Our Associate Rector
The Rev. Julie Graham was called to Holy Communion in March of 2021. For 17 years before coming to our church she served as an associate at St. Paul’s in Burlingame, California. She worked first supporting Children and Family ministries and then expanded her role to full time associate rector adding responsibility for the healing ministries and establishing an Invite, Welcome, Connect ministry team to orient the church to the seeker.
Julie is that rare life long Episcopalian who grew up in Lubbock, Texas. She attended the University of New Mexico and right after graduating headed to seminary at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. It was during an internship in Hawaii that her fire for young people and creating new kinds of Christian community ignited.
Creating an ever expanding community in Christ has been a constant thread in her years of ministry, and it's what really attracted her to Holy Communion. When Julie’s husband Thomas discerned it was time for him to retire (he is also an Episcopal priest), Julie determined that she too was ready to start a new chapter.
Thomas and Julie have been married 29 years. They have a son, Elliot, who is a freshman at the University of Missouri studying journalism and political science. Her hope is to get a dog, but for now she has to be happy with a gecko named Skip.
Julie says:
“It is just so clear that Holy Communion is a special, loving , expansive place. Working with your gifted staff and rector will be a privilege and joy. I look forward to getting to know you, to building and deepening relationships, and learning about this part of the world. I know we’re going to have fun.”