Theresa Van De Ven is a cradle Catholic who left the Church as a teenager to explore other religions and to do a lot of growing up.  When God called her back to Catholicism, she found her way to St. James Cathedral and saw the invitation to participate in the Welcome Back program.  St. James quickly became home.  In 2006, she became the administrative assistant for the Faith Formation Department and assisting in the Children s Faith Formation program (Sunday School).
 
In addition to working with the Faith Formation staff and volunteers, she enjoys the privilege of writing the Children s Liturgy of the Word, and training and organizing the Youth Readers.
 
As a life-long learner, she is constantly taking classes, and enjoys traveling, woodcarving, playing guitar, camping, hiking, teaching girl scouts, reading, and square dancing.