Our parish can only function and fulfill its mission thanks to many, many volunteers. Some work is done in committees and guilds, and the 2024 activities all of the various groups, committees and guilds at St. A’s are described here: 2025 COMMITTEE AND GUILD REPORTS

We also have a number of individuals who carry out important tasks for or who represent our church in other organizations, including:

  • Dr. Priscilla Adenuga / Beloved Community Coordinator
  • Cynthia Ball / Safeguarding Officer
  • Madeline Bohr / PR and Event Manager 
  • Helen Centner and Barbara Mueller-Grant / Convention Delegates
  • Deborah Cole / Youth Group
  • Zoe Cross and John Adam / Bündnis für Demokratie Delegates
  • Dorothee Dziewas / ACK Wiesbaden Delegate
  • Peter Hellbach and Anastasiia Synytsia / CAECG Delegates
  • Susan Pinnells / Climate and Creation Care Steward
  • Greg Rampinelli / Adult Formation
  • Roxane Richards /  Sunday School
  • Audrey Shankles / Young Adults

Not surprisingly, worship is an area in which a lot of different people are involved!

  • Val Röcker  / Altar Guild
  • Robert Ramsay /Chalice Bearers
  • Christine Spethmann / Lectors
  • Valeria Eiseman, Bettina Gies / Youth Acolytes
  • Peter Hellbach / Ushers
  • Ivan Williams / Choir and Tim Hawken / Organist

And together with the rector, they form the Worship Committee that reviews and helps plan our worship and liturgical music.

The Vestry also has its own standing committees and is closely involved in some of the essential topics for the life of the church: 

  1. Financial Management Committee (mandatory)
    Purpose: advise treasurer and vestry on financial matters including budget, reporting, and stewardship
    Tim Hawken Chair
    Chris Easthill+
    Helen Centner
    John Warner 
  2. Endowment Fund Committee (mandatory)
    DuWayne Bredvik
    Nina Scheicher 
    Susan Pinnells, chair
    Tim Hawken (ex officio as treasurer)
    Chris Easthill+ (ex officio)
  3. Outreach Committee
    Purpose: Plan and organize the outreach initiatives of the parish. Propose use of outreach budget
    Meredith Bruno 
    Helen Centner 
    Deborah Cole, co-chair
    Fleur Donecker, co-chair
    Wolf-Dieter Donecker
    Dorothee Dziewas
    Chris Easthill+
    Justice Onuoha
  4. Buildings and Grounds
    Purpose: support the Jr. Warden in his responsibilities for caring for our facilities
    Joe Kroll, chair
    Helen Centner 
    Mike Dombrowski
    Anastasiia Synytsia 
  5. Executive Committee (of the Vestry)
    Purpose: Prepare Vestry meetings and decisions; other tasks as delegated
    Chris Easthill+, chair
    Helen Centner
    Joe Kroll
    Tim Hawken
    John Warner
  6. Hospitality
    Purpose: coordinate regular hospitality and for special social/fellowship events (AGM, picnic, Night of the Churches ….)
    Helen Centner 
    Heidi Grau-Easthill
    Barbara Mueller-Grant 
    Marci Warner

 


Other Committees (not Vestry)

Worship Committee (M = also members of the ‘Music Section,’ former Hymn Selection Committee)
Purpose: review and planning of worship and liturgical music

Chris Easthill+ C, M
John Adam (Vestry Liaison)
Val Röcker (Altar)
Robert Ramsay (Chalice Bearers)
June Dewell (Lectors)
Valeria Eiseman, Bettina Gies (Acolytes)
Peter Hellbach (Ushers)
Ivan Williams (Choir) M
Tim Hawken (Organist)