Christmas Services at St. Paul's 2023

The Reverend Susan Bek

The Rev. Susan Bek is currently on long-term disability.

She serves as the Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Ventura. She is a motivated and spirit-filled priest who loves her work serving God in Christ and spreading hope and Good News in the world. She lives in Ventura, California with her husband, Jon. They have four children and four grandchildren. Her passions include preaching, teaching, children’s ministries, music, graphic design and wildlife photography. She is proficient in both English and American Sign Language (ASL) and incorporates sign language every time she celebrates the Eucharist. She does this to show that we are committed to welcoming all, even when that means we need to change in order to become more accessible.

​Felix Eisenhauer

Felix Eisenhauer holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Collaboration from the University of California - Santa Barbara, a Master of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California, and pursued further independent studies in piano at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, Germany. He currently serves as Music Minister at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, a Board of Trustees member with the Rio School District, teaches piano privately, and is both on faculty and an a staff accompanist at Ventura College.

Recently, he was the accompanist and a board member with Pacific Chamber Singers, the pianist at Our Lady of the Assumption, accompanied for Westmont College and Santa Barbara City College, and played for Opera Santa Barbara’s education outreach program. While living in Boise, Idaho, Dr. Eisenhauer taught at the College of Western Idaho, taught private piano lessons, and performed with all the major music organizations in the area, including Opera Idaho, Ballet Idaho, Boise Philharmonic, Meridian Symphony Orchestra, Music Theatre of Idaho, and the Broadway Tour of Wicked.

Dr. Eisenhauer's involvement in education is equally long and storied. At VC, he currently teaches Class Piano, Private Piano, and is the Keyboard Instructor for VC’s Schwab Academy of Music. At UCSB, he worked as a coach and accompanist. At CWI, he taught Music Appreciation and served as the Music and Theater Department representative. At USC, he taught Class Piano and Private Piano. He started as a teacher’s assistant at the German-American School of Palo Alto over 20 years ag, eventually becoming a teacher and special projects coordinator for their summer program. In addition to teaching German, he has translated for De Haske Music Publishing and Gold Circle Films.

You can learn more about him at www.felixeisenhauer.com