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CLERGY, VESTRY
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Our bishop, The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes,
Episcopal Bishop of San Diego
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"I call on the people of our diocese to renew our discipleship
as a COMMUNITY OF GOOD NEWS. The Good News in Christ is what feeds us; it
is what the world hungers for. It is the good news of:
Hope through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Meaning through the gift of baptism in the name of Jesus
Purpose through service in the name of Jesus."
Bishop Mathes is the fourth
bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, and he brings to the diocese an
uncommon mix of pastoral ministry and administration.
His passion for church education and growth began well before seminary and
transferred to parish life. In 1991 he became assistant minister at All
Saints’ Church in Belmont, MA, and then in 1994 he became rector of The
Episcopal Church of St. James-the-Less in Northfield, IL. During his seven
years at St. James, attendance doubled, church school participation
tripled, and the congregation founded a community outreach effort to
provide pastoral care to the indigent elderly and disabled residents of a
local healthcare center.
In
2001 he was named Canon to the Ordinary for the Diocese of Chicago, where
he directed the department of Deployment and Congregational Development.
In 2004, he was called to be our bishop.
Bishop Mathes and his wife Terri, along with their two children, enjoy
hiking, theater, and travel. He is an avid woodworker and amateur
historian.
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Our priest, The Rev.
Canon Wayne Sanders, Priest-in-Charge
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Born and raised on the north side of Chicago,
Illinois, Fr. Sanders was ordained as a Roman Catholic Priest by the
Archdiocese of Chicago in 1966. His first parish assignment was on
Chicago’s south side where he served until 1971 at St. Gabriel
Church.
Fr. Sanders then entered the U.S. Navy where he
served as a Chaplain to units of the Marines and Navy Air, and
became an Episcopal priest upon his release from active duty in
1974. He married Kathy Bracken, his wife of thirty-two years, and
they are the proud parents of two grown children, Joy and Sean, and
three grandchildren.
Having served as a parish pastor, Navy chaplain and
Headmaster of All Saints Episcopal School, Rev. Sanders became
rector at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church ~ University City (San
Diego) in 1978, and served there until his retirement in 2005.
His passion for Children’s Ministry and his
commitment to Christian unity have borne fruit in the vibrant
spirituality of the congregations he has led. Fr.
Sanders is also Canon for Ecumenical Relations and Inter Religious
Affairs for the Diocese of San Diego and
president of the Ecumenical Council of San Diego.
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| Our vestry and officers: |
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Gail
Jones, Senior Warden |
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Marion New,
Junior Warden |
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Arthur
Brown |
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Patty Campbell
(also
Clerk) |
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Margaret Singleton
O’Leary |
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Carol Pearson
(also
Treasurer) |
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Jim Pick |
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Kathy
Wikoff |
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St.
John's Episcopal Church ~ Scripture, Reason and Tradition since 1891 |
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