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Mother Meredyth Albright

Saint Augustine’s Church will welcome back a familiar face.  After a year-long search process, Mother Meredyth Albright has accepted the call as the rector. She will begin her duties Nov. 1. Albright is currently serving as the Interim Rector at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Marinette and has served as Interim Rector in the Church of the Nativity in Newport, Pa., and Trinity Episcopal Church in Oshkosh.

She was ordained into the Sacred Order of Deacons in 2011 and Sacred Order of Priests in 2012 after receiving a Masters of Divinity from Nashotah House Theological Seminary.  From 2013-2015 she completed certification as a trained Interim Pastor through the Interim Ministry Network.

Albright served as a supply priest at Saint Augustine’s during the summer of 2012.  She is known to many in the Rhinelander community as the past managing editor of the Rhinelander Daily News for 22 years and for her involvement in the Kiwanis Club, Northwoods United Way and other civic organizations in Rhinelander.