Founding Charter Members of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church (from signatures originally on display in the Parish Center’s Gathering Area)

Mark and Betty Adams John

Cynthia, Sandy and Tommy Baldridge

Helen Bardsley

Bob and Linda Bertges

Anne Biesty

Tara Bogue

Florence Bonasch

Matthew and Joan Brady

Luke Britz Peter C. and Toni Britz

Eleonora Buba

Bob Burkhard

Michael and Michelle Carney

August and Susan Capotosto

William and Mary Christian

Robert Ciatih

Patricia Clark

Steven, Maurie and Brian Cole

Bob and Bonnie Constantino

Fred Cormack

Edward and Nancy Currie

Leonard, Sandra, Andrea, Jennifer and Lenny Diaddario

Tony and Ann DiNoto

Walter Dobrynski

Louis and Delores Dykie

Dale, Sue, Kelli, Ryan and Lee Fandel

Melanie Flowe

Bobby Freeman

Roger and Stephania Fuller

Rich, Martha, Valerie, Juli and Adrian Gagnon

Jon and Sabrina Gast

Carol Genest

Bob and Mary Ann Gesell

Mike and Diane Gill

William Goetz

Leonard and Monica Gostomaski

Richard, Valeria, Shawn and Jason Guicheteau R

ev. Fr John Giuliani, C.O

Jane Guissinger

Michelle Guissinger

Michelle Hall

Nancy Hall

George and Ronnie Hamilton

Joy Hawkins

Carol Higgins

Barbara Hinson

Joan Hyman

Craig and Michelle Jasper

Don and Louise Kent

Steve and Clee Knooihuizen

George Kohut

Lou and Rosemary Kuchinic

Irene Lampe

Al, Kathy, Gerald and Nick LaPorta

George and Patricia Leahy

Heather Lerow

Sharon Lerow

Judy Lindstrom

Richard and Valeria Lindstrom

Kristin Lordo

Robert and Grace Lordo

Ronald and Leanne Lordo

James Magarahan

Jack and Donna Mager

Joe, Pat and Kevin Marinelli

Michael and Kathleen Masterson

Elizabeth McKinney and Family

Rodney and Claire Meier

Kirk and Marieta Menzel

Michael and Leslie Miller

Hugh and Sybil Mitchell

Randall, Margaret, Amy and Ryan Morris

Kerry and Sharon Mosher

Renee Moiser

Joseph and Barbara Murphy

Katherine O’Neill

Patricia Orcutt

Leslie C. Pemberton

Joseph and Monica Pietzyk

Dan and Gerri Polito

Diane Rosengren

Nona Redd

Billy Redd

Katie Richardson

Chris Schneider

David and Gail Schneider

John Schneider

Willie and Rita Senst

John Scott

Ryan Smith

Pat Stansell

John and Denise Steinberger

Barry Stephens

Jean Stephens

Marge Stern

Lee and Audrey Stinson

Patricia Tarulli

Chris Tedesco

Nina Tedesco

John, Linda and Sara Tennant

David Thompson

Julia Tomasovich

Joe and Patricia Tramontana

Bob and Paula Turner

Adrian Tyler

Mayle Tyler

Henry and Diane Van Wart

Joe and Joan Volk

Bob and Anne Wallace

Robert and Cheryl Ware

Roberta Whitaker

Kevin, Patti, Caitlin and Tim White

Chet and Dawn Wisniewski

Bill and Debbie Wolfe

Edward Wood

Richard Woods, Sr.

Gregory and Nicky Zakrzewski