August 7, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 39 Expansion celebrated Trinity Episcopal Church in Allendale recently held a ground breaking ceremony to mark and bless the sacred ground on which construction will begin for new classroom and community parish spaces. Participants includ- ded the Reverend Canon Gregory Jacobs, the Canon to the Ordinary of the Diocese of New- ark and Mayor Vince Barra from Allendale. Father Michael Allen led the service, which included parishioners encircling the footprint of the planned addition, symbolizing the People of God, by God’s grace, making sacred space. The ground was marked and the earth was ‘turned’ and blessed. Parishioners at Trinity Episcopal Church of North Bergen County represent communities of Allendale, Waldwick, Upper Saddle River, Saddle River, Wyckoff, Mahwah, and Ramsey. Left: Ruth Schulze, Tim Cross, Karen Roy, Anthony Baglino of Baglino Builders, Mayor Vince Barra, Canon Jacobs, the Reverend Allen, and Sharon Pierson. Not pictured: Lenny DiTo- maso of Landscape Perceptions, the landscape architect selected for the landscaping design portion of the project. Top left: Anthony Baglino, Baglino Builders, Allendale Mayor Vince Barra, and Canon Gregory Jacobs, Diocese of Newark. Top right: Canon Jacobs and Father Michael ringing a celebration at the close of the service.