November 2015

HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WENONAH, NEW JERSEY
November 2015
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Got A Question?
From the Wardens
Presiding Bishop Installation Set for Sunday, November 1
webcast at noon on their
large screen. Or you can
turn on your own computer
at home, go to the Washington National Cathedral’s
YouTube channel, and
stream the entire service
yourself! It will be a fabulous spectacle, with wonderful music and great ceremony!
Acolytes
Emily Provine
Prayer Chain
Rhoda Miller
468-6658
Altar Guild
Joanne Hutchison
423-5826
Lectors
Melissa SemmesThorne
223-1992
Christian Education
Susan Cassidy
468-4473
ECW
Phyllis Joslin
468-3712
Music
Margie MacWilliams
468-6664
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Jane Whittinghill
256-8403
Men’s Breakfast
Gary Henderson
832-0278
Paul Eldridge
468-7632
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Gar Miller
468-6658
Jackie Gould
464-0837
By Melissa SemmesThorne
For the last few weeks now,
during the Prayers of the
People, we have been praying for Katherine our Presiding Bishop, and Michael,
our Presiding Bishop
Elect. We will only be doing that through the morning of November 1, because
at noon that day, The Most
Reverend Michael Bruce
Curry will be installed as the
XXVII Presiding Bishop of
The Episcopal Church.
If you are interested in seeing this exciting service – an
event which only happens
once every nine years – you
have two options. You can
drive to Trinity Cathedral in
Trenton, and watch the live
Bishop Curry is a remarkable speaker. He was the
keynote speaker at the New
Jersey Diocesan Convention
in 2008, and those of us
who attended were inspired
by his words and delighted
by his delivery. I can guarantee that you will enjoy
hearing him preach at
his installation, and strongly
recommend that you watch
the service!
the transition process continues.
From the Wardens, pt.
2
These physical improvements are just a part of what
the vestry is doing. We continue to vet interim priest
candidates. We assure you
we are diligently at work in
this important
process. Please pray for us
as we do this work
(cont. on pg. 2).
By Laurie Cimino
November is upon
us! Thanksgiving and Advent are just around the corner. The Vestry is working
hard to prepare for the upcoming holiday season as
You may have noticed some
updates to our physical
structure here at Holy Trinity. The sink project has
been completed in the
kitchen. Also take a look at
the improved railings in the
parking lot. The office
looks great with fresh paint
and new carpet. And doesn’t the landscaping at the
Rectory look fabulous?
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News from the Pews
Thank you to everyone
who is helping to keep
things running smoothly
while we search for our
next rector!
Thank you to the following members who provided refreshments during
the coffee hours: Joan
Borkowski, Susan
Cassidy, Tina Sheehan
and Nancy Garvin after
the 10 am service; Nancy
Peterson and Joetta Eldridge after the 8 am service.
A special thank you goes
to Steve LoCastro for conducting Morning Prayer at
both services on Sunday,
October 11. Well done!
If you have any news to
share, please let us know.
From the Wardens (cont.)/Treasurer’s Report
We also continue to ask you
to prayerfully consider serving
on the discernment and selection committees which are
forthcoming.
Keep an eye out for the ECW
Soup Sale. The ECW does so
much meaningful work for
Holy Trinity so make sure to
support this important fundraiser. Also be sure to check
out the other fundraising opportunities that benefit the
ECW. There is a cutlery sale
which provides a great gift
giving idea for the holidays. And who couldn’t use
another hoagie in their
life? The ECW has shorti gift
certificates for Wawa hoagies
available as well.
More is on the horizon! Look
for pageant information
soon. Also please stop, think
and pray upon your financial
contribution to Holy Trinity
as our stewardship campaign
kicks into gear. And as always, check the web site for
continued Holy Trinity news.
