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The Trinity Church e-Tower
for the
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
January 25, 2026
8 AM and 10 AM Worship
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From Fred Jodry:
A trip to the Fisk Organ shop!
On Sunday Jan 11th , some 15 members of the organ committee and the choir drove to Gloucester MA to visit the Fisk organ shop. The company had erected a large three manual organ destined to be shipped to Miami, and it was a good occasion for members of Trinity to see all the amazing steps necessary to build an organ.
Our own organ case has been re-erected in their shop (see below), a bit empty and forlorn, but looking larger than one expects in this large room. Some pipes from the old organ will be melted down and re-cast as recycled metal, and shaped into new pipes. We observed the computer modeling of our new organ, and were able how the organ fits into the balcony and Tower for better projection of sound.
Perhaps the best part was to see the model of the west end of our church. Fisk uses custom built models to help determine the correct and scale and size of new organ. A new Choir division will live on the balcony rail, and will be useful in playing with the choir – soon to be seated all together in the center of the balcony (as we were at Christmas!)
We look forward to other visits to Gloucester over the next 8 – 9 months as our organ takes shape, and then for the Open House, when the organ will be featured at the Fisk Shop before it is shipped to Newport to begin assembly. Our 300th Anniversary will be crowned by the arrival of a glorious new ORGAN!
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Winter Weather
We are keeping a close eye on the incoming weather for Sunday. We will update the website and our social media pages if there are any changes to our Sunday morning services. If you are on the schedule to serve in any capacity and do not feel comfortable traveling, please do not hesitate to reach out.
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Stewardship Season
A special thank you to everyone who has made a pledge towards our ministry for 2026. We are so grateful for your commitment to Trinity! If you believe you have made a pledge but don't see your name on this list, please contact Alison at the parish office. A pledge can be made at anytime, so your participation is still welcome!
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Terry Abbott
Richard and Pam Alexander
Mr. Lockett Ford Ballard, Jr.
Scott and Debbie Bartlett
Joan Bartram
Dolores Bauer
Tricia and Peter Baylor
Bradford and Marie Beebe
Alan and Susan Bernard
Nancy Bills
Patricia Blakeley and Richard Oppel
Helen Brennan
Meaghan and Jonathan Brower
James and Elaine Burress
David and Mary Bush-Brown
Jason and D'Arcy Carr
Mary Jo Carr
Brad Carter
John and Sara Cassis
Molly and Douglas Chamberlain
Caroline and Peter Clark
Jeffrey Clark
Elaine Clement and Eugene Martin
Norris and Terry Commodore
Dan Cordeiro
Karen Corr
Robert and Didi Cowley
Norey Cullen
Alexandra and Simon Day
Rosaline and George Day
Michael and Heather dePinho
Mary dePinho
Kimberly Matheson Doherty
Andrea Dwyer
George and Donna Ellis
Dwight and Vicki Escalera
Robert and Nancy Evans
Kristen Fagan and Joseph Palumbo
Antonia Farzan and Christopher Parmenter
Mohamad and Dorienne Farzan
Philip and Cissie Ferzoco
Ray and Pamela Fisher
John and Candy Gilmartin
Tom Glassie
Larry and Anne Glenn
Fredrick Green
John Hattendorf
Thomas Hodgkins and Kaity Ryan
David and June House
Morgan Huntley
George and Geer Isdale
L. Fredrick Jodry
Charlotte Johnson
Mary B. and Robert Johnstone
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William Karner
Alda Louise Kaye
John and Jane Kazanjian
Powel and Sahira Kazanjian
Jeanne Kelley
Martha Klebart
Dennis and Fran Kretzschmar
Frank Leith and Carole Kenny
Patrick and Debby Lengyel
Anne Livingston
Phoebe Livingston and Sergio Lopez-Ruiz
Bob and Bev Lobecker
Kathryn Longo
Emily Lyons
William Mayer
Rufus and Polly Meadows
Susan Millis
Jeff and Melissa Moniz
Meryl and Jeff Moore
Nancy and David Murray
Chris and Diane Myers
Karen Nash
Heather Ogletree and Ned Breen
Cynthia O'Malley
Stephen and Carol Parfet
Jim and Ellen Patterson
Chris and Chrissy Pimental
Larry Pulice
Janie Raffa
Ted and Jane Roach
Peter and Kim Robey
David Robinson
Mark Robinson
Noël Robinson
Peter and Meredith Rugg
Nancy and Tim Ryan
Turner Scott and Kathy Pratt
Lesley Seaforth
Wilma Simpson
James and Mary Sinnott
Emily and Christopher Skeehan
Diana Slocum
John and Kate Smith
Robert Smith
Ann Souder
Susan and Edward Staats
Norman MacLeod and Elizabeth Stevens
Maggie Thomas
Harle Tinney
Lisa Trainor
Kimberly Tuite
Jesse and Nicole Tumblin
Karina and Nikita Valencia
Kathleen and William Wallace
Philip Wilson
Jeremy and Amy Wintersteen
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Winter Blessings
Wednesdays at 4pm
Beginning January 28
Come to the Glenn Family Center on Wednesday evenings for one hour to reflect about the blessings of winter. We will use poems, pictures and stories - including your own. Led by Kim Robey, former officer for Women's Ministry at the Episcopal Church Center.
Email Kim or text her at 631-896-1460 if you are interested (even if this time slot doesn't work for you!).
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Spiritual Finances
Spiritual Finance teachers Kerry Cudmore and Diane Myers will teach an interactive Class Series devoted to helping people create a healthy relationship with money that is fully aligned with their values. The Class Series has a value of $300, but will be offered at no-cost-to-participant.
