MEET OUR STAFF
FR. PATRICK RAYMOND
Interim Rector
Rev. Patrick Raymond, our interim rector, is a California native with family roots throughout the Pacific Northwest. He found the Episcopal Church during college in the Midwest and was ordained deacon and priest in the Diocese of Chicago. His prior parish ministries have been in Chicago and environs and in Madison, Wisconsin. He especially appreciates partnering with parishes in transition. Patrick is married to and still growing and learning with Brooke Ward Raymond. Their three grown children live in San Francisco, Chicago and Lisbon, Portugal. A two-year respite from parish ministry prior to coming to Emmanuel was largely spent in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. There, Patrick became slightly more fluent en español and slightly more skilled as a mosaic artist.
FRED MCILROY
Music Director
Fred joined the staff of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in June of 2021. A native of the south Seattle area, he found church music at a very young age and has been active in it ever since. He attended Central Washington University and received the Bachelor of Music Education degree in 2004. Fred found the Episcopal Church on a cold February afternoon in Manhattan when he wandered into St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Fifth Avenue for a life-changing Wednesday Choral Eucharist (the setting was Vaughan-Williams in g minor) and has never looked back. Congregations he has served include Grace Episcopal Church in Ellensburg and St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Lakewood. He has also been active as a music educator in school settings having taught two-year-old pre-schoolers through high school students. As a performer, Fred is active in the Seattle area choral music scene. He is a fifteen year-plus member of The Compline Choir as well as a member of the award-winning ensemble Choral Arts Northwest. Fred and his wife, Heidi are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters.
JULENE LEVIN
Office Administrator
Julene Levin joined the Emmanuel staff in 2017. Among many other duties, she manages the flow of information between parishioners and staff, maintains the church calendar, coordinates facility use, property oversight, maintains the website, and generally keeps the office operating like a well-oiled machine.
Julene is a Seattle native, and now resides in Mercer Island with her daughter and son. Julene formerly worked in marketing communications for various software companies. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her kids, reading and traveling to warm weather.
