TRINITY ePISTLE — Week of Sunday, April 30, 2023

WEEK OF SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2023
✢ FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER ✢

§.WEEKLY LETTER: Paul thanks everyone for their participation in last Sunday’s meeting!

§. SUNDAY@TRINITY: The Fourth Sunday of Easter

§. ADULT FORUM: This Sunday, April 30 the first of three forums led by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Davison on Science and Faith.

§. RECENT NEWS: ‘Calling for Graduate Submissions’ for our June 4 celebration. Due by May 28.

§. PARISH EVENTS: Trinity’s annual Day of Remembrance will be held in the Memorial Garden on Sunday, May 7 following the 10:30am service.

§. COMMUNITY EVENTS: Voices Chorale NJ presents ‘Fields of Gold’ on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 4pm at Trinity Church

§. SORTS & FURNITURE: This week’s prayer requests. ➨ Quick links to a variety of information on our website. ➨ How to join Zoom events, just in case. ➨ About Trinity. ➨ A brief colophon.

Ensuring the Future

THE REV. PAUL JEANES III, RECTOR

I want to extend my sincere thanks for your participation in our parish meeting last Sunday. It was informative and truthful, challenging and inspiring, positive and hopeful. There was a wonderful spirit of true dedication and love for our Church and an evident bond of affection between us, as the people of Trinity. I am so thankful for our leadership team, staff, and all of you!

“Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to God from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.” — Ephesians 3:20,21

There are more conversations to have, dreams to articulate, plans to develop, strategies to employ, gaps to close, and work to be done. I am most confident that we are up to the tasks, challenges, and opportunities before us. We are Trinity Church! Now is our time to do our part to ensure the future of Trinity. Now is the time for us to do what must be done to leave our legacy of love and faithfulness for those who will come after us.

More to come! Forward in faith!

VIEW THE SLIDE SHOW FROM THE MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE

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Holy Communion Rite I at 8am in the Nave

Common Grounds Café at 8:30am in Pierce Bishop Hall

Church School at 9:30am in the Upstairs Classrooms

Adult Forum at 9:30am in Pierce-Bishop Hall

Holy Communion Rite II at 10:30am in the Nave

Said Evening Prayer Rite II at 5pm in the Nave

Youth Group at 6pm in the George Thomas Room

This Sunday’s preacher is the Rev. Joanne Epply-Schmidt, Associate Rector.

The readings for this Sunday can be found here.

For the next three weeks, Trinity Church will host a special Adult Forum series on Science & Faith with the Rev. Dr. Andrew Davison of Cambridge University and the Center of Theological Inquiry.

Sunday, April 30, 9:30am — Recent Developments in Evolutionary Biology

Sunday, May 7, 9:30am — Cooperation Between Species

Sunday, May 14, 9:30am — Life Beyond Earth

Dr. Davison has been the Starbridge Associate Professor in Theology and Natural Sciences at Cambridge since 2014. Before he moved into theology he was a scientist, and he holds undergraduate degrees and doctorates in both natural science and theology. Before his current appointment, Andrew taught Christian doctrine at Oxford and Cambridge. He is a fellow of Corpus Christi College, where is he also Dean of Chapel, having been ordained in 2003.

From 2015-21 held the position of Canon Philospher at St Albans Cathedral, the first such position in the Church of England. Since 2021, he has been Canon Emeritus. He has been a fellow of Corpus Christi College since 2014, and Dean of Chapel since 2019. He is news editor for the journal Theology and Science, and editor of the Cambridge University Press series Cambridge Elements in Christianity and Science. He is a regular contributor to Church Times and the Times Literary Supplement.

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity!

Calling for Graduate Submissions

On Sunday, June 4, we will recognize all of our congregation’s graduates. If you want your graduating child or grandchild, whether high school or college seniors, graduate or post-graduate students, to be in the booklet, please email Adam Bond a picture, their full name, the high school or college from which they are graduating, their degree if applicable, and a short summary of future plans. All information must be in by Sunday, May 28 to be included in the booklet.

READ ON OUR WEBSITE

Remembrance Day 2023

On behalf of the Memorial Garden Committee, it is our honor to invite you to attend our annual Day of Remembrance at Trinity Church in the Memorial Garden following the 10:30am service on Sunday, May 7 for a time of prayer, remembering, and thanksgiving.

READ MORE ON OUR WEBSITE

VCNJ presents ‘Fields of Gold’

Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 4pm
at Trinity Church

LEARN MORE + BUY TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE

§. PRAYER LIST: Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: The Anthony Family, Thomas Brown, the Rev. Dr. Sally French, Joyce Kelleher, Mary Stevens, the Rev. Dr. Sonia Waters ➨ Please pray for the following souls who have recently passed: John Clark, Jr., Edna Hawkins, Kit Sherrill.

If you want to add someone to the list, please email Annie Bryson at brysona@trinityprinceton.org.

§. QUICK LINKS: Follow us on social media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. ➨ Find our Sunday schedule, recent news, and upcoming events here and full service schedule here. ➨ Watch our live-streamed services on our website, Facebook, or Youtube. ➨ Make a contribution here or pledge your support here. ➨ Find contact information for our clergy and staff here; or fill out a form on our website for quick queries, scheduling an appointment and requesting information, or requesting a room reservation.

§. ZOOM EVENTS: Join all Zoom meetings, unless otherwise advertised, at ZOOM.US/J/2859819016 [By phone: 1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID:285 981 9016 Password: 1979].

§. ABOUT US: Trinity Church ➨ Est’d 1833 ➨ An Episcopal Church in the Diocese of New Jersey ➨ 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 ➨ (609) 924-2277 ➨ The Rev. Paul Jeanes III, Rector; The Rev. Joanne Epply-Schmidt, Associate Rector; The Rev. Cn. Dr. Kara N. Slade, Associate Rector ➨ “We believe God’s love is expansive and unconditional and that through Christ, God has called us to love one another as God loves us. We welcome all people regardless of gender, race, age, culture, ethnic background, sexual orientation, economic circumstance, family configuration, or difference of ability. We celebrate the worth, dignity, and gifts of every person as a child of God.”

§. COLOPHON: Designed, illustrated, and edited by Adam Bond, Director of Communication, reachable at 484-632-4151 (M-F 8am-5pm) and bonda@trinityprinceton.org with questions and feedback about Trinity’s mailings, website, emails, social media, or print materials. If you chair a guild or committee, are organizing a parish event, or lead a ministry of any kind, please contact Adam for help planning your communication and promotion. Submission guidelines and best practices for news and events can be found here.