Father Dave Mercer The newest member of our staff, Fr. Dave came to us from San Jose, because he wanted something different from what he knew during 33 years of ministry in Silicon Valley. He celebrates Mass at both the Apache Mission in Mescalero and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Bent. He takes the lead with funerals, baptisms, and anointings of the sick. His Sunday homilies and Reflections from the Reservation are posted on Facebook and at our website. In his free time, Fr. Dave enjoys reading history, writing for Catholic magazines, and walking streams and lakeshores with his fishing rod.