As a queer Latino priest, Isaac’s deepest passion is to ensure that each person, no matter their identity or background, knows they are loved by their Creator and that there is a place for them in Christ’s body. He prays, works, and serves to make the Episcopal Church one that “looks and acts like Jesus” in the words of former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.

He serves as Priest in Charge at Trinity Parish in Melrose, a redeveloping suburban congregation. Isaac was appointed Convener of the then Executive Committee by Bishop Alan Gates in December 2023 after serving as a member since March 2021.

An alumnus of Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School, Isaac was  ordained to the priesthood in January 2020. He has also served parishes in
Brookline and Newton, MA.

Isaac lives in Medford with his husband, Ben, and their numerous plant-children.

The Reverend Elise Feyerherm is a priest and teacher whose vocation is deeply rooted in both of those identities. She has been teaching in some capacity since 1987, first as a high school religion teacher in Providence, RI after receiving her M.Div. from Yale Divinity School. After receiving her Ph. D. in Theological Studies from Boston College in 2001 she has taught at a number of colleges, universities, and seminaries in the Midwest and on the East Coast, including seven years at Bexley Hall Seminary (now Bexley Seabury), and several years as adjunct instructor at Episcopal Divinity School until the closure of its Cambridge, MA campus in 2018.

She was ordained a priest in 2010 in the Diocese of Southern Ohio, and has served parishes in Ohio, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, most recently as associate rector at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brookline, MA.

Currently she serves as Coordinator of the Anglican/Episcopal Community of Learning and Adjunct Instructor in Anglican Studies at the Boston University School of Theology, and is also on the faculty of The Stevenson School for Ministry out of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, which provides online formation for persons preparing for lay and ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. From the beginning she has understood her call to be one that unites scholarship, teaching, and ministry for the purpose of grounding the Church more deeply in its love for Christ, for each other, and for the world.

Michael Scanlon maintains a private practice as an architectural designer and consults on
preservation and re-use of historic buildings. His design for the facade of 100 Salem Street in the North End won the 2004 National Design Award from the Cast Stone Institute of America. In 2017 He was awarded a Boston Preservation Achievement award by Boston Preservation Alliance. He has served on the board of the New England Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, and has taught at Wentworth Institute. He serves as Building Commission Chair for Emmanuel Church in The City Boston. Currently he serves on the Executive Committees of Allston Abbey and St. John St. James in Roxbury. Other boards include Mudflat Studios in Somerville, Renaissance Men Choir, and previously, Ashmont Hill Chamber Music and convergence Ensemble.

Tom Marsan-Ryan lived in the rectory of St. Luke's and St. Margaret's for three years with Life Together fellows, while working as the Guesthouse Manager for the Society of St. John the Evangelist.  He was a council member and Treasurer for The Crossing where he also served on Cathedral Finance Committee, and attends St. James in Porter Square. An avid birdwatcher and photographer, Tom lives in Concord with his wife Tammy and their two small kids.  

Rev. Silas Kotnour is the Family Minister at All Saints Parish in Brookline, MA. Silas is a graduate of Kenyon College and Union Theological Seminary in New York and was ordained out of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts. They are trained in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and draw from Montessori-based pedagogy to facilitate life-long Christian formation for all ages. They are also trained in geriatric and elder care chaplaincy. Silas lives in Allston-Brighton with their partner Noa who is a rabbinical student at Hebrew College. Silas can be found biking around Boston, cooking, and rowing on the Charles River. 

Ordained to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate in June 2012, Ema has served Latino Communities in this country and abroad with faith, hope, and love, in roles as mentor, companion and facilitator of trainings, spiritual retreats, and support to clergy establishing new Latino Ministries. Her delight and praise to God is to witness the work of guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and experiencing the profound, joyful, and transforming moments of response of Latino laity when they feel affirmed in their gifts and talents, validated in their wisdom and wholeness, and enthusiastically invited to work for others as a community of faith and in Christ’s name.

Isaac is the Executive Director of Creche, a network of intergenerational, faith-rooted intentional communities living in service to their neighborhoods and in relationship with nearby congregations. One of Creche's communities, the Emmanuel House, is a core ministry of The Allston Abbey and is responsible for the incredible community garden that welcomes visitors to our space.

Isaac is a passionate believer in intentional community, having lived in one for nearly a decade and a half and founded four others. He is also a musician and dancer and is thrilled that The Abbey has not only become a home to Boston's Lindy Hop community, but also frequently hosts tango, fusion, and other social dances. 

When he's not leading a nonprofit, dancing, or obsessing over The Abbey's finances, Isaac likes to play nerdy roleplaying games and compete in the sport of Olympic-style weightlifting.

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Pia is a postulant for the diaconate in the Diocese of Massachusetts, entering into her second year of formation. Raised doing community service and with a keen awareness of others, the life of a deacon seemed a natural path to explore when her expected life took an unexpected turn. She has served teaching young children, mentoring youth, teaching Confirmation and accompanying youth on mission trips abroad. As her sponsoring church's Outreach chair, she has been involved in supporting both secular and parochial organizations mainly within Boston. This past year, she managed the diaper ministry at Salem’s bilingual St Peter’s / San Pedro Episcopal church, where she also attended and served at both services.  Pia is trained in Ignatian Spiritual Direction (SSJ) and is a certified Dreamworker, trained at the Haden Institute in Asheville, NC in a Jungian and Christian methodology.

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A great believer that dreams are “unopened letters from God”, she believes God has given us all we need to do the work of bringing in God's kingdom. Dreams are often offering us the messages we need to be all God desires us to be. She enjoys doing both individual and group dream work.  

Recently Pia moved with her daughters and cats from the suburbs of Newton to the neighborhood of Charlestown. She enjoys reading, knitting, live music, sailing, hiking and skiing. Living in Charlestown means she is close to Boston Harbor, her little sailboat and walking to cultural events in the city.