A Reconciling in Christ Congregation
Our Pastor, The Reverend Patt Kauffman
The Rev.
Patt Kauffman was ordained on September 16, 2001, days after the events of 9/11,
as the church dared say a word of hope and joy in the midst of unspeakable evil.
In 1999, I was able to devote myself to full time study, and entered Union Seminary in NYC I graduated in May, 2002, receiving the Maxwell Fellowship Award given to the graduating senior who shows most promise of excellence for future service in parish ministry, and the Interpretation award for outstanding student(s) of Bible and theology.
My
First Call was to St. Thomas/Central Nyack.
In 2004, I was called by Synod Council to Grace Episcopal/Nyack. In 2007 I finished an interim call at St. Andrew's/Yorktown
Heights. In 2008 I was called to
St. Peter's/Port Jervis as a term pastor. In
2009, I was called and installed at St. Peter's.
St Peter's
is a Reconciling in Christ Congregation, which welcomes and affirms people of
all sexual orientations, gender identities, age, class, color, ethnic origin;
people who are single, married, divorced, separated, blessed, or partnered..
With my husband Bill, we are the parents of four grown daughters and have two grandchildren.