The Rev. Mike Angell, Rector
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The Rev Mike Angell engages communities in practices of prayerful shared discernment and action for justice. Before coming to St Michael’s, he served for eight years as the rector of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in the St Louis area. He has degrees from the Virginia Theological Seminary and the University of San Diego and was ordained at St John’s Church, Lafayette Square in Washington, DC in 2011. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in ministry in Christian Spirituality through Virginia Seminary.
Mike is an award-winning preacher, writer, and community organizer. He is passionate about connecting across human boundaries to pursue Jesus’ vision of the Beloved Community. Beyond St Michael’s he lives into this work through his service on the board of Cristosal, a leading human rights organization in Central America. He was born in Colorado, and his father’s family has multigenerational roots in New Mexico. Mike lives in the North Valley with his husband Ellis, their son, and two rambunctious labradoodles..
(And yes, the rector of St Michael and All Angels is named “Michael Angell.” Isn’t life funny?)
Contact:
Mike by email here
505.345.8147 ext. 303
505.226-1480 (direct/text)
The Rev. Lee Lowery, Interim Priest for Pastoral Care
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With Mandy Taylor-Montoya's departure, our rector has asked the Rev. Lee Lowery to come on staff part time (10 hours a week) as "Interim Priest for Pastoral Care." Lee served as the Interim rector of St. Michael's from August of 2022 until July of 2023. Ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1991, Father Lee brings three decades of wide-ranging experience to St. Michael’s. He has served in well-established churches, helped small churches grow, and been the founding priest of a storefront church that grew to include 245 members. Father Lee and his wife, Linda, have moved to Albuquerque from Alabama, where he grew up and spent most of his career. They have two daughters.
In addition to pastoral care, Lee will participate in some liturgical leadership and the Classics Ministry. We will publish contact information for Lee soon.
The Rev. Susan Allison-Hatch, Priest Affiliate
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Sent to seminary from St. Michael’s in 2000, Susan served parishes in the San Francisco Bay Area and also volunteered as a chaplain in the ER of Highland Hospital in Oakland before returning to New Mexico in 2010. Upon her return, she served as chaplain at St. Martin’s Hospitality Center (now known as HopeWorks) and Missioner to the Unhoused for the Diocese of the Rio Grande. Before attending seminary, Susan was a teacher and school administrator and now dabbles in fiber art.
Now mostly retired, Susan enjoys swimming, reading history, theology, poetry and mysteries, and early morning walks with her dog Faith. She also loves to travel with husband Tim to whom she has been married for over forty years.
Contact:
Susan by email here
Now mostly retired, Susan enjoys swimming, reading history, theology, poetry and mysteries, and early morning walks with her dog Faith. She also loves to travel with husband Tim to whom she has been married for over forty years.
Contact:
Susan by email here
The Rev. Carolyn Metzler, Priest Affiliate
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Carolyn has worked as a parish priest and spiritual director, and currently is associated in Albuquerque with the Living School of the Center for Action and Contemplation. She has led numerous retreats, including for St. Michael's, and is enthusiastic about cultivating and living the spiritual life.
Contact:
Carolyn by email, here
Contact:
Carolyn by email, here
Parish Deacons
Two retired deacons also assist at the parish:
Jan Bales and Judith Jenkins.
Jan Bales and Judith Jenkins.
