Union Chapel in the Grove welcomes the Right Reverend Andrew St. John, Bishop in Residence of Manhattan’s St. Thomas Episcopal Church. He will be the featured speaker on Sunday, August 20, at 10:30 AM.
Colin Van Tuyl is the guest musician, playing his trumpet. All are welcome to the interdenominational service. An outdoor reception catered by STARS CAFÉ follows.
About Bishop Andrew St. John
Andrew St. John was born, educated, and ordained in Melbourne, Australia, and served in that diocese and in London. He pursued post-graduate studies in 1983 at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1995 and served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melbourne until 2001.
Though technically retired, he continues to serve as an assisting bishop for the Diocese of New York and enjoys preaching and teaching. Since returning to New York in 2003, he has served as Interim Rector at Holy Trinity on East 88th Street; and as Rector of the Church of the Transfiguration (the Little Church around the Corner) from 2005 until 2016, when he officially retired.
Soon after, he served two years as Interim Rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Chelsea and as Interim Director of the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, the largest soup kitchen in New York City. This relatively small parish on 9th Avenue has a huge outreach program. With a staff of six cooks and 30 volunteers, they serve over 1,000 meals every workday. Bishop St. John stabilized its operation and brought in new leadership.
Upon retirement, he made his home in New York City and became an American citizen. He chaired the Diocesan Clergy Critical Needs Committee and continues to serve on the boards of the House of the Redeemer and the American Friends of the Anglican Centre in Rome. Rector Emeritus of the Church of the Transfiguration, he’s honorary Bishop in Residence at St. Thomas on Fifth Avenue.
He enjoys opera, traveling, and dining out.
About Sunday’s service
Trumpeter Colin Van Tuyl is a lifelong resident of Greenport and director of the Greenport Band. He also performs with the Riverhead No-Doubt-World-Famous Monday Night Band, Big Band East, and the East End Brass Quintet.
Vam Tuyl also plays in pit bands for local musicals and is a member of the Orient Congregational Church Choir and Bell Choir.
Our commemorative book, “All Are Welcome:150 Years of Shelter Island’s Union Chapel in the Grove,” by Carrie Cooperider, is available for purchase after the service. Or, you can pick up a copy at Finley’s Fiction or by contacting Trustee Kathy Dinkel.
Next week: Harvest Sunday honors Sylvester Manor and features the Rev. Galen Guengerich of All Souls Unitarian Church in Manhattan
JoAnn Kirkland assists the trustees of Union Chapel in the Grove
