Pastor: Msgr. Stanley L. Deptula
Email: msgrdeptula@stmatt.net
Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, Msgr. Stanley Deptula was ordained a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria on May 25, 1996. He served in parishes in Moline, Wenona, Lostant and Minonk. He also served as the assistant director of the Newman Foundation of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. From 2004 to 2008 he served as Chaplain and Director of the St. Joseph Newman Center at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. He was named Vice-Chancellor and Director of Divine Worship for the Catholic Diocese of Peoria in 2004. Bishop Daniel Jenky, C.S.C. appointed Msgr. Deptula as the Executive Director for the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation in April of 2008. He was named Chaplain to His Holiness in 2009. He was made Rector of the Cathedral, Pastor of St. Bernard in 2013 and added two more parishes as pastor, Sacred Heart and St. Joseph in Peoria, IL in 2015. Monsignor Deptula was named Pastor of St. Matthew parish in Champaign in 2018.
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Andru O’Brien
Email: frobrien@stmatt.net
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Alou Pilizue
Email: frpilizue@stmatt.net
Deacon Bill Scott
Email: deaconscott@stmatt.net
Bill was born on August 31, 1959 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He graduated from Villanova University in 1981; St. George’s University School of Medicine in 1985 and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences in 1993. He met Jacqueline D’Souza while in college in Pennsylvania and was married on August 1, 1987 at Exultation of the Holy Cross Church in Buttonwood, PA.
Bill completed his training in Family Practice at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA in 1989 and worked as a Family Practitioner in Boyertown, PA until December 1990. He then moved to Oklahoma City where he enrolled in a Fellowship program in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and earned a Masters in Public Health Degree at the University of Oklahoma in 1993. That same year he was hired by Carle Clinic in Urbana as head of the Occupational Medicine Clinic. In 2000 he joined OSF St. Francis Healthcare in Peoria, IL as Regional Medical Director of their Occupational & Preventative Medicine program. In January 2011 he returned to Carle Hospital in Urbana as Department Head of Occupational Medicine.
His wife, Jackie, was born in Nairobi, Kenya. One of 11 children, she immigrated to the U.S. and attended Rosemont College in Rosemont, PA, graduating with a B.F.A. degree in fine art. She worked for several years until having their first child. While raising their children she attended several bible studies and volunteered extensively in the schools as well as the parishes they attended. Jackie’s bible study experience included leadership and coordinating studies and she worked at St. Jude Parish in Peoria for three years as the coordinator of their Adult Faith Program until relocating to Champaign in 2011 for Bill’s job. She is blessed to be able to continue facilitating studies at St. Matthew Parish as well as serving as the Head of the Parish Welcome Committee and Office Receptionist.
Bill and Jackie have two daughters, Sarah and Joella, both in college at this time.
Bill has participated in the Church as lector, Extraordinary Eucharistic minister, parish council member, Knights of Columbus, and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He has an interest in missionary medicine and has made several medical mission trips to Central America (Nicaragua).
He looks forward to serving the Lord in the Church. His particular interest is in Health Care Ministry. Both Jackie and Bill are very interested and active in Adult Faith Education.
Deacon David Schug
Email: dschug@stmatt.net