Our Clergy

The Reverend Father Joshua Burnett, Pastor

Fr. Joshua was appointed pastor of Holy Cross in August 2018 after serving three years as an Assistant Priest in Wichita, KS. He was received into the Orthodox Church on the feast of the Elevation of the Cross in 2006 and was ordained to the Priesthood in 2015. Fr. Joshua is a graduate of St. Vladimir’s Seminary in New York City. He and his wife, Khouria Meredith, have nine children, two of whom they adopted just before coming to Holy Cross.

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The Very Reverend Father Gregory Mathewes-Green, Pastor Emeritus

Fr. Gregory Mathewes-Green is the founding pastor of Holy Cross Church and now is our Pastor Emeritus having retired in July, 2018. He had been an Episcopal priest for 15 years when he made the decision to enter Holy Orthodoxy, and was chrismated and ordained in January 1993. 

 

The Reverend Deacon Mark O'Dell (attached)

Dn. Mark O'Dell (attached) was chrismated in 1995 at St. George, Danbury CT.  He moved to Holy Cross Church in 1996 and was ordained to the Diaconate in 2003.  Dn. Mark is currently on loan to St. Spyridon Orthodox Church, Loveland, CO while he cares for his family.

 
Dn. Mark O'Dell