Dr. Anne Hartley:
Anne Hartley was baptized into the Episcopal Church at St. Thomas Church in Denver, Colorado, when she was seven years old with two of her younger brothers. As I stood by the font, the colored light from the stained glass window decorated my white lace dress. In that moment, I felt I was one of God's beloved. I had an insight of being chosen in love. Through that simple, yet elegant liturgy in this small church, I learned that Baptism and the Eucharist are more than beautiful rites performed in churches. They prepare us to work in the world.
Anne knocked on doors for years, exploring mission opportunities before she prepared for what she envisioned as a call to secular ministry, to care for God’s creation through study, research, and teaching. She has a Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry. Her last faculty job was in the Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. The call to serve God persisted, which put her on the path to ordination. She was sent to the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church from St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Bonita Springs, FL.
Anne has a 20-year-old daughter, Madeleine, who is a junior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Shetland sheepdog named Luke. She cannot wait to join us at St. Thomas’!
Anne Hartley was baptized into the Episcopal Church at St. Thomas Church in Denver, Colorado, when she was seven years old with two of her younger brothers. As I stood by the font, the colored light from the stained glass window decorated my white lace dress. In that moment, I felt I was one of God's beloved. I had an insight of being chosen in love. Through that simple, yet elegant liturgy in this small church, I learned that Baptism and the Eucharist are more than beautiful rites performed in churches. They prepare us to work in the world.
Anne knocked on doors for years, exploring mission opportunities before she prepared for what she envisioned as a call to secular ministry, to care for God’s creation through study, research, and teaching. She has a Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry. Her last faculty job was in the Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. The call to serve God persisted, which put her on the path to ordination. She was sent to the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church from St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Bonita Springs, FL.
Anne has a 20-year-old daughter, Madeleine, who is a junior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Shetland sheepdog named Luke. She cannot wait to join us at St. Thomas’!
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church
1200 Snell Isle Blvd NE St. Petersburg, FL 33704 727-896-9641 graces@stthomasstpete.org Sunday Worship Schedule 8:00am - Spoken Holy Eucharist, Rite II 10:00am - Choral Holy Eucharist, Rite II |
