In Recognition and Thanksgiving for 26 Years of Mission and Ministry

In Recognition of and Thanksgiving for 26 Years of Mission and Ministry as Rector of St. David’s Church 1997-2023

The Rev. W. Frank Allen

Thanksgiving The Lord works in mysterious ways, and I am thankful for that!

Little did I know when God introduced me to Frank when I was a freshman at Duke in 1977 that it would make such a difference.

My wife Julie and I became close friends of Frank and Amy in college. Later we started our families together in the late 1980’s here in Philadelphia only to see them move away as Frank began seminary in Virginia. Julie and I came to St. David’s in the early 1990’s delighted to make it our family’s spiritual home. Then God moved me to become more involved at St. David’s and landed me on the Discernment Committee as we sought a new rector. I was delighted when the committee unanimously selected Frank to be our new leader.

I remember vividly sitting in the Church in November 1997, when newly arrived, Frank delivered his first sermon on Thanksgiving Day. From the beginning it was clear that under Frank’s leadership we were indeed a Church on a Mission. His love for the people of St. David’s was obvious and with that love he moved us forward. His courageous leadership led us to undertake a series of bold improvements to our beautiful buildings and grounds to make room for more people to join our dynamic community. He also led us to think expansively and to make a difference not only here in Pennsylvania but in the larger world as well including Uganda and Guatemala.

The Ferguson Family is thankful indeed that Frank, Amy, and their three wonderful sons (Will, Rob and Ben) have been such an integral part of our lives these past three decades. We are better for their presence here as is the entire community here at St. David’s. We will miss him as our rector, but our love for him and his for us will last our lifetimes! With an attitude of gratitude, we say thank you for your leadership and love and we wish you well.

Ritson and Julie Ferguson

The Holy Eucharist and

Celebration of a New Ministry and Institution of The Reverend W. Frank Allen as the Twenty-eighth Rector of St. David’s (Radnor) Church

Sunday, January 18, 1998 ~ at 4:00 o’clock ~ in the Chapel

St. David’s (Radnor) Church 763 Valley Forge Road Wayne, Pennsylvania

The Rev. W. Frank Allen Rector 1997-2023

Clergy Serving During Frank’s Time as Rector

The Rev. Dr. Rudolph A. Moore Senior Associate 1983-2005

The Rev. Kimberly E. Hagg Curate 1998-1999

The Rev. John G. Tampa Curate 1998-1999

The Rev. Paul W. Gennett, Jr. Associate Rector 2000-2017

The Rev. Alison P. Harrity Associate Rector 2004-2011

The Rev. Dr. Kevin J. Moroney Associate Rector 2005-2009

The Rev. Carolyn K. Tuttle Huff Associate Rector 1999-2004

The Rev. Doris Rajagopal Assistant Rector, St. Augustine of Hippo 2008-2009

Clergy Serving During Frank’s Time as Rector

The Rev. William Duffey Associate Rector 2008-2013

The Rev. Dr. Alexander McCurdy III Associate Rector 2008-2021

The Rev. Ken McCaslin Deacon 2009-Present

The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining Associate Rector 2011-2014

The Rev. Amanda Brayton Eiman Associate Rector 2015-2019

The Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch Associate Rector 2015-2018

The Rev. Carlotta Cochran Associate Rector 2009-2010

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey Associate Rector 2009-2013

The Rev. Matt Holcombe Associate Rector 2011-2014

The Rev. William H. Wood III Associate Rector 2013-2021

The Rev. Dennis Reid Associate Rector 2015-2018

The Rev. Dr. Martha D. Tucker Associate Rector 2015-2019

Clergy Serving During Frank’s Time as Rector

The Rev. E. Edward Shiley Associate Rector 2016-2021

The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud Priest Associate 2022-Present

The Rev. Elizabeth W. Colton Associate Rector, Chaplin SDEDS 2018-2023

The Rev. Dr. Peter B. Stube Priest Associate 2022-Present

The Rev. Emily Zimbrick-Rogers Associate Rector 2019-2022

The Rev. Maurice A. Dyer, II Associate Rector 2019-2022

The Rev. Thomas J. Szczerbra, Jr. Associate Rector 2022-Present

The Rev. Sarah Dunn.

