The Rev. Joyce Scherer-Hoock was ordained to the priesthood in 1989. She served churches in Salem, Melrose, Topsfield, Peabody, and Lincoln and most recently as Rector at St. Andrew’s, Ayer. In addition to preaching and celebrating the Eucharist, Christian Formation for all ages has been central in Joyce’s ministry. Joyce discovered the strength of Montessori based Christian Formation with “Young Children and Worship’ the precursor to Godly Play. This led her to be certified in all three Levels of the Catechesis

of the Good Shepherd teaching adults that method. She especially enjoys building bridges between Roman Catholic and Protestant lay people in her courses and is now developing these courses in an online format. Before ordination she taught high potential learning-disabled adolescents at Landmark School. She grew up in West Palm Beach, FL but prefers New England’s four seasons. She and her husband Bob have two adult daughters and live in Topsfield, with their Shetland Sheepdog, a goat and miniature horse. For fun she likes to swim, bike and garden.

The Rev. Ruth H. Bersin has been Priest Associate at Trinity Church since 2000. She is the Executive Director of Refugee Immigration Ministry. She serves on the Diocesan Immigration Task Force, the Board of Directors of HAWC, the Board of Association of Refugee Service Professionals. Rev. Bersin graduated from Indiana University School of Education and taught for 7 years in elementary schools. She received an MAR from Colgate Rochester Divinity School and an M.Div from Yale Divinity School. She holds a Ph.D from Graduate Theological Foundation. She published an article: “Healing Traumatic Memories, a Spiritual Journey.” She has also worked as a Pastoral Psychotherapist since 1982.

Laura Proctor is delighted to be part of the Trinity Church staff. A lifelong musician and teacher, Laura has had a rich educational and performance background. She received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Ithaca College. She studied with soprano Johanna Meier at the Johanna Meier Opera Institute, where she performed leading roles in The Cunning Little Vixen, Arabella, and Tartuffe. She also studied in Italy with Opera Viva and La Musica Lirica, performing opera and oratorio, studying with soprano  June Anderson in master classes, and gaining fluency in the Italian language. Laura studied classical and jazz piano as well as vocal performance, and she has been praised for her expressive powers in both singing and piano performance, her appealing compositional style, clear diction, and her pleasant, sweet vocal tone.
Laura has taught music privately and in classroom settings for more than a decade. She is a MA-licensed Elementary English as a Second Language teacher and taught in public schools for four years. Laura currently offers private piano and voice lessons at Trinity Church.

Elizabeth began her time at Trinity Preschool in 2008 as a parent.  Originally a

certified elementary school and reading teacher, she has a B.A. from Colgate University

and M.Ed in Reading from Boston College. After working in childcare programs in

Medfield and Brookline, she began teaching in the Salem Public Schools where she

worked for several years as a literacy specialist who specialized in early literacy

instruction. 

A dedicated educator who loves teaching, Elizabeth first joined the Trinity staff

as substitute teacher.  Here she found her love of preschool and early childhood

education. From 2014-2016 Elizabeth worked as the Monday Enrichment Coordinator

and an Extended Day teacher. In 2016-2017, Elizabeth taught in our Fives program.

Starting in 2018, Elizabeth began teaching Downstairs Fours class and taught in that

class until her move back to the Fives program where she taught for 2 years. Over the

last few years, Elizabeth has been working to obtain her Preschool Teacher, Lead

Teacher and Director Qualifications. As Director, she is committed to working with the

Trinity teachers to support Trinity’s developmentally appropriate curriculum and its

nurturing environment where children learn through play. 

Elizabeth lives in Topsfield with her husband, John and her three children, Owen,

Sarah and Evan, who are all Trinity graduates.

Adrienne Marchese is our Parish Administrator at Trinity Episcopal Church. She graduated from Simmons College with a BA in Business Management and is a licensed MA real estate agent. Prior work experience also included e-commerce sales. She and her husband moved to Topsfield in 2012 and share their home with their triplet sons; Benjamin, Logan, and Colby. They have a dog, six chickens and a turtle. Her husband is a local home health physical therapist. The Marchese family enjoys everything the North Shore has to offer. You might cross paths with her volunteering at the schools, community organizations, or assisting with her kids sports at the local fields. The family enjoys gardening, skiing, boating, and traveling.