St. Paul's by the Sea

Pastor Jill comes to Ocean City from the Diocese of Newark where she recently served as Priest-in-Charge of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in northern New Jersey.  She has previously served churches in Ridgewood, New Jersey and Baltimore, Maryland. She is a graduate of the Virginia Theological Seminary. Prior to entering seminary, Pastor Jill was a teacher in the Baltimore County Schools.

“I am so blessed to be joining this wonderful community as they continue to live out their vibrant and loving faith. I am excited to get to know everyone and walk through this life together. I can’t wait to see what God is going to do with us all!” said Pastor Jill.

Shirley says that “God has been good allowing me to use the gift of music that he gave me for 67 years. My very first piano lesson was at age 10 and I have never tired of playing. This has allowed me to meet so many wonderful people from around the world while I have traveled very little. I have sat on the piano/organ bench playing in beautiful Ocean City for 41 years and have never desired to go anywhere else. I started playing in church at age 12 and have continued to this day. I consider myself blessed!”

Shirley plays the pipe organ and the piano and collaborates with the Rector to determine music selections each week. She directs the St. Paul’s by-the-Sea choir. New singers are always welcome!

Retired after thirty two years of service in the Corporate World of Global Information Technology Management, Don and his wife Kathy immediately relocated to Ocean City to spend time with two of their five grandchildren. The other three reside in Jacksonville Florida and Kathy and Don spend a lot of time traveling to be with them as well. In August 2013 their oldest grandson left Ocean City for Virginia Tech (Honors Engineering) to pursue a degree in computer science engineering. To date Don feels that his administrative career at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea has been very rewarding as he attempts to seamlessly integrate new technologies and processes into the traditions of the church. “I am enjoying the magnificent Ocean City life style and the never ending challenges of working in a church!” The office is located in the undercroft area with the main (handicap) door entrance at ground level off 3rd street facing Baltimore Ave.

OFFICE LOCATION & TIMES OF OPERATION

The St. Paul’s by-the-Sea church office is located in the front, at ground level, off 3rd street facing Baltimore Avenue. There is a cement walkway to the left of the front steps of the church.

Office hours are Monday-Friday 9am-12:30pm.

Jody has always been very involved in the life of St. Paul’s by-the-Sea. She was the Parish Secretary in the early 1990’s. In 2016, she joined the staff again, creating bulletins and helping in the church office. She later became the bookkeeper, and in 2020, Jody took on the newly created role of Communications Director to oversee the various aspects of digital communications between the church and the congregation, as well as the church and the community.

Jody has been a member of SPBTS since 1975, when she and her parents moved to the area from Northern Virginia. She has been a choir member, an acolyte, a Sunday school teacher, the director of Christian education, and a co-chair of the Parish Life Committee. She literally grew up in the church and considers it her home.

In the “outside world,” Jody has worked in many area churches, most of them being Episcopal. She has also held management positions in both the retail and restaurant industries. She loves traveling abroad (Italy is her favorite destination), photography, reading, and being creative.