Meet the
Rev. Sarah Kinney Gaventa
THIS SUNDAY
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My name is
Sarah Kinney Gaventa (pronounced Guh-ven-tah, with the emphasis on the first
syllable.) and I am looking forward to being the new assistant rector at
Trinity! My areas of focus will be: Newcomer Ministries and Christian
Education for children in Pre-K to 5th grade. For the last four years I have
been serving at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Greenwood, Virginia
as the associate rector for Christian Education, where I also helped start our
Newcomer program. My passions in the Church are making all persons feel
welcomed and helping people, particularly children, learn more about God and
their own spiritual lives. I feel very blessed to be offered a position at
Trinity getting to do just that! As a woman, people in church often don't know
what to call me. I know many women priests like to go by
"Mother", but I prefer adults to call me by my first name and
children to call me "Miss Sarah" or "Pastor Sarah".
I come from a
family of educators. My parents met at the University
of Southern California in the mid 60s
and taught elementary school in Los
Angeles together, where I was born. When I was
one, they took jobs with the Department of Defense Dependent School System
(DoDDS) and moved to Ludwigsburg,
Germany.
My father, Martin, was a music teacher (and
later school principal) and my mother, Pamela, was an elementary school
teacher. (My mother died suddenly of a heart arrhythmia nine years ago.
My father has since remarried a lovely woman, Janet, who was an old
family friend.) We moved a couple times, but always within Germany.
I did not live full time in the states until I went to college at University of Richmond,
in Richmond, VA. I have lived in Virginia
ever since, and even went to seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. (Where I had
the pleasure of being Anne Marie's classmate.)
I am new to New Jersey, but my husband, Matthew, spent his high
school years in Princeton. His mother,
Beverly, is a professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary and
his father, Bill, serves as the Director of Community and Congregational
Supports at the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, and Associate
Professor, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. When Matt discerned
a call to be a Presbyterian pastor, we decided that going to Princeton
Theological Seminary made sense for a lot of reasons, not the least of which
was being closer to his parents and being closer to my sister, Marianne, who
lives in New York City. Marianne
is just finishing her Masters in International Educational Development at Columbia, and will be teaching at the Harlem Link Charter School
in Harlem, where many of the children are
immigrants from a diverse group of countries.
Matthew, my
husband, and I were set up on a blind date by parishioners at Emmanuel about
six months after I began my ministry there. Five months later we were
engaged, and now we've been married over two years. When he lived in Princeton, Matt went to Nassau Presbyterian Church, where
his mother still attends, and is as strong of a Presbyterian as I am an
Episcopalian. We have always gone to different churches, but do enjoy
attending church together once or twice a year when we get the chance.
About 50% of the people we tell this to ask us, "What are you going
to do when you have kids?" Our answer, "We'll cross that bridge
when we get to it. And, thank goodness for church nurseries!"
Together, we own Henry, a spaniel-shepherd mix, who alternately delights
us and tries our patience. We love to hike, cook, spend time with
friends, read, go to movies and the theater, and watch TV. We're big fans
of LOST and How I Met Your Mother, and I cannot wait for Glee!
to premiere in the fall. We've just returned from an
amazing two week vacation in New Zealand, so just let us know if we are
completely insufferable when we go on and on about that incredible country. I
like to quilt, crochet, write, and in my spare time I am the assistant editor
of Fidelia's Sisters, the online magazine of The Young Clergy Women
Project. (You can check it out at www.youngclergywomen.org.)
If you're curious about my preaching, all the text of my past sermons are
archived at www.sarahgaventa.com.
I look
forward to beginning my ministry with you July 13th, getting to hear your many
stories of life at Trinity, and joining alongside you, Paul and Anne Marie in
the important work that is going on in your midst.
Blessings,
Sarah
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| Worship & Education
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
(Proper 10)
Click here for this Sunday's Lessons
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite I
(Traditional Language, no choir)
Sunday morning childcare, for infants to 3-year olds, is available upstairs in the Nursery in Room 202 from 9:45 a.m. until the conclusion of the 10:00 a.m. service.
10:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
(Contemporary Language with summer choir)
Please meet and greet one another in fellowship and enjoy God's wondrous creation--otherwise known as summer! Enjoy ice tea and lemonade in front of the church entrance after BOTH the 8am and 10am services.
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist with homily.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
5:30p.m. Holy Eucharist with prayers for healing
The church is open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. weekdays for meditation and prayer.
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| Worship Leaders
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July 12th
8:00 a.m.
Reader: Gregg Hutchison
Acolyte: Peter Brennan
Chalicists: Curtis Hoberman, Peter Nalen, Anne Zultner
Ushers: Lynne Davis, Van Davis, Ed Metcalf
10 a.m.
Reader: Julie Denny
Intercessor: Kathy Rohrer
Verger: James Scott
Ushers: Caswell Cooke, Randy Currier, Anne Elliott, Robert Fraser, Alex Moskwa
Chalicists: Ildiko Antal, Anne Burns, Grant Fraser, Donna Laessig
Acolytes: Gil Quinton, Jolanis Alexandre, Peter Twining
Audio: Charles Anene
July 19th8:00 a.m.
Reader: Bill Hackett
Chalicists: Nancy Metcalf, Steve Isham, Connie White
Ushers: Lewie Kingsford, Guy Pierson
Acolyte: Sarah Parker
10 a.m.
Reader: Liz Charbonneau
Intercessor: Mark McConnell
Verger: Juliet Richardson
Ushers: Dan Haughton, Rob Hearne, Costa Papastephanou, Patrick Rulon-Miller
Chalicists: Mary Cullen, Noreen Duncan, Catie Newcombe, Fred Lynk
Acolytes: Malcolm Richards, Jack Patterson, Julia Saltsman
Audio: Mark Sibilia
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Can You Recommend a new Executive Director for TASP?
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The Trenton After School Program (TASP) seeks an Executive Director
responsible for the management of TASP, an after-school program based in Trenton's West Ward. The ED is responsible for overall operation of the program, including: fund development, curriculum development and
implementation, teaching and supervising teachers and volunteers. TASP includes
an after school program in two locations plus an all-day camp in the month of
July. Qualified candidates will possess
leadership skills, be a self-motivated problem solver, and have experience
working with diverse populations, with a background in multicultural awareness.
A master's degree in teaching, early childhood education, or psychology or
business administration is preferred, or bachelor's degree with three years of
teaching experience and three years of relevant managerial or supervisory
experience.
Respond to Trinity parishioner Kay Roberts at LKR267@yahoo.com
or 609/947-4887 with resume and salary requirements. TASP offers a strong benefits package for
this position. More information about
TASP's work at www.trentonafterschoolprogram.org.
An outreach program of Trinity Church, TASP was founded by Trinity Church and Nassau Presbyterian Church.
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Crisis Mininstry Needs another
Refrigerator in Princeton
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Dear Friends at Trinity:
Did you know that demand for the food
provided right down the street in our office at Nassau Presbyterian is up this
year from 110 households per month to 190? In order to properly serve neighbors
in need who turn to the Crisis Ministry in Princeton, we are in serious need of
more refrigerator space to keep produce, eggs, and other perishable foods fresh for families.
Can you help with a donation of
$2000 for a new refrigerator or by donating a good used (and energy-efficient) refrigerator/freezer?
It would help us tremendously. Please contact me if you can help
or if you have any questions.
I thank you in the meantime for
your ongoing generosity,
Jarrett Kerbel, Executive Director
609-396-9355, ext. 13
jarrettk@thecrisisministry.org
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Trinity Parishioners, join our Diocese of New Jersey at Six Flags
on Satuday, August 15th!
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Are you a
Fun Episcopalian or the Frozen-Chosen? No matter, come to Six Flags
Great Adventure on New Jersey Day, Saturday August 15, 2009 . This is an
easy, but action-packed day of rides, food, and fun
for ALL AGES at Six Flags
Great Adventure! Each ticket includes full admission to both parks (Great
Adventure and Wild Safari) and includes a robust catered lunch (including
beverages and dessert) from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at The Diocese of New Jersey's
private, covered dining area in the park. We'll have a brief welcome for
all ticket holders during lunch, as well as time for eating and socializing!
