Meet Our Clergy
Office Hours
If you’d like to meet with Everett+, office hours are available Tuesdays- Fridays. To make an appointment, please call our church office during office hours or leave a message after hours at 503-645-0744.
About Rev. Everett
St. Gabriel’s rector Rev. Everett W. Charters IV grew up in Maine and was raised in the Roman Catholic Church. He attended New York University where he graduated with a BA in History. He spent many years working for The Asia Foundation in San Francisco, CA before moving briefly to Oregon before heading to Hawai’i. He eventually returned to Oregon and now lives in Forest Grove.
Everett+ (as he prefers to be known as) was confirmed in the Episcopal Church at St. Gabriel on December 13, 2015, and so it is full circle that he is serving in his first position in ordained ministry with us. He completed his MDiv. program at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and was ordained to the transitional diaconate in June 2020. In December 2020 Everett+ was ordained to the priesthood and on Pentecost Sunday, June 5, 2022, Everett+ was installed as the permanent priest-in-charge at St. Gabriel. In June 2024 Everett+ was voted in by the vestry as our rector and to our joy he continues to serve St. Gabriel in that capacity.
About Deacon Tom
Tom has been our deacon off-and-on at St. Gabriel for many years. He and his wife Kathy first attended St. Gabriel in 1986. Tom was ordained as a deacon 2004 by Bishop Itty, and ever since his path has been one filled with stops and starts. In 1998 Fr. Craig McColl recognized in Tom a calling to servitude and after they first met to discuss the call he gave Tom a stack of books to read. Their journey together was interrupted when Craig+ accepted a call to a parish in Texas. The next couple of years his journey was halted because St. Gabriel was without a permanent vicar. After Fr. Brownmiller was called, Tom felt they needed to get to know each other because Tom didn’t feel it fair to him to continue his journey until they did. After he endorsed Tom’s continued path he became a postulant to the diaconate in 1998 and was ordained in 2004.
As Tom discerned his calling to service outside the church he was asked to deliver a check on behalf of the Commission on Prison Ministry to Project Pooch (Pooch.org) Project Pooch operates a dog kennel inside the fence at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon. Tom felt he had found his home. Pooch finds unadoptable shelter dogs and matches them with one of the youths who can be part of the program, and they train the dog to pass its good citizens training. They also learn to groom, wash, look for signs of illness or injury and, most importantly, become a friend to the dog. When the dog passes the good citizens training test they are eligible to be readopted back into the community. It is a powerful transformation for both the youth and dog. Tom was with Pooch for nearly 15 years. Since Tom has returned to St. Gabriel as deacon, he has been focused on home visitation and hospital visits. His goal is to start Morning Prayer at one of our nearby (to the church) Assisted Living groups.
Meet Our Staff
Office Hours
Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
If you need to consult with our
office administrator Ann Horton,
please call 503-645-0744 or email our office
to make an appointment.
Tuesdays- Fridays from 12:00- 1:00 pm are available for drop-in, unscheduled requests.
Hours may change due to special circumstances.
About Ann
Ann manages our church office as well as many other essential aspects of keeping St. Gabriel running smoothly. If you call or email us, Ann will probably be the one to help you. If you would like to come to the church office in-person during office hours you are welcome. If church members need to meet with Ann, we would appreciate it if you could please make an appointment if possible except for the drop-in times of 12:00 – 1:00 pm, but the public is welcome to come in for inquiries any time the office is open.
Meet Our Lay Ministers
About Robin
Robin Mullins is our senior warden, one of two elected lay leaders of our parish (the other being the junior warden), chosen by the vestry and serving alongside the rector. She is the primary elected lay leader and acts as a principal liaison between the parish and the rector.
Robin was baptized into the Episcopal Church in 1995 in Los Angeles, CA, and with her partner Erin and their three sons, moved to Portland in 2011. They attended several churches in the area regularly over the years, but had not found a place where they truly felt at home until they walked into the warm welcome at St. Gabriel in September 2024. Robin’s first thoughts were “How nice these people are!” and “Here is a place where people take their faith seriously.” Liam (18), Samuel (14) and Julian (14) were baptized at St. Gabriel by Bishop Akiyama in November 2024, and in August 2025, Robin joined the vestry to complete a departing member’s remaining 5 month term. Robin is grateful and delighted to continue serving on the vestry and walking together with you as we work to answer God’s call for our church.