Treasurer’s Report
By Mark C. Sienkiewicz,
Treasurer
As Accounting Warden/
Treasurer of Holy Trinity I am
tasked with overseeing all aspects of everything financial
within the parish. Mostly this
is recording & depositing
funds received and then recording & distributing those
funds to the diocese, employees, vendors, etc.… At this
time of the year I get to put
on yet another hat and that is
to work with the stewardship
committee. So let me be one
of the first to welcome you
to the 2015 stewardship
season.
Yes it’s that time of year
where we ask you to prayerfully consider increasing
your yearly pledge to support Holy Trinity. As you
know it takes anywhere
from $160,000 to $185,000
to operate our church. Most
of that income comes from
our members’ pledges. This
past year we received almost
$130,000 from pledges. We
had a deficit budget this
year, so we have had to
make up the difference with
plate offerings, fundraisers,
rental income, a few unexpected donations and of
course, some cost cutting.
Unfortunately this year we
have also seen our pledge
base shrink some due to the
passing of several members
and some families moving
away. Add to that the recent
lighter than average attendance affecting the plate
and this could have the potential to reduce our income
next year by up to $20,000.
As most of you know, the
bulk of the costs in our
budget are fixed, so there is
very little left to cut. A realistic bare bones budget
comes in around $160,000.
If we only raise $120,000 in
pledges, we could end up
with a huge $40,000 deficit,
which I can assure you our
usual fundraising will not
come close to filling. That
will leave one option, tapping our savings (something
we have never had to do) to
make up the difference.
This year as the stewardship
team presents what it takes
to run our church, what it
takes to be an active member and what it is we want
for our church to be and to
become, please really pay
attention and absorb what it
is they are asking you do!
One other important thing,
it’s not just about the
money. Your Time and Talents are also part of the
equation. Part of our mission is joining together in
fellowship to celebrate our
faith, but also to support
those within our community, both within our parish
and without. With that in
mind, remember that the
(cont. on pg.3)
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Treasurer’s Report (cont.) / This and That
more we can do for ourselves, the less we have to
pay contractors to do. Taking a more active role in
your church can be just the
thing to help us meet our
goals. The last thing we
want to do is raid our savings to keep the lights on.
So I give you this challenge:
When you consider your
pledge this year, ask yourself,
SHOULD I DO MORE,
CAN I DO MORE,
WHY DON’T I DO
MORE?
All Family Breakfast
on November 8
By Gar Miller
Just a reminder that everyone is invited for the next
"formerly Men's Breakfast"
that will take place in the
Undercroft on November 8
- the second Sunday of the
month.
Sean Rodwell-Simon and
his family will be chefs for
the event that will take
place at approximately 8:45
between the two services.
Please let us know if you are
coming so that we can prepare
sufficient food. The cost is $5
for adults and $3 for children.
ECW
By Joan Munyon, ECW
Secretary
It’s always a blessing when we
greet the month of giving
thanks with our hearts full of
gratitude. Here is the list so
far:
and the short meeting is
followed by Compline.
Take a look elsewhere in the
Banner for information
about our two new fundraisers. These are items we’re
sure you’ll like, and it’s the
perfect way to treat yourself
or your loved ones while
helping us support so many
in- and outreach programs. We thank you in
advance for these!
A great response to the annual
dues appeal from official and
unofficial members; generous donations from the congregation to Church Periodical
Club; the many volunteers
who’ve stepped up to help
with the annual Soup Sale.
The Altar Guild can always
use more volunteers, and we
ask for prayerful consideration of this service, which
really takes very little
time. Joanne Hutchison
(423-5826) can answer any
questions, as can any other
member. They are always
listed in the Sunday Bulletin.
As usual, we’ll have those famous United Thank Offering
envelopes (or blue boxes) in
the pews during this month, as
it continues to be the outreach
for the month of Thanksgiving. Please consider expressing your thanks as a monetary
gift to share your blessings.
Please join us at our next
regular meeting on Monday,
Nov. 9 in the Parish Hall,
beginning at 7:00, and ending within the hour. We
won’t waste time!
