Leadership

 The Rev. James W. Nutter was born in Minden, La., and grew up in various locations including Mexico, New Orleans, St. Louis, Baltimore and Maine, where he attended Bates College in Lewiston and graduated with a B.A. in English. Later he spent a year abroad where he discerned God’s call on his life as he studied at Manchester College in O

 The Rev. James W. Nutter was born in Minden, La., and grew up in various locations including Mexico, New Orleans, St. Louis, Baltimore and Maine, where he attended Bates College in Lewiston and graduated with a B.A. in English. Later he spent a year abroad where he discerned God’s call on his life as he studied at Manchester College in Oxford, England. He then attended the Nashotah House Seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin, and graduated with a Master of Divinity. Fr. Nutter served for four years as an Assistant Priest at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Portland, Maine and was then called as the Rector of St. Peter’s, Rockland in 1987. In 1994 he was called to be the rector of Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, where he served until 2013. He retired for a month and then took a job at Harris County (Houston) in a variety of leadership roles. In 2021 he and his wife Lucy (Dr. Lucy Puryear) moved to Maine. In 2022 he was called to serve at St. John's Bangor, where he stayed for nearly 3 years. He started doing supply work at Easter 2026 and he immediately felt drawn to St. John's Thomaston. He is very grateful to serve this great community as their priest.  Email Fr. Nutter.

 Jane Schroeder earned her B.A. in music (organ), studied music at the University of Frankfurt (Germany) then earned her S.M.M. (Master of Sacred Music) at The School of Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, New York City. She has been a church musician/organist/choir director in Virginia, New York City, Westchester County, NY and Pen

 Jane Schroeder earned her B.A. in music (organ), studied music at the University of Frankfurt (Germany) then earned her S.M.M. (Master of Sacred Music) at The School of Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, New York City. She has been a church musician/organist/choir director in Virginia, New York City, Westchester County, NY and Pennsylvania.  In 1972 Jane came to Maine for the first time, camped with friends at Baxter State Park and Acadia, and fell in love with Maine. 

She was finally able to realize her long-held dream of moving to Maine in 2005, and although she knows she will never be a Mainer, she is happy as a clam at high tide. Email Jane.