Father Tim Baer was educated at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary. He was ordained a deacon at St. Patrick’s Church in Washington, DC, in 1995, and ordained a priest at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 15, 1996. James Cardinal Hickey, Archbishop of Washington, conferred these ordinations. Father Baer was pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Piscataway for nine years. He is an avid history buff, a runner, and an authentic Washington Football Team fan.