Striving for Tithing
Your Stewardship Campaign
kicks off this Sunday
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It is not going to
happen overnight, but our Trinity Community can
become a Tithing Community.Our Pledge Goal for 2010
is at least 3%, and we will strive to increase 1%
each year until we get there.
- Robert Hurlbert, Stewardship Campaign Chairman
FAQ About Stewardship and Tithing
Question: What
is Stewardship?
Answer: From
the beginning of Creation, humans have been handed the responsibility for
taking care of God's world, both the environment in which we live, and the
beings that inhabit it. The causes we
care about - eliminating poverty, promoting education, providing health care,
protecting our air and water, ending violence, ending discrimination, demanding
justice and seeking peace - are what we do as God's appointed stewards.
Question: How do you become a steward in our Trinity
Community?
Answer: Stewardship is about committing to give your time
and pledging your resources to Trinity and supporting our mission.
Question: What is pledging?
Answer: Pledging is a commitment to
give Trinity a specified amount of money for the coming year. It is a
commitment to yourself and God to be an intentional giver.
Question: Why do we pledge?
Answer: To confirm Trinity's annual
budget for the next year. Just like a
corporation does fall budget planning for the next year, Trinity needs to do
the same. Our pledges allow Trinity to
create our annual budget so that it can operate and provide all of us with a
place of worship, provide help for the homeless, comfort for the bereaved, and
support for the sick. That is our
mission.
Question: How much money should we give?
Answer: The bible states a person should tithe or
allocate 10% of one's income. Our
Trinity Community can become a "Tithing Community". Our Pledge Goal for 2010 is at least 3%, and
we will strive to increase 1% each year until we get there.
Question: How and when do we pay?
Answer: Many ways.
Trinity provides envelopes for everyone to use on Sunday to put in the
plate. You can pick a payment schedule
that suits your financial situation. Some
parishioners make 12 monthly payments, some put a weekly payment in the plate
every Sunday, and some make one lump payment for the entire year.
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Proper 22)
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 8:45 a.m. until the conclusion of the 11:00 a.m. service.
9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
(Contemporary Language with choir)
The
9:00 a.m. service is perfect for families with children! Children join in the opening procession and hymn and head upstairs to the Children's Chapel (Room 201). At the Peace, the children return to their families as everyone prepares for Eucharist. If you prefer to worship together as
a family, children of all ages are always welcome in church.
10:00 a.m. - Christian Education for all ages!
Immediately following the 9:00 a.m. service
children have choices based on their age:
children lead the dismissal at the 9am service, and the process out the transept door and report to their classrooms for Sunday School. Rite 13 ( grades 7-8) meet in room G18
J2A students (grades 9-10) gather in room G09 .
Sr. High students (grades 11 - 12) meet in room 111 (aka, the parlor)
For Adult Forum Hour in Pierce Hall, Paul Jeanes and Robert Hurlbert, this year's stewardship chairman, will launch this year's campaign. Please join us to hear about the hopes and dreams of our parish, and how you can be involved in this very exciting time in the history of Trinity Church.
Please make sure to sign up outside Pierce Hall to have your picture taken for our Parish Photo Directory.
11:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
Note new time!
(Contemporary Language with choir)
The
11:00 a.m. service offers a slightly more classic liturgy, with Mass
settings sung by our gifted choirs. If you enjoy the rich traditions
of Anglican worship, this service is for you.
4:00 p.m. Evensong
Note new time!
Please help us welcome our guest choir from
St. Thomas Church, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania,
as they join our Trinity choirs in singing the traditional Anglican service known worldwide as Evensong.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist with homily.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
5:30p.m. Holy Eucharist with prayers for healing
New! Weekday Evening Prayer
5:00 p.m. Transition from your day at work or school to your evening at home by joining us for Evening Prayer, an intimate, daily, twenty minute service of readings and prayers. 5:00 PM Monday-Friday, in the chancel.
