Parish Staff

The Rev. Katherine M. Lehman, DMin,
Rector

Kitty grew up in Texas, where her father was an Episcopal priest. Kitty has a degree in English from the University of Santa Clara, a Master of Divinity, and a Doctor of Ministry from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley with a focus on arts in the church. She has served for over twenty years in the ordained ministry, and was formerly assistant rector at St.Stephen’s in Orinda, and then associate rector at St. Stephen’s, Belvedere. Kitty became rector of St. Bede’s in 1990. She and her husband Clay have two grown daughters.

The Rev. Jane McDougle, DMA
Priest Associate, Music Director
Jane was born in Exeter, England and was brought up in the Church of England. Jane is passionate about both music and parish ministry. She was educated at Cambridge, England, where she earned her degree in education; and at Stanford University, California, where she earned her Master’s and Doctorate of Musical Arts. She graduated with a Master of Divinity from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in June, 2005. Jane has taught music at Trinity School from 1991 through 2002 and became music director at St. Bede’s in autumn of 1992. She was ordained to the priesthood in December, 2005. Jane lives in Mountain View with her daughter Eleanor.

The Rev. Judy Werner-Hall, BTS
Assistant to the Rector & Parish Deacon

Judy is a University of California at Berkeley graduate in conservation of natural resources. She lived in the Middle East, in the Sultanate of Oman, for eight years, where she taught English as a foreign language. Before coming to work at St. Bede’s in 1998, she worked for five years as administrative assistant at Stanford University Memorial Church. Judy is married and is the mother of two Trinity School graduates, Ben and Chris Werner. She graduated from the Episcopal School for Deacons in 2000 and was ordained to the diaconate in June, 2001. In addition to her work as Administrative Assistant, she also serves as Parish Deacon.

Jamie McElroy, MDiv
Coordinator of Children, Youth & Young Adult Ministries
Jamie was born and raised in Washington, DC, where his parents never took him to church but did teach him to believe strongly in the common good. After graduating from Yale University, he worked as a journalist, first as a staff writer for a newspaper and then as a book author. While living in New York City and helping Peyton (his wife) produce plays, he began to take an interest in Christianity. He and Peyton attended services at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where Jamie was eventually baptized. Peyton then enrolled in a Masters program at the Yale Divinity School to study philosophy of religion while Jamie began the discernment process toward ordination. Now, some years later, Jamie has completed his MDiv at CDSP and expects to be ordained by DioCal in December, 2009, and Peyton is finishing her PhD in Philosophy at Stanford. They are the proud parents of five-year-old son, John, a student at Trinity School, and baby daughter, Alice.

Rani Fischer
Organist

Rani has been playing the organ since she was twelve.  She started learning in Richmond, VA, at the behest of her mother and found that she really liked it.  After attaining an undergraduate degree in mathematics, Rani attended the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA, to study organ with Peter Sykes. Throughout her musical career she has been playing in churches, mostly Anglican ones. She is very grateful to be in a parish which values liturgy so highly. Apart from St. Bede’s she also teaches remedial math at CSU Monterey Bay twice a week.