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Who's Who
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.
Alan Chorun, our Pastoral Asscociate, is responsible for a new Men's Group as well as working with our Youth Group and supporting our Saturday evening service. Alan as completed 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.
The Music Staff
Dr. Darryl Roland, Director of Music
Dr. Roland came to St. Peter's in August of 2011 from the Episcopal Cathedral Church of Saint John in Wilmington, Del., where he was canon precentor and school artistic director. Before that, he worked in Evansville, Ind. During his 16-year tenure in Delaware, Dr. Roland founded the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware and achieved notable success. The school offered students - aged 7 to 18 and drawn from all over Wilmington and from all socio-economic backgrounds - piano and voice training, mentoring from adult volunteers, summer camp, and help with tutoring and homework after school. 100% of Dr. Roland's students ultimately applied to and were accepted at college. Dr. Roland's Choir School program received the "Coming up Taller Award" for outstanding after-school programs for children and youth from the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities and its partner agencies. The choir performed at the awards ceremony at the White House, where then-First Lady Laura Bush served as honorary chair of the committee. In January of 2012, Dr. Roland traveled to England to receive an Honorary Fellowship Diploma from the international Guild of Church Musicians for his work at the choir school. Dr. Roland has a passion for the English choral tradition, and is excited to be part of the venerable tradition of choral music at St. Peter's.
Matthew Boatmon, Associate Organist
Matthew earned the Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and the prestigious Performer’s Certificate in Organ from the Eastman School of Music and the Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance from the University of Evansville, Indiana. In 1987, Mr. Boatmon won first prize in the Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Syracuse, New York and, in 1984, he won first prize in the American Guild of Organists’ National Playing Competition for Region V in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Boatmon’s major teachers have included Russell Saunders, Douglas Reed, Wilma Jensen, and Mark X. Hatfield.
Darryl Roland photo courtesy Sharon Sheridan/MorristownGreen.com
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.
