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Father Patrick Devine, Pastor
In our secular world today, our Catholic schools are an important instrument of helping our Church to
pass on the Catholic faith to future generations.
At St Columba Parish we have been doing this for over 50 years and believe that our
graduates receive an excellent religious, academic, and social awareness education. The gift
received is the gift given back, mindful especially of those who are disadvantaged in our world today.
If you have a child of school age, whether Catholic or not, consider St Columba Elementary School
that educates the total person.
Fr. Patrick Devine, Pastor
About Father Devine
Fr. Devine is from Mount Carmel, PA. He has three sisters, MaryEllen (Mt Carmel), Frances
( New Jersey) and Anne (deceased). He did his seminary training at Resurrection College in Kitchener,
Ontario and Mt. St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. Bishop Leech ordained Father Devine on May 24,1969
for service in the Diocese of Harrisburg, PA. His assignments in parish work have included the parishes
of St Francis of Assisi in Harrisburg, St Joseph in Mechanicsburg, St Leo in Rohrerstown,
and St Francis Xavier in Gettysburg . Father Devine was appointed pastor of St John Neumann,
Lancaster in 1980 and came to St Columba, Bloomsburg as pastor in 1994.
Mary Ann T. Venarchick, Principal
 The principal, Mrs. Mary Ann T. Venarchick, has been a Catholic school educator since 1975.
She graduated from Bloomsburg State College with a Bachelor’s degree and later earned her Masters
degree in Elementary Education from Bloomsburg University. Mrs. Venarchick completed post graduate
work at Bucknell University for her elementary principal certification. She recently received her
Administrative Level II certificate from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Mrs. Venarchick
was one of the original candidates who completed the inaugural Diocese of Harrisburg Lay Principal Program.
She also holds Basic, Experienced and Coordinator of Religious Education certificates from the Diocese
of Harrisburg. Mrs. Venarchick has been married for 30+ years and has two adult children who like
their parents also attended Catholic schools from Kindergarten through high school.
Principal's Corner
Saint Columba Catholic School
40 E. Third St.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(570) 784-5932
(570) 387-1257 (Fax)
Principal: Mrs. Mary Ann T. Venarchick
Pastor/Executive Director: Rev. Patrick Devine
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