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Hannah and Jay attend Forma Conference

Hannah Hutchens, our Director of Youth Ministries, and Jay LaNunziata, our Director of Christian Formation, went to the Forma conference in Alexandria, Virginia last week. Forma is an annual conference for Christian formation professionals. Hannah and Jay are pictured below with various colleagues and friends.

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Hannah offered this reflection on her time at the conference:

Forma is a conference with the goal to unite, encourage, and inspire formation leaders in the Episcopal Church. Jay and I had the privilege to attend this conference in person this year. Personally it invigorates me and helps me stay excited about the future and all the things that can be brought to St. Paul’s. It is easy to get caught up in the same old same old of church life. Forma brings people from all over to share ideas. The workshops I attended helped me to learn about their ministry and what I can bring back home. It was also really great to make new connections to colleagues from all around. This year's theme was Called to Covenant, this was such a great underlying pulse for the conference. Everything came back to what brings you joy in your ministry. When asked what brings me joy I have to confess I didn’t say the emails or even the zoom meetings. What brings me joy is creating a safe space for youth to come together and go through life together. I cannot wait to bring this renewed energy and ideas back to St. Paul’s.

He has told you, human one, what is good and what the Lord requires from you: to do justice, embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8, CEB)

Jay shared this about their time at Forma:

This was my third Forma conference, and I am always eager to get there and see all my colleagues that are scattered throughout the Church. It’s so wonderful to connect with people that are doing similar work, to be exposed to new ideas and new resources, and to see what you can bring back home to your own context. I learned a lot from the workshops I took part in this year, including “Here I Am: Partnering with Community Organizations for Youth Ministry,” “Think Like an Artist: Creative Approaches to Formation,” and “Using Picture Books for Racial Reconciliation.” Every opportunity was facilitated by experts in the field, and I learned so much and am eager to bring this knowledge back to St. Paul’s and put it into practice. I heard from the leaders who are making some of the most important decisions in the national church, including a wonderful sermon from Julia Ayala Harris, the President of the House of Deputies. Hannah and I were conspiring together during the entire conference, and we’re eager to take the new ideas we interacted with and share them with all of you.


Tags: Parish Life Ministries / News & Events / Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) / Children / Grow

Ministry Leaders

Juniper "Jay" LaNunziata
Director of Christian Formation, Digital Communications
The Rev'd Skip Walker
Associate Rector
Hannah Hutchens
Director of Youth Ministries
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Gretchen Hvastkovs
Preschool Director

Juniper "Jay" LaNunziata

Director of Christian Formation, Digital Communications

Juniper “Jay” LaNunziata is the Director of Christian Formation at St. Paul’s, which means that they are responsible for the Sunday morning programming for children and youth, including our Christian formation hour (known elsewhere as Sunday school) and Godly Play, a Montessori-based Christian formation program for children that occurs during the first part of the 10:30 a.m. service of Holy Eucharist, with children returning to the main service during the Peace. Jay loves to bake bread, drink boba tea, and go geocaching. (Have you found the geocache they placed on St. Paul’s campus yet?) Jay attended Mid-Atlantic Christian University and received a Bachelor of Arts in both Cross-Cultural Studies and Bible.

Jay is also responsible for our digital communications at St. Paul’s, publishing our Wednesday and Saturday newsletters and managing our website and social media.

The Rev'd Skip Walker

Associate Rector

Skip has been serving as Associate Rector at St. Pauls since 2020. He is a graduate of Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music and is currently a Doctoral student at Sewanee School of Theology. In addition to serving at St. Pauls, Skip is also an accomplished Jazz musician. You can read more about Skip at his website.

Hannah Hutchens

Director of Youth Ministries
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Hannah Hutchens is the Director of Youth Ministries here at St.Paul's. Hannah leads and coordinates our youth activities, primarily EYC on Sunday nights. Hannah is very excited to grow the amazing youth program here at St. Paul’s. She is a proud graduate of ECU, where she received a degree in Psychology with a minor in Alcohol and Drug Studies. Go Pirates! When she is not hanging out here on Sundays she likes to spend time with her two cats curled up on the couch with a good book.

Gretchen Hvastkovs

Preschool Director

Gretchen Hvastkovs grew up in California and attended college in Wyoming. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wyoming in Family and Consumer Sciences. After college, her family relocated to Connecticut before settling in Greenville. Gretchen and her husband are very active with their three children. Prior to moving into the director position, Gretchen was the lead teacher in the two year old room. She looks forward every day to playing, learning, and growing with St. Paul’s Preschool family.

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  • 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist. No musical accompaniment.
  • 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist. Choir accompaniment. Godly Play for age 3 through grade 5 is held during this service.

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  • 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist, in the chapel. No musical accompaniment.

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