Fr. Bart Hutcherson, OP

Pastor/Director

frbart@gmail.com

Fr. Bartholomew Hutcherson, OP was ordained a priest of the Western Dominican Province in 1997. For the last 6 years, Fr. Bart has been assigned to the Province’s Itinerant Preaching Team, traveling to offer parish missions, retreats, and pilgrimages, while also serving as an adjunct lecturer in homiletics at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. But Fr. Bart’s first love in ministry has always been serving the young church, having entered the Dominicans after working for several years as a lay youth minister. Within the Order, he continued to serve the young church in university ministry, having ministered at the Universities of Washington and Utah, UNLV, and 10 years as Pastor of the Newman Center at the University of Arizona.

personal website: www.FrBart.com >>


Fr. Chrysostom Mijinke, O.P.

Parochial Vicar/Associate Director

Fr. Chrysostom Mijinke, O.P. is from Langley, British Columbia, near Vancouver. After a powerful encounter with God as a teenager, he began a lifelong journey of faith and a desire to help others experience the same. Following his undergraduate studies, he spent five years traveling through Europe and Canada, working in restaurants and on on-shore oil rigs before beginning theological studies in Ottawa. There, he met the Dominicans and entered the Western Dominican Province in 2013.

Ordained in 2021, Fr. Chrysostom most recently served as campus minister at the University of Washington and as director of young adult ministry. He completed the Encounter School of Ministry program and is passionate about evangelization, healing, and discipleship. He enjoys hiking, backpacking, and long-distance running.


Teresa Pleins

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Chaplain; Dir. of Liturgy & Music; Family Faith Formation

tpleins@stanford.edu; 408-834-0039 (cell)
Room 103, The Nitery
office hours by appointment

The Catholic Community at Stanford has been my home since 1995. I am responsible for the liturgical ministry programs, religious education and sacramental preparation for children, the Gay and Lesbian small group, and pastoral counseling. I have a B.A. from San Jose State University, and an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry/Liturgy from Santa Clara University. Work outside this community includes retreats, teaching, and workshops on liturgy, preaching, scripture, gender studies and playing with my seven children.


Nancy Greenfield

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Chaplain; Director of Catholic Wedding Preparation

ngreenfield875@gmail.com; 650-704-0787 (cell)
office hours by appointment

I have been a chaplain for the Catholic Community at Stanford since 1983. My undergraduate degree was in Latin and Greek, and I have an M.A. degree in Pastoral Theology. My duties include Catholic wedding preparation and administration for the Center for Theological and Spiritual Formation. I am the author of Songs of Life: Psalm Meditations from the Catholic Community at Stanford, published in 2004.


M'Lis Berry

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Director of Development

meberry@stanford.edu; 650-468-6797 (cell)

I joined the CC@S staff as Director of Development in 2011, after being a CC@S community member since childhood. Prior to joining the staff, I taught middle school English, coached high school sports, practiced law and was Director of Development at Sacred Heart Schools. I have two grown daughters who studied at the University that shall not be named across the Bay.