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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October 4th
8 a.m.
Reader: Jonathan Craig
Acolyte: Irving Newlin
Chalicists: Curtis Hoberman, Jim Phillips, Guy Pierson
Ushers: Lewie Kingsford, Guy Pierson
9 a.m.
Reader: Nancy Hearne
Intercessor: Diane Paulsell
Verger: James Scott
Ushers: John Burns, Dan Haughton, Rob Hearne, Verna Matthews, Costa Papastephanou
Chalicists: Connie Brown, Grant Fraser, Peter Nalen, Jim Phillips, Connie White
Acolytes: Malcolm Richards, Matthew Asir, Rachel Asir
Audio: tba
11 a.m. (Note New Time!)
Intercessor: Bruce Woodger
Verger: James Scott
Ushers: Terri Brown, Stuart Duncan, Jim Newcombe, Bruce Woodger
Chalicists: Eric Baldwin, Mary Cullen, Noreen Duncan, Denise Gordon-Miller
Acolytes: Lily Leonard, Julia Saltsman, Jack Patterson
Audio: tba
Evensong
4 p.m. (Note new time!)
Reader: Michael Stebbins
Usher: Costa Papastephanou
October 11th
8 a.m.
Reader: Van Davis
Acolyte: Peter Brennan
Chalicists: Donna Laessig, Nancy Metcalf, Katie Newcombe
Ushers: Lewie Kingsford, Guy Pierson
9 a.m.
Reader: Donna Laessig
Intercessor: John Matthews
Verger: Juliet Richardson
Ushers: John Burns, Dan Haughton, Rob Hearne, Verna Matthews, Costa Papastephanou
Chalicists: Grant Fraser, Anne Burns, Verna Matthews,
Jim Phillips, Ann Zultner
Acolytes: Maddie Schade, Christian Schade, Matthew Burns
Audio: tba
11 a.m. (Note New Time!)
Intercessor: Jody Stebbins
Verger: Juliet Richardson
Ushers:
Chalicists: Ildiko Antal, Mary Cullen, Steve Isham, Bruce Woodger
Acolytes: Jolanis Alexandre, Rosemary Parish
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October 10th Conference in Lawrenceville on Mental Illness
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Please Register NOW for the October 10 Conference
Harvest of Hope: Recovering from Mental Illness
The conference will include a keynote address by Dr. Sharon
O'Brien of Dickinson College, Carlisle,
PA. Her topic is "Depression
in America:
Stigma and Resistance."
We will also offer a morning and afternoon workshop
selection on a broad range of recovery topics.
PLEASE JOIN US!
WHO: Mental Health Consumers, Family Members
and
the General Public
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 9:00 am to 2:30
pm
WHERE: Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville
2688 Main St.,
(Rte. 206)
Lawrenceville,
NJ
COST: $10 Registration Fee (includes lunch)
Questions about the conference?
Call 609-799-8994 or email home@namimercer.org
Please register TODAY to ensure you are part
of the
HARVEST OF HOPE conference!
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Halloween Party for Trinity children
Saturday, October 31st, 3pm-5pm,
hosted by our
Junior and Senior Youth Group
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Now this is the Halloween party to scheule on the family calendar, with an emphasis on the word family, because a parent will be needed to stay with the kids as they play games and trick-or-treat around the Trinity campus. This party, for kindergarten thru sixth graders, is being hosted by our junior and senior youth group. Stay tuned for more details on costume-wearing and if Mommy and Daddy can wear a costume (!?!).
Please rsvp (because how much candy corn should we get?) to Michael Lovaglio at
lovagliom@trinityprinceton.org
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| THIS SUNDAY, a lunch invitation for twenty and thirty-somethings
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Twenty and thirty-somethings, join us for lunch
(it's free!) on October 4th. Trinity Church is starting a monthly lunch for parishioners in
their 20's and 30's. Please join us for an informal time of food and fellowship
following the 11 am service every first Sunday of the month.
