The Reverend Tom A. Callard, Rector

The Reverend Tom Callard was born in Vermont and  grew up in Western Michigan, where his family had cows, horses, pigs, goats and 20 acres of land. He lived in Boston for many years and graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Boston with a degree in Religious studies. In 1998, Tom graduated from the Harvard Divinity School with a Masters of Divinity degree. Immediately after Divinity School he went to Honduras, where he served as a missionary. After returning to the U.S., Tom served as Vicar of St. Luke’s/ San Lucas church in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He met his wife, Sagrario, in Chelsea. Sagrario is originally from Honduras. The family lived for several years in Los Angeles, where Tom was the Rector of All Saints Church in Highland Park. Most recently Tom served as the Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Springfield Massachusetts before joining us as Trinity’s new Rector. Tom and Sagrario have three children, Edwin, Maria and Jefferson, along with their poodle, Max. Tom enjoys being active, listening to music, reading and socializing and following current events. He can play about 10 chords on the guitar. He practices centering prayer and has had an active relationship with God and Jesus for most of his life. He works on this relationship every day and finds that this is best done in community. Tom and his family are very happy to be here with you. 

David Lewis, Director of Music and Organist

David Lewis has been our Director of Music since 2005. He has his degree from California State University San Diego in choral conducting and has done graduate work with Sir David Willcocks. David is the founder and director of The San Luis Rey Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, an ecumenical and secular community choir established in 1978. He has been an associate instructor at Mira Costa College for over 25 years. David has been an Episcopal Church musician since 1976 and has sung in the choir from the age of ten. His family can trace their Anglican heritage back to 1628 when a distant uncle was knighted by none other than King James 1. Our beautiful and colorful traditions, liturgically and musically, continue to guide David’s musical endeavors. That said, the Trinity choir, bell ringers and instrumentalists strive for a well rounded, inclusive music ministry incorporating our ancient heritage as well as recent works and styles. David has also composed many anthems for the Parish Choir as well as psalm settings for all three cycles of the church lectionary.

While his training is classical, David says about music, “If it is meaningful to the people in the congregation, and brings them closer to God….I’ll play it.”

Melissa Vaughan, Parish Administrator

I am honored to be welcomed by Trinity into the fold serving as a Parish Administrator. The congregation here has been nothing but welcoming and understanding, which is all anyone could ask for from a church. Besides my experience in office administration and social media management, I have a background of being classically trained in art – figure drawing, illustration, and graphic design. It has brought me joy to contribute some of these skills while working here, and I look forward to utilizing them more to spread the word about Trinity.

It is equally exciting to know that Trinity is affiliated with Interfaith Community Services. I have previously been involved with the Turk Center serving meals through Chalice UU. ICS is an essential part of Escondido’s community, as is Trinity, and I am excited to become more involved through volunteering. 

When I’m not in the office, I enjoy live music, anything art related like museums or attending exhibitions, crafting, internet deep dives, baking, and wrestling with my dog Shelby. Feel free to stop by and say hello!