Trinity Church

Trinity Loving Community (TLC)

Trinity Church Ministry of the Arts

TLC serves the needs of those within our congregation and community who need pastoral care of any sort, from rides to friendly phone chats to Eucharistic visits to recognition of life's memorable occasions. Parishioners may call this month's coordinators with their needs.

The TLC August Coordinators are:

Laurel Howe, 201-595-9899, laurel@thehowefamily.com

Margot Rous, 848-9245, mwrous@cox.net

To arrange for a Eucharistic visit, please contact this month's coordinators. The Lay Eucharistic Visitors are:

Jean Gorham

Jacqueline Hanson

Robert Smith

Join us in supporting this vital ministry! For volunteering opportunities and training schedules, please contact the TLC facilitators:

Nancy Bredbeck
nancpb@yahoo.com
401-846-4673

Wendy Durudogan
wendydurudogan@msn.com

401-864-0334

Coming Soon!

Second Annual Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins! Big ones, little ones, funny-looking ones! Plus a photo corner, baked goods, weekend lunches, music, fun, and did we mention - pumpkins?

Second Annual Day of the Dead Celebration

Our own colorful Day of the Dead altar, plus still more stories of the amazing "sleeping saints" in our churchyard, and an updated presentation on the origins of this loving observance, which is celebrated throughout the world.

The American Songbook Meets the Chairman of the Board

The now-legendary Songbook series hits a new high note in this exploration of Frank Sinatra, the man and the music. First two weekends of November 2010.

First "Painting Trinity Church" Event Drew First-Rate Entries!

On June 18-19, the east side of the Hawes Room was roped off - literally! A chorus line of artists' easels linked by clothesline showed off the 16 outstanding "wet or dry" entries submitted for the distinguished jurors' consideration. The jurors, led by Eveline Roberge, ably backed up by the Rev'd Anne Marie Richards and the Rev'd Stephanie Shoemaker, deliberated at some length in selecting five works to be featured on note cards to be used by the TLC cards ministry, and for sale to parishioners and visitors. The works selected were:

"Untitled", acrylic on board, by Leith Adams

"Munday's Church", watercolor, by Sasha Aleksander

"Trinity Spire", watercolor, by Nancy Preston Bredbeck

"Above the Treeline", watercolor, by Holly Grosvenor

"Trinity Afternoon", watercolor, by Natalie Pfanstiehl

Special praise by the jurors went to the only youth entry, Jaxson de Pinho's beautifully detailed drawing, which also attracted quite a few votes for the People's Choice award. In the end, however, Natalie Pfanstiehl's lyrical watercolor �Trinity Afternoon� took the popular vote as well as an impressive number of bids in the silent auction. The most popular silent auction pictures were elevated to the live auction conducted at Coffee Hour by everyone's favorite huckster, Pro Lyon, who was also a contributing artist. The proceeds of the event are intended to fund the initial printing of the note cards.

Event sponsors Joan Bartram, Nancy Bredbeck, Judy Meneely, and Karen Nash look forward to repeating the event next year!

The Ministry of the Arts of Trinity Church celebrates the God-given gifts that shine in performances of drama, dance, theatre, music and exhibits of fine arts and thus joins a long tradition of artistic expressions of Christian faith.

For information about the Ministry of the Arts, please contact spokesperson Karen Nash at trinity.newport.arts@gmail.com