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The Rev. Matthew P. Cadwell, Rector

Michael Salvatore, Director of Music

 

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Clergy, Staff, and Lay Leadership

Rector:  The Rev. Matthew P. Cadwell

Matthew has been Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church since August 2008.  Born and raised in Minneapolis, he is a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minn.) with a B.A. in Religion and Scandinavian Studies.  As a graduating senior he was awarded the George Hall Prize for Scholarship in Religion.  Matthew earned the M.Div. from the Episcopal Divinity School (Cambridge, Mass.), where he received the Bishop Atwood of Arizona Award for maintaining the highest standards in the field of church history.  He is author of A History of Episcopal Divinity School (2000).  Following seminary, he served as Assistant Chaplain for the Lutheran-Episcopal Ministry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Youth Minister at Church of the Good Shepherd in Acton, and as Office Administrator at the Episcopal City Mission in Boston. He was ordained in the Diocese of Massachusetts, first to the diaconate by Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE and then to the priesthood by Bishop Gayle E. Harris.

Matthew is a Th.D. candidate at Trinity College, University of Toronto, specializing in Anglican history and theology. He has received several doctoral fellowships from Trinity College and was the 2005 recipient of the Diocese of Toronto's Archbishop George & Eileen Carey Scholarship in Anglican Studies.  Matthew is currently an adjunct professor at Trinity College and the Toronto School of Theology, teaching contemporary Anglican theology on-line.  He has recently started a blog to discuss issues in theology and ministry titled The Vicar of Wakefield.  Prior to returning to Massachusetts to accept Emmanuel's call, he served as a priest in several parishes in the Anglican Church of Canada, most recently as Priest Associate at Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto. 

As Emmanuel's Rector, Matthew is the principal preacher and celebrant at Sunday morning services. He works with Emmanuel's lay leadership to oversee and conduct weekly worship, pastoral care, and Christian education. A particular focus of his ministry with us is Adult Christian Formation.  He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Canterbury Children's Center and is active with the Mystic Valley Deanery of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and the Wakefield Interfaith Clergy Association, currently serving as convenor of the latter.  In addition to theology and ministry, Matthew is interested in Scandinavian culture and enjoys speaking Swedish.  

Director of Music:   Mr. Michael Salvatore

Michael has been Director of Music at Emmanuel since January 2005.  He is a graduate of Hamilton College with a B.A. in American Studies and Music.  He received the M.A. in Music Education from Boston University.  In addition to serving as Emmanuel's Director of Music, he is Chair of the Art Department, Director of Choral Music, Music Coordinator and Instructor at the Fenn School, a private boys' prepatory school in Concord. 

Since 2007 Michael has been Associate Director of MagnificatBoston, a choir of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, which sings traditional choral evensong in parishes throughout the diocese.  Prior to his appointment at Emmanuel, Michael was Director of Music at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Beverly, Mass. and St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Sudbury, Mass. 

As Emmanuel's Director of Music, Michael is the principal organist for Sunday worship services and special events, such as weddings and funerals.  He directs the talented Emmanuel Parish Choir (which rehearses weekly on Thursday evenings), as well as the Junior Choir, which rehearses seasonally.   

 

Spiritual Director in Residence:  The Rev. Richard J. Simeone

Born and raised in the greater Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area with a strong seasoning from New York City where his maternal grandparents lived, the Rev. Richard Simeone was baptized at five weeks in St.  
Stephen's Cathedral in Harrisburg, and thus became, though not  knowing it at the time a rare species in the Episcopal Church: a cradle born half Italian Episcopalian who went on to become a priest.  After high school he took his baccalaureate degree from Brown University and his master of divinity from the General  Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church in New York City.  Over more than four decades he served as a parish priest in the dioceses of Western New York, Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts, retiring in June of 2010.  For the thirteen and a half years prior to retirement he was the rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in  Gloucester, Massachusetts. 

He has been a Spiritual Director for the last twenty-one years after receiving his training in a program offered by the Society of St. John the Evangelist. He is a member of Spiritual Directors International.  His practice in Spiritual Direction has included lay and ordained persons, both within the Episcopal Church, and also ecumenically and inter-faith. He is  presently a co-coordinator in the diocese of Massachusetts for the Education for Ministry program (EfM), an intensive four year program for the formation of lay persons in the Church.  His personal interests and passions include cooking, photography, reading, music, and trains (full-sized). He lives in Cambridge with his marriage partner, the Rev'd Lyn Brakeman, a writer, and with him the EfM co-coordinator in the Diocese of Massachusetts, and a now retired pastoral psychotherapist and Spiritual Director. Together in their blended family they have seven children and eleven grandchildren.

Dick is establishing a new base for his Spiritual Direction practice at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. He may be contacted at  617-354-1481 or at rjs4166@earthlink.net.  His fees are based on a sliding scale according to a person's income.  He is also available to do presentations on understanding the nature of prayer and the purpose of Spiritual Direction. 

Parish Secretary:  Mrs. Julie Delory

Julie has been Parish Secretary at Emmanuel since September 2005.  She is a graduate of Northeastern University with an A.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Psychology.  Prior to joining the staff at Emmanuel, Julie worked in the accounting field for Marshall's Corporate Offices in Andover and the Addison-Wesley Publishing Company in Reading.  In addition to her duties at Emmanuel, she is the mother of four children and has been a Wakefield resident her whole life. 

Julie is in the church office Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. 

 

Sexton:   Mr. Gus Surette

Gus was born in Nova Scotia, Canada.  He moved to Medford, Mass. when he was 18, where he lived with his sister.  He became a United States' citizen and served our country in World War II.  Before retiring, he was a sheet metal worker for many years.  He was married to the late Georginne (Musie) Surette for more than thirty years.  For the past 25 years he has been married to Laurette (Gallant) Surette.  They go dancing every Saturday night in Waltham and vacation each summer in Maine and Nova Scotia.  Gus is the proud father of his son Raymond and stepdad to three.  He has nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Gus took a "temporary" position at Emmanuel Parish for three months, and has continued his faithful ministry here for 18 years.  He takes his work serioulsy and can do anything with a smile.  He is 86 years young!    

Financial Secretary:  Ms. Mary Ann Nestor

Vestry Officers and Members

Eric Dannenberg, Senior Warden
Beth Shurland, Junior Warden
Ron Cook, Treasurer
Amy Walsh, Clerk

Elizabeth Downs

Margaret Gilligan

Sioban Haldeman

William Hausrath

Peter McCann
Colleen Moran
Cynthia Peach
Andrew Tonwshend

We are a church that never stops thinking and learning.

Diocesan Convention Delegates

Roland Roehrich

David Sullivan

Ron Cook, alternate

Deanery Representatives

Ron Cook

Sue Mitchell

Maureen Pollman

Elizabeth Shurland

David Sullivan

Episcopal City Mission Representatives

Lynn Peterson

Amy Salvatore

Leslie Samuelrich