Transition

 

The Rev. Daniel S. Meck became the new Rector of St. Paul’s Parish starting in July 2026

Announcement April 12, 2026.

All are welcome to come meet Fr. Dan

The Vestry is pleased to announce that we have called the Reverend Daniel S. Meck to be the next Rector of St. Paul’s Parish. Following a unanimous recommendation from the Search Team of the Transition and Search Committee, the Vestry voted to call Father Dan who has accepted the call. This call has been approved by the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Easton.

Father Dan has been an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church for more than 25 years. He currently serves as the Head Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life at The St. Paul’s Schools in Brooklandville, MD. Previously, he served as the Associate Rector at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Baltimore. Prior to his ordination, Father Dan graduated from the University of Maryland College Park and worked as a Marketing Research Analyst.

Father Dan is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary where he served as the Senior Class President. During his years in seminary, he spent time studying “The Bible and The Holy Land” at St. George’s College in Jerusalem.

He is married to Kelly Jordan Meck who currently serves as the Registrar for St. Paul’s School for Boys. They have three adult children. Father Dan will be joining us this summer following the fulfilment of his obligation to St. Paul’s schools.

It is the hope of the Vestry that, together, the congregation and new Rector can attract more families with children, reach new people and incorporate them into the life of St. Paul’s Parish, as well as build on our past achievements to serve God in Centreville. One of the top goals identified in our recent Parish Survey is the development of education programs and spiritual formation for young people and adults. We also look forward to strengthening our work to provide a warm and compassionate pastoral faith community at St. Paul’s.

The Vestry is grateful for the tremendous work the Congregation provided during our transition, especially members of the Transition and Search Committee. We also remind the Congregation that some work to complete this transition remains. Finally, we note that our ministry to serve God’s people in our community relies primarily on the continued good works of the laity at St. Paul’s, together with the support of our Rector.

St. Paul’s Parish Profile

St. Paul’s Parish Profile

Reverend Daniel S. Meck

St. Paul’s Parish
PO Box 278
Centreville, MD 21617
Phone: 410-758-1553

Website: www.stpaulschurch.org

Links for the Search Webpage:

Diocese of Easton

St. Paul’s Parish Centreville YouTube Channel

Parish Meeting to Review Parish Survey Results (starts at 1:13 of the recording) https://www.youtube.com/live/tXuZ3c6N7As


Click here for the St. Paul’s Parish Survey

Search Committee Members  (Committee’s Work is Now Complete)

Click on committee member name to open bio.

Dorothea A. Abbott (Search Team) was born in Weston-Super-Mare and raised in Gloucester, England. In 1964 at age 16 she was employed by the Gloucestershire County Library and in 1966 joined the Women’s Royal Naval service (WRNS) and served in Portsmouth, London and Malta until 1971. She began her educational journey at Anne Arundel CC in 1976 and received an Associate of Arts Degree in 1978. Dorothea continued her education at UMUC after her daughter Sarah was born, received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1986 and concluded her education at UM College of Information Studies with a Master’s degree (MLS) in 1991. She was employed by the State of Maryland as a librarian in the Legislative Reference Library from 1991-1998, accepted a position at Nimitz Library in the Special Collections & Archives Department as a rare book cataloger in 1999 and retired in 2011. Dorothea is involved in the following ministries at St. Paul’s Church: Altar Guild, Prayer Shawl, Bell Choir and Backpacks.

Barb Ackermann (Transition Team) retired from the Carroll County, MD, library system as a Senior Circulation Clerk in 2014. Barb is a lifelong Episcopalian. She was a Vestry member and Altar Guild member at Church of the Holy Apostles, Arbutus, MD. Retiring to Beaufort, NC she joined St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where she was a Choir member and President of the ECW (Episcopal Church Women). After moving back to Maryland four years ago, Barb and her husband, Charlie, joined St. Paul’s in Centreville, Md. At St. Paul’s she is a Counter, member of the Altar Guild, and crochets for the Prayer Shawl Ministry. In addition, Barb also oversees volunteer sign ups for providing monthly dinners for Haven Ministries and is organizing Operation Christmas Child (Christmas shoe boxes for Samaritan’s Purse).

