Associate Rector	The Rev. T Stewart Lucas
Director of Music	James R. Fitzpatrick
Parish Administrator	Ruth McDaniel
Administrative Assistant	Erica Milbourne
Parish Nurse and Lay Pastor	Pat Hall
Day School Director	Tricia Hallberg
Missions Commission Administrator	Elizabeth Winn (Izzy)
Sexton	Jeff Peacock
Senior Warden	Bud Billups
Junior Warden	George Saroch
Treasurer	Gordon Piche
Clerk of the Vestry	Stacia Bontempo

   

 

 

 

 

 

The Reverend T. Stewart Lucas

The Rev. T. Stewart Lucas hails from Macon, Georgia and majored in Horticulture at the University of Georgia. Having been heavily involved in the Canterbury Center at the Episcopal Chaplaincy there, he followed a call to seminary directly after graduation. He graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria in 2001 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2002 at Memorial Episcopal Church in Baltimore. He was Associate Rector there working with children and youth and the newcomers and evangelism ministries. He came to St. Margaret's in February of 2007 to continue his call to offer radical hospitality to old and young alike. He is the chaplain to St. Margaret's Day School and oversees the Sunday School program. In addition he is also serving on the Newcomers Commission and working to develop new ways for us to communicate with one another including this website and our regular publications. Stewart is the co-chair of the Diocesan Safe Church Committee and was an alternate deputy to General Convention in 2006.

 

James R. Fitzpatrick

James R. Fitzpatrick, Director of Music, studied composition at Mannes College of Music in NYC and graduated from American University in Washington, DC. The City of Annapolis recently commissioned him to compose an oratorio celebrating the city's 300th anniversary. Additionally, he conducts the Heritage Harbour Chorus and directs music for The Everyman Theatre in Baltimore and The Prince Theatre in Chestertown. Previously, he served at six other churches and accompanied the Billy Graham Crusade. He has given recitals or accompanied artists at the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the French Embassy and the Philips Collection among others.

 

 

Pat Hall

Pat Hall, Parish Nurse and Lay Pastor, has a Bachelor of Science in nursing, and a Masters of Science in general administration with a health-care focus. She has worked most of her career as a staff nurse in critical care areas and as a nurse manager in pre- and post-anesthesia care units, IV therapy and gastroenterology units. She was been St. Margaret's parish nurse for 13  years, five as a volunteer and seven as a paid member of staff. She is a member of St. Margaret's Women's Guild and serves as program chair. She has served on six Cursillo teams, one in Ghana and was Lay Rector for Maryland 74. She volunteers as a camp nurse for the Mini Week each summer at the Bishop Claggett Center and teaches CPR/First Aid classes to staff and counselors. She is also the Maryland liaison for the National Episcopal Health Ministries.

 

                                    

Ruth McDaniel

Ruth has been the Parish Administrator at St. Margaret’s Church since 1987. She lived most of her life in Arnold, except for a few years when she was first married she lived in Georgia and Alabama.Ruth has been married to Danny who is from Alabama since 1976. They have three grown children and two grandchildren. Before working at St. Margaret’s, Ruth worked for the Attorney Grievance Commission in Annapolis and before that a law firm in Annapolis.

 

 

 

Tricia Hallberg

Tricia comes to St. Margaret’s with over 20 years of experience in the public and private fields of education. Having received her Bachelor’s degree in Education at Virginia Tech, she has continued her education and has her certification both in elementary and early childhood education. She sat on many school based site committees and worked closely with curriculum development and adoptions for several state programs. In addition, Tricia has written and taught curriculum for Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. She has also started up and led many Girl Scout troops over the years. When not in the classroom, Tricia has kept up her skills through a private tutoring business.