Clergy & Staff

  • THE REV’D ANNA HOREN

    INTERIM RECTOR

    Mother Anna comes to St. Andrew’s after serving for three years as Priest-in-Charge at St. Martin’s, Aurora. In March of this year Mother Anna also completed a two-year “Excellence in Leadership” program offered by the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church because of her discerned call to serve as specialist Interim Rector for the Diocese of Colorado, helping parishes better choose new pastoral leadership. Please join me in welcoming Mother Anna as we together with her discern our path to a new permanent Rector.

    Mother Anna was born and raised in the New York City area in a loving Italian-American family, moving to northern California after college.

    Mother Anna and her husband Bob moved to the Denver metro in late 2019 to be closer to family. They have been married for 42 years, and have two sons and two grandchildren. Her interests encompass music and the arts, genealogy, technology, reading, and, of course, cooking big Italian dinners. She is a strong adherent of shared ministry, decision-making by consensus, and welcoming everyone without exception. Mother Anna is delighted to serve as Interim Rector of St. Andrew’s.

    Mother Anna was raised as a progressive Roman Catholic, and in childhood felt a call to the priesthood. After serving for many years as Director of Faith Formation and Pastoral Associate in the San Francisco Bay Area, reversals of church reforms led her to the Episcopal Church. She was received in 2011, ordained in 2016 and served as Associate Rector in the Bay Area for three years. Mother Anna holds an MA in French and MS in Computer Science from the University of California at Davis, an MA in Theology from the Graduate Theological Union, and a Certificate in Anglican Studies from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She is a certified spiritual director and had a private practice for 17 years. As stated earlier, in March, she completed a two-year “Excellence in Leadership” program offered by the Rocky Mountain Synod of the ELCA.

    Phone: 303-296-1712; ext. 301

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  • THE REV’D ELIZABETH “WIB” GARFIELD

    DEACON

    As deacons in The Episcopal Church hold jobs in the secular world, Wib is employed as a paralegal specializing in civil litigation with a private practice firm in downtown Denver. Wib’s ministry focuses on seeking out those persons who have been displaced from their homes, families and community and this is lived out through the time she serves at Sacred Heart House and The Delores Project. Additionally, as Deacon, Wib works to empower and support the outreach committee, the parish, and individuals discerning their personal calls to outreach ministry by providing access to resources available for those in need beyond the walls of St. Andrew’s.

    Wib was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. She obtained a degree in political science from Iowa State University. She was ordained by Bishop O'Neill in 2007.

    In addition to the time she spends in support of her ministry in the Denver community, she loves to knit (not so much to tink), cook, read, and spend time walking and playing with her dog Mabel.

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  • TIMOTHY J. KRUEGER

    CHOIRMASTER

    Timothy J. Krueger, Choirmaster at St. Andrew's, studied musicology at the University of Colorado, Boulder; the University of Hamburg, Germany; and the University of London's Royal Holloway College. He is the founder and artistic director of St. Martin's Chamber Choir, Colorado's first professional choir, with whom he has recorded twelve critically acclaimed CDs; and is on the musicology faculty at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Formerly he was chorus master of the Boulder Bach Festival, the Colorado Music Festival, and has worked professionally with such ensembles as the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Chicago a cappella, Vox Early Music Ensemble (Ann Arbor), Episcopal cathedral choirs such as St. John's in Denver and St. Paul's in Detroit, the Santa Fe Opera, and the Ars Nova Singers of Boulder.

    Phone: 303-296-1712; ext. 302

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  • RALPH B. VALENTINE

    ORGANIST

    Ralph B. Valentine, Organist at St. Andrew's, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Master of Sacred Music degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He began his teaching career at Rosemary Hall School in Greenwich, Connecticut, and moved with the school to Wallingford, Connecticut, when it merged with The Choate School in 1971. At Choate Rosemary Hall he was Head of Music, Choral Director, School Organist, and Instructor in Theory, Harmony, Counterpoint, History, Composition, Organ, and Harpsichord for forty-two years. A past Dean of the New Haven Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Mr. Valentine also served as Organist and Choirmaster at St. Andrew's Church in Stamford, St. Andrew's Church in Meriden, and for thirty-four years as the Organist and Choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford, Connecticut. He has been active as a recitalist, consultant, workshop leader, accompanist, and composer.

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  • SCOTT COULTER

    MINISTER TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH

    Scott grew up in Boulder, Colorado. From a young age, he felt himself drawn to the deeper questions of the spiritual life. Throughout his childhood and adolescence, he explored the philosophies and practices of the world’s religions, not ready to settle down with one tradition, but always eager to explore the questions.

    He earned his undergraduate degree in Jazz Piano Performance from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. From there, he began a teaching career that continues to this day, working with a wide range of music students, age 5 to 85.

    In 2007, Scott graduated with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Bryn Mawr College outside Philadelphia, where he lived for 20 years before moving back to Colorado with his wife, Carmen, in July of 2021. As a social worker, he has worked almost exclusively with children, youth and families, in settings ranging from residential treatment centers to schools and outpatient clinics in Philadelphia.

    It wasn’t until adulthood that Scott found his spiritual home in the Episcopal Church, falling in love with the ancient ritual and deep contemplation of our tradition. Having been given the freedom to follow his own conscience in his personal spiritual journey, Scott is deeply gratified to have the opportunity to offer deep, real and relevant spiritual formation with the children and youth of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.

    Phone: 303-296-1712, ext. 304

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  • JON MOORE

    PARISH ADMINISTRATOR

    Jon studied History at Metropolitan State University Denver. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts with a Minor in Communication Studies.

    He is a third-year seminary student at the Iliff School of Theology. He will enter his internship this coming fall with an anticipated Spring 24’ graduation. His internship will focus on three learning goals: preaching, small group leadership, and liturgical innovation. His internship will be at St. Andrew’s, and St. Peter, and St. Mary's Episcopal.

    He and his partner, Stephen, reside in Aurora and hope to purchase a home in the near future.

    Jon enjoys traveling, studying church history, and is an avid cinephile, enjoying horror, comedy, and drama films. He is passionate about LGBT+ causes and Suicide Prevention and Awareness. He also loves holidays and the pattern of the Liturgical Calendar- you should see his house at Halloween!

    As administrator, he is committed to offering a welcoming presence, whether in the office or over email. He welcomes feedback and input on how to better deliver on these commitments.

    Phone: 303-296-1712, ext. 300

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  • THOMAS LENTZ

    SEXTON

    Phone: 303-296-1712; ext. 325

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