The first
lunch will be served on Sunday, October 4th in the George Thomas room. College
students are welcome! We are also looking for volunteers to provide lunch. If
you or your committee/group is interested in helping to provide a meal, please
contact Joanne Golann at jwgolann@gmail.com or (631) 707-3809.
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Helen Asir invites you to Eco-friendly
haute couture children's fashion show in Philadelphia on October 17th
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Children ages 7 -18 will enjoy " My Life in Pink and Green", a fashion show for children, featuring clothes
that are eco-friendly. Saturday, October 17th, 5pm-6pm, Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street, in Philadelphia. To receive an invitation, please contact Trinity parishioner Helen Asir at www.couturecollection.com or call her at 609-933-1274. |
| Cool! October Calendar for Junior and Senior High School students
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THIS SUNDAY!
Oct. 4th Toy Story in 3-D at AMC Hamilton. Meet at 1pm at Trinity.
Oct. 11th Six Flags for Fright Fest. Meet at Trinity at 1pm
Oct. 18th Pumpkin carving and bobbing for apples. Meet at Trinity at 1pm
On Saturday October 24th from 1-5 the Rite13, J2A, and Senior High Youth Group
will be meeting in the kitchen to bake fall treats in order to raise money to
help support The Children's Defense Fund in Washington DC, founded by Dr. Marian
Wright Edelman. Children's Defense Fund is an organization dedicated to present
children with the education and appropriate learning environments ALL children
deserve, yet MANY do not receive.
October 31st Halloween Party,2-5pm,Games,candy,pizza!
On November 4th all are welcome
to join the Rite 13, J2A, and the Senior High Youth Group to cheer on the Nets as
they play the Denver Nuggets at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $25.00 and proceeds from
your ticket will be donated to humanitarian efforts in Liberia. Contact Michael
Lovaglio for tickets and further information. lHurry! Tickets are limited!
Questions? Please call Michael Lovaglio,
Trinity Youth Director, at 631-747-1409 or email lovagliom@trinityprinceton.org
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Young adult's retreat November 7th;
but register by October 23
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Leaders: The Reverend Gregory Bezilla, Chaplain of the Episcopal Campus
Ministry at Rutgers University, based at Canterbury House, New Brunswick and the
Reverend Dr. Deborah Meister, Rector, Christ Church, New Brunswick
Take some time apart with
other young adults, ages 18 through 35, to reflect together in an atmosphere of
prayer and quiet to enjoy God's love for us and renew our love for God. Sponsored
by the Right Onward Committee.
When Saturday, November 7 from 9am to
3pm
Cost Free!, continental breakfast and lunch provided
Where St. Andrew's Church
121 High Street
Mt.
Holly, New Jersey 08060
609 267 0225
Deadline Register by Friday, October 23
Register Online here or email spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax
registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609
394-5281, ext. 10.
Contact Annette Buchanan, 732 -918-8023 or
annbuc2000@cs.com or the Reverend Sheelagh Clarke, 908 317-5424 or
sheelaghclarke@hotmail.com |
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A note on this Sunday's lectionary readings by Gordon Graham
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When it's not a special Sunday of some kind, the Revised Common Lectionary gives us a
choice between 'Continuous' and 'Thematic' tracks. The Gospel is always the
same for both tracks, and the Epistle almost always so. But the Old Testament
and the Psalm differ. While the Thematic track aims to link all the Bible
readings in some way, the Continuous track lets us explore a particular book
over a few Sundays. This week is the first of four Sundays devoted to the Book of Job, one of oldest treatments of
a recurring question - why does God let terrible things happen to good people?
The book is almost as perplexing as the question it deals with, and these four
extracts are not really enough to understand it fully. So this is one of those
occasions when the Lectionary hopes to encourage us to read the whole book for
ourselves over the course of the month. If you do, you will find within it one
of the most beautiful passages in the whole Bible - Job 28, a reflection on
God's unfathomable wisdom.
