Reverend Judith Toffey

Interim Minister

 I was born in Waterbury, CT and attended St. John’s on the Green. Later we moved to Wolcott where my father and others decided Wolcott needed an Episcopal church of its own. He was on the original Vestry and Building Committee. Recently All Saints’ celebrated their 50^th anniversary.

 I attended colleges in Boston receiving a B.A. in English from UMass/Boston, an M.S. in Counseling from Boston University and an M.Div. from Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge.

 After teaching at Boston English High School for 10 years, I sensed a call to ministry. After ordination, I served churches in New Bedford, MA, All Saints’, Oakville, Trinity, Trumbull, St. Mary’s, Manchester, St. Paul’s, Southington, and presently as Interim at St. Michael’s.  I served as a missionary teaching Christianity at the Ahliyaah School for Girls in Amman, Jordan and traveled throughout the Holy Land, Egypt and Syria for two years.

While I live in Watertown, my sister, her husband, my nephew and his wife all live here in Naugatuck. It is a pleasure to be here as I look forward to serving the church as they discern the call of a new rector.

Katherine Carten, Parish Administrator

Kathy is the “go to” person at St. Michael’s.  Kathy’s main duty at St. Michael’s is to manage the daily operations of our parish office; she keeps our ship sailing smoothly.  If you would like to schedule a meeting or put an announcement in the Sunday Bulletin, Kathy is the person to call.  Kathy also serves as the treasurer for Naugatuck Teen Theater.

Vesna Mehinovic, Organist/Choir Master

Vesna leads the parish in music during our Rite II service.  She oversees the Choir, Children’s Choir and our Bell Choir. 

She began her formal education in music by receiving a diploma in Music Theory and Piano Teaching and Performing from the High School for Music in Sarajevo.  She continued her Bachelor of Arts degree in Conducting and Music Theory at the Sarajevo Music Academy and received a Master of Arts in Conducting and Music Theory at Wesleyan Univeristy in Middletown, CT.

Vesna is the first professional woman to conduct an orchestra in Bosnia and Herzegovinia.

In addition to her work at St. Michael's, Vesna is the conductor and music director for the Hamden Symphony Orchestra, teaches music at a number of elementary schools and is the Conductor for the Greater Waterbury Youth Symphony.