Rev. Brenda M. Taylor
Brenda was ordained to diaconate in October 1995 and has served as a deacon with us since February 2024.
Originally from Pennsylvania, she has served parishes in Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio, and Central Florida. She is looking forward to varied ministries while serving at St. Sebastian’s by-the-Sea.
Betsey Stansifer, Organist
Betsy Stansifer loves the joy that music brings to people and wants to enable others to use music to praise God and find their own fulfillment. Like lots of kids, she started taking piano lessons as a child and then went on to accompany friends during college. College also fed an interest in dead languages and the science behind language, and she is easily enticed by discussions about the mechanics of language. Attending a church college (St. Olaf College, Northfield MN), she also developed an interest in theology, both in theory and in day-to-day living. Although going to seminary was very appealing, ultimately the study of linguistics won out, and she attended Cornell University in that field. Teaching turned out to be the motivating force in Betsy’s life, whether it was teaching English to classes of foreign university students or piano to children. The challenge of devising the perfect explanation of grammar or helping someone make their fingers play the proper notes is as fun as a puzzle.
Betsy and her husband Ryan have two sons, Paul and Eric, who live in the Boston area, and two grandsons, Mark and Jonah, with a little girl joining them in December, 2023.
M.C. Barnett, Cantor
Bio coming soon!
