Clergy
The Rev. Michael Ellis
The Rev. Michael E. Ellis
Fr. Michael Ellis is a native Floridian and began serving as a priest in the Diocese of Florida in 1981. He has served parishes in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and Nashville, TN. In 2005, he became the second rector of St. Francis.
Married to Joan, Fr. Michael has two adult children and three grandchildren.
Fr. Michael studied at Florida Junior College at Jacksonville (now Florida State College at Jacksonville), Florida State University, and received his Masters of Divinity at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL.
Fr. Michael enjoys fishing and hunting and chooses walking the dog and bicycling for fitness.
To contact him, please send an email to frmellis@gmail.com or click on his picture.
Fr. Michael Ellis is a native Floridian and began serving as a priest in the Diocese of Florida in 1981. He has served parishes in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and Nashville, TN. In 2005, he became the second rector of St. Francis.
Married to Joan, Fr. Michael has two adult children and three grandchildren.
Fr. Michael studied at Florida Junior College at Jacksonville (now Florida State College at Jacksonville), Florida State University, and received his Masters of Divinity at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL.
Fr. Michael enjoys fishing and hunting and chooses walking the dog and bicycling for fitness.
To contact him, please send an email to frmellis@gmail.com or click on his picture.
THE REV. RICK LINDSEY
The Rev. Rick Lindsey.
A life long active member of the Episcopal Church, Rick’s home parish The Church of the Messiah sponsored him for ordination. After graduating from Towson University in Towson Maryland, Rick immediately attended and graduated from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1976 with emphasis in Pastoral Care.
More importantly Rick met Jane and they married the summer before his last year of studies at EDS. Jane and Rick are the proud parents of Amanda and Rebekah, both living in Florida; and of course we are proud grandparents of Colton, our grandson.
Rick has held positions as rector in four parish over the span of 43 years as a priest in the Episcopal Church; including Christ Church West River, Maryland; Church of the Nativity, Birmingham Michigan; Saint Alfred’s Palm Harbor Florida; and most recently as rector of All Saints Hilton Head Island.
Rick is delighted to assist Michael in ways that help the rector in the care and ministry of St Francis in The Field.
To contact him, please send an email to richardlindsey313@gmail.com or click on his picture.
A life long active member of the Episcopal Church, Rick’s home parish The Church of the Messiah sponsored him for ordination. After graduating from Towson University in Towson Maryland, Rick immediately attended and graduated from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1976 with emphasis in Pastoral Care.
More importantly Rick met Jane and they married the summer before his last year of studies at EDS. Jane and Rick are the proud parents of Amanda and Rebekah, both living in Florida; and of course we are proud grandparents of Colton, our grandson.
Rick has held positions as rector in four parish over the span of 43 years as a priest in the Episcopal Church; including Christ Church West River, Maryland; Church of the Nativity, Birmingham Michigan; Saint Alfred’s Palm Harbor Florida; and most recently as rector of All Saints Hilton Head Island.
Rick is delighted to assist Michael in ways that help the rector in the care and ministry of St Francis in The Field.
To contact him, please send an email to richardlindsey313@gmail.com or click on his picture.
dEACON CARLENE TAYLOR
The Rev. Dcn. Dr. Carlene Taylor and her faithful canine companion Elijah ‘Eli’ are making St. Frances in the Field their church home. Carlene, a native of Florida, was ordained to the Sacred Order it Deacons in 2014 in the Diocese or Georgia. She has served at two parishes in Camden County, GA before moving to Jax Beach in March of 2019. Carlene is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Faculty Member at UNF in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program of the Brooks College of Health. Eli is UNF’s only non-human faculty member, assisting Carlene in her teaching and service work around campus.
Carlene and Eli brought at special program to UNF that is related to her diaconal ministry in the world; the pair specializes in the Integration of Creativity, Animals and Nature in Healthcare. UNF now has a Graduate Certificate in Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling and is working with local non-profits, healthcare and social justice partners to expand ethical safe inclusion of animals as partners in clinical services.
To contact her, please send an email to drcarlene@drcarlenetaylor.com or click on her picture.
Carlene and Eli brought at special program to UNF that is related to her diaconal ministry in the world; the pair specializes in the Integration of Creativity, Animals and Nature in Healthcare. UNF now has a Graduate Certificate in Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling and is working with local non-profits, healthcare and social justice partners to expand ethical safe inclusion of animals as partners in clinical services.
