2026 INTERIM VESTRY CANDIDATES
A position opened up on the vestry in May 2026. An interim vestry member must be elected to fill this role until Pentecost 2027. We have one position and two candidates. An electronic absentee ballot will be sent out on September 13 at 2pm to all members and the ballot will close on September 20 at 2pm. Paper ballots will be available for members on September 20 following the Eucharist and voting will close at 2pm.
Thank you for praying for the vestry candidates and the work of the vestry!
carol murphy
SHARON WEBB
Carol Murphy
I grew up in the traditions of the Anglican Communion having been baptized when I was 7 and confirmed at 11. While I cannot point to any dramatic conversion experience in my journey as a Christian I can attest to believing that I have been sustained by God’s Grace through events of grief and times of stress, and in moments of great joy or simple gratitude I am moved to give God my thanks. When I experience a sense of silence or absence I trust that I am the one who has moved away and God is patiently waiting for me to return.
Sharon Webb
I grew up in a Christian family, the youngest of 5 children. I was born at Ft. Meade and moved to Springfield as a baby. When I was 5, my dad, an Air Force officer, was assigned to work with NATO forces in France where we lived until I was 8. At the base chapel Vacation Bible School, I heard the good news of Jesus. The VBS week culminated in a clear gospel presentation, and by God’s grace I believed and prayed to Jesus to be my Savior.
After returning to Springfield, we participated in every program offered to children and youth at our church. Two forces greatly affected my faith journey. As a young teenager, I heard a young man give his “testimony” why he was an atheist. This really rattled me, and I began to grapple with my faith - could I reconcile these arguments with the gospel? (This young atheist eventually became a Christian and is now an Anglican priest!)
The more important force was the move of the Holy Spirit – the “Jesus Revolution” of the 70’s. College students gave bold testimonies at SUMC of how Jesus had changed their lives. My sisters and I went to Blackstone Methodist youth camp and were overwhelmed with the outpouring of love, praise, and community we experienced. Our new friends invited us to House of Bread, a huge youth gathering hosted by Truro church. I was filled with the Holy Spirit and my life was transformed. Teenage angst was replaced with peace and joy, and doubts replaced with an overwhelming sense of the love of God.
I attended UVA and loved the fellowship, joy, and life-long Christian friends I found there. After graduation, I returned to Springfield and began my teaching career. A wonderful highlight at TJ was helping sponsor FCA, where we saw many students grow in faith and commitment to Christ.
I began attending Truro church when I moved to Fairfax Station and became active in international ministry (TIPS) and the young adults fellowship – and there I met and married Chip.
We loved our years at Truro, both serving vestry terms and in many other ministries. We learned about a new Anglican church plant in March 2020. Since all activities were virtual during Covid-time, we could “attend” both Truro and CCAC. After churches resumed in-person worship, we felt called to stay at CCAC and we became members.
We love CCAC and have been blessed to participate in Confirmation classes, youth, children, and women’s ministries, retreat planning, and hosting formation groups and pool parties. In late 2021, Chip’s brain surgery and complications that followed began the most difficult year of our lives. Through it all, we experienced God’s presence, answered prayers (ask Chip about the Palm Sunday miracle!), and the love of God’s people. We gratefully remember the CCAC crew that helped prepare our house for Chip’s return in a wheelchair, and the meals and visits that strengthened and blessed us.
Through the joys and trials of life, we are truly thankful that the Lord is always faithful and good!