Dear Good People of Trinity Church,

What an incredible few months it has been! My sabbatical has been a time of profound renewal and joy. It has given me the precious gift of time —to reconnect with my own soul and to share special moments with my family. I’ve traveled more extensively and flown more miles than ever before in my life.

What has made this journey so wonderfully liberating was the knowledge that I have a home and a community filled with love and support. As John O’Donohue beautifully writes in To Bless the Space Between Us, “Home is where the heart is. It stands for the sure center where individual life is shaped and from where it journeys forth.” 

The certainty of our home in Christ and within our beloved Trinity Church community frees us to fully embrace the adventures that life presents, wherever they may lead. We find our grounding and assurance in life’s uncertainties because we are always anchored in God’s love, no matter where our path takes us

Well, now the time has come for my travels to come to an end, and blessedly the journey has brought me and my family safely home. It’s good to be home! 

I look forward to being with you all on Sunday, September 8th as we Kick-Off our program year and open possibilities of where God will lead us this year!!

Peace and Blessings to all!

We invite you all (Preschoolers through High Schoolers, Teachers, College Students, Grad Students, & Professors) to bring your backpacks and schoolbags to Trinity this Sunday, September 1. Bring them empty or full. Invite a friend! Adults, even if you’re done with school, you are welcome to receive a blessing for your work. If you’d like in on this, we invite you to bring your briefcases, tote bags, or backpacks as well. The priests will bless the bags during the 10 a.m. service, to honor all the hopes, dreams, and fears that accompany the new school year, and to ask for God to strengthen, sustain, and encourage all our children as they learn and grow throughout the year. 

Rummage will be held October 18-19, 2024

Donation will be accepted Sundays after both morning services: September 8, 15, 22, 29 and October 6

Reservations are needed: please email your request to rummage@trinityprinceton.org and include the date and time you would like to bring your donations. Reservations will be confirmed. 

Please help the rummage volunteers by putting your donations in different boxes and bags and note the contents clearly!  Examples include:

•  books in a box and housewares in another, kid clothes in a bag

• “better” clothes for women and men on hangers, jeans in a bag

•  puzzles and games taped so pieces do not fall out, in a box

• pairs of shoes or boots tied together or with a rubber band and in a bag or box

• linens in plastic bags

• vintage items marked clearly in box or bag, clothes on hangers

• Boutique items packed well in a box to avoid breakage – mark fragile

• housewares items wrapped carefully and boxed to avoid breakage

• cords of electrical items tied up and bagged  

For health, safety and storage reasons, we cannot accept the following items: 

Air conditioners and fans; furniture of any kind; sports equipment; garden planters & tools; florist’s vases; children’s items- car seats, highchairs, strollers, swings, large plastic toys; pet items – fish tanks and equipment, hamster cages, dog beds; and rugs – only small size with no tears or stains

Every rummage sale is a labor-intensive effort so when you bring your donations, please plan to stay and help load the boxes and bags into the PODs.  On Sunday, October 13, lots of help is needed, especially “muscle” help, when the donations stored in the PODs are moved into the church building to the rooms for the sale.  Please plan to be part of this church-wide effort!

With thanks,

The Rummage Committee