Priests
Rev. Suzanne Dunn, Pastor
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Suzanne Dunn, SFCC (Sister for Christian Community), Pastor of the Catholic Church of the Beatitudes, was ordained a deacon on April 27, 2008 and a Roman Catholic Womanpriest on September 7, 2008. Suzanne has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and maintains a small private practice. In addition, she is a spiritual director and co-facilitator of the Santa Barbara/Ventura Chapter of the Contemplative Ministry Outreach. She is a trained presenter of the Introductory Workshop in Centering Prayer and conducts Silent Saturdays and three- and five-day retreats in Centering Prayer. Suzanne holds an MA in Religious Studies from Seattle University and has studied with Alexander Shaia, Ph.D. in the Journey of Quadratos: Beyond the Biography of Jesus. Suzanne lives out her religious life with a Sister of Notre Dame in Carpinteria, Ca. She is currently an Assistant Program Coordinator for the Western region of RCWP-USA.
Rev. Jeannette Bertalan Love, Associate Pastor
Jeannette Bertalan Love was ordained a deacon on August 28, 2010, and a Roman Catholic Womanpriest on September 12, 2010. Her formation as a religious sister and her graduate study at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington School of Theology in New Jersey, account for many enriching years of theological study. She was previously ordained in the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch (not under Rome) and served the Archbishops and the development of the Church for eleven years. Jeannette attended the University of Creation Spirituality, founded by Matthew Fox in Oakland, CA, through which she received a Masters degree (conferred by Naropa University in Boulder, CO). At present Jeannette works as a Development Consultant, facilitates a Centering Prayer Group weekly, and assists Suzanne in ministry at the Catholic Church of the Beatitudes.
Deacon
Cindy Yoshitomi
Cindy grew up in Los Angeles, in an interfaith neighborhood. Her calling to serve God's people came early in her twenties. She has spent nearly twenty years working as a Campus Minister at UCLA, Occidental College, and a Catholic high school. She has worked as an Interfaith Minister, RCIA Director, Marriage Preparation Counselor, and as a wife and mother. She has been married to Jerry Yoshitomi for 43 years. She is currently helping to form an Intentional Eucharistic Community in Ventura County, which will be a sister community to the Catholic Church of the Beatitudes in Santa Barbara. Facilitating centering prayer and home Masses are gifts she brings to the RCWP community, as well as personal interest in twelve-step programs and spiritual direction for those struggling with life questions. She looks forward to becoming a grandmother for the first time in January, and is continuing her preparation for ordination to the priesthood later in 2012.