|  I wish to welcome you to our parish website. Here you will find the many exciting things that going on at St. James. If you are searching for a parish please come and visit. I will be glad to welcome you. Each person who comes here is treated as if they were Christ himself. I have been a priest for 18 years most of which I spent in the Roman Catholic Church. My Bachelors Degree is from The Pontifical College Josephinum in Philosophy. My Master Degree in Theology is from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. After I was ordained for two years I was sent to Rome to obtain graduate degrees in Canon Law. I studied at the "Angelicum" Prior to my conversion to the Episcopal Church, I served as the assistant to the Bishop of Columbus, as Vice Chancellor, Master of Pontifical Ceremonies and Episcopal Vicar for Spiritual Life for the Roman Catholic Diocese. In 2005, I was received into the Episcopal Church. For those reading this, searching for a Church, The Episcopal Church has the best of all worlds in my opinion. It has the beauty of holiness in worship and at the same time its people are respected and possess a voice in its governance. The hallmarks of the Christian Church are reverence for the Holy Scriptures, understanding for the Sacred Tradition and the sound use of Reason. The use of your mind and all of your gifts are welcome and expected in this Church. This Church is One, meaning it possesses unity in essential matters but respects diversity and difference of opinion. Our unity is best expressed in that we all come together, different as we are, for the same worship. This Church is Holy. The Church is one of God's instruments in the world to lead people to holiness of life, especially through worship. Our worship lends itself to human expression through ritual and evangelical preaching. Our worship forms the way in which we believe. The principle form of our worship known as the Eucharist or the Mass is the historic way Christians have offered praise, thanksgiving and adoration to God for over 2,000 years. This Church is Catholic, meaning it is universal, spread throughout the world. This Church is Apostolic, tracing its roots to Jesus Christ and the Apostles. On behalf to the parish family of St. James, I wish to invite you here. Many people today are searching for a Church. They are looking for programs for children and interesting educational opportunities. St. James offers that and many more opportunities. But most importantly, we offer you the invitation to join us in praising Jesus Christ, who establishes meaning for our lives, shows us how to live and love, suffered and died for us, redeemed us by his blood and is the beginning and the end of us all. "Laudetur Iesus Christus, sit semper laudetur ... amen!" "Praised be Jesus Christ, may he always be praised ... amen!" Fr. Robert Willmann+
Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday afternoons. Call to schedule appointments for other times. Office Phone: (740) 453-9459 Email: exurgens@yahoo.com
The Rev'd Kathryn P. Clausen, Associate Priest  Kathryn Clausen is a retired academic physician from The Ohio State University. Her career there included service as chief of staff of University Hospitals, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology, and Associate Dean for Medical Education. Her vocation in ministry began in 1995, when she entered the School for the Diaconate and graduated in 1998. She became a postulant for the priesthood in early 1999 and was ordained transitional deacon on October 28, 2000. She graduated from the Bexley Hall program for Anglican Studies at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus in 2001 and was ordained priest that year. She was Associate Dean of Bexley Hall from 1999 to 2006, and now serves as a Trustee and treasurer of Bexley Hall. She has served as parish intern and then Priest in Charge of Trinity, Newark from 2001 through June,2005, and interim Vicar of Trinity, London, from 2005 to 2006. She served as Interim Priest and Priest in Charge at St. James from 2006 through 2009. She is the Priest in Charge at Trinity, Newark.
Most people just call her Kitty.
The Rev'd Robert M. Howell, Deacon  Robert Howell is a retired oral pathologist, most recently serving as professor and chair of the department at the University of West Virginia in Morgantown. He has also served on the faculty of the Medical College of Virginia, Medical College of Georgia, University of North Carolina, and University of Nebraska. He has two adult children. He and his wife Joan live in Cambridge. Joan, a dental hygienist, was on the faculty at the OSU College of Dentistry before moving to Cambridge.
Bob did his diaconal training in the Diocese of West Virginia and was ordained as a permanent deacon in December 2005. In addition to his liturgical duties at St. James, Bob serves on the pastoral care committee and altar guild. He also volunteers for Hospice in Zanesville and Cambridge.
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The Rev'd Susan H. Riis, Deacon
Susan Riis is a vocational deacon from the Diocese of Chicago, where she was
ordained in 2002. She served a suburban parish there, as well as providing pastoral
care in city and suburban hospitals and serving her local police force as chaplain.
She has enjoyed and learned from a number of professions -- college professor in
Brooklyn, N.Y., Federal Reserve Bank officer in Chicago, teacher of English to junior
high school students in a suburban Chicago Muslim school, and parish administrator.
For a few years she lived and studied informally in Rome, Italy, where her husband, Tom
Engeman, was a professor at Loyola University of Chicago’s Rome Center.
She and Tom have moved to Buckeye Lake, where they can be near their son,
daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
Email: susanrills@gmail.com |
JANE ELLEN WILES - Administrative Secretary  A life-long resident of Muskingum County and a member and communicant of the former Episcopal parishes of St. Matthews and Zion in the northern part of the county, I have been an active member of St. James for over 30 years. Over the years I have served as an officer of the Altar Guild, St. Hilda’s Guild and the Episcopal Church Women, taken part in Women’s Bible Study, helped with Vacation Bible School and of course worked at the famous Shrove Tuesday Dinner. I sing in the choir and have been active in many other aspects of parish life. I was hired as parish secretary in 1997 and in that position continue to be involved in many aspects of thelife at St. James, both administrative and social. I was fortunate to be a delegate to the 2006 Diocesan convention and take part in the election of the ninth bishop of southern Ohio. I did find it a bit scary when I realized that my life spans the terms of five ofthe eight previous bishops of the Diocese. I enjoy various types of needle work, particularly crochet, and usually have a project or two in the works. Another love is local history and genealogy and I try to keep historical records of St. James, both oraland written. My husband Michael and I live a few miles north east of Zanesville. Michael is a truck driver who currently works for USF Holland in Columbus. We are the parents of one son, James who lives and works in Columbus. |
Lee Martin has joined our staff as sexton. He is married to Cheryl Lynn and has five children and three step children. Lee joined the Navy at age 16 and served seven years of duty in WW II in Europe, Korea, and as an instructor at the Naval Reserve Center in Zanesville. He acquired a GED and took college courses in real estate, personnel management, and civil rights. He worked 10 years for Chicago Transformer, Essex wire division, one year at Mosaic Tile Co., and 33 years in the maintenance department of Zanesville City Schools. After retirement he worked seven years for Parking Solutions at Good Samaritan Hospital as a valet.
Julie has been financial secretary for St. James since July, 2004. She was born in Zanesville and is a graduate of Muskingum College. Her past work experiences include being an administrative assistant of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Bradenton, Florida and in the real estate title insurance industry. She is currently employed by Orthopaedic Associates in Zanesville. She is active in Lay Weeders, church choir, and the ECW of St. James. In addition, she volunteers in the community for the John and Annie Glenn Historic Site and Zane Trace Players.