The Reverend Tricia de Beer, Rector
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Tricia de Beer, M.Div, D.Min., came as rector to Redeemer in May 2005. Tricia has had a life long involvement with adult education and formation as a trainer with the Education for Ministry Program, and as a consultant to parishes on congregational development. She is also passionate about the church being an agent of reconciliation in the broader world and her work as a rector in Maryland took her to Haiti several times and recently she took a group to South Africa. Trained in spiritual direction by the Shalem Institute in Washington D.C., she is interested in making a connection between our inner transformation and our outward transformation of the world we share. Tricia is married to The Rev. John de Beer, and they have two grown sons and one delightful granddaughter.

Cheryl Duerr, Music Director

Ms. Duerr has been Music Director at The Church of Our Redeemer since 1999. She has a Masters in Music from Boston University and is an Associate of The American Guild of Organists. She is also a member of the Guild's Executive Board and serves as a member of the Program Committee and the Young Organists' Initiative. "I am devoted to helping our parishioners access the divine through music."

Ms. Duerr serves as Region I (New England) Coordinator for Education for The American Guild of Organists. Organists looking for further resources may go to the Boston chapter website at www.bostonago.org, or the National website at Agohq.org. The national website has a wealth of information for musicians and churches.