Clergy and Staff
|
|
The Right
Reverend Thomas E. Breidenthal
IX Bishop
of the Diocese of Southern Ohio
The Right Reverend Kenneth L. Price, Jr.
Bishop Suffragan
The Reverend Lynn Carter-Edmands
Rector
The Rev’d Lynn Carter-Edmands came to Columbus in
August of 2006 to be the rector of St. James Church. A native of
California, she earned her B.A. in history from California State
University at Fullerton. She received her M aster of Divinity degree
from The General Theological Seminary in New York City, was ordained
Deacon and then Priest in the Diocese
of Rochester, and served
parishes in the Rochester, NY area. Mother Lynn then spent three
years as Chaplain at a boys prep school in Pawling, NY, and taught
courses in Ethics, Bible, and Religion. Prior to her call to St
James, she was the rector of St Andrew’s Church in Lewisburg, PA for
nine years.
Mother Lynn has served as a member of the
Standing Committee, the Commission on Liturgy and Church Music, the
Commission on Ministry, the Ecclesiastical Trial Court, and the
Board of Examining Chaplains in the Diocese of Central PA. She also
chaired the Department of Ministry in Higher Education for two years
and served for a year as the convener of the Bishop’s Council of
Advice there. In Southern Ohio she is a member of the diocese’s
Commission on Congregational Life and also currently serves as chair
of the Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Commission and as
Ecumenical Officer of the diocese.
She resides in Clintonville with her husband, the
Rev’d Frank Edmands, and their dogs Sophie Lorraine and Ruby
Lucille.
Mother Lynn is usually in the parish office
Tuesday through Friday mornings and is available for conversation,
the Reconciliation of a Penitent (sacramental confession) and/or
prayer at other times by appointment. She may be reached by calling
the parish office at 614-262-2360 (ext. 202) or by e-mail at
cartered@sbcglobal.net.
Pastoral concerns and emergencies should be directed to the parish
office, where all messages left at her extension (202) are
confidential.
|
|
The Reverend Douglas Argue
Deacon
Deacon Douglas Argue joined the
staff of St James in June of 2008, having spent the prior year and a half
with the congregation as he completed his diaconal training. At St James
Deacon Douglas oversees the congregation’s work of ser vice to the community
and the world. He also supervises our Eucharistic Visitors and liturgical
ministers.
Deacon Douglas currently serves
as the Managing Director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in
Ohio (COHHIO). In this role, Douglas’ main responsibilities include
advocating and providing technical assistance for safe, decent and
affordable housing for low-income and special needs populations across the
state of Ohio. He has been working in the field of homelessness and housing
for 13 years. Douglas serves on the Policy Team of the Interagency Council
on Homelessness and Affordable Housing, is the co-chair of the Research and
Policy Workgroup of the Council, Co-Chair of the Ohio Balance-of-State CoC;
is a member of the Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections board,
and serves on various other homeless related work groups in the state. His
previous work includes being the shelter director for Daybreak in Dayton, a
homeless youth shelter; serving as the director of housing and emergency
assistance for an AIDS service organization in Indianapolis; practicing as a
psychiatric social worker serving both adult and youth populations in
inpatient and outpatient settings; and, doing managed care for mental health
and substance benefits for an insurance company. Douglas earned his
undergraduate degree from the University of Evansville in Evansville,
Indiana, holds a Masters of Social Work from Indiana University and is a
Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in the state of Ohio. Douglas was
ordained a deacon in June 2008.
Douglas currently offers limited times for therapeutic counseling.
He has both evenings and weekend hours available in his office located at
St. James. If you are interested in learning more about this, please contact
him through the church office. There is a fee for this service, which is
negotiated with Douglas.
Email to
Deacon Douglas
|
|
|
|
David Homan
Parish Secretary
Email to David |
Timothy
Smith
Organist-Choirmaster
A native of Cape Cod, Timothy Smith
earned music degrees from Wheaton
College (Illinois), Northwestern University and The Boston Conservatory,
where he was the first graduate awarded the Artist Diploma in Organ
Performance. His concert career has included a dozen appearances at annual
conventions of The Organ Historical Society, several of which have been
rebroadcast nationally on Pipedreams, and two appearances with The Boston
Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa. He released three compact discs last
year on the Raven label, including a program of French music entitled Pipes
and Angels, recorded in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
As a church musician, Mr. Smith has led
enthusiastic volunteer and professional choirs, conducted numerous works for
chorus and orchestra, and played for churches in a variety of denominations
in Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Tennessee, including two
worship services for regional conventions of The American Guild of
Organists. As an organ builder and consultant he has worked with clients in
several states, revitalizing older pipe organs in dynamic new designs.
Currently he is an associate with Peebles-Herzog, Inc., a pipe organ service
firm managing the care of over 280 instruments in five states.
Tim is the founder and Executive Director
of The Portageville Chapel, America’s first retreat for organists, located
alongside the Grand Canyon of the East in western New York’s Letchworth
State Park. The Chapel, opening in the spring of 2009, features an 1841
restored meetinghouse, equipped with a two-manual pipe organ and a concert
grand piano. Available for weekly rental, full accommodations for performing
artists are provided nearby for organists to renew their artistry in a
setting of unparalleled natural beauty. (www.portagevillechapel.org)
Please make every effort to meet Tim during
coffee hour on a Sunday morning and consider . . . could the Holy Spirit be
calling you to participate in St James ministry of music?
Email to Tim
|
|