To purchase
your tickets, click here
For more information call Brook Richards at 609.651.6063 or brookrichards140@gmail.com
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Attention Trinity teenagers!
Register by THIS SATURDAY!
Travel with Brook Richards to
Mississippi to help with Hurricane Katrina Recovery
July 25 -August 1
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Attention High Schoolers ages 16 to the 12th grade! It's not too late to join a service project in Mississippi that you will remember for the rest of your life. When last we checked there were only four spots left, so act quickly if you want to go!
The Diocesan
Youth program is going on their annual mission trip July 25 through August 1.
We'll be going to Long Beach, Mississippi and continuing the rebuilding after
Hurricane Katrina. We will be housed and fed at Camp Coast Care and working at
different sites during the day.
Registration deadline is Saturday, July 11. Go
to www.newjerseyyouth.org/mission_trip
to register.
Brook Richards will not be in a tux for the bus ride to Mississippi, but he will see to the safety of your teenager. Gentle reminder: this extraordinary service opportunity is perfect for adding to a college application.
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| Becca Olsson, Piano Instructor
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 You love to hear her sing, now you can take piano lessons from her.
Becca Olsson is teaching piano instruction, and here, in her words, are the details:
PIANO
TEACHER Princeton &
Lawrenceville studios
PLAY
WITH: Alignment, Freedom, Balance, Ease
- 8 years
experience as a teacher/collaborative pianist
- Currently on
staff at Westminster Choir College
- Bachelor of Music
Education from Westminster Choir College
- Trained
in Suzuki philosophy and Taubman Technique (the
Taubman technique solves problems related to pain and fatigue in
playing)
FOR
DETAILS:
Call 609-651-7202
or email beccaolsson@yahoo.com
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Senior Youth to Voyage all the way to Philadelphia on July 26-August 1
There is a place for YOU on this trip!
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This
summer the Senior High Youth Group will be traveling all the way to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
We will be working with Broad Street Ministry. At Broad Street our young people will not only be working with the homeless, but they will also be
working with and learning from clergy who will present poverty
and homelessness as institutional social inflictions.
The trip will
be from Sunday July 26-Saturday August 1st. The cost is $400.00. All Trinity Youth from rising 10th graders up are invited to participate. For further
information please contact Michael Lovaglio at michael.lovaglio@ptsem.edu
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There are over 1,000 young men
living in this Youth Correctional Facility 25 minutes from Princeton
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PRISON
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY There is a
tremendous need for volunteers at the AC Wagner Correctional Facility in Bordentown, New Jersey, which is a men's facility housing (photo)1300
inmates about 25 minutes from Trinity. They are looking for anyone who would
like to lead a program of one's own choosing from 5:30 to 7pm on one night a
week - any day Monday through Friday. Great opportunity for someone called "to
visit the prisoner".
For more information, please contact Aline Haynes at 609-466-0884 or
haynesaline@gmail.com
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Summer Schedule for
E-Pistle Publication
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Please email your Trinity news to Alison Roth rotha@trinityprinceton.org by 10am Wednesday, the day before we send our Trinity news out to over 300 homes. Here's our remaining, summer email publication schedule for E-Pistle. Remember, never on a Sunday, always on a Thursday: July 23rd and August 6th
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The Episcopal Church's
76th General Convention
July 8 - 17
Anaheim, California
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Every three years The Episcopal Church gathers at General Convention. A unique feature of our polity, General Convention is the governing body of The Episcopal Church. The Convention is a bicameral legislature that
includes the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops. Trinity parishioner, Noreen Duncan serves in the House of Deputies this year as part of the Diocese of New Jersey's deputation. The work at
Convention is carried out by deputies and bishops representing each
diocese. During its triennial meeting deputies and bishops consider a
wide range of important matters facing the Church. Sometimes the work of GC gets a good deal of coverage in the popular press, but more often than not the faithful work of Bishops and Deputies goes on out of the spotlight. If you would like to follow the action at GC, or learn more about what it is, how it works and what legislation is being considered this year, here are some online resources:
The official General Convention Website
Episcopal News Service
Diocese of NJ's Deputies Page
The Diocese of NJ Website
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Trinity Organist
Tom Sheehan Wins
National Award |
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You may not have known that Tom
Sheehan won the local Philadelphia AGO (American Guild of Organists) Competition
earlier this year. The USA is split into 9 AGO Regions.
