We welcome to St. Paul’s Parish Deacon Mike Gatto who was ordained as a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Pittsburgh on October 1, 2022.  He has been married to his lovely wife, Cheryl, for over 39 years.  They have two children: Lauren, who lives in Los Angeles, California and Paul who lives outside of Dallas, Texas.

Deacon Mike and Cheryl moved from Pittsburgh, PA to the Baymeadows area of Jacksonville in mid-August, 2024 – this was their 15^th move together.  They have lived in New York, New Jersey, Switzerland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and now hopefully permanently in Florida.

Cheryl is retired, but Deacon Mike still works full-time from home – he is a Certified Public Accountant but has specialized in International Taxes and currently works for a software development company out of Denver, Colorado.

Deacon Mike was assigned to two parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh comprised of five different churches.  His ministerial duties included not only the service regarding assisting at Mass and with sacraments (Baptism, Funerals, Weddings), but leading the OCIA  process at the parishes, bereavement gatherings.  He was the spiritual advisor to the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters of America, and parish point person for the National Eucharistic Revival.