People

Michael grew up in the Bronx in New York City and was raised in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He came to the Boston area for college in 2001 and never left. He is a graduate of Harvard College (A.B. 2005), Harvard Law School (J.D. 2008), and the Bexley Hall-Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation (M.Div. 2023).

Michael came to the Episcopal Church in about 2012 and fell in love with the beauty of the Episcopal Church’s liturgical tradition combined with its emphasizing Scripture, tradition, and reason. Before beginning his journey toward ordained ministry, Michael served in several capacities including as a lay eucharistic minister, worship leader, Vestry member, Warden, and Clerk.

In preparation for ordained ministry, Michael received a Master of Divinity from Bexley Seabury, a low-residency, distance-learning Episcopal seminary based in Chicago, Illinois. He completed field education internships with the Outdoor Church of Cambridge and All Saints Parish in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Following a ministry model going back to the earliest days of the Church, Michael’s ministry is bi-vocational, meaning he serves in both a church and a secular context. In the church context, Michael serves as Priest in Charge at St. John’s,  Assistant Parliamentarian of the Convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts, on Diocesan committees, and on the boards of Diocesan-connected nonprofits. In the secular context, he practices law as an in-house litigation attorney in Boston.

Michael enjoys reading, music, going for walks and hikes, cooking and baking, and spending time with his husband, Patrick, and their two cat children, Aidan and Tynan.

Jeffrey is a talented musician and a leader in our diocese. He has exercised leadership in music ministries at Saint Peter’s Church in Cambridge, the Parish of Saint John the Evangelist on Bowdoin Street, Boston, and at Grace Church, Newton. In addition, he has served as a Vestry Member and Warden, and currently serves as a member of the Transition Committee anticipating the election of our new bishop next April. Jeffrey is also a trainer of Eucharistic Visitors for the Diocese of Massachusetts, and a Mentor in the Education for Ministry (EfM) program.

Jeffrey brings to St. John’s rich musical talents formed in study at Indiana University at Bloomington, where he received the B.Mus. in Organ and Church Music. He is also a bivocational music director, serving simultaneously in public service as Assistant Executive Director of the Board of Registration in Dentistry for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services in Massachusetts. He solves crossword puzzles with a pen and enjoys bicycling as well.

Cathy originally hails from The Bahamas but has resided in New England for the better part of thirty years and is now well-accustomed to (but not enamored of), Massachusetts’ winters. A graphic designer by trade, Cathy holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.F.A. in Graphic Design from the Yale School of Art. She is a long-standing Episcopalian and is an active member of the Church of the Holy Spirit (Episcopal) in Mattapan.

Cathy can be reached at admin@saintjohnschurch.com.

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Brian holds the portfolio for property matters at Saint John’s, overseeing the needs of our physical plant. He is a teacher at Newton North High School.