Church Leadership
Clergy
The Rev. Rebecca Troutman - Priest in Charge and Day School Chaplain
Rev. Rebecca has served at St. Aidan's since the military brought her family to Alexandria in 2020. She completed the discernment process with the Diocese of Southern Virginia and was ordained to the priesthood in January 2024 by Bishop Stevenson.
Rebecca grew up near Boulder, Colorado and still always finds the mountains to be a place of retreat! She graduated from Cornell University and was commissioned into the Navy through an ROTC scholarship. Rebecca has a background in Near Eastern Studies and draws on the richness of studying, living, and working in the Middle East in preaching and Biblical studies. She first sensed a call to ministry while in the Navy, and believes one's faith might be lived out regardless of where our circumstances place us.
Rebecca was introduced to the grounding liturgy and inspiration of the Anglican tradition when she and her husband began worshiping together as a family. Her faith and formation were shaped by many who planted seeds early in her life and she hopes to inspire that same spirit of service and generosity in her ministry. She is passionate about being the hands and feet of Jesus and she “dreams big!” Outside of St. Aidan's, Rebecca enjoys spending time with her husband, John, and her three young children, particularly in the outdoors.
Contact Rebecca at staidansassistant (at gmail.com).
Staff
Our Parish Administrator, Eileen Byrne-Myers, has kept the front office at St. Aidan's running smoothly since January 2013. She manages the office, schedules building use, creates bulletins and newsletters, coordinates many of our volunteers and provides support for seasonal community events like Oktoberfest and the annual tree sale. Eileen can be reached by phone or by emailing St. Aidan's during regular office hours.
In addition to her role on staff, Eileen and her family are members of the parish.
Pat Petteway has been involved in the local music community as a performer and teacher for many years. In addition to being an accomplished pianist and guitar, music and voice teacher, she is our organist, pianist and sometimes guitarist for morning services. She leads our choir for the morning service. When we couldn’t worship in person, she became a multi-media director, orchestrating online worship, virtual choir recordings, video links and sound engineering. Her ability to keep us in community through music is a constant blessing.
Vestry
Vestry members are elected to serve a three year term. They support the clergy in providing spiritual leadership, serve as liaisons to various ministry areas of the church, establish the budget and oversee all financial and property concerns as well. Our Vestry members are:
Amanda Smith
Senior Warden
2024-2027
Holly Ferry
Junor Warden
2025-2028
Jody Preston
Treasurer
2026-2027
Darlene Ash
Clerk
2024-2027
Hans Bilewski
2024-2027
Scott Chilton
2024-2027
Rebecca Thomas
2026-2029
Jay Anderson
2026-2029
Jonathan Phinney
2026-2029
Seminarians
St. Aidan’s benefits from its proximity to the Virginia Theological Seminary, especially as a popular field education site for seminarians. St. Aidan’s has welcomed at least one seminarian every year since the first one came in 1964, except during periods of transition. The seminarians work under the parish clergy, take part in Christian education and other parish activities, attend and participate in the Sunday liturgy, and preach on a regular basis. Seminarians have enriched our community immeasurably. Our Sunday evening Celtic Service, Godly Play program, Adult Ed forums, and Lenten Retreats are examples of the amazing gifts we have received from the seminarians who have come to us, learned about us, and shared their talents with us.
Ryan Waide
Postulant of the
Diocese of North Carolina
Blair J. Sokol,
Postulant, Diocese of Virginia