The Rev. Br.
Richard Edward Helmer
Rector
Our Rector is head priest and pastor at Church of Our Saviour. He oversees the ongoing spiritual life and pastoral care of the congregation and church staff, coordinates our lay leadership, and presides and preaches at many of our worship services.
Words of welcome from Fr. Richard Edward
William Van Doren
Youth Minister
Our youth minister leads our EPIC Youth Group and coordinates youth activities with the parish and the Youth and Family Ministries Team.
Jason Lucas
Seminarian Intern
Our seminarian intern works closely with the Rector and staff, teaching, preaching, and assisting in parish ministries as part of his training for ordination at The Church Divinity School of the Pacific.
Rose Scarff
Administrator
Our Office Administrator attends to the day-to-day business of the community, assisting the clergy and staff in their work, and coordinating the office, parish calendar, regular church worship and events.
Dr. Daniel Hoggatt
Choirmaster and Organist
Our choirmaster and organist works with the staff in planning music for our worship and directs the Choir of Our Saviour.
More about our Choirmaster. . .
Sally Thomas
Spiritual Direction
Sally Thomas is Church of Our Saviour’s resident student spiritual director in the midst of a course of study in the art of spiritual direction at San Francisco Theological Seminary. She offers resources and spiritual direction to individuals seeking to deepen their walk with God in the Spirit. For more information, please contact Sally directly.
Learn more about spiritual direction in this PBS report.
Tom Brophy
Senior Warden
Our Senior Warden works with the Rector and helps lead the Vestry, made up of lay members elected for three-year terms, as they work with staff and parish leadership in the advancement of the mission of Church of Our Saviour.
Our 2010 Vestry:
Diane Amses, Malin Clark, Charlie Coleman, Ben Curtis, Austin Lowery, Bob McCue, Jill Mantz (Clerk), Gayle Partmann, Kathleen Piraino, and Randy Tarpey-Schwed.
Nancy Cone
Healing Team Coordinator
Our Healing Team Coordinator works with all the members of our staff and healing team in ensuring prayers for those who are in need, visits, and that the ancient healing sacraments of the Church are available to all of the parish.
Vyvien Gear
Lay Eucharistic Ministry Coordinator
Our Lay Eucharistic Ministers and Visitors, with the help from our coordinator and staff, bring the sacrament of Holy Communion to those who cannot regularly attend our worship, and also serve in assisting administration of the sacrament during our Holy Eucharists.
Peter Menkin
Discernment Group Coordinator
Our Discernment Group works with parishioners and seminarians as they discern calls into their various ministries of the Gospel, whether lay or ordained. Meeting monthly, the Group engages in prayerful conversation with the goal of more clearly perceiving the direction the Spirit in their lives and our common life in Christ.
Mark Tarpey-Schwed
Care of Creation Ministries Coordinator
Our Care of Creation Ministry, with the direction of our coordinator, leads our community in outreach to help in our Christian responsiblity in healing and building sustainability for our planet and its resources.
Terry Peck
Sexton
Our Sexton helps maintain the church property and grounds, attending to basic repairs and maintenance.
Ros Patterson
Altar Guild Director
Our Altar Guild Director leads the entire Altar Guild in ensuring our liturgies and worship space remain vibrant and beautiful. Often working behind the scenes, they coordinate, with the Rector and Staff, our seasonal worship customs and liturgical traditions.
Jeff Johnson
Treasurer
In conjunction with our Bookkeeper, our Treasurer helps maintain the financial records and works with our Stewardship Team in sustaining the finances of the parish.
Gay Rawlins Johnson
Bookkeeper
Our bookkeeper attends to the week-to-week record-keeping of the congregation. In addition to our financial ledger, she also works with our staff in overseeing other essential parish records.
Joan Peck
Perspective Editor
Our Perspective Editor collects the news of the parish and develops our monthly newsletter. The deadline to submit materials for the parish newsletter is the 15th of each month.
Archivist
With assistance from other parishioners, our Archivist maintains the historical records of the parish, including photos, documents, and other archival material.
