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Clergy

The Reverend Daniel Simons

Daniel was welcomed as Priest in Charge of St. Paul’s in February 2020. He joins St. Paul’s after eleven years at Trinity Church, Wall Street, where he served in a variety of clergy leadership positions, including director of liturgy, hospitality, and pilgrimage, and most recently as director of the Trinity Retreat Center in West Cornwall, Connecticut. After a three year discernment process, the community called Daniel to be the 31st Rector of St. Paul’s on the Green.

After graduating from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1994, Daniel’s vocational path led first through cathedral ministry as Canon Pastor of St. Stephen’s, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He then responded to a call to explore monastic life with the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

After seven years of formation and leadership in that community, Daniel returned to parish-based life, joining St. Gregory of Nyssa church in San Francisco to direct national initiatives in congregational development through liturgy and music. In San Francisco, Daniel met his husband, Javier Galitó-Cava, whose life-work forming actors has blended with Daniel’s own vocation to create a common pilgrimage that has continued to unfold for the past 14 years.

Daniel’s spiritual orientation and practice has been influenced by extended contact with Buddhist, Jewish, and Muslim spiritual communities and teaching. His spiritual grounding is also shaped by regular immersion in unbuilt environments in Nature. For the past 20 years he has created and led pilgrimages throughout the biblical world, Europe, Ethiopia, the American South, and Standing Rock, and pilgrimage has come to be the central lens through which he understands life’s journey.

To reach Fr. Daniel, email simons@stpaulsnorwalk.org.

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The Reverend Paul Carling

Ordained in Vermont, Paul has served parishes in Brattleboro VT, and Darien, Fairfield and Trumbull in CT.  Most recently he served as Episcopal Chaplain at Yale for 7 years, responsible for worship and formation for undergraduates. Paul is a doctoral level developmental and clinical psychologist, and prior to his ordination, developed an international research and training center focused on innovative and recovery-oriented community-based services for people with major psychiatric disorders, often accompanied by homelessness and substance use. Paul lives in Norwalk with his wife Cherise and their two 5-year-old mutts, Paddy and Maisie.

To reach Fr. Paul, email carling@stpaulsnorwalk.org

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Elly Withers, Seminarian

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Staff

Marsha Dunn, Associate for Member Engagement & Administration

A lifetime Episcopalian, originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Marsha joined the St. Paul’s staff in February 2015 as the Parish Administrator.  She brings a warm, efficient and helpful presence to the St. Paul’s office and maintains organization over a variety of office systems each weekday.  In September, 2017 Marsha’s position was reconfigured to include the important oversight of St. Paul’s signature “Radical Welcome” and engagement. Her Sunday presence offers a consistent point of entry for newcomers and a touchstone for established members seeking greater involvement.

Marsha can be reached in the parish office Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 1 pm or by appointment. 

To reach Marsha, email admin@stpaulsnorwalk.org, or call (203) 847-2806.

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