Carl Leafstedt

About

Ann and I joined St. Mark's when our boys were little. From the beginning we've all been involved in numerous ways, first as a family with young children, then graduating to other commitments. Special memories include the boys' annual involvement as musicians for the Christmas Eve service. I served on the Vestry from 2012-15 and was honored to serve as Senior Warden during Beth Knowlton's first full year at our church. Out in the city I've participated on several nonprofit boards of directors, including YOSA, the San Antonio Symphony, the San Antonio Chamber Choir, and the Alamo Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. At Trinity University I have been a member of the Music Department faculty since 2001, teaching music history courses and the university's Grant Writing and Fundraising course. For the Diocese of West Texas, I've served since 2017 on the Historical Commission.

Ann and I have been members since around 2004. We admire the church's high standards for preaching and love the three-legged stool model of scripture, reason, and tradition that we see practiced at St. Mark's. I deeply value our church's commitment to classic Anglican hymnody and our long tradition of excellence at the organ bench.

I will work with the Vestry to support the clergy in implementing the church's recent Renewal Works report. Sufficient latent energy lies in those ideas to sustain our attention in years ahead. As a musician myself, I will pay attention to ways I can help maintain the quality of our music program.