The Christmas Market needs your help. We need to move the set-up and display items from the basement of the church office, across Chapel Street, and down to the Undercroft. We need as many people as possible to do this job quickly and efficiently. Even 30 minutes of your time would be a big help.

Join us on Sunday November 6 after the 10:30 service. There will be something for everyone to do – even if you cannot carry items. Please come help us out so we can launch the Christmas Market and begin turning our Undercroft into the Christmas wonderland it will be for the opening Champagne Preview Party event on Thursday November 17th.

Please let Leigh know if you have any question leighcromey@gmail.com

Update To Potential Trinity Pilgrims:

On advice from those who know best amidst predictions of the pandemic lingering through this winter, 2022-23, we will be postponing our Trinity Pilgrimage Tour to France until the last half of June, i.e. the early summer, of 2024. We expect to be able to announce once again late in the Spring of 2023.  Inconvenience is bothersome, but wisdom will prove best!  

The IRIS Cultural Companions (CC) Program is seeking volunteers to do weekly visits with individual clients and families in New Haven. Cultural Companions is a wellness program that pairs a refugee or immigrant adult with a volunteer for the purpose of building a friendship, through experiential learning focused on English practice and shared interests. Companions build rapport through visiting and doing activities together. CC volunteers must be committed to investing in relationships with people who may be struggling with challenges related to mental health, financial stress, and cultural adjustment. Two friends or family members can pair up to serve together as CC volunteers with a refugee family. Companions commit to meeting for 2-3 hours per week for 3-6 months. The goals of the program are to reduce isolation and foster community navigation and integration.

Details:

❖ Hours per week needed: 2-3 hours per week, for a minimum of three months ❖ Schedule: Flexible ❖ Requirements: Creativity, flexibility, and patience; cultural humility and curiosity to learn and share culture with your companion; empathy and sensitivity with regard to difficulties refugee and immigrant companions may be facing, with an orientation towards supporting their resilience. ❖ Preferred qualification: Previous experience communicating with (and preferably tutoring) people with limited English ❖ Duties: The volunteer is paired with an immigrant or refugee adult of the same gender expression for the purpose of English practice and to be “cultural companions” focused on building a friendship. Volunteers will most importantly serve as friends but also as English learning partners. Volunteers will likely be paired with companions who speak very little English and will need to build rapport through doing activities together, while engaging in experiential learning. ❖ Support: IRIS will provide training and a list of suggested activities with opportunities for experiential learning.❖ Expectations: CC volunteers will do periodic check-ins with IRIS by phone or email and attend a 1-hour monthly Zoom meeting, facilitated by the IRIS CC Allies Team*. These monthly meetings foster a community of support, where participants collaborate to address challenges that arise in cultural companionships and share helpful practices, with the goal of deepening and strengthening CC relationships.

If interested, click HERE to do the general IRIS volunteer application. AND fill out this program-specific Cultural Companions Application.

If you have any questions, please email Ashley Makar, amakar@irisct.org

UpMarket Boutique!

It is time to look around your neighborhood, town, or city for local merchants who might like some free publicity by donating to Trinity for the Christmas Market. Consider asking for a gift certificate at places you already frequent - restaurants, hair/nail salon, grocery store, gift shops, etc.

Even easier, think about what YOU can donate - Homemade soup? Cookies? Dinner for 4? Landscape consultation? Fun gift basket full of goodies?

In an effort to streamline this area, all donations will be priced to sell, no bidding this time. There will be a special section of the Market for these donations and other better items that have come in. We hope for an eclectic selection for the new UpMarket Boutique!

Please contact Donna Violante donnaviolante@att.net for questions and solicitation forms.

