​Joel Copeland

 

Joel Copeland is a native Floridian, born  in Orlando, who became a member at All Saints a little over  a year ago  after attending services off and on for a couple of years.  He and his wife Diane  enjoy the 8 o'clock service. He was raised a Baptist, but became an Episcopalian. Joel was baptized during the Bishop's visit on Nov. 30. He works for Publix. They have a son and a daughter, now grown, and two grandchildren. The couple, who live in New Port Richey, enjoy boating, gardening and football, especially the Buccaneers.

When they first visited All Saints, there was one thing that really impressed them. "The warmth and personality of the church," says Joel. "It was like being in a family."

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Lovonne Katz

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Lovonne Katz started coming to All Saints recently. She found All Saints on Google, when she was looking for a church to attend in this area. She was born in Largo and is a Pinellas County native. She says she had wanted to be baptized since she was a little girl, and when she visited All Saints, she decided to talk to Rev. Janet Tunnell about the possibility. She was baptized during the Bishop's visit on Nov. 30. She attends the 10 o'clock service . She is still learning what areas may interest her to get more involved at All Saints. She works as an administrator for a chiropractor consultant.

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 She and Ashley Hansen are hoping to start an evening Bible study group after the first of the year for those who work and are unable to attend the Wednesday morning Bible study. She and her husband just celebrated their 17th anniversary on Nov. 8. They have two children, a daughter who is 27, and a son who just turned 20. They live in New Port Richey.

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Justina Quick and Clark Scheible, Forrest and Archie Scheible

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Forrest Xavier  and Brian Archibald "Archie"  Scheible were baptized during the bishop's visit on Nov. 30. Forrest, 20 months, and Archie, 2 months, are the sons of Justina Quick and Clark Scheible. The couple say they found All Saints after moving here from Phoenix. They say the church on the hill reminded them very much of the All Saints Episcopal Church they used to attend in Phoenix.

Justina, who was born in Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., and Clark, who was raised in Virginia, met in Phoenix. Justina's family moved to Phoenix after she got out of high school and Clark, who works for TSA, was transferred to Phoenix as part of his job. They've been together since 2018 and were married in 2020 on Sand Key Beach in Clearwater. She grew up Catholic and his family are Methodists.

"We were looking for a church for our boys," Justina says. "We both grew up being regular church members and we wanted to find a place to get the boys started. I really love this church!"

Clark works with TSA  airport security at Tampa international Airport and Justina formerly worked at an eye bank, where people donated their eyes after their death. She now is a full time mother.

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Vianti Kalicharan

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Vianti Kalicharan, 16, has been active at All Saints since she was a little girl. She has served as an acolyte since she was 9 years old and now is teaching in the Sunday School classes as well as serving as an acolyte. She was confirmed during the Bishop's visit. Vianti is a junior at J.W. Mitchell High School in Trinity. She plays the bass clairnet in the school band and concert band and is a member of the All County Band. She plans to continue with her music interest in college, playing in the concert band, as well as majoring in biochemistry. Right now she is looking at attending University of South Florida.  She is the daughter of BK and Cristina Kalicharan.

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Jeff and Ashley Hansen

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Jeff and Ashley Hansen have been attending All Saints since 2022, when they moved to the area from Virginia Beach,  Va.  Ashley's parents are Marlene and Mike Becker. Ashley was born in Georgia and Jeff was born in Bremerton, Wash. They have been married seven years and live in New Port Richey.

Ashley works for Bay Care as a billing supervisor and Jeff works for Safeway. They both work from home. She has three children and Jeff has two children, "and all but one are grown. He is 12 years years old."

"I've always gone to church," says Ashley. "Jeff kind of lost his way as a teenager and found his way back."

She says Jeff was the one who decided he wanted to be confirmed in the Episcopal Church, and she also was confirmed at the same time. Ashley is working with Lovonne Katz to organize an evening Bible study group.