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Bp. Stephen Scarlett was born in Walnut Creek, California and was raised in the East Bay area of northern California. Bp. Scarlett and his wife Nancy have three sons, Alexander, Eric and Michael. They are residents of Irvine, having lived in Woodbridge since 1987. Bp. Scarlett attended the University of Oregon, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Real Estate. He pursued theological studies a St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College in Berkeley and Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, where he received an M.A. in theology. He began his ministry as a lay reader by founding St. Mark’s Church in Kentfield, CA. in 1983. He was ordained as a Deacon in February of 1986 and moved to Birmingham, Alabama. He spent his brief time there, traveling around the south, visiting and serving Anglican churches in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Florida. He was called to St. Matthew’s in October of 1986. He was ordained as a priest at St.Matthew’s in December of 1986 and has served as rector of St. Matthew’s since that time. In October of 2013, he was consecrated as the Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Holy Trinity.

Fr. Hayden was born in Amarillo, but migrated early in life via Albuquerque to settle in Southern California. He currently lives with his wife and two children in Irvine. Fr. Hayden completed his undergraduate education at Biola University and the Torrey Honors College. He then earned graduate degrees in Literature and in Theology.

Fr. Hayden was formed under the mentorship of Bp. Stephen Scarlett and the late Fr. David Brounstein. He was made a Deacon in 2014, and then ordained as a Priest in 2016. He serves as the Associate Rector of St. Matthew’s Church, specializing in parish education, spiritual direction, and staff development. Fr. Hayden also serves the Diocese of the Holy Trinity as the Chairman of the Commission on Ministry and as a member of the Standing Committee. He is a member of the Diocesan Order of the Holy Trinity, and works alongside the Bishop as an instructor in the Pastoral Ministry Training program.

Dcn. John grew up in Cerritos, CA and currently resides in Huntington Beach with his wife, Rachael and their daughter, Rosamund. John earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Individualized Studies in English & Film & Television, graduated from the Professional Program in Screenwriting at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, earned a Master of Arts (MA) in Philosophy from the University of Buckingham, and an MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.

John was ordained as a Deacon at St. Matthew’s Church July 2020 and then a Priest in January 2023. He leads our monthly Men’s Gathering, our Acolytes Ministry, as well as visiting the homebound as part of our Visitation Ministry.

Dcn. Andrew spent his formative childhood years in Southern Orange County. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Pepperdine University, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Master of Theological Studies from Vanguard University of Southern California. Dcn. Andrew lives in Orange County with his wife Britt and sons Samuel, Luke, and Jude.

Lisa has been a member of St. Matthew’s Church since 1986. Her parents, still in attendance at St. Matthew’s Church, were part of the original membership. During the last thirty years she has served the Parish in many capacities leading Children’s, Women’s, Youth, and Missions Ministries.

Currently she serves as a licensed lay minister providing Spiritual Direction to the St. Matthew’s community. Having journeyed herself through many crises, Lisa is well equipped to accompany others through difficult, transitional, or confusing times. You can learn more about her Spiritual Direction at her blog: www.dailypax.com.

Lisa is an Oblate of St. Andrew’s Abbey in Valyermo, California. She is a featured retreat leader and contributor to the various ministries of the Abbey. Often introducing people to the richness of this special “thin” place.

After raising a family of 5 children, Lisa returned to complete her education. Receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Religion with an emphasis in Ministry Development and Leadership from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa. She began her post-grad work at Talbot’s School of Theology, with a goal of completing their Master’s degree in Spiritual Direction, but this educational tract ended when her husband of 34 years died.

Semi-retired, she fills her days with Pastoral meetings, tending her fledgling garden, and enjoying one of her 8 grandchildren. She is known as Amma Lisa, that’s Gramma without the Grrrr.

If you’re curious about Spiritual Direction, reach out to Lisa and start the journey.

Rachael Crews was born and raised in Riverside, California as an only child with her mother and father. She currently lives in Huntington Beach with her husband, Deacon John Crews and children, Rosamund and Joseph. Rachael studied as an undergraduate at Biola University and the Torrey Honors Institute where she received both her Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education, and her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. She then continued her education in graduate school, earning a Masters degree in Teaching and Curriculum Instruction through Biola University. She is currently pursuing her next degree, a Masters in Theological Studies, at Regent University.

Rachael joined our community at St. Matthew’s in 2014 and currently serves as the Director of Parish Logistics, as well as the the Children’s Ministry Director for our parish. 

A native of Orange County, Jillian continues to live locally with her husband and three children. Jillian graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies. Her initial encounter with our community began when she attended a Work Camp with our youth group in 2008; the beauty of the Anglican liturgy won her over and she was confirmed in May of 2010. After graduating, Jillian became the Parish Administrator of St. Matthew’s in June 2011. With over 10 years of church administration under her belt, Jillian is now the Business Administrator of St. Matthew's, the Administrator of our Fullerton Mission, St. Thomas, as well as the Secretary of the Diocese of the Holy Trinity.

Marie grew up Catholic in Orange County, California and brings extensive experience, as an administrator and teacher, in private school settings, pastoral leadership and non-profit school management to her role as the Director of St. Matthew's Montessori School. Marie received a B.A. in Economics from California State University, Long Beach and is pursuing additional graduate studies at St. Catherine's University. She holds a Catholic Diocesan Catechist Certification, Early Childhood Authorizations from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, an Associates in Early Childhood Education and a Montessori Credential from the University of California at Irvine.

