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Paul Jauron, Head Verger

Paul Jauron, Head Verger

Paul, a Nashua native, is a life long member of Good Shepherd. For many years he has served as a lay reader both here and in Europe when he was stationed abroad. As Verger, he provided support for those, ordained and lay, who participate in our worship. He was named Verger in 1997.

John Townsend, Verger

John Townsend, Verger

John is a life long Episcopalian, coming to the Church of the Good Shepherd in 1986 where he became involved in many aspects of parish life. He has served as a Lay Eucharistic Minister, a Eucharistic Visitor and is on the Altar Guild. John has served on various committees including a three year term on the vestry.

A graduate of the University of New Hampshire and Rivier College, John is currently completing the Vergers’ Training Course offered by the Vergers’ Guild of the Episcopal Church. Appointed Verger in April 2001, he trained under Paul Jauron, the Head Verger.

Patrick Hagan, Organist and Choirmaster
phagan@cgsnashua.org

Patrick Hagan, Organist and Choirmaster

Patrick lives in Nashua, moving to New England from his home in Atlanta, GA in the spring of 2004. A graduate of Kennesaw College in Atlanta, he has worked in church music for over 25 years serving churches in Jacksonville, FL and in Atlanta, most recently at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany and the Cathedral of St. Philip.

He has served as soloist with Atlanta ensembles, been a choral director/clinician for the Diocese of Atlanta's Adult Choral Festival, given workshops for church choirs, has served as a homiletics group leader for seminary students at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, Atlanta. Patrick teaches organ and advanced piano for the Community Music School of Nashua.

Marcie Byrd, Youth Ministry
mbyrd@cgsnashua.org

Marcie is a cradle Episcopalian and was baptized as a baby at Good Shepherd. She is the 2nd youngest with an older brother and sister and a younger brother and her family took in numerous foster children throughout her childhood.  Her involvement here at CGS as a youth included Sunday School, youth group, acolyte program and church basketball team cheerleader.  Marcie was an avid high school basketball player and a scholarship Division 1 basketball athlete at the University of Rhode Island.  After college and short stays in Phoenix and Austin, Marcie returned to settle in Nashua in 1998.

She was a part of the CGS youth J2A program for 4 years as a Rite 13 and J2A advisor before taking a few years off and is really excited to again be part of the youth program here at CGS.

Marcie has a degree in electrical engineering from URI and is currently
working full time in the Information Technology office at University of
Massachusetts / Lowell.  She enjoys team sports and continues to play lunch
time hoop with faculty, staff and students at UML.

Michelle Renaud, Communications Secretary
mrenaud@cgsnashua.org

Raised in Merrimack, NH Michelle is the youngest of two children.  Mother of a beautiful 4 year old, she came to CGS in the summer of 2007 after being a stay home mother for 3 ½  years.  Michelle married Jason Renaud on November 7th 2007 in a quiet ceremony with her parents in their new house in Merrimack. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, reading and yoga.

Mary Beth Woodward, Parish Bookkeeper
mwoodward@cgsnashua.org

The youngest of seven children, Mary Beth is originally from Westwood, Massachusetts with summers spent on Long Pond in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. She has one son and will be celebrating ten years of marriage with husband David in the upcoming year. Mary Beth joined the wonderful staff at CGS during the summer of 2007 and looks forward to growing with the Parish. She enjoys spending time with family, sports, water-skiing and the great outdoors.


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July 23, 2008