Read a bit more below about the folks who work here. And please feel free to contact us if you have questions.
The Pastoral Staff
The Reverend Janet Broderick joined St. Peter's as Rector in June of 2009. She previously served as Rector of Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City (in the Diocese of Newark), where she helped transform and grow Grace from a struggling mission into an extraordinary parish serving the local community, including youth, seniors, and the homeless. Janet has also served as Rector at All Saints' Church in Briarcliff Manor, New York and as Vicar of Grace Church in New York City. She has served on the board of the New York City Coalition for the Homeless and on Christ Hospital's (Jersey City) Bio-Ethics Committee. She's served the Diocese of Newark on the Council Steering Committee, Council on Inclusion, Committee on Canons, and Workshops for Wardens. Janet is a graduate of General Theological Seminary and before that studied History and Mathematics at the University of Michigan; she also loves music and art. She is the mother of James and Hannah.
The Reverend C. Melissa Hall joined St. Peter's as Assistant Rector in September 2010. After graduating from Union Theological Seminary in 2003, Melissa was ordained at St. Stephen's in Millburn. She's served as Associate Priest and Day School Chaplain at All Saints Episcopal Church in Hoboken and as the Assistant and Interim Rector, at Church of the Redeemer. An accomplished writer, poet and artist, Melissa is also a vocal advocate for Social Justice and Equal Rights. She is Nominations Chair for the Diocese of Newark Commission on Ministry, and a member of the Civil Union Task Force. Before she was ordained, Melissa had had a twenty-year career in Nursing Administration at NYU and Lenox Hill Hospitals in NY, and United Children's and Newark Beth Israel Hospitals in NJ. She lives with her partner of 29 years Fran Lapinski and their daughter Katherine.
The Reverend William Bailey joined St. Peter's as Deacon in September 2010. Bill first came to St. Peter's as a layperson in the fall of 1974. He taught Sunday school and confirmation classes; he was convenor of the "parish council," a participant in several pastoral support groups; he also served as Director of Lay-Pastoral Ministries, and played a significant role in the founding and establishment of Stephen Ministry here at St. Peter's. He has been a vestry member of several parishes in three states, and a Warden at two;he served as Staff Chaplain and manager of Pastoral Care Services of Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ. Bill was ordained Deacon in June 2004 by the Right Reverend John P. Cronenberger and then served in that capacity at All Saints Episcopal Church in Millington. He is the married father of four, grandfather of five, and great-grandfather of five. He is a forty-year retiree of General Motors Corporation.
Alan Chorun, our Seminarian, is responsible for a new Men's Group as well as working with our Youth Group and supporting our Saturday evening service. Alan is in his final year as a seminarian at Drew Theological Seminary. He is also the coordinator of Abdulai's Project, a rural development project involving home construction, medical outreach, continuing education beyond 5th grade and microloans in Sierra Leone, Africa.
Janet Broderick photo courtesy Sharon Sheridan/MorristownGreen.com
