{"id":9910,"date":"2026-01-27T14:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/?post_type=staff&#038;p=9910"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:13:20","slug":"steven-fischer","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/staff\/steven-fischer\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Fischer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director of Religious Education: St. Joseph Parish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bMy faith journey began with Baptism in Germany and First Communion in Colorado, but St. Joseph Parish has been my spiritual home for most of my life. It is where I received the rest of my Sacraments and where I married my wife,&nbsp;<strong>Kari<\/strong>, in 2003. Together, we are blessed with four children:&nbsp;<strong>Brianna, Jonah, Micah, and Elijah<\/strong>. In addition to our first Grandchild: Oaklie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200b<strong>A Lifelong Call to Serve<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bAnswering the call to ministry immediately after high school, my path led me from serving as a 4th-grade assistant to teaching 5th grade for three years. This journey progressed directly into my current role leading the&nbsp;<strong>Parish School of Religion<\/strong>. I believe our children are the vibrant future of our Church, and I consider it a true blessing to partner with parents as the primary educators of their children\u2019s faith. In recognition of this dedication, I was humbled to receive the&nbsp;<strong>Catechetical Leadership Award in May 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200b<strong>Leading by Example<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bI am committed to seeking God\u2019s call through active service. My involvement at St. Joe&#8217;s has spanned many ministries, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>Leadership &amp; Prep:<\/strong>\u00a0Baptismal Prep and Seder Meal Coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Liturgy:<\/strong>\u00a0Altar Server, Choir, Eucharistic Minister and Lector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Spiritual Growth:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Christ Renews His Parish, That Man Is You<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Cursillo<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bI approach this ministry with a heart for service and the strength of the Word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<em>&#8220;I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp; \u2014&nbsp;<strong>Philippians 4:13<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":9911,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"template":"","staff-group":[34],"class_list":["post-9910","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","staff-group-parish-office"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/9910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/staff"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/9910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10898,"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/9910\/revisions\/10898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"staff-group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjosephcoldspring.com\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff-group?post=9910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}