Clergy
Father Michael Creagan, Pastor

Father Creagan was born in Japan and grew up in Hudson, WI. He is a graduate of University of St. Thomas 1993 (B.A. in International Studies) and the St. Paul Seminary 1997 (Master of Divinity). He was ordained by Archbishop Harry Flynn in 1997.

Father Creagan served as parochial vicar for St. Michael and St. Mary in Stillwater (1997-2002).  He also volunteered as chaplain for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office from,1998-2002.

From 2002-2008, Fr. Creagan was pastor of Sacred Heart-Robbinsdale.  He also has served as Adjunct spiritual director for St. John Vianney Minor Seminary from 2000-present.

 He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.

Fr. James Lannan, Parochial Vicar

Father Lannan is 33-years old and is originally from Our Lady of Grace (OLG) in Edina. He is the youngest of four boys. He was baptized by his late uncle, Father Patrick Lannan at OLG, made his first confession at OLG, and received first holy Communion at OLG. Yet, he received the sacrament of Confirmation at Nativity of our Lord Catholic Church in Saint Paul.

He was ordained a Deacon by the Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on 1 May 2010 at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis. He was ordained a priest on 28 May 2011 by Archbishop Nienstedt at the St. Paul Cathedral - National Shrine of the Apostle Paul in Saint Paul.

Father Lannan attended grade school at Our Lady of Grace. He graduated from high school at Saint Thomas Academy in 1996. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and Political Science at Boston College in 2000. He earned a Masters in Sacred Theology (Divinity) at the Saint Paul Seminary at the University of Saint Thomas in 2011.

In the summer of 2010, he served as as a Transitional Deacon at Saint Stephens Catholic Church in Anoka. Father Lannan is now the Parochial Vicar here at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in West Saint Paul. In addition to his duties here at Saint Joseph's, he is also the Chaplain at Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood.

Father Lannan enjoys live music, collecting and listening to live music recordings, reading, and spending time with family and friends.


Deacon Gerald A. (Jerry) Scherkenbach

Deacon Gerald A. (Jerry) Scherkenbach was ordained on September 26, 1992 for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. He was assigned by Archbishop Harry Flynn to the Church of St Joseph in March 1, 2002.

Prior to his assignment at St Joseph he served as deacon for nine years at the Church of St Leo in St Paul. Before that he served at the Church of St Bernard in St Paul.

In 1989 he received a Bachelor degree in Business from the College of St Thomas. He also has received a Master of Arts in Theology from the University of St Thomas and a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Catholic University of America. In addition to his duties at St Joseph, Deacon Scherkenbach is assigned full time for the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis as a judge.

Jerry and his wife, Penny, live in St Paul and they have five children and five grandchildren.

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