Forgotten
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I write
my reflection today after receiving a call that I had forgotten to show up to
take a service for another priest.
Busily going about my work, people coming in and out of my office,
preparing for Sunday, trying to get through the pile of papers on my desk,
thinking things were in control and I was on schedule, then the phone
rang. "Did you forget that you were to
substitute today and celebrate the Eucharist for us?" A flash of panic ran over me because the
answer was obviously - YES.I completely
forgot.I didn't have it in my beloved Blackberry and
therefore it was out of my mind...forgotten. Busy about my tasks having no idea that people
were waiting for me, expecting me to show up and I didn't. I have been told that 90% of the job is
showing up. Presence. Just being there.
I don't
like forgetting, nor do I like being forgotten.
For many in our world their sense of self is that of one who is
forgotten. The world is too busy. Their friends are too busy. Their family is too busy. Maybe God is too busy, too. There are so many people who are waiting for
someone to show up. People waiting for
someone to show them that someone cares.
People waiting for someone to show them that they have not been
forgotten.
A primary
job for Christians and for me as a priest is to show up and make sure people
know that they are not forgotten. Far
too many people, far too many places, far too many cries have indeed been
forgotten by our world, but God does NOT forget. God does not get too distracted. God does not get too busy. God does not use the excuse, "Oh, sorry. I didn't put it in my Blackberry." Today, I
blew it. I forgot. But...God did not and does not forget. God remembers.
God shows up always and everywhere - even when we don't.
Loving and ever
present God, in this hurried and distracted world help us, help me, to remember
those people and causes that seem to have been forgotten. Help us to show up and be present. Help us to enflesh your presence in the world
so that all may know that they are not forgotten. Amen.
Peace, Paul
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Worship and Education
| Sunday, April 25, 2010 Fourth Sunday of Easter 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 a.m. service.
9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II) & Christian Education (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 9:00am service, and the process out the
transept door and report to their classrooms for Sunday School:
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Rite 13 ( grades 7-8) meet in room G18
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J2A students (grades 9-10) gather in room G09 .
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Sr. High students (grades 11 - 12) meet in room 111 (aka, the
parlor). For Adult Forum Hour, choose
from: - In Pierce Hall, welcome Herb Levine, executive director of the Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness.
- In the George Thomas room, "Anglican 101", a primer to prepare adults for Confirmation or for anyone who would like an Anglican "refresher course", continues, taught by Father Paul.
- In Flemer Library, seminarian Matt Bollinger leads Bible study.
11:00 a.m. - Holy Choral Eucharist (Rite II) Contemporary Language with choir
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:10 p.m. Rite I Holy Eucharist with homily.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist & Healing
Monday-Friday 5:00 p.m. Evening prayer
The church is also open weekdays from 8am to 8pm for private prayer and meditation.
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Please join us for Sung Compline and Evensong | Compline at 7:30 p.m. May 16th
Evensong at 4:00 p.m. May 2nd
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"Princeton to Port au Prince" Our concert to benefit "Classrooms for Haiti" Sunday, May 16, 3pm-6pm Stockton Street lawn |
Our dynamic poster and fliers in brilliant red and yellow Caribbean colors have been printed; now we need YOU to help us spread the excitement about
"Princeton to Port au Prince", our parish's first, outdoor public concert organized by our Trinity Outreach. The children of Haiti need to have their schools rebuilt; we can help by inviting our friends to join us for something NEW and DIFFERENT - Haitian Compas music! Caribbean food! And all happening
in our our front yard.
Remember to bring a lawn chair or blanket to this wonderful
afternoon of music and dance entertainment featuring DJAZZNOU playing
Haitian Compas Music; 5+1 Westminster Winds, a wind quintet with Trinity parishioner Joy Bechtler, soprano; two, local bands: The Tone Rangers, rock
band and The Cherrypickers, a bluegrass band; and Haitian Folk Dancers, a children's dance group affiliated with the Haitian Center in Trenton.