Associate Rector 2023-Present

The Rev. Elizabeth W. Colton Frank has an uncanny ability to find gifts in staff that are needed for the mission of the church. He is completely open to new ideas, he supports trying out new initiatives, and is not discouraged by lukewarm results.

His open spirituality pervades everything he does, and that causes all of us who work with him to bloom! Frank’s warm and constant support has nurtured me.

I am so grateful to have worked closely with Frank these last five years; they’ve been the icing on the cake of my working life. Many blessings, Frank!

Liz

A Legacy of Leadership St. David’s as a Resource Church for Clergy Discernment Answering The Next Call The Rev. Paul William Gennett, Jr.

Rector, St. Thomas, Newark, DE

The Rev. Alison Propeck Harrity

Rector, St. Richard's, Winter Park, FL

The Rev. Canon Dr. Kevin Moroney

Rector, Christ Church Ithan, Villanova, PA

The Rev. Thomas Claude Pumphrey

Rector, St. Peter and St. Paul, Atlanta, GA

The Rev. Carlotta Cochran

Priest in Charge, St. Thomas, Chesapeake, VA

The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining

Rector, St. Christopher's Church, Gladwyne, PA

The Rev. Matthew Holcombe

Assoc. Rector, Christ Church, Charlotte, NC

The. Rev. Amanda Brayton Eiman

Rector, St. Philip's in the Highlands, Garrison, NY

The Rev. Dr. Martha D. Tucker

Priest in Charge, Sharon, CT

The Rev. Dennis Reid

Rector, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs, PA

The Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch

Rector, St. Alban’s, Newtown Square, PA

The Rev. Maurice A. Dyer, ll

Chaplin, United States Air Force

The Rev. Emily Zimbrick-Rogers

Interim Priest in Charge, St. Mary's at Penn, Phila., PA

The Clergy of St. David’s Church

Music Ministry at St. David's Church “Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!” ~ Psalm 105:2 It is hard to put into words the many ways Frank has been a blessing to St. David’s and to me personally. His musical background and gifts, incredible bari-tenor voice, and his love of music in worship informed his vision for music in the life of St. David’s 26 years ago.

Having been part of that vision for the past 25 years, I know that a divine hand must have brought me to serve as director of music with this energetic, charismatic, and then 40-year-old priest, in 1999.

In the first years we had many conversations about our respective visions of music in worship and growing the choir programs. Over time, he continued to be the most supportive and caring rector and friend any church musician could ever hope to have.

Frank supported and affirmed our choir volunteers, professional singers, and other musicians, inspiring them to give their very best. He rarely went a week without something positive to say about how well the choirs sang or rang. Frank understands the commitment that choir volunteers make and would let them know how important it was and express gratitude for them.

As for me, I will miss his relentless teasing, sometimes irreverent (ironic, coming from a reverend) sense of humor, but in the end, his genuine love and appreciation for choir volunteers young and old, and the work we do to glorify God, have been a blessing to me.

Clair Rozier

Reflections from the Senior Statesmen

The Rev. William Hoge Wood III Frank's heart has always been as big as the world. That's the main reason he has been the best clergyman most of us will ever know.

There is no situation in human life that he does not bring the love of God to bear, always using the wisdom that flows from that love.

I met Frank some years ago when he was a layman. I was struck by his directness and thoroughness. Years later it therefore did not surprise me when the Search Committee of St. David's asked him to become their next rector. Frank had never been a rector before ... and only an Assistant for several years.

On one occasion, later in his ministry, Frank came to the conclusion - after several disappointments - that God did not want him to be a bishop. At the time, I questioned that conclusion. In hindsight, I think Frank may have been right. He was doing an indispensable job of leading the people of St. David's through the confusions of this age. He and Amy had become the reliable and indispensable friends of us all.

Frank has always embodied the simple faith that God is involved in all of life.

We who know them have learned to count Frank and Amy for that truth.