The link between the readings on the Thematic track is
marriage and family life. A well known passage from Genesis in which Eve is
given to Adam because 'it is not good for the man to be alone' is matched with
the Gospel passage in which Jesus speaks against divorce, and stresses how much
we have to learn from children. The Epistle emphasizes the centrality of family
relationships - parent, child, brother, sister - in providing us with the right
kind of language in which to think about our relationship to God. Marriage and
divorce are difficult subjects. Our church has been grappling intensively with
them over the last few decades. Is consensual divorce where there is no
adultery permissible? Is marriage possible only between man and woman? These
are difficult, and as we know, divisive questions. Yet, somehow, we must
struggle to resolve them, and what this week's readings point to is the context
that makes that struggle so significant and compelling. The Psalmist marvels
that out of the whole creation God is specially mindful of human beings,
setting them 'little lower than the angels'. The Epistle repeats the Psalmists
words and underlines their astonishing nature. Part of the marvel lies in this:
God has made the human relationships in to which we are born one of the places
where we can discover the deepest insights into the Divine life of God -- Father,
Son and Holy Spirit -- and key to the way that we can hope to participate in
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Ambient Photo sessions start this week! We want to be able to match your face to your name, so please sign up for a free photo and be in the new Trinity Photo Directory
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And first up is our Junior Warden, Van Davis, along with his wife, Lynne. Mr. and Mrs. Davis are having their photos taken Friday, October 3rd, so we can be deleting this old photo of Van from his Vestry candidate-for-election days.
We're sure Van will miss this photo.
Parishioners can register for a photo
online on the Trinity website.
Ambient has agreed to schedule taking pictures throughout the fall and even into the Thanksgiving weekend of
November 27th-29th, which allows our families to include students
home from college and grandparents visiting for the holiday. Photography can be
scheduled weekdays from 2pm-9pm, Saturday from noon- 7pm, or Sunday noon-6pm.
For more information about the church photo
directory, please call (609-924-2277) or email Annie Thomas.
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| Unemployment help in Mercer County
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Are
you out of work and looking for employment, or are you an employer looking for
professional staff?
Professional Service Group (PSG) is a voluntary and self managing association
of professionals affiliated with the New Jersey Department of Labor. Free
recruitment services and/or networking and job search assistance are provided by
PSG of Mercer County.
Please join us any Monday at 10am
- 12 for New Member Orientation at 26 Yard Avenue in Trenton. PSG
provides:Opportunity to network with
other professionals and PSG guests;
Workshops and training on
resume writing, interview and job search techniques, personal skills development
and more
Questions? Please contact Craig
Jez (609) 292-7535, craig.jez@dol.state.nj.us
Or to learn more, go to www.mercopsg.net
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Just 2 spaces left!
New writing class led by
Lauren B. Davis begins November 3
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THE PROSE OF YOUR
DREAMS- For three Tuesday evenings in November, Lauren B. Davis
(photo) will be leading adult creative writing classes at Trinity Church. Based on
Robert Olen Butler's book, FROM WHERE YOU DREAM, students will learn how to
create emotion in their work, and do away with useless generality and
abstraction. We will learn to write through the senses, which is the foundation
of all good creative writing. Students will be expected to participate in
in-class writing exercises. Open to everyone. Cost: $100. (Check should be made
out to Lauren B. Davis) Place: Flemer Library. Please call Lauren at
609-430-0321 to register. Class size is limited to 10 students so please
register early. November 3, 10, 17. 6:30-8:00 p.m.
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2009-2010 Trinity Reading Series debuts with Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks on October 19th
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Come commune with your inner
fantasy fan or gaming geek with Ethan Gilsdorf, author of the travel memoir /
pop culture narrative FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for
Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary
Realms.
