Leadership Team

Church leadership


The Rev. TBD
Pronouns:
About Rev. TBD:
We are working together to determine what we most desire in our next priest! Stay tuned. Visit us during our transition and see if you’d like to be a part of figuring out what’s next for St. George’s.
Fr. Steve Fales, Interim Priest
Pronouns: he/him/his
About him:

Fr. Steve has served many congregations during his wonderful time with the church. His family were members of Grace Episcopal Church in Providence for several generations. He was ordained priest on December 17, 1978, by Bishop Fred Belden at St. Michael’s in Bristol, RI. In 2001, St. Christopher’s in Carmel, Indiana, called the Rev. Steve Fales as its fifth rector. Father Fales retired in June 2017 and moved to Maine in 2021, having been a longtime lover of the Pine Tree state. He will be with us until we find our next permanent rector.

The Rev. Jean Cavanaugh, Deacon
Pronouns: She/her/hers
About her:

Jean serves as Deacon of St. George’s Episcopal Church. She was ordained on August 1, 2020. Her goals for being a Deacon are to be welcoming to those she meets at church and those she comes to know in the world. She strives to be accepting of others without judgment. She prays daily for the Holy Spirit to open her mind and her heart and help her to truly listen to those who are speaking and sharing about themselves. She is looking forward to meeting folks out in the community. Jean enjoys leading book studies and she is given the opportunity to give the Sunday sermon about once a month.

Jean believes God has called her to reach out and be here for people who are trying to deal with mental illnesses. She co-facilitates a NAMI Peer Group that meets on the first and third Thursday nights of each month from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the church. This group is more than a peer group, it is a family of people who come together to share about themselves, their struggles and the achievements they have during the week. This group cares about and for one another and encourages each other to succeed in our lives.

She loves animals, riding her Silver Wing Motorcycle in the summer with her little dog Frankie in a doggy backpack and going kayaking in calm waters. Jean and her wife Betty have been married for 23 years. If you would like to get in touch regarding the NAMI peer group or just want to talk, please contact the church to be connected to Jean.

 

The Vestry
The Vestry that has been elected to serve you is always available to listen and to act.

Keren Gilpatrick, Senior Warden; Sara Gauthier, Junior Warden; Maria Lantagne, Treasurer; Rachel Driscoll, Clerk
Gary Samia, Cathy Larson,
Victoria Lynn, Kathleen Whalin, Robert Oelschlager, Rev. Jean Cavanaugh

 

Staff


Dr. Morton Gold, Choir Director and Organist
Pronouns: He/him/his
About him:
Dr. Gold is an accomplished composer, professor and teacher of music, organist, choir director and so much more. He received a Bachelors of Music degree from Boston University in Theory, a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from Harvard University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Composition from Boston University.

In all, he has composed seven full-length oratorios and nearly a hundred other works consisting of sonatas and concerti. He premiered his Piano Concerto with the Portland, ME, Symphony Orchestra in 1974, for which he was at the keyboard. Dr. Gold twice conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra in performances of his own music. In 1975, his oratorio “Haggadah: A Search for Freedom” was broadcast nationally by Public Television. The U.S. Marine Corps Band performed a march of his. He composed a bassoon sonata (concerto), which premiered at a concert presented by the Shrewsbury Wind Quintet in the summer of 2008. He also conducted a new concert march with the Strafford Wind Symphony in the spring of 2009.

In May of 2010, he received the Kavod award from the Cantors Assembly of the US & Canada for creativity and achievement in the field of Jewish sacred music. The Vermont Music Education Association gave him a Special Recognition Award.  He was the full professor of music and conductor of the Chorale and Wind Ensemble at Nasson College from 1964 to 1982. Dr. Gold has also taught at York Community College, the University of Southern Maine, St. Francis College, Oakland Community College, the College of St. Joseph, Castleton State College, Rutland High School, Mount St. Joseph Academy and Killington Mountain School. Dr. Gold also conducted the symphony orchestra and then the concert band at Amherst Summer Music Center between 1969 and 1976. He was also manager of the orchestra for the New England Music Association and adjudicator for district and state music festivals for two years.

He has served in a variety of musical roles at Methodist, United Church of Christ, Unitarian, and Lutheran Churches.

Mal Meyer DeBruyckere, Office Administrator
Pronouns: he/him/his or they/them/theirs
About him:
Mal serves as the church’s office administrator. He creates the weekly order of service, runs the church’s social media pages, updates the website and much, much more. You may also recognize Mal as one of the reporters for CBS13/FOX23 in Portland. He is passionate about the news, hearing from community members about what’s happening in their lives and understanding the issues that matter to them. Outside of work, he enjoys watching the latest tv series with his longtime partner (and now wife!) Caroline or going on hikes around Maine.

Jacob Zwain, Sexton
Pronouns: He/him/his
About him:
Jacob and his wife, Lia, moved to Maine all the way from the west coast. They and their two dogs have traveled much of the country over the last few years and decided to settle here in New England. Jacob is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and has developed an enthusiasm to serve the community and a dedication to clean living. He enjoys hiking, reading, community service and visiting family.

 

Opportunities to serve the church

You can help our congregation thrive! Please let the vestry know if you are interested in any of these volunteer positions.
Eucharistic Ministering, Altar Guild, Choir, Greeters, Coffee Hour, St. Mary’s Guild, Men’s Club, Vestry (Leadership Team)