The Emmanuel Episcopal Church
The Rev. Hart T. Roussel, MA, EMBA, CSPG
Priest in Charge Hart was ordained a Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church in January 1988, was received in The Episcopal Church in 1996, and received as a Deacon in The Episcopal Church in June 2024. He was ordained a Priest in January 2025. Hart conducted his diaconate service and served as an assisting priest at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Fullerton, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Fullerton.
A native of Louisiana, Hart was born and raised on the banks of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. He resides in Fullerton, CA, and enjoys science fiction, hiking, traveling and spending time with his whippet, Don Diego.
Clergy Office Hours
Saturday: For scheduled events and by appointment
Sunday: Open door following services and by appointment
Monday - Wednesday 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. by appointment (holidays excluded)
Clergy days off are Thursday and Friday.
Adrien Roberts-Gonzalez
Business Manager Adrien has been working at Emmanuel Episcopal Church and Discovery Gardens Learning Center since June 2022. Recently she was promoted to be the Business Manager of the preschool and church. She has been a bookkeeper in the Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese since 2005. Adrien currently works for four Episcopal churches and two Episcopal preschools.
When Adrien isn’t working, she is singing opera in Santa Barbara or singing with the Pacific Chorale here in Orange County. Adrien and her husband have 3 cats, a chinchilla, and they also foster kittens with the SPCALA until the kittens are old enough to be adopted.
She can be reached at: Bookkeeper1145@gmail.com