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St. James'
You
are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with
the saints and members of the household of God. - Ephesians 2:19
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People
![]() Mary Beth Rivetti, Rector Email: stj-rivetti@verizon.net Rev. Mary Beth Rivetti has served as the rector of St. James since March of 2003, arriving with her husband, George, from the greater San Francisco Bay Area where she served at St. Paul's in Walnut Creek after graduation from seminary at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Mary Beth serves as the dean of the congregational cluster known as the Clearwater Deanery, ranging from Colfax to Grangeville. The Rivettis love jazz, drives in the country, and really good coffee! |
Pastoral Care
Carol Porter, Coordinator Pete Haggart, Eucharistic Visitors Sylvia Hutton, Food Team Robin Gray, Prayer Chain Mary Hubbard, Transportation
Youth
Tina Vona-Pergola, Nursery Joe Pergola, Nursery Stephan Flores, Christian Ed. Mary Beth Rivetti, Christian Ed. Bridget Mathison, Sr. High Alison Mixter, Sr. High
Altar Guild
Linda Adams, Director Margaret Haggart, Director
Episcopal Church Women
Sue Johnson,
Co-Chair
Men's Breakfast
Dean Ritchie Phil Mixter
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![]() Wilhelmina Sarai-Clark, Deacon Wilhemina, known to us as Toni, serves as deacon at our 8 a.m. services. She regularly spends the summer months providing ministry to the Lakota Sioux tribes in South Dakota. Toni also volunteers for the Koinonia House at WSU, where her ministry focuses on diversity and multiculturalism. She received her doctoral degree in dance, theater and anthropology from the University of Wisconsin and from 1965-1992 taught dance movement at Washington State University. In 2004, she was given the WSU/University of Idaho Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award for her many volunteer activities.
Ted Nitz, Deacon Email: ted_nitz@hotmail.com Ted, in addition to serving as a deacon in this parish, serves as archdeacon for the Episcopal diocese of Spokane. During the week, he teaches courses in world, Middle Eastern, Islamic, and modern European history at Gonzaga University and serves as the university’s director of International Studies. Before completing his doctoral studies at Washington State University, he served in the US Air Force for 23 years and had the opportunity to live in Germany and the Republic of Turkey, while traveling throughout Europe and parts of the Middle East. He and his wife, Sharon, have two children.
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Carol Porter, Parish Assistant
Carol, who was born and raised an Episcopalian, has been parish assistant since February 2007. She moved to Pullman in 2004 from Baker City, Oregon. In the past, she has worked for the Forest Service and once owned her own catering business. Carol has two children, Kelly, who works for Disney, and Jacob, a student at Lincoln Middle School. In her spare time, Carol likes to read through her collection of cookbooks, over 250 and counting.
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Daphne Graham, Sexton
Daphne has served as the sexton at St. James since 1986, making her the "senior" member of our staff. Working part time in addition to her other jobs on campus, Daphne spends her free time with friends. Her great passion is making cards at Paper Pals!
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