A Parish Clarke
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Religion |
| Occupation | Episcopal priest |
| Location | Malden, Massachusetts, United States |
| Introduction | A Parish Clarke is fond of wordplay, e.g., the interaction between his surname and his vocation: Clarke = clerk (or clerke), in former times, a parish priest. In the UK, both are pronounced the same. A native of Waltham, Massachusetts, he received his BA from Wheaton College (Illinois), where he majored in Theater. After enjoying careers as a corporate trainer/consultant for Bain & Company and professional singer, Fr. Clarke received his MDiv from Weston Jesuit School of Theology/Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. He was ordained a priest in The Episcopal Church in 1999. Occasionally retired, he most recently served as Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Parish in Malden, Massachusetts. He and spouse Bill live in Malden. |
| Interests | Cooking, gardening, architecture, liturgy, photography, opera, early music, Ralph Adams Cram, Sir Ninian Comper, G.F. Bodley, travel, genealogy |
| Favorite movies | Witness for the Prosecution, Rebecca, Dial M for Murder, To Catch a Thief, Rear Window, Young Frankenstein |
| Favorite music | Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss), Die Walküre (Wagner), A Sea Symphony (R. Vaughan Williams), Mass for Four Voices (Byrd), Songs of Travel (R. Vaughan Williams), Tosca (Puccini), Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky), Billy Budd (Britten), Candide (Bernstein) |
| Favorite books | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke), England's Thousand Best Churches (S. Jenkins), The Golden Legend (J. de Voragine), Alice Munro short stories,The Gospel and the Catholic Church (M. Ramsey), Dynamics of Theology (R. Haight), Virtues for Ordinary Christians (James F. Keenan) |