Clergy & Staff

It is our goal to cultivate a staff team that works together: modeling healthy relationships, accountability, and a spirit of generosity for each other. We are always looking for ways to improve our ministry community and appreciate any feedback that you might offer as we work together.

As staff, we are employed to serve the mission of the church, together with the volunteers members of the church community. We want to work together, creating unity at All Saints’ and discerning God’s desire for us all at this time.

The Rev. Catherine Thompson
Priest-In-Charge

cthompson@allsaintsmd.org
Direct office:

My name is Catherine Thompson and I have been truly blessed to be named as Priest-in-Charge for All Saints starting in April. My husband, Mark, and I are both from Dallas, but fell in love with this area when I attended Virginia Theological Seminary, graduating in May of 2000. Mark is a professor of computer engineering, specializing in cybersecurity. It was his new job with Virginia Tech’s National Security Institute that brought us back here, to the area we both consider one of our favorite places to live in our 30 years of marriage. We have two adult children, one in Denver, Colorado and one who is a freshman in college in Poughkeepsie, New York, and an 18-year-old poodle, named Mia, who reminds us of God’s unconditional love for us every day.

From the first time we saw Frederick, Mark and I knew it would be a wonderful place to call home – not only because of the charm of the city, but also because of the wonderful, faithful people we’ve met since that first visit. You can feel the presence of God not only in the historic church, but you can also feel the Holy Spirit moving among the members of your Vestry and Executive Committee. I am so grateful to them, and to Bishop Eugene, for granting me this opportunity to serve among you. I look forward to spending time with you, discerning the amazing future God has in store for us all, and to getting to know you as we grow in faith and trust in our Savior Jesus Christ.