THE MEMORIAL CHURCH OF THE PRINCE Of PEACE 
An Episcopal Parish

The Rev. Jim Strader-Sasser comes to Prince of Peace Episcopal Church after serving as Priest in Charge of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Bloomsburg, PA and Christ Memorial Episcopal Church in Danville, PA. Born and raised in Tucson, AZ, Father Jim graduated from the Univ. of Arizona and is a lifelong UA Wildcat fan - especially collegiate basketball (#BearDown).

Father Jim spent over 15 years in the Air Force, as an aviator and an organizational facilitator at Air Combat Command Headquarters. He received his MA in education and human development from George Washington University and earned his Master of Divinity from Episcopal Divinity School. Father Jim enjoys studying theology and ethics on the one hand while be a softy for romantic love stories on the other.  He loves traveling and spending time with his life companion of 21 years, the Rev. Dr. Howell Sasser, parish priest at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Newark, DE. 

​Ordained to the priesthood in 1974, the Reverend Richard Ginnever retired from active church ministry in 2015. Upon moving to Gettysburg that same year, Richard and family became members of Prince of Peace.  Richard has served small and large parishes on Long Island, Florida, Louisiana,and Maryland .  He grew up and had his early education on Long Island, New York. He received his B. A. from the University of Miami and attended Nashotah House seminary in Wisconsin from 1971 to 1974, graduating with a Master of Divinity degree. Married to Carolyn Dehler in 1969, they have four adult children and six grandchildren.  He loves the New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers , Pittsburgh Steelers and gardening. He presently serves on the Board of Directors at Lake Heritage, where he resides.

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The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White, Ph.D., is Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor Emerita of Psychology and Religion, and Dean and Vice President Emerita at Union Theological Seminary, New York. While in New York she also served for 8 years as Assisting Priest at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.  A psychoanalytic psychotherapist and award-winning author, she has published 11 books including Shared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Care and Counseling, 2nd ed., and The Psychology of Christian Nationalism. She currently is in private practice as a spiritual director and frequently travels as a public speaker.  She and her husband the Rev. Michael Cooper-White live in Orrtanna, PA, and have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren.​​

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Prior to seminary, Reverend Cathy served as a volunteer chaplain at Church Home & Hospital in Baltimore, which provided opportunities for education in pastoral care and hospice training. Other chaplaincies have included a retirement community, an inner-city hospital, and SpiriTrust Lutheran in Gettysburg. For the first half of her parish ministry, Rev Cathy served as an interim priest. Her last church - where she and Dan served for 8 years - included community ministry with a food pantry and a chance to work closely with families and the elderly. In all of her priestly calls, healing ministry has taken center stage and the same is true at Prince of Peace. Rev Cathy reminds us that healing happens when Christ is invited in and Christians share his love with one another, for it is in that sacred space where God’s work is done.

Ordained in 1982 in the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, the Rev. Dr. Jan C. Heller is a
committed priest with a non-traditional career trajectory. He enjoys using skills that were
developed over 20 years working as a bioethicist and healthcare executive to identify
organizational and spiritual challenges facing parishioners and to address them in innovative
ways. He has done focused work in church systems, small group facilitation, leadership
development, and in adult education, as well as interim work in churches and the health care
industry. Dr. Heller holds an AB in Chemistry from The Kings College; a MDiv from Princeton
Theological Seminary with a focus on modern philosophy and history of religions; and, a PhD in Ethics and Society with a specialization in bioethics from Emory University. He and his wife, Linda, are both natives of Pennsylvania and in 2025 moved to Gettysburg to be closer to family.

Cathy returned to Prince of Peace Episcopal in 2026 after having served there at an earlier time, as well as having held several similar positions in the region. Cathy is responsible for the parish’s song, overseeing the leading and development of the choirs, and in that light, is always encouraging professional and avocational singers and musicians to share their musical gifts with the congregation. She is also the director of the Schola Cantorum of Gettysburg, a choir dedicated to presenting choral music spanning from the Renaissance to the present. When not involved in musical activities, Cathy enjoys attending concerts, biking, gardening and spending time with her husband, Dale, and caring for the many rescue and foster cats in her care.

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Marrie moved to Pennsylvania with her spouse and daughter in 2006. She has an extensive background in office and personnel management. Marrie’s personal philosophy is that everyone deserves grace, kindness, and a smile. Strangers are just potential new friends – they only need to meet! Her goal is to ensure that every person she encounters is greeted with a smile, has their needs met as much as possible, and leaves the interaction feeling better than when they started. When she is not loudly cheering for the Steelers, Marrie spends her free time getting into shenanigans with her sister and friends, spending time with her family, and serving her community.

Tim grew up the youngest son of an Episcopal priest and began landscaping and gardening by the age of nine. As a teenager and young man, he worked with a veterinarian and participated in Outward Bound in Nova Scotia before attending Delhi Agricultural and Technical College and graduating with a degree in veterinary science. After working at Mt. Airy Animal Hospital in Pennsylvania, he moved to Maryland and began a career in cancer research at Fort Detrick. Tim and his wife served as foster parents in Frederick County, MD for 27 years.