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The 21st Sunday after Pentecost,

October 13, 2024

8:00 a.m. & 10 a.m. Services

Stewardship 2025

"Walk in Love" is the theme of the Stewardship campaign for 2025. We are all asked to make our commitments by Nov. 17.

If you missed my letter about the chicken-toting woman in Ecuador who taught me about giving, read it here.

Jesus speaks of stewardship in the gospel reading this Sunday: "It is far easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

That's about trust, not money. I'll try to explain, or "thread the needle," this Sunday.

Have you tried Bible study at 9 a.m.? Join us!

Timothy Safford, Interim Rector

Stewardship in Four Parts, 1 per week.

1: Why we give

As Episcopalian Christians, we believe that everything we have is a gift from God: our talents, energy, family, community, education, personality, time, our very existence… everything we have and everything we are has been given to us by a God who loves us. In gratitude, we respond by sharing our gifts with our church and our neighbors, near and far.

2: Why give to Church, instead of the Red Cross or the Art Museum?



Since we believe that we’ve been blessed by God, we naturally want to reciprocate and share those blessings. Since we can’t write a check or share a meal with God, we look instead to those places and organizations doing God’s work in the world. 

Arts, cultural, and historical organizations are all important to a community, and add a great deal to our quality of life. These organizations may be worthy of our support, but it’s a stretch to call it God’s work. Humanitarian organizations like the Red Cross come closer to the mark - I’m reminded of the story of the Good Samaritan acting as a neighbor. The church does humanitarian work as well, locally and globally. Only the church aims to fulfill God’s great commission to make disciples: to bring people to the good news that they are loved and forgiven by God through Jesus, and to develop faithful Christian followers. 

Wednesday, October 16, 2024:

Noon Healing Service

Join the Rev. Noël Robinson for a quiet service of reflection and prayer, with communion and the laying on hands for healing.

The Pumpkins are Here!

Pumpkin Patch: October 10-31, 2024.  

This is one of our community outreach ministries and you can meet people from all over the world. People come into the Patch from the cruise ship and tours that come for the Fall! Some have never seen Pumpkins. They can't buy a Pumpkin but they buy cider, specialty items and baked goods! You will meet so many people from the surrounding neighborhoods and hear how much they love the Patch!! If you can't sit in the Patch, please consider baking pumpkin breads or making a vat of chili to sell!!! Please sign up to be in the Patch and bring a friend or neighbor. Kids and pets are welcome! 

The Patch is open everyday from 12-6 and every weekend from 10-6. There are 2 hour shifts available and you can sign up online or in the Hawes room. Many hands make light work. This is a fun ministry! Any questions, please contact

Diane Myers

or Debby Lengyel 

Click on link below to sign up!

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A0B4EABA92AA7FD0-51169634-trinity

 Installation Watch Party of the Presiding Bishop-Elect in Providence, RI

November 2, 10:30AM

The diocese is hosting a watch party at 10:30 a. m. in the Great Hall of St. John’s Cathedral as the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe is invested as the next presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church at a ceremony in the chapel of the Episcopal Church Center in New York City. The “price of admission” for the watch party is one pair of adult socks in a dark color that will be donated to the Church Beyond the Walls ministry. 



Afterwards, Church Beyond the Walls, (CBW) is conducting its usual ministry with some of Providence’s most vulnerable residents that same afternoon. Please click here for more details. Jeff Clark will also have more information, if you are interested in carpooling.

Calling All Bakers!

Please help us make our upcoming Pumpkin Patch (Oct 10-31) be safe, fun, successful and delicious! We need volunteers to bake small, medium and large Pumpkin breads and Cranberry breads, cookies, and jars of Apple butters etc for us to sell. Kindly bake and place cooled baked items in individual ziplock bags. The items can be delivered to Trinity the first day of the Patch (Thurs, Oct 10) between 10-noon; and thereafter any Sat and Sunday the Patch is open. We will especially want lots of freshly baked items on the weekends! 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: Ellen Patterson, erp0317@gmail.com 

If you can help bake and when you plan to bring items in. Thanks for contributing your time and baking talents towards this important Trinity community event!

