The Clergy and Staff of St Peter's
Priest in Charge
The Rev. Shane Patrick Gormley
rector@stpeterschicago.com
Father Shane began as Priest in Charge at St. Peter's in July of 2016. He is originally from upstate New York, where he attended Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester. Shane earned his M.Div. at Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin and a Th.M. in New Testament studies at Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. Father Shane is currently a Ph.D. Student at Loyola University Chicago, continuing his study of the New Testament and early Christianity.
Shane Moved to Chicago in August 2013 to start his Ph.D. at Loyola and has served at Church of the Ascension downtown and Church of the Advent in Logan Square. Before moving to Chicago Shane served St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Trenton, NJ and was an assistant to the Chaplain at the Episcopal Church at Princeton University.
The Rev. Shane Patrick Gormley
rector@stpeterschicago.com
Father Shane began as Priest in Charge at St. Peter's in July of 2016. He is originally from upstate New York, where he attended Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester. Shane earned his M.Div. at Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin and a Th.M. in New Testament studies at Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. Father Shane is currently a Ph.D. Student at Loyola University Chicago, continuing his study of the New Testament and early Christianity.
Shane Moved to Chicago in August 2013 to start his Ph.D. at Loyola and has served at Church of the Ascension downtown and Church of the Advent in Logan Square. Before moving to Chicago Shane served St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Trenton, NJ and was an assistant to the Chaplain at the Episcopal Church at Princeton University.
Deacon
The Rev. Nancy Meyer
deacon@stpeterschicago.com
Nancy R. Meyer has attended St. Peter’s since September 2001 and was ordained a deacon in January 2008. A graduate of Presbyterian-St. Luke’s School of Nursing, University of Washington and Wayne State University, Nancy is a retired Advanced Practice Nurse in Geriatrics. Nancy serves on three boards: The Board of Directors of Montgomery Place (Senior Retirement Community), The Church Home (a ministry providing pastoral care and education to seniors) and LifeCare@Home (home care services). Involved in many ministries, she is passionate about mission and outreach. She likes classical music, reading and knitting. She is a devotee of cats, giving home to special need cats and volunteering at Felines & Canines and Touched by an Animal/Cats are Purrsons Too.
The Rev. Nancy Meyer
deacon@stpeterschicago.com
Nancy R. Meyer has attended St. Peter’s since September 2001 and was ordained a deacon in January 2008. A graduate of Presbyterian-St. Luke’s School of Nursing, University of Washington and Wayne State University, Nancy is a retired Advanced Practice Nurse in Geriatrics. Nancy serves on three boards: The Board of Directors of Montgomery Place (Senior Retirement Community), The Church Home (a ministry providing pastoral care and education to seniors) and LifeCare@Home (home care services). Involved in many ministries, she is passionate about mission and outreach. She likes classical music, reading and knitting. She is a devotee of cats, giving home to special need cats and volunteering at Felines & Canines and Touched by an Animal/Cats are Purrsons Too.
Assisting Priest
The Rev. Dr. Ellen Wondra
Ellen K. Wondra is a third-generation Southern Californian who has lived in Chicago for 15 years. She is Professor of Theology and Ethics for the Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, and Academic Dean for the Seabury campus. She has been active in formation for ministry in programs sponsored by three dioceses, as well as leading adult forums on a wide range of topics.
She has been deeply involved in the ecumenical movement: 18 years on the Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the United States (ARCUSA), six years on the Episcopal Church's Standing Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, and participation in numerous consultations with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Churches Uniting in Christ, and others. Ellen is currently Editor in Chief of the Anglican Theological Review and has published numerous articles and essays. She earned her BA at Pomona College, her MDiv at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and her PhD at the Divinity School of the University. She was ordained deacon in 1976 and priest in 1977.
Ellen loves theatre, dance, and classical music and ushers often with The Saints volunteer usher group. She enjoys Chicago's architecture, restaurants, and parks. She's also fond of walking, cooking, and deck gardening. She lives in the Irving Park neighborhood in a sunny condo with her gray cat.
The Rev. Dr. Ellen Wondra
Ellen K. Wondra is a third-generation Southern Californian who has lived in Chicago for 15 years. She is Professor of Theology and Ethics for the Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, and Academic Dean for the Seabury campus. She has been active in formation for ministry in programs sponsored by three dioceses, as well as leading adult forums on a wide range of topics.
She has been deeply involved in the ecumenical movement: 18 years on the Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the United States (ARCUSA), six years on the Episcopal Church's Standing Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, and participation in numerous consultations with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Churches Uniting in Christ, and others. Ellen is currently Editor in Chief of the Anglican Theological Review and has published numerous articles and essays. She earned her BA at Pomona College, her MDiv at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and her PhD at the Divinity School of the University. She was ordained deacon in 1976 and priest in 1977.
Ellen loves theatre, dance, and classical music and ushers often with The Saints volunteer usher group. She enjoys Chicago's architecture, restaurants, and parks. She's also fond of walking, cooking, and deck gardening. She lives in the Irving Park neighborhood in a sunny condo with her gray cat.
Organist
Charlie Carpenter
Charlie Carpenter, 23, is a pipe organist and pianist from Oak Park, Illinois. He received formal instruction on the piano beginning at age six from Mara Leonard, and since the age of sixteen, has studied pipe organ with Dr. Dennis Northway, Parish Musician at Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park.
On a 2011 high school concert orchestra tour in Spain, Charlie performed at Santa Maria del Pi in Barcelona. In 2012, he was invited to perform at the Organ Historical Society National Convention in Chicago where he played among other works, Widor’s Toccata Symphony for Organ No. 5. In March 2014, he held a concert at Chicago’s National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, and later that year performed for the Chicago WFMT Chicago Bach Organ Project at St. Chrysostoms Episcopal, where Charlie opened the program for internationally acclaimed pipe organist, Nathan Laube.
Administrator and Vestry Clerk
Betsy Lent
administrator@stpeterschicago.com
Betsy Lent is a life-long Episcopalian, originally from the Beverly neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. After 30 years as a litigation paralegal, Betsy bid adieu to the legal world to become a better photographer and the office administrator at St. Peter's.
Charlie Carpenter
Charlie Carpenter, 23, is a pipe organist and pianist from Oak Park, Illinois. He received formal instruction on the piano beginning at age six from Mara Leonard, and since the age of sixteen, has studied pipe organ with Dr. Dennis Northway, Parish Musician at Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park.
On a 2011 high school concert orchestra tour in Spain, Charlie performed at Santa Maria del Pi in Barcelona. In 2012, he was invited to perform at the Organ Historical Society National Convention in Chicago where he played among other works, Widor’s Toccata Symphony for Organ No. 5. In March 2014, he held a concert at Chicago’s National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, and later that year performed for the Chicago WFMT Chicago Bach Organ Project at St. Chrysostoms Episcopal, where Charlie opened the program for internationally acclaimed pipe organist, Nathan Laube.
Administrator and Vestry Clerk
Betsy Lent
administrator@stpeterschicago.com
Betsy Lent is a life-long Episcopalian, originally from the Beverly neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. After 30 years as a litigation paralegal, Betsy bid adieu to the legal world to become a better photographer and the office administrator at St. Peter's.
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Vestry Class of 2018
Lynn Kaiser Dan Palmer |
Vestry Class of 2019
Kevin Kamraczewski Nancy Fifield Whitney Michel |
Treasurer
Jack Adrian |
