The Rev. Canon Barbara Harrison Seward
Canon Barbara serves a dual role within the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem. She serves on the bishop's staff as the Southern Canon Missioner (Regions IV, V,VI VII and VIII), as well as rector of Trinity Easton. She started her tenure as the 22nd rector at Trinity Easton in February 2022.
Canon Barbara's vast experience includes time as an educator in Fairfax County, VA, Cumberland County, N.C, and Harrisonburg City, VA, along with serving as job coordinator and field ed. supervisor, service on diocesan committees and Task Force (Standing, Council, and Canons, Task Force on Governance, and Resourcing God's Mission (Giving)). Her passion surrounds justice pertaining to food, the methods of its growth, its access and its availability to communities that are poor and marginalized.
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Publications: Learning to Consult, Thrive, Episcopal Diocese of Chicago Magazine
The Rev. Donna Lockhart, Assistant Priest
Pastor Donna Lockhart comes to Trinity Easton from the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, where she served as an intern at Messiah Episcopal Church, Detroit, intern and Transitional Deacon at St. David's Episcopal Church, Southfield, Transitional Deacon at St. Michael's, Grosse Pointe Woods where she was ordained to the priesthood on June 30, 2022, and curate at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Madison Heights. Her passion for ministry stems from her baptismal vows and centers on God's call to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, proclaiming the Good News of God in Christ far and wide, striving for justice and peace among all people, and respecting the dignity of every human being.
Her education includes a Bachelor of Business with a concentration in marketing and sales from Walsh College, a Master of Jurisprudence in Employment and Labor Law from Tulane Law School, and a Master of Divinity from Bexley Seabury. She is the grateful mother of two happily engaged adult sons, Evan (Brittany) and Andrew (Grace), who are actively planning their weddings. Pastor Donna enjoyed a long and successful career in Corporate America as a marketing and sales manager and trainer. She resigned in November 2019 to live fully into answering God's call to the priesthood.
Mr. Michael Molina, Seminarian
Michael grew up in the Greater Reading area. Before discerning a call to ordained ministry, he served the Church as a vestry member and and an organist and choirmaster. He is a military veteran of the Army Chaplain Corp and a graduate of Elizabethtown College and Church Divinity School of the Pacific -- where he will also complete a Master of Divinity degree in May of 2023. He sits on the boards of the LGBT Center of Greater Reading and Co-County Wellness, which serves Berks and Schuylkill Counties. He and his husband Giovanny have been together since 2012 and wed in 2018. They live in suburban Reading with their two dogs Love and Scout.
Mr. Phil Diaz, Director of Music
Ms. Alison Evans, Executive Assistant to the Rector
Alison Evans is the parish administrator, overseeing all parish publications, scheduling of events and the use of the parish space, parking rentals, and is the contact person for all parish groups and outside organizations that meet at Trinity, Easton. (610) 253-0792 ext. 201
Ms. Maria Flores-Barahona, Sexton
Mr. Bill Korp, Bookkeeper
Vestry - Canons stipulate the Vestry shall
All vestry members should be able to make the following time commitments:
