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The Rev. Kate DeRose
Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield
Kate has transferred to our diocese from the Diocese of Los Angeles, where she was ordained a deacon in 1998. She serves as deacon at our Cathedral in Springfield since March. She’s bilingual, having lived and worked for many years in Latin America in community health development and research, and she served several multi-cultural parishes in Los Angeles. Currently, she a Professor of Community Health Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. ♦
The Rev. Samuel Vaught
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Stockbridge
The people of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Stockbridge called the Reverend Samuel T. Vaught to serve as their rector beginning January 1, 2024.
Sam was awarded the Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School and a Diploma in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale in May 2020. He was ordained priest on June 20, 2020 in the Diocese of Indianapolis by the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows and served as curate at The Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis, Indiana for the next two years. Sam has been serving more recently as pastor for an ecumenical Episcopal-Lutheran ministry, Grace Unlimited, on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis. ♦