Enjoy a delicious Haitian dinner from Trenton's Mommie Joe's Caribbean restaurant for $10, a $5 hot dog, chips and unlimited lemonade dinner for the kids and a Mojito, wine and beer cash bar with Trinity bartenders serving you.There will be plenty of face painting and other activities for the kids and the whole family.
If you have questions or want to learn about volunteer opportunities for the
concert, please contact Don Mann at [email protected]
If you
can distribute fliers and alert more people by email about the concert, please
contact Communications
Coordinator Alison Roth at
[email protected]
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Take a stand against racism Friday, April 30th, 7 p.m. in Pierce Hall
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Take a "STAND AGAINST RACISM"*
And Join The Rev. Paul Jeanes and
The
Rev. Daphne Hawkes for a film and discussion of "Traces of the Trade" An Emmy-nominated film by Princeton University
graduate Katrina Browne '89 on the complicity of the North in the 200-year U.S. slave
trade. Friday evening, April 30th Pierce Hall Pizza served at 6:30pm Film to begin at 7pm RACISM HURTS EVERYONE Please join us And Take a Stand for Peace,
Justice, Freedom, and Dignity for All RSVP: Ruth Scott - [email protected] Trinity Outreach Committee *"The Stand Against Racism" is a
program of the YWCA and Trinity Church is a participating site.
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Remembrance Day May 9th in the Memorial Garden
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Please join us on Mother's Day,
May 9th, following the 11 o'clock service for Trinity's annual Day
of Remembrance in the Memorial
Garden. Following the
service, we will briefly gather in the Memorial Garden,
facing the main entrance to the church. The Rector will lead us in thanking God
for the beauty of our church and its grounds, and, more importantly, to
remember loved ones and friends of Trinity who are no longer with us. All are
welcome to participate in this special tribute. The Trinity Memorial
Garden is dedicated to
the memory of Stephen
George Austin Spencer
Anderson Barnett Caroline
Llewellyn Champlin Eugenia
Wynant Cirrincione Harold
F. Clark, Jr. Nancy
Connell Margaret
Kelley Considine Eleanor
Robertson Ewing MaryAnne
Florence Patricia
Cooke Georgantas Doni
Donovan Goldsmith Eugene
M. Haring Grady Campbell Harris Ann
Davidson Henry Colin
Alexander Henry Charles
L. Johnston Georgette
Katherine Kelley Eleanor
Caithness Will Kuser John
Erdmann Kuser Amanda Lake Joyce
Ann Wyld Lasseter Hobard
David Lasseter Gordon
Howard Mack Michael
Sean Mahoney Mary
Elizabeth Macready Martin John
P. C. Matthews (in
Potter's Cemetery on church grounds) Mary
Amelia McMorris Marilyn
Inzeo Mollenkott Helen
Papastephanou Orville
Anderson Petty III Dorothy
Jean Pollard Margaret
Hayes Prescott Glen
David Reifsnyder Erik
Routley Gertrude
Byington Kennedy Sheide Christine
Schley Cornelia
Hoeffel Scott James
Ward Smith Mary
R. "Jeanne" Sweeney Charlotte Little Taylor James
Starbuck Thornton Natalie
White Vaughan Bonnie
Louise Wagner
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Wake Forest to sing at Trinity May 11th, 7:30 p.m.
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A free concert featuring CHI RHO, the Christian men's a capella vocal group
from Wake Forest University will be held at Trinity in our
Sanctuary on Tuesday, May 11 at 7:30pm.
CHI RHO is an
undergraduate student-led group which performs throughout the year and is in
great demand among religious and secular audiences. Please come to hear and
meet these young men and welcome them on the Princeton stop of their tour.
Parishioner Betty Ayers' grandson, Connor Chick, is a member of CHI RHO and is excited to be back home in
Princeton to worship with us in song and
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What makes you a new member of Trinity Church? |
Filling out paperwork, actually.
Our parish administrator Annie Thomas can email you the one page form that needs to be filled out that tells us that you wish to make Trinity Church your home parish. Consequently, when you move and find a new parish, Annie will send a letter of transferfrom Trinity to your new church. We look forward to welcoming new members by listing their names in the weekly Announcements in the Sunday service leaflets.
