In their own words, leaders of faith communities in the Berkshires describe the messages they share at this time of year – of “healing the world from the bottom up,”
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Douglas Fisher, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts, will preach at a service celebrating the new ministry of the Rev. Dr. Nina Ranadive Pooley
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The Rev. Dr. Pooley has a BA in Religion and a BA in Psychology from The College of William and Mary and a Master of Education from the University of Virginia. She was formed for ordained ministry at The School of Theology, University of the South and was awarded the M.Div. in 2004. After ordination to the priesthood, she served for two years as Associate Rector of Church of the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mt., Tenn. After Good Shepherd, Pooley served as Associate Chaplain at St. Paul s School, in Lutherville, Md. for a year (2006-2007). In 2007 Nina was called to be Rector of St. Bartholomew s, Yarmouth, Maine and provided that congregation with 13 years of faithful leadership. During her service in Yarmouth, she began work on a D.Min. at The School of Theology in 2009 and was awarded the degree in 2014.