Clergy, Vestry, and Staff

Clergy

The Rev. Terence Elsberry

Terry Elsberry, Rector of St. Matthew's, is a fifth-generation Iowan. His careers before entering Virginia Seminary in 1981 were as Managing Editor of Better Homes & Gardens Apartment Life Magazine, Director of Corporate Communications for Carter and Associates commercial real estate company in Atlanta, and freelance writer.  Since ordination in 1984, Terry has served as Assistant Minister of St. John's Lafayette Square, the "Church of the Presidents" in Washington, D.C. and as Associate Rector of Christ Church in Greenwich, Connecticut.  He has been rector of St. Matthew's since September, 1994.  Married to Nancy Olds, Terry has four daughters and nine grandchildren.

 The Rev. Robert Flanagan

Bob Flanagan, Associate Rector at St. Matthew's, is a native of Stamford, Connecticut. After graduating from Trinity College, Hartford, CT, he worked in publishing for several years and then had an insurance practice with Northwestern Mutual in Greenwich, Connecticut, for more than a dozen years. Bob was ordained in 2003 and came to St. Matthew's immediately following his graduation from Virginia Seminary , graduating in that year. In addition to shared pastoral ministries, he works with the children and youth of St. Matthew's as well as young families. He and his family live in Bedford.

 The Rev. Susan C. Wyper

Susan Wyper, Assistant Minister at St. Matthew's, is in charge of women's ministries and supports the Rector and the Associate Rector in pastoral, liturgical and preaching duties. Susan came to us from St. Luke's in Darien, where she was an active lay minister and Vestry member, before earning her Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School, followed by her ordination in the Diocese of Connecticut. She is married and the mother of three sons.

 The Rev. Deacon Broaddus "Speed" Johnson

Speed spent the majority of his business career as an NBC Television Network Sales Account Executive. He was called to the Diaconate in 1980 as a member of the first class in the diocese of New York for the permanent Diaconate. He was ordained in 1992 and assigned by Bishop Grein to St. Matthew's where he had served on the Vestry and been a parishioner for 50 years. He is active in outreach and pastoral activities and takes the deacon's role in Eucharist. Wife "Chickie" and he celebrated 50 years of marriage in October 2004.

Vestry

  Robert Cummings, Senior Warden

Robert Cummings is a college counselor with Dunbar Educational Consultants in New Canaan. Robert serves as an usher and is Co-Chair of the Stewardship commission with responsibility for the Every Member Canvass.
  Missy Renwick, Junior Warden

A member of the Vestry since 2001, Missy Renwick has been Junior Warden since 2003. She served on the Rector Search Committee eleven years ago, and on the Bedell Fund Committee, and the Christian Education Commission. In 2004 she was a delegate to the General Convention and in 2005 she attended the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes.
 

 

John Belknap

John and his wife, Alison, have been active members of St. Matthew’s since joining in 1999 (10 o’clockers, left side).  John currently chairs the Men of St. Matthews, is an usher and has been a member of the Bedell Committee since 2006.  John commutes daily to Manhattan where he is the CEO of a distribution company. He was raised overseas, returning to the U.S. to attend The Choate School and Cornell University, followed by business school at Cornell.  The Belknaps have a four year old son, Cliff, who is also a regular fixture at St. Matthew’s. The Belknaps live in Bedford with four cats and a Golden Retriever puppy, Snickers.

 

 

Holly Brown

Holly has been a member of St. Matthew’s since 1994 and lives in Bedford Hills with her husband Scott and three children: Madeline, Trip, and Kingsley.   Holly holds a real estate license with Sotheby’s.   She has served as the head of Coffee Hour, a member of the Women of St. Matthew’s, a Sunday School teacher, and organizer of the church's Mardi Gras celebration.

 
Mike Chace

Mike Chace joined St. Matthew's in 1969 and was elected to the Vestry in 2005.  He is a Lay Reader, Co-chair of the Music Committee and has served as Chair of the Woodlands Commission.  A delegate to the Diocesan Convention in 2004 and 2005, Mike attended the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes in 2007 and has made his Cursillo.  He and his wife, Helen Clay, live in Bedford.  Their 2 daughters are married, live regionally and they have 4 grand children. Now retired, Mike is an avid skier and sailor and plays at tennis.  He is President Emeritus of Westmoreland Sanctuary, Secretary of Bach Works and  a Director of Master Singers of Westchester.
   Dan deMenocal

