Blessing of the Stuffed Animals!

Additionally, there will be a blessing of the stuffed animals this Sunday during the 10:30am service, so bring your fuzzy, inanimate friends with you!

Blessing of the Animals

This Sunday during the 10:30am service, we will hold a blessing of the stuffed animals, so bring your fuzzy, inanimate friends with you.

At 1pm, we will hold our annual blessing of the animals. We look forward to seeing you there.

Pipes at One: Meg Harper Performance

On October 17, at 1pm, our very own Margaret Harper has an organ recital at Trinity Wall Street in St. Paul’s Chapel as part of their series Pipes at One. She has been hailed by the Diapason magazine for her “elegant performance” and by the Boston Musical Intelligencer for “outstandingly lively, punchy” playing. In response to one of her international performances, Croatian newspaper Glas Slavonije wrote, “The freezing cold of a January evening dominated the cathedral in Djakovo, but it could not diminish the richness and warmth of sound brought out of the cathedral organ by Margaret Harper.” This will be a recital you do not want to miss.

Note from David Schneider

Well, sometimes you just need to write a note!

Yesterday we had our monthly Vestry meeting and, in addition to the various business items, we discussed how fortunate we all felt to be part of Trinity Church!  There is so much positive momentum at the church, and we are all excited about what this year will bring us!

For those of you at kick-off Sunday, I am sure you agree that it was just the right way to start our year.  A fabulous sermon (thank you Dr. Walton!) a celebratory picnic and a warm welcome for the new members of the Trinity team.  I would like to add my welcome to Meg and Wesley.  They are both amazing additions to an already stellar team.

And, we have so much to look forward to over the next few months as we move through the church year.  From All Saints Sunday to Advent to Easter; the calendar is full.  Plus there are so many ways to get involved and be part of the church beyond Sunday service  – Rummage, Turkey Trot, St Nicks – just to name a few!

We are also blessed to have Trudy Sykes and Bill Hackett leading our Stewardship Campaign for 2024.  More to follow soon, but please do prayerfully consider how you can support Trinity; in Time, in treasure and in talent.

The entire vestry is available at anytime if you have any thoughts, concerns or ideas.  I can be reached at david.c.schneider@outlook.com.

Finally, I want to thank Fr. Paul for his leadership.  The past few years have not been easy at all.  Suffice it to say – it has been a lot.  And Paul has handled it all with Love, Kindness and Confidence.  We are all blessed to have his leadership at Trinity.

Trinity is a very special place where we can worship, love and pray with one another. I thank you all for the opportunity to serve Trinity.   – it is an honor.

In Peace,

David

Introducing our new Interim Director of Communications

Dear Beloved of Trinity Church,

I am delighted to introduce our Interim Communications Director, Char Mansfield. Char (they/them) is a Princeton Theological Seminary MDiv recipient living in town until they finish their MSW at Rutgers in 2025. Originally from Seattle, WA, Char also has family throughout their homeland of Sweden. On top of being our Interim Director of Communications, Char is currently writing a book on the profound calling of Christian living. Attempting to follow this radical way of Jesus in their own life, they hope to develop and inspire Christian intentional communities as a reinvigoration of the koinonia practices of the early church for our modern world.

Char’s responsibilities will include maintenance of the website, overseeing the weekly e-Pistle, and managing the livestream of our Sunday worship.  We are truly blessed to have Char as part of our team. He will undoubtedly enrich our community. Please extend a warm and gracious welcome.  

I would also like to express my gratitude to Tom Scott, Nithila Peter, Annie Bryson, Phil Unetic, and Emily Pruszinski who will be guiding us through a search process for a permanent Communications Director.

Peace to all,
Paul