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BE TRANSFORMED. TRANSFORM THE WORLD.
Connect to Your Callat Trinity Episcopal Church
Worship 4
Music 6
Sunday School & Childcare 8
Youth Programming 8 - 9
Youth in the Diocese 9
Families & Parents 10
Adult Learners 11
Parish Life 12
Pastoral Care 13
Outreach / Mission 14 - 16
Governance & Administration 17 - 18
Financial Stewardship 18
Notes 19
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome to Trinity.
We invite you to find ways to engage with others and “connect to your call” at Trinity.
This booklet contains a list of volunteer opportunities and programs for spiritual enrichment.
We believe that when you find a way to be the hands and the feet of Christ, you will be transformed. Further, you will transform Trinity and the World in Christ’s Love.
We are eager to learn more about you, your passions, and your call at Trinity.
If you have questions, want a deeper conversation, or have suggestions for programs/events/classes that connect to our mission, please contact Julie O’Mara, Administrative Assistant: 317-926-1346 or [email protected]. She will put you in touch with the right person.
WorshipOur Anglican liturgical tradition values art, music, and words as expressions of, and pointers to, the presence and glory of God. The word liturgy literally means “the people’s work,” and it refers to our worship as a congregation gathered. Liturgy graciously accepts and connects us with God and one another, addresses the realities of life today, and welcomes all people into participation. Liturgy spiritually feeds us, opens us to the beauty and glory of God, shapes our understanding and love of God, and comforts and challenges us. Liturgy empowers us to be active in the world as heralds of the Gospel.
Acolyte GuildAcolytes carry the crosses, candles and other items in procession, and help in a number of important ways throughout the service. Trinity is blessed with one of the largest and most enthusiastic acolyte corps of any church. These young people serve faithfully Sunday after Sunday, as well as feast days, all year-round. Young people are eligible to serve as acolytes, beginning in the 4th grade. Contact: Gretchan Turner - [email protected]
Altar GuildThe Altar Guild is responsible for the preparation of the altar for various sacraments as the Rector directs. This includes every service held in the church. The Altar Guild cares for all communion linens and communion vessels, as well as all flowers within the sanctuary and provides assistance to the clergy as needed. Contact: Ann Throop - ann [email protected]
Chalice BearersChalice Bearers assist with distributing the wine during Holy Communion. This service is a joy and a gift.
8:00 AM Chalice GuildThe 8am Chalice Bearers are a small but mighty team. We are always looking for additional members. If you would like to attend a smaller more intimate worship service occasionally or on a monthly basis, we can set you up with the same Sunday of the month or schedule when you are available. Contact: Jeannice Shobe - [email protected]
10:00 AM Chalice GuildThe 10am Chalice Guild are scheduled quarterly and typically serve about 1-3 times a quarter. Contact: Jeff Martin - [email protected]; The Rev’d Julia E. Whitworth
Saint Stephen’s Guild (Readers / Intercessors)St. Stephen’s Guild/Trinity Lectors participate in the liturgy on a rotating basis by reading scriptural lessons from the lectern and leading prayers from the nave during services. From a group of over 35 parishioners, Lectors are scheduled quarterly according to their availability and the liturgical needs for regular Sunday morning services, Evensongs, festivals such as Lessons & Carols, The Great Easter Vigil, and other occasional services. Contact for 8AM Service: Anne Greist - [email protected] Contact for 10AM service: Hugh Resnick - [email protected]
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Ushers Guild The Ushers’ Guild is responsible for the logistics of getting people to and from their pews. The ushers are responsible for collecting the offering, releasing people for communion, and cleaning up after the services. Ushers serve at special services: funerals, confirmations, and non-Sunday services. Functions include handing out Orders of Service, selecting Oblation Bearers, assisting in emergencies, managing chairs & doors & wheel chairs & the flow of people during services. All this is done in a manner that is friendly, subtle, respectful, and dignified. Contact: Eric Baiz - [email protected]
Taizé ServiceEvery 2nd Sunday of each month, Trinity offers a Taizé Service at 5PM. Silence, simple chants, scripture lessons, and silence in a room filled with candlelight and incense. The setting and music invites you to “be” with God and each other. People from throughout Indianapolis and beyond, many of whom are not parishioners, come to Trinity for this time of quiet reflection. Contact: Jane Root - [email protected]
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RegulaR Sunday Schedule 8:00AM | Holy Eucharist - Rite I
A quiet Rite I Eucharist (traditional language).
9:00AM | Coffee and Conversation with the Preacher
10:00AM | Holy Eucharist - Rite IIA Rite II Eucharist (modern language) with the Trinity Choir and Choristers. Childcare is available.Children’s Liturgy of the Word in the Holy Innocents' Chapel, ages 4-10.
11:15AM | Coffee with Education for All Ages Adult Formation / Sunday School/ Rite-13 & J2AMonthly Celebration Coffee Hour
5:00PM | Taizé Service 2nd Sunday of each month. Silence, simple chants and scripture lessons in a room filled with candlelight and incense.
