St. Marks Episcopal Church
111 West Shore Road ~ Warwick, RI ~ 401.737.3127

The Rev'd Susan Wrathall, Rector

Mother Wrathall is a native Rhode Islander who spent much of her adult life as a special education and first grade teacher in the Westerly School Department. She received her BS in Elementary Education in 1974 and MEd in 1977 from Rhode Island College. After a full career in education she answered God's call to ordained ministry, earning a Master of Divinity in 2006 from the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Mother Susan was ordained to the diaconate on Ascension Day 2006 by The Rt. Rev. David Joslin, assisting bishop in Rhode Island. On December 16, 2006 she was ordained priest by The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf, 12th bishop of Rhode Island. Mother Susan served as Assistant to the Rector at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Pawtucket for almost three and one-half years before being called as the fourth rector of St. Mark's in September 2009.

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Barbara Lynch, Parish Administrator

 

BJ Lynch began working at St. Mark's in October 2009. As Parish Administrator she is responsible for creating and producing Sunday bulletins, The Light, for keeping the parish calendar, for maintaining the mailing list and data entry. She is the voice on the other end of the phone always ready to answer questions and share information. In her spare time BJ enjoys cooking and doing crafts. She is married to Tom Chadwick. They live in West Warwick and attend St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.

 

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Henry Champoux, Sexton

 

Henry Champoux has been working as St. Mark’s sexton for many years. His responsibilities include cleaning and oversight of building maintenance, setting up for and breaking down after events held on the church grounds. In addition to his work as sexton Henry serves on the Buildings and Grounds committee and is a member of the senior choir. He and his wife Mary enjoy traveling and have made numerous trips across country.

 

 

 

Adam Schneider, Organist/Choir Director

 

Adam Schneider began playing the organ by sitting on the lap of the organist at St. Paul’s Church when he was just five years old. He took piano lessons from the age of 7-13. He began playing the organ in churches in 2003. He was the organist at Trinity Episcopal Church in Stoughton, MA, Sts. Peter and Andrew in Providence, and most recently at St. Mark’s in Riverside. Adam is a life-long Episcopalian and a member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Providence. Some of you may recognize him from ECC where he was a camper and counselor for a number of years. Adam believes that his work enables him to assist people in their spiritual growth through music. He is well versed in the liturgy of our church and uses that knowledge in selecting music for worship, and teaching both choirs. He is especially excited that St. Mark’s has become affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music and is using that curriculum with the Junior Choir.