Tom Andrews (Chair, Co-Chair Transition and Search Teams) has over 50 years of senior management experience working for federal, state and local agencies, including at the federal level the US Public Health Service (Epidemiologist) and National Marine Fisheries Service (Program Director); and at the state level the Maryland Departments of Natural Resources (Assistant Secretary), Water Resources Administration (Director), Environment (Deputy Secretary), Health (Chief of Staff) and Governor’s Office (Chief of Staff). His local government tenure includes County Health Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, County Manager of Fulton County, Georgia, and City Manager of Annapolis, Maryland. Tom received his bachelor’s degree in Biology from Miami University (Ohio) and master’s degree in Natural Resources and Public Administration from the University of Michigan. Tom and his wife, Peggy, have been members of St. Paul’s for 11 years, where he has been a member of the Vestry and currently serves as an Usher, Lay Eucharistic Minister, Server, and member of the Finance Committee.

Laura Bittinger (Search Team) is a Maryland native, who returned to the MD Eastern Shore in 2015 after spending 30 years in New England. Laura served multiple communities in her years as a registered nurse, predominantly in community mental health nursing and case management. Currently she uses her skills as the sole proprietor of a home care service. Laura has found St. Paul’s to be a welcoming church home and is currently a member of the Vestry and the Parish Nurse. Laura enjoys many outdoor activities with her husband, Ed, and special times as “Amma” to grandson, Lucas.

Gail Brown (Transition Team) was born and raised in Pasadena, Maryland. For three decades, she served as an office manager and also worked on logistics for the Office of Public Inquiries and Conferences at the Social Security Administration. She was a member of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Pasadena from 1954 to 2005. During that time Gail was confirmed, married and was involved in various church activities, including teaching Sunday school, volunteering at the Food Bank and extending a helping hand to those in need. In 2006, she relocated to Symphony Village, Centreville, Maryland, and became a member of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church where she is a Counter, is involved in the women’s group, and is helping to organize after church coffee hours. As a resident of Symphony Village, Gail was a member of the Outreach group which raises funds for charitable causes. She is a mother of six, a grandmother of 16 and a great-grandmother of 12.

Sharon Burak (Transition Team) is a fifth grade teacher at Matapeake Elementary School and has taught for 27 years. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Arts degree from McDaniel College in Curriculum and Instruction. Sharon began attending St. Paul’s sixteen years ago and has taught Sunday school and has served on the Vestry. In addition, she Ushers and serves as a Lector. Sharon volunteers weekly at Queen Anne’s County Animal Services helping to socialize and care for the cats and kittens. Sharon resides in Centreville with her husband and two teenage children.

Carolyn Carney (Vestry, Parish Registrar, Search Team and Communications Committee) has served for over 40 years as a campus minister, including her most recent role as the National Director of Spiritual Formation for Inter- Varsity. She is a sought after spiritual director and retreat leader and has led Advent, Lent and parish retreat offerings for many years. She has experience in preaching, too. Carolyn has led, equipped and served on healing prayer teams for two parishes. She is connected to a local spiritual formation ministry in Maryland/VA and Soul Care, a national ministry. In 2022 she authored, The Power of Group Prayer (IVP). Carolyn shares life in the Eastern Shore with her husband, David, and their two nearly perfect dogs.

William James Clark (Search Team) was born in Baltimore, MD, and raised in Centreville, MD. He attended West Virginia Wesleyan College, majored in Business Administration and graduated in May, 1969. William then attended the University of Baltimore Law School for one semester. In January, 1970, he enlisted in the Maryland National Guard in Centreville and completed his military obligation in 1975. In 1970, William applied for employment with the State of Maryland, was hired by the Department of Juvenile Services as a case manager and worked there until he retired on December 31, 2020. His involvement with St. Paul’s Parish began when he was an infant, and William attended St. Paul’s until he graduated from High School. During that time he attended church services, Sunday school, Episcopal Youth Fellowship activities and he was an Acolyte. William started attending services on a weekly basis in the late 90s and has been an usher at 10 am church services for about 25 years.

