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Vicar
The Reverend Robert
A. Nagy was born in Connecticut. He spent 20 years in
Arizona where he attended Arizona State and received his B.S. and M.B.A. He
went to Sewanee Seminary (University of the South). After ordination he
became the Curate of Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix. He went on to become
the Vicar at St. Mary’s in Phoenix, the Rector of Prince of Peace in Dallas, PA
and has spent the last four years as Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church,
Portsmouth, VA. Father Robert and his wife Bea have been married for 32 years. They have two daughters, Emily and Meredith,
both college students.
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Priest Associate
The Reverend
Charles T. Rines retired from active ministry in 1998, but he and his wife
Amanda are far from retirement! Serving in pastoral ministries at St. Thomas
keeps Fr. Charles busy with home and hospital visits and preaching. Fr. Charles
has a Master of Divinity degree from the School of Theology at the University of
the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and served in congregations throughout
California and Nevada. Grandchildren and classical music are the two great loves
of Fr. Charles and Amanda’s lives.
charlest12@earthlink.net
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Music
Minister
Amanda H. Rines, BA Fine Arts, MA,
Education/Reading, Administrative Certificate, Orff Schulwek Music
Certification, 20 years church choir directing. Ms. Rines retired from 33 years
teaching, sings with the Temecula Valley Master Chorale. She has sung all over
the world with a host of directors such as Robert Shaw, John Williams, John
Rutter, William Hall and Donald Kendirck, to name a few. Attended Episcopal Music
Choir Camp, Evergreen, CO, Liturgy and Music Workshops of Dioceses of San Diego
and Northen California and RCIA Congress in Los Angeles. She has been a member
of the Music staff at the Diocesan Choir Camp, St Stephen's in Julian, CA for 6
years.
The Adult Choir sings at the Principal liturgy
at 11:00 am on Sunday mornings and other major feast days and rehearses on
Wednesday evenings from 7 - 8:30. For further information call 951 245 9962 or
951 255 3907.
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Worship Music Leader - 9:30 a.m. Service
Rosalie Porter
began her liturgical career as a child singing with 3 of her 7 siblings back in
Indiana at St Mary's Catholic Church where her mother was the organist. She and
her husband and two daughters have been in Temecula since 2002 and she began
serving as the Contemporary Worship Leader in the fall of 2003. Prior to coming
to Temecula, she was a member of a choir in Lakewood where she served
as cantor for three years after training with composer Christopher Walker. She
has worked with other liturgical composers over the years at the Los Angeles
Diocese Religious Education Congress held each spring at the Anaheim Convention
Center. She soloed at the morning liturgy and most recently sang backup at an
evening concert with noted female Christian artists. She has found it very
rewarding spiritually to be part of the growing community of St Thomas.
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