Curriculum Vitae
Paul Koleske
262-939-7456
Email address: paul@paulkoleske.com
The Early Years
Paul was born, March 4, 1960, and raised in Racine, Wisconsin.
Paul attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and School in Racine, WI.
Paul graduated from St. Catherine’s High School in Racine in 1978.
Paul has a B.S. in Marketing from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.
Special Training – Competencies & Interests
Paul’s vocal ability is natural – he sang solos in church at age 9.
Paul spent 5 years studying the guitar and music theory.
He wrote his first song at age 12 and has written 94 more since. 35 songs have been professionally produced and recorded
Paul has been a student of personal development with a spiritual emphasis and continues to study the connection between personal and spiritual advancement by living a God/Christ/Holy Spirit – centered life.
Paul took the Protecting God’s Children course in the Milwaukee, WI Archdiocese.
Special Training – Competencies & Interests
His public speaking career began in his 20’s as a convention speaker when he began his own personal development sales business distributing products from Success Motivation Institute in Waco, Texas.
Paul is an inspirational speaker that ignites the natural God-given energy resident in all people (by virtue of the Holy Spirit). Weaving scripture verses into his messages, he shows Catholics how to use them as the ultimate tool to begin the process of change leading to a more Spirit-filled life. (Mission series)
Paul was trained as a cantor and sang at St. Joseph’s parish for 5 years.
The Catholic Church is an interest that fascinates Paul.
Paul conducts parish; concerts, missions, afternoon/evenings of reflection, retreats, workshops and youth ministry events (with a special emphasis on confirmation retreats). He travels the united states of America sharing his Catholic music and spoken word ministry.
Church Positions Held
Paul was on the St. Joseph’s Parish Council elected Chairman his third year.
Paul co-chartered and co-chaired an Evangelization Committee responsible for returning to the regular practice of Eucharistic Adoration at St Joseph’s after it had been dormant for over 2 decades.
Paul is currently a parishioner at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Racine, WI and helps out as a cantor and musician when he is not on the road with his Catholic music & speaking ministry.
Writings & Recordings
Paul has written nearly 4 dozen Contemporary Christian songs with 33 fully produced.
He has three Compact Discs (CDs) to his credit:
FREE ME – released in 1996 at the advent of his ministry
THANK YOU LORD – released in 2007 as his ministry became a full-time vocation
I BELIEVE – released in October of 2011
Paul has written a Parish Mission entitled; 'Igniting The Light of Christ Within You' and is currently writing a second Mission titled; 'Putting Your Faith Into Action'.
Partial List of Clients and Venues Where His Ministry Was Shared
EWTN Dana Scallon show ‘We Are One Body’ – Birmingham, Alabama
Chicago Marian Conference, Chicago, Illinois
Heartbeat Record Company Appearances – California, New Jersey, Illinois
Diocese of Madison Workshop – Madison, Wisconsin
St. Bernard Catholic Church – Madison, Wisconsin
St. Joseph Catholic Church – Racine, Wisconsin
St. Joseph Catholic School – Racine, Wisconsin
Christ the King Catholic Church – Burlington, Vermont
St. Monica Chapel Senior Citizen Home – Racine, Wisconsin
St. Edward Catholic Church – Rockford, Illinois
Diocese of Rockford, Illinois – Right to Life Conference
St. Matthias Catholic Church – Chicago, Illinois
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church – Portage, Michigan
St. John Catholic Church – Jefferson, Wisconsin
St. Stephen Catholic Church – Port Huron, Michigan
St. Pius X Catholic Church – Cambridge, Wisconsin
St. Rita School – Racine, Wisconsin
St. Rita Church – Racine, Wisconsin
St. Anthony Catholic Church – Portsmouth, Rhode Island
St. Patrick Catholic Church – Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church – Racine, Wisconsin
Christ the King Catholic Church – Rutland, Vermont
St. Ann Catholic Church – Stoughton, Wisconsin
Christ the King Catholic Church – McFarland, Wisconsin
Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Marshfield, Wisconsin
