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SUNDAY

The Holy Eucharist

8:00 a.m. Rite I 10:00 a.m. Rite II

Weekdays Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.

Morning Prayer

Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. The Holy Eucharist

2nd Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist

June/July, 2016

When Christ was lifted from the earth, his arms stretched out above through every culture, every birth, to draw an answering love. Still east and west his love extends and always, near or far, He calls and claims us as his friends and loves us as we are. Where generation, class, or race divide us to our shame, He sees not labels but a face, a person, and a name. Thus freely loved, thou fully known, may I in Christ be free to welcome and accept his own as Christ accepted me. Brian A. Wren b 1936 The Hymnal 1982

June/July 2016

Rector’s Message

To draw an answering love

It is perhaps one of the best things we can say to someone—I love you. “Hearing a partner say "I love you" for the first time is regarded as one of the highlights of a romantic relationship. However, people are often uncertain about when to declare their love, and whether to be the first to do so or to wait until the other has given an indication that they feel the same way. Is there a best time to reveal your heart? Does the timing make any difference, or all the difference?” Ben-Zeev, Aaron. In the Name of Love. Psychology today.

There seems to be so much wrapped up in those three little words—insecurity, fear, self-preservation and self-esteem. “ Revealing our loving heart to a partner is immeasurably valuable for communication and personal flourishing. However, such self-disclosure makes you more vulnerable and may put your partner in an uncomfortable situation, especially if his or her attitude is different from yours. Consider, for example, this common (and conflicting) advice about when to tell your partner "I love you":

Go on at least five dates.

Say it only after two months.

Don't wait too long.

Wait until you're absolutely bursting.

Do not do it before, after, or during intimacy.

Don't say it when you're very emotional and cannot think rationally.

Don't say it when you want to reward your partner for something. Never say it first, and don't echo it back until you've spent some extended time together.” Ibid.

Amazing that three little words are so full. We know that in our personal relationships—romantic and familial—that these words are filled with our imperfections and vulnerabilities. What about our relationship with God?

God has ever said, “I love you.” In the beginning of creation, God breathed life into humankind and declared blessing and goodness. God continued His loving care through slavery in Egypt and freedom through the Red Sea into the wilderness, past the River Jordon and into the Promised Land. We know this love through Jesus—a new command Jesus gave us, “As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Jesus loved first to draw us into an answering love. Our best love—our best love— answers Jesus and calls us to love one another with depth and height and breadth!

This is the second year that I have tried to pull together the ways we love our neighbors around us. You

will read about how the “bucket’s” here at Trinity-by-the-Cove work together to fuel grants, and the grants

themselves. All of it—our answering love as a community, fueled by your individual sacrifices and loving

participation in our outreach efforts. And, not just money, but answering love given through all of those volunteer

hours given so freely to Service Projects at Habitat, Youth Haven, St. Matthew’s House and beyond! Thank you for

your answering love!

P.S. Even as we celebrate our love this past season to our community, nation and world, I’m always mindful of a Katrina story

and the church where I grew up. The church was extremely generous to the community, giving away hundreds of thousands of

dollars, but could not help a parishioner who couldn’t make their mortgage payment. Your generosity and our care is poured

out into our own parish through the clergy discretionary fund, our parish counselor and priestly pastoral care, and the Good

Samaritan Fund—parishioners have received help with housing, medical bills, school costs, mental health and parishioners

have received care through hospital visitations, home visits, spiritual direction, and mental health counseling.

The Outreach Bucket List!

Art of Giving

Church Mouse Christmas Market

Olde Naples Arts & Entertainment Fest

Archangel Fund

Women of Trinity

Operating Fund (Pledge, Plate &

Special Offerings))

Women of Trinity Grants

Grants Commission Grants

Your time, talent and treasure poured out into the Church Mouse, Christmas Market, Olde Naples Arts & Entertain-ment Fest, Art of Giving and your pledges and special offerings are making a difference in our community, nation and world as we seek to love our neigh-bors! THANK YOU!

A new command-ment I give unto you, That ye love one an-other; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disci-ples, if ye have love one to another.

— John 13:33-35

Budgeted & Flow through Grants

Trinity and Outreach

June/July 2016

T he Community Grant Commission has been work-ing diligently since December to reach out to this

year’s non-profit agency cycle of Child Protection, Ad-vocacy and Education. Having 13 committee members who are curious, dedicated and well-informed of the value and work of the non-profits in Collier County was such a benefit this year. However, none of this would be possible without the extraordinary financial help that we have received from The Women of Trinity, The Fine Art of Living (now the Art of Giving), and new this year, The Olde Naples Arts and Entertainment. We would like to thank every member of the parish who contribut-ed their time, talent and treasure to these groups.

