Casas Adobes Congregational Church, UCC

Senior Minister: Rev. Lee J. Milligan

Rev. Lee John Milligan comes to Casas Adobes after eighteen years of ordained ministry, the previous twelve spent at Church of the Painted Hills UCC here in Tucson.  He graduated in 1991 from Andover Newton Theological School in Massachusetts with a Masters of Divinity degree and spent his first six years in ministry as pastor of the Arlington Community UCC in Arlington, NE.

Pastor Lee received training in spiritual direction at Phoenix’s Kino Institute of Theology’s Art of Spiritual Direction: An Ecumenical Program and at the Hesychia School for Spiritual Direction at the Redemptorist Renewal Center here in Tucson.  He also has been trained in group spiritual direction as a participant in the Called Back to the Well program for clergy renewal of the Samaritan Counseling Center in Albuquerque, NM.  In a different field, he has completed the Certificate Course in Non-Profit Management at Creighton University in Omaha, NE, and Survival School: Church Leadership Training out of Phoenix.

Pastor Lee has always been active in the UCC beyond the parish, serving on the Committee on Church and ministry for the Omaha Association and the Southwest Conference of the UCC and as both Vice-President and President of the Omaha Association.  He presently serves as Moderator-Elect for the Southwest Conference.

Other skills he brings to ministry here include playing guitar and art appreciation.  He and his wife Teresa Hager enjoy movies and novels together, and Lee does well cooking vegetarian food for them both.  At one time their household has included as many as seven cats, but they now live with only one.

Associate Minister:Rev.  Marie A.  Bacchiocchi
The Rev. Marie Bacchiocchi grew up in Mansfield, Massachusetts where she learned to be a Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots and Bruins fan. She attended Mount Holyoke College, where she majored in religion and minored in music, Harvard Divinity School, where she received her M.Div., and Rhode Island College, where she received her MAT in elementary education. She has served churches in Minnesota, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Arizona. She is a born and raised Italian Roman Catholic who joined the UCC in 1988. Marie loves working collaboratively and enjoys finding new avenues for ministry. One of her passions in educational ministry is creating programs that excite children and youth while reminding adults that learning about God is fun. She also loves bringing people together and helping them find their common priorities and passions. Marie and her partner, Sandy Clockedile, have been friends since college. They share their sometimes chaotic home with three pets: the cats, Brownie and Key-Key; and the dog, Louie. Her hobbies include singing, ballroom dancing, hiking, knitting, and crocheting.Marie started with us in October 2007. Her primary responsibilities are programming, Christian Education (for children and adults), and growth and development. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it