About
Jarrett has served as the Pastoral Associate at St Cecilia Parish since 2016. You may see Jarrett around St. Cecilia working with the OCIA (Becoming Catholic) process, preparing parents for Baptism, helping with Marriage Preparations, supporting the Hispanic Ministry, or collaborating with Pastoral Council or Social Justice Committee.
Jarrett has been happily married to Luisa Wendt since 2013, and they are excited to be building their family together here in his hometown of Ames. Together they have 3 children in heaven and 3 in their home (including adopted twins). You will often see them attending the 8:30 am Mass together on Sundays. In 2022, Luisa left her work as a music teacher to stay home with their beloved children, and to start together a Catholic parenting ministry called Built on Rock Parent Coaching.
Jarrett previously served as the Director of Faith Formation in Cascade and the Coordinator of Youth Ministry in Marshalltown. He holds a BA in Philosophy and an MA in Theology from Loras College, where he spent some time in the seminary. He is pleased to be part of the wonderful St. Cecilia community!