The Rev. Carmen Viola is a dynamic and energetic priest known for his creative ideas, passion for discipleship, and heart for ministry. Ordained to the priesthood in 2018, he previously served for ten years as a deacon, including five years as an Archdeacon. Carmen, as he prefers to be called, brings a deep and thoughtful perspective to his ministry, shaped in part by leading pilgrimages to the Holy Land and walking in the places where Jesus lived and taught.
Prior to becoming a priest, Carmen served with the federal government for 35 years as a contingency planner for the Defense Logistics Agency. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Temple University and a master’s degree in marketing from Saint Joseph's University.
Carmen is married to DeSha and is the proud father of three sons and grandfather of eight grandchildren. His greatest passion is teaching and helping others grow as disciples of Jesus. He often says, “The answer to everything is love and service. What if you could see the world as God sees it—not only with an open mind, but with an open heart?”
Deacon Naomi Cressman was ordained on May 9, 2015. She served at Christ Church in Riverton, New Jersey before joining Holy Family in September 2021. She was raised at St. Mary's, Haddon Heights where she was the first female acolyte. She grew up in Camden before moving to Audubon at age 16. Deacon Naomi earned a BS in early childhood education at Trenton State College and a MA in special education at Rowan University. She taught in the Camden School district for 27 years, with most of her teaching experience at the kindergarten level and is now retired.
Prior to her ordination to the diaconate, Deacon Naomi served as a Eucharistic Minister and Visitor, Sunday School teacher, youth group advisor, Vestry member, and many other ministries at both the parish and Diocesan level. She is currently a member of the Diocesan Council.
Deacon Naomi identifies her gifts to include pastoral care, children's ministry, and liturgy. She lives in Audubon with her mother and Jack the Cat. she has a younger sister nad a teenage neice. Deacon Noami enjoys the beach, travel theater, music and baking.
Holy Family is lead by a dedicated group of staff and volunteers that have been elected to our Vestry/Board of Mission.
Nicole Juliano
Office Manager
Bob Fredericks
Musician
Cathy Brackin
Senior Warden
Roland Cranford
Junior Warden
Mike Coigne
Treasurer
Madeline Juliano
Vestry Clerk
Holy Family Episcopal Church is a merger of the Church of the Atonement, Laurel Springs, and the Church of St. John in the WIlderness, Gibbsboro. The two congregations entered into conversation in the spring of 2015. After a period of discernment, we dissolved both parishes and formed a new church on January 21, 2018. We selected the name "Holy Family."
The following is a historical note in the October 14, 1936 Parish Register of Church of the Atonement by John Quincy Martin "The tradition persists that prior to 1900, during the rectorship of Fr. Milby @ Gibbsboro, Bishop Scarborough conceived the idea of an associated mission with Gibbsboro as the center. Aided by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, such work, known as "The Mission the Holy Family was begun. " The Church of St. John-in-the-Wilderness, Gibbsboro, was the "foreunner." Others named included St. Joseph's Laurel Springs (Church of the Atonement). This was organized in 1899.
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