Deacon Gederman grew up in Providence and is a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School. He has a BA in Education, a Masters in Guidance, and a Masters in Pastoral Ministry from Providence College. A retired Guidance Counselor from Cumberland High School and St. Raphael Academy, Deacon Gederman was ordained to the Diaconate on October 15, 1994. He and his wife Carol (Sullivan) have 6 children and 12 grandchildren and live in Smithfield.

Deacon Sabetti grew up in East Providence and is a graduate of East Providence High School. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from URI and an MBA from Bryant College. He is presently studying Theology at PC at the Graduate level. Deacon Sabetti worked most of his career for Philips Electronics in Sales and Marketing. He is presently retired. He was ordained to the Diaconate June 5, 1982 and spent 20 years of his ministerial work at the ACI before being assigned to St. Philip in 2000. Deacon Sabetti currently serves as Parish Manager for St. Philip Parish. He and his wife Kathleen (Casey) have 6 children and 22 grandchildren and live in Greenville.