Staff & Vestry of St Barnabas Episcopal Church

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The Rev. Martha Kirkpatrick, Rector

Martha came to St. Barnabas’ from St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Belfast, Maine. She made a mid-life vocational change, coming to ministry from a government career in environmental protection.

From 1999 to 2003 she was the Commissioner of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection. She received her Master in Divinity from Harvard Divinity School in 2007. Besides parish ministry, she has a passion for environmental stewardship.

She currently serves as the Ecumenical and Interfaith Officer for the Episcopal Church in Delaware, and is on the Board of Delaware Interfaith Power & Light.

Sister Cassandra Norsworthy, Chaplain

Sister Cassandra has been a member of the Anamchara Fellowship since 2004. At St. Barnabas’ she has a particular ministry to the sick and homebound. She is also a Stephen Minister. Cassandra, a native of Virginia, has served in several leadership posts both in the Diocese of Southern Virginia and in the Diocese of New Jersey. She is retired from a varied secular career, including work as a paralegal in real estate title and escrow.

Michael Larkin, Director of Music Ministry

As Director of Music Ministry at St. Barnabas’, Dr. Larkin serves as church organist, directs the Chancel Choir, Renaissance Quire, and our new Hand Chime Choir. He also manages the church’s artist/concert series. “The Arts at St. Barnabas’.” During his 15-year tenure at St. Barnabas’, Dr. Larkin has expanded the repertoire of the choirs and congregation, greatly enhancing the worship experience. He often arranges and composes music especially for the St. Barnabas’ choirs and instrumentalists to perform in worship.

Dr. Larkin holds a Bachelor of Music degree in choral music education from the University of Delaware, a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the Catholic University of America and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in music education with a concentration in choral conducting from Temple University. For 28 years Dr. Larkin served as chairperson of the Vocal/Choral Department and artist faculty voice teacher with distinction at the Music School of Delaware where he coordinated vocal/choral studies and taught studio and class voice, conducting and conducted the Select Choral Ensemble and the Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra. He continues to serve as founder and music director of the New Ark Chorale and as conductor and music director the the Brandywine Pops Orchestra. He is in demand as a guest conductor, choral/vocal clinician, baritone soloist, and music festival clinician and adjudicator. Dr. Larkin has gained an international reputation as a composer with over 300 choral, vocal, piano, and orchestra compositions in print with most of the nation’s major publishing companies.

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Beth Winward, Parish Administrator

Since 2007, Beth Winward has been the Parish Administrator at St. Barnabas’. Beth is a native of Delaware, and the proud mother of two adult children. When she is not working for the parish, she enjoys traveling and the beach.

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