Mary Lindquist, Rector
In the summer of 2011, Mary became St. Michael’s 25th Rector. She was attracted to St. Michael’s radical openness, deep prayerfulness, and authentic sense of community. Prior to coming to St. Michael’s, Mary served churches in Delaware and Hawaii. Mary’s particular passions include emerging models of ministry, contemplative Christian practices, and ministry with children. Mary and her husband Kurt Johnson have three children, Jonah, Ori, and Beatrice, as well as a dog, Juniper Bleu and a cat, Mink. Email Mary or call (802) 254-6048, x102.
Jean Smith, Priest Associate
Jean served as a priest at Trinity Church in Princeton, New Jersey, for ten years. In 1990 she joined the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) of New York and New Jersey, where she held multiple leadership positions before being named President and Executive Director. She and her husband Peter retired in 2007 and moved to Brattleboro, where Jean serves on the board of CHABHA and as a Companion in the Diocese of Vermont. Email Jean.
Phillip Wilson, Priest Associate
Phillip and his wife Susan retired to Putney in 2009. For the previous 22 years he was Rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Morristown, New Jersey, a self-defined “liberation community” creating a new model for what it means to be a Christian and Episcopal church. Phillip is chair of the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont. Email Philip.