Meet the Staff
Rector, The Rev. Andrea Suess Taylor
I am Andrea (Andi) Suess Taylor, a cradle Episcopalian and intentional follower of Jesus since my teenage years at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. I was ordained a priest at All Saints', Belmont, Massachusetts in 1995, and since then have served at St. Peter’s, Beverly, Church of Our Redeemer, Lexington, and St. Boniface, Sarasota, Florida. I love children, animals (especially dogs), my husband Jonathan, our kids Jacob, Noah and his wife Chantal, Russian novels, The Lord of the Rings, Dr. Who, laughing at my own foibles, clambakes, and sailing a Beetle Cat named Sabbatical.
In my heart of hearts, I believe we are all called to bring into being the Kin-dom of God, when God's love will be all in all. I am thrilled to be a part of God’s work at St. David’s and in the Diocese of Massachusetts.
Music Director, John Read
My life started in a ranch house in Connecticut on the Greenwich/Stamford line. My parents had retired from the music business -- Dad was a saxophonist and Mom, a vocalist. Dad had reason to believe I had perfect pitch (I did) so my parents bought a player piano. I played and sang along with the piano rolls by the hour. I started piano lessons, and when we got a Hammond organ, I taught myself to play the bass pedals.
From junior high school on I accompanied soloists and played for private parties. I majored in music at Ithaca College where I played for the 10:15 Sunday Masses, and at a small, nondenominational, country church nearby. I married Kathy, herself a former Roman Catholic, and celebrated the birth of our son Connor in 1993. We explored Episcopal churches with Connor for a few years, and I became the organist at a small neighborhood Episcopal parish near Ithaca.
We moved to Yarmouth Port in 1998. I often took Connor to St. Mary’s, Barnstable and St. Christopher’s, Chatham. After nearly two years away from the organ bench I got back in the game and played at the Bourne/Cataumet United Methodist parish. Then Kathy attended the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, so I served a Reformed church, then a Presbyterian -- both in suburban Willow Grove. Kathy and I were amicably divorced and moved back to Massachusetts with Connor. I played at St. Luke’s Episcopal, Worcester, then the Congregational Church of Mansfield. At the latter I worked with Pastor Ted Newcomb to grow “Worship With a Twist” which wrapped the day’s scriptural theme around the musical talents of a special guest soloist or group. I spread this Format to several other UCC churches in Massachusetts.
During my time on the Cape I got to know First Lutheran Church, West Barnstable by leading hymn sings, accompanying silent movies, and playing their Wednesday evening Lenten services. I heard about two Lutheran pastors who did “Beer & Hymns” events, so I gladly played one at Sea Dog Brew Pub, Woburn (that location since closed), and brought the idea to the Cape. I joined the staff at First Lutheran in the Fall of 2013 and saw the parish through several transitions. I have been at St. David’s since July 2018 and am happy to be re-immersed in the richness of the Episcopal liturgy and hymnody, and yes, those grand and glorious soprano descants!
Parish Administrator
Financial Administrator, Eloise Swain Harmon
Eloise Swain Harmon (Elie) is the financial minister at St David's. She lives in Sandwich, and she is married with two boys (Andrew and Tyler ages 15 and 14). They go to school in Sandwich. Ellie grew up in Monument Beach at Briarwood because her father was an Episcopal priest and director at that conference center when it was still owned by the Episcopal Church. Her childhood church growing up was St John’s in Sandwich. She likes to play tennis, read, go to the beach, and take nature walks with her family and dog, Brontë.
Sexton, Leonard Heaney
My name is Leonard R. Heaney aka. Lenny or Len.
I grew up in beautiful Buck County, PA in the small town of Trevose with a horse and sheep farm right across the road from my home. After graduation from high school, I began a job in construction. I built homes in the area, knowing my small town was beginning to grow. I am a very lucky person to be from a very large and loving family. I have 27 first cousins. We are still all close thanks to computers, FaceBook, and texting.
I have been married to my wife Anna for 3 decades and have two beautiful children, Stephanie & Nicholas. My hobbies include wood working, gardening, and cooking. Anna and I enjoy hearth cooking which is cooking done in 1776. We have cooked at Pennsbury Manor in Bucks County, PA, Bolton Mansion, Levittown, PA and here on the Cape; Taylor Gray Farm in Yarmouth Port and the Josiah Dennis Manse in Dennis. After moving to the Cape in 2005 and buying our home in South Yarmouth, we found St. David’s Church a year later. A job opened up for a Sexton and I was lucky to be hired. So 19 years later, I am still here.