We will be hosting the November District Meeting on
Sunday, the 15th at 2 p.m.
Take advantage of the very
convenient location and see
what the larger ECW group is
doing. This is wonderful fellowship with women throughout Gloucester and Salem
counties. Archdeacon Carmen Viola will be the speaker,
there will be refreshments,
Fund-raising Opportunities
By Colleen Green
The ECW is currently sponsoring two fund-raisers,
available at both church
services. The first one is
Wawa Shorti Hoagie coupons for just $4.00
each. These coupons can
be used at any Wawa location for the "shorti hoagie"
of your choice and they
never expire! Our second
fund-raiser is Rada Cutlery,
which offfers a large selection of cutlery and kitchen
products made here in the
USA. There are two options
for ordering, online or by
catalog. Both the Wawa
coupons and the cutlery
make great gifts especially
for the upcoming holidays.
If you have any questions
please contact Colleen M.
Green at 609-970-9430 or
by email:
[email protected]
Link for ordering Rada
Cutlery online:
www.helpourfundrasier.com
Ordering # 505729
Password: ecwservice
Catalogs and order forms
will be available in the Narthex. Please return catalogs
and orders to Colleen M.
Green or place the order in
the ECW mailbox. Make
checks payable to ECW
along with the $.50 charge
for processing the order
by December 6, to insure
delivery by Christmas. All
items ordered through the
catalog will be shipped to
Colleen and will be delivered before Christmas.
Please see Jackie Gould at
the 8:00 a.m. service and
Colleen M. Green at the
10:00 a.m. service for Wawa
coupons!
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This and That (cont.)
Kitchen of Hope
By Jackie Gould, KOH
Liaison
THANK YOU to all of
the volunteers who helped
to make the October food
giveaway a success! 170
families received bags of
groceries and fresh produce.
Your generosity is a blessing.
As is the tradition, KOH
will be collecting for the
November food giveaway
all the fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner: turkeys, stuffing, gravy, instant mashed
potatoes, green beans and
canned fruit. Please note
that cranberry sauce is not
needed. (There is an abundance of sauce in stock.)
The next food distribution
will be Saturday, November
14. Holy Trinity food will
be delivered on Friday, November 13. If you are available on Friday at 8:45 a.m.
or Saturday at 8 a.m., please
lend a hand. The more
hands, the faster the work
goes and you will be blessed
for your donation of time to
help our food insufficient
brothers and sisters.
For the December giveaway, KOH is collecting
new children’s caps, hats,
mittens, gloves and scarves.
The Secret Santa project is
collecting gifts suitable for
the children to give to their
parents, e. g. costume jew-
elry, cologne, after shave,
shaving cream, etc. The
children delight in being
able to select something for
their parents.
Anniversaries
4) Doc & Eleanor Balian
11) Stephen & Colleen
Green
19) Fred & Mary Cimino
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not
boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not selfseeking, it is not easily
angered,
it keeps no record of
wrongs.
Help Needed
Ushers are needed for the
10 a.m. service for the
month of November. A
sign-up sheet is on the Narthex table.
Volunteers are needed to
host the 10 a.m. coffee hour
during the months of November and December. It
does not take a lot of work
and it is always appreciated.
Love does not delight in
evil but rejoices with the
truth.
It always protects, always
trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
I Corinthians 13:4-8
Birthdays
11/1
11/2
11/3
11/4
Gina Valentino
Paul Dell
Mimi Rambo
Gracie & Stephan
Green
11/7 Linda Hoffman
Scott Blackburn
11/9 Harry Balian
Robin BroughtonSmith
11/13 Lauren Boegly
11/14 Sharon Bain
Joseph Evans
Kevin Stefanowicz
11/17 Marissa Henderson
11/18 Haylee Connors
Mackenzie Gwin
11/19 Owen RodwellSimon
11/25 Diane McCormick
11/27 Lee Rodriquez
11/30 Marietta Hutchinson
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This and That (cont.)