In addition to her administrator responsibilities, Marie founded St. Matthew's Children's School Library and, St. Matthew's Montessori School's Children's Music Conservatory Program. Marie enjoys spending time with her family and volunteers countless hours of service to St. Matthew's Church and serving Christ's Children through Philanthropic Charities in Orange County. Marie is a recipient of the National Charity League Philanthropic Award.

Susana earned both her BS in Nursing as well as her MS in Nursing at Georgetown University. For the past three years, she has participated in the monthly Parish Nurse program with Hoag Department of Community Medicine. Her previous and work as a bedside nurse in intensive care, cardiac surgery and as a nurse practitioner at community clinics and in private practice have been good experiences towards her work as a Parish nurse. She has been a Registered Nurse for twenty years and a Nurse Practitioner for twelve years. She is a trained Community Emergency Response Team volunteer within Newport Beach and a County Mutual Aid Provider to volunteer with the City of Newport Beach Community Disaster Response during natural or other county-wide disasters. She has been a community volunteer in many other organizations, including Junior League, Girl Scouts, Saddleback Mothers of Multiples and the MOMS club. Newport Beach has long been home to Susana along with her husband of seventeen years and their eight-year-old fraternal twin girls. Her parents, Joan and Bill Torres, are also members of St. Matthew’s.

J. David Simmons, Organist-Choirmaster at St. Matthew’s Anglican Catholic Church, Newport Beach, California since 2003, is a graduate of the University of Southern California (M.M.) and the University of Kansas (B.M.). On full scholarship at USC, he was honored with the Grancell and Liberace Foundation awards. He was also awarded the Stewart Grant for graduate music study by the Musical Research Society. At the University of Kansas the faculty granted him the Preyer Award for the outstanding graduating music major. He became a church organist at the age of twelve and has continuously served churches of various denominations as organist or organist-choirmaster since then. He has collaborated with Sir David Willcocks as organist at Choral Evensong, and with conductor Robert Shaw as piano accompanist. Also a composer, he has written over 200 liturgical choral pieces especially for the St. Matthew’s Parish Choir. He has performed organ recitals, including several pipe organ dedication concerts, in California and the Midwest, and has performed piano recitals and concerts with orchestra all over the world, including the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Bratislava Chamber Orchestra in Austria.

Kate Gremillion was born in Monterey, CA and lived the first years of her life in Seoul, South Korea. At the age of three, her family moved to Texas. She attended Trinity University on Pre-Med and Music Scholarship but transferred to Murray State in Kentucky to continue studies with her friend and mentor, Dr Bruce Chamberlain. Upon graduation with a BM in Music, BA in German, and minors in conducting and piano, she enrolled in the Master of Music program at the prestigious School of Music at Indiana University under renowned teacher Virginia Zeani. Following the MM in Indiana, Kate moved to Cincinnati to begin further postgraduate studies with Barbara Honn of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. After meeting and marrying fellow musician Randall Gremillion, Kate moved to Manhattan and then San Francisco working as a professional musician in Opera and Musical Theatre. While in San Francisco she earned her Montessori International teaching credential under Ursula Thrush and began to pursue specialization in teaching music to children ages 3-18. She is also a certified Musikgarten Instructor. Kate formed the St Matthew's Choir School in 2014 in an effort to bring beauty and meaning to the lives of children and young adults. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree from HBU focusing on The Apologetics of Beauty. She is a cantor and section leader at St Matthew's, a professional singer with the Pacific Chorale, Director of the Children's Music Conservatory at St Matthew's Montessori School, devoted wife of Randall Gremillion, and mother of four homeschooled children: Alexandra, Isabelle, Ezekiel and Obadiah.

Fr. Kevin is a SoCal native, currently residing in Fullerton with his wife Melissa and their three beautiful children, Jameson, Bailey, and Jessie. He holds a Master’s Degree in Biblical Studies from Biola University and has a passion for the study and discussion of Theology. 

Fr. Kevin became a priest in 2016 and worked to plant an Anglican church in the Pacific Northwest prior to joining the staff at St. Matthew's Church in 2018 as an Assisting Priest. He spends his time cultivating the growth of our church plant in North County, St. Thomas, as well as providing support for the Pastoral Team at St. Matthew’s in Newport.

Deacon Bob was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. At seven years old his father was transferred to California. He lived in San Bernardino for a year and then moved to West Covina, where he lived through his first two years of college. While attending Azusa Pacific University, he met his wife Nina. They have lived in the Glendora area for 42 years. Dn. Bob graduated from APU with Bachelor’s degrees in Religion and Psychology. Afterward, he attended Point Loma University’s Pasadena extension and completed work for a California Teaching Credential. He then studied CSU Fullerton where he pursued additional graduate study in Special Education. Dn. Bob then went to work in the insurance industry before returning again to school, completing a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Phillips Graduate Institute, as well as the required hours and testing to become a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT). Lastly, he completed a Doctor of Psychology degree at Ryokan College.

Throughout his life, Deacon Bob has been active in the Church, teaching Sunday School, leading small groups, and occasionally preaching. In 2012, he began the vocational discernment process at St. Matthew’s Church, and in June of 2016 he was ordained as a Deacon. Currently, he is active in the North Orange County Mission Community, Pastoral Ministry Classes, and heads up St. Matthew’s Hospitality Ministries.