The Rev. David G. Read became rector of St. Luke’s Church and School on June 1, 2009. David grew up in San Antonio and is a graduate of Tom C. Clark High School. He attended Texas State University and graduated with a B.A. in History in 1988. After a summer on the staff at Camp Capers he entered Virginia Theological Seminary in the fall of 1988. Upon completion of a 12 month internship at St. John’s Episcopal Church in McAllen, David married Jacqueline Cheeseman in 1991, and returned to Virginia where he was awarded a Master in Divinity degree in 1992. David returned to the Diocese of West Texas where he was ordained deacon and priest in 1992.
Since his ordination David has served as rector of St. Paul’s, Brady (1992-1995); rector of St. Francis, Victoria (1995-1998), and rector of St. Helena’s, Boerne (1998-2009). He is active in the Diocese of West Texas as a member of the Standing Committee, Trustee of the Episcopal Church Corp, Diocesan Secretary, General Convention Deputy, and Diocesan Development Committee.
David and Jacqui have two children: Amy (16) and a student at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas; William Aidan (12) a 6th grader at St. Luke’s Episcopal School.
The Rt. Rev. John H. MacNaughtonBishop in Residence
Ann Allen has served on the Parish Staff on two occasions: from 1988 to 1990 and from 2000 to the present. She has been a lifelong member of St. Luke's and has two children. Her degree is in Elementary Education, and she has worked at a local preschool and, for the past 10 years, has taught three--and four-year-olds in a one-day-a-week Christian program at another local church. Her ministry at St. Luke's encompasses children ages newborn through fifth grade.
David D. Eaton’s performance, church music, and teaching career has taken him throughout North America, the Bahamas, and Europe. He has taught at the University of Iowa, Bethany College, the University of Massachusetts in Boston, and Hardin-Simmons University. As a church musician, he has served in numerous Episcopal and Lutheran parishes and has held administrative appointments at Harvard University. Dr. Eaton holds degrees from Concordia College-Bronxville, New York (B.A. in Applied Music), The New England Conservatory of Music (M.M. Organ Performance), and The University of Iowa (D.M.A. organ Performance and Pedagogy with a minor in Theory Pedagogy).
Jane Fleischer assists the Children's Ministries Director, Nursery Director as well as clergy and volunteer leaders in implementing special classes, activities, retreats, and seasonal events. She is responsible for class setups for adults and children's Sunday School classes, oversees Wednesday night dinners, classes, and events, and creates postcards, newsletters, and other communications for the Adult, Children, and Youth departments. In addition, she is also responsible for the numerous bulletin boards and posters found throughout Parish buildings.
Dan Garcia Head Sexton Dan Garcia occupies the ancient and venerable post of Parish Sexton, whose primary duty it is to maintain the fabric of the Church, to use the old parlance. Except for major construction or specialized projects, one rarely sees outside tradesmen at St. Luke's. There is a reason for that. Besides keeping the place clean and presentable, if something needs repairing, painting, constructing, washing, heating, cooling, planting, installing, or moving, Mr. Garcia and his staff will make it happen. He is the person to see when you need to have a room set up for a function.
Rhonda Jordan serves as the Parish Secretary for St. Luke's Church. She maintains the membership records for the church, does the accounting for the Green Door Thrift Shop, administers the telephone voicemail system - that's her voice on the recordings - and serves as a backup receptionist. She also works for Pastoral Care part-time as an Administrative Assistant.
The very first person you are likely to see when you visit the Parish Office is our receptionist, AnnMarie McLoughlin. In addition to handling the obvious duties of answering the telephones and taking messages, she maintains the parish calendar and is a veritable fount of knowledge of the goings-on around St. Luke's Church. If you need to know who, what, where, or when, ask her.
Dave Thomas joined the staff in May 2009. Dave retired from the Air Force in 1999 having served his career in the Chaplain Service. He served as a Church Administrator for a local church until arriving at St. Luke’s. As the Parish Administrator, he implements the policies and goals of the Rector and Vestry while working with the Treasurer and Junior Warden to steward all the gifts God has entrusted to St. Luke’s including volunteers, members, financial resources, facilities, staff personnel, and other administrative and physical resources of the parish.
