ST ANNE - Key Persons
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- Treasurer
- Member of Committee
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- Junior Warden ( Class of 2024 )
- Member of Committee
- Warden, Formation Committee Liaison. Email Carmen
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- Clerk of the Vestry. Email Chris
- Member of Committee
When you think about who a typical clergyperson is, I am the least likely person to show up on the list. I grew up in the Episcopal Church, and left organized religion in my 20s specifically because the church had some work to do around welcoming people in the LGBTQIA community. In my 30s, I was ready to come back to the church and heal. In my wilderness years, I spent my weekends playing music in bars, clubs, and festivals, touring up and down the East Coast. What I didn't know at the time was that even playing in bars would somehow prepare me for being a priest.
Here's the truth: we are all walking our own spiritual journey. Every single one of us is a beloved child of God, and there is nothing we can do, say, think, or feel that will ever make God stop loving us. How we choose to respond to God's love is up to each of us. I chose to respond by answering the call to serve in an ordained capacity. Maybe you will choose to respond to that love by offering your gifts in our worship, in our ministry, in our work for justice, and in our desire to be the hands and feet of Christ in this beautiful and broken world as we become beloved community. If you ever want to talk about your spiritual journey, your call, and/or using your gifts to love God and love our neighbor, please know that I am here for that conversation. And speaking of conversations, I prefer to be called Ginny instead of reverend or pastor. Thanks!
Mark has been Parish Administrator for St. Anne's since 2002. As Parish Administrator, he serves in various financial and administrative capacities.
Mark is also a musician and wears a variety of musical hats as a performer, composer and teacher. He studied oboe in high school at UNCSA and continued his training in Ohio, earning a doctorate at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Currently, he is a freelance musician in North Carolina, performing with the Piedmont Wind Symphony and other orchestras and chamber groups.
As an instructor of music theory, history, music technology and music appreciation, Mark has taught at Cincinnati-College of Music, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and at Forsyth Technical Community College. He also enjoys teaching in his modest oboe studio in Winston-Salem, and is proud of his students who consistently win statewide competitions and auditions.
My relationship with the St Anne's community began in late 1974 when my family was warmly
welcomed one Sunday morning. We knew we had landed in a church family that was grounded
in the love of Christ and in service to the world. The St. Anne's community raised me up for my
Job Titles:
- Member of Committee
- Senior Warden ( Class of 2024 )
- Warden, Liturgy Committee and Finance Committee Liaison
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- Director of Music and Organist
Terry earned his bachelor's degree in music and his master's degree in music education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has taught choral music for almost 30 years. Prior to his 2016 return to FCDS (Terry was originally hired by Headmaster Gordon Bingham), he taught choral music at R.J. Reynolds Arts Magnet High School since 1990. He developed an extracurricular show choir, a gospel choir, and a capella ensembles and served as stage and music director for the school's musicals. Terry chaired the Performing Arts Department from 1993-1997 and from 2001-2007 and was a certified mentor teacher from 2005-2013. Terry is extremely active on the Winston-Salem music scene. He has been the St. Anne's Organist since August, 2022. He is a volunteer rehearsal accompanist for the Winston-Salem Mozart Club's annual production of Handel's Messiah and he has produced the A Capella Jam for Hope from 2005-2015 to raise funds for charities through music. During his career, Terry has received numerous accolades. He won the 2015 ECHO Award for community building from the Winston-Salem Foundation; and the Yale University Distinguished Music Educator Award in 2009.