CLERGY AND STAFF

	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 34 years.  They have two daughters, Emily and Meredith. vicar1@stthomastemecula.org
	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
	Director of Music                                        Composer-conductor Stephen Sturk, DMA was appointed Music Director of Saint Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, Temecula in September 2009. He is also a Founding Director of the Pacific Academy of Ecclesiastical Music (PACEM), and composer-in-residence at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in San Diego. His sacred compositions are performed frequently both in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to coming to California in 1991, Stephen was associate conductor at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. Dr. Sturk has served on the faculty of the University of San Diego, and he has also been director of music at several important San Diego-area churches. He is Artistic Director and conductor of Cappella Gloriana, the San Diego-based professional chamber choir with which he has toured Europe twice and recorded three CDs.