Sally Cooper (Search Team) Sally Team was born in Baltimore, MD, attended the Church of the Redeemer, an Episcopal parish on Charles Street, and was confirmed at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. She met her husband, David, while attending Salisbury State College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in teaching in 1977.  Sally retired in 2014 after working as a teacher for Queen Anne’s County, as well as a teacher in Denton, MD and Charles Town, West Virginia. Sally and David were married at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Olney, MD and were members of Christ Church in Denton, MD until relocating to Centreville, MD in 1985, when they joined St. Paul’s Parish. Their daughters, Katie and Laura, were confirmed at St. Paul’s, and they have been active members of the church for over 30 years. At St. Paul’s, Sally is a member of the Altar Guild and the Episcopal Church Women. She enjoys gardening, travel, good food, and spending time with family.

Mark Freestate (Co-Chair, Search Team) is a native of Centreville and a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Church. He is retired from a 42 year career as a local independent insurance agent. Mark enjoys boating, reading and life with his two sons, two grandchildren and wife, Diane. In the past, he served in several positions at St. Paul’s, including member and senior warden of the vestry, Lector and Acolyte. In the Centreville community, he has been a member and past chairman of the board of Centreville National Bank; and a member of the board of Martin’s Home and Barn, Chesapeake Charities and Compass Hospice. He looks forward to continuing to serve at St. Paul’s Church in the future.

Ann Grace (Search Team) is an Episcopalian, baptized and confirmed by the Anglican Mission in El Salvador. At the age of 12, Ann and her family moved to the United States, and she has lived in  Maryland since the age of 17. She began her career as a part time clerk while attending Strayer College,  and retired as a Management Analyst from the Department of Justice after a 37-year career. Ann and her husband Mike moved to Capitol Hill, Washington DC, and she spent 16 years focusing her attention on volunteering and serving on the Board of Directors for Capitol Hill Village, a volunteer-first organization devoted to supporting one another to improve the community. From its inception in 2006, the Village has grown into an organization with more than 450 members and has become a leader in a national movement that supports seniors to age in place. Ann and Mike joined St. Paul’s after their move to Centreville in 2023. Ann is a member of the Altar Guild.

Patricia J. Jamison (Vestry and Communication Committee) received her PhD from the UMD at College Park. Pat was the Director of the Special Education Program for the Prince George’s County Public Schools from 1996-2004. She also served as a Specialist for the Department of Defense’s Dependents’ Schools in Germany from 1985-1987, an Adjunct Faculty Member for the UMD at College Park, where she supervised special education interns, and taught courses for DOD in Germany from 2012 until 2018. She was also a Special Member of the Graduate Faculty at UMD, Eastern Shore from 2010 until 2019. Patricia is active in the community and is a former member of the QAC Ethics Commission and hospice volunteer, is Co-Secretary and on the board of the League of Women Voters QAC, as well as the LWVMD State Board. Patricia is a Counter, and a member of the Hand Bell Choir and Flower Guild at St. Paul’s. She has two children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Stephen Parkhurst (Search Team) has been attending St. Paul’s Centreville since he and his wife Pat were married there in 1996. All three of their children were baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s and were very active as acolytes. Steve  was a member of the vestry for three years and ultimately became Senior Warden. During his time on vestry, he was heavily involved in our last transition and worked closely with Bishop Shand, which ultimately led us to calling our Rector,  Rev. Mary Friel, to St. Paul’s. Steve is a mortgage loan officer with First National Bank, serves as the chair of the investment committee for the Salmon Foundation and heads the tennis committee for Prospect Bay Country Club.

Chris Pupke (Co-Chair, Communication Committee) is the Executive Director of the Biophilia Foundation which is dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity. Mr. Pupke leads the Lector and Lay Eucharistic Minister ministries at St. Paul’s where he has also served on the Vestry and as Senior Warden. He authored a brief history of St. Paul’s Church. Chris is a past member of the Diocese of Easton’s Camp Wright Committee and 150th Anniversary Committee. He is a member of the advisory committee at Kennard African American Cultural and Heritage Center in Centreville and served as Treasurer of the Board of the Wildlands Network, an international conservation organization dedicated to wildlife conservation across North America. Chris is also a past president of Queen Anne’s County Historical Society and Queen Anne’s Conservation Association.

