Peter works part-time for our landmark Episcopal parish, complementing his work at St. Philip’s with other aspects of his vocation. These include teaching iconography and leading pilgrimages. He was rector of St. Philip’s once before, from 2005 to 2012, during another period of intense change.  With an initial charge from the diocese in 2005 to help the tiny church “die a graceful death,” he presided over a period of robust growth instead.

In religious life since 1975, he has been a Catholic priest, a Benedictine monk, an Episcopal priest, a leader in the Episcopal Franciscan community, and has led large and small, wealthy and poor parishes, as well as the 17-parish deanery of Bucks. All of these experiences, he says, will help him serve at a time of challenge — not just for St. Philip’s and the institutional church but the country as a whole.

“People who are scared can’t hear. Our job, collectively, is to provide a vision to take the place of the fear that predominates now,” he added. “Our feeling is, ‘Let’s see where this takes us,’” Peter said of this collaboration. “There’s freedom and fun in that. And, let’s never forget, fun is holy.”

Cathy was a member of St. Philip's parish when she felt the call to seminary. After ordination she served parishes in Montgomery and Bucks County, officially retiring in 2019. She continued doing supply work in other parishes before returning home to St. Philip’s in 2025. In addition to helping out as needed as priest associate, Cathy is a talented, award-winning photographer.