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MEET THE STAFF AT ST. ANDREW'S
(To send an email to a staff member click on the linked names below.)

Margaret Lacy - Director of Music Ministries, Organist, Choirmaster
(806) 376-6316 Ext. 107

Margaret is the artistic director of FASO (Friends Of Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1024), a non profit Fine Arts organization that sponsors the FASO Concert Series hosted at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. She is Organist and Choir Director of St. Andrew's Episcopal church in Amarillo Texas. Margaret earned her B. M. Degree in 1972 at Westminster Choir College, followed by eight years of post-graduate study with Dr. Robert Elmore. She was a recipient of the Alexander McCurdy National Award. Prior to her appointment at St. Andrew's Church, Ms. Lacy was organist for large congregations in Philadelphia and Ft. Worth.

Ms. Lacy is Chairman of Region VII for the Anglican Association Musicians (AAM), and has served 3 terms as District Convener for Region VII of the American Guild of Organists. Margaret is a member of the American Choral Directors and a past member of Royal School of Church Music. She has also served as Dean of the Amarillo chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Ms. Lacy hosted the 2008 mid-winter conference for Region VII of AAM.

Ms. Lacy negotiated the acquisition of the historic Aeolian-Skinner Organ from the University of Texas in Austin. She collaborated with architects, organ builders and an acoustician to achieve an excellent acoustical space for this world class organ. Margaret founded "Friends of Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1024" (FASO) in 2005, and continues to serve as Director of FASO.

In 2005 Margaret began an Evensong Series at St. Andrew's that draws people from all over the Texas Panhandle Area, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. She directs the St. Andrew's Choir and St. Andrew's Ringers (a hand bell choir).

If you have an interest in being a part of the music ministries at St. Andrew's please contact Margaret at the above extension.

Kathy Roach- Parish Administrator
(806) 376-6316 Ext. 100

 

 

MJ Coats - Publications
(806) 376-6316 Ext. 108

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara Whitton - Pastoral Associate
(806) 376-6316 Ext. 105

Barbara Whitton joined St. Andrew's staff in 2004 and, as the church's Pastoral Associate, her responsibilities cover a wide range of ministries. She coordinates many of the outreach efforts at St. Andrew's including English as a Second Language (which she also teaches), Ronald McDonald House, and Meals on Wheels. She is a founding board member for Friends of Aeolian Skinner Opus 1024. She organizes the yearly Lenten Series and developed an Environmental Stewardship Study Group at the church. She has been a member of St. Andrew's Chancel Choir for ten years.

Prior to moving to Amarillo, Barbara lived in New York City where she worked as a theatrical talent agent and co-owned a bi-coastal agency. Early in her career she was the assistant casting director on the daytime television soap opera, Guiding Light. During her years in New York she became acquainted with the Episcopal church at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Services and community events like the annual Blessing of the Beasts and the Winter Solstice concerts, along with the rich arts and musical tradition of the church fostered a profound spiritual experience that led to her becoming a member of the Episcopal community.

Marcy McKay - Director For Christian Formation

(806) 376-6316 Ext. 103

Sheri Langford- Financial Manager
(806) 376-6316 Ext. 104

Sheri Langford joined the staff in 2004 as our Financial Manager.  Prior to coming to St. Andrew’s she was the treasurer at Monterey Baptist Church in Lubbock for 25 years.  Sheri lives in Amarillo and has 3 children and 3 grandchildren.  Widowed in 1995, she enjoys attending her grandchildren’s activities and working in her yard.

Marlone Givens - Sexton
(806) 376-6316 Ext. 106

Dean Kennedy - Sexton's Assistant
(806) 376-6316