Bill The Rev. E. Edward Shiley Frank, our ministry together at St. David’s has been a rich experience because of your generosity of heart, your love of people, your genuine kindness, and your openness to different and new ways of thinking and being.

You will always be my spiritual brother and a dear friend.

Ed

Reflections from the Senior Statesmen The Rev. Dr. Alexander McCurdy III Esse Quam Videri

“To be rather than to seem to be,” a Latin motto of a nearby school. Sounds good, but how does the rector of a complex and even moderately diverse membership do that?

How did Frank Allen for more than a quarter of a century keep the ship of St. Davids from floundering on the ledges of politics, personality, and diverse theological schools of thought?

Frank never figured it out, but instead with the hand of his heart, he simply touched us.

With the soul of his Lord, he loved us.

Not that he wasn’t, at times, sorely bruised by the job, being roundly reprimanded or criticized for this “failure” or that. Those of us close to him, and especially his dear wife Amy, knew the bruises he bore, the various forms of polite and not so gentle attacks he experienced and grieved over. Frank often had a sore neck caused by excessive cheekrotations.

But oh how he listened to his Lord, sagging from time to time in stumbling along behind Him, but yes, manfully following in His footsteps, never breaking under the burdens, under the crosses he carried. And he managed to stay real in doing so.

Oh, haven’t we seen Frank in moments of laughter as well as tears. A man who knew joy and sadness. He was always our brother. He was wherever we were in the relations and the vicissitudes of our lives. He’d show up pronto when there was need, on the Schuylkill Expressway at 3:30 in the morning headed to one of us in crisis at H.U.P. or even worse at C.H.O.P. David’s words of anguish were often in his head: “Absalom, Absalom, would that it were I,” But always, in words or actions, he preached the Gospel, lived the Gospel, clung to the Gospel with all his might, especially when buffeted by fierce headwinds of our occasionally pesky personalities and dogmas. St. Paul spoke of the likes of Frank, the ones even whose feet, whose foundations, were blessed.

Frank confessed his sins and taught us to do so too. But he also sang the Gospel to us, metaphorically and literally, very often bounding back to his office after an 8:00 a.m. service, his voice singing at great volume the essence of words he’s just spoken: “Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known and from whom no secrets are hid, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts…”

So now he is about to leave us, but only in a literal and superficial sense. Through his Lord and ours, he stays with us always. Thanks be to God. And we thank you, Frank!

Sandy

Preserving the History of St. David’s Church Frank recognized early in his ministry the importance of preserving the traditions of St. David’s Church.

Worship in the 1715 Church Weekly Sunday worship, Christmas, Easter, and Holy Week services are celebrated in the historic church, as well as baptisms, weddings, special music offerings, and memorial services.

The Church underwent two significant renovations in 2004 and 2014.

Churchyard

Country Fair and Auction

Christmas Pageant

Burials in the Churchyard have

The Fair, now in its 172nd year, is

The pageant is held each

occurred since the 1700’s.

the longest continuously held

December and remains a

church fair in the country.

cherished tradition for

Frank welcomes fairgoers each

St. David’s families.

year with a glorious rendition of the Doxology.

In 2012, an acre of land adjacent

In 2006, to accommodate year-

to the Churchyard was purchased

round Fair donations, the horse

and consecrated to ensure

sheds, built in 1870, were

additional burial sites for at least

replaced.

40 more years.

Honoring the Past while Embracing a Future Vision An Attitude of Gratitude Very early in Frank’s rectorship he preached about having an open, daily grateful heart.

His “Attitude of Gratitude” is evident in his trips to Uganda, in helping with the development of the Gift Shop and, later, in his vision of a St. David’s Art Gallery.

Frank's open office door, his listening and his discerning leadership are gifts to us all.

Often his answer is to wait, to pray, to listen, and to be grateful for the here and now.

