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The Rev. Sam Sheridan

Assistant Rector

Father Sam comes to us from Waynesboro Virginia, which he describes as the part of Virginia that is more Appalachia than the South. He graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts from Sewanee: the University of the South, and more recently with an M.Div from Virginia Theological Seminary. In the decade between those two schools he had many jobs, often simultaneously. He served as Floor Manager at Bronzecraft Foundry for Sculpture, and Children and Youth Minister at St John's Episcopal in Waynesboro; Assistant General Manager at Pasture and Pasture Q, and Director of Private Events at Keswick Hall and Golf Club in Charlottesville, Virginia among several other positions. Before seminary he would have told you that he was a sculptor, writer, painter, and foundryman who had other jobs to support all his arts habits. Now he has added preacher and pastor to the list.

He has studied Hebrew and the Old Testament with the intention of cultivating himself as a biblical preacher. In seminary he served at St. Margaret’s in Woodbridge and Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill and in each place was able to preach almost every other week for two years.  He has also worked on a grant with the Episcopal Evangelism Society to interview Episcopal chaplains about what chaplaincy skills can be used in congregational evangelism. That started as an independent study under the Rev. Stacy Williams-Duncan, Rector of Littlefork Episcopal Church in Rixeyville Virginia, as both are interested in what chaplains can teach the wider church. Sam believes these two callings and interests are the same; preaching and evangelism. Publicly or privately proclaiming the Good News in Christ isn’t a charism that some people have access too while others don’t. Preaching or evangelizing (or pastoral care for that matter) are skills we can learn, develop, and improve upon. And Sam would very much like to keep improving here at Immanuel.

Fr. Sam is recently married to Rev. Mary Margaret Winn, Assistant Rector at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Sterling Virginia. She is from all over the south, having been born and raised in Atlanta, also earning her BA in English from Sewanee in Tennessee, serving as Youth Minister at Grace St. Luke's in Memphis, and recently earning her M.Div at Virginia Seminary. Mary Margaret and Sam live in Sterling with their weirdly matching pets; Ajax, a black and white Australian Cattle Dog, who came with Sam, and Raiford, a black and white cat who begrudgingly tolerates Mary Margaret.

After three months of married life... Ajax and Raiford have come to a tenuous peace, but a peace nonetheless. All sides are cautiously optimistic. 
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Episcopal/Anglican


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Alexandria, Virginia 22304
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  • Home
  • ABOUT US
    • Accessibility and Assistance
    • Contact Us
    • Clergy & Staff >
      • The Rev. J. Randolph Alexander, Jr.
      • The Rev. Susan Parsons
      • The Rev. Sam Sheridan
      • Dr. Jane Tavernier, D.M.A.
    • Vestry, Administration, and Annual Report >
      • 2022 Parish Meeting
      • Previous Vestries
      • Annual Report
    • Parish Directory 2022
    • Virginia Theological Seminary
    • Valley Drive Cooperative Preschool
    • Scouts BSA Troop 131
    • Annual Pumpkin Sale >
      • Pumpkin Patch Volunteers
    • History >
      • 75th Anniversary
      • Coronavirus Response >
        • Community Reflections on the Pandemic
    • Memorial Garden
  • WORSHIP
    • Holy Week and Easter 2022 >
      • What is Holy Week?
    • Lent at Immanuel 2022
    • Worship Schedule
    • Lectionary
    • Sermons
    • Worship service bulletins >
      • Service Bulletin Archive
    • Music at Immanuel
    • Worship Ministries
    • Blessing of the Animals
  • GIVE
    • 2022 Every Member Pledge
    • 2022 Online Pledge Card
    • 2022 Downloadable Pledge Card
    • Testimonials
    • Ways to Give
    • Online Giving >
      • Legacy Online Giving
    • Easter Flower and Music Dedications
    • Practical Matters & Faithful Giving
    • Tax Questions
    • Planned Giving
    • Trust Funds
    • Amazon Associates
    • Tithe.ly
  • SERVE
    • Outreach
    • Pastoral Care
    • Creation Care Ministry >
      • Celebrating Trees
      • Immanuel's Solar Project >
        • Blessing of the Solar Panels
    • Senior Adult Ministry and Fellowship
    • Social Justice Ministry
  • LEARN
    • Children, Youth, and Families >
      • PYM & Shrine Mont Camps
    • Adult Education >
      • Breakfast Bible Study Brochure
      • 2022 Lenten Retreat
      • Forum Hour Videos
    • Benedictine Community
    • Lay Committee for Seminarians
    • Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
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  • Almond Tree Quarterly & In Brief
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