Pets of Trinity - Summer 2026!
Week of Sunday, June 28
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 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.