Pets of Trinity - Summer 2026!
Week of Sunday, August 9
Want to share your furry friend with us? Send pictures and a little biography to our intern, The Rev. Greg Geehern!
(Submissions are lightly edited for clarity.)
Meet Velvet!
Submitted by May and Costa Papastephanou
This is our dog Velvet, who we adopted from the West Windsor animal shelter twelve years ago. She is a lab mix and is now 13 years old. She was born on a farm in New Jersey and her mother was a purebred lab who got out one night and “met someone.” Our vet says he must have been black. Now that she is older, she has slowed down and has a favorite cool spot where she spends her days sleeping. She loves her food and treats and her favorite activity is going for rides in the car.
Week of Sunday, July 26
Meet Slim!
Submitted by Dennis O’Neill and Cathy Wheeler
Slim is a recent addition to our home. After losing our beloved hunting dog, Closer, we were finally ready to fill the house with puppy energy and joy. We acquired Slim, a 2-year-old Verein Deutsch Drahthaar (think original German wire-haired pointer) who is a distant cousin to our old boy. To fetch him home, we flew to Salt Lake City and drove to the breeder's farmette to meet our new friend. In our rented SUV with a new crate and bed in the back, we drove three days through Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, and eventually Ohio and Pennsylvania, to our home in Titusville, NJ. Stopping overnight in pet friendly hotels, Slim enjoyed sleeping in his crate by our bedside. We stopped often during the trek at parks to play and stretch all of our legs. Once home, Slim earned a new nickname, "Houdini", for escaping his crate without opening either of its two doors!! We knew he was long and lean, but seriously?? Now he sleeps exactly where he wants to be - in the king size bed with us. He's training us well, don't you think?
Week of Sunday, July 12
Meet Wiley!
Submitted by Fr. Steve Connor and Ron Waetzman
Wiley is a 13 year old Australian Labradoodle. His official name is Wiley of Brompton, which is the street we lived on in Chicago. He is slowing down but still likes to run - now more like walking fast - with the leash in his mouth. From the beginning, he is in charge.
Meet Reilly and Clover!
Submitted by the Kornfeind Family
Pictured are Reilly (age 9 1/2) and Clover (age 2 1/2); both girls!
We have 4 human daughters, so the fact that we have 2 "Golden Girls" keeps us smiling, since all 4 daughters are on their own and out of the house.
Reilly is a sweet older gal who is incredibly food- driven and has an independent personality.
Clover, on the other hand, is a "lovey dovey" and must always be touching one of us or Reilly. She could chase bouncy balls for hours upon end and is definitely a farm dog. We feel blessed to have these two furry family members in our home to both receive and give love, so unconditionally!
Meet Mignonne!
Submitted by Thalia Mingo
Meet my Pom-doghter, Mignonne! My 6-year-old Pomeranian is a cream-colored bundle of pure personality. With her fox-like face, bright dark eyes, unmistakable fluffy coat, and her spunky attitude, she gets lots of attention when we go for walks! Don't let her small size fool you! Mignonne is bursting with energy and sass, always ready for playtime and treats, and she is not shy about letting you know what she wants. She's equal parts adorable lap dog and feisty little diva, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
Week of Sunday, June 28
Meet Ink!
Submitted by Carter Cunningham
In February, the ice storm brought three feral cats to our back yard. I feed the birds, so we assumed they were stalking birds. We started feeding them because the ground was solid ice for about three weeks. One cat just left and never came back. A marmalade cat and a fluffy, very injured black cat kept showing up. We fed it for about six weeks, hoping we could get them comfortable enough for animal control to trap them.
When animal control came out, we caught six raccoons, and no cats. We would go out in the morning and check the traps and the two cats would be standing or sitting near the trapped raccoons, as if to say, “Nanny, nanny boo, boo. They got you but not us.”
One day, the marmalade cat finally was trapped. In a way it was kinda hard to say goodbye, but it was time.
Now we still are feeding the injured, fluffy one. She is very wary. We call her Ink. We are hoping to either trap her and send her to SAVE, or tame her enough to catch her and get her to the vet for a clean up and shots, and then bring her inside for the winter. Fingers crossed. Hope St. Francis nudges her.
Meet Newly!
Submitted by Carter Cunningham
A farm dog chased a young kitten up a tree about 20 feet. One of the children on the farm told me, “Carter, I can hear a cat in the tree, will you please help us get it down?”
So, I get a ladder, climb up, and realize that there is a hole where two big limbs diverge, about five feet down into the tree. The kitten is stuck in this hole and can’t get out. I can’t reach her. By this time, the cat has been in the hole about three days. I threw drops of water on her, thinking she would be dehydrated. I threw pieces of cheese down the hole.
Then, I went home and got a crab net, a door hole saw, and a fish net. Climbed back up the tree. I burned out the hole saw motor and the crab net was too big to fit in the opening, but I stuffed the fish net down the hole. She clawed her way up out of that hole, crying and yowling the whole way. We bought kitty formula, shot it down her throat, took her to the vet, and 19 years later we still have her. Named her Newly. It stands for New Life after the tree.
Meet Pippi and Levi!
Submitted by Mary Stevens
They keep a Life Book of all the species they have observed…..but not eaten. They’re Indoor Cats.
Meet Bella, Sophie, and Lilly!
Submitted by Robbie Ellsworth
Here are Bella, Sophie, and Lilly Ellsworth, ages 12, 2 and nearly 1. Lilly is our daughter’s pup and she fits right in when she’s in town.
Meet Toasty Rose!
Submitted by Simon and Joan Arnstein
This is Toasty Rose, an English cocker spaniel, raptly watching Fr. Paul on the livestream from Oxford, Maryland.
We all tune in each Sunday. I hope you might consider her-like us-part of Trinity Princeton’s extended family.
Meet Luna!
Submitted by Alicia McCarther
Luna is a 16-month-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix. We adopted her last summer a couple of months after our beloved 15-year-old dog, Barkley, passed away. She got her name because she is black like the night sky, but like the Moon, she brought light into our lives during a dark time.
Luna has exactly two modes of operation: 60 lb. wrecking ball or 60 lb. snuggle bug.
She fit right into our family and is very loved.