Visita del Obispo

Yesterday the Most Rev'd Martín Barahona, Bishop of El Salvador and Archbishop of the Anglican Church of the Region of Central America (IARCA) visited our church. We held one service, instead of three, and managed to have the same attendance as a normal Sunday. Anne Brown took all the photos, moving from the gallery to the floor and back up to the gallery. Enjoy.


The Treble Choir sang which makes for a full house up front. It's sobering to think that the attendance in the chancel yesterday was close to what I'd see on a Sunday at my former parish... in the nave.


The translation was OK — a couple of dumb mistakes until things got going and the translator (Trinity's Priest in Partnership) could figure out contextually what he was saying... at the end, he got took off without stopping and the translator could not repeat all he had said.


This photo is neat, taken through the new organ pipes in the gallery.


You've got to admit — the space is wonderfully impressive in photos. Clearly this is the recessional.


An anonymous donor gave the bishop copies of Dick Clark's Stations of the Cross (done in 1994, the originals are at Saint Paul's Cathedral, Burlington). Only 100 copies were made. The stations are reminiscent of those at la UCA, Antigua Cuscatlán, El Salvador.

The parish gave $1539 ($500 from the Women of Trinity and the rest from the offering at the service) to Fundación Cristosal, a most helpful offering.