The Rev. Jay Morris, originally from Siler City, North Carolina, has become the second Assistant Rector of Aquia Church.

Passionate yet calm, learned yet plainspoken, Fr. Morris is a man with a vision for Aquia Church in our community.

Morris received a Masters degree in Religious Studies and was working toward a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Virginia.  Like many students, he enjoyed (and still enjoys) watching college football and basketball, attending concerts, reading, using the Internet, and even cooking. 

Fr. Morris hopes to focus on how we can "live as Christians, faithful to God in a world where we find ouselves distracted by many things."  The question Fr. Morris poses is, "How do we live, raise kids, stay connected to families, to each other and to God through all the changes we face?"

To find the answer, he says, we must set priorities in life, know who we are and who we ought to be, and especially, to understand what is going on in the Bible, which he referred as as "living and breathing, not just some ancient document from long ago that we dust off for Sunday worship services."  Ultimately, he wants to help people to "trust God across a lifetime" through good times and bad, quiet and busy, confusion and clarity.  As we all travel this jounrey, Fr. Morris hopes we will encourage others to set foot in Aquia Church to find God's blessing.  He believes that such a good thing is something that we cannot keep to ourselves.