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All Saints' Sunday

November 3, 2024

8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Services

All Saints Day

I don’t associate October 31st with Halloween as much as I do with the day, in 1517, that Martin Luther nailed to the Wittenberg church door his 95 theses contradicting the Church’s teaching on saints and sainthood.

For Luther, saints weren’t people who had been so holy before God that they earned enough “extra credit” that could be transferred to sinners like you and me (for a small fee, or “indulgence”). Rather, saints were rather ordinary people who possessed such an attaractional faith and encouraging spirit to set aflame God’s presence within the kindling present in every human heart. 

“You can meet them in school, or in lanes, or at sea,” goes the old hymn, “for the saints of God are just folk like me, and I mean to be one, too.”

Here’s an image that might work for Trinity, with its long, elegant balconies. I imagine the saints to be those in the balcony of our lives, looking over us, and cheering us on. These balcony saints are the ones who can tell us that we can, we’re worthy, we’re smart enough, good enough and lovable. These balcony saints inspire and motivate, long after they have finished the earthly race.

Who is in your balcony, cheering you on?

Timothy Safford, Interim Rector

Stewardship 2025

All who have made a pledge for 2025, Thank you. For those who have not opened their pledge letter yet, please do. And please consider a pledge to Trinity. which can be broken out into monthly payments or quarterly payments or one lump sum to best fit your wishes to support the of Trinity. The dedication of volunteers and employees make Trinity. Your contributions will assist with making the church run more smoothly.

You may also make your 2025 pledge online: click here.



Trinity Church Perpetual Memorial Altar Flowers

The altar flowers are given today

to the glory of God and in loving

memory of

Anne Cottrell Barker

Samuel Cottrell Barker

Elizabeth Gamble Breed

Curtis W. Bunting

Margaret E. Carr

Archie W. and Elizabeth M. Chambers

Charles Edward Cox

Samuel H. Dugan

John B. and Pauline W. Edward

Mignon McCrea Estes

David B. Fearing

Philip L Gamble

Philip L. Gamble, Jr.

Augustus K. and Emma L. Goffe

Kenneth Crowthers Grant

Elizabeth S. Howard

Frances Wetmore Hunter

John A. and Anna M. Lawson

Charles E. and Edith C. Livesey

Charles and Mabel R. Livesey

John E. and Helena McCrea

John E. McCrea, Jr.

Bengt C. and Anna F. Neilson

William H. and Norma Fludder Nilsen

J. Raymond and Margaret E. Parker

John Raymond Parker, Jr.

Elaine McCrea Perkins

Esther Lawson Prince

Mae Morton Rounds

Mae Austin Scott

Stanley Seaforth

Consuelo A. and Rhoda L. Seoane

John Fowler and Helen Scott Tennant

Guy W. Weymouth

Marion Judson and Brelsford Wolfenden

William and Elizabeth Young

Wednesday, November 6, 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.

 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.

Final Graveyard Clean up for 2024



Our final graveyard workshop is scheduled for this Saturday, November 2 starting at 10:00 am. Jimmy Lappin will be on hand to demonstrate how to give a final winter coat of D2 (an environmental cleaning solution) to the 100 stones that have been treated and cleaned over the last several years. Kudos to Jimmy and our team of caretakers!

  We will also be doing a cleanup in preparation for Veterans Day week, when we traditionally display historically accurate, period flags on our veterans‘ graves.

 Click here to contact Charlotte Johnson if you’d like to help. Thank you!

All Saint's Sunday, November 3, 2024:

On All Saints' Sunday, we will remember in the service the names of those who have died in the past year.



In the service, there is a special altar for bringing pictures of cherished saints for worshippers to use. A please feel free to bring a framed photograph or Mass card of this person to place on the table starting October 27th through November 3rd.

Please Note:

I will be out of the office November 5, 2024, Election Day. - Parish Administrator, Molly Chamberlain.

The Pumpkin Patch is closed.

Thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible! The pumpkins, the baked goods, the musicians, the fellowship, the weather and most importantly - you, made this ministry a special one this year.  The neighbors and the tourists and

the Gilded Age filming crew loved it! 

Until next year, Cheers!

- Diane Myers and Deb Lengyel, Co-chairs

To all the Bakers and chefs who contributed to the Pumpkin Patch.

Thank you for contributing your time, your jams and fresh baked items towards this important Trinity community event! All the treats were delicious and sold quickly!

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.

How to get involved

Message from TLC:

As Ruth Bader Ginsberg once said, "Each thing I do comes with a heightened appreciation that I am able to do it." TLC is always accepting of your talents. Please contact Pam Alexander for more information. rkalexander1@cox.net.

In Search of New Counter(s):

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.

Trinity Sunday School: 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: "Be Ready When Luck Happens", a memoir by Ina Garten. The next meeting will be Monday, November 18, 2024 at 5:00PM. 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.