Contact Annie Thomasat [email protected]
Being an insider at Trinity; looking out on the world from Pierce Hall
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McCaffrey Receipts= Big Bucks to the Crisis Ministry! |
In January and February, the Crisis Ministry earned $2000 from McCaffrey receipts. Keep 'em coming Trinity! Remember, the receipts must be no older than 3 (new!) months. Please leave your receipts in the wicker box on the table behind the receptionist's desk. Thank you!
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Worship Leaders
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April 25th
8 am
Chalicist:
Guy Pierson
Acolyte:
Peter Brennan
Reader:
Tim Munoz
Ushers:
Lynne Davis, Van Davis, Ed Metcalf
9 am
Chalicists:
Anne Burns, Denise Gordon-Miller, Maureen McCormick, Phil Unetic
Reader:
Liz Charbonneau
Intercessor:
Diane Paulsell
Acolytes:
Kadri Kallikorm-Rhodes, Dan
States, Kyle Currier
Audio:
Michael Unger
Verger:
Juliet Richardson
Ushers:
Caswell Cooke, Randy Currier, Anne Elliott, Robert Fraser, John Tomasulo
11 am
Chalicists:
Noreen Duncan, Don Mann, Catie Newcombe, Bruce Woodger
Reader:
Julie Denny
Intercessor:
Jim Newcombe
Acolytes:
Ann Laughlin, Jolanis Alexandre, Rosemary Parish
Audio:
Bruce Woodger
Verger:
Juliet Richardson
Ushers:
Noreen Duncan, Michael Gehret, Robert Von Zumbusch
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Rummage collection: Now 50 weeks of the year, 7 days a week |
Our next scheduled sale is October 30th & 31st. (This will be a Fall/Winter & Christmas sale.) If you're getting rid of items and they are still in serviceable condition, your Rummage Team wants them. Please leave your donated items in the bench area outside Pierce Hall, anytime, 7 days a week. Your "Rummage Team" will take good care of your items from there. Should you need a tax deduction receipt, stop by the Reception Desk weekdays from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and it will be provided. Many thanks for your donations in support of this Trinity Outreach endeavor.
John White Chairman Margo Southerland Vice-Chairman Trinity Rummage Team
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Break a leg, Trinity Choristers! THIS SATURDAY Trinity Choirs sing in New York The Cathedral of St. John the Divine American Classical Orchestra 25th Anniversary Concert Saturday, April 24th, 8pm
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Handel: Coronation Anthems
Hear 150
choristers (including our Boys, Girls, Teens & Harmony Choir) sing Handel's
Coronation Anthems, joined by the Choirs of the Cathedral, Trinity New Haven
and 50 dancers from Purchase Dance Corps at SUNY and Ballet Hispanico School.
This concert is also a rare opportunity to hear Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
performed on period instruments and sung by choristers and soloists.
For ticket
availability, call 212-362-2727; order online at www.aconyc.org
Tickets: $75, $50, $35, $15 student
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Bringing French or Italian cuisine ? Trinity Church International Dinner Sunday, May 2nd, 5:30pm
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Celebrate the diversity of our Trinity family at the International Pot Luck
Dinner, Sunday, May 2, at 5:30pm.
Bring a dish that represents your family heritage, or prepare a recipe from
your favorite international cuisine. Appetizers, salads, main courses, desserts
-- we'll tour the world with delicious flavors.Beverages will be provided. There will be music from around the world. And, if inspired, wear something that represents your heritage, or bring an
item to display.All are welcome to attend this intergenerational event.
We are also asking for Volunteers to provide transportation for any
parishioner unable to travel on their own. Please contact The Rev. Sarah
Gaventa at [email protected] if you can help.
French madeleine cookies
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THIS SATURDAY Visit our Trinity Table at Communiversity from noon to 5 p.m.
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And say hello to our Trinity parishioners and thank them for voluntering:
Carrie and Jonathan Besler Laura and Roman Horoszewski Mark and Liz Hamilton Molly Schneider
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20's-30's Something Group looking for a beach house; their next luncheon is May 2nd after the 11 a.m. service
| | The 20's-30's group is looking for a beach house to use for a day or a weekend for a summer retreat. If you might be willing to lend your place, please contact Joanne Golann at [email protected] or Matt Bollinger at [email protected].
