The Episcopal Church in Swarthmore
Annual Meeting
Dear Members and Friends of Trinity Church:
At a well-attended and enthusiastic gathering for the Annual Meeting of Trinity Church this past Sunday, four of our members were elected to Vestry service for the next three years:
- Bella Englebach
- Steve Laxton
- Ashley Nagle, and
- Peter Weber
Additionally,
- Ann Hubben
- Ann Kane, and
- George Whitfield
were elected to represent the congregation at the annual Diocesan Convention and Convocations of the Delaware Valley Deanery.
Many thanks to all those members of the parish willing to stand for election, and to those whose Vestry service has drawn to a conclusion:
- Mary Alexander
- John Hollyer
- Dick Koelle, and
- Ed West
and to Sue Warren who concludes service as Diocesan Convention and Deanery representative.
Your new Vestry will gather for its first meeting on Monday, May 19.
In peace,
--Tom Cook
John O's pictures from the annual meeting can be seen here (link)
Mother's Day with Music!
The choir will offer a program of German Romantic music on
Sunday, May 11, at 4:00 p.m. Join us for an
afternoon of love songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss and
Brahms featuring the choir and soloists: Tracy Sturgis, Henry
Clapp, Ben Star and Jim Smith.
Online Pledging! *NEW*
Still haven't turned in your pledge card for 2008? Now you can pledge online! Pledge Now for 2008
The Trinity Swarthmore Acolyte News
Bella Englebach has put together an important news blog for the Acolytes. See the link on the education page
Church School Calendar
Amy Sisson has put together a fantastic new Google Calendar for the church school See the link on the education page
Fr. Tom's Sermons
Fr. Tom has published his recent sermons. They are available for download from the Publications Page
Membership Booklet Project
The booklet is still an ongoing project. If you had your picture taken and did not fill out an information sheet, please try to do so now so that you will be included. For further details and to fill out the member information survey, see the Search Page
Partners in Ministry
Partners in Ministry works on the Swarthmore College campus to provide an ecumenical Protestant ministry to Swarthmore students. Founded by five local churches and the Friends Meeting, Partners has grown dramatically. Partners supports the Rev. Joyce U. Tompkins as a full-time ecumenical Protestant minister. For more information or to make a donation, please see Lin Urban.
Support Trinity with eScrip
Go to the eScrip website,
www.escrip.com, setup an account selecting
Trinity Episcopal Church (group ID 1023982) to be the group you
wish to support, and shop at stores that support the program
such as Genuardi's, American Airlines and Eddie Bauer. The
eScrip merchants will donate to Trinity for every dollar you
spend.
Everyone signed up MUST renew their membership annually either on the website, by calling 1-800-801-4973 or by responding to the postcard they get in the mail.
This program replaces the old receipts programs. It's easy! Give it a try.
Subscribe to the Friends of Trinity email list
The Friends list is an email list server based on Mailman, the GNU Mailing List Manager. The Friends email list provides a way for Trinity members and friends to discuss events at Trinity Church and keep in touch. If you'd like to join the discussion, send a blank email with the subject, "Subscribe" to friends-request@trinityswarthmore.org. Be sure to send it from the computer you wish to use to participate in the email discussion. Alternately, visit the list website.