Myron Richardson (Search Team) grew up in Appomattox, VA. and received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering at VA Tech. He worked for EI DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., in the textile industry for 37 years, primarily in the southeastern US with the last four years in China. He and his wife Becky retired to Centreville, MD, in 2002, where they continued to enjoy traveling, visiting 92 countries before her death in 2023.  Myron has been very active in local activities. He was Co-Founder and Vice-President of the Corsica River Conservancy and served Queen Anne’s County as Planning Commission Chair among other county responsibilities; and currently serves on the Wye River Upper School Board of Trustees. At St. Paul’s he has served as a Vestry member, Jr. Warden, Sr. Warden, Treasurer and currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee. He has served the Diocese of Easton in many capacities and is currently the Treasurer and a member of the Diocesan Council.

Jack Shaum (Communication Committee) is a retired award-winning broadcast and print journalist. For more than 27 years he was a news anchor and reporter for WBAL Radio in Baltimore and then was a reporter for The Bay Times and Record Observer newspapers in Queen Anne’s County for nearly 15 years. He is the author of 122 Years on the Old Bay Line and Lost Chester River Steamboats: From Chestertown to Baltimore and has co-authored two other maritime books. A lifelong Episcopalian, he wrote the parish history of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Baltimore, served on its vestry and was a chorister for 50 years. He and his wife Martha have been members of St. Paul’s for seven years where he serves as a Lector.

Dorothea A. Abbott (Search Team) was born in Weston-Super-Mare and raised in Gloucester, England. In 1964 at age 16 she was employed by the Gloucestershire County Library and in 1966 joined the Women’s Royal Naval service (WRNS) and served in Portsmouth, London and Malta until 1971. She began her educational journey at Anne Arundel CC in 1976 and received an Associate of Arts Degree in 1978. Dorothea continued her education at UMUC after her daughter Sarah was born, received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1986 and concluded her education at UM College of Information Studies with a Master’s degree (MLS) in 1991. She was employed by the State of Maryland as a librarian in the Legislative Reference Library from 1991-1998, accepted a position at Nimitz Library in the Special Collections & Archives Department as a rare book cataloger in 1999 and retired in 2011. Dorothea is involved in the following ministries at St. Paul’s Church: Altar Guild, Prayer Shawl, Bell Choir and Backpacks.

Barb Ackermann (Transition Team) retired from the Carroll County, MD, library system as a Senior Circulation Clerk in 2014. Barb is a lifelong Episcopalian. She was a Vestry member and Altar Guild member at Church of the Holy Apostles, Arbutus, MD. Retiring to Beaufort, NC she joined St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where she was a Choir member and President of the ECW (Episcopal Church Women). After moving back to Maryland four years ago, Barb and her husband, Charlie, joined St. Paul’s in Centreville, Md. At St. Paul’s she is a Counter, member of the Altar Guild, and crochets for the Prayer Shawl Ministry. In addition, Barb also oversees volunteer sign ups for providing monthly dinners for Haven Ministries and is organizing Operation Christmas Child (Christmas shoe boxes for Samaritan’s Purse).

Tom Andrews (Chair, Co-Chair Transition and Search Teams) has over 50 years of senior management experience working for federal, state and local agencies, including at the federal level the US Public Health Service (Epidemiologist) and National Marine Fisheries Service (Program Director); and at the state level the Maryland Departments of Natural Resources (Assistant Secretary), Water Resources Administration (Director), Environment (Deputy Secretary), Health (Chief of Staff) and Governor’s Office (Chief of Staff). His local government tenure includes County Health Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, County Manager of Fulton County, Georgia, and City Manager of Annapolis, Maryland. Tom received his bachelor’s degree in Biology from Miami University (Ohio) and master’s degree in Natural Resources and Public Administration from the University of Michigan. Tom and his wife, Peggy, have been members of St. Paul’s for 11 years, where he has been a member of the Vestry and currently serves as an Usher, Lay Eucharistic Minister, Server, and member of the Finance Committee.

Laura Bittinger (Search Team) is a Maryland native, who returned to the MD Eastern Shore in 2015 after spending 30 years in New England. Laura served multiple communities in her years as a registered nurse, predominantly in community mental health nursing and case management. Currently she uses her skills as the sole proprietor of a home care service. Laura has found St. Paul’s to be a welcoming church home and is currently a member of the Vestry and the Parish Nurse. Laura enjoys many outdoor activities with her husband, Ed, and special times as “Amma” to grandson, Lucas.

