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into an ever deepening personal relationship with Jesus
311 E. Palace Ave,
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 982-4447
Holy Faith :
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Welcomes all people into an ever-deepening relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord.
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We believe in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Sacraments, and the Authority of Scripture.
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We honor our Anglican heritage and praise God with solemn liturgy, traditional Prayer Book worship, and music to exalt the spirit.
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We strive to live as a community with compassion for one another and the world around us.
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We worship together in peace to praise and thank God, to transcend division, and to celebrate the mystery of faith.
Meet the Holy Faith Clergy
The Reverend
Kenneth J.G. Semon, PhD, Rector
Father Semon and his wife Caroline come to The Church of the Holy Faith from Christ Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona where he was the rector for almost nine years. Fr. Semon has been rector of Episcopal parishes in Sturgis (Michigan), El Paso, St. Louis, and Paradise Valley. He served as a curate in Lake Forest, Illinois and also as an assisting priest in Vail, Colorado. Before attending seminary in Chicago he was an assistant professor of English Literature at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He and Caroline have four grown children, seven grandchildren, and two dogs.
Reverend Masud Ibn Syedullah TSSF
The Associate Rector
The Reverend Masud Ibn Syedullah TSSF
Associate Rector
The Rev. Masud Ibn Syedullah, TSSF (pronounced: mah-sood ih ben sigh -ed-dew-lah) served for many years as a priest of the Diocese of New York, and as the Vicar of the Church of the Atonement, Bronx. He is a member of the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission of the Diocese of New York, and is Chair of its Episcopal-Muslim Relations Committee. Father Syedullah has served the Diocese of New York as President of the Standing Committee, Dean of the Northeast Bronx, member of the Liturgical Commission, and as a Field-Site Supervisor for seminarians.
His ministry has included being Associate for Worship and Education Ministries at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City; Associate for Adult Education and Liturgy at Christ Church, Cincinnati; Vicar of St. Aidan’s Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Chaplain and Head of Religion and Psychology at Holland Hall School, Tulsa.
For nearly thirty years, Father Syedullah has been a professed member of the Third Order, Society of Saint Francis (TSSF), a religious community within the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion. Franciscan spirituality, which focuses on responding to human need and values human dignity, has greatly informed Father Syedullah’s spirituality, and ministry of social justice, peace-making and reconciliation. He has served the Third Order as its Provincial Chaplain, overseeing its spiritual formation programs; and Minister Provincial, its chief executive officer; and currently serves as one of its ecumenical officers, and Convener of the New York City Fellowship.
Throughout his ministry, Father Syedullah has used his gifts as musician, educator, and spiritual director to create and lead retreats, conferences, and workshops, nationally and internationally. He is the Director of Roots & Branches: Programs for Spiritual Growth which provides a variety of programs for spiritual formation to parishes, dioceses, religious communities, and other institutions of the Church. He also works closely with the Brothers of the Ecumenical Community of Taizé in France, leading conferences and workshops in the music, worship, and scripture study style of that community.
Creating, encouraging, and supporting environments that provide people with an assurance of the Presence and love of God is a common theme throughout all of his work.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri into a family with a Christian mother and a Muslim father, Father Syedullah developed a keen awareness of and sensitivity for interfaith concerns. Much of his ministry involves bridge-building among people of different faith traditions and helping Christians to understand their call to be in positive relationship with people of other faith traditions while being secure in their own.
God willing, he and his wife, Janice, will celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary this July. They have two adult daughters, Jasmine and Amina; and an “adopted” son, Michel.
THE VERY REVEREND
PEGGY PATTERSON, Assisting Priest for Family Life
The Very Reverend Peggy Patterson, D. Min., former Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint John in Wilmington, DE., has accepted a call to join the clergy team at the Church of the Holy Faith with special responsibilities for Family Life Ministry for all ages, including Seniors, Bereaved, and Singles.
In 2005, after ten years as Dean, Dean Peggy retired in Santa Fe. She has spent three and a half years as a Hospice Chaplain and Assisting Priest at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church.
Dean Peggy grew up in Georgia and South Carolina, graduating from Sweet Briar College (Phi Beta Kappa). She earned three seminary degrees from Perkins School of Theology at SMU in Dallas, Texas: A Master of Religious Education, Master of Divinity (Magna Cum Laude, Valedictorian), and a Doctor of Ministry (Thesis: Intergenerational Women’s Spirituality). She also earned a two year Certificate in Spiritual Direction from SMU and has made three Pilgrimages to TAIZE in Burgundy, France. In 1995, when she was elected as Dean, she was only the second woman to be elected as Dean of a Cathedral in North America.
Dean Peggy collaborates with Janet McCroskey, Children and Youth Coordinator, to enhance our ministry with children, youth, and parents. This includes recruiting and supporting adults who want to share their faith and spiritual lives with our children and youth. We will also explore new ministries with teens and young adults, courses on Spirituality in the Home, Baptism preparation for Parents and Godparents, and Listening Groups on Teen Parenting. She also hopes to begin a Women’s Spirituality Group.
In addition, Dean Peggy will be a resource and pastoral presence for those who are bereaved, widows and widowers who want to share their lives with new friends, and Singles Groups for various age groups.
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The Reverend James Donald Gordon,
Assisting Priest
Jim Gordon and Andrea Shapiro were married at Holy Faith in 2005, about the time Jim discerned a call to pursue Holy Orders. He was ordained to the transitional diaconate in September 2010 and, following God's will, Jim was ordained a priest by Bishop Michael L. Vono at Holy Faith on December 14, 2011. (Click here for Photos) He currently serves the church while continuing his longtime work as a journalist.
