Rector & Staff

The Rev. Johanna Marcure, Rector

I am what is referred to as a cradle Episcopalian – which means nothing more than I was baptized and raised in the Episcopal tradition.  The youngest of four girls, I grew up at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Pittsfield, MA where I sang in the choir while secretly wishing I could serve as an acolyte – an impossibility since my mother was the organist and choir director!  After confirmation I tried out teaching Sunday school and learned that there was a lot about the church and the bible which I didn’t know.

Throughout my young adult life and as a young mother, I enjoyed serving God through various lay ministries in a variety of churches in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, each ministry teaching me valuable lessons and all of them combining to shape and form me into the priest I am today. 

My husband, Rabbi Joe Murray, and my daughter, Leah, and I arrived in North Scituate in November of 2017 and since then every day, and I do mean every day, has been filled with good things!  From the moment we arrived, the good people of Trinity have demonstrated that they are faithful, kind, and compassionate.  Their love of God and neighbor is evident both in how they engage in relationships and through the ministries in which they seek to serve God.    

Trinity’s outreach to the at-large neighborhood in which it is situated underscores its parishioners’ commitment to living into their baptismal vows to seek and serve Christ in all persons.  Whether through its Thrift Shop, Food Closet or through its newly designed Open Hands, Open Heart, Open Table service intended to welcome families with special needs, the community at Trinity strives to respect the dignity of every human being. 

The best way to describe worship at Trinity would be to say we offer genuine hospitality to all people.  Our worship together is comfortable, reverent, spirit-filled and welcoming to all who come through our doors.   Our children and youth enliven our worship by participating as readers, acolytes, and bearers of the red wagon which contains our gifts of food offered to our Food Closet.  I am never surprised to hear someone new among us cite the warm welcome they received on their first visit as the reason they chose to call Trinity home. I am humbled to serve as the rector of Trinity and look forward to walking alongside of all who come through Trinity’s doors.

A little more about me:  I have two older children, Benjamin (29) and Anna (28), both of whom are married (Benjamin to Evelyn, and Anna to Evan) and live in Massachusetts.  I hold a Master of Divinity with a specialization in Worship, Theology and Art from Andover Newton Theological School having completed my Anglican Studies at Episcopal Divinity School.  Ordained in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, I have served in the Dioceses of West Virginia, Bethlehem, and Central New York.  I also have extensive training as a Chaplain, having served hospitals in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Central New York.

Debbie Luchka, Office Administrator

I came to Trinity Church in 1990 with my husband Stephen, and two sons, Jarad and Nathan, by invitation from a neighbor. Our children sang in the junior choir and attended Sunday School. Throughout the years the support we have received from this congregation has instilled a strong sense of gratitude for this wonderful faith community.

So, it is with gratitude that I’m excited to serve as our Office Administrator. It brings me great joy to share in ministry with loving and caring individuals whose mission is to seek and serve God. I enjoy serving and helping to enrich the lives in our community.

Deborah Mollohan, Interim Minister of Music

Greetings from my bench! I’m honored to be providing music for worship as your new Interim Minister of Music.

I began playing the organ for church services at the age of ten. My mother, who was a Sunday school teacher, would bring our little Magnus chord organ for me to play the hymns for junior church each Sunday. Around that time, I started taking organ lessons with Mabel Blake, who studied at Julliard. The summer before I began college, I studied with Marjorie Ogilvie at The First Universalist Church in Providence.

I majored in music at Rhode Island College and studied with Dr. Frederick MacArthur at Central Congregational Church, also in Providence. While there, I was a member of The Rhode Island College Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Edward Markward.

I have been an organist and choir director and most recently a Minister of Music at area churches in northern Rhode Island for over 25 years. I have been living in Scituate for over 30 years, where my husband, Wayne, and I raised our 3 daughters. We now have 3 sons-in-law and four grands!

During the week I am busy managing my husband’s dental practice. Some of my hobbies include knitting, weaving, sewing and fly fishing – though not necessarily in that order. This position comes to me in answer to my prayers and I feel blessed to be among you.

Joe Murray, Rabbi in Residence

Wait. A rabbi at an Episcopal Church, you say? That’s right. We have our own Rabbi in Residence and he’s as much a beloved part of our parish family as anyone else.

Rabbi Joe Murray is Rev. Johanna’s husband and he can be seen around the parish doing all kinds of, “Other Duties as Assigned.” Present at our fellowship events, he is our unofficial photographer. He teaches Bible Study every Wednesday evening and on Sunday mornings. After all, who knows the Hebrew Scriptures better than a Rabbi! And he can even be heard preaching on the Hebrew Scripture from time to time.