In these past few years, I have served as a lay reader, lay eucharistic minister, and clerk to the vestry of Our Saviour's. Recently I was licensed as a lay eucharistic visitor. I do some of the communication's work within our parish such as preparing the weekly Sunday bulletin, and writing press releases for the local paper. Education for Ministry (EFM) has been a challenging and delightful part of my life for the past several years. Last November, I attended mentor training at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, and co-mentored our group in Sauk Centre. This year I am mentoring the EFM group in Little Falls. Two summers ago I went through Cursillo. It was an awesome mountain-top experience. Last summer I was privileged to present a rollo - another mountain-top. For those of you who aren't sure what cursillo and rollo mean, I would sure encourage you to check it out this summer. For the past year or so, I have been preaching - finding the experience both humbling and exhilarating.
I live with my life partner, Cedar, in the tiny village of St. Matthias, north of Little Falls. I am a clinical psychologist in Brainerd, and specialize in working with people who have been severely traumatized. In many ways it is the spiritual depth of this work which brought me back to the Church. Cedar (who is also on the Ministry Team) and I recently celebrated our 15th anniversary with a blessing of our union at Our Saviour's. The remarkable welcome and love which the people of the Episcopal Church have extended to us reminds us daily of God's abundance in our lives. I am eagerly looking forward to getting to know each one of you more fully, and to sharing with you in the ministry of Jesus, our Christ.