Prosit – 2023

Father Thomas Maher was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey.  He entered the seminary in June, 1985, and was ordained a priest on November 25, 1994, in Mexico City.  He studied classical humanities in Salamanca, Spain, followed by Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas (Angelicum) and Theology at the University Regina Apostolorum in Rome.  He is a priest of the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, and currently serves as the Pastor of St. William the Abbot Parish in Howell.

Tim Sawick was born and raised in Montgomery County PA, Tim’s mission in life is “Dent Souls” with Kindness! Tim and his wife Maria have been married for 37 years, have been blessed with 7 children and 12 grandchildren.  He is an active member of the Our Lady Help of Christians church in Abington PA and a proud member of the prayer group, Old School Men of Faith.  

In 1973 he was diagnosed with kidney disease which eventually led to his first kidney transplant which he received from his Mother!  Over the years he worked, got married, started a family and obtained at degree in communications from Temple University. Over time he has had to endure two other kidney transplants due to rejection and contracting Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion ultimately requiring a liver transplant too.  

In 2016 the Sawick family formed Sara’s Shelter, a charity to build houses for the poor in Nicaragua in honor of their daughter Sara who passed away in 2014.  This is when Tim started his mission to “dent souls” with kindness.