Our Leadership
Rev. Jim Trimble, Rector
Fr. Jim Trimble came to St. John’s in January of 2024 from, most recently, the Diocese of Lexington in Kentucky. Following a career in public radio, Jim was ordained in 2005 after graduating from the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, TX. A native of Louisville, he has served churches in Kentucky and South Carolina. He and his wife Nancy, the new Director of the Wayne County Cooperative Extension office, share a house with 6 cats and a dog, and have three 20-something children in Rochester, Lexington KY, and Middlebury VT. Fr. Jim will usually be at church and around the village Sunday morning, and Monday through Wednesday.
Jillian Lloyd, Parish Admin
Jillian Lloyd joined the St. John's staff in July 2018. She acts as newsletter editor, weekly bulletin creator, and all-around office guru. She is also the Principals Secretary at our local Elementary school.
Outside of work, you can find Jill reading a book while her girls swim in the pool, leading a Girl Scout meeting or watching a movie with her husband! She loves spending time at home with her family. Since moving to the HF-L community in 2009, Jill has grown to love the small-town feel of the area and the school district.
John Richards, Music Director
John joined St. John's in 2013 after returning from Scotland (where he served as Music Director at Saint Margaret's in Dundee). He says " I was hoping to find a church that was warm and inclusive, spiritually rich, and blessed with a vibrant music program. I found all that here." You'll catch him most Sundays playing an 1895 Hook and Hastings tracker organ, working with the choir, playing various keyboards, and sometimes playing guitar.
If you enjoy singing or playing, please join us at our choir rehearsals Sunday mornings at 8:45am September - June. We have a recorder ensemble playing baroque music, flugelhorn, trumpet and concertina adding color and variety, and a skilled bell ringer pushing the levers in the upper reaches of the church.
Will Ingle, Treasurer
Will joined St. John’s as a teenager in 1979 and served as a chalice bearer and lay reader. After many years away from Honeoye Falls, he returned to St. John’s in 2004 with his wife Jane, and their two daughters Elizabeth and Grace. Will learned the Treasurer’s job from his good friend Jane Jobe who served as Treasurer from 2003 – 2020. He chairs the Finance Committee and helps repair and maintain our historic buildings and grounds. Will is also the new Director of Finance and Administration for the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester.
The Vestry is the equivalent of the board of the parish. They oversee all policy and financial matters (including buildings and grounds), and act as the Rector’s advisors. The Vestry of St. John’s Church is elected for three-year terms during the Annual Meeting each January. We also have two wardens, who help in the day-to-day leadership of the parish.
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Current Vestry: Chris Baron, Yeates Conwell, Gaie Goodness, Sandy Miller, Anna Engstrom, and Ray Locke, Senior Warden
Brief bios of some members are below:
Ray Locke, Senior Warden
Ray grew up in the Episcopal church and over many years has been very involved in a variety of responsibilities and activities. He has been an acolyte leader, youth instructor, Christian Education director, served on vestry, served on Diocesan Council, diocesan delegate, and praise choir and band leader. Ray is a Cursillista from the Diocese of Southern Virginia and made Cursillo #135 at the table of St. Matthew. Ray is an HR Business Partner with Paychex, specializing in Federal and state labor law.
Ray, his wife Eileen and their two daughters moved in 2006 from St. Johns, and Honeoye Falls to Southern Virginia where they also had a wonderful church family at Christ Church in Smithfield, VA. A series of events has brought them back to Pittsford in 2017 and the obvious choice was to return to St. John’s which has been a wonderful renewal of old friendships and establishment of new ones. Ray considers the members of St. John’s as his people, and he serves God alongside them.
Chris Baron
Chris Baron lives in Scottsville and is a school bus driver for Pittsford Central School District. He was introduced to St. John's by his friend, Gaie Goodness. Gaie invited Chris to attend a service and, though he hadn't attended church in a while, he said yes and has been attending services for about 3 years now. He decided that St. John's was a good place for him spiritually, among friendly and loving people. Chris has felt at home here.
Chris has helped with the Fall fundraiser, cohosting coffee hours, and sometimes plays the church bells. He is also a reader.
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Chris began his 3-year Vestry term in 2023.
Yeates Conwell
Yeates Conwell and his family have been members of the St. John’s Episcopal Church community since moving to Honeoye Falls in 1985. Although their three children (William, Claire, and August) have flown the nest, he and wife Gay Mills live in the village and remain active in church affairs. Gay is Executive Director of the Genesee Land Trust and Yeates is on the faculty of the University of Rochester School of Medicine. After serving several terms on the vestry in earlier years, he most recently was re-elected as a member in 2021.
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Yeates began his second 3-year Vestry term in 2024.
Gaie Goodness
Gaie has been a member of St. John’s since the Fall of ’91 when she and her husband were looking for a parish to baptize their youngest child, Elizabeth, and raise their 2 children. She has been a lifelong Episcopalian, raised in the Church of the Epiphany Parish on Buffalo Road. Gaie coordinated the Sunday School for nearly 10 years, along with Sandy Carbone, helping with Christmas pageants and Sunday School picnics. She had her husband, Michael’s funeral at St. John’s in 2016, as well as her son, Elliott’s small wedding during the pandemic in 2020. Gaie has been an active member of the choir for several years and served as a delegate to the Diocesan Convention for a couple of years. She has also been a Greeter and a Reader at St. John’s.
Gaie is currently a yoga instructor for 3 school districts and Pinehurst Senior Center. She is a retired Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and worked for 30 years for BOCES 2.
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Gaie began her 3-year Vestry term in 2024.
Sandy Miller
Sandy is a 70 something a native New Yorker. He grew up roaming the streets of Manhattan. He was confirmed and baptized in St. Barthalow's Church on Park Ave at 14 years old. Sandy attended Trinity School which was founded in 1709 in the steeple of Trinty Church. He then came to Rochester by attending RIT and stayed. In 2001, Sandy relocated to Bloomfield and started to attend St Peter's where he was on the Vestry and served as Treasurer. In Fall of 2022 Sandy and his wife moved to Honeoye Falls and a short time later started to attend St John's. In September of 2023, his wife passed away. Sandy has continued to attend St John's regularly.
Sandy has a few ideals. He is a trusted servant and does not govern the one authority is a loving God. He believes the singleness of purpose of St John's is to love God and spread the gospel. Everyone who has a desired to worship and learn of the good word is welcome.
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Sandy began his 3-year Vestry term in 2025.
Anna Engstrom
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Anna was received into the Episcopal Church in 1988. She began her spiritual journey at Grace church, Utica where she was married to her husband Matthew and where her children were baptized. Anna and her family relocated to NC and became members of All Saints Church in Gastonia. There she taught Sunday school and ran the Youth program for 6 years. Anna also served for 3 years on the Vestry for All Saints. She and her family returned to NY at that time and re-established their membership at Grace Church, Utica. While at Grace Church she continued to teach Sunday School for another 15 years as well as becoming part of the Choir, serving on Vestry for 3 years and participated in the church’s annual audit for 2 years. Her children Cody and Ashley since Graduated from High School and eventually College. Her Husband Matt passed away in 2015 after a long illness. Anna moved to the Rochester area in May 2022 and was temporarily living with her brother-in-law in Honeoye Falls while trying to secure a new home. She decided to seek out a temporary spiritual home which led her to Saint John's. She immediately fell in love with the people of Saint John's and never looked back even after moving to Victor. Anna is now retired from her dance/freelance choreography profession. Anna currently continues to sing in the Choir, enjoys Tai Chi, yoga, kayaking and hiking. She continues to dabble in choreography and musical performances.
Anna began her 3-year Vestry term in 2025.