Chair Diana Harrison shares “I know I speak for the Com-mission when I say that we are so impressed with the caliber of the professionals who care so deeply about the disadvantaged here in Collier County. So many of these non-profits do so much with so little. They not only pro-vide programs, they give hope, and care and a sense of dignity that is absent in so many families.”

The Grants Commission recommended to the Vestry funding a total of $159,802 to sixteen agencies and the Vestry was pleased to so approve. Monies have been distributed to the following agencies and each is re-quired to report back to Trinity by the end of the year with an update on the use of the funds granted. Thank you to the Grants Commission members for their dedi-cation and determination to the spirit of Outreach to which Trinity-by-the-Cove and its parishioners has always aspired.

2015-16 Grant Commission Diana Harrison (Chair)

Howard Cole Ron Echols Alice Fraser Bill Drackett

Jean McGillicuddy Sherrie Meek Tony Urick

Joanne Fowler Susan Eick

Neal Ingram Jim Kirk

2016 ARCHANGEL FUND GRANTS AMIKIDS— Mission: “There is potential born into

every child and even troubled ones have the potential to become great people.” For more than

45 years, AMIkids has empowered over 122,000 youth across the country to discover the potential within them to transform their lives and send them on the road to success. Trinity’s grant will provide enough for them to purchase four projection camer-as, four ceiling mounted cameras and two smart boards. Voted unanimously to grant $10,625. BOOKS FOR COLLIER KIDS— Mission: to provide

new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important fac-tors affecting literacy—

access to books. They distribute new books to dis-advantaged children in pre-K, kindergarten, and first and second grad classrooms. Children may take the books home; they are often the first ones in their homes. Trinity’s grant will provide money to purchase 4,000 books for Head Start, pre-programs and Title I children in Collier County schools. Vot-ed unanimously to grant $10,000. CHAMPIONS FOR LEARNING— Mission: Champions

F o r L e a r n i n g ™ i s about ..giving students the opportunity to gain life skills they need to succeed in an

ever more competitive world; helping parents to support their children’s studies; encouraging teach-ers and principals to develop and share best practic-es; strengthening and building community net-works that inspire innovation. Trinity’s grant will support the Real World Learning Model which is a college and career prep course offered to the stu-dents. Voted unanimously to grant $10,000.


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CHARITY FOR CHANGE — Mission: founded in 2008 with a vision to inspire giving as a way of life through character edu-cation and community

engagement. The School "Giver" Program engages 10,000 students in a relevant learning experience rein-forcing academic achievement, character develop-ment and community engagement. Trinity’s grant will provide a 6 week Summer Program , targeting 500+ at-risk school children from 12 different schools and agencies in the county where they will receive extra help in math and social skills and character building activities. Voted unanimously to grant them $12,500.

CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER— Mission: to: prevent

abuse before it starts; identi-fy abuse and its causes; aid in the prosecution of perpe-trators; provide victim sup-port services; and provide

family support services. Trinity’s grant will upgrade their audio-visual system used in forensic interviews to determine criminality and ensure the safety of the child. This equipment is critical to determine if child abuse has taken place. Voted unanimously to grant $16,835. COLLIER CHILD CARE RESOURCES—Mission: a private

non-profit agency with a mission to be the leading authority and trusted resource for quality early childhood care and education in Collier County. Our Mission To provide high quality early child-

hood care, education and resources to children, families and early learning professionals in Collier County. Trin-ity’s grant will provide partial tuition assistance to at-tend a summer program for low income pre-K four year olds. Voted unanimously to grant $10,080.

FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN FOREVER—Mission: to fulfill the needs of every child who enters, or is at risk of enter-ing the foster care system in our community, regardless of whether they reside in a foster home, with a relative, non-relative, in a shelter or residen-

tial facility. Trinity’s grant will fund five foster chil-dren for 40 weeks in their after school program; this will help to stabilize the family situation for the fos-ter child. Voted unanimously to grant $10,000. FUN TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY —Mission: After operating in Naples for over forty

years, the Fun Time Early Child-hood Academy has learned how

to “provide safe, quality, affordable education & care for children of low-income families in Naples”. Trinity’s grant will purchase the HATCH Teach/Smart Learning System for use in the three year old classroom. Using this Innovative system, the chil-dren make considerable gains in literacy and math. Voted unanimously to grant $8,930. HELP A DIABETIC CHILD FOUNDATION—Mission:

Started by parents of a 16 year old recently di-agnosed with Diabetes, “We very quickly real-ized two very important

things. The first; this disease is not one where an individual can lead a “normal” life and secondly it is costly, even with health insurance. Within a few short months we learned that there were a signifi-cant number of children in who were unable to get adequate supplies for blood glucose testing, some-thing that must be done multiple times daily.” Trinity’s grant will provide diabetic tools to stabi-lize glucose levels in emergency situations which will help ensure immediate treatment while waiting for authorization for insurance companies. Voted unanimously to grant $4000.


June/July 2016

IMMOKALEE CHILD CARE CENTER— Mission: This won-

derful agency has been operating in Im-mokalee for years to help children in Im-mokalee and Trinity-by-the-Cove was one of its first supporters. Trinity’s grant this year will add funds for continuing education and professional development

for pre-school teachers. This will enable teachers to re-ceive the necessary onsite training. Voted unanimously to grant $10,000.

LACES OF LOVE—Mission: a not-for-profit organization that provides new shoes to low-income and disadvan-taged children and educates

the public about the needs of these children. Trinity’s grant will provide new shoes to low income and disad-vantaged children in Collier County. Voted unanimous-ly to grant $9000.

PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS, INC. —Mission: “the girl-centered culture celebrates the power and potential of girls.” In Immokalee they provide a safe environment where middle and high school aged girls can thrive. Their balanced emphasis on aca-

demics and social services is combined with our program model to produce an experience that is nationally recog-nized as one of the most effective programs for helping at-risk girls realize brighter and more productive fu-tures. Trinity’s grant will purchase 5 Study Buddy de-vices, cartridges and Math subscription for multiple choice products in a hand-held game format. This study system helps the learning style of the girls. Voted unani-mously to grant $4,492.

NEW HORIZONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA— Mission: a

non-profit organization dedi-cated to helping at-risk children and teens who are growing up in an environment of poverty, academic failure and hopeless-ness. From its humble begin-

nings with 20 children in 2002, New Horizons current-ly reaches over 400 children and teens providing over 80,000 hours of after school tutoring and mentoring annually at no cost to their families. Trinity’s grant will provide for transportation to and from school, af-terschool snacks, educational materials and supplies for Shadowlawn and Pembroke Schools. These sup-plies help at risk children improve their reading and social skills. Voted unanimously to grant $10,000.

REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION Mission: recognized as a national role model in pre-

paring rural low-income chil-dren for leadership in an in-creasingly diverse and com-plex world. RCMA opens

doors to opportunities through quality child care and education from crib to high school and beyond. Trini-ty’s grant will purchase an e-Spark subscription for K-6 grade. This program will allow instruction to be per-sonalized and effective by combining traditional learn-ing tools with the power of digital learning. Voted unanimously to grant $18,500.

THE SALVATION ARMY —Mission: an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal

Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His

name without discrimination. Trinity’s grant to the Naples branch of the Salvation Army will purchase 8 Give-N-Track systems that include laptops, barcode scanners, receipt printers and signature pads. These will allow the Salvation Army to register, track and monitor households requiring assistance, input Toys for Tots at Christmas, and track volunteer hours. Vot-ed unanimously to grant $8,040.

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YOUNG LIFE — Mission: a world-class organization for adolescents. This Faith based program creates inclusionary

environment and helps teens learn motor skill through challenges which helps them build self esteem. Trinity’s grant will provide for 23 special needs teens transporta-tion to the camp in North Carolina. Voted unanimously to grant $6,800

ARCHANGEL FUND TOTAL GRANTS

$159,082


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WOMEN OF TRINITY & OUTREACH

The Women of Trinity raise money for grants through the Christmas Market and the Church Mouse Sales. They provide grants to outreach, both through the Archangel Fund for Collier Country Charities and directly to local, regional, and interna-tional causes. This year the Women of Trinity approved the following grants

GRANTS COMMISSION: Mission: To distribute funds and monitor expenditures to Collier Country Charity through a three year grant cycle. Voted to grant $20,000.

RELAY FOR LIFE— Mission: To support the American Cancer Society in making progress toward a world without cancer, only with your dedication and fund-raising efforts can we fin-ish the fight against the disease. Voted to grant $10,000.

