The Reverend Dr. Cecil "Ted" Cole, Jr, Rector

Rev. Cole came to us from St. Mary’s Church in Anchorage, Alaska, where he served as senior-level associate to the rector in charge of youth and family ministry. Before that, he was assistant rector with a focus on youth ministry and then interim minister at Christ Church, in Plymouth, MA. He has served as a youth minister at both of the congregations, offering workshops on faith formation for children, youth and families, and leading youth ministry trips to Washington, D.C. and Malawi, Africa. He has run Family Nights with child-friendly Eucharists and supports the same Godly Play curriculum used at St John’s. He has lead a variety of different adult education programs, including bible studies and dream groups. He is well-versed in Ignatian spiritual practices, spiritual dream work and is a certified Appreciative Inquiry (“AI”) coach. He has always had a commitment to LGBTQ communities and equality for individuals and groups of all races and backgrounds.

He attended Middlebury College (BA, Philosophy and Religion), Harvard Divinity School (MTS), and Boston University (Ph.D., Philosophy of Religion). Born in 1968, he grew up in New York City, the son of a black man and white woman, attended NYC Public Schools through 8th grade and graduated from Xavier High School in 1986. Ted remains a die-hard Mets fan.

He lives in Hyde Park with his wife, Sage Cole, who is the pastor at the Swedenborg Chapel in Cambridge, Massachusetts and their two young sons.

ted@stjohns-jp.org

The REVERENd Dorie Goehring, M.Div., PhD Candidate, Assistant Rector

Dorie (she/her/hers) joined St. John’s as a curate in September 2023, and was named Assistant Rector on January 1, 2025. Dorie came to Boston ten years ago via Pennsylvania and New York City, and she was ordained a priest on January 5, 2023 here at St. John’s. She is a PhD candidate at Boston College in Comparative Theology, where she studies Christian and Muslim approaches to bioethics. She is a current Episcopal Church Foundation Academic Fellow, and serves the Diocese of Massachusetts as part of the Bishop’s Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations and the Palm Sunday Alternate Rite Liturgy Committee.

She earned her M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School and her B.A. from Fordham University in New York City. She has previously served in various leadership roles at The Crossing and Grace Episcopal Church, Newton, and as a CPE student and clinical ethics committee member at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Elisabeth Seton Residence, and currently serves on the ethics consult committee at Boston Medical Center-Brighton. She has published widely, with academic articles in Religion and Health: Comparative Theological Approaches, Dizionario di dottrina sociale della Chiesa, the Journal of South Asian and Middle East Studies, and the Science, Religion, and Culture Program at Harvard Divinity School, and has written for other publications including State of Formation, The Tempest, and INTER magazine. She has taught at Boston College, Harvard Medical School’s Center for Bioethics, and Harvard College, and has studied and presented her academic and advocacy work in Egypt, Germany, Mexico, Qatar, Italy, and at the United Nations.

Dorie has a strong history of commitment to LGBTQ+ advocacy, inter-religious dialogue, and civic and global engagement. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, watching British television, drinking tea, rooting for Pittsburgh sports teams, and playing RPGs.

dorie@stjohns-jp.org

Harrison Lee, Music Director

Harrison Lee is a pianist, violinist, and composer. He began playing piano at the age of six. Growing up with a mainly self-taught background, Harrison had the opportunity of discovering his personal connection to music in experimental ways and through classical music. In 2020, Harrison received a Full Tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he studied classical, pop, rock, film, and other contemporary genres. One of Harrison’s passions is making classical music more accessible to the general audience by rearranging it with modern genres such as rock and neoclassical. He studied composition and some film score during his time at Berklee.

Harrison has had extensive experience performing as a violinist and pianist for ensembles at Rutgers University and Berklee College of Music, including Rutgers Sinfonia and the Berklee Motion Picture Orchestra. He is also an instructor at Musicians Playground in Boston, and via his online following has worked with organizations such as Musescore and Raycon. Harrison believes strongly in the healing qualities of music, and is passionate about guiding others in finding solace and overcoming hardship through the sounds they resonate with.

harrison@stjohns-jp.org

The Reverend Dawn Tesorero, Deacon

Bio forthcoming!

dawn@stjohns-jp.org

Carmen Powell, Parish Administrator

Bio forthcoming!

parish.admin@stjohns-jp.org