THANK YOU!! See you in the Pumpkin Patch!  

In Search of New Counters to be on a Sub List:

Sometimes a Counter can not make to the Counters meeting on Mondays at 8:45AM and they need a "Sub". If you would like to be a "sub" Please contact Fred Green. The counters meet regularly on Monday mornings at 8:45AM to count the collections from the prior week.

RECTOR SEARCH UPDATE

Please join us to continue this dialog at the next Congregational Meeting on October 20, 2024. During this meeting, members of the congregation will have the opportunity to answer 12 narrative questions. These answers will be used by the Profile team to create the Office of Transition Ministry Profile. A light lunch and beverages will be provided.

For those not able to attend in person, you may join via Zoom. Please contact Parish Administrator Molly Chamberlain for the link.

These meetings are very important to ensure we create a profile that properly represents Trinity Church to a potential candidate and defines what we desire in our next Rector.

If you have questions on the process, please contact,

Norris Commodore, Senior Warden, seniorwarden@trinitynewport.org

RECTOR SEARCH TEAMS

The Rector Search Teams have been selected and have been at work to creating a Prayer and updating our website. The teams are as follows:

Prayer Team includes members of the congregation that will develop a prayer to be used during worship, shared on the website and prayed daily by the teams and congregation.

  Diane Myers

Candy Gilmartin

Miriam Smith

Lisa Francisco

Communications Team will keep the congregation informed of the status of the search and discernment process.  They will lead the process of updating our website, on-line presence, and the status of the overall search process.

Dan Cordeiro

Donna Ellis

Evan Sargent

Ann Souder

Profile Team will develop an Transition Ministry Profile which describes the congregation and will be used to match with potential candidates.

Terry Commodore

Toni Green

Kate Longo

Cynthia O'Malley

John Gilmartin

Search Committee interview the potential candidate and prayerfully consider the best candidate. Their recommendation will be presented to the Vestry and Bishop for approval.

Dolores Bauer

Anne Glenn

Jesse Tumblin

Jim Paterson

Meryl Moore

Morgan Huntley

Phoebe Livingston

Jan Gordon

Pam Alexander

Heather de Pinho

Tower Lighting

The Tower will be lit on Sunday October 16th

to the glory of God and in

thanksgiving for continued

good health.

by Dennis Kretzschmar.



If you want to know more about Trinity’s graveyard, one good way is to volunteer for a graveyard workshop. 

It looks like the weather will cooperate on Saturday 9/28 when we will be resetting 3 stones and doing some stone cleaning from 1:00-3:30 Saturday afternoon in Trinity’s Churchyard. 

Please contact Charlotte Johnson if you are interested, charlotte02840@gmail.com. 

Calling all Silver Tea Crafters! Join us on Monday afternoons, 12:30 PM in the Hawes Room. Either bring your own project to work on and enjoy good company and fellowship, or help us to complete items that will be available on that day. 

Consider joining us!   Chris Pimentel cap5182@cox.net  

                                 Deb Lengyel      debby.lengyel@gmail.com  

Christmas in Newport starts Sunday, December 1, 2024. The Silver Tea will be hosted by Trinity, Saturday, December 7, 2024,1– 4 PM in the Hawes Room.

Community Meal Needs Volunteers

Please join us in serving the community! We have been very busy this year and are serving about 100 guests per meal. We delight in providing a restaurant-like experience for our guests but need your help! Please consider joining the team (we have a lot of fun!) by signing up for the many open volunteer slots here: Community Meal Calendar Sign Up. We always serve on the 1st, 4th, and 5th Mondays of the month. - D'arcy Carr.

Things to do at Trinity

Trinity Sunday School: It's not too late to sign up! Please contact Dolores Bauer, dbauer104@gmail.com.

Mens Bible Study: Meets weekly on Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00PM via Zoom. If interested in joining, please contact john_gilmartin@mac.com.

Choir Practices: If interested, please contact the Michael at michaelbahmann@yahoo.com or Fred at fjodry@trinitynewport.org.