The classes will take place from 1-3pm on the following dates: Feb 15, March 8 and March 22 in person at Trinity Church in the Glenn Family Center and March 1 and March 15 via Zoom audio. You can find out more information and register for the class series here *make sure you look for the class at Trinity Church as there are other offerings available on this site. If you have any further questions or to RSVP please call (401) 924-5531 or email Diane.
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Prayers for 2026
The Episcopal Diocese is posting a series of prayers for 2026 in January, and our very own Noël Bailey Robinson wrote the first one. read from their facebook post here:
“When I started thinking about “my prayer” for 2026, I remembered The Platters singing a hit song from the 50’s, “My prayer is to linger with you.” This could be a song about our relationship with God, but as it continues, it is obviously about human, romantic relationships. Our love for each other is a reflection of God’s love for us and ours for God, so this song could be seen as about divine love, not only about the feelings we have for each other. It ends, “that you will be there at the end of my prayer.” And God is there, always.
“God of grace and mercy: My prayer is that each of us, every one of us, knows the depth, the power, of your love for us. May we see in Jesus that your mercy and forgiveness are stronger and more abundant than our wrongdoing. May we always turn to you with thanks and repentance and know ourselves forgiven and loved.
May your grace fill us with joy and peace knowing that we are your Beloved, and give us countless opportunities to, live as your Beloved, so that we, and everyone, will know the abundance of your love for us. We ask this in your Holy Name.”
- The Rev. Noël Bailey Robinson (she/her)
Parish Associate, Trinity Church, Newport
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Celebrating Trinity's Tricentennial Year
The Trinity300 Committee has been at work, for two years, preparing to honor our history, our treasures, our traditions, our campus and our landmark sanctuary—and share it all with Newport and our many expected visitors.
If you would like to help make this wonderful programming possible, please consider “$300 for 300” or any amount that may be appropriate for you. A donation link is available on our website, or you can send a check to the church with "Trinity 300" in the memo line.
Thank you and Happy 300!
| | Upcoming Events and Ministry Opportunities | | A message from Norman MacLeod about Wild Worship: Saturday, January 24 looks to be bright, sunny and cold. We have a place to warm up and to gather for reflections and closing prayers. I'm working on hot drinks! Please join us if you are able, bundled up with winter footwear. This is a great opportunity to encounter the presence of God as revealed in wild and wild-ish places, as the Earth rests and hardy creatures make their way into this hearty and magnificent world! | |
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We continue collections for Lucy's Hearth, this week. Lucy's Hearth is a 24-hour emergency and transitional shelter in Newport County serving children and their families who are experiencing homelessness. We have supported Lucy's Hearth many times through our Pumpkin Patch, and they have a list of food needs that are tailored to families in particular. If you can bring any of the items from this list to church with you in the coming weeks, we will be sure to deliver the food to Lucy's Hearth. If you have questions about this effort, please email Diane Myers.
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Music at Trinity
The Newport String Project will perform on Febraury 8th at 3 pm in Honyman Hall in part of the Music at Trinity Series.
This program will feature the project’s resident ensemble, the Newport String Quartet, performing works by Mozart, Jimenez, Washington and Roustom.
This colorful program is a musical celebration of childhood, playfulness and memory. Inspired by the Jamestown Arts Center’s upcoming exhibit “Picturing Play”, the Newport String Quartet will perform an eclectic set of works that draw inspiration from children’s folk songs from Mexico, Haiti, Afghanistan, Mali, Syria and Ghana. Closer to home, Shelley Washington’s evocative Middleground depicts her memories of travelling cross country with family gathering memories of cycling, fireworks and ice-cream. The quartet will also perform Mozart’s beloved String Quartet in B-flat “The Hunt” which brims with optimism and delight. This heartwarming afternoon of chamber music is not to be missed.
Tickets available here.
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The Tower will be lit on
January 25th
in memory of Toni Green
by Fred Green
&
Donna Matthews
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Sunday, January 25
8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Worship
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
Monday, January 26
5:00pm Community Meal
Wednesday, January 28
12 p.m.- Healing Service
12 p.m.- Men's Group
4 p.m.- Winter Blessing Series
Thursday, January 29
7 p.m.- Trinity Choir Practice
Friday, January 30
2 p.m. Larry Glenn Funeral
Sunday, Febuary 1
8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Worship
9 a.m. - Bible Study in the Glenn Family Center
10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. - Sunday School in the Glenn Family Center
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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 November 2025, the TLC coordinator is Cissie Ferzoco Click on her name and you can write her an email.
Prayer Shawl Group
This 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.
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 1st, 4th and 5th 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.
| | | | We give thanks this month for the January birthdays of Maxton Moniz, Margot Green, Stan Brown, Patricia Fernandez, Anita Beaumont, Candy Gilmartin Molly Chamberlain, Helenmary Lauth, Fred Jodry, Dan Cordeiro, Debby Lengyel, Donna Ellis, Lily Berton, Cynthia O’Malley, Teryn Weintz, and Kaitlyn Lengyel. | | |
Worship Participants
Sunday, December 21st
Rector: The Rev. Canon Meaghan Kelly Brower
Assistant Priest: The Rev. Noël Bailey Robinson
Co-Music Director & Organist: Fredrick Jodry
Musicians: The Trinity Choir
Acolyte & Crucifer: 8:00 am Larry Pulice; 10:00 am Karen Nash
Lector & Intercessor: 8:00 am Wayne Porter; 10:00 am Cheryl Hatch
Ushers: Scott Bartlett, Debbie Bartlett, Karina Valencia
Altar Society: : Lisa Trainor, Pam Aleander, Terry Commodore, Peggy Hersam
Coffee Hour: Andrea Dwyer
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