Outreach Updates

During the coming months, we will offer opportunities to hear updates from our various ministry partners.  UrbanPromise International (UPI) is one of these.  The mission of UPI is to prepare emerging leaders to initiate, develop, and sustain Christian-based youth development organizations and to seed their new ministries as they serve vulnerable children and teens in our world’s most under-resourced communities.  

One of these remarkable leaders is Dalo.  Experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear Dalo's incredible story. Meet an extraordinary young woman who survived the unthinkable and transformed her harrowing experience into a powerful mission to protect other girls in Malawi. Join us on Sunday, August 18th, between services to be inspired by her strength and resilience. Don't miss the chance to be moved by Dalo's story and her unwavering determination. We hope to see you there!

Trinity’s 49th Rummage Sale is Coming In October!

Please save the dates:

  •  October 18-19 sale

  •  September 8 - October 6 – donations accepted after both morning services

Reservations are needed and information will be included in the E-pistle beginning in late August.

New to this sale:

  • Please avoid putting any different items in one box or large bag but use smaller containers that are clearly marked. Clothes are OK on hangers.

  • Close to the sale, there will be times set aside for donors to hand carry in valuable and fragile donations.

To make this sale a success, please donate clean, gently worn clothing for men, women and children and also “better” ladies’ and men’s clothing; treasures for the boutique & framed art; housewares; electrical items; linens; jewelry and costume jewelry; books; toys and holiday decorations; shoes and boots; and items for the ”Vintage This & That” room!

We cannot accept: sports equipment, pet supplies, furniture of any kind, garden items and florist’s vases, and items for children including strollers, high chairs and large plastic toys.

Please save the dates and begin putting aside your donations!

With thanks,

From the Rummage Committee

Fill out our E-Survey

Dear Trinity Church,

As we’ve shared with you in an email earlier this week, Trinity Church has embarked upon a planning study to explore a potential campaign to strengthen the church – for today and tomorrow. As a valued member of the Trinity family, your input is important to us. Please take a few minutes to complete the planning study e-survey developed by our fundraising consultant, The Munshine Group. The survey will be open for three weeks from July 17th - August 7th.

As always, if you have any questions or input please reach out to me at david@trinityprinceton.org or 206.407.8612. Thank you for your participation.

Peace,

David Schneider, Senior Warden

Local Events

Dear Friends:

Here at the Glee Club, we're very proud to announce that our upcoming 150th anniversary celebrations will kick off on November 15th with a performance in Richardson Auditorium by the unstoppable superstars of global a cappella - THE KING’S SINGERS - featuring a program of music curated specially for the occasion, and joined on stage by the Princeton University Glee Club for the world premiere of a new work by American composer Stacey V. Gibbs. 

We have a limited number of tickets still available for this event, available at tickets.princeton.edu. We’d love to see you there!

The celebrations continue on Saturday the 16th with a gala concert featuring around 350 past and present members of the Princeton University Glee Club, all singing together. Tickets can be reserved at tickets.princeton.edu

To end the weekend, we will have a chapel sing of Fauré’s Requiem on Sunday the 17th at 2:30pm in the Princeton University Chapel. All are welcome to attend! This event is free and unticketed.

Trenton Convocation Summer Bible Study

The Trenton Convocation of the Diocese of New Jersey will host an online Bible study this summer, and you're invited to join us! We have chosen Acts of the Apostles for our “textbook,” and will be hosting 6 sessions of learning and discussion. Each session will be hosted by one of the Trenton Convocation clergy (including yours truly) and held on Zoom. Starting on July 17th, we will gather Wednesday evenings from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm and explore the different themes found within the writings.

If you're interested in joining the conversation, please contact the Rev. Amy Cornell (rector@stdavidscranbury.com) to register and get the details!

Kara

Introducing our new Presiding Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe

Yesterday, the House of Bishops meeting at General Convention elected the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, Bishop of Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York, to serve as the  28th Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church. Presiding Bishop-Elect Rowe will be seated at the Washington National Cathedral on November 2. 

You can read more information about him here:

https://livingchurch.org/news/news-episcopal-church/sean-w-rowe-elected-as-28th-presiding-bishop/

On a more personal note, I’m particularly excited because he’s the first Presiding Bishop from my generation - he’s only 49 years old. Bishop Rowe is known as a steady bishop with expertise in fixing broken church structures. He isn’t a larger-than-life presence like Presiding Bishop Curry, but I think his expertise in administration makes him the right choice for our particular moment as a Church. He’s a theological moderate, and I wouldn’t expect him to make any shocking statements to either the left or the right. His election on the first ballot was overwhelming, which shows that the bishops who know him best thought he was the man for the moment. 

Here’s a fun church fact. For most of the Episcopal Church’s history, the Presiding Bishop wasn’t a national figure; it wasn’t even a separate job. The democratizing impulse of the Revolutionary War period very intentionally moved away from archbishops as much as it rejected kings. The Presiding Bishop was the senior bishop in the Church who presided at General Convention and participated in the consecrations of other bishops - and that was it. In the 20th century, with the advent of radio, television, and faster travel, the Presiding Bishop became a spokesman for the Episcopal Church on the national and global stage. In addition, as the Anglican Communion took on structural shape in the 20th century, the Presiding Bishop was called upon to represent us at meetings of Archbishops and Presiding Bishops from other countries. 

I ask you to join me in praying for Presiding Bishop-Elect Rowe and his family, and in giving thanks for the ministry of Presiding Bishop Curry and his wife Sharon.

Yours in Christ,

Kara 

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