The People of St. Peter’s

Welcome! St. Peter’s Church in Redwood City, California is a parish that strives to respect and celebrate God’s gift of a wonderfully diverse people in our town and in the surrounding Bay Area. We have a rich history of more than 140 years in this place — going back to the very founding of Redwood City. Throughout the years as our town has changed, so has St. Peter’s. But in the spirit and tradition of the Episcopal Church, we have always sought to welcome all newcomers to join us on the journey of faith.

Today we are a modest-sized congregation of 150-200 faithful women, men, and children. We are from the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Europe. We are single, married, and have life partners. We are raising children and living on our own. We are retired, working at home and in the workplace, and supporting each other as we strive to make ends meet in the busy lifestyle of the Peninsula and Silicon Valley
Father Chip became Rector of St. Peter’s in 1999 prior to which he served at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Father Chip is a graduate of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and did his undergraduate work at the University of Oregon.

Father Chip’s duties frequently take him away from the office for home and hospital visits and other ministry in the neighborhood. He’s usually in the office Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In an emergency he can be reached on his mobile phone at +1 (650) 766-2852.

A resident of Menlo Park, Skip joined the professional ministry team at St. Peter’s in the summer of 2002. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the Episcopal School for Deacons. He is a retired Silicon Valley Marketing and Finance executive. As his ministry has grown at St. Peter’s, Skip continues to look forward to helping our parish grow and reach out to meet the needs of the wider Redwood City community.

Fr. Greeley (or as he prefers to be addressed, “Reece”) is a supply priest for the diocese who calls St. Peter’s home when he is not serving in other parishes. He is also a regular contributor to our monthly newsletter with his always-intriguing editorial contribution “Reece’s Pieces.” In addition to being a master piano technician, Reece works as a consulting Systems Analyst/Engineer for for a variety of companies.

Catherine was born and raised in Ames, IA, and moved to the Bay Area in 1993. She attended the Episcopal School for Deacons with Dn. Skip, and was ordained in December 2004. Catherine serves as the diocese's only "supply deacon", filling in for other deacons who are sick or on vacation. She is also a part-time hospital chaplain with Sojourn Chaplaincy at San Francisco General Hospital. Catherine has a degree in music (voice performance) from the University of Iowa, as well as 20 years' experience as a database programmer. She currently works as a free-lance programmer/database analyst.

Eileen hails from Nebraska where she was one of the first of the women priests to be ordained in the Episcopal Church. Following a number of years at Christ Episcopal Church in Coronado, California, she and her husband moved to Redwood City to take up ministry here. Her husband, the Rev. Mitch Lindeman serves as rector of Christ Church Portola Valley. We are indeed fortunate to enjoy Rev. Eileen's preaching, pastoral skills and teaching skills at At. Peter's.

John is the voice of St. Peter’s when people call the church office and a ready smile when they visit. John keeps everything (and everyone) in the church office running smoothly. John is also a professional musician and occasionally fills in as organist and choirmaster on Sunday mornings and other occasions. The church office is open Monday through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church has a voice mail system that records messages 24 hours a day.

Office Telephone: +1 (650) 367-0777

Office Facsimile: +1 (650) 367-0884

Faith is a pianist with a Masters in Piano Performance from The Manhattan School of Music. A lover of all things classical, she made her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 14, later appearing as a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Her greatest musical accomplishment to date was a solo recital at Carnegie Hall in 2008. We are blessed to enjoy her lovely smile and wonderful music every Sunday.

For centuries, churches have been blessed with people who know every square inch of the property and keep it running smoothly. While it’s true that most dictionaries will define the word “sexton” as a person who cares for buildings and grounds, it is also true that sextons have a distinguished tradition of preserving houses of worship for future generations. Our Parish Sexton, Mark Weiss, lives onsite with his wife Shannon. St. Peter’s is truly blessed to have a dedicated and competent person caring for our buildings and grounds.
The Episcopal Church traces its roots in the United States to English settlers who brought with them the Church of England. After the Revolution, the Church of England in America adopted the name of “The Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.” in 1789. Little wonder then that St. Peter’s, like most Episcopal parishes, is organized somewhat like New England townships. The congregation elects representatives to the leadership group. This group is called the Vestry and has responsibility for the temporal (or non-spiritual) matters of the parish. A total of 9 people and Rector make up the Vestry. The Rector selects one of the elected representatives to be the Sr. Warden and the Vestry elects one of their own to be the Jr. Warden.

Mary Esther Schnaubelt - Sr. Warden
Dave Householder - Jr. Warden
Ted Hardie
Steven Azar
Peter Hutchinson
Arthur Lloyd
Nancy Oliver
Scott Turner
Adina Badia
Acolytes Lectors and Lay Eucharistic Ministers — Sue Walker
Altar Guild — Barbara Nass and Heather Hoffman
Bread Bakers — Steven Azar and Karen Zack
Buildings and Grounds — Shannon Chesterfield Yonker
Brotherhood of St. Peter’s — JD Davidson
Godly Play (Children's Program) — Mary Lyn Azar
Homeless Ministry — Pat McCarty
SPY (St. Peter's Youth) — Teri Chin
CPC Bookshelf — Gertrude Lacina
Episcopal Church Women — Kathryn Marconi
KEYS Newsletter — John Lehrack
Newcomers — Dave Goulden
Pastoral Care — Fr. Chip Barker
Ushers — Erik Chen

Director of Finance: The Rev. Skip Bushee
Director of Accounting: Mr. Bruce Lacina
Any baptized member of St. Peter’s who is 16 years old or older may run for Vestry without regard to race, economic circumstance, gender, sexual orientation, or handicap.

St. Peter’s is a California not-for-profit organization created for the spiritual good of people. In accordance with California Civil Code 29 and U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)3, St. Peter’s part of a Corporation Sole led by the Bishop of California. Our property is freely and willingly held in trust for the Diocese and forever dedicated to the service of God in the Episcopal tradition.
http://www.elbuenpastor.madreanna.org/
The congregation of El Buen Pastor (the Good Shepherd) and the congregation of St. Peter’s shares the same location.

Santa Misa, Horario: Domingo 9:30 a.m. y 12:30 p.m.