Our Clergy

Moderator /  Executive Director

Rt. Rev. Dr +Mike Zulinke, PhD., OSB., OCB. Spring Hill,  FL

Bishop Mike is a distinguished  Celtic Rite Bishop with extensive experience across various roles in ministry, including church planting, worship leading,  pastoral care, marriage counseling, and hospice chaplaincy. He has dedicated his life to spreading hope and faith, bringing comfort and spiritual support to many through his roles. Mike's ministry spans decades, marked by leadership in worship and pastoral care, and he is widely respected for his compassionate service, particularly in hospice spiritual care. He holds a PhD in Historic Theology and is consecrated as a Bishop with Apostolic succession. Currently, he serves as Abbott Bishop for the CRCC and the Ordo Celticus Capellani Benedictini, continuing his commitment to parish and hospice chaplaincy within his local community. Mike’s apostolic succession can be traced to Christ and the apostles through the Anglican, Celtic Catholic, Coptic Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Old Catholic, Polish Catholic, Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic lines.

Abbott Bishop Elect +Joe Schooler, O.C. Carm.  Ventura,  CA
Fr. Joe Schooler is a founding member of the Order of Celtic Carmelites, a largely internet-based
community of men and women dedicated to contemplatively living the Gospels and serving the
spiritual needs of all people through prayer and service.
Fr. Joe was ordained into the Celtic Rite Old Catholic Church in 2011, and his ministry includes
spiritual counseling, sacramental ministry to the sick and homebound, and being present with
people during times of grief, abandonment, and despair.
Prayer and contemplation are critical to Father Joe’s spiritual life, and he can often be found in
parks, forests, and along the shoreline of Southern California’s Coast. He has a passion for
Sacred Scripture and living in communion with the imperatives given by our Lord Jesus Christ:
“You shall love the Lord you God with all of you heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind…You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Mt. 22:37-39). Further, Jesus challenges us to
love one another as He has loved us (Jn. 13:34). Embracing these commandments liberates
people to unconditionally love God, neighbor, and creation. Father Joe understands that Jesus’
love for humanity led Him to the Cross, and realizes following the Lord is by no means an easy
undertaking, and yet it is worth every adversity.
He lives by the motto, “See Jesus in all, be Jesus to all.”

Fr. Val Matsievskiy, OCB.  Zephyrhills, FL

Fr Val is a chaplain with more than 24 years of ministry experience, including nearly two decades in hospice and hospital chaplaincy. He currently serves full-time with Gulfside Healthcare Services in Florida, providing compassionate spiritual and emotional care to patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams. Fr. Val has extensive experience in end-of-life care, grief support, and staff bereavement, having served in multiple hospice organizations across Utah and Florida, as well as in acute hospital ICU settings.    In addition to chaplaincy, he brings over eight years of pastoral and missionary experience, including preaching, teaching, congregational leadership, prison and jail visitation, and cross-cultural ministry in Eastern Europe and China. Educated in theology and pastoral studies, Fr. Val’s vocation is grounded in deep listening, presence, and faithful service to those facing illness, loss, and transition.