January 29, 2026

The Parish Profile is Live!

Great news! Our parish profile was approved by the diocese, and it was posted for potential applicants on January 23. Click here to see the profile. Thank you to the Profile Committee for their hard work, earnest listening and capturing all of St. Michael’s gifts in our profile!

Our Search Committee gathered for a day-long retreat on January 10. They are now doing important preliminary work, including anti-bias training, to prepare themselves to receive applications after the deadline for submission closes in late February.

December 29, 2025

An update on our Transition Process

We have made significant progress with our transition in the final weeks of 2025. Our profile has been reviewed by the diocese, which asked for a few details to be added. It will be posted for potential applicants in early January. Stay tuned to see a copy here in Looking Ahead. Thank you to the Profile Committee for their hard work, earnest listening and capturing all of St. Michael’s gifts in our profile!

Our Search Committee was commissioned on Sunday, November 23. The committee will meet as a group for a day-long retreat on January 10. Thank you to Gail Naruo for chairing the committee.

October 1, 2025

Welcoming the Rev. Margaret Rose, Interim Rector

We are very excited to welcome The Rev. Margaret Rose as our Interim Rector! Raised in rural Georgia, she is a graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard Divinity School. Mother Margaret was ordained in the Diocese of Massachusetts, serving parishes there before becoming rector of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta. She has assisted several parishes within the Diocese of New York and, for the last 14 years, has served on the Presiding Bishop’s Staff as Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations.

September 26, 2025

Parish Profile Being Drafted

The Profile Listening Sessions were a success! Thank you to all who were able to attend and lend your voice. The Profile Committee has taken your input and is drafting the Parish Profile.

Profile Committee Listening Sessions

We want to hear from you! St. Michael’s will be holding our next in-person listening sessions after church on September 7. Please mark your calendar to attend one of these 90-minute sessions. You do not need to sign up for these.

Our next online sessions will also be offered online via Zoom at 7:00pm on Tuesday, September 9. You can click on the button below to sign up to join a session online.

June 20, 2025

The Rev. Margaret Rose Selected as Interim Rector

We are pleased to announce The Rev. Margaret Rose as the Interim Rector of St. Michael’s. She currently serves as Deputy for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations for The Episcopal Church on the staff of the Presiding Bishop. Prior to her current position, she served parishes in Massachusetts and Georgia, as well as other ministries for the national Episcopal Church. Margaret will begin her time at St. Michael’s on October 1, 2025. We look forward to her ministry with us!

May 29, 2025

Mother Julie Named Active Interim Rector

Mother Julie Hoplamazian has been named Acting Interim Rector through Sept. 2025. She will return to her role as Associate Rector once an Interim is in place.

The Rev. Joseph A. Wood joins St. Michael’s as Assisting Priest serving full time through the summer.

May 6, 2025

Thank you to the newly appointed St. Michael’s Profile Committee!

• Lucia Moses, Vestry representative
• John Avery
• Marianna Breland
• Arlene Bullard
• Brian Distelberg
• Justin Fox
• Kris Ishbashi
• Beth Krause
• Susan Wade