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The Temple Board of Directors is made up of The Reverend Sapphire Star, HPS (Temple Head), The Reverend Mikol Fenwick (Temple Co-Head) and The Reverend Darius Morningstar with The Reverend Mark Crewson, HP (Temple Elder) acting as Advisor to the Board. They are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the temple.

The Reverend Sapphire Star, HPS, Temple Head

The Reverend Sapphire Star has been a practicing Wiccan since Samhain (October 31st ) of the year 2000 and was initiated and ordained as a First Degree Priestess in the Correllian Nativist Tradition on December 26, 2001.  In December of 2002, she was approved to serve as an online mentor for students of the First Degree Course in the Correllian Nativist Tradition.  On April 3, 2004, she was initiated as a Second Degree Priestess in the same tradition and is also a member of the Correllian Herbology Order.  On September 1, 2005, she was initiated to the Third Degree and became a High Priestess with the Tradition..  Additionally, she is a Level II Usui Reiki Practitioner.  Her main areas of spiritual expertise are the magical and medical uses of herbs and candle magic.  She also has a strong desire to pass on her knowledge through teaching and is the primary instructor for the Shrine of the Sacred Arts.  She resides in Gaithersburg, MD, with her husband, a practicing shaman, and their four cats.

The Reverend Mikol Fenwick, Temple Co-Head

Biography Pending

The Reverend Darius Morningstar, Member of the Temple Board of Directors

The Reverend Darius Morningstar began studying meditation practices at the age of twelve, and began practicing magic alongside his native Catholicism in 1997.  He formally began to walk the Wiccan path in spring, 2003, and began studying Correllian Wicca in fall of 2003.  Darius was initiated as a 1st Degree Priest of the Correllian Tradition in fall, 2004.  Darius currently serves in the US Air Force.  His areas of special interest include music, and martial arts and their application in magic as well as teaching, tarot, healing, and runic magic.

The Reverend Mark Crewson, HP, Temple Elder and Advisor to the Temple Board

The Rev. Mark Crewson, HP is a Wiccan High Priest within the Correllian Nativist Church International and an Usui Reiki Master and a Sechem-Seichim-Reiki Master.  Within his Wiccan tradition, Mark serves the Washington, DC-based Temple of the Sacred Arts.  A great believer in the role of clergy as servants and healers, he is the energy behind implementing the Reiki Volunteer Program at Capital Hospice in Washington, DC.  A strong supporter of building the pagan community, he is a leading donor and active member of the Open Hearth Foundation, an event-driving organization raising money to build a Pagan Community Center in the Washington-Baltimore Area.  He has also led the Temple in sponsoring, planning and attending the Washington-Baltimore Pagan Leadership Conference as well as sponsoring and attending the Pagan Leadership Skills Conference.  He has served on the planning committee for Washington DC Pagan Pride Day and was responsible for expanding the format to create Washington DC Pagan Pride Week.  He is a founding and active core group member of the Washington-Baltimore Pagan Clergy Association.  He has taught at Free Spirit Gathering, Healing the Spirit and Sacred Space Esoteric Conference.  In his spare time, he enjoys spiritual pursuits, exercise, attending arts events, cooking (though not cleaning), watching classic and sci-fi/fantasy films, engaging in passionate activities and belly-laughing with friends, old and new.

The Reverend Pamela Griffith, Previous Temple Director (Retired)

The Reverend Pamela Griffith started on the Wiccan path over 40 years ago even though she was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church and attended Catholic Elementary School.  Her paternal grandmother taught her how to read tarot and was and still is her guide on the path.  She lived with her grandmother for a short period of time before her death and was constantly amazed at her knowledge of folk remedies and the way she just knew things.  Over the years, Reverend Griffith’s path diverted many times, sometimes coming to a halt.  She was a commissioned Youth Minister, Catechist, Extra Ordinary Eucharistic Minister and Hospital Chaplain all through the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.  She is a wife, mother (of three adult children) and grandmother (at this time three granddaughters).  She is active with the Boy Scouts of America as an Assistant Scoutmaster, Webelos Leader, Unit Commissioner, Merit Badge Councilor and Religious Emblems Councilor.  She was initiated to the First Degree of Clerical Status through the Correllian Nativist Tradition at their Spring Lustration in Hoopeston, IL in 2004, and is now working on her Second Degree.  Recently, she was elected as the moderator of the Washington-Baltimore Pagan Clergy Association.  In addition to being the Chief Financial Officer for a small energy company, she has her own catering firm (Shamrock Knights), and Mary Kay Cosmetics business.  Residing in Baltimore, MD, she loves to cook, sew and do crafts, especially with her grandchildren.

The Reverend Wic, Previous Temple Director (Retired)

The Reverend Wic embarked on a Wiccan path in November of 1998 and spent many years as a solitary practitioner.  During that time she was involved in the development of the African-American Wiccan Society, and was co-creator of Sistahs of the Moon, an Internet group devoted to the fellowship of pagan women of color.   Wic was initiated and ordained as a First Degree Priestess in the Correllian Nativist Tradition on Lunar Lammas (August 12) 2003 and was initiated to the Second Degree on October 24, 2004.  Currently, she is pursuing third degree clergy status.  Her main areas of spiritual expertise are divination with tarot and spellcraft.