Queenship of Mary Catholic Church – Northampton, Pennsylvania
St. Sebastian Catholic Church – Sturtevant, Wisconsin
St. Paul Catholic Church – Sellersburg, Indiana
St. James Catholic Church – Franklin, Wisconsin
St. Mary Catholic Church – Platteville, Wisconsin
St. Mary Catholic Church – Waverly, Minnesota
St. John Brebeuf Catholic Church – Niles, Illinois
St. Joseph Catholic Church – Waterloo, Wisconsin
St. Peter of Alcantara – Port Washington, Wisconsin
Holy Ghost Catholic Church – South Holland, Illinois
Holy Family/St. Lawrence – Essex Junction, Vermont
St. Mark Catholic Church – Independence, Missouri
St. Joseph Catholic Church – Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
St. John the Baptist (now Divine Savior) – Payne, Ohio
St. Peter Catholic Church – Kenosha, Wisconsin
St. Agnes Catholic Church – Charleston, West Virginia
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Kenosha, Wisconsin
St. John Vianney Catholic Church – Janesville, Wisconsin
St. Pius X Catholic Church – Essex, Vermont
St. Joseph Catholic Church – Baraboo, Wisconsin
Immaculate Conception – West Bend, Wisconsin
Our Lady of the Lakes – Random Lake, Wisconsin
St. Lucy Catholic Church – Racine, Wisconsin
Our Lady of Assumption – Beloit, Wisconsin
St. Patrick Catholic Church – Troy, Ohio
Christ The King Catholic Church – Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Holy Apostles Catholic Church – McHenry, Illinois
Holy Angels Catholic Church – Aurora, Illinois
Holy Name (now St. Richard) – Racine, Wisconsin
St. Mary by the Lake – Racine, Wisconsin
Holy Rosary Catholic Church – Kenosha, Wisconsin
St Casimir School – Kenosha, Wisconsin
St Catherine High School – Racine, Wisconsin
Holy Family Catholic Church – Elizabeth City, North Carolina
St. Monica Catholic Church – Barre, Vermont
Central Vermont Catholic School – Barre, Vermont
Holy Cross Catholic Church – Colchester, Vermont
Sinsinawa Mound – Sinsinawa, Wisconsin
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church – Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
St. Mary Catholic Church – Plano, Illinois
St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church – Romeoville, Illinois
Sacred Heart Catholic Church – Marshfield, Wisconsin
Corpus Christi Catholic Church – Marshfield, Wisconsin
St. Edward Catholic Church – Princeton, Minnesota
St. Pius X Catholic Church – Zimmerman, Minnesota
St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church – Gibbsboro, New Jersey
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church – Daytona Beach, Florida
St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church – Jensen Beach, Florida
Good Shepherd Catholic Parish – Braddock, Pennsylvania
St. Patrick Catholic Church – Hubbard, Ohio
St. Anthony Catholic Church - Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
St. Maria Lanakila Catholic Church – Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church – New Berlin, Wisconsin
Christ Our Light Parish – Loudonville, New York
Our Lady of Good Counsel – Inwood, Long Island, New York
Our Lady of Calvary – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. Patrick Catholic Church – Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Nativity of St. Mary – Janesville, Wisconsin
Our Lady Queen of Peace – Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania
St. Francis of Assisi – Greenlawn, New York
St. Thomas More – Narragansett, Rhode Island
Our Lady of Unity – Kansas City, Kansas
Sacred Heart – Emporia, Kansas
St. Viator – Las Vegas, Nevada
St. Malachy – Tehachapi, California
St. Thomas the Apostle – Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
St. Anne – Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania
St. Edward/St. Francis – Blawnox, Pennsylvania
St. Pius X – Omaha, Nebraska
Cathedral of the Nativity BVM – Grand Island, Nebraska
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Omaha, Nebraska
Church of the Nativity – Sioux City, Iowa
Our Lady of Victory – Davenport, Iowa
Holy Angels – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Wenceslaus – Omaha, Nebraska
St. Joseph – Bellvue, Iowa
St. Donatus – St. Donatus, Iowa
St. Mary – Cecil, Pennsylvania
Assumption Church – Omaha, Nebraska
St. James – Manville, Rhode Island
St. Hugh – Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
