A native of Houston, Fr. Pogue holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston, a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Houston Graduate School of Theology. His emphasis in ministry has been in the areas of stewardship, Christian formation, and evangelism. He has been a leader in the Church’s response to social concerns, including outreach to refugees, the homeless, the unemployed, the mentally ill and handicapped, and persons with HIV/AIDS. Ron is a member of the Board of St. Vincent’s Episcopal House in Galveston, a social service mission of the Diocese of Texas. He has served as Dean of his convocation, a member of the Executive Board, chair of the Diocesan AIDS Commission, Diocesan Ecumenical Officer, and served two terms on the board of the Texas Conference of Churches. He is also a credentialed mediator and has been trained as a transitional minister by the Interim Ministry Network.

Fr. Pogue became tenth rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas in September of 1999 and concluded his ministry there on April 30, 2009 in order to pursue service to the wider Church, intentional transitional ministry, and consulting. He moved to Galveston after three years at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston where he was Canon Missioner. Fr. Pogue was a United Methodist Pastor for twenty-five years before his ordination in the Episcopal Church in 1997.

In Galveston, Fr. Pogue has been the spiritual leader of a diverse parish, responsible for leading the staff, presiding over the vestry and school board, and upholding the vision of the parish to offer loving hands to God, to one another, and to the world at our doorstep. At the same time, he provided leadership for a dual capital campaign that raised over two million dollars for the restoration of the church and improvements to the school.

Fr. Pogue and his wife, Gay, have been married for forty years. Gay teaches ninth grade English and is an artist. As soon as their Galveston home is sold, she will join Ron in Kansas. They are the parents of two grown sons.

The Pogues were in Lawrence the weekend of June 26-28 to interview with the Bishop and Vestry, meet the staff, and worship on Sunday morning at Trinity. “We loved the people, were uplifted by the worship, and are looking forward to living in this vibrant community. Fr. Jonathan Jensen has had a fruitful ministry here and I am honored to have the opportunity to come after him to shepherd this wonderful parish through the next year of transition as they prepare to call their next Rector,” Pogue said.

Fr. Granger is a non-stipendiary Priest Associate, assisting with occasional preaching and presiding at Sunday services. He served the last two years as Rector of Church of the Redeemer, Oklahoma City, OK. He is a certified Interim Minister and served as Episcopal Chaplain, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, and All Saints' Episcopal Church, St. Louis, in that capacity.

Fr. Dan Northway is a new addition to Trinity as Priest Associate, a non-stipendiary position. Dan will assist with preaching, presiding, teaching and pastoral care. Dan was ordained in 1988 and served since that time as Vicar of both St. Mark’s in Blue Rapids and St. Paul’s in Marysville, KS. Dan holds a M.D. from the University of Miami, trained at the Menninger Clinic, and served as a psychiatrist. Please welcome Dan to Trinity.

A member of Trinity since 1972, Dick graduated from the Kansas School of Ministry in 2000 and was ordained a deacon in that year. His ministry includes pastoral care, assisting with worship, Christian Education, and proclaiming the Gospel to the world. Dick is retired from the Psychology and Research in Education department at KU.

Rita graduated from the Kansas School of Ministry in 2000 and was ordained a Deacon that year. Her ministry includes pastoral care, assisting with worship, Christian Education, and proclaiming the Gospel to the world. Rita is retired from the School of Nursing faculty at Washburn University.

Steve was ordained to the Diaconate on June 3, 2006. He is an Otolaryngologist. He is also a Scout Master and has been Senior Warden at Trinity. Steve has a special interest in the relationship of medicine and faith. He has spent summers serving as a medical missionary in Kenya. At Trinity, he will assist in the Sunday evening service and occasionally on Sunday mornings.

Marilyn Bean earned a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Wichita State University; for eight years was the executive assistant to the president/CEO of St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas; and has many years' experience as an administrative assistant, legal assistant, and legal secretary in the Wichita and Lawrence areas. For the past year, she has worked as an employment consultant for the JobLink division at Cottonwood, Inc. Marilyn and her husband, Bob have been married for 40 years, and Bob is a financial manager at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. They have two children, Dave and Jennifer, and a daughter-in-law, Cheryl. Dave is a CPA in Topeka and has his own firm, Bean Consulting. Cheryl is a finance/grants manager at Sunflower Foundation in Topeka; and Jennifer is a lab manager and research assistant in the Pharmacology and Toxicology department at KU. Marilyn and Bob have two grandchildren.

Henry is studying for a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)in Choral Conducting. He graduated from Bucknell University with a BA in Economics and Music (double major) and Westminster Choir College with a MM in Sacred Music (conducting and voice emphasis). At Trinity, he serves as Music Director and coordinates the music at our Sunday morning and evening worship Services.

Dr. Ralston holds bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees from KU and was Director of Choral Activities and Choral Music at KU for 32 years. Dr. Ralston led the Adult Choir at Trinity from 1973 to 2008.

Mark joined Trinity's staff in the summer of 2006 as organist for the Sunday evening Solemn High Mass. He holds a B.A. in Organ Performance from Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, and a M.S. in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College in Maryland. Mark has over twenty years experience as a professional organist in Roman Catholic and Episcopal parishes.

Susan is the director of the Trinity Choristers, our youth choir. She also directs the music for the Christmas pageant and Vacation Bible School. An active member of our Adult Choir, Susan teaches music at Schwegler School. She holds both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from the University of Kansas.

Patty moved to Linwood, Kanas from Knoxville, Tennessee in October of 2009. Originally from southwest Kansas, Patty and husband Wilfred moved to Tennessee in 1997 where Wilfred was employed as a Corporate Sales Manager for a large equipment company. After Wilfred's death in 2007, from cancer Patty moved back to Kansas to be closer to family.

Patty has 3 children, and 8 grandchildren. Living in Linwood, she is close to 6 of those grandchildren and is really enjoying getting to know them.

Patty is a retired Real Estate Broker and Tax Accountant. Patty was confirmed into the Episcopal Church in 1974 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Goodland, Kansas. She is past chairman of the ECW of the Diocese of Western Kansas and served many years as the Church Periodical Chairperson for that Diocese. Patty has completed 1 year of EFM, been to Cursillo and has been a member of the Altar Guild for many years. While living in Knoxville, she was a member of St. James Episcopal Church and worked as a volunteer in the church office and was a volunteer Hospice in home caregiver.

Patty is delighted to have found Trinity Church, which reminds her of St. James in that they have so many outreach programs.

The parish librarian, Ruth, came to Trinity in 1994. Under her leadership, our library ha grown toinclude over 3,000 books, CDs and videos. She is a graduate of Brown University and holds a library degree from Southern Connecticut State University.

Ann Rosenthal, Junior Warden
dr.ann.rosenthal@gmail.com

Maria Thompson, Clerk
herbie53@sunflower.com

Donna Griffin (2010)
dege.griffin@gmail.com

Garth Myers (2010)
gmyers@ku.edu

Kent Tomlinson (2010)
kenttgocats@sbcglobal.net

Dave Edington (2011)
jahawk@embarqmail.com

Mark Holmberg (2011)
mholm@ku.edu

Joan Ring (2011)
jring@ku.edu

Micah Seybold (2011)
micah@mail2atlas.com

Patricia Henshall (2012)
ph66044@gmail.com

Debbie Pitts (2012)
thepitts@sunflower.com

Dan Ward (2012)
daniel.n.ward@gmail.com