The Rev. Dr. Carol J. Jablonski

The Rev. Dr. Carol J. Jablonski has been called by the vestry to be the rector of St. Andrew's. Carol comes to St. Andrew's from from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Durham, North Carolina, where she has served as the curate and associate rector since 2006. She attended Virginia Theological Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood in 2007. Before attending seminary, Carol spent 20 years as an associate professor of communications at the University of South Florida. She earned her PhD in communications from Purdue University.
Carol will be moving to the College Park area with her husband, Tyler Jones, and her cat, Pookie. She will begin her ministry with us on Trinity Sunday, June 7.

I WAS THRILLED TO GET THE CALL to be your new rector, and am looking forward to getting settled in and starting our work together. There are so many good things going on at St. Andrew's, and so many wonderful people to meet, that it is hard for me to keep my mind on the things I need to do before I leave my current ministry. Even as I am saying my heartfelt good-byes here, I am already beginning to imagine what it will be like being with you as your rector!

I've been looking for an analogy to share with you about what the transition feels like. Baseball keeps coming to mind. You step into the batter's box hoping that you will soon be moving on. You wait for the right pitch. It can take a while. It can feel like a long while. Then finally it comes. Suddenly, you are running! People are cheering you on from all sides. And all the while you are running, thinking how much it really helps to know they are waiting for you to round third base and come home.

Ty and I are looking forward to being with you on June 7, and to getting to know you in the weeks and months to come! Thanks for your prayers as we run the bases God has set out for us.

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