St. John’s Parish Welcomes a New Rector

The Reverend Joseph J. Campo will become the 16th rector in the parish’s 253-year history.  “Father Joe,” as he is known, will begin his ministry at the parish’s two churches, St. John’s Church in South Salem, NY and St. Paul’s Chapel in Vista, NY, on May 1.

Father Joe Campo

Reverend Campo comes to St. John’s Parish from St. Andrew’s Church in Hartsdale, NY, where he served as Priest-in-Charge for six years.  He has also served previously as Associate Priest at Grace Church in White Plains, NY.

A native of New Rochelle, NY, Reverend Campo attended high school in Manhattan and college in Queens.  He studied for the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in Rome, Italy, and was ordained in June of 1975.  He served as both a parish priest and as a canon lawyer until his resignation in 1997.  He and his wife JoAnne were received into the Episcopal Church in 2000 and, after completing his studies at the parish and diocesan level as well as at New York’s General Theological Seminary, he was received as an Episcopal priest in 2003.

“I am overjoyed with the prospect of serving the Lord and his people in the faith community of St. John’s and St. Paul’s.  I am looking forward to this new beginning,” said Reverend Campo.

“Father Joe comes to us with a love of preaching, teaching and ministry to the sick.  Our parish will benefit from both his religious leadership and secular world experience as our remarkable community continues on its journey,” said co-Wardens James Follett and Eileen O’Halloran in a statement on behalf of the St. John’s Episcopal Parish Vestry.

Reverend Campo’s first services will be 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 5 at St. Paul’s Chapel and 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 6 at St. John’s Church.  For more information about St. John’s Episcopal Parish, feel free to call the Parish Office at (914) 763-8273.

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Welcome to St. John’s Episcopal Parish. We invite all people to join us, one community of faith blessed with two houses of worship – St. John’s Church and St. Paul’s Chapel – and a desire to deepen our adoration of Christ through love, prayer, healing and active ministry.

The annual distribution of Easter baskets to local seniors is just one of our many parish ministries.  Click on the following link from The Daily Lewisboro to read about this year’s community outreach at Easter: Lewisboro Churches Give Seniors a Happy Easter.

The Episcopal Church to which we belong is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, some 85 million Christians who find their spiritual roots in the Catholic and Protestant traditions.

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Saint John’s Episcopal Parish Town of Lewisboro, New York

St. John’s Church South Salem, NY

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St. Paul’s Chapel Vista, NY