Archive for November, 2022
Jacqueline Nappi
Hailing from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Jacqueline Nappi is an organist, harpsichordist, pianist, and teacher. She is currently a graduate student at the Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music studying organ performance. Jacqueline serves as Minister of Music at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milford and is Piano Faculty & Music Coordinator at […]
Continue ReadingJoining the St. Paul’s History Project
Since June of this year, a small group of St. Paul’s parishioners led by Gail Bindley-Taylor,and including Kristine Dennehy, Diane Drozd, Diane Jellerette, Fran O’Gorman, CharlieTaney, Lamont Thomas and David Westmoreland; and who have been joined by SharonPearson, one of our friends from St. Matthews, Wilton, have come together to beginthe work mandated by the […]
Continue ReadingAlexander Richard Straus-Fausto
Completing his master’s degree in organ performance at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Alexander Straus-Fausto from Kitchener, Ontario is studying under the direction of Dr. Martin Jean. He completed his Bachelor of Music at McGill University Schulich School of Music and his secondary school studies at Michigan’s Interlochen Arts Academy. He has also studied […]
Continue ReadingParish Goals for 2022 – Updates
St. Paul’s 2022 Goals and you! The vestry has been working hard organizing groups around our three goals for 2022, Read on for some of the things that have been happening. Use this link for more information or to volunteer. Healing Pastoral care teams have begun making in-home Communion visits. The Healing Ministry Teams continue to […]
Continue ReadingThe Vestry at St. Paul’s
How St. Paul’s Vestry Works In the Episcopal Church the governing body of a parish has several parts: the Rector/Provisional Priest in Charge; four officers; and a number of vestry members as determined by individual parish needs. At St. Paul’s, our norm is to have nine vestry members serving in rotating classes of three. The […]
Continue ReadingVestry “Job Description”
The Vestry The Vestry is the elected body of the parish that shares with the Rector the responsibility for oversight of parish life and ministry and for advancing the mission of Saint Paul’s. The Vestry is subject to the Canons of the Episcopal Church and of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. Vestry members are legal […]
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