| Dear Fellow Parishioners, On behalf of the vestry, I am pleased to announce that the Bishop of Atlanta has approved the vestry’s selection of Father Mark Winward as the new Rector for Holy Family. Father Winward’s first service at Holy Family will be on Sunday, June 29th. A native of East Hartford, CT, Father Winward is a recently retired Navy Captain in the Chaplain Corps and a prior Unrestricted Line Officer. His last assignment was as the Senior Chaplain at the National Security Agency and Central Security Service at Fort Meade, MD. Father Winward wrote his Master’s Thesis at Ridley Hall, Cambridge University, UK; earned his Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1997; and his Master of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2007. He was ordained to the diaconate in the Episcopal Church in 1997 and to the priesthood in 1998. Upon his graduation in 1997, Father Winward accepted a call to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newport News, Virginia as Assistant Rector. During this time, he co-founded the Committee for Science, Technology, and Faith for the Episcopal Church. In 1999, he accepted a call as Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Saco, ME. After supporting recovery efforts at the Pentagon following the attacks on 9-11, Father Winward felt a strong calling to return to active duty as a Chaplain. Since 2002, in addition to his numerous joint military, Navy and Marine Corps assignments, he completed assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and served on the faculty of the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA, and the Special Operations University in Tampa, FL. Father Winward has been married to his beloved bride, KC, for 37 years and has two adult sons, Christian and Matthew. They currently reside in Valrico, Florida. The success of the search process for our new Rector can be largely attributed to the comprehensive work done by the nominating committee. The vestry extends our deep appreciation to nominating committee members Steve Franzen, Martha Power, Scott Armentrout, Winship Durrett, Cammie Cox, Allan DeNiro, Jeannine Krenson, Richard Smith, and Ric Sanchez for their diligence in administering the CAT survey, their preparation of the Parish Profile and their prayerful consideration of Rector candidates to refer to the vestry for consideration. Please join me in thanking the nominating committee and the vestry for their dedicated service to Holy Family. Phil Anderson Senior Warden |
