Weekly Announcements
The Lectors for the 10:00 am Mass on 12/8 are:
Ellen Heath, Suzette Price, Brenda Whiteman & Virginia Harmer (alternate)
Chalice bearer – Bobbie Powell
The Greeters for the 10:00 am Mass on 12/8 (2nd Sunday) are:
Edward Greenfield (alternate – Dennie Higgins)
There are Advent calendars for adults, teens and kids on the literature table in the main hallway.
This week we will be bagging food for the Food Pantry; please join us on Thursday, December 5th to help out! (Our Pantry will be open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays this month, to accommodate Christmas.)
2025 Stewardship Update – We have received $249,808 in pledges from 66 pledging families, for an average of $3,784.97 per family. Thank you for your generosity! If you would like a pledge card, please ask an Usher.
Thanks to all who ordered Christmas wreaths from our wreath sale! See you Sunday, December 8th for wreath pick-up and our “Santa’s Workshop” Christmas sale after the 10:00am Mass!
Trinity Altar Guild Shop Update – Are you prepared for Advent? We are! Stop in for Advent wreaths, LED or wax candles and activity items for all ages. The Shop will be open Sundays during Advent. Also, Friday, December 6th from 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.
Need that unique gift? The shop has a variety of Nativities & ornaments from around the world.
Free gift-wrapping during Advent!
CONVENTION SPECIAL: “Taste of Joy”- Recipes of Trinity Cathedral” Cookbook Sale. Now just $7! (Reg. $10.) Proceeds buy fresh produce for our Food Pantry. Wrapped w/ wooden utensil – now $10. Great hostess gifts for Thanksgiving!
ANGEL TREE Update – Gifts may be dropped off at the Cathedral office at any time, but are due no later than December 8th. Donations of wrapping paper, bows/ribbons, and scotch tape are still needed, as well as a few large and medium size gift bags. For anyone who is available and would like to help with gift wrapping, please join us in Synod Hall on Thursday, December 12th, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Our Angel Tree families will pick-up gifts from the Guild Room on Saturday, December 21st, between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. For information or to volunteer, contact Judith Miller at 609-586-0915 or judithm2@verizon.net; or see her on Sunday after 10:00 o’clock service.
Let’s help our brothers & sisters WARM UP! – Do you have any coats, sweaters, or hoodies that are just sitting in your closet waiting to warm up someone? We are collecting new and gently used clean coats, sweaters and hoodies: adult, teen and children’s sizes. New sock donations welcomed too! Please bring your items by Sunday, December 29th. Thank you in advance for sharing your gift of warmth! (Distribution day is December 30th.)
The next Food Pantry distribution date is – Saturday, December 7th (1st & 3rd Saturdays this month) from 9-11:00 am. Each Thursday, we distribute hot dinners “to go” from 4:15–5:30pm at the Overbrook Avenue entrance as a satellite location for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.