Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: This year, the theme for our K-5 students is Rooted. My goal is to help families become rooted in Christ by building strong spiritual foundations that nurture love, prayer and faith-filled living at home. Through joyful experiences, meaningful lessons, and shared prayer, I hope each family leaves feeling more connected to one another and more deeply anchored in God’s love.
Favorite Pastime: Spending time with family!
Favorite Quote:“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” ~ St. Catherine of Siena
Kindergarten and 1st Grade – Diana Tomsha
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To show the children how to live out their faith in their daily lives and to be a good example for others.
Favorite Pastime: Spending time with family and friends!
Favorite Quote?: “This the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad!” ~ Psalm 118:24
1st Grade – Jodi Mercurio
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: For the kids to walk out of class after each lesson knowing at least one new thing about God and our Catholic faith!
Favorite Pastime:Cooking and baking for people I love!
Favorite Quote: “Let go, let God.” ~ Ephesians 3:20 …so much peace in leaving difficult things up to God to handle!
2nd GRADE – Jan Warmuskerken
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To prepare the kids for their First Communion & Reconciliation Prayer!
Favorite Pastime: Reading Mystery novels, doing Sudoku and traveling!
Favorite Quote: “The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with His grace.” ~ Pope Francis
3rd GRADE – Avery Maslowski
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To help kids understand Bible studies and verses about Jesus and the Catholic Church in creative and engaging ways, making learning both meaningful and fun!
Favorite Pastime: Going to the gym, spending time with friends, and making jokes!
Favorite Quote: “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy.” ~ Psalm 30:11
4th GRADE (Wednesdays) – Maria Osinski
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To teach the children the power of prayer – both for recognizing the blessings they have and the things they’d like to ask the Lord for.
Favorite Pastime: Cooking, baking, and crocheting!
Favorite Quote: “There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow.” ~ Walt Disney
4th GRADE (Thursdays) – Barbara Zeer
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To provoke my students’ curiosity and provide real-life, simple ways in which they can begin to practice their faith.
Favorite Pastime: Going for a walk – Very simple yet very therapeutic!
Favorite Quote: “Walk by Faith not by sight.” ~ 2 Corinthians 5:7
5th Grade – Ursula Krause
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To show that learning about our faith can be FUN while also acknowledging its sanctity.
Favorite Pastime: Reading, baking, camping, shopping, and exercising!
Favorite Quote: “Be still and know that I am God.” ~ Psalm 46:10
5th Grade – Collin Schy
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To make impactful lessons that really stick with the students while having fun!
Favorite Pastime: Chatting with the St.Malachy staff – they always have some entertaining stories to tell.
Favorite Quote:“I don’t have a specific quote, but just wait until the school year starts…These kids say the greatest things!” ~ Collin Schy
8TH GRADE – HEATHER (and Steve) ZIEGENFELDER
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To let the students know how much God loves them! As they prepare to be Confirmed we hope they realize how special our Catholic faith is – to know that it descended from the Apostles of Jesus – those who physically walked with Christ.
Favorite Pastime: Spending time with family especially up at our cottage in Higgins Lake, singing, reading, and attending Mass whenever I can.
Favorite Quote:“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Teresa
Ilene Moronczyk – Sunday Children’s Liturgy
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To inspire children to be true faithful disciples that are a light to others and talk with Jesus everyday.
Favorite Pastime: Spending time with family either camping or flying to see a new national park!
Favorite Quote: “Do small things with great love.” ~ Mother Teresa
Karen Colley – Sunday Children’s Liturgy
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To help our St. Malachy children learn about Jesus, grow closer to God, know stories from the Bible, and learn how to pray.
Favorite Pastime: Hiking up north with my family and collecting rocks off of Lake Huron and Lake Superior.
Favorite Quote:“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~ Gandhi
Julie Garrisi – SUNDAY CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Biggest 2025/2026 Goal: To grow closer to God and to help children feel His love through every story and smile shared during the Liturgy.
Favorite Pastime: Spending time with my family and friends, especially doing things that bring laughter and adventure.