Clergy

The daughter of a Hispanic immigrant and a Mohawk Indian, Rev, Janine was raised to be the “non-traditional traditionalist” that most of her friends know her to be. Adamant that everyone has a place at the table, she comes to us with as diverse an educational background as her home life. In addition to her Masters of Arts in Pastoral Theology (MAPTh), she is a licensed attorney, holds both a Juris Doctorate (JD) and Masters of Business Administration (MBA), graduating with Distinction. She also holds a Doctorate in Ministry, Applied Ministries (D. Min) and studied through the Graduate Theological Foundation in South Bend, Indiana at the University of Oxford in the UK. She is a founding member of both Interfaith Clergy Committees supporting Marriage Equality California and San Diego Pride.

Rev. Janine was ordained to the sacred Priesthood on Saturday November 20, 2004, at All Saints Parish for the Catholic Church of America. She was later appointed Vicar General to serve the Diocese. In January of 2005 she was appointed and installed as Pastor of All Saints Parish. In April of 2007 she was appointed as a Canon of the Church. All Saints parish became part of the larger Ecumenical Catholic Communion in August of 2009 where she now serves on the Theological and Seminary Commissions for the Office of the Presiding Bishop.

Deepest to our heart is to provide a home for All of the People of God, not just some of them….”We are proud to serve those that Rome, for now, has turned away from its table. This includes the divorced, those who are conscientious dissenters, the marginalized, the GLBT community and countless others. It is our prayer that we will all be united again, but until then, we intend to make the rich traditions of Catholicism available to all who wish to love and serve their God in this particular way.”

As the community grows, she would like to add a Spanish Mass for all displaced GLBT Hispanic Catholic families to come together and heal under God’s roof.