Prayer Shawl Group (PSG) This Group meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month, 1-3PM in the Hawes Room. The group creates Prayer Shawls, Baptismal Blankets and fellowship. All knitting and crochet talent welcomed.

Trinity Church Reading Group: A new book: "A Table for Two", by Amor Towles. the next meeting will be October 21, 2024. If interested, please contact the Parish Administrator.

*Should you have any questions, contact the Parish Administrator, Molly Chamberlain. 401-846-0660

The Trinity Altar Society is happy to assist you in providing flowers as a beautiful symbol of what we offer to God in our worship. Whether to honor a loved one’s memory, to celebrate a special occasion, or simply in thanksgiving, it only takes a phone call or an e-mail to Chris Pimentel, cap5182@cox.net

Tower Lighting

The historic spire of Trinity Church is lit nightly. When you contribute to the cost of lighting, you may memorialize a person who has passed or give thanks for an event, like an anniversary or birthday. The traditional offering is $50, but please give as the Spirit moves! Contact Molly Chamberlain, Parishadmin@trinitynewport.org to make arrangements.  

OnRealm.org: Thank you to all who have been using Realm Connect! If interested, download Realm Connect on your mobile phone and sign in. Explore the site. Volunteers can start the process in "Serving" under "Opportunities". Fill out the "Skills and Interests". Check out "Roles" that you might be interested in.

Trinity300

2026 will be a milestone of achievements and celebration for our church and the Newport community. The Trinity300 committee comprised of parishioners and leaders of many Newport non-profit organizations composed the following vision statement:



"The vision of Trinity300 is to identify, organize and successfully accomplish a series of events and offerings-in the year 2026-in celebration of the 300^th anniversary of the building of historic Trinity Church, Newport. Continuing its role as a 'Welcoming Beacon' for our City and beyond, these will include lectures, exhibits, ceremonies, presentations, musical and artistic performances, social gatherings, parties and worship services."

We invite you to consider what you would like to see in this celebration and share ideas with us as we plan the events. Please indicate if you would be willing to volunteer. Please contact Jeff Clark or Bob Smith.

Jeffreyclark1@mac.com or Rpsmith373@yahoo.com

Calendar for Baptism 2024-2025:

The schedule for Baptisms for the next year is available for all who plan to welcome new bundles of joy into our lives in the next few months. Adult Baptisms are invited as well. All are encouraged to contact the Parish Administrator to schedule a meeting with the Interim Rector, once you have decided on a season for a Baptism.

January 12, 2025 – The Sunday after the Epiphany

April 27, 2025 – Second Sunday of Easter

June 8, 2025 - Pentecost

Trinity Loves and Cares 

Trinity Loves and Cares is a ministry of pastoral care of praying for and providing support to members of Trinity Church for October 2024, the TLC coordinator is Pam Alexander, who can be reached via rkalexander1@cox.net

Park for free on Sunday Morning will begin May 1, 2024. Should you wish to park in the Mary St. Parking Lot, you will need a Trinitiy Church Parking Pass. Please click here, print a pass and place on your dashboard on Sunday Morning when you come to church. There will be limited number of passes in the Tower Room for guests. Please remember to print your passes.

Usher Talent Search

We are looking for new ushers for this important ministry at Trinity. As ushers, you will be able to greet parishioners, both old and new, as well as visitors to our historic church. This is a wonderful opportunity for new members to meet more Trinitarians and we welcome both couples or individuals. Please contact Dennis Kretzschmar, either at church or email (djkretzschmar@gmail.com) for further information. OR click here to be directed to Realm Connect, "Serving" Opportunities.



A/V Support 

We are looking for individuals interested in helping to operate the A/V equipment to record the 10AM service, so those not able to attend in person can follow the service. No experience required. If you are interested, access here .

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Hello Office Volunteers! 

The Parish Admin Office is open and all volunteers are welcome. If you have time to assist in the office: Tuesdays and/or Fridays from 10am to 2 pm, let me know! -Molly Chamberlain, parishadmin@trinitynewport.org or access here .

Hymns: 524, 711, 346 and 521