Rev. Kate is a passionate follower of Jesus and is a bi-vocational priest. In addition to serving as the Bridge Priest at St. Peter’s she is also a part-time Hospice Chaplain. Most recently, Kate+ served as the Interim Priest-in-Charge at St Michael’s, Holliston MA and was Rector and Redeveloper for Trinity Episcopal Parish in Melrose, MA. Kate+ is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and has lived in the Pacific NW, Virginia and Tennessee where she attended the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee. She is a certified Spiritual Director and a clergy member of the Cathedral of St. Paul’s Chapter in Boston.

“I come from a long line of Irish storytellers and enjoy story sharing in my sermons and hearing parishioners’ and community members’ stories. My beloved cat, many houseplants, and myself live in Medford MA where I sing in the Community Chorus and have a garden plot in the Medford Community Garden. In the past few years, I’ve taken up golfing again after 30+ years and became a painter and fine arts photographer.”

Kate+’s office hours are primarily on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Mondays are her sabbath days and she will return your call or message the next day. She looks forward to connecting with parishioners and inquirers in person or by video chat. Her cat, Keti, may try to join in on any video chat!

To contact Rev. Kate Bast:

Church Office: 781-891-3200

Email: revkateb@stpetersweston.org

Church music has been part of Bobby DeRegis’ life from a very early age when he was recruited as a boy soprano at St. John the Evangelist Church in Syracuse, NY. He loved to sing, but watching the organist at work was his inspiration to study the instrument. Feeling the bass notes resonate through the floor of the choir and seeing the huge gold pipes gleaming overhead was the best experience of the service. He began to formally study organ in high school with David Enos, a cradle Episcopalian whose training began in St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Syracuse. Bobby is an alumnus of Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts. During his graduate studies at Boston University, Bobby served in several churches in the greater Boston area including Catholic, Christian Science, Congregational, Presbyterian ,and Unitarian/Universalist denominations. A member of the American Guild of Organists, he recently served on the Boston Chapter’s Executive Committee. He served at the Congregational Church of Needham as music director and organist for eight years, and then served as interim music director at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain, and as substitute organist at Grace Episcopal Church in Newton Corner. Bobby feels quite at home in the Episcopal church, and is looking forward to serving St. Peter’s during this time of transition. Living in Everett and working in Lexington, he enjoys spending many late evenings practicing the organ. If you should see lights on in the church very late, don’t worry — most likely it is just Bobby!

To contact Robert DeRegis:

Church Office: 781-891-3200

Email: drderegis@verizon.net

Emily joined the St. Peter’s community as the parish administrator in May 2022. Originally from Maryland, she moved to the Boston area for graduate school in Theology at Boston College and after ten years, has become a New Englander at heart. Emily was a middle and high school Theology teacher for six years and is currently a Master in Social Work student at Boston University. She was received into the Episcopal Church in 2022 and is very happy to have found a home in such a loving, welcoming faith community. In her free time, you are likely to find her at a local coffee-shop with a book in hand as well as being an active member in her home parish through their Vestry and Altar Guild.

To contact Emily Linthicum:

Church Office: 781-891-3200

Email: office@stpetersweston.org