CHURCH PERIODICAL CLUB—Mission: Dedicated to the worldwide Ministry of the Printed Word and to the Pro-motion of Christian Mission. It is the only organization in the Episcopal Church dedicated solely to providing free litera-ture and related materials,

both religious and secular, to people all over the world who need and request them and who have no other source for obtaining them Voted to grant $500.

Thank you to all of our parishioners and friends who participated in our outreach fundraisers this year!

Save the date for Next year’s events!

CHURCH MOUSE “BIG” SALES Fall Sale—October 22, 2016

Spring Sale — March 18, 2017 (tentative)

CHRISTMAS MARKET Preview Party — November 11, 2016

Sale— November 12-13, 2016

ART OF GIVING LADY CARNARVON, HIGHCLERE CASTLE

February 4, 2017

OLDE NAPLES ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT March 31 & April 1st, 2017

Trinity and Outreach SOCIETY FOR THE INCREASE OF MINISTRY—Mission: sup-

port of theological education and training of the future ordained leaders of The Episcopal Church in three distinct ways: financial: scholarships and grants, pasto-ral: daily prayers and semi-annual visits to our recipients, and Advocacy: support-ing seminarians in the councils of the

Church. Voted to grant $2000. BISHOP'S ANNUAL FUND (DAYSPRING)

Mission: DaySpring is one of the country’s finest camp and conference centers. Owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Flor-ida, it offers guests an unparalleled oppor-tunity to experience peace and tranquility,

stunning natural beauty and a sacred place where spirits are renewed, refreshed and made ready to re-enter the world. Their ministry of hospitality extends to persons of all ages and all faiths. Voted to grant $3,000. BISHOP'S DISCRETIONARY FUND—A fund under the

Bishop’s discretion to be put to pious and charita-ble uses. The bishop uses this funds to help people in need, including clergy families. Voted to grant $2,000.

HISPANIC MINISTRY AT ST. MONICA'S— Mission: To help fund an associate rector with a special intention for Hispan-ic ministries in Collier County. The Associate Rector was in the Dominican Republic at the Albergue and has visited Trinity by the Cove. Voted to grant $5,000. CAMP BOGGY CREEK—Mission: Camp Boggy Creek was

founded in 1996 by Paul Newman and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, with one simple premise in mind, that every child, no matter their illness, could experience

the transformational spirit and friendships that go hand in hand with camp. Voted to grant $2,000.

CAMP ABLE—Mission: Camp Able was specifically created to provide a unique camping experience for per-sons with diverse abilities. We seek to love our neighbors as ourselves understanding that our neighbors don't always look, sound or think the same

way we do. Voted to grant $2,000. SARAH HOWELL MEMORIAL FUND—Mission: A min-

istry unique to the Diocese of Southwest Florida. It provides needed financial aid and support to Episcopal women seeking en-try or reentry into the job market. The main emphasis is to provide

assistance to single women who must support their families and older women who need training to re-turn to the workforce. Voted to grant $2,000. PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MINISTRY—Mission:

Our mission is to help Parkside im-prove the lives of children by support-ing teacher retention. Voted to grant $5,000.

EL HOGAR SCHOLARSHIP—Mission: To transform

and empower abandoned and hopelessly poor children in Honduras by providing a loving home and education with goal for them to fulfill their ultimate potential as productive, caring and inde-

pendent Honduran citizens. Voted to grant a $5,400 scholarship ALBERGUE SCHOOL MISSION—To provide an all day

program for at risk and home-less children in the Dominican Republic. This is part of a larger ministry of the area Episcopal Churches in Naples. Voted to grant $5,000.

Trinity and Outreach TUMAINI FUND—Mission: to alleviate the terrible suffering

of the AIDS widows and orphans in Kagera, the North-West province of Tanzania. Trinity by the Cove also has the Sewing for Hope group that sews dresses for the orphans. Voted to grant $10,000.

CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND—A fund under the Rector’s discretion to be put to pious and charitable uses. The rector uses this funds to help people in need in our parish and who come to the church’s attention. Voted to grant $1,500.

CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD—Mission: To assist the involvement of children and adults in a common religious experience in which the religious values of childhood, primarily those values of contemplation and enjoyment of God, are predominant. Voted to grant $1,500.