To contact her, please send an email to drcarlene@drcarlenetaylor.com or click on her picture.
ADMinistrative Staff
Paula Lamberth, administrative Assistant
Originally from Wethersfield, Connecticut, Paula is a long time resident of St. Augustine. She moved to the sunshine state in 1989 leaving snow boots behind and replacing them with flip flops.
She is married to Steve and has three grown children and a granddaughter - whom the sun rises and sets on. Paula is an avid fan of Florida Gator Football and loves her coffee too!
"I'm thrilled to continue with Church ministry and look forward to meeting and getting to know all the parishioners of SFITF Church."
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfstaff@gmail.com or click on her picture.
She is married to Steve and has three grown children and a granddaughter - whom the sun rises and sets on. Paula is an avid fan of Florida Gator Football and loves her coffee too!
"I'm thrilled to continue with Church ministry and look forward to meeting and getting to know all the parishioners of SFITF Church."
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfstaff@gmail.com or click on her picture.
lauren kersting, bookkeeper
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Lauren was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida. After graduating from the University of Florida she moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she was a bookkeeper and office manager for over thirteen years (several of those years were remote from Florida). She and her husband Chad live in Nocatee and have two sons, Nash and Meyer, who are both in middle school. In her spare time, Lauren enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfbookkeeper@gmail.com or click on her picture. |
Charlie McCall, Director of Music Music and choirs
LeeAnn Anderson, Field C.R.E.W. Director
Annie Resendez is excited to be serving as the new Youth Director at St. Francis in the Field!
She is a freshman at The University of North Florida studying education. In high school, her youth group changed her life. She is excited to help students grow in faith and fellowship through this ministry.
Everyone in middle and high school is welcome!
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfyouth@gmail.com or click on her picture.
She is a freshman at The University of North Florida studying education. In high school, her youth group changed her life. She is excited to help students grow in faith and fellowship through this ministry.
Everyone in middle and high school is welcome!
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfyouth@gmail.com or click on her picture.
ELIZABETH HERRMANN, Field K.I.D.S. INTERiM Director
Elizabeth was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. After graduating from Florida State University, she moved to Breckenridge, Colorado for a year and a half and then taught English abroad for six months in the Czech Republic. After two years of traveling, she returned to Jacksonville, Florida and begin teaching kindergarten. While living in Neptune Beach, she met and married her husband Greg and they now have two children, Ella and Oliver. Ella was enrolled in the Early Learning Program, Little Flowers, at Saint Francis in-the-Field. It was through the preschool that the family began to meet church members and soon became members of the church themselves. In her free time she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and friends.
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfkids@gmail.com or click on her picture.
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfkids@gmail.com or click on her picture.
abigail lake, nursery director
Abigail is thrilled to be the Nursery Director at St Francis !
She has four children with her amazing husband Dustin and lives in St. John’s. she is a “cradle Episcopalian” and love sharing the traditions with her own family and now to our Littles in the nursery.
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfnursery@gmail.com or click on her picture.
She has four children with her amazing husband Dustin and lives in St. John’s. she is a “cradle Episcopalian” and love sharing the traditions with her own family and now to our Littles in the nursery.
To contact her, please send an email to sfitfnursery@gmail.com or click on her picture.
Early Learning Program
Kristin Silberman, Director E.L.P
Kristin was born and raised in Michigan and moved to Florida is 2005. Her and her husband, Stephen Silberman live in Nocatee and have two young sons: Wyatt and Cooper, who both attend St. Francis in the Field Little Flower’s Preschool. Kristin was a fourth grade teacher in Clay County for a total of eight years.
She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Central Michigan University in Elementary Education with emphasis and Mathematics and History and Master's of Education from Grand Canyon University in Curriculum and Instruction in Reading. In her spare time, Kristin enjoys, spending time with her family, reading, and crafting.
To contact her, please send an email to stfranciselp@gmail.com or click on her picture.
She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Central Michigan University in Elementary Education with emphasis and Mathematics and History and Master's of Education from Grand Canyon University in Curriculum and Instruction in Reading. In her spare time, Kristin enjoys, spending time with her family, reading, and crafting.
To contact her, please send an email to stfranciselp@gmail.com or click on her picture.
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Located at 895 Palm Valley Rd.
Ponte Vedra, Fl 32081 Phone 904.615.2130 | Fax 904.810.5529
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