Deacon Alan Hart lives in West Glenville with his wife, Deacon MaryCarol Hart, who also serves at St. Ann's. They have four children and eight grandchildren.  Dcn. Alan, 76, for 34 years was a sportswriter at the Albany Times Union. He is the author of four books of non-fiction dealing with local history.

He graduated from Scotia-Glenville High School in 1964, received an Associates Degree from Hudson Valley CC in 1966, a BA from UAlbany in 1969, and a Masters Degree in English from UAlbany in 1997.

He was ordained as a deacon in June of 2006 and had previous tenures as a deacon at Christ Church in Schenectady and St. Mary's of Lake Luzerne prior to coming to St. Ann's in July of 2012. Dcn. Alan is a big fan of sports and recreation. He enjoys bowling and he loves golf and fishing. Dcn. Alan loves music, especially singing and playing guitar and banjo.  In recent years Dcn. Alan has enjoyed sketching and painting with acrylics.  He is an amateur songwriter and enjoys performing his own work at benefit concerts and family gatherings.

Personal: Born, Ellis Hospital,
Schenectady, NY. Cradle Episcopalian and lifelong Scotia resident.

Married to the Rev. Alan R. Hart @ St.Andrew's, Scotia, May 22, 1994.

Education: 1974 graduate of Scotia-Glenville High School.

Education For Ministry @ St George's Church, Clifton Park, NY.
Deacon School @ St. Andrew's, Scotia.
Ordained June 10, 2006.

How God Called Me: Since childhood, I have felt the need to be a caretaker and to be of service to others. (My childhood idol was Eleanor Roosevelt.) The call to the Diaconate seemed to me an extension of this feeling. Even so, it was while Rev. Mary Chilton was Priest-in-Charge at St. Andrew's that the process actually began. She encouraged me and recommended that I read the Acts of the Apostles to learn more about the ministry of deacons. After much prayer, time, and thought, I felt the nudge to move forward, and was very pleased and humbled when the Vestry agreed to present me as a candidate. Their support, and the support of the entire congregation, continues to be invaluable; the ministry of the Diaconate is an ongoing process. While reading and studying Holy Scripture helps me to grow and mature in faith, I find that those to whom I minister have much to offer me in knowledge and in the sharing of their faith with me.

Don has been serving the parish as Sexton since 2013. 

Wardens: Don Tatro (2026) and Gary Sorensen (2027)  

Clerk of the Vestry: Kathy Hazzard

Class of 2026 - Kathy Hazzard, Ismael Santiago

Class of 2027 - James Bryant, Christine Munn

Class of 2028 - Allison Elliott, Cortney Weiner

Wardens and Vestry

Qualifications, Expectations, and Terms of Office

Qualifications

Vestry Member:

• Professes Jesus Christ as Lord and believes in the fundamentals of our faith as expressed in the Creed.
• Age 18 or older.
• Baptized Member of St. Ann’s for greater than one year.
• Regular attendance to church services (multiple times per month).
• Pledged financial contributor that support the Biblical mandate of tithing and are either tithing or working towards the tithe.
• Active in at least one ministry of the church.

Warden:

• Meets the qualifications of a Vestry member.
• Must have received the Sacrament of Confirmation.
• Active in multiple ministries of the church.
• Previous experience as a Vestry member.

Expectations

Vestry Member:

• A witness to our faith.
• A shepherd for the congregation.
• A leader in the congregation.
• Active participation in Vestry committees
• Attendance to Vestry meetings mandatory except for occasional excused absences.
• Attendance at church functions.
• The term of office for a Vestry member is 3 years.

Warden:

• Same expectations as a Vestry member.
• Lay leader for the congregation.
• Legal representative for St. Ann’s
• In the absence of the Rector, serves as a pastoral and faith leader for the congregation.
• The term of office for a Warden is 2 years.