Rector

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​Robert Manasek

Associate Rector
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Father Robert Manasek was born and raised in Omaha. He attended public schools and also the University of Nebraska, Omaha, earning his BA and MA in general biology. He has worked as a lab technician in a dairy and the Eppley Cancer Institute. He has also worked as a humane officer for the Nebraska Humane Society, a zoo keeper at the Henry Doorly Zoo and for over thirty years with the national park service, which has taken he and his wife Barbara to California, Illinois, Kentucky and finally back to Nebraska. He and Barbara have two adult children. Bob currently is employed by the National Park Service and is a ranger at the Scottsbluff National Monument west of Gering, NE. As a child he attended a Lutheran and a Methodist church before settling into the Episcopal Church. He was confirmed on May 28, 1967 at Trinity Cathedral, Omaha, and ordained to the deaconate as a transitional deacon on April 18, 2006 at St. Timothy’s in Gering. Currently he serves as a priest to St. Francis, Scottsbluff. 

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Ann Salomon

 ​Administrative Assistant

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Our Vestry

​In the Episcopal Church, each parish is bound by national and diocesan canons (rules), and governed by a local board comprised of parish members which we call a Vestry. At St. Francis, our Vestry consists of 9 members -- the Rector (our Senior Priest), and 8 lay members. The Senior and Junior Wardens assist the Rector in the day-to-day business of the church and are elected to 1-year terms. The other 6 Vestry members are elected to 3-year terms, with two elected every year. Elections are held and the Annual Parish Meeting every January. The Vestry meets monthly to discuss the various business and ministry needs and accomplishments of the parish. The Rector chairs the meetings, which are open to all members of the parish, although only Vestry members may bring and vote on resolutions.

Current Vestry members are:

• Mary Bowman, Senior Warden
• Kath Shambaugh, Junior Warden
• ​Charlie Kennedy, Secretary
• Janet Craven
• Steve Trickler
• Mike Schingle
• Jake Collins
• Dyllan Coop
  

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Page last updated 05/2026