Deacon Joel and his wife Luann of 39 years have five adult children - four boys and one girl. They also have four grandchildren at present. They have lived in Burnsville for 38 years and are parishioners of St. John the Baptist in Savage. He was ordained a permanent deacon on December 7, 2019. Deacon Joel is semi-retired from a career in software engineering, spending most of his career in High Performance Computing. LuAnn is still working in the Burnsville public school kitchens. His hobbies include Catholic apologetics, sailing, bicycling, and useless trivia.J
Dcn. Neisen joined Saints Joachim & Anne and Shakopee Area Catholic School in August 2022.