Our priest - the Reverend Tim Hannon
A bit about Father Tim
Father Tim Hannon grew up in the farmland and rolling hills of central New Jersey. God spoke to him through the beauty of nature and literature, and he considers a good trail or a good book holy places where we can meet God. Father Tim has lived in various parts of the country (most recently Oregon) and abroad in Japan. His first and continuing vocation is teaching, which he brings to his work as a priest at Christ Church. He is married to Helene (also our Children's Education Director), and is father to two young children, Gwendolyn and Fiona.
Favorite Book of the Bible: John's Gospel, Job, and Jonah
Favorite Book: Lord of the Rings
Dream job: chaplain on a starship (though he's a little claustrophobic so maybe not such a good idea...)
Best hiking spot: Crater Lake in Oregon or Mt. Fuji in Japan
Music of choice: Japanese rock, post-rock, and Gregorian chant
Favorite animal: Owls and dragons
Best dessert: cheesecake (yum!)
Most pressing ministry in our day: depression and suicide (especially among teens)
OUR STAFF
DEIRDRE POPP
DEIRDRE POPP
DEIRDRE POPP
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
- Favorite Part of Church Year: Christmas!
- Best Vacation Spot: Ogunquit, Maine
- Fandom of Choice: Outlander
- Breakfast of Choice: blueberry pancakes
- How to relax: pets her cat
- Most pressing ministry in our day: social justice and having each person in our country be valued. If our voices are being drowned out or silenced, we can't make change on a larger, but equally urgent scale (like addressing climate change).
PETER WINKLER
DEIRDRE POPP
DEIRDRE POPP
SEXTON
- Alternate profession: retired Dentist
- Favorite Food: Broiled Haddock
- Favorite Bike Ride: up to Cazenovia, route 13 past Chittenango Falls
- Favorite part of worship: the Eucharist
- Favorite band: the Rolling Stones
- What's the most pressing ministry in our day: climate change
- Favorite season: all of them, except November and March!
Deborah Cunningham
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Deborah Cunningham
Organist
- Favorite Hymn: Come, Christians, join to sing (MADRID)- too bad it's not in our hymnal!
- Also, Christ is made the sure foundation (WESTMINSTER ABBEY)
- Favorite Musician: My husband
- Favorite musical part of the service: leading congregational song
- Comfort food: pepperoni pizza; macaroni and cheese
- Favorite time of the Church year: Easter
- Favorite thing to teach: teaching others how to teach
- The most pressing ministry in our day: Mental health
SHAWN HEBERT
Helene Hannon
Helene Hannon
CHOIR DIRECTOR
- Favorite Hymn: Any with a big descant on the final verse!
- Favorite Musician: Billy Joel
- Favorite musical part of the service: The choir anthem
- Comfort food: All foods in massive quantities. :)
- Favorite time in the Church year: Christmas Eve
- Favorite thing to teach: Choral music that emotionally connects with my choir
- The most pressing ministry in our day: That God is Love
Helene Hannon
Helene Hannon
Helene Hannon
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION DIRECTOR
- Trained in Information and Library Science as a children's librarian
- Favorite Author: Suzanna Clarke
- Favorite Season of the Church: Advent
- Favorite Vacation Spot: Japan (specifically Fushimi Inari!)
- Favorite Food: Ravioli
Claudia Byrnes
Helene Hannon
Claudia Byrnes
NURSERY ATTENDANT
- Previous profession: nonprofit administrator; special education teacher
- Favorite past-time: walking, yoga, reading, movies
- Favorite authors: Isabelle Allende for fiction. Kevin O'Brien,SJ & Richard Rohr for spiritual direction
- Favorite time of Church calendar: Easter, for Spring & The Resurrection
- Favorite vacation spot: any area that's warm, near water
- Most pressing ministry in our day: healthy child spiritual development; climate change