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Dcn Jerome Bettencourt
is an educator, catechist, retreat leader, and spiritual director serving at Saint Jude the Apostle Catholic Community in Westlake Village. He was ordained to the Diaconate in 2011. He has been married for 35 years and has had the privilege of working in secondary education at both Catholic and public-school settings. A recent graduate of the Stillpoint program, he is a member of Spiritual Directors International.