Trinity Episcopal Church

​Rev. Mary Anne has lived in CT for 38 years, but she still considers herself a southerner, having spent much of her life in the south. She continues to be a huge fan of SEC football!

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She grew up in the Episcopal church and felt called to be a priest even before the church  approved the ordination of women priests in 1976. God never let go, however, and in 1986, she was ordained. She has served all of her ordained ministry in Connecticut, in a variety of roles: hospital chaplain, as an interfaith community program director with elders, and as a parish priest. 

Rev. Mary Anne lives in rural Guilford where the neighbors are sheep, cows, llamas, ducks, and humans. She and her wife of 39 years, The Rev. Joanne Neel-Richard, have grown children and are the delighted grandmothers to five beloved grandchildren. Yes, she loves to talk about them and to share photos! They are also the human moms to a lively Weimaraner mix, Toby. She also loves to show pictures of him!

Mary Anne likes to spend time hiking, kayaking, reading, playing training games with Toby, doing advocacy for gun safety, and, of course, doing anything with their grandchildren! 

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Please feel free to contact Rev. Mary Anne with any questions or concerns. She really enjoys talking about the Episcopal church, theology, and liturgy. Her email is revmao28@gmail.com and her cell is 203-494-5114. 

Susan Beers has been Trinity's Music Director for over 30 years.  She is devoted to the church music tradition and works to incorporate traditional, contemporary, gospel, and historical resources into weekly services - always with sensitivity to the liturgical themes of the day and season.  On most Sundays, she is accompanied by her husband, John, on the trombone.