The Rev. Michelle Robertshaw, Rector
The Rev. Geoffrey T. Piper, Assistant Priest
The Rev. Geoffrey T. Piper, the new Assisting Priest at St. Andrew’s, is a 34-year veteran of parish ministry. Geoffrey and his wife, Leslie, had an adventuresome beginning to their married life as they set out (in 1985, with two small boys, Ben and Nathaniel) to work with the Anglican Church of Canada in outport fishing villages in northern Quebec. They spent five years in Quebec, during which time daughter, Kate, came to join them.
Returning to the Episcopal Church in the U.S., Geoffrey has spent the last 29 years serving parishes in Western Massachusetts, Michigan, and most recently, in Marion, Massachusetts. Geoffrey and Leslie are residing in Port Charlotte while they are in Florida.
Geoffrey’s seasonal (November – April) responsibilities at St. Andrews include Men’s Fellowship and Bible Study, newcomer assimilation, lay leader training, faith and family enrichment programs, and worship leadership.
Geoffrey earned degrees in English at Amherst College, in Communication at Regent University, and in Divinity at Bishop’s University. His interests include woodworking, fishing, fitness, and choral music
The Rev. Geoffrey T. Piper, the new Assisting Priest at St. Andrew’s, is a 34-year veteran of parish ministry. Geoffrey and his wife, Leslie, had an adventuresome beginning to their married life as they set out (in 1985, with two small boys, Ben and Nathaniel) to work with the Anglican Church of Canada in outport fishing villages in northern Quebec. They spent five years in Quebec, during which time daughter, Kate, came to join them.
Returning to the Episcopal Church in the U.S., Geoffrey has spent the last 29 years serving parishes in Western Massachusetts, Michigan, and most recently, in Marion, Massachusetts. Geoffrey and Leslie are residing in Port Charlotte while they are in Florida.
Geoffrey’s seasonal (November – April) responsibilities at St. Andrews include Men’s Fellowship and Bible Study, newcomer assimilation, lay leader training, faith and family enrichment programs, and worship leadership.
Geoffrey earned degrees in English at Amherst College, in Communication at Regent University, and in Divinity at Bishop’s University. His interests include woodworking, fishing, fitness, and choral music
Christoffer Woodard, Minister of Music
Christoffer Woodard has intensively studied conducting, organ, voice, composition, piano, and liturgics. His primary teachers have included Dr. Dolores Gadevsky, Dr. Matthew Caine, Christopher Hathaway, Dr. Marilyn Michael, Paul Dixon, Dwight Thomas, Mjerial Bigalli, and Constantine Grame. Christoffer is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of South Florida. He previously served as Organist/Choirmaster at St. John's in Clearwater and St. Matthew's in St. Petersburg and as Organ Scholar at St. Bartholomew's, also in St. Petersburg. Christoffer's sacred compositions have been heard in churches throughout Florida and in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, California, and Maryland. Christoffer is also a Music Instructor at Shorecrest Preparatory School and is very active as a freelance musician. He is thrilled and grateful to be at St. Andrew’s as Minister of Music and looks forward to much beautiful music making and spiritually enriching liturgy.
Christoffer Woodard has intensively studied conducting, organ, voice, composition, piano, and liturgics. His primary teachers have included Dr. Dolores Gadevsky, Dr. Matthew Caine, Christopher Hathaway, Dr. Marilyn Michael, Paul Dixon, Dwight Thomas, Mjerial Bigalli, and Constantine Grame. Christoffer is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of South Florida. He previously served as Organist/Choirmaster at St. John's in Clearwater and St. Matthew's in St. Petersburg and as Organ Scholar at St. Bartholomew's, also in St. Petersburg. Christoffer's sacred compositions have been heard in churches throughout Florida and in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, California, and Maryland. Christoffer is also a Music Instructor at Shorecrest Preparatory School and is very active as a freelance musician. He is thrilled and grateful to be at St. Andrew’s as Minister of Music and looks forward to much beautiful music making and spiritually enriching liturgy.
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Physical Address:
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 390 Gilchrist Avenue Boca Grande, FL 33921 Phone: 941-964-2257 Sunday Worship Schedule
January - April 8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist May - December 9:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist |
