Clergy and Staff

The Very Rev. Beth Franklin

The Reverend Beth Franklin, (formerly Magill) began her call as 7th Rector of St. Michael's on Sunday, December 10, 2017.

A native of Alexandria, Beth grew up in the Diocese of Virginia. From a young age her parents instilled in her that participation was the most important part of worshipping in community. As a result, she was very active in the church, community, and Diocese, including serving as a counselor at various Shrine Mont camps.

Beth attended William & Mary as an undergrad, receiving a BA in Sociology. Soon after, she attended Yale for her Masters of Divinity and Diploma of Anglican Studies. Ordained in 2009, Beth's first call took her to the Diocese of Texas where she served as an Associate Priest at St. David's, Austin.

Her next call was as Missioner to the Episcopal Student Center at the University of Texas, where Beth served for five years. She is still convinced that this is the most fun job in all of the Episcopal Church! After her work at UT, she served as Missioner for Congregational Initiatives for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. In this role, Beth oversaw all campus misssions in the Diocese, including the start of six new campus ministries, and traveled throughout the state working to enhance congregational ministry.

Beth is trained as facilitator in The Daring Way ^TM, the work of Dr. Brene Brown. She was a founder of Magdalene House, Austin, a community she co-founded for survivors of human trafficking. Beth serves as the Dean of the Arlington Region in the Diocese of Virginia.

Beth and her husband Nic love being a part of the vibrant community in North Arlington. In addition to enjoying the beautiful trails, they can often be found at Nationals baseball games, cooking elaborate meals, or chasing their son, Warner.

Katrina Moore

Katrina hails from Hannibal, MO where she married her high school sweetheart. After graduating college with a degree in Accounting, Katrina and her husband started a family and moved to Colorado. She has served churches in a variety of ministry roles including children’s ministry, graphic and web design, and directing children’s and youth camps. She is thrilled to add Parish Administrator of St. Michael’s to that list.

Katrina feels most at home in the mountains and loves family road trips with her husband and three children. She enjoys coffee, boardgames, and has recently taken up knitting.

She and her family moved to Virginia Theological Seminary in July 2021 as her husband completes his M.Div for his ordination through the Diocese of Missouri.

Noel Warford

Noel Warford has been surrounded by musicians from a young age. The son of a church choir director and a cellist, he started studying the piano at the age of five. Since 2007, he has studied organ with a variety of distinguished teachers, including Dr. Wilma Jensen, Dr. Murray Somerville, Thomas Russell, Dr. Marilyn Keiser, and Dr. Bruce Neswick. In addition, Noel has studied classical and jazz piano, harp, and percussion of all sorts.

Noel holds two bachelor’s degrees from Oberlin College and Conservatory - in computer science from Oberlin College and in organ performance from Oberlin Conservatory, studying with Dr. Jonathan Moyer. Noel also studied choral conducting at Oberlin Conservatory with Dr. Jody Kerchner and Dr. Gregory Ristow. He has served as a frequent substitute church organist at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Hillwood Presbyterian Church, Harpeth Presbyterian Church, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, and First Baptist Church, all in Nashville, Tennessee. Noel served as organist choirmaster at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Parma, Ohio, for three years. Noel is currently attending the University of Maryland to pursue his PhD in Computer Science.

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Hayden Paul

Hayden Paul graduated with a B.A. in Political Science with a Business minor, from Texas A&M University. In 2013, he began his career in the Texas Legislature, spending five years as a district representative working on higher education policy and considerable time on the road, learning about the diversity of Texas Senate District 5. After leaving the legislature, Hayden transitioned to become Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations for the regional economic development corporation of Bryan/College Station, TX. Finding the Episcopal church in the aftermath of the Obergefell vs. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, Hayden was immediately called into lay leadership in his sending parish of St. Andrew’s – Bryan, Tx serving as delegate to Diocesan convention, Vestry, and as Sr. Warden during 2020. These experiences helped him more clearly see the vision God laid in front of him and he discerned a call to the Priesthood later that same year. Hayden is beginning his second year at Virginia Theological Seminary where he is serving as the current Student Body Treasurer and is working with the Office of Lifelong Learning on their Mutual Ministry Initiative. In his free time, Hayden is reading the latest best seller with a glass of wine or cup of hot tea in his hand and is taking his labradoodle Truman on walks. He is thankful for this opportunity and