WORSHIP
8:00 AM - Holy Eucharist
9:00 AM - Informal Service
11:00 AM
- Holy Eucharist
12:00 PM - Wednesday
(1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month include prayers and healing)
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Clergy
 In
November 2009, we welcomed the Reverend David
Umphlett as the ninth Rector of St. Mary's
Church. Before being called to St. Mary’s, he
served as Rector of Grace Church, Plymouth, NC
and St. Luke’s/St. Anne’s, Roper, NC. A native
of Wilmington, NC, he graduated from The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.Music,
2000) and Virginia Theological Seminary (M.Div.,
2004). In the Diocese of East Carolina, David
served on the Executive Council and the
Liturgical Commission, worked with the Happening
Youth Movement, and was a Deputy at General
Convention 2009. In the Diocese of North
Carolina, David serves on the Liturgical
Commission and the Fair Share Appeals Board,
while also remaining active in Youth Ministry.
He and his wife Lorinda have two young sons.
Contact our
Rector at
davidu@stmarysepisc.org.
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 On
June 21 2010, the Reverend Sara Palmer
of the Diocese of North Carolina joined Saint Mary’s
as Assistant to the Rector. Prior to being called
to Saint Mary’s, Sara attended Virginia Theological
Seminary, graduating in May 2010
magna cum laude
with her M.Div. degree. Sara (nee Harding) grew
up in the county of Surrey, England, gained her B.A.
Hons. in French and Latin from Bristol University,
and her Post-Graduate Certificate in Education from
King Alfred’s Teachers’ Training College in
Winchester. After two years, Sara left her job
teaching French and German in a junior high/high
school to train to become a missionary in South
America. She attended Cliff Bible College,
Sheffield, and the Lebanon Missionary College in
Berwick-on-Tweed before a three month orientation in
Sevilla, Spain. She met and married her American
husband, David Palmer in 1986 in Bolivia, South
America, where they planted a new congregation in
Santa Cruz. They moved to the USA in 1987. Sara
served for five years as Lay Hispanic Missioner for
the Yadkin Valley Cluster, in Salisbury, North
Carolina, from 2002 to 2007 before attending
Virginia Theological Seminary. Sara and David have
one grown son, Steven.
Contact our
Assistant to the Rector at
sarap@stmarysepisc.org
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 The
Rev'd Nathan Finnin acts as Priest Associate
with St. Mary's while serving as the full-time
Chaplain at the Canterbury School in Greensboro,
NC. He worships regularly with the parish,
assists liturgically, and teaches occasional
classes. He is a 2004 graduate of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with
a B.A in Philosophy and a 2008 graduate of
Berkley Divinity School at Yale with the Masters
of Divinity degree. Nathan enjoys live music,
good books, and spending time with his fiancé
Kaitlin.
Contact our
Priest
Associate
at
finninn@canterburygso.org
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Staff
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 Dr. Harold Andrews, organist
and choirmaster, holds a Doctorate in organ music from
Boston University, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree and
a Master of Music degree in organ music from Oberlin Conservatory. He held the position of
Professor of Organ Music at Greensboro College, and has been
organist and choirmaster at St. Mary's for many years. Dr.
Andrews has also been building pipe organs professionally
since 1991 through his own company, Organcraft.
Harold is
happy to speak with prospective choir members and he can be
reached at 336-632-4119 or by email at
organcraftofnc@att.net.
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In September
2011, we welcomed Dr. Charles Hogan as the newest member of
our staff. Dr.
Hogan begins his work as the Director of Youth Choirs in the
first week of October.
He comes to us most recently after having served as
the interim Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral
(Episcopal), Cincinnati, where he also founded a
professional chamber choir, Faburden.
Before that, among other positions, he served as
interim Associate Director of Music and Organist at First
Presbyterian Church, Greensboro,
and as Minister of Music at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, Burlington.
While in
Burlington, he founded the Alamance
Girls Choir. He is also the past coordinator of the
nationwide summer training courses for the Royal School of
Church Music.
His musical
compositions are widely performed and his other writings
have garnered praise from some of the nation's leading
musicians. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the
University
of Cincinnati College-Conservatory
of Music and both a Master of Music and Bachelor of Music
from the University of Kentucky.
His wife, also a fine musician, serves as the
coordinator of the vocal section at
Elon
University.
Charles (or Mr. Charles as he's
suggested for the children) will begin rehearsals according
to the RSCM curriculum.
Contact our
Director of Children's and Youth Choirs at
charlesh@stmarysepisc.org
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 St. Mary's Music Academy
director, Margaret McDonald,
received her Master of Music Education from the UNC-Greensboro, and her Bachelor of Music Education from Greensboro College with a concentration in
piano. She is an experienced music educator, having taught
in both elementary and middle schools in Guilford County for
over 30 years. Margaret directed the Youth Choir
program at St. Mary's for 23 years. Two of those choirs have
performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Margaret welcomes
your inquiries into St. Mary's Music Academy, and may be reached at 336-886-7265 or
musicacademy@northstate.net.
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Katrina
Parnell joined us in January 2011. She is the
mother of three grown children, grandmother of one. She
graduated from Elon University with BA in Human Services,
triple minor in Sociology, Psychology and Special
Education. Katrina has lived in
High Point for
23 years and has worked in church business
administration for last four years.
Contact our Financial
Secretary at
katrinap@stmarysepisc.org
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 Shannon
Carter joined
us January 1st, 2008. She has been in the
administrative field for over 10 years. Prior to
joining us, Shannon had worked in several different industries and
has held numerous positions, including everything from office
manager to receptionist. She comes to us with
the experience and knowledge to keep our office running
smoothly. Shannon is married and has a daughter and
two step-children.
Contact our Parish Administrative Assistant at
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