Praise be the Lord Jesus Christ!

To the faith communities of Our Lady of Sorrows, Snoqualmie and St. Anthony, Carnation:

The Lord be with you!

As your incoming Priest Administrator, I would like to humbly introduce myself to you. I am Rev. Roman Roy Chavez Baroma, Jr.You can call me Fr. Roy.

I was born in the Philippines on November 28, 1969. As I was approaching the age of 13, I entered the seminary and after 14 straight years in seminary formation, I was ordained a priest. So, I spent my high school and college years where I studied philosophy, theology and spirituality in the seminary. Following this I spent a year ministering both in and outside a parish. I was ordained a priest on April 3, 1997 for the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines.

As a priest, I served pastorally for ten years in the Philippines; and presently I have spent almost 4 years in the Archdiocese of Seattle serving at first the Tri-Parish community of St. Edward, St. George and St. Paul in Southeast Seattle as a Parochial Vicar and most recently the Tri-Church communities of Sacred Heart, St. Mary and St. Joseph in Battleground in the role of Priest Administrator.

Indeed, I love and enjoy my ministry here in the Archdiocese of Seattle. I am grateful to God and to the Archbishop for my new assignment here with you. In the name of mission, I have come to work with you in the vineyard of the Lord.

May the Good Lord bless us all!

                                             In Christ,  Fr. Roy

Fr. Roy Baroma, Pastor