Father Michael was born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Clair High School and then entered the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served for four years. He and Matushka grew up in the same town and married in 1965. Father entered St. Tikhon’s Seminary in 1967, was ordained to the diaconate in 1972 and to the priesthood in 1973, graduating from the seminary in 1974. He was assigned to St. Andrew's Church in Baltimore and served as rector there from 1974 – 1982, at which time he entered the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps. While at St. Andrew’s Father earned a Master’s Degree from Marywood College, completing his studies in 1979. After completing his tour in the Navy, Father was assigned as rector at Archangel Michael Church in Burbank, Illinois, serving there from 1986 -  1997. Father also served as rector at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Miami from 1997 – 2000. After moving back to Illinois, Father was attached to St. Joseph Church in Wheaton, Illinois. He assumed his present duties as rector of Christ the Savior Mission in 2007.

Matushka is the former Theresa Egan, born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Nativity B.V.M. High School in Pottsville and attended Gwynned Mercy College in Ambler, Pennsylvania, while teaching in a private elementary school. She was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, but became Orthodox when she married in 1965. Matushka then started a career as a bookkeeper when Fr. Michael entered the seminary and worked for several years at various businesses and accounting firms. She retired in 2007 when she and Fr. Michael moved to Stafford. While at Christ the Savior Church, Matushka serves as a reader, prepares the music for church services, is President of the Sisterhood, and coordinator for the Sunday Fellowship hour.

Father and Matushka have three children. Their son, Andrew, is an FBI Agent stationed in Washington, D.C. He and his wife Kathy also live in Stafford. Their son Stephen is a Master Sgt. in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC, where he lives with his wife Heather and their three children: Joshua, Felicity, and Zoe. Their daughter Larissa lives in Pipersville, PA with her husband Chuck Ravetto and their three children: Alex, Luke, and Matthew.