Rev. Jean Vargo
Interim Pastor
St. Paul’s is pleased to announce that Bishop White has appointed Rev. Jean Wollman Vargo to serve as Interim Pastor, beginning August 15th, 2025. Rev. Vargo will guide St. Paul’s for the next 18 months as the parish prepares for the call of its next Rector. She will also serve in a similar capacity at St. Mark’s during their transition.
Rev. Vargo is an ordained Lutheran Pastor, and through the full communion between the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, she is fully authorized to serve within the Episcopal tradition. She brings to St. Paul’s extensive experience as both a settled and intentional interim pastor, with a particular focus on supporting congregations in times of transition and discernment.
Her career spans more than four and a half decades of ministry leadership, including service as a U.S. Air Force Chaplain, where she provided pastoral care, grief recovery, and resilience training for service members and their families. She has also held leadership roles in large parish settings, directing pastoral care ministries, developing community outreach programs, and guiding congregations through renewal and growth. Rev. Vargo’s work is marked by her expertise in conflict resolution, pastoral counseling, mediation, leadership development, and congregational visioning.
St. Paul’s is grateful for the gifts she brings to the community and looks forward to her leadership during this important season of discernment.
Rev. Vargo is an ordained Lutheran Pastor, and through the full communion between the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, she is fully authorized to serve within the Episcopal tradition. She brings to St. Paul’s extensive experience as both a settled and intentional interim pastor, with a particular focus on supporting congregations in times of transition and discernment.
Her career spans more than four and a half decades of ministry leadership, including service as a U.S. Air Force Chaplain, where she provided pastoral care, grief recovery, and resilience training for service members and their families. She has also held leadership roles in large parish settings, directing pastoral care ministries, developing community outreach programs, and guiding congregations through renewal and growth. Rev. Vargo’s work is marked by her expertise in conflict resolution, pastoral counseling, mediation, leadership development, and congregational visioning.
St. Paul’s is grateful for the gifts she brings to the community and looks forward to her leadership during this important season of discernment.
PARISH OFFICE STAFF
Lois J. Smith
Cara Whitby
Susan J. Starner
Parish Administrator
Music Director
Finance & Properties Administrator
VESTRY
The vestry is the governing board of the church. Together with the rector, the vestry is charged with protecting the stated vision of the parish, insuring the values of the congregation, upholding the financial integrity of the church, supporting the rector, and modeling sacrificial giving.
Senior Warden
Chris Brandt
Chris Brandt
Treasurer
Bob Neben
Bob Neben
Junior Warden
Joe Cairo
Joe Cairo
Clerk of the Vestry
Micky Neben
Micky Neben
Vestry Members
Class of 2027 - Cheryl Strine, Kathleen Walters
Class of 2028 - Jill Davis
Class of 2029 - Cathy Fain, Diane Labrie, Steve Ireland
Class of 2027 - Cheryl Strine, Kathleen Walters
Class of 2028 - Jill Davis
Class of 2029 - Cathy Fain, Diane Labrie, Steve Ireland
