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The Reverend Jamie Samilio is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and holds an undergraduate degree in Art from Mercyhurst University, in her hometown of Erie, PA. Jamie has a strong desire to walk with others as they discover their spiritual gifts and journey toward a deeper understanding of their own call to ministry. Jamie has a passion for Christian Formation and Outreach, but her first love is engaging in the creative process, through art, worship design, or almost any task or program where there is space for imagination. Jamie believes that God wants us to experience joy in live, and little brings her more joy than helping someone unlock their inner creativity.

Prior to being ordained, Jamie worked for many years for the American Airlines Group as a corporate trainer, with an emphasis on safety. She has over 25 years of design, marketing, and publishing, and she served as the Stewardship Consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Jamie’s passion for fine arts, combined with her call to ministry, led her to create the Art-n-Soul program that walks participants – especially non-artists – through the creative process to produce a painting that is then donated to Pathways to Housing as housewarming gifts for clients who are moving into new permanent homes. (www.art-n-soul.net)

Jamie enjoys painting, playing the piano, and being in or on the water!

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The Reverend


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Thoughts on life...


The news this week has been particularly disturbing. There are images of people with guns exercising their right to bring weapons anywhere they please, even if it is disturbing the peace of others. Racism is alive. Many people are so caught up in what they want for themselves, without regard to how it affects others, that the plague of selfishness may kill our spirits and take our lives before COVID-19. While I like scrolling through Facebook, I have begun to hide stories I just cannot look at anymore–posts created to meet the selfish needs of the poster and those who agree with the poster. I am suffering from us vs. them fatigue. Today, however, I read a story posted by a person I know about an unselfish act. It was the spark of light I needed in the darkness that has surrounded my online experience lately.