Nereida Gordon

Moving into the Digital Age

Commitment to Family and Youth Sunday Family Services, Sermon Time

St. David’s Website

Children and Youth Choirs

Online Christian Formation

Youth Formation and Worship Assistants

Weekly E-News, Digital Publications

Youth Groups

Social Media Presence

Retreats, Bible School, and Music Camps

A Legacy of Faith, Worship, Fellowship, and Growth We are a Church on a Mission to Know God in Jesus Christ and to make Christ known to Others

A review of the recent history of St. David’s Church, as in the last 75 (out of 308) years, sheds light on how monumental changes in the spirit and size of the parish resulted from the burgeoning influx of the faithful attracted to worship in this special place, steered wisely by exceptional leadership.

In the 1950s, the Rev. John Knewstub brought the post-war church to a new presence; response to demand created the Sunday School classrooms by the Harrison Room, followed soon after by the 1956 Chapel, its undercroft, meeting spaces, and offices that transformed the parish in ways unimaginable only a few decades earlier.

History has repeated itself, this time by an order of magnitude, with the leadership these last 26 years of the Rev. Frank Allen; as the force of hundreds of new members, attracted to this place to know Christ and make Christ known, fueled the expansions of the 2006 new Chapel, the Fair Sheds, offices and meeting spaces, new Gift Shop, the 1715 Church historical restoration, and the renovated Knewstub educational building to house the enormously successful St. David’s Episcopal Day School.

These physical changes, however, tell only part of the story, almost paling before the hundred-plus ministries, worship and educational programs, and the regional and international outreach efforts that sprouted and flourished under his aegis.

St. David’s parishioners of the future will see in these last two-plus decades a rector, who through grace, wisdom, and the love for his congregation, created one of the most successful churches of his era, where Christ truly was known, and made known to others.

Joe Bonn

Frank Shared His Goals for St. David’s with the Vestry St. David’s is a Community of Worship St. David’s is a Community of Caring Stewards St. David’s is a Community of Love

In 2002 Frank introduced liturgical themes as a way to connect worship, preaching, and teaching.

2023 A Community of Love 2022

Growing in Grace

2015

Christ is Calling

2008

Sharing in Christ’s Ministry

2021

Faith Works

2014

We Are One Body

2007

Come, Follow Me

2020

The Way of Love

2013

Living in God’s Grace

2006

Foundations of Faith

2019

A Community for the World

2012

Fearless

2005

The Eucharist

2018

The Christian Life

2011

God’s Ambassadors

2004

Building Our House with God

2017

Empowered by the Spirit

2010

Soul Matters

2003

Walking with Christ

2016

Living Like Jesus

2009

Day by Day with God

2002

Growing in the Spirit

St. David’s as a Community of Worship

Invitation to Ministry Frank has many gifts he has shared with the community of St. David's as our rector, and all of us have been the blessed recipients. Yet for me, the gift which has had the most impact is the power of the ‘invitation’.

Frank’s uncanny ability to see what each of us needs and to extend just the right ‘invitation’ to help us come closer to God, to strengthen our spiritual growth, and for us to know and experience the grace of God’s love.

Catsy Pemberton

St. David’s as a Community of Caring Stewards

If You Build It, They Will Come for Worship, Ministry, and Fellowship During Frank’s time as rector, we were able to celebrate his ten-year milestone of ministry.

The parish was invited to Citizens Bank Park to watch a Phillies game and to hear Frank sing the National Anthem.

I used to tease Frank that it was a good thing for St. David’s that he was raised in Texas, a very large state because he always thought big thoughts and was always trying to grow the church.

If he had come from Delaware or Rhode Island, I fear we would never have been able to grow the way we did!

Frank transformed this parish so that St. David’s was and always has been a refuge from the crazy world we live in and for this we will be forever grateful.

Mike Mayer

St. David’s as a Community of Love Before a word is spoken, you know it will be okay…

Sometimes it’s not a single moment that gives us remembrance but a series of split seconds that repeat. Whether it’s in the Chapel greeting line, walking past Frank at the Fair, or at the Communion rail receiving the wafer, it’s that split second before the dialogue.

I’m drawn to three lines from the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” when the father engages St. Nicholas.

“His eyes--how they twinkled!” and a few lines later, “A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;” For me, one of Frank’s many gifts is that twinkle in his eye and the smile he is blessed with.

Experiencing that split second, you know it will be okay and are filled with warmth and love. No matter what transpired that week, that twinkle and smile, let me know the Grace of God is with me.

