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The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

November 9, 2025,

8 AM and 10 AM Worship

A message from the Rector

Last Sunday after our glorious All Saints Day celebration in the morning I was able to stick around for the afternoon wedding of Caprice Serafine and Matthew Peltier. I was not the officiant, so I had the opportunity to sit up in the balcony and watch the beautiful ceremony from above. It was something to watch the church fill with people again, mere hours after our congregation had just filed out, and to witness another holy sacrament take place in our church. Well over 300 people encountered God at Trinity on Sunday, and it was incredible to behold.

That wasn't the only time I spent in the balcony this week, as several times throughout the week I wandered up to watch the progress of our organ case being gently removed for restoration. If you were with us in worship last week, you heard the announcement that we are moving forward with our organ project, anticipating a new custom pipe organ completed by the spring of 2027. While a temporary electric organ will be in place for our use over the next year, we will be without an organ for the next few weeks. Our worship will still be blessed with beautiful music, and, as is always the case, a new configuration or our regular worship pattern will allow us to see and experience one another and God in new ways.

Our Psalm assigned for this Sunday is Psalm 98, and we will speak and say the familiar words: "Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things."

God is surely doing marvelous things at Trinity Church right now - and you can be sure, we are going to sing about!

With gratitude,

Meaghan

Invitation from the Silver Tea Crafters

The Craft Group has been meeting faithfully on Tuesday afternoons to ready their wares for the Silver Tea to be held on December 6^th, in the Hawes Room. But before you see this year’s creations, we would like to offer you the opportunity to bring home something special!

The crafters will welcome your donations for entries into a special drawing for this year’s Advent Calendar. This wooden calendar will be on display each coffee hour from now until November 16^th, when the winner will be drawn. 



The suggested donation is $5 per entry, or 3 entries for $10.00. 

Of course, we thank you for your support! -The Silver Tea Crafters

Trinity’s Annual Silver Tea



The pumpkins have now made their exit from Queen Anne’s Square and that means that we are turning our sights to the next Trinity event on the agenda! 

In keeping with tradition, Trinity’s Annual Silver Tea will be held on Saturday, December 6th, from 1-4 PM in Hawes Room! This longstanding Christmas In Newport event hosted by Trinity Church, is another opportunity for us to open our doors to the greater community.

Our silver will be polished and the china brought out as we serve classic afternoon tea sandwiches and desserts amidst a background of holiday music. Admission at the door is $15 per person. There will be holiday arrangements, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, ornaments, crafts and assorted goodies and fudge for sale! 

There are several ways in which you can help to make this event a success. Do you have a secret talent that we don’t know about? Do you do needlecraft, knitting, painting, woodworking, sewing, jewelry making, ceramics, mixed media, or any other type of craft? If so, we are looking for your donation of handicrafts to be for sale on the artisan table at the tea!

We will need people to make tea sandwiches, bake “pick-up” tea desserts, or to make jams, jellies, fudge or candies to offer for sale. Workers will also be needed in shifts on the day of the tea. More to come on these tasks in the weeks ahead.

For now, save the date of December 6th, and think of how you can help to make this event successful once again, and kick off the holiday season with us! Please click on the names below to request more information. Thank you!

Chris Pimentel

Deb Lengyel      

Men's Coats needed at Seamen's Church Institute:

Seamen's serves a Thanksgiving Dinner each year and offers coats, hats, gloves and scarves to their guests.

This year they have a particular need for men's coats sized L and XL. If you have a coat this size that you can donate please bring it to church and hang it on the rack in Honeyman Hall or drop it by Seamen's weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Save the Date!