CRAFTS! (the ❤ of the Market)

The ladies of the Wednesday Club have been meeting weekly since January creating handmade crafts to sell at the Christmas Market. They have been making ornaments, filled neck warmers, soup bowl holders, darling little gnomes, and so much more. Are you also a crafter? Do you have items you would like to donate? Please contact Pat Chappell rachappell@frontier.com

Sunday Spark (School) This Sunday

Age-appropriate, faith-based classes for 1-12 graders in the Undercroft at 9:30 AM. No registration required. All children -- including grands, nieces and nephews -- welcome to join us! Questions? Contact Angela Arpino, Family@TrinityNewHaven.org

Christmas Pageant: Casting Call and Volunteer Sign-Ups
Now Through October 30

The Pageant takes place on Sunday, December 18.

Would your child or teen like to be part of this Parish tradition? Speaking and nonspeaking parts are available. If yes, contact Angela Arpino by October 30. Would you or another family member like volunteer? We need help with organizing, line coaching, costume preparation, and baking. Grandparents, aunts, and uncles are welcome! Send a message to Angela at Family@TrinityNewHaven.org if interested.

At Trinity, we commemorate All Souls' Day by listing the names of loved ones that we would to hold by name in prayer. Please use the link below to make your listing of names by November 1st. You may also submit names or memorial contributions by emailing or calling Kyle Picha. (kpicha@trinitynewhaven.org; 203-624-3101, ext 100)

There’s Always DRAMA at TRINITY!

“DINNER THEATER FUNDRIASER” on NOV. 5

The Trinity Players will offer a special theater event, raising funds for Trinity ministries. Food and Theater will be served in The Undercroft beginning @ 6PM.

The Play: THE BOY WITH A CART is a delightful and moving short play adapted by Neil Olsen from Christopher Fry’s longer play. Directed by Rev. Bob Sandine, this is the story of St. Cuthman who built a Church in Steyning, England in the eighth or ninth century, according to the legend, with the help of a stranger who tells Cuthman, “I was a carpenter.”

The Food: Conceived and organized by Deborah Johnson. Enjoy a family style dinner complete with drinks, hors d'oeuvres, meal & dessert-- including a delicious pulled-pork entree with roast potatoes, slaw, & other vegetables, plus a simple dessert that includes real whipped cream! And there's plenty of opportunity for helping with meal preparations & serving for those who want to help-- look for the sign-up poster in the undercroft or contact Deborah Johnson at 203-430-5554.

The Cost: Donations for this fundraiser are $20 or $100 if you would like to be a sponsor. (Includes admission for two). Tickets will be available after Sunday services in late Oct. & Nov. and during office hours; cash or checks accepted. They will also available online soon With limited seating in The Undercroft, get your tickets early. Children welcome. Another fun night at TRINITY.

The Cast and Crew includes Allan Atherton, Peggy Atherton, KC Eichler, Jeanne Kerr, Rich Lamere, Doris Manseau, Warner Marshall, Neil Olsen, Max Sklar, and Donna Violante.

On Sunday evenings Trinity usually celebrates Evensong or Taizé evensong. This fall other Sundays (Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 20, Nov. 30, Dec. 11, Dec. 18) will feature "Sacred Earth" evening prayers, where the focus of prayer is to connect with nature.

Centuries old Christian traditions encouraged people to read the two "books" of God's revelation, one being the Bible, the second one being Creation, nature itself. During these "Sacred Earth" prayers we seek to encounter God as God reveals one self through the beauty and power of nature.

Some Sacred Earth evening prayers will be based on the rich tradition of Celtic Prayers. Other Sacred Earth evening prayers will be prayer "in the woods", whereby we gather outside.

The Celtic Prayer evenings will take place at the church on Sundays Oct. 9, Oct. 30, Nov. 20, Dec. 18.

On Oct. 23, Nov. 30, and Dec. 11 we will gather at the College Woods East Rock Park pavilion (location of our last picnic). [Link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/College+Woods:+East+Rock+Park/@41.3255445,-72.9117627,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xcf222d17c2d07b8e!8m2!3d41.3255445!4d-72.9117627 ]

For the outdoor gathering please bring hiking boots and raincoats.

All are welcome!