St. Vincent de Paul – Elmont, Long Island, New York
Good Shepherd – Berlin, New Hampshire
Holy Family – Gorham, New Hampshire
St. John Apostle & Evangelist – Mililani, Oahu, Hawaii
Presentation Church – Stockton, California
Sts. Peter & Paul – Seneca, Kansas
Mother Teresa of Calcutta – Topeka, Kansas
St. Stephen the Martyr – Omaha, Nebraska
Blessed Sacrament – Scottsdale, Arizona
Immaculate Conception – Yuma, Arizona
St. Ann Catholic Church – Bridgeport, Connecticut
St. Martha Catholic Church – Uniondale, Long Island, New York
St. Michael Catholic Church – Exeter, New Hampshire
St. Lucy Catholic Faith Community – Middletown, Rhode Island
St. Alphonsus Ligouri Catholic Church – Prospect Heights, Illinois
Our Lady of Lourdes – Omaha, Nebraska
SS John & Paul – Coventry, Rhode Island
Holy Family Catholic Church – Yakima, Washington
St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church – Surprise, Arizona
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church - Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church - Pearl City, Oahu, Hawaii
St. Benedict Catholic Church (The Painted Church) – Captain Cook, Hawaii, Hawaii
St. John Catholic Church – Kealakekua, Hawaii, Hawaii
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church - Wahiawa, Hawaii, Hawaii
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – Enosburg Falls, Vermont
St. James Catholic Church – Omaha, Nebraska
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs – Woonsocket, Rhode Island
St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish – Blawnox, Pennsylvania
St. Bernadette Catholic Church – Monroeville, Pennsylvania
St. Norbert Catholic Church – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church – North Kingstown, Rhode Island
St. Stephen Catholic Church – Trumbull, Connecticut
Stella Maris Parish – Door County, Wisconsin
St. Mary Catholic Church – Cooperstown, New York
Partial Reference Letter List
http://paulkoleske.com/reference-letters/
Partial Reference List
Fr. Terry Huebner - Pastor – St. Paul the Apostle – Racine, WI (262) 886-0530 (my Pastor)
Fr. Mark Jones – Pastor – St. Lucy – Racine, WI (262) 554-1801
Msgr. Duane Moellenberndt - Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary – Sun Prairie, WI (608) 837-7381
Fr. Tom May – St. John Brebeuf – Niles, IL (847) 966-9815
Fr. O. Charles Schluter – St. Mary – Platteville, WI (608) 348-9735
Fr. Charles Ranges – Holy Family/St. Lawrence – Essex Junction, VT (802) 878-5331
Fr. Daniel Gray – St. Anthony – Portsmouth, RI (401) 683-0089
Fr. Timothy Cloutier – St. Mary – Waverly, MN (763) 658-4319
Msgr. John Campbell – Queenship of Mary – Northampton, PA (610) 262-2227
Kevin Barasa – Music Director – St. James – Franklin, WI (414) 761-0480
Mike Kiebel – Music Director – St. Catherine of Siena – Portage, MI (269) 327-5165
Pat Smith – Adult Faith Formation – St. Patrick – Troy, OH (937) 335-2833
Barb Abler – Youth Director – Christ the King – Wauwatosa, WI (414) 322-0298
Dolores Snyder – DRE – St. Paul – Sellersburg, IN (812) 246-5088
Linda Halverson – Music Director- St Elizabeth Ann Seton – New Berlin, WI (262) 782-6760
Fr. Leopold J. Bilodeau – Pastor – St Monica’s – Barre, VT (802) 479-3253
Brian Bacon – Worship Director – St Mark – Independence, MO (816) 373-2600
Fr. John P. McDonough – Pastor – St Agnes – Charleston, WV (304) 925-2836
Cathy Terranova – DRE – Holy Family – Elizabeth City, NC (252) 335-7346
Sr. Alma Gallagher – Spiritual Life Director – St. Andrew – Gibbsboro, NJ (856) 784-8501
Pattie Pflugradt – Office Staff – Sacred Heart – Marshfield, WI (715) 384-3213
Steve Jannetti – Music Director – Our Lady of Lourdes – Daytona Beach, FL (386) 255-0433
Fr. James Molgano – Pastor – St. Martin de Porres – Jensen Beach, FL (772) 334-4214
Fr. Tom Burke – Pastor – Good Shepherd – Braddock, PA (412) 271-1515
Karen Bartos – CRE – St. Patrick – Hubbard, OH (330) 534-1928
Fr. Roland Bunda – Pastor – St. Anthony – Wailuku, Maui, HI (808) 244-4148
Fr. Gary Colton – Pastor – St. Maria Lanakila – Lahaina, Maui, HI (808) 661-0552
Meghi Graziano – P. Assoc. for Evangelization – Christ Our Light – Loudonville, NY (518) 458-2902
Fr. Larry Duncklee – Pastor – Our Lady of Good Counsel – Inwood, NY (516) 239-0953
Fr. John Paul – Pastor – Our Lady of Calvary – Philadelphia, PA (215) 637-7515