The next 20's-30's lunch will be held on Sunday, May 2, after the 11 a.m. service in the George Thomas Room. All are welcome!
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THIS SUNDAY April 25th Forum Hour on Homelessness in our Community
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Please come
to the April 25th Forum Hour
for an informative update on homelessness in our community.
The numbers
of the homeless in 2009 in Mercer
County range from an
actual one-day count of 1067 adults and children to an estimated 3808.
The Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness began in 2003 with
the single, transformative idea: that homelessness could be ended. Experience
has shown that we can accomplish that aim, and cost-effectively. It is
not simple, but it is achievable. Executive Director Herb Levine (see biography below) will
describe the goals, core principles and steps that this organization has
outlined to deal with and turn around a devastating problem in our community.
Its motto: "We can - We must - We will end homelessness in Mercer County."
Ruth Thurmond Scott
Chair, Outreach Council Meet Herb Levine
Herb Levine serves as Executive Director of
the Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness, which is comprised of government,
social service and business leaders. In the last two years, he has overseen a
substantive revision of the Alliance's
ten year plan to end homelessness, focusing on prevention and permanent housing
with support services. Under his leadership, all Mercer
County and City of Trenton funding for homelessness services has
been combined in one funding stream. He is currently chairing Mercer County's
Reentry Task Force, which is creating a systematic response to the challenges
of prisoner reentry.
Herb is also secretary of the New Jersey Advocacy Network to End Homelessness,
which advocates at the State and Federal levels. The Network drafted the
County-based Homeless Trust Fund and helped secure legislative approval. Herb
has been working on the issue of homelessness since the early 1990's, both in
volunteer roles and in his current professional capacity.
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Watch an Icon being "written" in the George Thomas room next week from 9am - 4 pm
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In connection with
the exhibition currently on view at the Princeton University Art Museum,
Architecture as Icon: Perception and Representation of Architecture in
Byzantine Art, a group of fifteen iconographers will gather in the George
Thomas Room next Monday through Friday (April 26-30) to "write" an icon of Saint
Symeon the Stylite. The original icon can be seen in the exhibition, on loan
from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. If you are interested in learning
more about this centuries old liturgical art form and spiritual discipline,
please stop by to see what we are up to. We will be painting from 9am to 4pm
each day.
Note that the annual
summer workshop will be held this year from July 5-9. Newcomers are welcome and
previous artistic experience is not required. For more information about the
workshop or anything iconographic, contact Trinity parishioner Maureen McCormick ([email protected]).
To learn more about
the Prosopon School of Iconology visit www.prosoponschool.org. Students watching.
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Thank you, from Martha Gardner Episcopal Relief and Development
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Dear
Members of Trinity, Princeton,
It was a pleasure to be with you last Sunday (April 18th) to discuss Episcopal Relief and
Development (ERD). Thank you for your hospitality and generosity of
spirit.
For those
of you who were not able to make it to the forum, or would like more
information, please visit the webpage at www.er-d.org. You can find lots
of information and resources about Haiti - The Episcopal Church's
largest diocese - at
www.er-d.org/HaitiCrisis.
But be sure to also read about all the work ERD is doing in more than 40
countries around the world. The President's Blog (www.er-d.org/blog/)
is about the intersection between faith and global development and is
a place for friends of Episcopal Relief & Development to interact, debate,
discuss, question and become more actively involved with the organization. "ERD
Now", the monthly publication, is posted online. Both the Power of
Partnerships Series and Stories from the Field are great sources
of information.
Just to
sum up some statistics about the work which ERD and its partners have done in
Haiti since the earthquake: 217 tons of food have been distributed,
temporary shelter has been provided for more than 30,000 people, 2,000 school
children have been supported, health care has been provided to more than 12,000
survivors, and clean water is being provided to many. As relief
continues, recovery plans are underway -- economic opportunities, rebuilding the
local infrastructure, construction of permanent sanitation systems, provision
of housing, and stress and trauma counseling.
