Rev. Scott M. MacDonald, Pastor
Born and raised outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Rev. Scott M. MacDonald worked for various human service agencies over many years in the south shore area. He also spent time in foreign missions work in Mexico while gaining Spanish speaking skills there. Pastor MacDonald graduated from Bridgewater State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Arts and a minor in Social Work.
He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Canton, Massachusetts before entering Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri in 1998. After completing two years of studies he was assigned a year of vicarage (internship) at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in New Hartford, Connecticut, under Rev. Timothy Yeadon. After returning for a final year of seminary training he received the Master of Divinity degree in the spring of 2002. He was ordained at his home church in Canton, Massachusetts in June of that year and then installed as Pastor of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odenton, Maryland.
In the spring of 2016, after serving for fourteen years in Maryland, Pastor accepted a call from Saint John Lutheran Church in Meriden, Connecticut and was installed as Pastor in May of that year. He and his family now make their home in Middlefield, Connecticut.
Matthew Bartlett, Director of Music
Matthew W. Bartlett was born and raised in Meriden, Connecticut. He graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a Bachelors in Music for Organ Performance and a minor in History. He has been playing the piano since the age of four and took up the pipe organ when he was fifteen. He has served many churches throughout the state as a Director of Music. As an organist, he has performed around parts of Europe including Amsterdam, Vienna, and Paris.
He also holds a Masters in Military History with a concentration on the American Civil War. When he is not spending his time as a Director of Music, he lectures around the state on the subject of espionage in the American Civil War, where he and his wife impersonate early Pinkerton agents. Mr. Bartlett is also an author: he has written a number of non-fiction books as well as a novel.
Donna Rackie, Office Manager
A Middletown native, Donna Rackie is our office manager. Donna graduated from Middletown High and Bentley University with a Marketing/Management degree. Her roots at St. John go back several generations and is walking in the steps of her great aunt, Eileen Manthay, past secretary for St.John. In addition to her duties here, Donna spends her time officiating boys and girls high school volleyball. She is married to David Rackie; they have two wonderful children, Deanna and Derrick.
Current Officers
President - Cindy Kreminski
Vice President - Cathy Poulin
Treasurer - Cissy Kulakowski
Financial Secretary - Starr Sarrazin
Recording Secretary - Kathryn Chester
Current Board/Committee Chairs
Elders - Paul Patnoad
Deacons - Gary Poulin
Evangelism - Marcia Gregory
Property - Vacant
Budget Committee - Carl Vensel
Financial Review Committee - Carl Vensel
Nominating Committee - Karen Wasilewski
Sunday School - Ellen Ness
Fundraising - Les Zimmerman
Cemetery Committee- Les Zimmerman
Preschool - Cissy Kulakowski
Edwin Rabe Fund - Ron Ness
Altar Guild - Donna Dlugos