Christmas Market

November 18, 19, 20, 2022

TAG SALE EDITION!

Start organizing your boxes of goodies to donate to the Christmas Market Tag Sale. A list of the types of items we are looking for is below. Clean and ready to sell please. And let Constance know if you are able to help with pricing and set up.

Donation drop off dates, directly to the Undercroft:

Nov. 6 - 9:00 am - noon

Nov. 7 - 11, 9 am – 4 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 4-7pm

Nov. 12, 9:00 am - noon

Please donate clean, working, “like new” items listed here:

• Kitchenware/ appliances/housewares

• Small furniture

• Art

• Kids toys and games

• Holiday décor

• Home/yard décor

• Linens

• Jewelry

• Craft supplies

• Personal Accessories (purses, scarves, etc.)

• New items that need a new home are especially welcome

We cannot accept these items:


• Clothing

• Books

• Records/CDs

• Movies (VHS, DVD, BluRay)

• Electronics

Questions about the Tag Sale? Please contact Constance at cahillconstancet@gmail.com

Question about the Christmas Market in general? Please contact Leigh leighcromey@gmail.com

The family of Sharon Klebe would like to invite the Trinity community to join them for a memorial service to be held at Trinity on Saturday, October 8th at 10 a.m. Sharon held Trinity and its parishioners dear to her heart, and it is hoped that friends and fellow parishioners will join us in holding up her memory.

For those unable to attend in person, her service will be streamed below:

TRINITY ADULT EDUCATION 

This coming Sunday, October 3 at 9:30 in the Trinity Undercroft, a new series on THE MATRIX OF FAITH AND RACE IN AMERICA will begin, led by Charles Lemert and Bob Sandine.

The subject for October 3rd will be

Sojourner Truth and Anna Julia Cooper / "Ain't I A Woman?"

Subjects for the weeks following are;

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper

WEB DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk
Reinhold Niebuhr, Moral Man & Immoral Society
Patricia Hill Collins, Black Feminist Thought
H Richard Niebuhr, Christ and Culture
Paula Gunn Allen, Grandmothers of the Light

Pauli Murray, Song in a Weary Throat

The Families Together Choir will be singing on Oct. 9 at the 10:30 AM Service. But first, we need to rehearse with Mr. Moore. Families are invited to join us at 9:30 AM in the Undercroft on Oct. 2 and Oct. 9. The songs are easy and singing experience is not required. Join us for the fun!

Throughout the last year we read together several very meaningful books, ending with a great teaching on Celtic Spirituality back in March/April. Among other things, we learned how deeply connected the old Celts were with nature, and how they recognized God in nature. In this new course we are going to read together Karen Armstrong’s latest book: Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World. In this book the author takes us via a timeline of sorts from ancient eastern civilizations to our world today in an attempt to show us how other folks think about the Divine and nature, how we, especially in the west, have lost that connection, thereby separating the Divine from nature, and she gives us some practical advice on how to restore this special bond with the natural world. She cares deeply about what is happening to our world today and believes that we can reverse some of the harm done through a new or renewed understanding of how everything is connected.

The book is available from most booksellers. It costs around $28 for the hardcover, it is unavailable in paperback for the time being, but it is available for Kindle ($15). If the cost of the book is a hardship, please contact Lilian (lrevel@trinitynewhaven.org). Any other questions should also be addressed to Lilian.

The course will take take place via Zoom on Wednesdays from 5pm – 6pm, starting Wednesday, October 5. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89292276648?pwd=bVQyNzd3RW5WT25HU01PYXU4Y3RpZz09

To register, please email Lilian Revel (lrevel@trinitynewhaven.org)

“The Trinity Sages” – What is that?

It’s a new group to be formed for seniors and their friends, who wish to come together periodically to share their experiences and joys of aging, discuss the important issues, support each other in pain and difficulties, and grow in the spirituality and grace of aging. Sages are wise people.

