Our Clergy
The Rev. Lee Lowery, Interim Rector
Ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1991, Father Lee brings three decades of wide-ranging experience to St. Michael’s. He has served in well-established churches, helped small churches grow and been the founding priest of a storefront church that grew to include 245 members. Father Lee and his wife, Linda, have moved to Albuquerque from Alabama, where he grew up and spent most of his career. They have two daughters.
“I seek a mutual ministry,” Father Lee told the Vestry, “where we use our God-given gifts together.”
Contact:
Lee by email, leel@stmichaelsabq.org
505.345.8147 Ext. 112
“I seek a mutual ministry,” Father Lee told the Vestry, “where we use our God-given gifts together.”
Contact:
Lee by email, leel@stmichaelsabq.org
505.345.8147 Ext. 112
The Rev. Jéan Pierre (JP) Arrossa, Priest & Minister of Community Care
JP was born and raised in New Mexico. He received his Master’s of Divinity from Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas and is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with a degree in Financial Management. He was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church in 2018. JP serves St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church as the Minister of Community Care.
In this role, he serves as an associate priest of the parish and helps to oversee pastoral care of the parish. In addition, JP administers the business affairs for the parish – overseeing the care of the resources entrusted to the parish community. JP has a passion for liturgy, building community, and teaching.
Prior to seminary JP worked as an investment/portfolio manager and has over 15 years of experience in banking and investment management. He worked for several financial institutions – primarily in the areas of trust and wealth management.
JP also serves the Diocese of the Rio Grande as Treasurer and works with the Treasurer’s committee. His responsibilities include drafting the budgets for the diocese, Rio Grande Borderland Ministries,, and Bishop’s Ridge/Camp Stoney. Additionally, JP serves on the investment committee of the diocese and helps to oversee the investment management of diocesan funds as well as those of parishes and missions that participate in the pooled investment fund.
He and his spouse, Daniel, have been together for over 20 years. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with his family and friends.
Contact:
JP by email, here
505.345.8147 Ext. 116
In this role, he serves as an associate priest of the parish and helps to oversee pastoral care of the parish. In addition, JP administers the business affairs for the parish – overseeing the care of the resources entrusted to the parish community. JP has a passion for liturgy, building community, and teaching.
Prior to seminary JP worked as an investment/portfolio manager and has over 15 years of experience in banking and investment management. He worked for several financial institutions – primarily in the areas of trust and wealth management.
JP also serves the Diocese of the Rio Grande as Treasurer and works with the Treasurer’s committee. His responsibilities include drafting the budgets for the diocese, Rio Grande Borderland Ministries,, and Bishop’s Ridge/Camp Stoney. Additionally, JP serves on the investment committee of the diocese and helps to oversee the investment management of diocesan funds as well as those of parishes and missions that participate in the pooled investment fund.
He and his spouse, Daniel, have been together for over 20 years. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with his family and friends.
Contact:
JP by email, here
505.345.8147 Ext. 116
The Rev. Dr. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, Priest & Minister of Formation
Mandy joined the staff in January 2018 as lay Minister of Formation. In this role, she directs the parish’s development of Christian faith in people of all ages by helping to organize and lead educational programs, retreats, worship experiences, small groups, fellowship and community-building opportunities, and other activities for children, adults, and families. Mandy is also chaplain to our Day School. Ordained to the priesthood in December 2022, she now serves St. Michael’s as Curate—adding regular preaching, serving at the altar, and assisting with the pastoral care of the community to her work in formation.
Mandy was born in Albuquerque and grew up in the Diocese of the Rio Grande. She earned a B.A. in History from the University of New Mexico and an M.A. and PhD in History from the University of Oklahoma, where she wrote a dissertation on race, civic identity, and land use in nineteenth-century northern New Mexico. Mandy has taught a wide variety of courses in United States history including western history, women’s history, borderlands, comparative frontiers, and historical methods.
Mandy entered discernment for Holy Orders while serving as Children and Families Coordinator at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Las Cruces and began working on her Master of Divinity in the low-residency program at Church Divinity School of the Pacific while serving at St. Michael’s. She graduated in May 2022.
With deep Episcopal roots, Mandy loves to talk about Anglican tradition, theology, and the Book of Common Prayer. She is also passionate about authentic discipleship, intergenerational community, learning through play, wrestling with scripture, and church potlucks. Mandy is married to John, an archaeologist, with whom she has two beautiful, brilliant children and a poodle named Muttly.
Contact:
Mandy by email, here
505.345.8147 Ext. 121
Mandy was born in Albuquerque and grew up in the Diocese of the Rio Grande. She earned a B.A. in History from the University of New Mexico and an M.A. and PhD in History from the University of Oklahoma, where she wrote a dissertation on race, civic identity, and land use in nineteenth-century northern New Mexico. Mandy has taught a wide variety of courses in United States history including western history, women’s history, borderlands, comparative frontiers, and historical methods.
Mandy entered discernment for Holy Orders while serving as Children and Families Coordinator at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Las Cruces and began working on her Master of Divinity in the low-residency program at Church Divinity School of the Pacific while serving at St. Michael’s. She graduated in May 2022.
With deep Episcopal roots, Mandy loves to talk about Anglican tradition, theology, and the Book of Common Prayer. She is also passionate about authentic discipleship, intergenerational community, learning through play, wrestling with scripture, and church potlucks. Mandy is married to John, an archaeologist, with whom she has two beautiful, brilliant children and a poodle named Muttly.
Contact:
Mandy by email, here
505.345.8147 Ext. 121
The Rev. Susan Allison-Hatch, Priest Affiliate
Sent to seminary from St. Michael’s in 2000, Susan served parishes in the San Francisco Bay Area and also volunteered as a chaplain in the ER of Highland Hospital in Oakland before returning to New Mexico in 2010. Upon her return, she served as chaplain at St. Martin’s Hospitality Center (now known as HopeWorks) and Missioner to the Unhoused for the Diocese of the Rio Grande. Before attending seminary, Susan was a teacher and school administrator and now dabbles in fiber art.
Now mostly retired, Susan enjoys swimming, reading history, theology, poetry and mysteries, and early morning walks with her dog Faith. She also loves to travel with husband Tim to whom she has been married for over forty years.
Contact:
Susan by email here
Now mostly retired, Susan enjoys swimming, reading history, theology, poetry and mysteries, and early morning walks with her dog Faith. She also loves to travel with husband Tim to whom she has been married for over forty years.
Contact:
Susan by email here
The Rev. Carolyn Metzler, Priest Affiliate
Carolyn has worked as a parish priest and spiritual director, and currently is associated in Albuquerque with the Living School of the Center for Action and Contemplation. She has led numerous retreats, including for St. Michael's, and is enthusiastic about cultivating and living the spiritual life.
Contact:
Carolyn by email, here
Contact:
Carolyn by email, here
Parish Deacons
Two retired deacons also assist at the parish:
Jan Bales and Judith Jenkins.
Jan Bales and Judith Jenkins.
