Our Leadership

Our Rector

The Rev. Christopher Wendell was called as St. Paul’s rector in 2011. Chris is a native of San Francisco and a graduate of Princeton University and the Episcopal Divinity School. He comes to us from St. Andrew’s in Wellesley, where he spent four years as the associate rector for Christian learning. Chris and his wife, Kristen, an assistant professor of science education, live in Bedford with their young son.

 

 

Our Vestry

The vestry of St. Paul’s includes the wardens, the treasurer, the clerk, and several general members with rotating three-year terms. The vestry is a good blend of newer and long-time parishioners, usually including a student member, committed to the responsible stewardship of the church, both practically and spiritually.

 

 

 

Officers

Emily Mitchell, Senior Warden (vestry@stpaulsbedford.org)
Emily came to St. Paul’s in 2001, and has served as a warden since 2006. She is a senior editor at Charlesbridge Publishing and a recent MBA graduate. She co-leads the high school youth group and is active in the adult choir. Emily and her husband, John, have two elementary-age children.

Sharon Healey, Junior Warden
Sharon and her family became members of St. Paul’s in 2002. She is a preschool teacher, a career she found in her mid-thirties after having her own children. Sharon and her husband, Jack, have two high-school aged children.  At St. Paul’s, Sharon co-ordinates the Community Table ministry and is a lector and usher.

David Woodward, Treasurer (treasurer@stpaulsbedford.org)
David is a cradle Episcopalian who attended seminary but made his career in finance. He is active in the church choir. He and his wife, Mary, have two school-age sons.

Linda Moosick, Clerk
Linda came to St. Paul’s 14 years ago. She joined the choir to sing as her grandmother did, and currently serves as the music librarian. She also works on the craft committee and is active in the Women’s Group “and anywhere I can be of help.”  She works part-time for a pediatrician in Waltham.

 

Members at Large

Betsey Anderson has been a member of St. Paul’s since 1968, has served as Treasurer and Senior Warden and is currently a member of the Vestry and an Assistant Treasurer. She is a graduate of Tufts University,works part-time as a consultant to the Budget Office at Tufts, and is Moderator of the Town of Bedford. She is involved with the Advent Fair, the Women’s Group and the Long Range Planning Committee at St. Paul’s.

Arthur Fergusson is an active member of the Men’s Group, an usher, and the co-leader of the High School Youth group. He and his wife, Holly, have one daughter.

Lisa Hafer has been a member of St. Paul’s for almost ten years.  She is active with the basket committee, Advent Fair, and Vestry (this is her second time serving).  She enjoys a busy, sport-filled family life with her husband, Brad, and their three sons, ages 15, 13, and 10.

Shea Kuhl is our youth member for 2012. A junior at Bedford High School, Shea serves as an acolyte and Christian Education assistant at St. Paul’s. She is an active participant in Destination Imagination, having earned a trip to the national competition for the past several years.

Rene Seaton has been a member of St. Paul’s since 2006. This is her second year as a vestry member, and she also helps out in the hospitality and inreach ministries. She also coordinates the maintenance of the church garden. She is a retired nurse and lives in Bedford with her husband, Jim. They have four adult children and six grandchildren.

Katie West has been a member of the vestry for the past year and is also a member of the Outreach Committee. She and her husband Paul came to St. Paul’s in 2009. She is a pediatric audiologist and works as Coordinator of Audiology Services at the Lexington satellite of Children’s Hospital Boston.

Jeff Zwicker has been a member of St. Paul’s for more than five years, active in the Men’s Group, Property Committee, Altar Guild, and as a Diocesan Convention alternate. He also serves as a Lay Eucharistic Minister.

Our Staff

Joan Reddy, director of music
Tracy Lane, parish administrator
Bob and Marie Godoy, sextons