Tim Phelps

It Never Rained

Amazing Grace

In August of 2009, Frank asked me to be the next St. David’s wedding coordinator. I said yes and that began an amazing 11-year journey. During my time as wedding coordinator, more than 75 of the 115 weddings in which I assisted were celebrated by Frank. It never rained nor snowed during his weddings; perhaps before or after but never during.

One of my most precious memories of Frank occurred during the last days of Peter’s life. Frank visited every day. On the day before Peter died, I was sitting by the side of his bed singing hymns to him.

While singing “Amazing Grace” I heard the rich baritone voice of Frank joining in behind me. He walked up beside me, and we continued singing together.

Judy Krischker

Patricia Binnion

50 Years Later In 2014, we asked Frank to preside over the celebration of our 50th Wedding Anniversary. We were not as nervous as we had been on July 25, 1964, so we were able to appreciate the deeper and more spiritual meaning of the ceremony and feel the warmth and love in the room.

Dick and Amanda Smoot

Parish Life and Celebrations 1997-2022 Confirmations

Baptisms

Marriages

1,357

1,261

397

Churchyard Burials

Easter Attendance

1,247

Number of Worship Services 4,794

1,530+

Average Sunday Attendance 597

Average Annual Membership 3,084

St. David’s as a Resource Church St. David’s Episcopal Day School St. David’s Episcopal Day School was established in 2017 as a ministry of St. David’s Church under the direction of The Rev. W. Frank Allen and the authority of the Vestry.

St. David’s as a Resource Church St. James School St. James is an Episcopal middle school in Philadelphia offering a faith-based education.

Capital Campaigns, Construction, and Growth Growing in Faith Capital Campaign Ⅰ The new 600-seat Chapel was dedicated on April 29, 2006.

Growing in Faith Capital Campaign Ⅱ Installation of the Dobson Organ and completion of the chapel lower level which included musician offices, choir rehearsal and robing space, education, youth, and childcare rooms was completed in 2007.

Capital Campaigns, Construction, and Growth Raising the Roof Campaign Renovations to the Parish House were completed in 2014.

Raising the Roof construction projects included: clergy and administrative offices, reception areas, dedicated meeting spaces, libraries, renovated Fellowship Hall, expanded Gift Shop, updated undercroft, and a modern commercial kitchen.

Outreach Partners The Rector’s 2006 visit to the Double Cure Medical Center, Uganda

Message To Pastor Frank from Romans

Dear Brethren of St. David’s Church, On behalf of Trinity Children’s Centre - Kabowa, Centenary High School - Nyendo, Double Cure Hospital - Mpigi, I pray that you are all doing well. It is quite difficult to express what we, as The Romans Ministries in Uganda, have achieved through Rev. W. Frank Allen, as a person and as St. David’s rector. It is impossible to articulate all his good deeds and his big heart.

We salute and thank him very much for his interest, prayers, and support for our work in Uganda in particular, and for all other Outreach projects worldwide.

Pastor Frank, as you are popularly known in Africa, allow me to paraphrase 2 Timothy 4:78 to convey my heartfelt message to you. “You have fought the good fight, you have finished the race, you have kept the faith. Now there is in store for you the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day.”

Enjoy having the time to do all the things you've always wanted to do. Now that you're retired, I hope you'll have time for all you’ve planned, like volunteering in Uganda!

God bless you and let you continue being a blessing for others for many years.

Congratulations on your retirement. In you I found a real brother with a sense of humor!!

Yours brotherly, The Rev. Can. David Serunjogi [ROMANS 8:1] + Sarah

Outreach Partners Frank and St. David’s Guatemala Mission In 1999, St. David’s began the Guatemala companionship with 2 small churches under one priest, and now, in 2023, St. David’s partners with four churches and three priests. The relationship has developed through worship, work trips, and fellowship, including trilingual conversations in Kiché, Spanish, and English.

Frank will surely always remember the difference between two Spanish words that can be translated as “hot”: caliente (hot temperature) and picante (spicy).

