Positions Open For Clergy
Updated August 16, 2023
Updates, those Receiving Names are listed in Bold, newest listings at top.
Clergy applying for any position in the Episcopal Diocese of New York are required to submit a current Resume and Office of Transition Ministry Portfolio. The clergyperson is responsible for downloading and sending their OTM Portfolio to the parish contact person, with a copy to the Canon for Transition Ministry, Canon Nora Smith, at: nsmith@dioceseny.org.
Please Note: additional materials may be required by the parish, and clergy are advised to check with each parish to be certain that all required materials have been submitted.
Click on red text to link to church/institution website, Parish Profile, OTM Community Ministry Portfolio, TMC Listing, etc.
Receiving Names
The Church of SS John, Paul & Clement, Mount Vernon
Priest-in-Charge, Part-time
Position Description
To apply for this position, please email your cover letter, resume, OTM Portfolio, and sermon to the Warden, Beverly Burgess Hutchins to: jpcepisco126@yahoo.com
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), Port Newark, NJ
Maritime Chaplain, Full-time
Position Description (updated)
To apply for this position, please email your resume and cover letter to, HR@seamenschurch.org
The Church of St. Matthew & St. Timothy, Manhattan
Assistant Rector for Congregational Development, Full-time
Position Description
To apply for this position please email a cover letter and resume to Rev. Carla E. Roland Guzmán at, rector@smstchurch.org (cc. Pasoden@aol.com and CarolKorn530@gmail.com).
Trinity Church, Fishkill, and St. Peter’s Church, Peekskill (combined search)
Priest-in-Charge (shared). Two family-sized churches in the Hudson Valley seek one priest to care for them both. The churches have been working together for quite a while to set expectations for having one priest with two part-time calls. Two Sundays a month in each place, plus office hours. Major feasts’ schedule to be determined with priest. Open and affirming and warm and welcoming congregations with great history in a beautiful setting. Housing is a two bed-room apartment in Peekskill. Compensation and benefits according to Diocesan Requirements.
Trinity Church, Fishkill
Parish Profile
OTM Community Ministry Portfolio
St. Peter’s Church, Peekskill
Parish Profile
OTM Community Ministry Portfolio
Apply by email to the Search Committee. Send Letter of Interest, Resume, and OTM Portfolio to the search chairs Janice Humbert and Constance Dyckman at Trinityfishkillsearch@gmail.com and stpeterssearch4@gmail.com, with a copy to the Canon for Transition Ministry nsmith@dioceseny.org. Interviews ongoing until a call.
Holy Innocents Church, Highland Falls / Canterbury Club of West Point
Full-time, Housing Provided, Priest-in-Charge and Chaplain to Episcopal Students and Families from West Point U.S. Military Academy.
OTM Community Ministry Portfolio
Interested Candidates should contact Canon Smith at: nsmith@dioceseny.org
Directed search, ongoing.
Self-Study
Church of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan
Rector, Full-time, Housing Provided. Priest left to become Bishop Coadjutor of NY. Search begins late 2023.
Vocational Deacons
Congregations desiring a vocational deacon or vocational deacons desiring placement contact the Rev. Deacon Denise J. LaVetty, Director, Diaconal Formation Program by email at: dlavetty@dioceseny.org.
Transition Office Contacts
The Rev. Canon Nora Smith
Canon for Transition Ministry, Intake Officer
Cell: 917-319-3959
nsmith@dioceseny.org
Mr. Alito Orsini
Liaison to Canon for Ministry, Liaison to Canon for Transition Ministry
Office: 212-316-7414
Fax: 212-932-7368
aorsini@dioceseny.org
Deacon Transitions Contact
The Rev. Deacon Denise J. LaVetty
Director of Deacon Formation and Transition