Announcing an Exciting Addition
to the Staff of St. Stephen
Dear St. Stephen’s Family,

I am very pleased to inform you of some exciting news for our beloved congregation. This coming August we will welcome a new addition to our excellent staff of St. Stephen’s. With a generous monetary gift, the church received early this year to attract and retain young families, the vestry has been diligently dreaming and discerning ways in which we can invest in this endeavor. One of the first initiatives the vestry and I agreed upon is to call an additional priest to serve St. Stephen’s. Conversations with the diocese were initiated and I can now announce that this first action of our plan has been approved and the person has been identified to fill this role. Additional initiatives addressing the goal of attracting and retaining young families are also in the works, and will be announced once they come into fruition. 

At this time though, I want to celebrate the addition of Tim Swan to St. Stephen’s! Please see below for a short bio in welcoming him to our community. Tim brings enormous gifts to the ministries of St. Stephen’s; and we will be a major part in cultivating and nourishing those gifts. God willing and with the people consenting, he will be a newly ordained deacon on Tuesday, June 6th at 6:30 pm at St. Mark’s, San Marcos (his sponsoring parish) by The Right Rev. David Reed. It’s just down the road from us; so, if you are able to attend, you are invited and encouraged to do so. Tim will be ordained into the priesthood after at least six months of serving as a transitional deacon, per canonical requirements.

The diocese has agreed to assign Tim to St. Stephens for the following three years, beginning in August. His first year will be devoted to finishing his seminary education at the Seminary of the Southwest, where he will receive a Diploma for Anglican Studies. From August through May, Tim will be with us as a part-time member of the staff. The following two years, upon receiving his diploma, Tim will join us as a full-time priest. His first year of service to St. Stephen’s will be primarily focused on establishing and building a strong youth group for our community. The following two years he will take on additional responsibilities that focus on the outreach of the church. Tim’s three years with St. Stephen’s will fulfill his diocesan requirements of serving a parish as a curate in the Diocese of West Texas. Curate is simply a fancy word for a newly ordained graduate of seminary to receive practical training. 

Please join me in welcoming Tim Swan and his lovely family to St. Stephen’s! I am thrilled for us to have this opportunity, and to witness the bountiful fruits that will result in his ministry to the youth and outreach ministries of St. Stephen’s. I can’t wait for you all to meet the Swans very soon!  

God Bless, 

The Rev. Kevin LJ Schubert
Greetings St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church & School, 

My name is Timothy ‘Tim’ Swan. My family and I are excited about the opportunity to worship and serve at St Stephen’s. Here’s a little background info about me -

Family Info - Suzanne ‘Suzy’ and I have been married for 20 years. Suzy is the Chief Financial Officer, on the Hospital Administration team, at St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. Suzy has been in the St. David’s Healthcare Partnership for 20 years. We have two daughters, Samantha (Sam) and Mackenzie (Mack). Sam graduated from Georgetown High school on May 27, 2023, while Mack advanced to her sophomore year at Gateway College Preparatory High School. Sam is actively engaged in the NCAA recruiting process and is looking to play softball while continuing her academic career. Arizona State University is the current front runner in her discussions to play at the next level.  

Spiritual Biography - I was baptized in September 1981 at Center Union Missionary Baptist Church in Buda, Texas. A small mission church that I attended with my immediate and extended family members. When I graduated from Hays High School in 1991, I moved my membership to Manchaca Baptist Church, which is where I would eventually serve on staff as the full-time Youth Minister from 1994 to 1997. After resigning from Manchaca Baptist, I found the Episcopal Church, thanks be to God, and also thanks to my cradle-Episcopalian wife, Suzy. I was received into the Episcopal Church on Easter 2009, and during the last 14 years, I’ve served in several different capacities at the Episcopal Churches that our family has attended - Senior Warden, Junior Warden, vestry member, and Bishop’s committee member. 

In October 2018, I began the discernment process with my local priest, Fr. Ben Nelson, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, in San Marcos. After engaging with Bishop David M. Reed and the Diocesan Discernment, I entered into the 3-year, IONA Seminary Program for the bi-vocational priesthood. After working for SWBT/AT&T for 25 years, I retired on October 31, 2022. The bi-vocational seminary path allowed me to begin my formation while finishing my professional career. For additional formation, I have been accepted into the Seminary of the Southwest to pursue a Diploma in Anglican Studies (DAS). The DAS is a one-year program. A component of the DAS program will be completing some field education hours, weekly, at St. Stephen’s, Wimberley. 

I’m very thankful for the opportunity to worship, work, learn and grow alongside the members at St. Stephen’s, Wimberley. 
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