Frank’s role has been both to inspire others and to participate himself by sometimes leading groups to Guatemala and facilitating activities when our Guatemalan brothers and sisters visit St. David’s.

In 2012, Frank was honored by Bishop Armando Guerra for his contributions to the life of the Diocese of Guatemala by being made an Honorary Canon for Mission.

Carol Kangas

The Allen Family Through the Years Frank, Amy, Will, Rob, and Ben Parishioners knew the house on 131 Beaumont Road in Devon as the Rectory.

Frank, Amy, Will, Rob, and Ben knew it as home.

Amy is a pediatrician and comes from a medical family (her father was a dentist, and her mother is a retired physician). Amy is a member of the St. David’s Handbell Choir and a volunteer with the beekeeping ministry which sells honey at the Fair.

The boys went to school, played basketball in the driveway, soccer in the backyard, and made lifelong friends in the community.

The Allens shared meals at the kitchen table, decorated the house for Christmas, celebrated birthdays, graduations, and many other special occasions as a family during the years they lived at 131 Beaumont Road.

In June 2013, the family returned to their home to care for each other after they survived a horrific plane crash during a sight-seeing tour of Alaska.

The congregation has found 131 Beaumont Road to be a place of fellowship, food, and grace.

Many parishioners established warm relationships after sharing a meal, cooked by the rector, often smoked salmon, a Frank specialty, or something delicious grilled on the smoker.

Spending time at the Rectory with the Allen Family remains a warm memory for parishioners, clergy, and staff.

Will, Rob, and Ben all graduated from Conestoga High School, and followed in their parents’ tradition and are Duke University alumni as well.

Will and his wife, Leah, live in Denver with their young son, Amy and Frank’s first grandchild.

Rob and his fiancée are finishing their respective medical training in California.

Ben, following in his paternal grandfather's footsteps, is an attorney and is practicing law in New York City.

Marilyn Callaghan

The Allen Family Then

The Allen Family Now

St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry 1998 - 2023 1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Scott Beaumont

