Parish of the
Good Shepherd
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN WABAN, MA
Meet our Clergy & Staff
Reverend Dr. James A. Weldon, Jr.
Rector
The Reverend Dr. James A. Weldon, Jr. is the twelfth rector of the Parish of the Good Shepherd. He is responsible for all areas of parish life and oversees worship, music, Christian education, outreach, and community activities.
Fr. Jay is originally from Georgia and has served at parishes up and down the east coast. Previous to his arrival in Waban in 2016, he was Rector of St. Patrick’s in Albany, GA, Assistant Rector at Grace Church in New York City, and Curate at King of Peace, Kingsland, GA. Before ordination, he worked in finance, homeless ministry at First Presbyterian, Atlanta, GA, and youth ministry at Peachtree Christian (Disciples of Christ) in Atlanta. He earned degrees from the University of Georgia, the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology, General Seminary, and Emory University.
Jay is married to Alison and they have two children, Ella and James.
Dr. Rachel Teubner
Head of Christian Education & Confirmation
Dr. Rachel Teubner is a 2011 graduate of Yale Divinity School and currently works as a Visiting Scholar in Medieval Studies at Harvard. She is married to Jonathan and brings three children to PGS- Ella, Isaiah, and Asa. Rachel works with Children’s Christian Ed, Confirmation and formation with teenagers, as well as support adult formation.
Rachel was born in Massachusetts and grew up in Maine. She and her husband Jonathan started their family in Charlottesville, Virginia, and after that lived in Melbourne, AU, and Berlin prior to moving to the Boston area in 2021.
She is a teacher of literature and theology and the author of Dante and the Practice of Humility: A Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy (2023). She worked for five years at Australian Catholic University, where she was a research fellow in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Prior to her doctoral work, Rachel held jobs in bookstores, libraries, university public engagement, Catholic Worker ministries, Lutheran summer camps, and community college teaching. She holds degrees in religion and literature from St. Olaf College, Yale Divinity School, and the University of Virginia.
Andrew Sheranian
Organist & Choirmaster
Good Shepherd is grateful to welcome Andrew Sheranian as our Interim Organist/Choirmaster.
From 2010-2025, Andrew Sheranian has been Organist and Master of Choristers at the Parish of All Saints, Ashmont (Episcopal) in Boston, a church known for excellence in liturgy and music.
Prior to Ashmont, Mr. Sheranian served seven years as Organist and Choirmaster at Christ’s Church in Rye, NY. He holds degrees in organ performance from New England Conservatory and Yale University, and as a student held positions at the Parish of All Saints in Boston, and Christ Church in New Haven.
A lifelong student of Johann Sebastian Bach, Mr. Sheranian is the founding director of The Bach Project, a baroque ensemble of instrumentalists and singers, performing the full spectrum of Bach’s music in the greater Boston area, now in its seventh season.