Gail Brown (Transition Team) was born and raised in Pasadena, Maryland. For three decades, she served as an office manager and also worked on logistics for the Office of Public Inquiries and Conferences at the Social Security Administration. She was a member of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Pasadena from 1954 to 2005. During that time Gail was confirmed, married and was involved in various church activities, including teaching Sunday school, volunteering at the Food Bank and extending a helping hand to those in need. In 2006, she relocated to Symphony Village, Centreville, Maryland, and became a member of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church where she is a Counter, is involved in the women’s group, and is helping to organize after church coffee hours. As a resident of Symphony Village, Gail was a member of the Outreach group which raises funds for charitable causes. She is a mother of six, a grandmother of 16 and a great-grandmother of 12.

Sharon Burak (Transition Team) is a fifth grade teacher at Matapeake Elementary School and has taught for 27 years. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Arts degree from McDaniel College in Curriculum and Instruction. Sharon began attending St. Paul’s sixteen years ago and has taught Sunday school and has served on the Vestry. In addition, she Ushers and serves as a Lector. Sharon volunteers weekly at Queen Anne’s County Animal Services helping to socialize and care for the cats and kittens. Sharon resides in Centreville with her husband and two teenage children.

Carolyn Carney (Vestry, Parish Registrar, Search Team and Communications Committee) has served for over 40 years as a campus minister, including her most recent role as the National Director of Spiritual Formation for Inter- Varsity. She is a sought after spiritual director and retreat leader and has led Advent, Lent and parish retreat offerings for many years. She has experience in preaching, too. Carolyn has led, equipped and served on healing prayer teams for two parishes. She is connected to a local spiritual formation ministry in Maryland/VA and Soul Care, a national ministry. In 2022 she authored, The Power of Group Prayer (IVP). Carolyn shares life in the Eastern Shore with her husband, David, and their two nearly perfect dogs.

William James Clark (Search Team) was born in Baltimore, MD, and raised in Centreville, MD. He attended West Virginia Wesleyan College, majored in Business Administration and graduated in May, 1969. William then attended the University of Baltimore Law School for one semester. In January, 1970, he enlisted in the Maryland National Guard in Centreville and completed his military obligation in 1975. In 1970, William applied for employment with the State of Maryland, was hired by the Department of Juvenile Services as a case manager and worked there until he retired on December 31, 2020. His involvement with St. Paul’s Parish began when he was an infant, and William attended St. Paul’s until he graduated from High School. During that time he attended church services, Sunday school, Episcopal Youth Fellowship activities and he was an Acolyte. William started attending services on a weekly basis in the late 90s and has been an usher at 10 am church services for about 25 years.

Sally Cooper (Search Team) Sally Team was born in Baltimore, MD, attended the Church of the Redeemer, an Episcopal parish on Charles Street, and was confirmed at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. She met her husband, David, while attending Salisbury State College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in teaching in 1977.  Sally retired in 2014 after working as a teacher for Queen Anne’s County, as well as a teacher in Denton, MD and Charles Town, West Virginia. Sally and David were married at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Olney, MD and were members of Christ Church in Denton, MD until relocating to Centreville, MD in 1985, when they joined St. Paul’s Parish. Their daughters, Katie and Laura, were confirmed at St. Paul’s, and they have been active members of the church for over 30 years. At St. Paul’s, Sally is a member of the Altar Guild and the Episcopal Church Women. She enjoys gardening, travel, good food, and spending time with family.

Mark Freestate (Co-Chair, Search Team) is a native of Centreville and a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Church. He is retired from a 42 year career as a local independent insurance agent. Mark enjoys boating, reading and life with his two sons, two grandchildren and wife, Diane. In the past, he served in several positions at St. Paul’s, including member and senior warden of the vestry, Lector and Acolyte. In the Centreville community, he has been a member and past chairman of the board of Centreville National Bank; and a member of the board of Martin’s Home and Barn, Chesapeake Charities and Compass Hospice. He looks forward to continuing to serve at St. Paul’s Church in the future.

