Trinity Communion Church is moving into the former All Saints Church building at 759 Winona Blvd.<\/p>\n
The congregation of more than 100 people, which currently holds services at St. John Fisher College, purchased the building from the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester for $475,000.<\/p>\n
Fr. Robert Dalgleish of Trinity Communion Church says groups of parishioners have been working hard on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to prepare the church for use in September.<\/p>\n
The church plans to go paperless, so additions will include large plasma screen monitors that can be used to display hymn lyrics, readings and information.<\/p>\n
“So people can look up and worship rather than looking down at a bulletin,” said Dalgleish.<\/p>\n
Trinity Communion Church is part of the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church, which uses the word “Episcopal” as a description of its church governance and is not a break-off group of any Episcopal denomination.<\/p>\n
“As sad as it is when a church closes, it’s a wonderful thing for us to see a strong community to worship in the space,” said Rev. Canon Carolyn Lumbard, the canon for congregational development and communication for the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. “We wish them well.”<\/p>\n