Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Winter 2013 Issue | Page 33

Clergy Transitions

diocesan calendar
For a list of church events, visit thediocese.net/events.

The Rev. Jennifer Kimball has been called as interim rector of St.
John’s, West Point. She began her ministry there on October 15,
2012.
The Rev. Melanie B. Mullen has been called as downtown missioner
for St. Paul’s, Richmond. She is a 2012 graduate of Virginia
Theological Seminary.
The Rev. Ron Okrasinski will retire as rector of St. Mary’s, Colonial
Beach on December 31, 2012. He has served there since 1980.
The Rev. Sióbhan E. Patterson joined the staff of St. James’,
Leesburg on December 1, 2012 as assistant for family and youth
ministry. She previously served as rector of Christ Church in
Fairmount, W.Va. since 2008.

January 12
Pre-Council Open Hearings, Christ Church, Glen Allen
January 24-26
218th Annual Council, Hyatt Regency, Reston
February 16
Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation
Proclamation, St. George’s, Fredericksburg
February 23
Ordination to the Vocational Diaconate, All Saints’, Richmond

DOV Q&A

The Very Rev. Hilary B. Smith has resigned her position as rector of St.
Paul’s on the Hill, Winchester as of December 31, 2012. She has served
there as priest-in-charge, then rector, since 2003. She is applying for
postulancy in the Society of St. Margaret in Duxbury, Mass.

Diocesan staff provide answers to frequently asked
questions about life in the Diocese.

The Rev. Sara-Scott Wingo has been appointed priest-in-charge of
Emmanuel, Brook Hill. She began her ministry there on November 4,
2012. She was previously rector of St. Mark’s Church in Birmingham,
Ala. since 2009.

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