Our Team | St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Christian Hawley

Rector

Office: 512.353.1979
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Fr Christian began his term as the 40th Rector of St Mark’s starting in July of 2022. Prior to this call, he served churches in Knoxville, TN and Austin, TX. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Vanderbilt University, and the Seminary of the Southwest. His former careers as a military officer, bartender, wilderness survival instructor, children’s book salesman, night librarian, and trail running guide all spice up his priesthood. He’s married to the Reverend Madeline Shelton Hawley and they cohabitate with two kids, Valerie and Frank, two cats, Jean Lafitte and Minerva Pearl, and one dog, MacGyver. They love the outdoors, sports, arts, and crafts.

Christian's on-campus hours:
Sunday 8:00 - 2:00
Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 4:00

Rachel Joiner

Curate

Office: 512.353.1979
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Rachel began to formally discern a call to the priesthood in 2018. She was a postulate in the Diocese of West Texas and graduated from the Seminary of the Southwest in 2024. Before being called to ministry she was a teacher, coach, and administrator. She attended Tennessee Tech University for her undergraduate degree and also completed a graduate degree at the University of the Cumberland. Rachel was born in Middle Tennessee, grew up in the Appalachian region of East Tennessee, and came to Central Texas in 2013. Her husband David works in residential home design. Their children Gregory and his wife Faith live and work in Houston, and Lincoln is a senior in high school. Rachel loves to cook, dig in the flowers, watch sports, read, and spend as much time with her family in Texas and Tennessee as possible. She also enjoys exploring spaces and places to engage with new people, experiences, and ideas.

Rachel's on-campus hours:
Sunday 8:00 - 2:00
Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 4:00

Jenny Henderson

Music Director

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Jenny's on-campus hours:
Sundays 10-1
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays 9-12

Patty Polk

Parish Administrator

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Ken Nesbitt

Sexton

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Ken's on-campus hours:
Monday thru Wednesday 10-2

Julius Coyle

Organist

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Julius' on-campus hours:
Wednesdays 5-9
Sundays 10-1

Michael Flowe

Bookkeeper

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Madeline Hawley

Assisting Clergy

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The Rev Madeline Shelton

Madeline has served several congregations in Austin, most recently as Rector of St. Christopher's in south Austin. She is a Spiritual Director, and loves being able to assist in preaching, teaching, and pastoral care at St. Mark's. She is married to Christian, and together they have the joy of raising two children.

Peter Casparian

Assisting Clergy

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The Rev Peter Casparian

Peter has served as Chaplain at the University of Kansas and the Rector of parishes in Lexington, Kentucky; Florence, Italy; and Oyster Bay, Long Island. Since retirement month-long locums in Oaxaca, Mexico; Taormina, Sicily; and Assisi, Italy. He and Marguerite have been part of St. Marks since 2014.

Bill Scheel

Assisting Clergy

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The Rev Bill Scheel

A bi-vocational priest, Bill devoted most of his long career to Episcopal Church schools as teacher, chaplain and administrator. He served four years in parish ministry at either end, and has been a consultant, professor, fund-raiser and institutional gadfly. He and Carol live in Woodcreek and have been members of St. Mark's since 2016.

St. Mark's Vestry

Tim Rogers - senior warden

Dean Lalich - junior warden

Ash Ashabraner

Jeff Ault

Peter Baen

Ryan Barnett

Susan Hanson

Michael Hindes

Jerry Kimmel

Katharine Lukach

Melissa Meredith

Beverly Sparkman

Connie Ulmer - treasurer