St. Luke's in Chester Calls Interim Minister
St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Chester is pleased to announce that Rev. Carole Wageman has been called as Interim Minister. She has accepted the invitation to lead St. Luke's for the next two years while the search for a rector begins. The Rev. H. Paul Brannock-Wanter, Rector for nearly 11 years, retired this summer. Carole will begin her half-time duties the first Sunday in Advent, December second, serving its members weekly from Sunday through Wednesday morning and full weeks during Holy Week.
Carole received her Masters Degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York but then took a long hiatus from Church. Upon finding the Episcopal Church (Christ Church, Montpelier, VT) in 1998, she eventually began pursuing Holy Orders, was an active parishioner at Christ Church, and also worked full-time as an Associate Director for Community Development at the Washington County Youth Service Bureau in Montpelier. She was ordained a transitional deacon in May, 2003 and an ordained priest in December of the same year. Since her ordination until December 2011 she served as the Associate Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelburne working with children, youth and families in addition to pastoral, liturgical and administrative duties. Since January Carole has kept quite busy supplying at sister churches in northern Vermont; becoming certified as a Diocesan Safe Church Trainer; Chair of the 2012 Diocesan Convention Program Committee and has recently completed her certification training in Transitional Interim Ministry.
Carole's experience in her secular as well as church profession draws together skills in human services, children and youth, staff/volunteer training and supervision, program development, community organizing, grant writing, pastoral care and personal faith. St. Luke's Vestry believes she will communicate well with all ages, particularly given her experience with and commitment to children in her professional life. She is happily married to her husband of 37 years and a loving and supportive mother, grandmother, daughter and sister.
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