Recovery Advocates

The Rev. Canon René Somodevilla

The Rev. Canon René Somodevilla joined the clergy staff at Saint Michael and All Angels as a Priest Associate for Worship in September 2018. A Cuban native, Fr. René came to the United States in 1960. After living in Miami, Florida and Wichita Falls, Texas, he received his graduate degree in Clinical Social Work in 1972 from the University of Texas at Arlington. In 1984, he graduated from seminary at the Anglican School of Theology and was ordained to the priesthood by January of 1985. He has served at Church of the Ascension in Dallas, St. Barnabas’ in Garland, St. Elisabeth’s in Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Andrew’s in Collierville, Tennessee. He was Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of West Tennessee, Interim Canon to the Bishop Pro Tempore in the Diocese of Dallas, and Assistant to the Rector at Holy Trinity by the Lake in Heath. Most recently, he served on a part-time basis at Church of the Incarnation in Dallas.

Long-time members of Saint Michael, René and his wife, Nancy, have been married for 26 years and have six children and ten grandchildren between them. Nancy is a speech pathologist working for a charter school and serves the Dallas Independent School District as a speech therapist. At Saint Michael, Nancy’s ministry includes lay leadership for Pastoral Care and missional initiatives such as Project Moses.

René currently serves as the Interim Associate for Pastoral Care while The Rev. Greg Pickens is on sabbatical.

The Rev. Dr. Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer

The Rev. Dr. Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer joined the clergy staff at Saint Michael and All Angels as a Priest Associate for Pastoral Care in February 2016. A long-time friend of Saint Michael, she celebrates Eucharist monthly at The Edgemere. Hiltrude is a licensed priest in the Diocese of Dallas and a Board Certified Chaplain. She received her B.A. and Masters degrees in Religious Studies at Catholic University in Louvain, Belgium, and was ordained to the Priesthood in the Diocese of Ohio in 2002. She earned her Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Care from The General Theological Foundation in 2010. She has three married sons, the youngest of whom lives in Lewisville, and four grandchildren.

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