I look
forward to working with Trinity in any way I can to promote the work of
Episcopal Relief and Development, OUR church's international relief
and development agency, guided by our Church's principles of
compassion, dignity and generosity as we work to heal a hurting world.
Blessings,
Martha
Gardner
ERD
Network Coordinator
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"Anglican 101", or Everything you wanted to know about the Episcopal Church, but were afraid to ask
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This Sunday during Forum Hour in the George Thomas room, "Anglican 101", a primer to prepare adults for
Confirmation or for anyone who would like an Anglican
"refresher course", continues, taught by Father Paul.
Henry VIII, the original Anglican?
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Trinity Seniors to lunch in May at the Jersey Shore
| | Helen Bowerman, our Pastoral Outreach coordinator, is organizing a lunch date at the Jersey Shore for Trinity's seniors in May (most likely a date between May 18th - 20th). Details will follow.
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Don't Miss Stephen Buzard and Tom Sheehan's Senior Recitals May 8th & 9th
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Stephen Buzard (above) Senior Degree Recital,
Saturday, May 8th, at the Princeton University Chapel at 7:00 PM.
Tom Sheehan (below) Senior Degree Recital,
Sunday, May 9th, at Bristol
Chapel Westminster
Choir College
at 5:30 PM.
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Uganda Missionary Trip in July seeks donations to buy children's shoes
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Dr. Edith Senyumba, a parishioner of Trinity,
is leading a medical mission trip to Uganda in July. Non medical
"good will ambassadors" will also accompany the group. They
will visit orphanages in the clinic area and distribute shoes, school supplies
and books. The children need solid shoes to walk to school on the
rough dirt roads. Monetary donations are needed to purchase shoes and
school supplies in Uganda.
If you wish to make a monetary donation, please send your check to:
UNAMS
or (Ugandan North American Medical Society), 27 Compton Drive, East Windsor,
New Jersey 08520
To receive a Tax
deduction for your donation, write checks to Trinity
Church, with 'UNAMS' in
the memo section. Thank you!
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"Come Help us Build the Beloved Community"
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Analyzing
and Understanding Systemic Racism:
May 5-8 (for all)
An Anti-Racism program of the Diocese of New Jersey
This
workshop is designed to accommodate those who are
taking
the two and a half day training as well as those who
wish to make the dismantling of racism a lifetime
commitment. Participants
will engage in the Analyzing and Understanding
Systemic
Racism workshop, and those who remain for the
additional
day, will become part of a process of forming an
anti-racism
team.
The
purpose of the anti-racism team is to develop an
identity,
analyze team member relationships, deepen the
internal
team life, and to develop goals and strategies, and
receive
training for organizing skills in dismantling
racism. Participants
will engage in the 'Analyzing and Understanding
Systemic
Racism' workshop and those who remain for the
additional
day will become part of a process of forming an
anti-racism
team.
When |
Wednesday
through Saturday, May 5-8. Begins with
dinner
on Wednesday at 6 pm and ends on
Saturday
at 3 pm. |
Cost |
All
fees, meals, and overnight
accommodations
provided by the Diocese at no cost to
participants.
Rooms shared with one other person.
Participants
may choose to commute. |
Where |
Grove
Hall Retreat and Conference Center |
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15
Pilgrim Pathway |
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Ocean
Grove, New Jersey 07756 |
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732
775-6720 |
Deadline |
By
Friday, April 30 |
Contact
Register |
The Rev. Canon Joan Fleming 609-924-1438 [email protected] 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 |
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THIS SUNDAY Fragile Earth Exhibit Sunday, April 25th Trinity Cathedral Trenton
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national Episcopal organization that encourages the use of visual art in the
church's spiritual life. The date is Sunday,
April 25th. The day begins with an environment themed church service followed
by Earth Day activities and question/answer coffee hour with participating
artists. Here is a link to the ECVA webpage for more information: http://newjersey.anglican.org/arts/events.html
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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:
The Rev. Paul Jeanes III 609-851-6989
The Rev. Sarah Kinney Gaventa (photo) 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 Announcements page is Tuesday at 10 am
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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.
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