Originally from Oregon, Fr Kevin received his Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and a minor in Music from the University of Oregon in 2007. After college, he entered the corporate world, working for Symantec Corp for 8 years serving in many roles, including contract compliance, customer care, and outsource vendor support. In 2015 he began seminary in Berkeley, CA at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and earned his Master of Divinity in 2018. Having experience ranging from a Baptist upbringing to spending his second year of seminary in Oxford assisting at a Church of England parish, Fr Kevin has a wide breadth of religious experience. He is currently enrolled in a Doctorate of Ministry program through The University of the South, Sewanee.  The D.Min. is focused on liturgy, and his thesis explores the use of oil as a sacramental substance within the Episcopal Church,.  Within the breadth of the Anglican identity, Fr Kevin enjoys a range of liturgical expressions seeing the ultimate goal of liturgy as a path for everyone to enter into a relationship with God through the sacraments and prayer. Fr Kevin also has a passion for Christian education and formation, emphasizing different styles of engagement with catechism, adult education, baptism preparation, and acolyte training.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Episcopal Senior Life Communities and on the Standing Committee for the Diocese of Rochester.

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Fr Kevin arrived in Rochester in January 2025 from the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas to become Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Pittsford.  His wife, The Rev’d Annie Jones is the Director of Formation and Christian Education for the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester.  Together they have seven children who range in age from 21 to 3 and keep life moving and full of music.  In all his free time, Fr Kevin enjoys gardening, cooking, and the many opportunities to enjoy music and art in the greater Rochester area.  He is a member of the Society of Catholic Priests and the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem.

The Rev. Suzanne Johnston was ordained a vocational deacon in the Episcopal Church in 2009.  Her ministry has focused on full accessibility to the Church and the Gospel, particularly for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing in our community. Suzanne has served as a past member of the Commission on Ministry and as Missioner to the Deaf in the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. In that role she lead a mission parish and ministry in local parishes, and in campus ministry at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT/NTID) in concert with the ELCA. Suzanne is actively involved in the leadership of the local chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America.

In her secular life Suzanne is a Speech/Language Pathologist with a busy private practice in Brighton, NY. 

Cindy Kline is the Parish Administrator, who answers the phones, assists with the weekly bulletins, publishes the newsletter, and generally keeps things running smoothly at Christ Church.

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Cindy attended St. John Fisher College and has lived in the area her entire life. She grew up in East Rochester.

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She lives in Pittsford with her husband and dog, Leo. Cindy loves spending time with her family including 4 granddaughters.

Thatcher Lyman holds degrees from Oberlin College and Conservatory in Oberlin, OH (BM, Organ; BA, Mathematics), the University of York, England (MA, Ensemble Singing), and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY (MM, Organ; DMA studies). During the 2005-06 season, Thatcher was an Alto Choral Scholar at York Minster Cathedral and toured extensively as a member of the vocal quintet Uncloistered. In 2009, Thatcher received Eastman’s Gerald Barnes Award for Excellence in Pipe Organ. He was a finalist for the 2010 John R. Rodland Memorial Scholarship and received third prize in the 2012 AGO NYACOP.

A 20-year resident of Rochester, Thatcher has been Director of Music at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Webster, St. Mary’s Catholic Church downtown, and The Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word. He is Assistant Director of the Schola Cantorum of Christ Church, East Avenue and is adjunct faculty at RIT directing the RIT Singers and RIT Chamber Singers choirs. He lives in Brighton with his wife Isobel (Izzie), their son Joseph (11), and crazy cat Grace. When not doing music, he loves mountain biking, working on cars in the garage, and assisting with Joseph’s latest robot,  Rubik’s cube, or LEGO obsession.

Liz Salamone is the Director of Children’s Education at Christ Church and Finance Administrator. In addition to running the Sunday School program, she plans family fellowship events and other activities that involve children. She is also responsible for the finances of Christ Church. A Rochester native, Liz graduated from Boston College and the University of Cincinnati and worked as an actuary before returning to Rochester. She is active in the Pittsford Central School District PTSA and serves as the treasurer of Pittsford United Nursery School. Liz resides in Pittsford with her husband, two sons, and crazy dog.

Mary has been a member of Christ Church and altar guild member since 1980. Mary worked as a public health nurse for the Monroe County Health Department for over 30 years ending in August, 2004. When the Rev. Winifred Collin asked Mary to help with the services during the week and team up with another person to set up, restore and keep the church functioning and safe for our parish family and visitors through many services, Mary gladly accepted.

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