Fr. Jack Batykefer – Pastor – St. Patrick – Canonsburg, PA (724) 745-6560
Fr. Joe Codori – Parochial Vicar – St. Patrick – Canonsburg, PA (724) 745-6560
Fr. Peter Kaczmarek – Pastor – St. Francis of Assisi – Greenlawn, NY (631) 757-7435
Steve Crawford – Pastoral Assistant – St. Thomas More – Narragansett, RI (401) 7897682
Fr. Peter Kaczmarek – Pastor – St. Francis of Assisi – Greenlawn, NY (631) 757-7435
Fr. Kent O’Connor – Pastor – Our Lady of Unity – Kansas City, KS (913) 677-4621
Fr. Richard Rinn – Pastor – St. Viator – Las Vegas, NV (702) 733-8323
Fr. Patrick Joel Davadilla – Pastor – St. Malachy – Tehachapi, CA (661) 822-3060
Maria Mac – Music Director – St. Thomas the Apostle – Chester Heights, PA (610) 459-2224
Lori McMahon – Adult Formation Director – St. Anne – Pittsburgh, PA (412) 531-5964
Fr. Anthony Gargotta – Pastor - Bernadette – Monroeville, PA (412) 373-0050
Fr. John Pietramale – Pastor - Our Lady of Lourdes - Omaha, NE (402) 346-0900
Claudette Sekutera – Music Director – Cathedral of the Nativity BVM – Grand Island, NE (308) 384-2523
Fr. Jerry Feierfeil – Pastor – Church of the Nativity – Sioux City, IA (712) 276-3022
Fr. Robert Ahlin – Pastor – Holy Angels – Pittsburgh, PA (412) 461-6906
Mary Stieren – Pastoral Ministries Director – St. Wenceslaus – Omaha, NE (402) 697-7514
Mary Jane Keppler – Pastoral Associate – St. Joseph – Bellvue, IA (563) 872-3234
Fr. Stan Gregorek – Pastor – St. Mary – Cecil, PA (412) 221-1560
Fr. James Keiter – Pastor – Assumption Church – Omaha, NE (402) 734-4500
Claudette Lussier – Secretary – St. James – Manville, RI (401) 766-1558
Fr. Richard P. Desaulniers – Pastor – St. James – Manville, RI (401) 766-1558
Fr. John Bauer – Pastor – St. Hugh – Carmichaels, PA (724) 966-7270
Fr. James Drew – Pastor – St. Vincent de Paul – Elmont, NY (516) 352-2127
Fr. Mark Dollard – Pastor – Good Shepherd – Berlin, NH (603) 752-2880
Victor Victorino – Music Director – Presentation Church – Stockton, CA (209) 320-5717
Fr. Michael Koller – Pastor – Sts. Peter & Paul – Seneca, KS (785) 336-2128
Fr. Bill Bruning – Pastor – Mother Teresa of Calcutta – Topeka, KS (785) 286-2188
Fr. Jim Tiegs – Pastor – St. Stephen the Martyr – Omaha, NE (402) 896-9675
Fr. Peter Towsley – Pastor – St. Ann Church – Bridgeport, CT (203) 368-1607
Msgr. Frank Caldwell – Pastor – St. Martha – Uniondale, NY (516) 481-2550
Fr. Marc Montminy – Pastor – St. Michael – Exeter, NH (603) 772-2494
Fr. John O'Brien – Pastor – St. Lucy – Middletown, RI (401) 847-6153
Brad Vallem – Retreat Coordinator – St. Alphonsus Ligouri - Prospect Heights, IL (847) 714-2574
Fr. Paul Grenon – Pastor – SS John & Paul – Coventry, RI (401) 821-5764
Mary Smith – Pastoral Associate Liturgy/Music Director – Holy Family – Yakima, WA (509) 966-0830
Fr. Tom Sparicino – Pastor – St. Richard Catholic Church – Gibsonia, PA (724) 444-1971
Fr. Dennis Cahill – Pastor – Notre Dame Catholic Church – Cresco, IA (563) 547-3565
Fr. Hans Ruygt – Pastor – St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church – Surprise, AZ (623) 546-3444
Fr. Clarence Zamora – Administrator – St. Anthony of Padua – Kailua, HI (808) 266-2222
Kepa Stern – Music Director – St. Anthony of Padua – Kailua, HI (808) 266-2222
Fr. Pascual Abaya IV – Pastor – Our Lady of Good Counsel – Pearl City, HI (808) 455-3012
Fr. Al Rebuldela – Pastor – St. Benedict (The Painted Church) – Captain Cook, HI (808) 328-2227
Fr. Edgar Brillantes – Pastor – Our Lady of Sorrows – Wahiawa, HI (808) 621-5109
Fr. David Belt – Pastor – St. Patrick Catholic Church – Fremont, NE (402) 721-6611
Fr. Richard Reiser – Pastor – St. James Catholic Church – Omaha, NE (402) 572-0499
Fr. Maurice Brindamour – Pastor – Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs – Woonsocket, RI (401) 762-5117
Marilyn Welsh – Secretary – St. Pio of Pietrelcina Parish – Blawnox, PA (412) 828-4066
Fr. Mark Thomas – Pastor – St. Norbert Catholic Church – Pittsburgh, PA (412) 881-1316
Fr. Bert Theroux – Pastor – St. Francis de Sales Church – North Kingstown, RI (401) 884-2105
Fr. Stephen Gleeson – Pastor – St. Stephen Catholic Church – Trumbull, CT (203) 268-6217
Katny Sedan – Worship & Music Director – Stella Maris Parish – Door County, WI (920) 868-3241
Fr. John Rosson – Pastor – St. Mary Catholic Church – Cooperstown, NY (607) 547-2213