The Reverend Norm Freeman,
Priest In Charge Under Special Circumstances
Father Norm Freeman has served for over six years as Vicar for St. Michael and All Angels Church in Isla Vista, and Episcopal Chaplain for the University of California, Santa Barbara. Previously, Father Norm served as Curate at St. Paul's Church in Greenwich, Connecticut. These churches grew dramatically during Reverend Norm's tenure. His theological studies include a Masters of Divinity Degree from the General Theological Seminary. Father Norm is also an accomplished, celebrated percussionist with Bachelors and Masters of Music degrees from The Julliard School. In 1999, the Jazz Vespers that he began at St. Paul's inspired a full page story in The New York Times entitled, Where Music and the Ministry Merge . He has performed on four Grammy nominated projects, including the Grammy Award winning New York Philharmonic recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 3 In D Minor .
Father Norm and his wife Lori have been married for twenty three years and have two children. Brady is a communications major in her second year at UCLA, and Chris is a sophomore in high school. We are very pleased that Father Norm and his family will be living in the Rectory close to our church commu