Church Staff

Deacon Timothy Maragos

Deacon Tim Maragos was ordained by Bishop Michael Jarrell in October 2006, and has served at Fatima since.  He has been assigned to meet with all engaged couples planning to marry in the parish and help prepare them for their marriage, and he and his wife, Madelyn, also prepare all parents and godparents who are bringing children for baptism. He is also honored by the “chaplain” of the Catholic Daughters, Court Our Lady of the Rosary.

Deacon Maragos also assists those seeking annulments, and teaches RCIA courses and is thrilled to perform baptisms here in the parish, as well as the occasional wedding.  He teaches a Bible study class to women prisoners at the Lafayette jail and has offered scripture classes at Fatima.  He also represents permanent deacons on the Diocesan Pastoral Council and is a member of the advisory commission for the Office of Justice and Peace. Deacon Maragos is teaching a course on “the theology of the diaconate” to candidates who preparing for ordination to diaconate.

He is a practicing attorney who has worked for State Farm Insurance for the past 11 years and is active as with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary System. He has also been involved with the Louisiana State Bar Association and was honored for service to the bar on two occasions.  He and his wife, the former Madelyn Broussard, have two children, Nicholas, who lives in Irvine California, and Anna, who lives with her husband Daniel and their infant daughter, Ada, in Lafayette.  Madelyn is a soon-to-retired teacher and gifted program supervisor for the Lafayette Public School System.

Stephanie Supple, Parish Administrator

Stephanie is a native of Alexandria, LA but has lived most of her adult life in Lafayette. Her children, Rachel & Allie, were born and raised in Lafayette and alumni of Our Lady of Fatima School. Her husband, Robert Supple, shares in her passion to serve Fatima parish as a Sacristan. Mrs. Supple spent 22 years working in healthcare as a nurse and administrator; 10 years locally at Our Lady of Lourdes RMC. The last 8 years of her career were spent working nationally and internationally as a consultant and mentor to >125 hospitals, health systems, physician groups and the Office on Women’s Health, National Center’s of Excellence, in successfully developing and implementing a  program to address the issues surrounding women and cardiovascular disease. Upon retiring she chose to pick up a paint brush and discovered her hidden talent for painting. She currently works as the administrator for our church parish and spends the rest of her days in her art studio. In December of 2009, she co-authored and illustrated her first children’s book. The inspiration for writing the book, “No One Is Alone”, came from paintings she created in 2008 as she remembered her troubles and blessings as she raised her two daughters as a single mother. Mrs. Supple feels very blessed to have the opportunity to serve our God and his church while serving her fellow parishioners.

 

Annie Governale, Bookkeeper

Ms. Governale is a native of Centerville, LA and has made Lafayette her home for the past 23 years.  Her children, Dustin and Hunter were born and raised in Lafayette. Dustin currently attends UL and Hunter attends L.J. Alleman Middle School.  Ms. Governale has served Fatima parish for 14 years as the bookkeeper and a member of the Finance Committee for the parish. In addition, she dedicates her talent and time to facilitating and tracking the finances of our parish Devotional Societies and parishioner alms giving.

Jennifer Nunez, Director of Religious Education & Youth Coordinator

Jennifer is a native of Grand Lake, Louisiana but has lived in the Lafayette area for over ten years.  She graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1999.  She taught Religion at Catholic High School for nine years before joining the staff at Our Lady of Fatima parish. Jennifer is dedicated to sharing her gifts, knowledge and love for our Lord and his church with the youth of our parish. Her role as Religious Educational Director encompasses the development and implementation of our CCD program, Summer Day Camp, Sunday Coffee and Doughnuts, the adoration chapel ministry and all parish sacramental prep programs.

Andre Courville, Liturgical Director

Recognized at a very early age for his talent, André Courville began his keyboard studies at the age of eight and accepted his first church job at twelve.

After graduating as valedictorian of Cecilia High School, Courville was awarded a full music and academic scholarship to Loyola University in New Orleans.  There he studied organ with Drs. Bruce Frank and Jerry Davidson.  As a result of Hurricane Katrina, he moved to Buffalo, New York where he studied with James Bigham at Canisius College.

A gifted baritone, Courville recently made his operatic debut in New York City as Hermann, Schlémil, and Crespel in The Tales of Hoffmann with the Martina Arroyo Foundation.  Other operatic roles include Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Simone in Gianni Schicchi, and Marquis d’Obigny in La Traviata at Opera in the Ozarks.  He performed roles in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers and Delibe’s Lakmé with the Loyola Opera Theatre, and has performed with the New Orleans Opera Association.  In 2005, he had the honor of performing the bass solo in Dave Brubeck’s Pange Lingua Variations with members of the Buffalo Philharmonic and the composer at the piano.  Concert performances include Schumann’s Liederkreis Op. 39, and the bass solos in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Mozart’s Requiem with the Loyola University Chorale and Orchestra, as well as the bass solo in J. S. Bach’s Cantata 82:  Ich habe genug with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.

In 2007, Courville appeared as the featured performer at an organ concert in commemoration of the Philadelphia Baptist Association’s 300^th anniversary and participated in their gala concert at the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts’ Verizon Hall.  In addition to concert work, he has had success as a liturgical organist and choir director.  After holding positions at St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church and St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans, he was appointed the seventh Director of Music and Organist at the historic First Baptist Church of Philadelphia.  There he succeeded his teacher, Alan Morrison, in a long line of distinguished musicians.  Most recently, Courville was featured as an organ soloist with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.

Returning to Louisiana in 2008, André Courville accepted the position of Music Director and Organist at Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church in Lafayette.