The book is an exploration and celebration of fantasy and gaming
subcultures. On a quest that begins in his own geeky teenage past and ends in
our online gaming future, former D&D addict Ethan Gilsdorf (photo) crisscrosses America,
the world, and other worlds-from Boston to Wisconsin, France to New Zealand, and
Planet Earth to Middle-earth to the realm of Aggramar. He asks game-players and
fantasy fans---old, young, male, female, able-bodied and disabled-what attracts
them to fantasy worlds, and for what reasons, whether healthy, unhealthy, or in
between. 
The event begins with a "geek trivia contest" with prizes that tests
the audience's knowledge of all things Tolkien, Harry Potter, Dungeons &
Dragons and more. Gilsdorf will then read an excerpt from "Fantasy Freaks and
Gaming Geeks," and answer questions. Reception to follow. Monday, Oct. 19.
7:00 p.m. George Thomas Room.
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| Retreat with Dick and Juliana at Kirkridge October 30-November 1
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Everyone is welcome! To register for this retreat, please contact Kirkridge's registrar, Janet. You may email her or call her at 610-599-4602. She is usually there from 9:00AM to
3:00PM weekdays. Thank you for your interest.
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McCaffrey sales slips and used inkjet cartridge collection continues
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The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton earns a percentage of the total sales of our McCaffrey receipts (not older than 6 months, please) AND
Trinity Church earns $3 for every used inkjet cartridge returned, no matter what the brand label. Please leave them in the brown wicker boxes on top of the receptionist's desk in the parish office. Thank you!
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THIS SUNDAY
October 4th is
Hunger Sunday
The Crisis Ministry
needs us now
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Did you know that Trinity Church designates the first Sunday of each month as "Hunger Sunday?"
While we certainly accept your donations at any time, these special days remind us to be particularly aware of those in need. Please remember to bring in nonperishable food items, especially next Sunday, October 4th. Food will be used by our friends at the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton. Food can be left in the red wagon in the narthex on Sunday. For food lists with heart-healthy, suggested items, visit The Crisis Ministry website.
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"First Friday Faith in Film"
returns TOMORROW,
October 2nd, 10am,
at Trinity
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Enjoy
watching "The Straight Story" starring Sissy Spacek and Richard Farsworth (Academy Award for Best Actor nominee) with the rector, then join in a discussion with lunch (remember to bring a bag lunch!) about the movie (a P-G diamond about a man who drives his tractor cross-county ) with the return of the 'First Friday' program. Please Rsvp to Paul Jeanes or call him at Trinity at 609-924-2277 if you can attend. |
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Blessing of the Animals
with Paul Jeanes
Saturday, October 3rd
at 11am on the
Stockton Lawn
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Vestry Nominations
due in by
THIS SUNDAY
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At the annual meeting on November
15th, the Parish will elect the Vestry Class of
2012, who will serve three year terms starting on January 1,
2010.
All pledging adult Parishioners
are eligible to serve and to be considered by the nominating
committee. To suggest a candidate, including
yourself, please get in touch with a member of the
nominating committee by
October 4.
Van Davis, chair
van_davis_625@comcast.net
Jennifer Bartell
jrsbart@comcast.net
Wendell Collins
wendellc@princeton.edu
Andrea Hyde
andrea.t.hyde@gmail.com
John Patterson
pattersonworld@yahoo.com
Connie White
connielouwhite@msn.com
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Meet
Carol Brooks Thomas,
our new
Parish Life
Chairperson
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Hi! I'm the new Parish Life Coordinator.
I was born in Mercer Hospital, grew up in Titusville, and was raised Quaker. My
son Lee converted (from born-again atheist) when he was at Groton (his baptism
was Spring of his senior year at St. John's chapel) and then I started going to
church with him. I was pulled in by Trinity's music, the beauty of the church,
the beauty of the ritual, and a felt need to take communion. In 2007 I was
baptized at Trinity by Anne Marie Richards with Lee as my sponsor. (So my son is my
Godfather!) I like to cook and feed people so Parish Life is sort of a
natural.
