Tuesday Jane Rupp
Woodbury, CT
A Portland, Oregon native, my first career was in music as a singer, choral conductor, and recording artist. During that time I began to discern a call to ordained ministry. I entered seminary at Berkeley Divinity School/Yale Divinity School/Institute of Sacred Music in 2010. While in New Haven, I continued my discernment through the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, where I continue to be canonically resident.
On graduation in 2013, I moved to New York City to become the Director of Children and Family Ministries at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. When I was ordained to the transitional diaconate in 2016, I became Associate Rector for Christian Formation and Arts Ministries at CHR. In August of 2018 I moved to Woodbury, Connecticut, as I was blessed to become the Rector of St. Paul’s. I was ordained to the Presbyterate at St. Paul’s on October 30th of that year.
In my move to NW CT, I brought with me a deeper love of the way art and music can both enhance and reveal our experience of God and God’s love, as well as a firm commitment to social justice and racial equality. It has been a particular joy to work with our NW Region missionary, Dylan Mello, as well as with my fantastic congregation. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began I have been sharing morning prayer and compline through Zoom every day. The Benedictine inflection of my life as a Christian and as a priest has been very powerful and moving.
Here in beautiful Woodbury I enjoy spending my free time walking my dog Pancake, petting my cat Feona, running slow 14-minute miles along Main Street, and baking bread. I love making music with my fiancée the Rev. Tony Lorenzen, UUA, and sharing meals with my friends.