Region III is the Mid Atlantic Region. The winners of the local chapters of
Region III competed recently in Richmond, Virginia.
Tom WON First
Place!
This means that he will perform a recital and compete at the National AGO Convention in Washington, DC next summer - early July. He will compete
against the winners of the other 8 Regions.
This is really wonderful for
Tom, and for the prestige of our music program here at Trinity Church.
Congratulations Tom, we're very proud of you!
Tom played the piano at Drumthwacket for us at our recent 175th Trinity Church Anniversary Gala.
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Eagle Scout Awards to Marcell Zimanyi and
Brad States
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The highest rank you can attain as a Boy Scout is Eagle Scout; once an Eagle Scout, you are an Eagle Scout for life. The late Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States, often mentioned with much pride that he was an Eagle Scout. So too now are Trinity members Brad States and Marcell Zimanyi.
Marcell Antal Zimanyi became an Eagle Scouit on June 20th with Boy Scout Troop 46 in
the Montgomery Township. To earn his Eagle Scout project, he enhanced the Montgomery Trail System with 15
wooden planks, a bench and trail signs. He was also a Senior Patrol Leader of
the troop of over 100 scouts for a year. He and his crew worked over 300 man hours
on the project.
Brad States, who volunteered 117 hours of community service, earned his
Eagle Scout award for researching the age
and species of the trees on our Trinity Church property, and providing each tree with an ID sign. Brad's Court of Honor ceremony was also held on June 20th, with Troop 759 of Plainsboro. Brad joined that troop as a Cub Scout in 1996.
Congratulations to both of these young gentlemen on their hard-earned and very prestigious awards.
Ildiko Antal (above) with her son, Eagle Scout Marcell
Zimanyi. Brad States (below) at his Court of Honor Award ceremony
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Trinity Youth Group /
Urban Promise Film Series
Continues this Monday Night
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Our Trinity Youth Group
is invited to attend the continuation of a five-week film
theory program at Urban Promise. They will be meeting at Trinity every Monday at
1PM and will be returning around 5:30PM. If interested, please contact Michael Lovaglio
via email at michael.lovaglio@ptsem.edu or call 631-331-0832. For more
information about Urban Promise visit the website: urbanpromiseusa.org.
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Summer Office Hours
are Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm and
Friday, 9am - 3pm
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Summer
Changes at Trinity!
- Remember-church
is at 8am & 10am on Sunday! Ice tea and lemonade are served in front of the
church entrance after both services beginning June 14th
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The office
is on summer schedule: Monday - Thursday, 9am to 4pm; Friday, 9am to 3pm. Our
desk volunteers are in from 1pm - 3pm, and staff will answer phones in the
morning.
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E-Pistle
will be published every other week; it will still be emailed to you on
Thursday.
Paul Jeanes
502-802-2116
Anne Marie
Richards 609-651-3217
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Would You Like a
Trinity Name Tag?
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Please wear your name tag during church (all services, so we can recognize you and remember you at Evensong and Compline, as well as Sunday morning services. Please email parish administrator Annie Thomas (thomasa@trinityprinceton.org)
if you would like to have a Trinity name tag!
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Deadline for the Next E-Pistle and Service Leaflet is WEDNESDAY,
10 Am
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Look for your next issue of E-Pistle in your email box on EVERY OTHER THURSDAY DURING THE SUMMER. Please keep sending your news for E-Pistle to Alison Roth at rotha@trinityprinceton.org
Not sure if your news goes into E-Pistle? No
problem! Send everything to Alison, who will direct your information to
the proper person, and keep reading E-Pistle to follow the parish life
of Trinity Church,
33 Mercer Street,
Princeton, New Jersey.
Telephone 609-924-2277
Fax 609-924-9140
www.trinityprinceton.org
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