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Peter T. Vanderveen was the rector of Saint Ann’s Church, Old Lyme, Connecticut for fourteen years. Prior to this call, he served parishes as an assistant rector in Chatham, Massachusetts, and as a curate in Branford, Connecticut. Born in 1961, Peter was raised in Michigan, educated in schools operated by the Christian Reformed Church, and his family attended worship at the United Church of Christ (Congregational, or UCC). While he was in graduate school seeking a Masters of Divinity degree, he was hired as a singer in an Episcopal parish. Within the year, he was confirmed as an Episcopalian and soon began the ordination process within the Diocese of Connecticut. Peter received his bachelor’s degree from Calvin College in Michigan with a major in philosophy, and holds an M. Div. from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He is an avid reader in both philosophy and theology, and believes parishes should demand, as they deserve, leaders who are committed to a deeply thoughtful exposition of Christian faith and life. Within the Diocese of Connecticut, Peter served for six years on the Board of Directors of the Episcopal Church at Yale (ECY). He is an instructor in philosophical theology for the Ministry Exploration and Education Program, which is a concentrated, two-year preparatory course of study for persons considering ordained ministry. He teaches systematic theology for those in training for the vocational deaconate. At the national church level, Peter is a reader for the General Board of Examining Chaplains. Peter is married to Patricia Bennett, a journalist, former ECY board member, and adjunct professor in media history at Quinnipiac University in New Haven. They have two adult daughters who reside in Boston. The elder, Roysin Bennett Younkin, is an architectural historian. Their younger daughter, Alexis, is a graduate student in interior design.
The Rev. Judith
Sullivan Judy Sullivan comes to us from Philadelphia Cathedral, where she served as Canon Residentiary with responsibility for diocesan worship and the nurture and growth of the Cathedral congregation. Ordained to the priesthood in 2004, she is a graduate of Wellesley College and of the General Seminary in New York City. Prior to her ordained ministry, Judy left a career in corporate marketing to direct non-profit organizations primarily serving children in Philadelphia public schools and their families by providing a range of services and interventions. The Sponsor-A-Scholar program, which she replicated in 16 cities across the U.S., was recognized with a Point of Light Award by President Clinton. The organizations and programs which Judy has led have provided thousands of children and youth and their families living in poverty in Philadelphia and throughout the country with opportunity and hope. In addition to her ministry at Redeemer, Judy was appointed by Bishop Rodney Michel as Chair of the Diocesan Liturgical Commission. She serves on the boards of several organizations, including Episcopal Community Services and the Philadelphia Interfaith Center. Judy and her husband Gil Rosenthal live in Chestnut Hill. Gil is a partner in the international architecture and urban design firm of Wallace, Roberts, and Todd. They are the parents of two young adult daughters, a golden retriever, and a bichon frise.
Andrew Butler joined the staff in June, 2008 after completing a year of Anglican Studies at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. Prior to that, he served as Minister of Music at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia after graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary in May 2001 with a Master of Divinity. Andrew also holds a Master of Arts in Christian Education from Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia and a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Andrew has served in over ten different denominations over the past twenty years in a variety of ministries as a music director, organist, choirmaster, youth minister, and parish administrator. He has taught band and orchestra in several schools and has also worked in the field of development for several not for profit organizations prior to providing fundraising counsel as a consultant. Andrew is a native of Mechanicsville, Virginia and moved to Bryn Mawr with his three children, Blake, Marina, and Andrea. |
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Rev. Peter T. Vanderveen
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Rev. Andrew G. Butler, III