Marilyn came to Trinity in June, 2010. Prior to that, she served as executive assistant to the CEO at St. Francis Health Center, in Topeka for nine years; spent four years at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Administration; and has worked several years as a legal secretary, legal assistant, and gerontology coordinator. Marilyn graduated from Wichita State University, with a Bachelor’s of Social Work; she is married to Bob Bean; has two grown children; and two grandchildren.

Chris recently graduated from the University of Kansas with degrees in Religious Studies and Environmental Studies. Chris works on the website and weekly electronic newsletter for Trinity.

Originally from West Virginia, Mark began his life's work as a church musician while still in high school. He has served as organist in United Methodist, Roman Catholic, and Episcopal parishes. Mark completed a Bachelor of Arts degree (organ emphasis) at Hood College, Frederick, MD, and most recently the Master of Music degree (organ emphasis) from the University of Kansas. Presently, Mark is pursuring the Doctorate in Organ Performance from KU. Mark also holds a Master of Science degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola University in Maryland. His primary teachers include: William Sprigg, organ; James Higdon, organ; Michael Bauer and Kevin Vogt, church music.

Filippa serves as the organist for the Solemn High Mass at Trinity. She is working toward her Doctorate in Musical Arts in Church Music at the University of Kansas. She holds a B. Music in Organ Performance from East Carolina University and a M. Music from Indiana University.

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Doug Lawrence, M.M., joined the Trinity staff in October 2012. His concert soloist career took him around the world several times singing with nearly every major orchestra in the world under the batons of conductors such as Leonard Bernstein. He taught voice at the University of Southern California and was a guest lecturer at several other colleges and universities. His great preoccupation, however, has always been churches, their message and their people. He served as the Minister of Worship at two of the largest Presbyterian churches (PCUSA) in the country, Hollywood and Menlo Park (where he is Emeritus Minister of Worship) for 25 years. His observations on church culture and worship also appear in several Christian publications including CreatorMagazine.com and ChurchCentral.com.

Susan is the director of the Trinity Choristers, our youth choir. She also directs the music for the Christmas pageant and Vacation Bible School. An active member of our Adult Choir, Susan teaches music at Schwegler School. She holds both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from the University of Kansas.

Tyler is a chemistry student and peer minister at KU. He recently moved to Lawrence from Wichita. He graduated from Maize High School and attended Wichita State University for two years. For his whole life, Tyler has played an active role in the Diocesan youth program, and hopes to continue that throughout his ministry at Trinity. He love working with kids, and is excited to continue building Trinity's youth program

Jasmyn is a sophomore at Baker University, where she also plays volleyball. She is working toward her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and plans to become a Physical Therapist. She has spent many years caring for children, and hopes someday to do physical therapy with children.

Natalie is currently a senior at Lawrence High School. She was raised as an Episcopalian and baptized at Trinity. She is involved with many things at her school including soccer, basketball, National Honors Society, and choir. Natalie will attend the University of Kansas this fall.

The parish librarian, Ruth, came to Trinity in 1994. Under her leadership, our library has grown toinclude over 3,000 books, CDs, and videos. She is a graduate of Brown University and holds a library degree from Southern Connecticut State University.

Bill Benso graduated from KU with B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1959 and received a M.S. in Engineering from UCLA in 1964. He worked for the North American Aviation Company for 25 years and later joined Lockheed Martin Corporation, eventually retiring as President of their overseas division. Bill is a member of Theta Tau, Professional Engineering Fraternity and is a member of Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Pi Mu Epsilon scholastic honor societies. He is a recipient of the US Navy Meritorious Public Service Citation and KU School of Engineering Advisory Board Distinguished Engineering Service Award.

David Paden began teaching preschool during the first summer of Head Start, after graduating from Lawrence High School in 1966. Since then, he has taught all ages from 3 year-olds through adult education. He has a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood, and is close to earning a PhD in Education, with an emphasis in Cognitive Psychology. He started coming to Trinity in the early 1980’s, and he soon was involved in Christian Education. He has served as the Chair of the Christian Education Committee; as a Member of the Vestry; and as the Liaison to the Parish Council under Father John McCauley. In addition to serving as the Facilitator of Trinity’s Sunday School program, David co-teaches the 3rd – 4th grade Sunday School Class.