Deacon Steve Thomashefski

Deacon Steve Thomashefski has served in the Catholic Church for nearly fifty years through the Cursillo, Marriage Encounter, Charismatic Renewal, and Discovering Christ movements. He has directed parish missions and youth retreats, and spoken at Catholic evangelistic rallies and various conferences.

Deacon Steve Thomashefski has served in the Catholic Church for nearly fifty years through the Cursillo, Marriage Encounter, Charismatic Renewal, and Discovering Christ movements. He has directed parish missions and youth retreats, and spoken at Catholic evangelistic rallies and various conferences.

Deacon Steve also has done mission work in Russia, Eastern European and Africa since 1991. Formerly a successful carpet retailer, Steve sold his business in 1998 in order to devote more of his time to evangelization and mission within the Church. He spent a number of years serving as Renewal Ministries’ country coordinator in Hungary, where he led evangelistic rallies and trained and supported lay communities in cooperation with local bishops.

Deacon Steve and his wife Lucia are the parents of six grown children and one grandchild. Lucia is a member of the music ministry at Christ the King Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, MI and Deacon Steve serves as a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Lansing.