CHURCH MISSIONARY WORK—Mission: To assist Trinitari-ans engage in missionary work. This is a scholarship fund to enable Trinitarians travel to engage in mission. Voted to grant $1,000. EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT—ERD works with

Church partners and other local organizations to save lives and transform communities worldwide. They rebuild after disasters and empower people to create lasting solutions that fight poverty, hun-ger and disease. Working in close to 40 countries,

our programs impact the lives of approximately 3 million people around the world. Voted to grant $1,000.

WOMEN OF TRINITY TOTAL GRANTS

$82,100

OPERATING BUDGET & OUTREACH

In addition to the wonderful work of the Archangel Fund and the Fine Art of Living (now the Art of Giv-ing) and the Women of Trinity, Trinity by the Cove has outreach as part of our operating budget. The operating budget is supported by your pledges, plate offerings each Sunday, and special gifts. $21,500 ALBERGUE SCHOOL MISSION—To provide

an all day program for at risk and homeless children in the Dominican Republic. This is part of a larger ministry of the area Episco-pal Churches in Naples.

$3,000 PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY—Mission: Our mis-sion is to help Parkside improve the lives of children by supporting teacher retention

$169,800 DIOCESAN TITHE (for the work and ministry of the Bishop of Southwest Florida)

$2,000 HAITAIN MINISTRY—Mission: To help fund an associate rector with a special intention for Haitian ministries in Collier County.

$30,000 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (Christmas and Easter Offerings) Habitat for Humanity of Collier County is one of the oldest and larg-est producing Habitat affiliates in the world. More than 1,800 families who once lived in substandard housing now own a simple, decent home of their own, having broken the cycle of poverty through their partner-ship with Habitat Collier.

OPERATING BUDGET TOTAL OUTREACH

$226,300

Archangel Fund $159,082 Women of Trinity $ 82,100 Operating Budget $226,300 Total $447,482 *Note the $20,000 grant from WOT to Archangel fund deduction.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Pentecost, what a celebration of the Feast of the Holy Spirit. At the picnic, the Spirit was blowing through the GIGANTIC bubbles reminding us that He is big enough to be everywhere all of the time and yet small enough to be personal and inside each of us always. The splashing of water was a re-newal of Baptism in a sense. As one child proclaimed in the atrium that morning, “The Holy Spirit comes in us when we are baptized because the priest calls the Spirit into the water and pours Him on our heads.” In the atrium, we also lit 7 red candles, representing the 7 gifts of the Spirit: wis-dom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude strength, piety, and fear of the Lord (wonder). Luckily the tongues of fire did not dance on their heads as we prayed for the Holy Spirit to stir in us these gifts!

The Spirit is blowing through Trinity-by-the-Cove, and the religious formation of our children is His delight. We feel, see, and hear it in the hearts of those who work with our children:

Maria says, “ With the help of the Holy Spirit, my work at the nursery has been enlightening, I am thankful for the training of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd."

For Martha, "Nursery time has emphasized slowing to the moment, which results in a calmness to me and the children. The Holy Spirit is totally in charge...thank goodness!!"

"Through being trained in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd this year" Father Daniel says, “I now see how powerfully God is at work in the hearts of the little children that inhabit our Atria week after week. My task as a Catechist is not to establish a relationship between these children and God; that relationship is already present, through the waters of Baptism and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Instead, my task is to foster the love that has been poured into their hearts, and give voice to our delight in the Good Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ.”

Kristin, who has also been in the training and has assisted in the True Vine atrium this Spring says, “I have been so inspired and encouraged by the children of our church and their work in the atrium. The simplicity of their faith and purity of their relationships with God is so beautiful and has been a constant reminder to me of the love of the Good Shepherd who is constantly leading and caring for his sheep.”

“In the Living Bread atrium the Holy Spirit is alive each Sunday”, says Diane. “But there was one day in particular that we all could feel it moving. This winter, on a particularly beautiful Sunday, the 4th and 5th graders experienced walking the labyrinth. The children were prepared for contemplation, as we discussed what a labyrinth is prior to walking over to the church: that there is one path in and one path out, that it is meant to bring clarity, not confusion, and that it is a form of contemplative prayer. As we slowly moved through the labyrinth’s turns, we read Psalm 23. The sense of peace and quiet that came over each of us was truly a gift of the Spirit. Over the coming summer and throughout the next year, I hope to recapture that gift as we plant the seeds of faith, water them, and watch them grow in each child in the atrium.”

