Clergy

Erin Hensley

The Rev. Erin Hensley

Associate to the Rector

Erin is especially charged with oversight for newcomer incorporation and community life at St. John's. The Episcopal Church was there in her time of need growing up. She enjoys being able to give that welcome and nurture back. Erin hopes to help people find their niche in this parish and in their ministries in the world.

Erin and her family arrived at St. John's in February of 2009 after serving at St. Alban's Parish in Washington, D. C. as the Assistant to the Rector for Youth and Young Adult Ministries. While at St. Alban's she also served as the clergy liason for newcomers and hospitality. Erin graduated from Virginia Seminary in 2007 and from Guilford College with a double major in sociology and elementary education in 1999.

A native of Jackson, TN, Erin and her husband Sam enjoy live music, being with friends and family, and walks with their six-year old adopted beagle, Sprig.

Sandy Webb

The Rev. Sandy Webb

Associate to the Rector

The Rev. Sandy Webb joined the staff at St. John's in July 2010, and presently serves as Associate to the Rector. Sandy is responsible for empowering the ministry of St. John's lay leaders in the areas of Christian Outreach and Liturgy, wherein members of our parish transform the lives of others and bring greater glory to God. As an extension of his work at St. John's, Sandy serves as Chaplain to the Roanoke City Fire-EMS Department, and as a community representative on the Institutional Review Board at Carilion Clinic and Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

A "cradle Episcopalian" from Massachusetts, Sandy has always wanted to make a career out of serving the Episcopal Church. Before going to seminary, he worked in the Executive Office of the General Convention at the Episcopal Church's national headquarters in New York City. During this time, Sandy advised several of the Episcopal Church's policy-making committees, helped plan a reorganization of the Presiding Bishop's staff, and coordinated worship services for as many as 8,000 people. Sandy was ordained at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, but he is proud to say that his full-time ordained ministry began here in Roanoke!

Sandy is an honors graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. Sandy's scholarly work has been published in the Journal of Episcopal Church Canon Law; his letters and essays have appeared in the Christian Century and the Anglican Digest.

Since coming to Roanoke, Sandy has taken up jogging, learned to bake bread from scratch, and started riding horses. He always looks forward to spending time with his extended family at their summer home on Chebeague Island, Maine.

Mary Ruetten Mackin

The Rev. Mary Mackin

Curate for Pastoral Care

Mary joined the staff at St. John's in July, 2012, as Curate for Pastoral Care. She spends most of her time out in the community, visiting parishioners who are in the hospital, in nursing homes, in assisted living facilities, or at home. She extends the love and care of the St. John's community to the people she meets and listens to.

A native of Wisconsin, Mary joined the Episcopal Church in 1994. Earlier in her life, Mary served in the Peace Corps in Swaziland and then had a full career in academics, serving as a faculty member at the University of New Orleans for twenty-five years. She taught poetry, rhetoric and composition, and linguistics and published composition textbooks and articles in composition studies.

Mary and her husband Cooper moved to Roanoke in late 2005. They immediately fell in love with St. John's and became active members. When Mary felt called to ordained ministry about three years later, the parish sponsored her at seminary. She feels immensely privileged to be able now to serve this vibrant and active parish.

Mary holds degrees of Bachelor of Arts (Bethel College, 1968), Master of Arts in Linguistics (Ohio University, 1977), and Master of Divinity cum laude (Virginia Theological Seminary, 2012).

Mary enjoys gardening, cooking, and spending time with her family.