Weekly Announcements
The Lectors for the 10:00 am Mass on 5/5 are:
Fay Manicke, Sue Gummere, Frances O’Brien & Erica Warner (alternate)
Hilary Cox (chalice bearer)
We are looking forward to our Fashion Show FUNdraiser coming up on June 8th! To help reach our fundraising goal, we are planning a basket raffle to be held at the event. Can you donate an item(s) to help us fill our baskets? Here are some theme ideas: Movie Night, Game Night, Baby Basket, Bathroom Basket, Hair and Nails, Car Wash, Basket of Cheer (wine or spirits), Beach/Pool, Mexican or Italian Specialties, Relaxation Day, and Lottery Tree. We are also open to Father’s Day-specific basket ideas: Dad’s Day is right around the corner! Gift cards are welcome, and can be used as the centerpiece of each basket. If you would like to talk about donation ideas, please call Patrice in the office or speak with Margaret Nartey on Sundays. For more information on our event, please see the flyer posted on the main hallway bulletin board.
A Model Sign-up Sheet is out! – Want to join our June 8th FUNdraiser? “Fellowship and Fashion . . . from Your Closet” will include a Cathedral fashion show, where our models will wear two outfits from their closet: one casual, and one dressy or “semi-formal”. We are looking for male and female models of all ages. You can do this! It’s fun, and low-key. J If you want to participate, please sign up on the sheet on the literature table in the main hallway. Speak with Margaret Nartey for more information, or call Patrice in the office. See our flyer for event details; tickets available next week!
Spring has Sprung at the Altar Guild Shop! Stop in and see the new arrivals … Mother’s Day is May 12th and graduations are just around the corner! FREE Gift Wrapping! Don’t need a gift? Check out our new reusable beverage containers, garden pots, prayer books & beads, aprons, cook book, jewelry for all ages, inspirational home décor and much more! The Shop will be open May 5, May 18 & May 19. If you need something before those dates: Contact Lucy Adams for an appointment or online ordering at: trinitycathedralags@gmail.com
Need a Mother’s Day or bridal shower gift? “A Taste of Joy – Recipes of Trinity Cathedral” cookbook is still available! – Proceeds from the sale of the books are going to provide fresh produce to our Food Pantry. Get yours today at the Cathedral Altar Guild Shop for just $10 or contact Lucy Adams at trinitycathedralags@gmail.com. Also, if you are interested in selling the books, let Lucy know. Thank you for your support!
Sanctuary Road: An oratorio with orchestra, soloists and full chorus, is a powerful retelling of the book by the prolific Underground Railroad conductor William Still, and the stories (collected by personal interviews) of those he helped to find freedom. Composed by the award-winning duo of Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Cambell, this work will be presented by Princeton Pro Musica on Sunday, May 5th at 4:00 pm in Richardson Auditorium of Princeton University. Tickets available at: https://princetonpromusica.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/ . This formidable work will expand and deepen audience members’ understanding of the human and inhumane dimensions of our nation’s saddest legacy. See choir members Bernard McMullan or Fran Perlman for more information.
The UrbanPromise Summer Camp – is just around the corner. Please let me know if you are willing and able to provide snacks for one week of summer camp. Camp starts July 1st and runs through August 8th. Camp runs Monday – Thursday each week with the exception of July 4th! Be in touch to discuss and/or brainstorm possibilities. Looking forward to hearing from you at (609) 273-3351 or via E-mail at: gkoenig@urbanpromisetrenton.org. If you E-mail, please put Summer Snacks in the Subject line! Thank you in advance for all of your support over the years. It has been a blessing to many children and their entire family, and to me! ~ Georgia Koenig, Volunteer Coordinator
We are re-starting our Lay Eucharistic Ministry to Hamilton Grove Care & Rehabilitation Center – We will lead worship and administer communion every first and third Sunday of each month to the facility’s geriatric, infirm, and convalescing patients. Service leaflets are provided and we make every effort to send folks in pairs so they have assistance. Flu shots and TB vaccines are mandatory for anyone participating (must provide proof). COVID shots are welcomed but not mandatory. Please speak to Larry Spears or Dean John if you are interested in serving this community.
We are in need of 1-2 Greeters on Sunday mornings – if you would like to sign up, there is a clipboard on the literature table in the main hallway outside of Synod Hall. If you have any questions, please speak with Margaret Nartey.
The next Food Pantry distribution date is – Saturday, May 11th (2nd & 4th 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.