Would you like to participate in such a group? If so, please email Lilian Revel (lrevel@trinitynewhaven.org) indicating your interest and answering the following questions:

Preferred frequency of meetings: weekly / biweekly / monthly

Preferred time of meetings: mornings / afternoons / evenings

Preferred location of meetings: zoom / in person at Trinity Church

Parish Meeting Sunday

We're excited to host our yearly Parish Meeting on Sunday, October 9th, after the 10:30 am service. A simple catered meal will be provided at the Parish Meeting, rather than our traditional potluck. However, people are welcome to bring cookies or other desserts, potluck-style, to share!

Preparing the Music Director's Transition

Looming large over this year's parish meeting will be discussions of Walden Moore's plans for his well-earned retirement and Trinity's search for his successor. It is difficult to imagine a Director of Music at Trinity other than Walden Moore, who has been our beloved organist, choir director, youth minister, coordinator of liturgy, unordained priest and prayer warrior in service of so many people’s happiness and soul wellness. As we approach Walden's transition, we proceed inspired by his example and love for Trinity’s music ministry.At our annual Parish Meeting on Sunday October 9, 11:30 a.m. in the Undercroft, we will start the parish-wide conversation on the different steps to consider and the timeline to observe, for both the process toward hiring Walden’s successor as well as the preparation of celebrating Walden’s legacy. Upon his retirement in 2024, Walden will have served at Trinity for forty years!

To encourage everyone’s participation in this conversation and process, we invite you to share your thoughts, hopes, and wishes for the future of our music program. This link will bring you to brief questionnaire where you can provide your feedback and that will also ask you if you would like to be involved in the music committee at this time. On behalf of the Rector and the Vestry, the Music Committee will coordinate both the celebration of Walden Moore’s legacy as well as the search for Trinity’s next Director of Music.

New Haven celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month in September, and Trinity on the Green will be joining in the celebration with a table at New Haven Pridefest (hosted right on the New Haven Green) on Saturday, 

September 17. Please reach out to Bill Pagano if you'd like to take a shift working at Pridefest from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. We need volunteers to staff the table and greeters at the Church that day.

The next evening (Sunday, September 18), Trinity will host an Evensong for Pride at 5:00 p.m.

Save this date: Saturday, October 1! Trinity’s annual Pet Blessing will take place at a special location – the Robin I. Kroogman New Haven Animal Shelter. Bring your pet (licensed and vaccinated, please) or stuffed animal at 3 p.m. and meet some of the adoptable animals from the shelter. Please invite your friends. Treat and food donations encouraged! Co-sponsored by The City of New Haven Humane Commission.

For Bishop Jeffrey Mello’s consecration on Saturday, October 15, 11 A.M. we are looking for volunteers who are experienced ushers, and greeters. Valarie Stanley and the Rev. Luk De Volder are coordinating this part of the consecration liturgy. Please let them know if you would like to sign up for one of these liturgical leadership functions: v.j.stanley5@gmail.com or ldevolder@trinitynewhaven.org

We are pleased to announce that Kyle Picha, Director of Communications, has agreed to step into a new role as Trinity’s Office Manager.

In this newly created position, Kyle will provide essential services for the Trinity community and staff across many areas. He’ll be working to maintain and develop office resources, assist with scheduling and retention of committee working documents, and become involved in Trinity’s business and financial functions as a link between parishioners and our new out-of-office bookkeeper, Janel Crite.

He’ll also be retaining much of his communications portfolio. The eNews will still come from him. He’ll be the point person for Trinity’s database, website, and general inquiries, as a well as a valuable resource for technical support. We will be seeking a part-time employee to take on some communications tasks, but for the time being, Kyle will be able to provide continuity in this moment of staffing transitions at Trinity.

Most questions that parishioners might have previously referred to the business manager can now be directed to Kyle at kpicha@trinitynewhaven.org.

We would like to thank both Kyle and the dedicated volunteers that are diligently working to support Trinity and ready the church for another wonderful year worshipping and walking together.