A member of Saint Matthew's since 1987, Dan de Menocal is an Usher, Chair of Project SMILE (St. Matthew's Involved to Lessen Expenses), and currently serves as a member of the Property Commission and the Bedell Committee. Dan is also a member and Treasurer of the Bedford Village Chowder and Marching Club. Dan and his wife Linda live in Bedford Village and have three children.
   Mary Farley

Mary Farley is Chief Financial Officer at Kunhardt Productions in Chappaqua. She has served on the board of the Women of St. Matthew's, the Christian Education Commission, taught Church School, and led the Youth Group.  She serves on Coffee Hour and is Vestry treasurer.  St. Matthew's business manager for three years, she is a Public Member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
   Sally Farrell

A member of St. Matthew's since 1995, Sally Farrell is a pre- kindergarten teacher at Bedford Village Nursery School. Sally and her husband Chris have three boys. She has been a church school teacher in the fourth grade and in kindergarten. Sally is a lay reader and has been one of the Youth Group leaders. She and Chris are members of the Bedford Village Chowder and Marching Club. Sally also serves as a trustee on the Bedford Free Library board.
   Kurt Harrison

Kurt Harrison works for the executive search firm Russell Reynolds as a Managing Director in their Global Banking and Markets group. A member of St. Matthew's since 1994, he and his wife Linda have had all three of their children baptized at St. Matthew's by Terry Elsberry. Kurt was a member of the Property Commission for ten years, the last three of which he served as a co-head with Joe DiMicco. He is currently active as an usher and has been on the Vestry since 2003.
   AJ Heath

AJ Heath is a lawyer and a consultant on law and business in the republics of the former Soviet Union. He joined St. Matthew's in 1997 and was elected to the Vestry in 2007. He has been a confirmation class instructor, an usher, a lector, and a member of the Saturday Men's Fellowship. AJ was a delegate to the New York Diocesan Convention in 2006 and is Co-Chairman of the Every Member Canvass. AJ is also an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School and together with his wife Susan is Co-Chairman of the Parent Advisory Council of the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC.
   Kelley Johnston

Kelley Johnston became a member of St. Matthew's in 1998 and joined the Vestry in 2005. She is on the Christian Education Commission and has served as President of the Women of St. Matthew's and Chairman of Art Show:Bedford. She is a member of the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering and the mother of three young children.
 

Peter Keller

Peter and Lindsay Keller and their children, Hadley, Chandler and Xiaoling, joined St. Matthew's in 1998 after moving to Bedford from Chappaqua.  Peter has been active as the head of the Men of St. Matthew's and as an usher. He has been involved in oil and gas finance since 1978 and currently heads the Specialized Industries Division at The Bank of New York Mellon.  Peter and Lindsay are also active in the Bedford Village Chowder and Marching Club.

 
   Jack Lange

Jack Lange is Office Practice Leader for property tax services for Deloitte & Touche, in Stamford, Ct. Jack and his wife Kathleen have been members of St. Matthew's since 1983, and all six of their children have been baptized at St. Matthew's. Currently a Vestry representative on the Christian Education Committee, Jack has served as an usher for many years and also as a Sunday school teacher. Jack is also a Bedford Hills Fire District Commissioner and is Chairman of the Town of Bedford Board of Assessment Review.
Connie M. Lindsay-Stewart

Connie M. Lindsay-Stewart joined St. Matthew's in 1994 and was elected to the Vestry last year. She organizes volunteers for the Reception Desk in the Parish House, is head of the Flower Committee of the Altar Guild and a member of the Corps of Ushers. For the past five years, Connie and her husband, Michael, have been the Volunteer Coordinators.

Our Staff

St. Matthew's Church Staff
From left: Bob Flanagan, Associate Rector; Kelly Napolitano, Business Manager; Wendy Markowski;  Susan Wyper, Assistant Minister;  Olga Seham, Administrative Assistant;  Hilda Minarik, Parish Secretary; Terry Elsberry, Rector

Cliff O'Donnell, Property Manager

Linda deMenocal, Director of Church School

 

George Fernandez, Sexton
 

Anthony Newman, Director of Music

 

 

 Clergy

Vestry
SERVICES at ST. MATTHEW'S:
Sunday, 8 am          Holy Eucharist

Sunday, 10 am        Holy Eucharist or
                               Morning Prayer

Sunday, 10 am        Church School
Wednesday, 10 am  Holy Eucharist
Wednesday, 11 am  Bible Study

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