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The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost, October 5, 2025,

8 AM and 10 AM Worship

A message from the Rector

This morning when I arrived at work I glanced up towards our spire, which has become a habit for me of late, and was met with a welcome surprise. The tip top of the spire had been returned, freshly restored, and the scaffolding closest to the clouds was already starting to come down!

Last week I was lucky enough to make the climb up to the top of the scaffolding. I wanted to see the work that was being done, and I couldn't resist standing alongside the clock I've craned my neck to see my whole life.

Christopher (pictured below) gave me an in depth tour, explaining the process of repairing and replacing and painting all of areas of the steeple that were in need of repair. All those brave workers climb up there every day and get to painting as casually as if they were on ground level. You can see in the picture below the extent of the rot on parts of the tower.

The view from the top was stunning, albeit a little terrifying. When I made my way back to solid ground I found myself tremendously grateful that the Landmark Preservation Fund makes this important restoration work possible.

In a matter of days our landscape will be filled with another view equally as exciting as the scaffolding: PUMPKINS! Please come on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. to help us unload, and then come and be part of another important way that we love and serve God in this beautiful city!

With gratitude,

Meaghan

Can you spot the rector?

At the top.

Christopher travels up and down the scaffolding as many as ten times

a day.

The view!

An example of some of the areas that need to be restored.

A clock in progress.

The Blessing of the Animals / Mass on the Grass

Sunday, October 5^th.

Our 10 a.m. service will be held outdoors and your pets are invited! Bring a lawn chair and your pets, stuffed animals, or pictures of pets for the animal blessing during our service.

There will be no Sunday School that morning so children can enjoy our furry guests!

Please Note: The service will not be videoed or live-streamed.

Sunday October 5

8 a.m. Worship

9 a.m. Bible Study

10 a.m. Mass on the Grass / Blessings of the Animals

No Sunday School

Monday, October 6

3:30 p.m. Choir School of Newport County Practice, Glenn Family Center

5:00 p.m. Community Meal, Hawes Room

Tuesday, October 7

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

3:30 p.m. Pumpkins delivered

Wednesday, October 8

12 p.m. Healing Service in the Church

12 p.m. Men's Bible Study

12 -6 p.m. Pumpkin Patch is Open

Thursday, October 9

12 -6 p.m. Pumpkin Patch is Open

1-3p.m. Prayer Shawl Group, Hawes Room

7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal, Hawes Room

Friday, October 10

12 -6 p.m. Pumpkin Patch is Open

Saturday, October 11

10 -4 p.m. Pumpkin Patch is Open

Sunday, October 12

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

9:00 a.m. - 10 a.m.: Teen Program in new building

10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.: Sunday School in the new building

11:15 a.m. Fellowship Hour

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pumpkin Patch is Open

October's TLC coordinator for pastoral care: Pam Alexander

Calling All Bakers:

Please help make our Pumpkin Patch (Oct 8-31, 2025) safe, fun, successful and delicious! We need volunteers to bake small and large Pumpkin breads and Cranberry breads, cookies, cupcakes, donuts, and etc. for us to sell. Kindly bake and place cooled baked items in individual Ziplock bags. The items can be delivered to Trinity the first day of the Patch (Wednesday, Oct 8th) and thereafter especially on any Friday, Sat and Sunday the Patch is open.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ellen Patterson 508-397-7330

Trinity Church Reading Group:

October 20, 2025, 5:30 p.m. The Book: The Chancellor’s Mansion: A Renovation Story of Family, Home, History, and Mystery, by Jamie Arty. It is the story of one family’s journey to restore, renovate and preserve the history of a grand old house and the history of the families who lived in the house.

Please contact Anne Glenn if interested.

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 October 2025, the TLC coordinator is Pam Alexander 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.

Audio Visual Technicians

This is an invitation to those with audiovisual skills or would like to learn about A/V equipment. Trinity in search of a couple of people to add to the pool of volunteers. please contact the Parish Administrator 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 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 the offer flowers in honor or someone or in a loved ones memory, email Chris Pimentel, and she will be happy to help on behalf of the Altar Society.

We give thanks this month for the October birthdays of Dolores Bauer, Petra Napolitano, Hunter Rucker, Elaine Burress, Vicky Escalera, Dennis Kretzschmar, Bastian Schweibenz, Marie Beebe, Joan Bartram, Turner Scott, Nancy Ryan, Chloe Green, Kim Doherty, Tricia Baylor and Polly Meadows

Worship Participants

Rector: The Rev. Canon Meaghan Kelly Brower

Assisting Clergy: The Rev. Noël Robinson

Musicians: Diane and Chris Myers

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

Lector & Intercessor: 8:00AM Terry Commodore; 10:00AM Anne Glenn

Ushers: Richard Alexander, Karina Valencia, and Terry Abbott

Altar Society: Mary Sinnott, Jeanne Kelley, Helen Brennan,

 Candy Gilmartin, Nancy Murray, and Brad Carter.

Coffee Hour: Deb Lengyel