Fred Stubenrauch

(Chair)

After completing his education at Chevalier College, Bowral, Fred trained as a Science and Maths teacher and after several years teaching in state schools he was fortunate to be employed at Chevalier College and taught there for several years. Fred realised that he wanted to be a more formal part of the MSC ministry, and he and his wife Susan became Lay MSC. They were both involved in an ‘immersion’ program to the MSC school, Chevalier College, Abemama Island, Kiribati. Over ten years they accompanied groups of young people on that program. After retirement Fred and Susan joined the community at St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park where they lived for nine years and have returned on several occasions. Fred was chair of the MSC Lay and Professed Council, the steering committee to establish the Australian Council of LCF and chair of the Australian National Council of LCF. Participating in assemblies of Laity of the Chevalier Family in Santo Domingo and in Sao Paulo inspired Fred in the mission of Jules Chevalier.

Chris McDermott

(Treasurer)

Chris has worked in Catholic Education for 30-plus years, with the last 15 years as principal of Chevalier College, Burradaoo NSW, retiring at the end of 2022. This was where Chris's journey with Jules Chevalier and his story commenced. Chris joined the Laity of the Chevalier Family in 2018 with a desire to assist, support and work towards a realisation of Jules Chevalier’s mission for our contemporary times. Chris is also the Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator for the International Council of the Laity of the Chevalier Family.  

Aidan Johnson

Since completing high school at Chevalier College (MSC), Bowral, Aidan has remained heavily involved with the MSCs.  Aidan established and runs the Heartworks MSC Young Adults Community, Douglas Park.  Aidan has been a leader on student immersion trips to Chevalier College in Abemama, Kiribati and spent time training teachers in Kiribati with the Australian Catholic University and the Diocese of Wollongong.  Aidan was on the MSC Lay and Professed Council and the Chevalier Family National Council Steering Committee before accepting a position on the Australian Council of the Laity of the Chevalier Family.  Aidan is passionate about the environment and education and works as a high school science teacher.

Clare Johnson

Clare encountered Spirituality of the Heart at Heartworks MSC Young Adults Community (Douglas Park) in 2018 and it felt like coming home. Everything clicked into place after choosing to live as the embodiment of God’s love.

Since then, Clare has attended mass at Chevalier Family parishes and participated in and run Chevalier Family retreats and gatherings. Clare completed the Spirituality of the Heart formation course and graduated with a Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies as part of the Leadership for Mission program (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Australian Catholic University, Catholic Mission). 

Clare’s commitment to ongoing spiritual formation and a passion for communicating Spirituality of the Heart led to membership in the Australian Council for the Laity of the Chevalier Family. Clare, with her husband, Aidan Johnson, coordinates the communication and outreach of the Australian Council, including the website, newsletters, and social media profiles.

Kerrie Wehbe

Kerrie works part-time in Mission with the OLSH Sisters at Kensington in Sydney, and is also a secondary school teacher (English, ESL, Music and Religious Education) and a registered nurse. She has been a member of the Australian Council of the Laity of the Chevalier Family since 2021. Kerrie has taught in both MSC and OLSH schools in Papua New Guinea and Kiribati, and in Catholic and public schools in Western Sydney. As a nurse, she has worked in operating theatres and, more recently during the COVID-19 pandemic in immunisation. She sees Spirituality of the Heart, as lived by Fr Chevalier and the wider Chevalier family, as a life’s work: to explore the depth of God’s love revealed in the person, the heart, of Jesus, and what that means for us in our lives and our relationships with others.

Narita Perrotta

Narita has been involved with MSC parishes in Adelaide since 2004. She is currently on the MSC Parishes Committee and MSC Mission Formation Team and led her parish, Sacred Heart Parish Hindmarsh-Findon, through the exit of MSC from parish administration.

Narita has a Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies and Leadership and Catholic Culture and is currently undertaking her thesis to gain her Masters in Theological Studies by the end of 2023.

Working as a Pastoral Care Worker (Chaplain) at Calvary Adelaide Hospital enables Narita to support patients and their families, through some of the most challenging times in their lives, by living through the heart of Jesus. Spirituality of the Heart seems simple enough in theory, but it is a way of living that requires dedication and determination.

Narita is happily married to Nat, recently celebrating their 25th Anniversary, with four young adult and teen children and one grandson, all from whom she learns something new every day.

Paul Compton

Paul grew up in Randwick, an MSC parish. He initially studied to be an MSC priest, firstly in the school and then novitiate at St Mary’s Towers, Douglas Park, followed by first vows and then three years studying philosophy at the MSC seminary in Canberra. He decided not to take final vows and went on to a career in medical research and later academic computer science. Along with his wife Therese, he has remained closely involved with the MSC, including the start of the Lay MSC movement in the 1970s, serving on the MSC Parishes Committee, and forming this Council. He is a parishioner at St Brigid’s Coogee, an MSC parish, where he and Therese are involved in the RCIA program. Paul’s two sisters, Caroline (deceased) and Pauline, became Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

Sandy Abbey

Sandy's connection to the Chevalier Family goes back to his days studying at UNSW where he got to know the MSCs at Randwick. He spent time in formation with the MSCs and considers this experience highly transformative in his sense of vocation, mission, and relationship with God. Sandy has experience serving on parish and diocesan councils and is passionate about faith formation... and the Sydney Swans. He lives with his family in Mudgee NSW where he is the Leader of Mission at St Matthews Catholic School. Sandy aims to live the motto "to be on earth the heart of God" each day (some days more successfully than others).