Ann Grace (Search Team) is an Episcopalian, baptized and confirmed by the Anglican Mission in El Salvador. At the age of 12, Ann and her family moved to the United States, and she has lived in  Maryland since the age of 17. She began her career as a part time clerk while attending Strayer College,  and retired as a Management Analyst from the Department of Justice after a 37-year career. Ann and her husband Mike moved to Capitol Hill, Washington DC, and she spent 16 years focusing her attention on volunteering and serving on the Board of Directors for Capitol Hill Village, a volunteer-first organization devoted to supporting one another to improve the community. From its inception in 2006, the Village has grown into an organization with more than 450 members and has become a leader in a national movement that supports seniors to age in place. Ann and Mike joined St. Paul’s after their move to Centreville in 2023. Ann is a member of the Altar Guild.

Patricia J. Jamison (Vestry and Communication Committee) received her PhD from the UMD at College Park. Pat was the Director of the Special Education Program for the Prince George’s County Public Schools from 1996-2004. She also served as a Specialist for the Department of Defense’s Dependents’ Schools in Germany from 1985-1987, an Adjunct Faculty Member for the UMD at College Park, where she supervised special education interns, and taught courses for DOD in Germany from 2012 until 2018. She was also a Special Member of the Graduate Faculty at UMD, Eastern Shore from 2010 until 2019. Patricia is active in the community and is a former member of the QAC Ethics Commission and hospice volunteer, is Co-Secretary and on the board of the League of Women Voters QAC, as well as the LWVMD State Board. Patricia is a Counter, and a member of the Hand Bell Choir and Flower Guild at St. Paul’s. She has two children, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Stephen Parkhurst (Search Team) has been attending St. Paul’s Centreville since he and his wife Pat were married there in 1996. All three of their children were baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s and were very active as acolytes. Steve  was a member of the vestry for three years and ultimately became Senior Warden. During his time on vestry, he was heavily involved in our last transition and worked closely with Bishop Shand, which ultimately led us to calling our Rector,  Rev. Mary Friel, to St. Paul’s. Steve is a mortgage loan officer with First National Bank, serves as the chair of the investment committee for the Salmon Foundation and heads the tennis committee for Prospect Bay Country Club.

Chris Pupke (Co-Chair, Communication Committee) is the Executive Director of the Biophilia Foundation which is dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity. Mr. Pupke leads the Lector and Lay Eucharistic Minister ministries at St. Paul’s where he has also served on the Vestry and as Senior Warden. He authored a brief history of St. Paul’s Church. Chris is a past member of the Diocese of Easton’s Camp Wright Committee and 150th Anniversary Committee. He is a member of the advisory committee at Kennard African American Cultural and Heritage Center in Centreville and served as Treasurer of the Board of the Wildlands Network, an international conservation organization dedicated to wildlife conservation across North America. Chris is also a past president of Queen Anne’s County Historical Society and Queen Anne’s Conservation Association.

Myron Richardson (Search Team) grew up in Appomattox, VA. and received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering at VA Tech. He worked for EI DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., in the textile industry for 37 years, primarily in the southeastern US with the last four years in China. He and his wife Becky retired to Centreville, MD, in 2002, where they continued to enjoy traveling, visiting 92 countries before her death in 2023.  Myron has been very active in local activities. He was Co-Founder and Vice-President of the Corsica River Conservancy and served Queen Anne’s County as Planning Commission Chair among other county responsibilities; and currently serves on the Wye River Upper School Board of Trustees. At St. Paul’s he has served as a Vestry member, Jr. Warden, Sr. Warden, Treasurer and currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee. He has served the Diocese of Easton in many capacities and is currently the Treasurer and a member of the Diocesan Council.

Jack Shaum (Communication Committee) is a retired award-winning broadcast and print journalist. For more than 27 years he was a news anchor and reporter for WBAL Radio in Baltimore and then was a reporter for The Bay Times and Record Observer newspapers in Queen Anne’s County for nearly 15 years. He is the author of 122 Years on the Old Bay Line and Lost Chester River Steamboats: From Chestertown to Baltimore and has co-authored two other maritime books. A lifelong Episcopalian, he wrote the parish history of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Baltimore, served on its vestry and was a chorister for 50 years. He and his wife Martha have been members of St. Paul’s for seven years where he serves as a Lector.