The Celebration of New Ministry for the Rev. Canon Meaghan Kelly Brower will take place on the Epiphany, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday November 9

8 a.m.& 10 a.m.: Worship

9 a.m. Bible Study - Glenn Family Center

9:00 a.m. - 10 a.m.: Teen Program in the Glenn Family Center

10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.: Sunday School in the Glenn Family Center

Monday, November 10

3:40 p.m. Choir School of Newport Practice in the Glenn Family Center

Tuesday, November 11

The Parish Office will be closed in observance of Veterans Day

12:30 p.m. Silver Tea Crafters, Hawes Room

Wednesday, November 12

12 p.m. Healing Service in the Church

12 p.m. Men's Bible Study

Thursday, November 13

7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal, Hawes Room

Saturday, November 15

4 p.m.: Concert of Remembrance, St. George's School Chapel, Middletown

Sunday, November 16

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Worship

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Teen Program in the Glenn Family Center

9:00 a.m. Bible Study in the Glenn Family Center

10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Sunday School in the Glenn Family Center

Guided Tour of Belcourt by Harle Tinney

Sunday, November 16, 4:00PM

Belcourt Castle, 657 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI

You are invited to join Harle Tinney on a tour of Belcourt (formerly Belcourt Castle) where Harle lived for many years. Belcourt was built by the Belmont Family, who had many connections to Trinity Church. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1891-1894) is the younger son of August Belmont, memorialized in the marble plaque prominent in the Glenn Family Center.  Space is limited to 30 people. To sign up, click here. If you have questions, contact Harle.

Trinity Church Reading Group:

Monday, November 17, at 5:00 p.m. The Book: The Sunday Philosophy Club: An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery, Book 1, by Alexander McCall Smith. Mr. Smith is the author of the very successful and delightful Ladies Detective Agency series. The Sunday Philosophy Club series features Isabel Dalhousie, a philosopher by training and an amateur sleuth. 

In this first book of the series, Isabel is attending a concert in Edinburgh, when she witnesses a young man fall from the balcony above. She wonders was this an accident or was there foul play. And so the tale begins, as she and her cohorts proceed to solve the mystery. 

Please contact Anne Glenn if interested.

Community Opportunities

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 November2025, the TLC coordinator is Kay Winston Click on her name and you can write her an email.



Message from TLC: "The purpose of human life is to serve others; to show compassion and the will to help others."- Dr. Albert Schweitzer

Prayer Shawl Group

Meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month in the Hawes Room.

All those who crochet or knit, experienced or inexperienced are welcomed to join. Please contact Pam Alexander for more information.

Silver Tea Crafters

Plans are in the works for Trinity's Silver Tea. Many items to be sold at the Silver Tea are handcrafted by a volunteer group. This craft group will meet on Tuesdays, in the Hawes room, 12:30PM, on a weekly basis until the first weekend of December, when we host the Silver Tea. All creative skill levels are welcomed. For questions or more information please email Chris Pimentel or Deb Lengyel.

Community Meal

Join an amazing Newport community service and work with fun good-hearted people. You will go home knowing you made a difference in a person’s day? Please consider volunteering at the Community Meals, the 1^st, 4^th and 5^th Monday of the month. You can sign up here: 

Community Meal Calendar Sign Up.

Men's Bible Study Group

Wednesdays, 12 noon. Please Contact John Gilmartin if you are interested in Joining this special group who often meet by Zoom.

To dedicate Altar Flowers in honor of someone, or in a loved one's memory, email Chris Pimentel, and she will be happy to help on behalf of the Altar Society.

We give thanks this month for the November birthdays of

Tatiana Schweibenz, Stephen Rous, Boe Bardenheier, Susan Bernard, Pamela Fisher, Ryan Anderson, Norris Commodore, James Patterson, Miriam Smith, Madeline Carr, Evan Sargent, Peter Chabot, Richard Alexander, Raymond Viera, Debbie Bartlett, Nikita Viera, Fran Kretzschmar, Karina Valencia, Naima Viera, and Mary Johnstone

Worship Participants

Preacher and Celebrant: The Rev. Canon Meaghan Kelly Brower

Co-Music Director & Organist: Michael Bahmann

Soprano: Alison Hosford

Alto: Kate Longo

Acolyte & Crucifer: 10:00AM Karen Nash

Lector & Intercessor: 8:00AM Mary dePinho; 10:00AM Cheryl Hatch

Ushers: James Patterson, Tricia Baylor, and Ellen Patterson

Altar Society: Mary de Pinho, Ellen Patterson, Chris Pimentel,

Tricia Baylor, and Anne Glenn

Coffee Hour: Kay Winston and Bob Smith