Priest in Charge
Pronoun Series: she/her/hers
Contact: pastor@gracenewton.org
Prior to being called to Grace, Tammy was the Minister for Children, Youth, and Families at All Saints Parish in Brookline. Tammy was raised in Texas and completed her B.A. in Economics and Spanish at Rice University, her M.S. at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and her M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School. Before discerning a call to ministry and enrolling in divinity school, Tammy spent 16+ years as a strategy consultant with Monitor Group (now operating as Monitor Deloitte), serving global corporate clients, non-profit organizations, and philanthropic foundations. While at Monitor, Tammy lived and worked in their Cambridge, London, and Stockholm practices and served clients in English, Spanish, and French.
Beyond her parish work, Tammy is committed to the reconciling work of the church in the broader world. Through her prior role as Director of Christian Education at St. Stephens Church in Boston’s South End she is experienced with urban / bilingual ministry. She serves as Board Member and Treasurer of Bethany House of Prayer in Arlington, MA and is a member of the Collaborative Ministries Working Group of the Diocese of Massachusetts. From 2020 through 2023 she was a member of the Brookline Interfaith Clergy Association.
Tammy and her husband Bill are parents to three college-age sons and two dogs. They live in Newton.
The Rev. Tammy Hobbs Miracky
Music Director
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Contact: music@gracenewton.org
Will is a lifelong church musician. Born in Louisiana, some of his earliest memories are singing in church with his parents. Raised in Ohio, he received a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, studying with Haskell Thomson and James David Christie. Mr. Parks has lived in the Boston area for seventeen years and was most recently Director of Music at two Catholic parishes on the North Shore. He is also a practicing attorney and enjoys swimming, sailing, and reading.
William (Will) C. Parks
Minister of Christian Formation
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Contact: christianformation@gracenewton.org
In her new role as Grace Church’s Minister of Christian Formation, Sofia Rose Wolman looks forward to supporting children, youth, families, and volunteers in practicing and exploring faith, religious education, spirituality, and community. Her work has centered on community self-care and holistic well-being in various organizational and creative contexts.
Sofia is a musician and grown-up theater kid, and she loves gardening and growing plants that provide nourishment and healing, and that enrich the local ecosystem. She is deeply informed by the anti-war movements that she has encountered, particularly in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She studied Politics at Earlham College and Ministry at Harvard Divinity School, and she is a candidate for ordination with the American Baptist Churches USA.
Sofia Rose Wolman
Parish Administrator
Pronoun Series: they/them/theirs
Contact: office@gracenewton.org
Sé is a musician and administrator who values community and compassion. The youngest child of a church musician/director, Sé grew up attending church through the lens of a Choir Kid. It was in this environment that they discovered the power that comes from combining music with spirituality and worship. When brought together, sacred music helps us develop greater empathy and compassion for others. In working for Grace Church, Sé’s goal is to use their compassion and powers of organization to aid in forming stronger bonds within the parish and increasing Grace Church’s engagement with the larger Boston community.
Sé was born and raised in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire and lived in Colorado for close to 10 years. When they’re not working, singing, or spending time with loved ones, Sé enjoys reading, doing yoga, and engaging in outdoor sports like hiking, running, and swimming. They hold a Master of Music in Historical Performance (‘23) from Longy School of Music and a BM in Voice Performance (‘16) from CU Boulder.
Sé (Shea) Brown
Seminarian
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Jason von Ehrenkrook is a Postulant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Massachusetts, discerning a call to bi-vocational priesthood. He was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic but grew up in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia (with a brief childhood stint in Colorado). Jason has been actively involved in his sending parish, St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church in Quincy, MA, fulfilling a variety of roles, including serving as Vestry Clerk, as an acolyte, and as an occasional preacher.
In addition to postulancy, Jason is also Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. His research specialization is in biblical studies and related fields, including reception of the Bible in political contexts. He is currently writing a book on the use of the Bible as political propaganda by U.S. presidents. Jason also loves his work in the classroom and teaches a wide range of courses covering a number of interesting topics—Apocalypticism, History of Jerusalem, Christian Origins, Old/New Testament, to name a few.
In his spare time, Jason also enjoys traveling, reading page-turners, and hiking the White Mountains (his goal is to summit all 48 4000+ ft. peaks). He especially loves hanging out with his spouse, Rebecca, and four (mostly) adult children.
