Meet the Team!
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Fr. Henry Hoffman grew up in Fairfield, CT. After attending Catholic school, followed by graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, he worked in New York City, the last six years for Columbia University. During his time in New York City, he became more and more involved in the life of the nearby parish and there experienced a general call from the Lord.
What was the Lord calling him to specifically? Thinking it might be to a life of hidden prayer, he began religious life with the Trappists, only to eventually discern that he was called to live out life in service of a parish community.
He came home to his home Diocese of Bridgeport and first served as parochial vicar for fifteen years, before becoming the pastor of St. Jude and then St. Stephen parishes.
Father Henry began his tenure as the sixth Pastor of St Margaret Mary Church (appointed by Bishop Frank J. Caggiano) by the grace of God on July 1, 2025.
Deacon Jeff Kingsley was ordained in 2002 and was assigned to St. Margaret Mary in January 2015. Deacon Jeff leads our OCIA, Marriage Preparation, Altar Server, and Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion ministries.
Deacon Dave Sochacki grew up in Bridgeport, CT. After graduating from Madison School ('58), Dave went on to Fairfield Prep where in his sophomore year, at a Lauralton-Prep mixer, Kathie asked him for a Ladies' Choice dance and the rest is history. Dave graduated from Boston College ('66) and then the University of Maryland Dental School ('70). He enlisted ('70) in the Army and was stationed at BAMC in San Antonio, rank of Captain.
Upon returning to Connecticut, Dave took a position at the Bronx VA as staff Dentist and was also Director of the Advanced Dental Program at Columbia School of Dentistry. He then transferred to UCONN School of Dentistry, Managed Health Care, assigned to DOC. Within these years, he had opened a practice in Westport and became very involved at St. Anthony Parish in Fairfield where the Pastor, seeing his strong faith, encouraged him to join the Diaconate Program. Dave was ordained in 1990. He has served at St. Anthony Parish, Fairfield (4 years); St. Matthew Parish, Norwalk (14 years); and St. Margaret Mary since 2008.
Deacon Dave and Kathie have been married 56 years. They are the parents of a son and two daughters and the grandparents of 7.
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