Clergy
The Rev. Andrew T.P. Merrow
Rector
Fr. Andrew speaks for our church in a variety of regional civic, non-profit community organizations and represents St. Mary’s in state, national and international organizations connected to the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion, such as The Compass Rose Society, Virginia Theological Seminary, and Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement. He joined St. Mary’s as our Rector in 1985 and will retire in May, 2025.
The Rev. Janettarose Greene
Associate to the Rector
The Rev. Janettarose joined St. Mary’s in August 2023. She is the clergy lead for acolytes, children and youth formation, Outreach Ministries, St. Mary’s Men’s Group, and is also active in VOICE. She has pastoral
oversight of Wilderness Church. She is also on the leadership team for the Diocese of Virginia’s Triangle of Hope.
The Rev. Canon Victoria Heard
Priest Associate, Part-time
The Rev. Canon Victoria Heard grew up in Washington, D.C. and Virginia. She attended Virginia Seminary. She was ordained in 1983, and served in parishes in Virginia and for the Diocese of Virginia as missioner for church planting. She was called to the Diocese of Dallas in 2006, and served as canon for church planting, and later canon for congregational development and functioned as canon to the ordinary, as well as serving two parishes. Canon Heard served eight times as a deputy to General Convention. She has recently retired and returned to Virginia.
The Rev. Kate Sonderegger
Priest Associate, Part-time
Sonderegger's priestly vocation began at Yale Divinity School, where she completed her M.Div. and STM degrees, writing a thesis on feminist theology. The first years after graduation brought her to congregational ministry and chaplaincy training at Yale New Haven Hospital. Raised a Presbyterian, the Reformed roots run deep in her vocation. She brought these into the Episcopal Church when she was ordained deacon and priest in 2000. She is currently on staff at Virginia Theological Seminary and a full listing of her publications may be found here.
Staff
Rosanna Esposito, M.Div
Minister of Community Life
Rosanna Esposito joined the staff of St. Mary's this year to help foster congregational connections. Contact her with your ideas on welcoming newcomers and engaging small groups. She would be delighted to discuss them. Rosanna has been a member of St. Mary's for many years and graduated from VTS in 2022.
