REVEREND DENNIS P. YUROCHKO
Rector, Saint Paul Seminary

REVEREND MATTHEW R. MCCLAIN
Director of Vocations

REVEREND JOSEPH M. MELE
Director of Spiritual Formation

SISTER CINDY ANN KIBLER, SHS
Director of Pastoral Formation

Sister Cindy Ann Kibler, SHS was born on February 5, 1957 in Altoona, PA. The daughter of the late Earl A. and M. Lucy (Riner) Kibler, she attended St. Rose of Lima grade school in Altoona under the tutelage of the Sisters of Divine Providence, and St. Margaret Mary Alacoque grade school in Harrisburg, PA under the direction of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She is a 1975 graduate of Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg, PA.

She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A) from Shippensburg University in 1979. Prior to entering religious life she worked for the U.S. Treasury Department as a National Bank Examiner, was Treasurer of Commerce Bank/Harrisburg, and was self-employed assisting small businesses with their bookkeeping. Throughout this time period she served on the Board of Camp Shikellimy (YMCA), a youth summer camp, and was recognized as Volunteer of the Year. She served on the Board of Family and Children’s Services, and as a member of the Harrisburg and West Shore Chambers of Commerce.

As a member of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish in Harrisburg, PA Sister Cindy Ann served on the Council of Catholic Women (CCW) as the Chairperson of the spirituality-based Church Commission. She also served as a Lector, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, and festival volunteer.

Sister Cindy Ann entered the Sisters of the Holy Spirit on February 2, 1998, professed her Temporary Vows on February 2, 2002 (Feast of the Presentation of our Lord), and her Perpetual Vows on May 10, 2008 (Pentecost Vigil). During her religious formation she attended Duquesne University studying theology, as well as attended religious formation programs offered by both her community and the regional office of the Religious Formation Conference (RFC).

She obtained her certification in Formative Spirituality in 2000 from the Epiphany Association under the direction of the late Adrian van Kaam CSsP and Susan Muto, PhD. After these studies she was appointed by her community to serve at the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality in Pittsburgh for two years.

In 2003 Sister Cindy Ann was appointed by her community to serve as Director of the Martina Spiritual Renewal Center and served in this capacity from 2003-2007. The Martina Spiritual Renewal Center is a spirituality center owned and operated by the Sisters of the Holy Spirit since 1986.

Bishop David A. Zubik, Bishop of Pittsburgh, after consultation with the leadership team of the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, appointed Sister Cindy Ann as Director of Pastoral Formation for the Diocese of Pittsburgh effective February 4, 2007. In this capacity she serves on the faculty of St. Paul’s Seminary and is also responsible for the coordination of the Pastoral Formation of the seminarians studying at St. Paul’s Seminary as well as for the Pastoral Formation of the men studying to become ordained as Permanent Deacons for the Pittsburgh Diocese.