Clergy and Staff
Fr. David Carr
Administrator
Very Reverend David J. Carr is the priest administrator of Saint Boniface and the vice rector of the Shrine of Saint Martin of Tours. He is a member of the Collegial Chapter of Canons for the Shrine of Saint Martin of Tours. He was installed as a canon on September 17, 2023. Father Carr was born in Louisville and graduated from Seymour High School. He is a military veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force in security police. He received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and three graduate theology degrees: M.A. (Saint Meinrad), S.T.B. (Saint Mary), and M.Div. (Sacred Heart). He was ordained on May 26, 2012 for the Archdiocese of Louisville.
Administrator
Very Reverend David J. Carr is the priest administrator of Saint Boniface and the vice rector of the Shrine of Saint Martin of Tours. He is a member of the Collegial Chapter of Canons for the Shrine of Saint Martin of Tours. He was installed as a canon on September 17, 2023. Father Carr was born in Louisville and graduated from Seymour High School. He is a military veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force in security police. He received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and three graduate theology degrees: M.A. (Saint Meinrad), S.T.B. (Saint Mary), and M.Div. (Sacred Heart). He was ordained on May 26, 2012 for the Archdiocese of Louisville.
Samuel Firkins
Organist and Director of Music
For nine years, Mr. Firkins served as a cantor and section leader in the St. Boniface Choir, under
the inspired direction of Bill Lincoln until 2019 and Ryan McEldowney from 2019 to 2023. An
experienced pianist, organist, vocalist, and choral director, Samuel strives to maintain a tradition of
musical excellence that glorifies God and nurtures the spirits of our parishioners. "I am humbled and
blessed to continue with the choir in our efforts to serve this community. We welcome and encourage
any who wish to join us in choral praise each Sunday."
Organist and Director of Music
For nine years, Mr. Firkins served as a cantor and section leader in the St. Boniface Choir, under
the inspired direction of Bill Lincoln until 2019 and Ryan McEldowney from 2019 to 2023. An
experienced pianist, organist, vocalist, and choral director, Samuel strives to maintain a tradition of
musical excellence that glorifies God and nurtures the spirits of our parishioners. "I am humbled and
blessed to continue with the choir in our efforts to serve this community. We welcome and encourage
any who wish to join us in choral praise each Sunday."
Gale Gowen
Business Manager
Gale Gowen was born the youngest of three girls. Her father was in the Air Force which moved her family all across the country. She settled down in the Kentuckiana area during her 8th grade year and now calls this her home. She has been married to her husband Ray for 40 years and they have one daughter Christina.
She graduated from Jeffersonville High School and moved straight into the workforce. Her first job was with a printing company here in Louisville and then moved into public accounting where she worked for over 25 years. She left public accounting to work for the Archdiocese at St. Margaret Mary as assistant bookkeeper and then joined St. Patrick’s in July 2015 as Financial Administrative Assistant. Since then she has moved up to the Bookkeeper position at St. Patrick and also holds the Business Manager position at St. Boniface.
Business Manager
Gale Gowen was born the youngest of three girls. Her father was in the Air Force which moved her family all across the country. She settled down in the Kentuckiana area during her 8th grade year and now calls this her home. She has been married to her husband Ray for 40 years and they have one daughter Christina.
She graduated from Jeffersonville High School and moved straight into the workforce. Her first job was with a printing company here in Louisville and then moved into public accounting where she worked for over 25 years. She left public accounting to work for the Archdiocese at St. Margaret Mary as assistant bookkeeper and then joined St. Patrick’s in July 2015 as Financial Administrative Assistant. Since then she has moved up to the Bookkeeper position at St. Patrick and also holds the Business Manager position at St. Boniface.