Kaydee, who has assisted in all three levels with the children says, “God’s word flows freely from the minds and mouths of children in Trinity’s three atriums. Equally as busy are their hands as they create, embrace, and discover God through their many works. It is truly a blessing to be part of this wonderful ministry and to have the opportunity to witness the spiritual growth of these young people. We need atriums for 'big peo-ple'.”

I wonder where the Spirit is blowing in your life? Could it be with the children? We welcome you to this Holy Ground. Linda Gemmer, Lead Catechist

Trinity Youth

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A bove the Cenacle Youth joined forces with Lambs of God youth group from Fort Myers for a fun day of kayaking, kiddie pool kickball, and fellowship.

We plan to do several more events like this with neighboring youth groups over the next year! This was a great way for the youth to meet other young Episcopali-ans in the area.

The youth room is undergoing big changes! Over the summer, the youth will be painting the new room, now called The Cenacle. Painting dates in June and July are TBA. Youth leader, Hannah Rinaldi shares “We haven't bought the paint yet, so I don't have painting dates. I'm waiting for confirmation on the color (any day now). Once we have it, we'll pick a few dates in June and July for the kids to come paint after church.”

Around the Parish


The Church Mouse

S ummer is here and the Mouse is open

for business. Mark your calendars, look for the notices in the Naples Daily News or listen for the Public Service An-nouncements on WAVV 101.1 FM radio. The Mouse Sale schedule for the rest of the year in-cludes monthly sales, Parishioner Sunday sales and the Big Fall Church Mouse Sale. The Mouse monthly sales, which are held the first Thursday of each month, will be June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, November 3 and December 1. The Big Fall Church Mouse will be Saturday, October 22. All monthly and semi-annual sales run 9am – 12 noon. “Parishioner Sundays” are the first Sunday of each month. The next ones will be June 4th and July 2nd. The Mouse Shop will be open those Sunday mornings between church services, and that gives you an additional opportunity to shop with us or donate your items.

The Mouse is also preparing for the November Christmas Market’s Golden Elephant Room which is always such a big hit and money raiser. Please consider any beautiful items you might like to donate. If you have a question, you may contact Marilyn Tiburski at (239) 207-0161 or drop of your donation at the Church Mouse and mark it “For The Golden Elephant”. The Mouse Shop accepts your excellent quality household goods, clothing and furniture. Items you wish to donate may be dropped off in the Mouse Workroom during Church working hours (9-5 Monday through Friday and on Sunday morn-ings during Church services). To arrange for con-venient free pick-up of furniture, large objects and other items, please contact Marilyn Tiburski at 239-207-0161(cell) or email: [email protected] . Receipts are available and donations of salable items are tax deductible.

A re you interested in volunteering in the Mouse? If so, we have lots of opportunities that will fit

your schedule. Please contact either Lydia Kerr at 239-514-228, email [email protected] or Marilyn; we would be delighted to hear from you! Remember when you participate in the Mouse it is not merely a volunteer opportunity but there is a greater possibil-ity for comradery, fellowship and the joy of working together to accomplish a greater goal on behalf of Trinity and the charities we serve.

Marilyn Postle Tiburski Co-chair

Summer Soirées S tarting in June and continuing through September

each month between 40-50 parishioners will have an opportunity to gather together at a local restaurant for a casual and delicious meal and fellowship. In June Su and Jean Szen will host at the Normandy Café; in July David and Debbie Finch will host and their loca-tion is still being selected. Then in August John Cowan and Audrey Bird have selected Bayside; and in Septem-ber Donald Stitt will be the host at a surprise location. The restaurants pull out the stops for us and we get to visit and know each other on a social level. Sign up as soon as the rosters appear (noted in your bulletins) as they fill up quickly.

Parish Family Summer Brunches

W e all know how quiet it is in Naples during the summer months but we who stay here year

round also know how much fun we have! Parish Fami-ly Summer Brunches are one of the ways we stay con-nected during the slow summer months. Bring your favorite breakfast egg dish, or yummy crisp bacon, or how about sticky buns freshly made to share. Our sen-ior warden, Jim Jessee, usually bring in something no one else can match but at least he brings in plenty for all! The brunches will be held on June 19th, July 24th, August 14th and will finish with a Rally day picnic on September 11th.

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Summer Faith & Beer Our Faith & Beer group of folks in their 20s & 30s has been active throughout the year here at Trinity-by-the-Cove—and will continue to be so throughout this summer! Here is the Faith & Beer schedule for the month of June:

June 1 (Wednesday)

Girls’ Night Out (location TBD)

June 8 (Wednesday)

Old Naples Pub (6:00pm, kid-free)

A conversation about Counseling & the Chris-

tian Life, led by Ellen Harris.

