Pastor
On April 1st the congregation welcomed Rev Margaret Watson as our spiritual leader. Meg, as she likes to be called, has served congregations in New Hampshire, Florida, Hawaii, and Maine, with a focus on joyful worship and the holiness of ordinary life. She loves writing, front-porch conversations, and the beauty of the Maine coast.
Meg and her husband Dean make their home in Belfast, where they are tending an old farmhouse and a growing collection of grandchildren. She is delighted to be with the people of Trinitarian Congregational Parish of Castine and the larger Castine Community.
Please join us in welcoming Rev. Meg and Dean to the Castine community.
Church Administrator
Debbie Morehouse is a native Mainer, born in the County, she spent most of her youth in Rockland. Debbie brings a wide range of work experience to TCP, including banking, school administration, museum administration, and even cook on a Maine Windjammer.
She enjoys the variety involved in the Administrator’s job, from bookkeeping to more creative endeavors such as the weekly News & Notes e-newsletter.
Debbie and her husband Jess live in Orland with their lovable golden-doodle Cooper. In her spare time, she is apt to be knee-deep in a genealogical or history project.
She enjoys the variety involved in the Administrator’s job, from bookkeeping to more creative endeavors such as the weekly News & Notes e-newsletter.
Debbie and her husband Jess live in Orland with their lovable golden-doodle Cooper. In her spare time, she is apt to be knee-deep in a genealogical or history project.
Music Director
Heather Emanuelson joined TCP as Music Director in February, 2023. Ms. Emanuelson received her Bachelor of Music Education from North Central College in Naperville. She had the experience of playing with an elite group of musicians performing with the Naperville Chorus and was chosen to perform with the orchestra for North Central College operas and musicals. Her piano studies have been with Sue Malmberg, Dr. Sandra Carey, and most recently Ann August-Waldron.
For the last 25 years, she has maintained a private studio in Plainfield, IL and Penobscot, ME. Within that studio she teaches all instruments, at all skill levels. Ms. Emanuelson has also served as faculty at North Central College in the Piano Academy in Naperville, and she has taught in school districts in both Illinois and Maine, sharing her love of music with students Pre-K through 8. She has been the Music Director at churches in Maine and Illinois, enjoying the opportunity to serve with others.
She performed on flute with the Chicagoland Pops Symphony Orchestra and as keyboardist and flutist for the Magical Starlight Theatre’s Musical Productions, and she continues to maintain a freelance schedule performing with local ensembles. Currently Ms. Emanuelson plays flute for various musicals at The Grand. She also enjoys playing with The Castine Town Band and smaller ensembles within that group.
For the last 25 years, she has maintained a private studio in Plainfield, IL and Penobscot, ME. Within that studio she teaches all instruments, at all skill levels. Ms. Emanuelson has also served as faculty at North Central College in the Piano Academy in Naperville, and she has taught in school districts in both Illinois and Maine, sharing her love of music with students Pre-K through 8. She has been the Music Director at churches in Maine and Illinois, enjoying the opportunity to serve with others.
She performed on flute with the Chicagoland Pops Symphony Orchestra and as keyboardist and flutist for the Magical Starlight Theatre’s Musical Productions, and she continues to maintain a freelance schedule performing with local ensembles. Currently Ms. Emanuelson plays flute for various musicals at The Grand. She also enjoys playing with The Castine Town Band and smaller ensembles within that group.