thing you have, but I would
like you to also focus on the
By Sean Garvin, IHN
‘giving’ part of this seaCoordinator
son. Holy Trinity will be
hosting Family Promise
1 John 3:17 – “If anyone
has material possessions and (IHN) from Sunday, November 29 to Saturday, Desees a brother or sister in
cember 5. There will be
need but has no pity on
new families as those that
them, how can the love of
have stayed with us in the
God be in that person?”
past have all found more
permanent housing, Thanks
November brings the seabe to God.
son of Thanksgiving when
we ponder how thankful we
are for our family, friends,
It a time to show these
health, faith and numerous families the warmth and
other things. It is wonder- generosity of our parishionful to be thankful for every- ers as we have done in the
Family Promise (IHN)
past. Please find it in your
heart to donate a small
amount of your time as either a driver, a dinner host
or an overnighter. The rewards of helping out are
tenfold.
There is a sign-up poster in
the Narthex. If you have
any questions, please feel
free to call (609) 405-5513
or email me at
[email protected].
Thank you to all who have
volunteered and those who
will volunteer.
Six Days of Creation Stained Glass Window Memorial Project
By Corrin Sellen, Vestry
People often request projects to remember loved
ones and honor those who
are living, so the vestry has
continued Father Ed's idea
of six stained glass windows
to replace the center section
of each of the six windows
beside the pews in the sanctuary. Each window will
depict a day in the Creation
story from Genesis, and so
should be vibrant and beau-
tiful and add another dimension to our main place
of worship.
We have talked with stained
glass artists who are interested in working with us to
create tributes that will complement our late twentieth
century building and its traditional early twentieth century stained glass windows
already in place from our
parent churches. Each window will cost about $7500
so this will be a very long
term project with each window being installed as funds
become available.
Are you interested in sponsoring a window or part of a
window? Please talk with
any member of the vestry so
we can get started.
ECW Soup Sale
By Rita Curry, ECW Treasurer
Many thanks to all who have signed up for ingredients and money donations. You may
bring your ingredients any time now to the Undercroft. and place on tables or if necessary
in the refrigerator or freezers. All ingredients are due by 1 p.m. on November 1. If you
are bringing your own containers, they should also be in by Sunday, November 1. Please
be sure to place your name on your bag/s of ingredients and your containers. The last day
to purchase soup at $4.00/$4.25 per quart is November 1. Starting Monday, November 2
soup will be available to the public for $5 per quart. This applies to late Holy Trinity orders also.
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November
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8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
8 am
Morning Prayer
9 am All parish
breakfast
ECW Soup Sale
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
5pm
Holy Eucharist
At Holy Nativity
9:10 am
Joyful Noise choir
11:15 am Christian
Education
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8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
9
10
7 pm
ECW Mtg.
8 am
Morning Prayer
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7:30 pm
Adult Choir
9 am
Deliver food to
KOH
8:00 am
KOH Pantry
9:10 am
Joyful Noise choir
5 pm
Holy Eucharist
at Holy Trinity
11:15 am Christian
Education
15
8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
16
17
7 pm
Vestry mtg.
8 am
Morning Prayer
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19
20
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
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5pm
Holy Eucharist
At Holy Nativity
8:45 am
Refreshments
9:10 am
Joyful Noise choir
11:15 am Christian
Education
22
23
24
25
26
8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
6:30 pm
8 am
Morning Prayer
7 pm
Happy
Ecumenical
Thanksgiving
Service at Woodbury Heights
Presbyterian
Church
Thanksgiving
1
2
3
Lector Team mtg.
9:10 am
Joyful Noise choir
11:15 am
Christian Education
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30
8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
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28
5 pm
Holy Eucharist
at Holy Trinity
4
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
5
5pm
Holy Eucharist
At Holy Nativity
9:10 am
Joyful Noise choir
11:15 am
Christian Education
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