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175th Commerative Items Available!

Miniature replicas of Trinity Church are available at Hospitality times following worship.  The “Hestia” replica is a hand-painted relief sculpture. It is 4 1/8" X 5 1/4" and is available for a donation of $25.  The “Brandywine” replica is a highly detailed print of Trinity Church affixed to wood.  It’s 5 1/4" X 7 ½" and is available for a donation of $20.  If you would like to place an order for either of these items in quantity,  call the Parish Office at 732-3241.

Anniversary Note Cards. As part of our on-going 175th Anniversary Celebration, special edition note cards of Trinity’s beautiful stained glass windows will be available for purchase in mid-November. These note cards bear photographs as well as descriptions and history of selected windows. There are two different assortments of sixteen cards each and one assortment of sixteen cards suitable for the Christmas season. These cards are truly works of art, with photographs taken by professional photographer Rick Bacmanski. The cost will be in the $8-9 range. Profits will go toward restoration of our historic landmark steeple.

Trinity's 175th Anniversary Celebration – a Year-Long Event!

Many thanks to the 175th Anniversary Committeemembers Fr. Bill, Shelly Bacmanski, Cathy Callas, Jennifer Cushing, Susan Draht, Georgia Jordan, Dan LaBar, Luci Lazorchak, Susan Nagle, Tom Padgett, Sandy Pautz, Joy Perry, Georgia Rennie, and Paul Winiecki.

Trinity's Anniversary Year activiites include a Trinity History Museum in the Arnot Chapel; an exciting music series featuring guest artists for listeners of all ages; and special worship services, culminating in an Celebration Service, with Bishop Adams and other clergy and local dignitaries, on the actual anniversary date of June 12, 2008. Special events will include a Downtown Churches Tour at Christmastime and guest speakers for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Sprinkled in along the way will be breakfasts, dinners, a traditional pancake supper, and the usual Lenten activities. And there is more!!

If you have Trinity memorabilia that could be included in the History Museum, please let any of us know. Photographs of Trinity events would be especially welcome and will be returned. Coming together to make 2007-2008 a memorable year will be fun and rewarding as we prepare to celebrate each other and those who have gone before us, who are, indeed, the Trinity Church we love. And it all will happen because of "us.

Strategic Change Summit Outcome

The Diocese Change Summit on June 1 & 2, 2007 was grounded in the Baptismal promises (BCP p. 304) for envisioning the future using a combination of small groups and plenary sessions. Five persons from Trinity who made up our team were David Jordan (team leader), Shirley Brodginski, Kevin Nagle, Stephen Nagle, and Fr. Bill.

One result from this gathering was the vision to have a district youth group here in the Chemung District.  On August 28th, representatives from the district churches met to discuss the vision and begin to implement it in practical ways.  More to come.

Our Deacon Intern

The Rev. Paul Towers has joined our staff  for a six month internship under the mentoring of Fr. Bill in the liturgy of the Episcopal Church. This internship at the request of our Bishop is a sign of his confidence in our practice of worship of God in this place.  Paul meets regularly with Fr. Bill to discuss the liturgies of the church and prepare to be grounded in the theology and celebration of the Eucharist, which is required of all persons who are ordained to the order of priests in the Church.  Paul is hoping to be ordained priest following this required canonical transitional period.

New Parish Directory

The new parish directory will be made available to those whose pictures were taken in January, 2008. The portrait photographs will be delivered to the homes of theose who ordered pictures in approximately a month. Thank you to all who participaterd in this historic pictorial.

11/12/2007