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Clergy and Staff
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The Right
Reverend Thomas E. Breidenthal
IX Bishop
of the Diocese of Southern Ohio
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The Right Reverend Kenneth L. Price, Jr.
Bishop Suffragan
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The Reverend Lynn Carter-Edmands, Rector
The Rev’d Lynn Carter-Edmands came to Columbus in
August of 2006 to be the rector of St. James Church. A native of
California, she earned her B.A. in history from California State
University at Fullerton. She received her Master of Divinity degree
from The General Theological Seminary in New York City, was ordained
Deacon and then Priest in the Diocese of Rochester, and served
parishes in the Rochester, NY ar.jpg) ea. Mother Lynn then spent three
years as Chaplain at a boys prep school in Pawling, NY, and taught
courses in Ethics, Bible, and Religion. Prior to her call to St
James, she was the rector of St Andrew’s Church in Lewisburg, PA for
nine years.
Mother Lynn has served as a member of the
Standing Committee, the Commission on Liturgy and Church Music, the
Commission on Ministry, the Ecclesiastical Trial Court, and the
Board of Examining Chaplains in the Diocese of Central PA. She also
chaired the Department of Ministry in Higher Education for two years
and served for a year as the convener of the Bishop’s Council of
Advice there. In Southern Ohio she is a member of the diocese’s
Commission on Congregational Life and also currently serves as chair
of the Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Commission and as
Ecumenical Officer of the diocese.
She resides in Clintonville with her husband, the
Rev’d Frank Edmands, and their dogs Sophie Lorraine and Ruby
Lucille.
Mother Lynn is usually in the parish office
Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and is available for conversation,
the Reconciliation of a Penitent (sacramental confession) and/or
prayer at other times by appointment. She may be reached by calling
the parish office at 614-262-2360 (ext. 202) or by e-mail at
cartered@sbcglobal.net.
Pastoral concerns and emergencies should be directed to the parish
office, where all messages left at her extension (202) are
confidential.
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The Reverend Douglas Argue, Deacon
Deacon Douglas Argue joined the
staff of St James in June of 2008, having spent the prior year and a half
with the congregation as he completed his diaconal training. At St James
Deacon Douglas oversees the congregation’s work of service to the community
and the world. He also supervises our Eucharistic Visitors and liturgical
ministers.
Deacon Douglas currently s erves
as the Managing Director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in
Ohio (COHHIO). In this role, Douglas’ main responsibilities include
advocating and providing technical assistance for safe, decent and
affordable housing for low-income and special needs populations across the
state of Ohio. He has been working in the field of homelessness and housing
for 13 years. Douglas serves on the Policy Team of the Interagency Council
on Homelessness and Affordable Housing, is the co-chair of the Research and
Policy Workgroup of the Council, Co-Chair of the Ohio Balance-of-State CoC;
is a member of the Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections board,
and serves on various other homeless related work groups in the state. His
previous work includes being the shelter director for Daybreak in Dayton, a
homeless youth shelter; serving as the director of housing and emergency
assistance for an AIDS service organization in Indianapolis; practicing as a
psychiatric social worker serving both adult and youth populations in
inpatient and outpatient settings; and, doing managed care for mental health
and substance benefits for an insurance company. Douglas earned his
undergraduate degree from the University of Evansville in Evansville,
Indiana, holds a Masters of Social Work from Indiana University and is a
Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in the state of Ohio. Douglas was
ordained a deacon in June 2008.
Douglas currently offers limited times for therapeutic counseling.
He has both evenings and weekend hours available in his office located at
St. James. If you are interested in learning more about this, please contact
him through the church office. There is a fee for this service, which is
negotiated with Douglas.
Email to
Deacon Douglas
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David Homan,
Parish Secretary
David
Homan is the part-time Parish Secretary serving in the Saint James Parish
office three mornings a week. David has served as the Parish Secretary
since September 1999.
You will
generally find David in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. It is always
a good idea to call or email ahead of time to make sure that the office will
be open on a given day since the hours are somewhat flexible.
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Larry Hayes, Organist-Choir Director
Larry Hayes,
CPC is Organist/Choirmaster at St. James. He is a native of Zanesville, OH
and a 1974 graduate of The Ohio State University with dual degrees in Music
and Education. He studied piano with George Haddad, voice with Marilyn
Meier, and organ with Wilbur Held and Gordon Wilson. He has served as
organist and/or choir director in Presbyterian, United Methodist, Lutheran,
Roman Catholic, Church of England and Episcopal churches and Reform Jewish
Synagogues over the past 40 years in OH, NJ, NYC and Zürich.
Larry is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Columbus Symphony Chorus
and sings baritone with the Chorus several performances each year. He is a
Certified Professional Coach and is President of Larry Hayes Partners, LLC
(
http://www.LarryHayesPartners.com ). Hayes is the father of two
children, Jennifer and Michael (d. 2004) and the proud grandfather of Emma
Grace. He and his partner, the Rev. Paul Williams live in Dublin. Fr.
Williams is Vicar of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Pickerington.
Mr. Hayes can be reached at
ldh88keys@aol.com or 614.389.2305, or you may leave a message for him at
the parish office.
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