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People & Places, May 2

This is the first of two columns from the April 28 edition.

Appointments

The Rev. Dr. Rian Adams is priest in charge of St. James, Port Saint Joe, Fla.

Mr. Jon Barrett is the Episcopal Church in Delaware’s secretary of convention.

The Rev. Sarah Berlin interim rector at St. Mary Magdalene, Boulder, Colo.

Ms. Tiffany Blade is bishop’s assistant and communications officer for the Diocese of Spokane.

The Rev. Lew Bradford is priest in charge of St. Alban’s, Glen Burnie, Md.

The Rev. Ian Burch is rector of St. Chrysostom’s, Chicago.

The Rev. Susan Byler is deacon at St. Michael and All Angels, Mission, and St. David’s, Topeka, Kansas.

The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Catania is interim rector at St. Christopher’s, Chatham, Mass.

The Rev. Patrick Collins is interim rector of Christ Church, Easton, Md.

The Rev. Asa Coulson is priest in charge of Grace, Nutley, N.J.

The Rev. Amy Crowe is Maui disaster recovery spiritual care program coordinator for Pacific Health Ministry, Honolulu.

The Rev. Dr. Corinne Danielli is deacon of Emmanuel, Houston.

The Rev. Zachary Drennen is rector of St. James’, Lewisburg, W.Va.

The Rev. Hentzi Elek is rector of St. Martin in the Fields, Aurora, Colo.

The Rev. Peter Feltman-Mahan is rector of Messiah, Woods Hole, Mass.

Mr. Alex Flannagan is the Diocese of Spokane’s canon for camp, youth, and family ministries.

Ms. Charlotte Garcia is the Diocese of Western North Carolina’s coordinator for children, youth, and family ministries.

The Rev. Jay George is rector of St. Helena’s, Boerne, Texas.

The Rev. Stepheya George is vicar of All Saints, San Benito, Texas.

The Rev. Giulianna Cappelletti Gray is canon to the ordinary for congregational development and leadership in the Diocese of Indianapolis.

The Rev. Canon Robert Griner is priest associate at Grace, Madison, N.J.

The Rev. Ivar Hillesland is the Diocese of Olympia’s acting canon for congregational development and leadership formation.

The Rev. Andrew Hoyt is co-shepherd of the Free State Minster in the Diocese of Kansas.

The Rev. Elizabeth Ivell is priest in charge of St. Mary’s, Sparta, and Messiah, Chester, N.J.

The Rev. Dr. John Kennedy is chaplain associate with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Spiritual Health.

The Rev. Gregory Kimura is rector of St. James, South Pasadena, Calif.

The Rev. Diane Kruger is deacon pastor of Epiphany, Sedan, Kan.

The Rev. Rowan Larson is rector of St. James, Bozeman, Mont.

The Rev. Kim Litsey is rector of Good Shepherd of the Hills, Cave Creek, Ariz.

The Rev. Canon Neal Longe is the Diocese of Albany’s canon to the ordinary for resource development.

The Rev. Katherine Mansfield is deacon at the Southeast Tennessee Episcopal Ministry.

The Rev. Brandon McGinnis is rector of St. Stephen’s, Liberty, Texas.

The Very Rev. Eric Metoyer is the Diocese of California’s canon for racial, social, and environmental justice.

The Rev. Diane Nancekivell is interim priest in charge of St. John’s, Essex, N.Y.

The Rev. James C. Nelson is assisting priest at St. Christopher’s, League City, Texas.

The Rev. Jacob Nichols is rector of St. Luke’s, Denison, Texas.

The Rev. Edgar Otero is rector of Christ Church, Norcross, Ga.

The Rev. Nurya Love Parish is canon for the Northern Collaborative and coach for Beloved Community and Creation Care in the dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan.

The Rev. Canon Dr. Dean Pinter is canon theologian at Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, Ala.

The Rev. Brian G. Rallison is priest in charge of St. Clement, Honolulu.

The Rev. Gordon Sandquist (ELCA) is interim rector of Grace and St. Stephen’s, Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Rev. Cecelia (CC) Schroeder is rector of St. Timothy’s, San Diego.

The Rev. Wes Smedley is interim rector of St. Edmund’s, Chicago.

The Rev. Canon Paul Stephens is interim rector of St. John’s, Pascagoula, Miss.

The Rev. Robin Teasley is interim assistant to the rector of St. John’s, Church Hill, Richmond, Va.

The Rev. Joshua Tracey is priest in charge of Redeemer, Springfield, Pa.

The Very Rev. Ashley Urquidi is dean of the Diocese of Southern Virginia’s Convocation 2.

The Rev. Becca Walton is associate rector at St. Luke’s, Birmingham, Ala.

The Very Rev. Timothy Watt is dean of Trinity Cathedral, Reno, Nev.

The Rev. Leah Wise is associate rector (priest for The Hill) of Good Shepherd, Austin, Texas.

The Rev. Canon Dorota Wright-Pruski is canon for parish life at St. Michael’s Cathedral, Boise, Idaho.

Ordinations

Diaconate

Colorado: Amanda Barker, Durango Jenkins, Charles Martin, Megan Worthman

East Tennessee: D. Brian Austin, Sarah Hess, Sean McEwen, William Simerly

Florida: William DeMoville Pettway Cerveny Sr.

Georgia: Shelley Martin, Ken Shradar

Long Island: Cameron Michael Walker

New York: Sarah Bonay, Flourish Klink, Christy Miller

Rhode Island: Jeffrey Drake Douglas

Spokane: Katy Ellen Shedlock

Virginia: Lachlan Hassman, Jon Scarffe, Redmond Self

Priesthood

Central Florida: Brian Stankich (associate rector, Grace, Ocala)

Connecticut: Emily Nicole Carter (chaplain at Vassar College and associate at Christ Church, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)

East Tennessee: Zachary Settle

Florida: Phillip Ervin Prescott

Kentucky: Ken Casey

Northern California: Donald Walter Callison

Rhode Island: Virginia McKinley Buckles (associate chaplain, St. George’s School, Middletown)

Retirements

The Rev. Gee Alexander as associate priest for pastoral care at St. John’s Cathedral, Jacksonville, Fla.

The Rev. Noel Bailey as associate rector for pastoral care, Emmanuel, Cumberland, R.I.

The Rev. David Christain as deacon at St. Peter’s, Clearfield, Utah

Dr. Marthe Curry as director of world missions for the Diocese of West Texas

The Rev. Phyllis Doty as deacon at St. Luke’s, Live Oak, Fla.

The Rev. Jo-Ann Drake as priest in charge of St. Paul’s, Pawtucket, R.I.

The Rev. Canon John Johanssen as canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Southern Ohio.

The Rev. Carol Mader as vicar of St. James’, Dexter, Mich.

The Rev. Candace Sandfort as rector of St. John’s, Montclair, N.J.

The Rev. Shelby Scott as rector of St. Patrick’s, Broken Arrow, Okla.

The Rev. Canon Nora Smith as the Diocese of New York’s canon for transitions; she has been named an honorary canon of the diocese.

The Rev. Mike Stephenson as rector of St. Philip’s, Ardmore, Okla.

The Rev. Susan Berry Taylor as rector of St. Andrew’s, Winthrop, Maine

The Very Rev. Susan Toone as dean of the Tuttle School for Discipleship and Ministry, Salt Lake City

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