Below you can find a message from the Very Rev. Pamela. These are sent out most Fridays in our newsletter. Published June 19, 2026.
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Message from the Very Rev. Pamela from June 19, 2026:
Dear Ones,
I am so happy to announce that we have a new curate who will be joining our staff in July! Maggie Rutherford recently graduated from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale with a Master of Divinity degree and a Certificate in Anglican Studies. Those of us who had an opportunity to meet with her last month found her delightful, bright, and deeply insightful about the work of the Church. You can read a bit more about Maggie below. Over the next few weeks we’ll be making plans to welcome her to St. Martin’s and to Davis—please let me know if you’d like to be part of a welcome crew!
As a reminder, a curate is a newly ordained priest who serves a parish under the guidance of the rector, usually for a set amount of time. The curacy program established by the Diocese last year has a unique structure, in that we are partnering with another congregation in the Diocese, St. Luke’s in Galt. Maggie will work 3/4 time with us and 1/4 time with St. Luke’s. Half of her salary is paid for by the Diocese, and we share costs with St. Luke’s for the remainder. This is a three-year program, and we are in the first cohort of churches to try this new way of doing things.
Please mark your calendars: On Saturday, July 18 at 11:00am, Maggie will be ordained to the transitional diaconate at Trinity Cathedral. It would be great to have a big turnout from St. Martin’s for the occasion. The next day, Maggie and I will both serve at St. Luke’s in Galt. Her first Sunday with us will be Sunday, July 26. I know we’ll want to do something special after church to welcome her!
I know you will join me in praying for Maggie as she transitions from the East Coast and gets settled in Davis, and in praying for both her new churches, that we will grow in bonds of friendship and strengthen our connections to the Diocese through this shared ministry.
Blessings,
Pamela+
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