The St. Christopher Parish would like to welcome the following couples and individuals into the parish (effective December 2015).

GEORGE and GINA BENETICH moved to Wisconsin from northwest Indiana. George works at Pellitteri Waste and Gina takes care of their 6-month-old baby girl, Brynn. They enjoy watching the Chicago Bears and hope to get back to camping again when Brynn gets a little older.

JENNIFER BENNETT has lived in the Madison area for more than 15 years and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011. She began attending Mass at St. Christopher in early 2014 after searching for a parish close to the west side. Jennifer spends much of her time helping buyers and sellers in the Madison area as a real estate agent for Realty Executives. In her spare time, she enjoys working out, volunteering and spending time with her fiancé, Luke.

LUKE BRIGGS has lived in the Madison area his entire life and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011. He began attending Mass at St. Christopher when he moved to the west side of Madison in 2013. Luke works as a personal trainer in Fitchburg and spends his free time exercising, watching sports and hanging out with his fiancee, Jennifer.

PETE and RENEE CHURCHILL moved here from Milwaukee and now work at the UW Hospital, Renee as a nurse practitioner in the Heart Failure Department and Pete as a nurse in the Neuro ICU. Baby Harper is almost 6 months old. Pete and Renee love spending time with family, going for walks and being outdoors. Pete loves all sports and Renee is an avid runner.

JARED and ALYSSA GRIMM moved to Verona from the Twin Cities area and have a 4-month-old daughter, Clara. Jared is a software developer and enjoys playing video games. Alyssa is a Care Coordinator at Care Wisconsin and enjoys downhill skiing.

JOE and CHELSEY LAMMERS both grew up in Wisconsin, Joe in Milton and Chelsey in Janesville. Joe is a project manager at Zalk Josephs Steel Fabricators and Chelsey is a marketing manager at Veridian Homes. They have a 5-month-old son, Charlie.

CHAD and KRISTIN LAY moved to the Verona area from Marshall, WI. Chad is a pension specialist at CUNA and Kristin is a claims examiner for Minnesota Life. They have two grown children, Seth who attends Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL, and plays on their baseball team, and Shelby, who is gettng married next October to Lexi Martin. They enjoy travelling, going to plays, movies and family sporting events as well as various outdoor activities.