About Ginger
Ginger Hess is our junior warden, the other elected lay leader of our parish (the other being the senior warden), chosen by the vestry and serving alongside the rector. Our jr. warden is essentially the “warden to the people”, ensuring the physical and communal infrastructure of the parish is well-maintained, fostering a positive community atmosphere, and supporting the vestry’s leadership.
Ginger was raised as a Lutheran and even went to Pacific Lutheran University. When she married she and her husband wanted to go to the Episcopal Church. They went and they liked it, and Ginger has been an Episcopalian ever since. As soon as Ginger finally landed at St. Gabriel, she quickly got involved in things. Currently she is serving as jr. warden for the second time. Ginger says, “I’m not an organizer or a planner but if somebody tells me to get something done, I can do it. That’s why this job fits me so well.”
About Sean
Sean Fitzgerald is St. Gabriel’s sexton, working with the junior warden to ensure the physical infrastructure of the parish is well-maintained, including seeing to the maintenance of the church including the building, equipment, furnishings and grounds.
Sean and his wife Vicki have been attending St. Gabriel since 2014. Sean has been on the vestry and recently joined the technology ministry team to run the online Zoom camera at the 8:00 am service. He finds joy helping out around the church.
Meet Our Family Ministry Team
About Page
Page has many years of experience teaching and writing curriculum in the Bethany community. As our family minister she administers our church school with the assistance of Whitney Joshi, writes children’s and youth curriculum, oversees our sr. youth ministry, and provides outreach to post-high school emerging adults. She manages children’s and youth outreach and service opportunities, special events, and pastoral care. Page is the editor of our weekly emailed church newsletter “The Messenger” and manages our public communication.
In her off time, Page enjoys making art, going vintage treasure hunting, listening to British Invasion rock, and seeing movies in the theater. At church, teaching children and creating learning experiences for them fills her up and brings her joy!
About Whitney
Whitney is the Godly Play Coordinator for St. Gabriel’s church school. She has been a member of St. Gabriel since its doors opened in 1997 (and even before that). Godly Play is a hands-on, Montessori inspired method of Christian spiritual guidance and religious education for children. It teaches the children the language of faith through storytelling, wonder and play based learning. This is what Whitney loves most about teaching.
Whitney is an avid swimmer and has taught swimming lessons for many years. Teaching and helping children grow in faith, community and health is what makes her thrive. She has been married for almost 34 years and has 2 grown children and 3 grand-dogs. St Gabriel has been such a happy blessing in her life.
About Gillian
Gillian is our senior youth minister for 8th- 12th graders and is very impressed with the youth of St. Gabriel’s and is here to learn from them. She holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin New Writers Project, where she taught creative writing to college students. After spending some time at home with kids, she now works as a grant writer. She loves to read, write, and garden with native plants.
About Sandy
Sandy Parks is our assistant Senior Youth Group leader at St Gabriel along with Youth Minister Gillian Graham. Sandy is a busy Mom, sister and Nana, and she has been a member of St Gabriel for over two years. She loves kids of all ages – still being one herself Sandy has taught church school and also led youth groups and Girl Scout troops in San Diego, CA. Sandy is active in the Annual Giving Campaign and Outreach programs at St Gabriel, plus she’s a Lector and Greeter/Usher at 8 o’clock. She has found a happy home at St. Gabriel Episcopal Church.
Meet Our Music Team
About Jessica
Jessica is our choir director and presents special themed worship services and performances at St. Gabriel that include her talented family and friends. She is an accomplished singer, conductor, and educator who has captivated audiences in both jazz and classical music. When not at St. Gabriel, she regularly performs across the region. Jessica continues to offer the congregation incredible music either live or recorded as we have hybrid online and in-person worship.
About Stephanie
Stephanie takes delight in exploring textures and tone colors in solo and collaborative repertoire. A passionate advocate of art song, she is committed to text analysis and expressing poetic nuance in music. She is staff accompanist and teaches classical piano and piano accompaniment at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she performs with all three choral ensembles. When not playing piano, Stephanie can usually be found entangled in yarn or trapped under cats.