Jeff Algatt

Jeff Algatt

Betsy Aikens

Betsy Aikens

Ginny Brookins

Scott Beaumont

Ginny Brookins

Jeff Algatt

Jeff Algatt

Mark Butler

Ginny Brookins

Mark Butler

Ginny Brookins

Ginny Brookins

Tim Calligan

Mark Butler

Tim Calligan

Tim Calligan

Anne Cuningham

Anne Clark

Tim Calligan

Ritson Ferguson

Ritson Ferguson

Ritson Ferguson

Marianne Cook

Anne Clark

Robin Ford

Robin Ford

Robin Ford

Buzz Davis

Marianne Cook

Barbara Kricka

Jack Geigerich

Jack Geigerich

Gil Engholm

Gil Engholm

Shirley Laird

Nerida Gordon

Nerida Gordon

Shirley Laird

Shirley Laird

Ken McCaslin

Barbara Kricka

Barbara Kricka

Ken McCaslin

Ken McCaslin

Henry Poor

Frank Mather

Frank Mather

Mary Poor

Mary Poor

Pam Ross

Ken McCaslin

Henry Poor

Norm Ricker

Norm Ricker

Sherrill Rowland

Henry Poor

Pam Ross

Sherrill Rowland

Sherrill Rowland

Ben Spillard

Pam Ross

Ben Spillard

Bob Scott

Bob Scott

Betsy Stull

Ben Spillard

Betsy Stull

George Vosburgh

George Vosburgh

George Vosburgh

Betsy Stull

George Vosburgh

Margot Walker

Margot Walker

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Anne Cunningham

Betsy Aikens

Anne Cunningham

Joe Eremus

Terry Cunningham

Betsy Aikens

Anne Cunningham

Joe Eremus

Kate Farrow

Joe Eremus

Ritson Ferguson

Dana Ferinany

Dana Ferinany

Dana Ferinany

Kate Farrow

Robin Ford

Jack Geigerich

Earl Forte

Earl Forte

Dana Ferinany

Jack Geigerich

Nerida Gordon

Martin Kimmel

Martin Kimmel

Earl Forte

Nerida Gordon

Martin Kimmel

Bill Lord

Bill Lord

Martin Kimmel

Barbara Kricka

Bill Lord

Mike Mayer

Jim Mack

Bill Lord

Frank Mather

Frank Mather

Karin Platt

Mike Mayer

Jim Mack

Henry Poor

Karin Platt

Amanda Smoot

Karin Platt

Mike Mayer

Pam Ross

Gordon St. John

Gordon St. John

Amanda Smoot

Karin Platt

Ben Spillard

Barb Sutherland

Barb Sutherland

Gordon St. John

Amanda Smoot

Betsy Stull

Mike Tucker

Mike Tucker

Barb Sutherland

Gordon St. John

Mike Tucker

Malorie Waterman

Malorie Waterman

Mike Tucker

Barb Sutherland

Malorie Waterman

George Vosburgh

George Vosburgh

Malorie Waterman

Rob White

George Vosburgh

Rob White

Rob White

Rob White

Martin Wilson

St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry 1998 - 2023 2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Patricia Binnion

Patricia Binnion

Patricia Binnion

Patricia Binnion

Dick Bauer

Michael Brent

Joe Bonn

Joe Bonn

Joe Bonn

Joe Bonn

Terry Cunningham

Michael Brent

Michael Brent

Michael Brent

Rob Hastings

Joe Eremus

Terry Cunningham

Terry Cunningham

Kate Farrow

Tom Hipp

Kate Farrow

Kate Farrow

Sharon Hamelin

Sharon Hamelin

Chris Hopkins

Earl Forte

Sharon Hamelin

Carol Kangas

Carol Kangas

Rob Kathol

Sharon Hamelin

Carol Kangas

Mark Lane

Mark Lane

Mark Lane

Carol Kangas

Mark Lane

Weasie Masterson

Weasie Masterson

Weasie Masterson

Jim Mack

Jim Mack

Diane Mayer

Diane Mayer

Diane Mayer

Mike Mayer

Jeff McCallum

Jeff McCallum

Jeff McCallum

Karen Miller

Jeff McCallum

Diane Mayer

Paula Murray

Paula Murray

Paula Murray

John Nagy

John Nagy

John Nagy

John Nagy

Catsy Pemberton

Brad Smith

Catsy Pemberton

Catsy Pemberton

Catsy Pemberton

Joe Rollins

Amanda Smoot

Brad Smith

Brad Smith

John Satterfield

John Satterfield

Martin Wilson

Martin Wilson

Martin Wilson

Brad Smith

Chandi Smith

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Dick Bauer

Dick Bauer

Dick Bauer

Sandy Arnold

Sandy Arnold

Hilary Fischer

Hilary Fischer

Geoff Chamberlain

Geoff Chamberlain

Susan Barber

Rob Hastings

Nereida Gordon

Hilary Fischer

Hilary Fischer

Geoff Chamberlain

Tom Hipp

Rob Hastings

Nerida Gordon

Nerida Gordon

Byard Ebling

Chris Hopkins

Tom Hipp

Rob Hastings

Janet Helms

Nerida Gordon

Rob Kathol

Chris Hopkins

Tom Hipp

John Lander

Janet Helms

Jonesy Lerch

Rob Kathol

Rob Kathol

Jonesy Lerch

John Lander

Weasie Masterson

Jonesy Lerch

Jonesy Lerch

Mike Mayer

Mike Mayer

Karen Miller

Mike Mayer

Mike Mayer

Susan Nagy

Susan Nagy

Paula Murray

Karen Miller

Karen Miller

Catsy Pemberton

Catsy Pemberton

Joe Rollins

Catsy Pemberton

Susan Nagy

Tim Phelps

Tim Phelps

John Satterfield

Joe Rollins

Catsy Pemberton

Janis Satterfield

Janis Satterfield

Chandi Smith

John Satterfield

Joe Rollins

Susan Scauzzo

Susan Scauzzo

Jeff Waldron

Jeff Waldron

Janis Satterfield

Jane Wilson

Gillian Waldron

Jane Wilson

Jane Wilson

Jane Wilson

Suzanne Zelov

Suzanne Zelov

St. David's Episcopal Church Vestry 1998 - 2023 2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Sandy Arnold

