college choir and the touring ensemble that was chosen to be the featured choral group at the National Association of Bible Colleges annual meeting.  He also held the position as Choral Director for Briarcrest Christian School where his choir won First Place at the Festival of the Lakes Competition in Toronto, Canada. A nationally recognized voice teacher and member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), his students have won numerous competitions at the local, state, regional and national levels.

Tommy has sung professionally with the Southern Opera Theatre, Memphis Oratorio Society and the Memphis Vocal Arts Ensemble where he can be heard as soloist on their recently released CD, Fairest Isle: The Music of England. He was First Place Winner of the Beethoven Club of Memphis Young Artist Competition as well as Encouragement Award Winner at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. A scholarship winner to the Goldovsky institute in Lafayette Louisiana, he has studied opera and stage movement with Boris Goldovsky, Arden Hopkin and Richard Aslanian. Master classes and further vocal studies have included those with Eleanor Steber, Donald Gramm, and Beverly Wolff. In July 2001 he was named Conductor/Director of the Germantown Chorus and held that position until June of 2006 and has appeared as a featured soloist with the Germantown Symphony Orchestra on numerous occasions at the Germantown Performing Arts Center.

Vickie Stirek
Director of Religious Education

stirek@aol.com

Vickie first joined us as a 6th grade teacher in our PRE program.  She has an extensive background in education.  We are very lucky to have her as our new DRE.

R.C.I.A.

With assistance from Deacon Hank these two gentlemen conduct our R.C.I.A program for new adult  Catholics