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:
- 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 - Endowment Fund Committee (mandatory)
DuWayne Bredvik
Nina Scheicher
Susan Pinnells, chair
Tim Hawken (ex officio as treasurer)
Chris Easthill+ (ex officio) - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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)