Deacon: The Reverend Anne Lemay

Earning a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts from Douglass College in the program that is now Mason Gross School of the Arts, Anne later acquired a Masters in Library Science from Rutgers and now serves as Head of Youth Services at Franklin Township Library in Somerset, where she supervises a staff of ten and takes her turn at meeting the information needs of children and families, and presenting programs for young children.

In 2000, Anne was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church. Since that time, her ministry work has included serving at soup kitchens, visiting seafarers aboard ships at Port Newark, and leading a regular worship service at Matheny School and Hospital.

Anne is a Part Time Lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Communication & Information, where she teaches a graduate level course in storytelling and also holds NJ teacher certification for grades K-12. She is the author of Dog Days, Winter Ways: Skits to Promote Reading All Year Long (Highsmith Press, 1994), and is a regular performer with her husband, Ken Erb (St. Luke’s Choir) at the New Jersey Storytelling Festival, which is held annually at Grounds for Sculpture.