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Vestry

Class of 2009
JC Allred, Treasurer
Mike Brandenburg, Day School Board
Linda Bradford, Pastoral Care
Steve Leishman, Jr. Warden and Stewardship
Bruce Owens, Ways and Means

Class of 2010
Amy Myers, Outreach
Gen Van-Catledge, Parish Life
Lynn Royal, New Member Welcome

Class of 2011
Chris Frick
Michael Louie
Doreen Turner

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Brad Hinton : An Introduction


Our new rector, Brad Hinton, has joined us. Brad originates from the state of Alabama, which you will soon detect in his soft southern drawl. He was raised in the Episcopal Church. Brad has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Montevallo, AL and a Master’s in Divinity from General Theological Seminary in NYC. While at General, Brad met fellow student Mary Lindquist. I guess St. David’s can say that General has been very good to us!

After ordination in 2000, Brad’s first post was at a small parish (120 members) in Fayette, AL. During his tenure he helped the parish grow and led the congregation in the founding of a mission congregation in a neighboring county. In 2002 Brad came north to Trinity Episcopal in Wilmington to work with the Rev. Anne Bonneyman. He has served as an Associate Rector for the large parish (over 250 households) since that time. His key responsibilities have been liturgy planning, preaching, pastoral care, hospitality ministries, newcomer incorporation, adult and teen education, marketing, and evangelism. Brad also served as Priest in Charge after Bonneyman’s departure and the arrival of the Interim Rector at Trinity.

 

 

 

The Rev. James D. Von Dreele, Priest Associate
Fr. Von Dreele's principal ministry is at the Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) where he has served as Executive Director since December, 1996 after serving 25 years as a parish priest. At SCI he oversees a mission to the international seafarers who come into the Ports of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This 165-year-old, ecumenically-based mission provides vital human services to over 65,000 seafarers each year, helping them with transportation and communication services as well as attending to their emotional, spiritual and physical needs. Serving one of the largest ports in the U.S. (100 miles of the Delaware River), SCI's chaplains and ship visitors board over 1,900 ships at 28 terminals each year. Of this work Fr. Von Dreele says,"It is all too easy for us to take for granted what the Maritime Industry and the seafarers do for our lives. Over 95% of all the goods we consume travel by ship. Without the labors of the seafarers our lives would be greatly diminished. SCI cares for their very real human needs. But SCI also works closely with the Maritime Business Community as well. This is an wonderful example of industry wanting the church to be a part of its life and work." Since 1996, Fr. Von Dreele has been a member of St. David's, his childhood parish. His parents, Carl and Helen, helped start St. David's as a mission congregation at the request of the bishop in the early 1950's. So now he is home.
Click here to visit the Seamen's Church Institute website.
NOTE: Jim is also presently serving as president of the North American Maritime Ministry. Click here to visit their website.

Janet Leishman, Director, St. David's Episcopal Day School
Janet became the Director of St. David's Episcopal Day School in 2001. With almost twenty years' experience, she has been Director of the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center's facility at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC; Director of the children's programs of Eastern Shore Chapel (Episcopal) in Virginia Beach, VA; and the Associate Director of Technology Children's Center, at MIT in Cambridge, MA.

Janet has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI) and a Master of Education Degree in School Counseling from The Citadel (Charleston, SC), as well as additional courses in Early Childhood Education. She is certified to administer the Gesell Developmental Screening tool, trained as a facilitator for STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) and as a trainer for the Episcopal Safe Church Program (both adult and child).

In 2003 and again in 2006 Janet was named to the Board of Directors of the Mid-Atlantic Episcopal Schools Association.

"The foundation that a high-quality early childhood experience provides to a child is basic to his/her future success, both academically and socially. I am very fortunate to be a part of such a program at St. David's Episcopal Day School - where the whole child, and indeed the whole family is nurtured and encouraged to grow - socially, spiritually, physically, emotionally and congnitively!"

Michelle Rooney, Parish Administrator
St. David's welcomes Michelle who started as our Parish Administrator on May 5, 2008. Michelle has lived in Delaware for the past 15 years and most recently was the Office Manager at Jennifer Anne Designs. She is married and has 3 teenage children. In addition to being the Parish Administrator she is also working on a degree from Del. Tech.

Steven W. Weatherman, Director of Music
Steven has studied Church Music at Waldorf Lutheran College in Forest City, Iowa and Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. He has studied conducting with Drs. James Jordan, Allen Crowell and Joseph Flummerfelt. As a member of Westminster Choir and the Bridge Ensemble from Philadelphia, Steven has toured throughout the U.S. and performed for seven years at the Spoleto Festival, USA and Il Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. He has performed as a professional chorister with the Opera Company of Philadelphia. He has also performed under the batons of such great conductors as Riccardo Muti, Kurt Masur, Spiros Agiris and Wolfgang Swalisch. A trained vocalist, accomplished keyboardist and composer, Steven works to enliven the spiritual life in worship at St. David's. Together with the Chancel and Canterbury Choirs, at St. David's we blend classic and contemporary styles together to reflect the depth of tradition and vibrancy of spirit in our worship. Choir members minister not only to the congregation, but to each other, forming a group that shares in each others' joys and sorrows. We are always looking for new people to join in the fellowship of this important ministry at St. David's. Adult Choir's rehearse Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 p.m.; Children's Choir (ages 7-13), Sundays, 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.

 

 

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