June 14 (Tuesday)

Faith & Beer Dinner Gathering

If you are interested in coming to our Faith & Beer meetups, or would like to learn more about the group, please reach out to Fr. Daniel.

College Student Meetups

Summer is nearly here, which means that col-lege students are now on summer break. Believe it or not, we have quite a lot of young parishioners who are away at college and are now returning home for the summer. Fr. Daniel is hoping to organize a few college student meetups throughout the summer—social occa-sions that give students the chance to reconnect and get to know each other. Do you have a college student (or recent grad) at home with you this summer who would be interested in these meetups? Or are you, dear reader, a college student that would like to come to them? Send an email to Fr. Daniel ([email protected]), and let him know.


Around the Parish

Theology of Hymns—Videos! We recently concluded a very successful Adult Forum se-ries on the “Theology of Hymns,” led by Ann Stevenson and Tad Meyer during this past season. In addition to Ann and Tad’s insights into our hymn tradition, we made week-ly videos (12 in total) featuring our Director of Music, John Fenstermaker, who offered his own reflections and demon-strated various hymns at each of our church’s instruments: church organ, antique organ, both pianos—and even the calliope. Many of us know that Dr. Fenstermaker has both a keen wit and an excellent sense of humor, which comes through well in these videos.

All of the videos from the “Theology of Hymns” series are now published and available on our Trinity-by-the-Cove YouTube website (yes, we have one!). To access the site, open an internet browser and enter this link: www.bit.ly/TrinityCoveVideos This will take you to our YouTube channel, where you can

select the video you wish to view. Happy watching (and

feel free to share the link!)

Calling All Bookworms!

Have you always wanted to read the short stories of Flan-nery O’Connor, but just haven’t gotten around to it? Or maybe a novel by Dostoevsky or Tolstoy, but were intimi-dated by the page count? Or that new-ish book by Hilary Mantel (Wolf Hall) about the drama surrounding Henry VIII, but you didn’t think there’d be anyone else that want-ed to talk about it?

Well, you’re in luck! Fr. Daniel is keen to start up a group of “Trinity bookworms” who love to read great books and would enjoy the chance to talk about them. The group would meet once a month, and is open to anyone who is interested. Most of the books selected would be works of

fiction (novels), and will intersect in some Faith & Beer in the

Summer


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June 2016


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 9:30 Holy Eucharist

6:00 Faith & Beer

2

9:00 Church Mouse

Sale

3

5:00 Durant//Benza

Wedding Rehearsal

6:30 Catechesis

Training

8:00 Naples South AA

4

9:00 Catechesis

Training

10:30 Order of St. Luke

Meeting

4:30 Durant/Benza

Wedding

5 3rd Pentecost

8:00 Holy Eucharist

10:00 Holy Eucharist

6

11:30 Tex Mex & Mark

7

8:30 Morning Prayer

9:00 Staff Meeting

11:30 Parkside

End of Year Party

12:00 Grief Support

Lunch/offsite

2:00 Contemplative

Prayer


6:00 Faith & Beer

9

10:30 Healing

Eucharist

10


11

7:00 7th Annual

Fishing Tournament

12:00 Barbeque

Lunch

12 4th Pentecost

8:00 Holy Eucharist


13 8:00 Men of Trinity

Offsite


1:00 Grief Support

14 8:30 Morning Prayer

9:00 Staff Meeting

1:00 Sewing for Hope

2:00 Contemplative

Prayer

6:00 Faith & Beer

@ Drackett’s


6:00 Faith & Beer

16 17

4:00 Brown/Lynn

Wedding Rehearsal


18

10:30 Order of St. Luke

Meeting

4:00 Brown/Lynn

Wedding

19 5th Pentecost

8:00 Holy Eucharist


11:00 Summer

Parish Brunch

20


1:00 Grief Support


9:00 Staff Meeting

2:00 Contemplative

Prayer


6:00 Faith & Beer

23 24


25

26 3rd Pentecost

8:00 Holy Eucharist

9:00 Daughters of the

King


27


1:00 Grief Support


9:00 Staff Meeting

1:00 Sewing for Hope

2:00 Contemplative

Prayer


6:00 Faith & Beer

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April 2016 Financial Statement

Some interesting facts about resources in the Episcopal Church and at Trinity-by-the-Cove

The average yearly pledge in our Diocese is $2,223. The average pledge at Trinity-by-the-Cove is a work in progress! We have 405 pledging individuals/families as of May 31st We have 51 new families/individuals pledging this year We have 95 families/individuals who increased their pledges this year We have 47 families/individuals who decreased their pledges this year.

