Our Pastor, Father Ed Dover, was born in Northern Santa Barbara County, in the city of Lompoc.  His father’s family came to Santa Barbara with the founding of the Presidio in the late 1700’s.  Lompoc is the home of beautiful La Purisima Mission, one of the original 21 California missions.  The mission became an inspiration to Fr. Dover from his earliest years.  Memories of wandering through this historical “playground” as a child strengthened his sense of vocation.  The mission call to “catechize and baptize all nations” imbued the very soil on which he walked.  This, along with the practical Christianity live by his Protestant Mother and Catholic Father, were the roots of his vocation.

Attending Public schools and Jr. College prior to his admission to St. John’s Seminary College; Fr. Dover had been considering a career in Social Psychology.  He was ordained by Cardinal Timothy Manning for service to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1985.  His assignments have included, Our Lady of Grace in Encino, St. Paschal Baylon in Thousand Oaks, St. Cyprian in Long Beach, St. Margaret Mary in Lomita and as Pastor of St Thomas Aquinas in Monterey Park and St. Anthony of Padua in Gardena. In July of 2007 he was named Pastor of both St. James the Less in La Crescenta and Holy Redeemer Church in Montrose.

Fr. Dover has chosen as his motto: “Serve the Lord with Gladness!”  It is derived from the joy he has found in living out his priestly vocation, in obedience to the Lord’s call.  Fr. Dover believes that real joy will only be found when we have discovered that unique role for which we were created, when we allow God to nourish us for that role with the power of the Sacraments and when we publicly praise God for all the good He has done for us!  Gladness and joy should always be visible in the Christian heart.

Vincent Castle is a third generation member of Holy Redeemer Church,whose parents are still members of Holy Redeemer, his mother since 1932. Vincent was baptized at Holy Redeemer Church in 1947 and graduated from Holy Redeemer in 1961. Vincent is also a Eucharistic Minister who has served on the Parish Advisory Board and has been a member of the Finance Council since its inception. Vincent was also President of the HRS Parents Advisory Board while his daughter attended.

Vincent graduated from Pater Noster High School in 1965, received his Bachelor's of Business Administration from Loyola University in 1969 and his Masters in Business Administration from UCLA iin 1971.

Vincent has over twenty years of experience in the Human Resources field. He has been employed by Wells Fargo and Crocker banks, and currently works for Bank of America as a VP in the Personnel Department.

Vincent is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Mental Health Association, the Los Angeles Kiwanis Club and PersonnelIndustrial Relations Association.

Vincent has been married to his wife Sue for over 31 years. Their daughter, Erin, graduated from Holy Redeemer School in 1996 and is currently a senior at University of California Berekley.

Gary
Massimino

Gary Massimino has been a member of Holy Redeemer Parish for over 25 years. He is a native Angeleno and presently lives in Glendale, CA.  Gary attended Holy Family Grammar School, Loyola High School and Loyola University of Los Angeles.

Gary is a Certified Public Accountant and, prior to his retirement in 1999, he spent over 40 yrs in the business world starting as a practicing CPA and developing to senior financial management. Gary has been Chief Financial Officer and a Director of several large public corporations. He also spent 6 memorable years in the Army National Guard.

Gary and his wife Arlene are enjoying retirement by traveling, cruising and spending time with their 5 children and 12 grandchildren. Gary enjoys boating, tournament sportfishing and his membership in two fishing clubs.

Kim and her husband John have been parishioners of Holy Redeemer since 1999 when their daughter Lindsey began kindergarten.  Kim served as treasurer of the PTO, was a girl scout leader for 6 years, is currently a lector and has been a member of the finance council for a year.  Kim attended Sts Felicitas and Perpetua, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy and University of San Diego.   Kim is a CPA and is working as a controller for a company in Monrovia. 
Kim and John have been married for 20 years and have 2 children Lindsey, a graduate of Holy Redeemer and Dennis, currently attending Holy Redeemer.

Tim was born in Hackensack, New Jersey but has lived in the Glendale area since the age of three. He received his education at Holy Trinity Grammar School, Notre Dame High School and Cal State-LA.

He served in the U. S. Army in the late sixties as an electronics instructor at the Southeastern Signal School at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Tim began his career in the automobile business at the age of 15 at the Central Chevrolet Company in downtown Los Angeles. He is currently the Managing Partner of Central Sales & Leasing, a company he founded in 1976. He is a founding member and past president of the National Vehicle Leasing Association and has served on the boards of the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation-UCLA, the South Bay Motor Car Dealers Association and the Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies include motor homing, golf and World War II history.

Tim and his wife Louise (a lay vicar in the Episcopal Church) have lived in the Verdugo Woodlands since 1973. He joined Holy Redeemer in 1979 and presently serves the parish on the Finance Council, Parish Advisory Board and Infrastructure Committee.

Parish Business Manager since 2000, Doug is a member of the Parish Planning Committee, Finance Council, and Advisory Board. He is retired from IBM Corporation where he worked for 31 years. His wife Sheila and him have been parishioners at Holy Redeemer since 1982, and have three grown children.