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The Rev. Patrick Miller, Interim Rector

The Rev. Patrick Miller, Interim Rector, leaning on a stone balustrade

The St. Peter’s Vestry has called the Rev. Patrick Miller as Interim Rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church beginning February 1, 2026. He served previously as Rector at St. Mark’s Houston, as Executive Chair of St. Mark’s Episcopal School, and as Canon for Christian Formation at the Diocesan Cathedral, also in Houston. Welcome to Fr. Patrick and wife, Allison.

revpjm@gmail.com

Dr. Joanne Clark, Music Director

Joanne Vollendorf Clark, our Music Director moved to Brenham from Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Clark studied at The University of Michigan with Dr. Robert Glasgow and Sacred Music at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She has worked with Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, and Episcopal faiths and taught at Wayne State University, University of Detroit Mercy, and at Marygrove College where she was Chair of the Music Department for six years. In the past, she has been Dean of the American Guild of Organists, Ann Arbor and Detroit Chapters, and State Chair of Sacred Music for the American Choral Directors. She has been heard in concerts in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Texas, Michigan, California, Austria, Czech Republic, Spain, England, and Canada.

Joanne grew up on a dairy farm in rural Wisconsin. Her hobbies include cooking, listening to music, and studying antiques. She finds Brenham to be a very friendly community and is enjoying meeting people and working at St. Peter’s.

music@stpetersbrenham.org

Reka Pennington, Parish Administrator

Reka Pennington, Parish Administrator

Reka joined us in May, 2025. Reka was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She earned degrees in Culinary Arts and Business Management before returning to college to pursue an associate degree in Accounting. Although her family has owned land in Brenham for generations, Reka and her son, Chris, moved here full-time in 2010. After a lengthy career in administration and accounting, Reka felt the need for a change. Shortly after relocating to Brenham, she opened a home-based daycare, which she successfully operated for 15 years before retiring from childcare. In her free time, Reka enjoys spending time with friends, gardening, baking, and caring for her four cats: Cheddar, Biscuit, Jaxson, and Mowgli.

reka@stpetersbrenham.org