I'm looking for ideas for new
events, ways to improve current events, and of course volunteers, cooks, and
bakers. I hope to make it fun and not too difficult for anyone. Please let me
know what you would like to do.
(Email, call, or catch me at church.)
Thanks!!! Carol
609-895-1979
carolbrooksthomas@verizon.net
Carol, as you can see, is a real go-getter (She also volunteers at Church Clean-Up day, which by the way, is October 24th.)
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Got plastic bins?
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Books and damp basements do not mix, so we have decided to abandon cardboard boxes for
plastic bins to store good books that we want to sell at the St. Nicholas Bazaar on December 5th.We would love to give a corporation, business or family a great tax donation in exchange for , say 20 or 30 of these bins. If they have a company logo on them, well, we love company logos. If you can help us with the bins, please contact
Annie Thomas or Alison Roth
Thank you!
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New time for
Women at the Well:
Wednesdays from 12noon-1:30pm
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Ladies, "Christ of the Celts" by J. Philip Newell is the new book that is being discussed at our weekly meeting. Please join us and remember to bring a bag lunch!
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Integrity Eucharist on October 14th
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Trinity Church is pleased to announce the first Integrity Eucharist and meeting of the year. It will be held Wednesday, October 14th at 7:30pm
in the church sanctuary with the Rev. Mary Jean Metzger as clergy.
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Fall Clean-Up
on Saturday,October 24th
from 9am-12noon
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Join our parish family (and bring your own) for a morning of fun as we spruce up the church grounds. Please bring your favorite rake, trowel and gardening gloves. Refreshments provided!
Randy Currier with son Kyle
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Rummage collection begins October 19th
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The 40th Annual Trinity Rummage Sale will be on
Saturday, February 13th, 2010.
We would be very grateful if everyone could drop off their Rummage on THURSDAYS, because our rummage workers sort on Friday mornings. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE RUMMAGE IN THE LOBBY. Rummage
should be left on the bench outside Pierce Hall. We have tax receipts for donations at the receptionist's desk from 9am-4pm, weekdays. Thank you !
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| We want to see committee photos in the new Parish Directory |
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Parish committees, we want to acknowledge your good work for Trinity Church by showing your faces in the 2010 Parish Photo Directory.
But first, we have three requests:
- Please email a photo of your committee in action - Parish Originals members quilting, the Grounds committee planting bulbs, the Altar Guild changing the frontal linen on the Altar, etc., to Tracy Patterson by October 15th.
- Please email Tracy a short description (in a Word document) of the mission of your committee
- Please go online to the Trinity website and schedule a group photo to be taken of your committee by our publisher, Ambient.
And after all these
'pleases', a big thank you is in order to Tracy Patterson
(pattersonworld@yahoo.com ), who has graciously agreed to do the layout of the directory (thank you Tracy!)
Our vestry
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Thursday morning
Bible class reading
Romans |
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Our Thursday morning Bible Study group begins Romans, and they invite all early birds to join them from 8:30am-9:30am in the Flemer library for some intellectual moments to get the eyes opened. As regular attendee Sylvia Temmer notes, "We read, we discuss - we digest and we digress to real life". They also welcome new participants; there is coffee and hot water with tea bags waiting for you.
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Our Parish Office Hours
are Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm and
Friday, 9am - 3pm
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You can always reach our clergy in an emergency by
calling them on their cell phones:
Paul Jeanes
609-851-6989
new number!
Anne Marie
Richards 609-651-3217
Sarah Kinney Gaventa
609-365-0419
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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 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 on THURSDAY. Please keep sending your news for E-Pistle to Alison Roth. 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.
Trinity Church
33 Mercer Street,
Princeton, New Jersey.
Telephone 609-924-2277
Fax 609-924-9140
www.trinityprinceton.org
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Why not have it sent to a friend? Please send the email address to thomasa@trinityprinceton.org
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