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CAN WE BUILD IT? YES, WE CAN.

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 15^th. 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

Trinity Serves Capital Campaign

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

Thank you, Norris Commodore, Senior Warden

Rector Search Process

As you are aware, we are making progress in our search for a new Rector. The Search Team has been in conversation with several candidates. This is a very important step to ensure we select a Rector that will help Trinity achieve its future goals. One of our challenges, as stated by Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely during his visit last Sunday, is that there is a very limited number of candidates. This means the team needs to select someone that meets our needs and convince the candidate that we can meet their needs.

As a congregation, we will have a responsibility to ensure the success of the new Rector. As Rev. Tim Safford has stated, early in his career his congregations worked to ensure his success. We will need to make the same commitment to our new Rector. If our new Rector is successful in helping us live our Mission, we will be successful in helping our members and the community.

Here are some actions I think we can take to ensure the Rector’s success: (1) Have open and honest communications with the Rector and other members of the congregation; (2) Be open to change; and (3) Remember that the whole is more important than the one (for us Star Trek fans).

Our mission: We are a Christian community of faith, responding to God's call for us, engaging in the needs of our parish community and the world, and building for the future.

Norris Commodore

Senior Warden

Tower Lighting

The Tower will be lit on May 12, 2025

to the glory of God and in loving memory

of Roger King

by Jim and Helen Glover

Newport Parking Restrictions

Parking restrictions started May 1, 2025. The passes are available on-line by clicking here and print at home or pick up a Parking Pass in the Tower Room at the Sunday Service.

Interested in A/V Equipment?:

Trinity Ministry is looking for individuals to manage the Audio/Visual equipment; live stream and record the Sunday 10AM services. Easy to learn, the instructions will always be at your fingertips and easy to do. Great instructors who are happy to guide you through the learning process. Please contact Norris Commodore to learn more. seniorwarden@trinitynewport.org.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE

Trinity Church Reading Group: The next meeting will be May 19, 2025 at 5PM. This group will be reading “The Secret War of Julia Child", a novel, by Diana R. Chambers. It will be an interesting follow-up and comparison to "A Woman of No Importance”, by Sonia Purnell. Please contact Anne Glenn if you are interested. Click on her name to write an email.

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 1^st, 4^th and 5^th Monday of the month. You can sign up here: Community Meal Calendar Sign Up.

- D'arcy Carr.

SAVE THE DATES!

May 31st - Campus Gardening & Cleanup Day, 9-12PM

June 6th - The Newcomers’ Welcome Cocktail Party

June 8th ^- Pentecost and Baptisms

June 15th -Trinity Sunday

June 21st- Trinity Strawberry Festival. Please lend a helping hand to cut berries, work a shift on event day, and invite your family and friends to come!  Thank you, co-chairs: Phoebe Livingston, Cissie Ferzoco and Ellen Patterson 

How to get involved

A/V Technician: Would you like to learn more about Audio Visual (A/V) Technology. It's not hard and Trinity has great A/V teachers. Please reach out to Norris Commodore to learn more.

Parish Administration Assistance: Please contact the Parish Administrator if you can spare an hour or two during that week.

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 fred_jodry@brown.edu.

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 Loves and Cares (TLC): If you would like to learn about pastoral care and helping others in our parish, please contact Pam Alexander. Sometime a phone call or card can keep us all connected.

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

May Birthdays

Give thanks this month for the birthdays of Michael de Pinho, Oliver Lopez, Dorcas Taylor, Bradford Beebe, Anne Glenn, Bp. Jim Jelinek, Emily Skeehan, George Brainerd, Kathy Knudsen, Nell Soper, Cheryl Hatch, Kay Winston, D’Arcy Carr, Michael Bowley, Erin Myers, Michael Bahmann, Oren Baker, Anne Livingston, and Alan Bernard.

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 April 2025, the TLC coordinator is Kay Winston. Click on his name and you can write him an email.



Message from TLC: "Sharing from your heart reaches someone else's heart"

-Unknown.

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.  

Worship Participants

Preacher: The Rev. Noël Robinson

Celebrant: The Rev. Mark J.K. Robinson

Assisting: Deacon Christine Cassels.

Co-Music Director & Organist: Michael Bahmann.

Acolyte & Crucifer: 8:00AM Larry Pulice; 10:00AM Karen Nash.

Lector & Intercessor: 8:00AM Mary de Pinho; 10:00AM Brad Carter.

Ushers: Norris Commodore, Tricia Baylor, Jerry Baum.

Altar Society: Mary dePinho, Ellen Patterson, Chris Pimentel,

Tricia Baylor, and Anne Glenn.

A/V: Thomas and Charles Chamberlain

Sunday School: Melissa Moniz and Dolores Bauer

Coffee Hour: Karina and Nakita Valencia