The Rev. Dr. Janet Zimmerman called to serve the Parish as Day School Chaplain

May 10, 2011

Dear Members of the St. Patrick’s Community,

The Rev. Dr. Janet Zimmerman

We are delighted to announce that we have called the Rev. Dr. Janet Zimmerman to become St. Patrick’s Associate Rector and Day School Chaplain. Janet succeeds the Rev. Dr. Marjorie Ann Gerbracht-Stagnaro, who will depart at year’s end to become priest-in-charge at Grace Episcopal Church in Manchester, New Hampshire.

For the past two years, Janet has been a curate at All Saints Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. Among her diverse duties as curate, Janet has been director of Christian formation for adults and children, coordinated family and children ministries, and provided pastoral care.

Janet earned her master in divinity degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. Upon graduation, she received the Ford Chair, an award to “a member of the graduating class who exhibited a strong commitment to the community life and mission of the seminary.” Janet also has master’s and doctoral degrees in special education from the University of Texas and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and special education from the University of Texas.

This Week at St. Patricks, July 20, 2011

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"Dream" - The Rev. Dr. Kurt Gerhard, July 17, 2011

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Genesis 28.10-22 (Fourth in a series of sermons at St. Patrick's based on the Genesis readings from the lectionary)

Jacob's Dream - Raphael, 1518

I know that I dream (there are dreams in every healthy sleep cycle), but I can’t seem to remember what I dream for very long. Knowing that I was going to preach on a famous dream today, when I woke from a dream a few mornings ago, I said to myself that I would remember all the details. I even looked up at the ceiling and replayed the dream in my head. A few minutes later, I rolled out of bed and the memory was gone. I don’t know where it went, but I couldn’t remember any detail. Where did it take place? Who was in it? What was I doing? Why did it wake me up? It was gone.