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Do you have a will? You should. It is imperative when married, and even more imperative when you have kids.
Do you have Trinity Church, Newport, in your will? You should. This may seem forward and presumptuous of your Interim Rector to say, but I refer to page 445 of the Book of Common Prayer:
The Minister of the Congregation is directed to instruct the people, from time to time . . . for all persons to make wills, while they are in health, arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods, not neglecting, if they are able, to leave bequests for religious and charitable uses.
You can’t take it with you. The bequests that you make from your worldly goods are a “last testament” to the values that have guided your life.
When was the last time you revised your will? Lynn and I are doing that right now—a burdensome chore, but necessary, and we’ve neglected it too long.
It is an honor to put Trinity Church in our revised list of bequests. Yes, my tenure is short, but I want to honor each parish that I’ve served. I hope this bequest is a long way off, but I am confident it will be part of the endowment that sustains Trinity for centuries more.
Need help getting started? Attend the workshop on Estate Planning on Wednesday, June 11, at 5:30 p.m. Details are below. RSVP to Terry Commodore.
Timothy Safford, Interim Rector
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The History and the Future of the
Trinity Church Organ
a presentation by Frederick Jodry,
Honyman Hall, Trinity Church
Sunday, June 1st, 5 pm
with wine and cheese
An Organ Study Committee was formed in the summer of 2024, to explore the question of what would it take to build a new Organ for Trinity - possibly in conjunction with the 300th Anniversary of our building in 2026. The Committee has done considerable work over the past 6 months, and we would like to share our ideas with the Congregation and the Community.
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Tower Lighting
The Tower will be lit on June 3, 2025
to the glory of God and in loving memory of my beloved husband,
John B. Lawton, Jr.
By Beverly Lawton
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Trinity Church Garden Spring Clean-up
TO BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO
RAINY FORCAST
Saturday, May 31, 2025
9:00 a.m. -12:00P.M.
TBD
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New Building and Challenge Match Update
Members, you may have noticed the progress that has been made on the new Education and Administration Building. In the last weeks they installed the Belmont Memorial, Wifi, the kitchenette, and started to install the wood flooring. We are moving fast to a July move-in date.
Financially, it is projected that we need an additional $100k to ensure that a mortgage is not needed.
So, thank you to all those who have stepped up to help. We still have a Capital Campaign Matching Challenge to raise $75,000 by Trinity Sunday, June 15th. So far, we have gotten $35,300 in new donations in response to this challenge.
If you haven't yet contributed, please consider helping us raise the remaining funds to complete the new building. Not having a mortgage will make it easier to cover any new expenses related to maintaining and growing our programs.
Norris Commodore Elaine Burress
Senior Warden Trinity Serves
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New Construction Naming Opportunities:
Phones (4) $250 each
Room WiFi Connections (3) $300 each
Network Power Supply $400
Hall Light $900
Internet Connection $7,000
Built-in storage (3) $10,000 each
Restroom (2) $10,000 each
Landscaping and planting 20,000
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Strawberry Festival Volunteer Sign-Up:
Strawberry Festival: June 21, 2025
Please lend a helping hand to cut berries, work a shift on event day, and invite your family and friends to come! Click here to sign up.
This is a fun fellowship event that brings neighbors and visitors together at Queen Ann Square.
Thank you, co-chairs: Phoebe Livingston, Cissie Ferzoco and Ellen Patterson
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Trinity Church Reading Group: The next meeting will be June 16, 2025 at 5PM. This group will be reading The Secret Life of Sunflowers, by Marta Molnar. The book is about a Hollywood auctioneer, Emsley Wilson, who finds the diary of Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law, Johanna Bonger. who has inherited Van Gogh’s paintings. Bonger was a young widow with a baby and very poor. Although she has inherited these paintings they are not worth very much much. But somehow, in the end, Johanna Bonger introduces Van Gogh’s legacy to the world. The book has been described as one of the most beautiful stories with all of the emotions from tears to lightheartedness
Please contact Anne Glenn if you are interested. Click on her name to write an email.
Photo: A "Happy Reader" in the TC Reading Group.
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Community Meal Needs Volunteers
Would you like to see an amazing Newport community service? Do you want an opportunity to work with fun good-hearted people and go home knowing you made a difference in a person’s day? Please consider volunteering at the Community Meals, the 1st, 4th and 5th Monday of the month. You can sign up here: Community Meal Calendar Sign Up.
- D'arcy Carr.
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SAVE THE DATES!
June 1st - 5:00 p.m. The History and the Future of the Trinity Church Organ.
June 6th - The Newcomers’ Welcome Party
June 8th - Pentecost and Baptisms
June 11th - 5:30-6:30 p.m. Estate Planning 101, contact terry_commodore@rocketmail.com for more information.
June 15th -Trinity Sunday
June 21st - Trinity Strawberry Festival.
June 22nd – The last day of Sunday School! Sunday School Skits: The Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Parable of the Good Samaritan after the church service in the Hawes Room
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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 June 2025, the TLC coordinator is Bev Lobecker. Click on her name and you can write her an email.
Message from TLC: "When you say, 'Yes', you do more, create more, live more."
Won't you say "Yes" to helping parishioners who are no longer able to attend services by writing cards, offering rides, making visits or making an occasional meal?
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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
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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.
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Worship Participants
Preacher: The Rev. Timothy Safford
Assisting: The Rev. Christine Cassels, Deacon.
Co-Music Director & Organist: Michael Bahmann.
Cantors: Jenn Berton, Soprano
Kate Longo, Alto
Andrew Bouacigiller, Tenor
Jeff Clark, Bass
Acolyte & Crucifer: 8:00AM Donna Ellis; 10:00AM Bob Smith.
Lector & Intercessor: 8:00AM Miriam Smith; 10:00AM Terry Commodore.
Ushers: Norris Commodore, Bill Dowling, Larry Pulice
Altar Society: Mary Sinnott, Jeanne Kelley, Helen Brennan, Candy Gilmartin,
Nancy Murray, and Brad Carter
A/V: Dan Cordeiro
Sunday School: Melissa Moniz and Dolores Bauer
Coffee Hour: Deb Lengyel
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Trinity Church
1 Queen Anne Sq.
Newport, RI 02840
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