Sandy Arnold

Jay Baldwin

Jay Baldwin

Jay Baldwin

Susan Barber

Susan Barber

Susan Barber

Jim Dolan

Jim Dolan

Geoff Chamberlain

Jim Dolan

Jim Dolan

Alison Hastings

David Gold

Byard Ebling

Byard Ebling

Janet Helms

Tom Johantgen

Alison Hastings

Janet Helms

Janet Helms

Tom Johantgen

Rod Kellett

Edie Lewis

Tom Johantgen

Tom Johantgen

Rod Kellett

Mona Kirby

Leslie Lewis

Rod Kellett

Rod Kellett

Mona Kirby

Edie Lewis

Tim Roach

Mona Kirby

John Lander

John Lander

Leslie Lewis

Jeff Rohrbeck

John Lander

Edie Lewis

Edie Lewis

Tim Roach

Sarah Schoettle

Susan Nagy

Tim Phelps

Sarah Schoettle

Sarah Schoettle

Betsy Spiegel

Tim Phelps

Susan Scauzzo

Betsy Spiegel

Betsy Spiegel

Mike Tredinnick

Janis Satterfield

Sarah Schoettle

Mike Tredinnick

Mike Tredinnick

Julia Urwin

Susan Scauzzo

Mike Tredinnick

Julia Urwin

Julia Urwin

Liza Whelan

Gillian Waldron

Gillian Waldron

Gillian Waldron

Liza Whelan

Ian Wilcox

Suzanne Zelov

Suzanne Zelov

Liza Whelan

Ian Wilcox

Molly Zonino

2023 Vestry Jay Baldwin

Alison Hastings

Lois Redman

Liza Whelan

Jim Dolan

Rod Herrell

Tim Roach

Ian Wilcox

Nanette Dormans

Anthony Khan

Jeff Rohrbeck

Molly Zonino

David Gold

Leslie Lewis

Betsy Spiegel

Youth Vestry Members Serving During Frank’s Time as Rector Will Allen

Cynthia Kellett

Julia Lewis

Jim Rockafellow

Katie Campbell

Bailey Kimmel

Sophia Marlino

Will Rockafellow

Cammie Cunningham

Greg Lane

Meredith Mayer

Julia Stroud

Geoff Hegg

Reed Lansinger

Richard Mayer

Emily Wilson

Elizabeth Hepburn

Allyson Legnini

Patrick McNally

Zach Kathol

Hayden Lewis

Bailey Pollack

Rector’s Wardens 1997-2023 Scott Beaumont

Barb Sutherland

John Satterfield

Sherrill Rowland

Michael Mayer

Catsy Pemberton

Tim Calligan

Jim Mack

Geoff Chamberlain

Ritson Ferguson

Joe Bonn

Tim Phelps

George Vosburgh

Tom Hipp

Jim Dolan

Anne Cunningham

Discernment Committee

1997 Vestry

1997 Staff

Barbara Cassidy

Scott Beaumont

Mary Poor

The Rev. Rudy Moore

Marianne Cook

Ginny Brookins

Norm Ricker

William Acevedo

Perry Gresh

Marianne Cook

Sherrill Rowland

Sue Ellen Echard

Ritson Ferguson

Buzz Davis

Bob Scott

Pedro Munúz

Brian Leiser

Gil Engholm

George Vosburgh

Cynthia Pound

Betty Moran

Shirley Laird

Margot Walker

Eddie Nichols

Linda Pillion

Ken McCaslin

Chole Pitard Henry Poor George Vosburgh

Patricia Rabii Bill Stroud

And Now Let Us Pray Parishioners have heard Frank say “Let us Pray” hundreds of times. Frank prayed for us daily and invited us to a life of prayer, to follow Christ and to live a life that is truly life.

The Merton Prayer My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.

I do not see the road ahead of me.

I cannot know for certain where it will end. nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.

But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.

And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.

I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.

And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it.

Therefore, will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.

I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.

Booklet prepared by Marilyn Callaghan.