OUR STAFF
The Rev. MARYA DeCARLEN
Priest-in-Collaboration
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With over forty years of ministry experience, Marya has been actively involved in the Diocese of Massachusetts with clergy support groups, as a volunteer chaplain at the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, and as a member of the Merrimack and North Shore Deanery. Rev. DeCarlen holds an MDiv from Episcopal Divinity School. She has two college-aged sons, Michael and Jacob, and a four-year-old rescue Labrador named Frankie.
JOHN CHURCHWELL
Director of Music
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John Churchwell has been a student of organ for over 35 years and directed choirs as small as 8 people and as large as 80 people in both Methodist and Episcopal churches. He has also directed children’s choirs, youth choirs and bell choirs. John grew up in Arkansas and moved to Massachusetts in 2020.
Besides serving as Director of Music at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Gloucester. John is SubDean for the Merrimack Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Bass Section Leader with Boston’s Coro Allegro, and Staff Pianist for Cape Ann Arts Alive. He is also a member of the Handbell Musicians of America and the Association of Anglican Musicians.
BRIANNA KOMI
Communications and Operations Manager
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Brianna Komi brings extensive administrative, client service, and Human Services Practitioner experience to her new role as Parish Communications & Operations Manager. A longtime Gloucester resident, she has family & community ties to St. John's Episcopal Church. She looks forward to meeting all members, and helping the church tell its evolving story of social justice, inclusion, and community
enrichment. Her Summer work schedule will be in-office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 8am-noon.
MICHELE Del VECCHIO
Thrift Shop Assistant
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I waltzed into St. John’s Thrift Store for a potato masher and I came out as My Girl Friday. I have mentioned in more than one (seventeen or so) conversations that I am in the right place at exactly the right time and delighted to be here. I have the gift of gab and the ladies have to rein me in sometimes. Last thing! If you want a story I have one.
