George Lane — George is a retired Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources. During a career spanning 38 years in human resources, he directed HR operations in both the private and public sectors. Also, he served in the U.S. Air Force. At Holy Redeemer, George is an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and Lector at weekday & Sunday Masses. He is chair of the Organ Committee, served on the parish’s recent Capital Campaign and is on the Communications Committee. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus’ Council 7312 and Assembly 401 (Fourth Degree). He enjoys a passion for photography, which he shares with our parish, and is a member of the Cape Cod View Finders Camera Club. He is a member of the Chatham Men’s Club and served as its Moderator. George is the past chairperson of the parish pastoral council. George and his wife Thea, who moved to Chatham six years ago, have four children and six grandchildren.

Rita Shields— Rita is best known as the Cantor at the Sunday Vigil 4 pm Mass at Holy Redeemer, which she has done for eight years. Previously she sang in the choir for 15 years. A long-time parishioner, she and her husband of over fifty years, James, have two daughters. Rita recently retired after 17 years with Cape Cod 5 Bank. Previous to that, Rita operated a salon for over twenty-five years. Rita, a long-time active member of the Business & Professional Women’s Club, served as State President in 2001.

Ron Weishaar (Council Chairperson)— Ron and his wife, Mary, have been members of the Holy Redeemer Parish since moving to Chatham in 2007. Ron spent 35 years involved with academic and applied medical research. Upon Ron’s leaving medical research, he and Mary spent six years running a business, “A Great Yarn,” which sold knitting products and used books before they both officially retired. Ron has recently served as a parish ambassador for the first phase of Pope Francis’ Synod. He also helped  build the new parish library, is the editor of the parish’s newsletter, “Holy Redeemer Grace Notes,” is an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and is on the parish’s Communications Committee.

Dianne Connelly— Dianne’s connection to Holy Redeemer parish goes back to her childhood summers in Chatham. She became a permanent resident after she and her late husband, Fred, married in 1969. Dianne and Fred raised their three daughters at Holy Redeemer. Dianne retired from a career in geriatric nursing.

Linore Dudik Jones— Linore was born in New Jersey and raised on Staten Island, NY until age 12 when she moved to Kentucky, where she resided until moving to Chatham in 2013, where she lives with and cares for her mother. Having regularly visited Chatham since 1960 when her aunt and commercial fisherman uncles moved here, she always planned to retire to Chatham. Linore is widowed and has one son who lives with his wife in Kentucky, where she was active in her former parish as a Eucharistic Minister, Catholic Action Center volunteer and in Bible Study. She is a retired hospital social work supervisor who most recently worked at Cape Cod Hospital. Linore is baptized and confirmed as an Eastern Rite Byzantine Catholic, as her paternal grandparents immigrated from Ukraine. She currently serves Holy Redeemer as a Lector and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and is active in the St Joseph House Sandwich Ministry.

Liz McCarte (Council Secretary)— Liz is a long-time parishioner, first as a “back and forth” and now as a full-time Chatham resident. She is best known as a greeter at the 10AM Sunday Mass. She is an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and coordinates the Home Visit Eucharistic Ministers. Her professional career in business process operations was with the Travelers Insurance Company, Inc. as Assistant Vice President, Claim Legal Operations. Liz recently served as a parish ambassador for the first phase of Pope Francis’ Synod. She is active at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center and the Chatham Railroad Museum and is Co-Director and Treasurer of the Cape Cod Kennel Club.