Brian Blayer

Experience

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  Grover Cleveland H.S.

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2000

  English Teacher
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  Grace Episcopal Church and Day School

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Religion Teacher
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  St. Mark's Episcopal Church

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2008

  Priest-in-Charge

  Oversee pastoral care, liturgy, programs, facilities, office management. Moved average Sunday attendance from 20 to 43.

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  St. Anselm's Episcopal Church

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2008

  Curate

  Pastoral care, children's chapel, youth group, Sunday services: preside, preach; oversight of all programs during rector's vacation. Average Sunday attendance approximately 300.

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  St. Ann's

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2010

  Assistant

  Assist the rector with: pastoral care, Sunday worship (preaching and presiding), Adult and youth Christian formation programs/presentations, overseeing all parish programs. Work with the vestry to use a trust fund for ministry: begin a church softball league, assist Shinecock Indians, open food pantry.

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  Grace Episcopal Church

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2017

  Rector

  Manage and oversee: pastoral care, liturgy, preschool, volunteers and employes (thrift shop, food pantry, rentals, office manager, organist, sexton, school staff), Sunday school, adult Christian formation, vestry development, facilities (upgrades and maintenance), tenants in rental property, and parish growth and development. Move from average Sunday attendance of 42 to 83.

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  St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2022

  Rector
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  Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati

  Jul 2022 - now

  Rev. Canon Brian Blayer

  As canon for mission and outreach my role is to support the current ministries of the cathedral which reach out into the community to help those in need, as well as to create new avenues to be of assistance and create structural change in the region in order to eliminate the causes of poverty and social decline.