Our Staff:
Fr. Ronald E. Shibley, Rector
Fr. Ron was born on August 26, 1942 in Fredericksburg, VA, where he attended kindergarten and public school (grades 1-12). He holds a B.S. in History from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA (1964), an M.A. in History from the University of Virginia (1966), and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Virginia (1972). He and his wife Corkie reside in Mechanicsville, VA, a ten minute drive from St. Joseph's Villa Chapel. He and Corkie have two grown children, both married with one child each, Laurie S. Throckmorton, Goochland, VA, and Christopher Shibley, Dayton, TN.
Fr. Ron is an independent financial advisor and an avid gardener. Flowers from the Shibley garden in Mechanicsville meet our Church's needs from mid-April through mid-November. He is the published author of three non-fiction books on his home town.
Fr. Ron is also the Compiler and Editor of Prayers in the Christian Tradition (3rd Edition); St. Chrysostom Hymnal; The Prayer Book Psalter: History, Text and Commentary; The Layman's Lexicon: A Handbook of Scriptural, Theological and Liturgical Terms. All four books are published by our Christian Education Publications series (see details on the PUBLICATIONS tab).
Father Ron is available every Sunday morning following Morning Office from 10:00 to 10:30 A.M. An appointment is not required for his Sunday morning office hours.
H. Click Smith, Sr., Lay Reader
H. Click Smith, Sr. is our Senior Warden and Lay Reader. Click is a retired public servant with experience in disability training, teaching and counseling. He has worked extremely hard on the restoration of the plaster capitals in the Chapel and on re-conditioning the exterior doors of the Chapel. Each Thursday afternoon you will find him waxing, polishing and cleaning pews, or sweeping the floors, or polishing the altar, or whatever else needs doing to keep the Chapel looking good.
Courtney Fleenor, Lay Reader and Postulant
Dr. Courtney Fleenor is our second Lay Reader and is in the process of enrolling in the UECNA Postulant program through Archbishop Reber's office. As a Postulant, he will begin studies toward being Ordained as a Deacon in the United Episcopal Church of North America. Dr. Fleenor is General Dental Officer, CNI Medical Services, Inc., Kenner Army Medical Center/Bull Dental Clinic Command, Ft. Lee, VA. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville, KY School of Dentistry, and of Bellarmine University, Louisville and is also the author of several publications in the field of dentistry. He and his son Carlton Alexander Sacra Fleenor reside in Henrico County, VA. Pending successful completion of his canonical examinations, Courtney is scheduled to be ordained into the Diaconate of the UECNA on Sunday, September 13th.
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