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Trinity by the Cove

Income/Expenses

April 30, 2016

Income Budget

Month Year to Date Annual

2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

Plate $2,869 $2,410 $18,530 $19,808 $ 35,750

Pledge Commitment 127,308 142,296 654,411 582,912 1,449,774

Seasonal/Music 1,013 17,343 30,743 30,117 83,350

Interest 0 4 51 12 50

Misc. Offerings* 12,868 151 16,893 1,269 41,000

Mission 0 0 324 0 0

Other 6,190 7,044 20,262 18,684 37,850

Gains/Losses -323 -124 -765 -682 0

Outreach## 18,275 2,134 18,580 2,134 0

Endowment 0 0 0 0 144,500

Total Operating 168,200 $171,258 $759,029 654,254 1,792,274

Expense

Clergy $53,782 $37,170 $186,556 $146,632 $411,894

Parish Programs^^ 17,219 36,411 139,477 $154,302 $379,842

Outreach/Mission 39,630 39,807 112,372 82,612 250,784

Administration & Operations ^^ 88,202 68,825 226,014 200,985 497,818

Property Maint. 16,640 12,460 64,477 57,302 181,040

Utilities 1,992 7,466 17,425 23,337 70,896

Total Operating Exp. 217,466 $202,139 $746,321 665,170 1,792,274

Operating Gain/Loss -$49,265 -$30,881 $12,708 -$10,916 $0

*Misc Offerings includes $11,000 one time gift for web site development.

##Outreach receipts - Relay for Life and Habitat for Humanity

^^Music categorized as Admin/Operations for 2016

We have updated our Chart of Accounts this month to improve communication and budgeting. We will be updating the way we communicate financials in the Trinitarian in the coming months. Note also that our 2014 audit is underway with the firm of Philips Harvey Group, P.A.

Visitors/New Members Marriages Teresa Marie Wing and Peter Grant Pohlmann, May 7, 2016 Deaths Dick Stadler, April 26, 2016 Nancy Graves, April 8, 2016 Evelyn Pugliese, May 19, 2016 Stephen Ward, May 15, 2016

PARISH STAFF RECTOR: The Rev. Edward Gleason; ext 202

ASSOCIATE RECTORS: The Rev. Jean Hite, ext. 206; The Rev. Daniel Moore, ext 214 ASSISTING PRIESTS: The Rev. Steve Zimmerman

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: John Fenstermaker, ext 207; ASSISTANT ORGANIST: Mary Watkins PARISH ADMINISTRATOR: Polly Butler, ext 202; STAFF ASSISTANT: Katie Anderson, ext 201

FACILITIES MANAGER: Chris Wainscott, ext 210 CONTROLLER: Lisa Ingram, ext 204; BOOKKEEPER, Su Szen, ext 204

MEMBER MINISTRY COORDINATOR: Judy Fratus, ext 213; COORDINATING CATECHEIST: Linda Gemmer, ext 215 PARISH COUNSELOR: Ellen Harris, 404-0862; DIRECTOR OF GIVING, Don Scott

HOUSEKEEPER: Tasha Moreno

Jim Jessee, Senior Warden John Eick, Junior Warden

Jan Huffman Sharon Julian Mick Moore

Kathy Morris John Robb

Robbie Roberts Cookie Spears Jody Tiffany

Casey Weidenmiller Trish Williams

Standing Notices The Sacrament of Holy Baptism is celebrated at the Easter Vigil, the Day of Pentecost, All Saints’ Day or the Sunday after All Saints’ Day, and on the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord (the First Sunday after the Epiphany). Baptisms are reserved for these occasions or when the Bishop is present.

The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony is offered to members of the parish, in good standing, and members of their immediate family. Lent is not a suitable season.

It is expected for the parish office to be informed when a member of the parish is hospitalized in order to secure the ministrations of the church.

The Sacrament of Holy Unction is administered at the Healing Service on the second Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

Vestry

Or Current Resident

Renee Esquer Christina Madsen Daphne & David Pfaff Sandra McNiel

Veronica Samora Linda & Clyde Torp Glenda Wilkinson John Wolf & Elizabeth Potter

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