MusicContact Dr. Michael Messina, Director of Music - [email protected]
The Music Program at Trinity is diverse, creative, and widely recognized for its depth of repertoire. Special services at Trinity include Choral Evensongs, periodic organ recitals, and guest performances.
Christmas is a particularly special time for music. Trinity celebrates the season with a festive Madrigal Dinner and a service of Lessons and Carols. Both of these Christmastide services reach beyond the parish and draw many from the city into our sacred space.
PilgrimageIn 2019, the Choir and Choristers will go on Pilgrimage to England, serving as choir in residence at Ely Cathedral for a week. The choir has often traveled as far as England and as near as the Diocese of Indianapolis for growth, service, and enrichment.
PerformancesBesides regular worship services, Music at Trinity offers year round music programming, including Steven Stolen’s Meridian Song Project, concerts with choir and orchestra, guest ensembles and soloists, and the Choir Cabaret.
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ChoirLearning the music of the Church is very much a part of our core value of education. Singing in the choir includes learning about sacred scripture, church history, theology, liturgy, spirituality and prayer... not to mention vocal technique, breathing, posture and deployment, and other musical skills.
Choir members have a wide range of experience and ability, from professional musicians to children having their first musical training. Trinity Choir is a mixed intergenerational choir of professionals and volunteers—adults and teens—who work hard and love to sing.
Rehearsals are held on Wednesdays, from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday mornings. The choir sings Sundays and holidays plus concerts, Evensong, and special programs.
ChoristersTrinity Choristers is for boys and girls at least 8 years of age or in the third grade. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays from 4:30-6:30 pm, with snacks provided by parents. Choristers sing in church three Sundays/month (September through Trinity Sunday) as well as holidays, Evensong, and concerts.
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Sunday School & ChildcareContact: Kathleen Strickland, Director of Family and Children Ministries - [email protected] every church program or event, we always consider ways to include and care for children. Every season offers ways to involve our children and youth in the flow of the church year, creatively and joyfully. Trinity is a place where children and youth participate in all sorts of ways, and where the message they are given is that we want them here . . . where they belong.
Sunday schoolGodly Play: Children from preschool through 2nd grade are taught lessons using the Godly Play method, a Montessori-based method of Christian education and spiritual formation for children. Through storytelling, silence, “I wonder” questions with art responses, and hands-on work, children encounter the language of our tradition– parable, sacred story, silence, and liturgical action– and become more fully aware of the mystery of God’s presence in their lives.
Feasting on the Word: For children in grades 3-6, this is a lectionary-based curriculum that explores the relevance of scripture in daily life and how our Christian faith shapes our choices. Art response, community-building, and service are incorporated into our upper elementary classes.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word: During the 10am service, children ages 4-4th grade are invited to attend an age-appropriate service of storytelling, reflection, prayer and music during the adult service. Chil-dren attend church with their parents and then follow the cross, and Trinity staff, during the second hymn, to the Chapel. They return to Church during the Peace.
ChildcareNursery is available on Sundays and during programmed events.On Sundays, nursery is available for children under three years old from 9:45 -12:00 noon, in Room 101, first floor of St. Richard’s Episcopal School. Contact: Patty Gotway - [email protected]
Youth ProgrammingContact Missy Roetter, Youth & Parish Life Administrator - [email protected]
Youth at Trinity take part in the four-year program, Journey to Adulthood. The program is defined by two basic precepts: manhood and womanhood are gifts from God, and adulthood must be earned. We celebrate the changes that teenagers experience as we help them grow toward maturity.
This program is divided into two, two-year components, Rite-13 and Journey to Adulthood (J2A).
Rite-13 For seventh and eighth grade teens, Rite-13 works to establish and maintain cross-gender friendships, establishes the church as a safety zone in the midst of an evolving time in teens’ lives, and builds a group with shared experiences and memories.Journey to Adulthood (J2A)For ninth and tenth graders, J2A celebrates the transition from teen to adulthood, trains young people in the skills of adulthood, explores the mystery of our faith heritage, and establishes our experience in
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the strength of community and liturgy. J2A focuses on active listening, negotiation, assertion, research/information management, partnership, and leadership.Through all four years of Journey to Adulthood, the youths travel with the same small group of peers. The bonds they form grow strong and support them. Youth leaders are adults in the congregation who commit to journey with youth through all four years of the program. The end result--young adults who have learned who they are, know they are loved, have confidence in themselves, and have encountered their faith in a safe community.
J2A PilgrimageAt the end of J2A, teens go on a spiritual pilgrimage where they participate in mission work and regular spiritual practice in community living. The most recent pilgrimages have been to Iona, Scotland; Juneau, Alaska; Rome, Italy and Banff Alberta Canada. Teens help pay for their travel expenses by participating in a number of volunteer activities and fund-raisers, including cookie bakes, car washes, and Mother’s Day flower sales.
Young Adults at Trinity (YAT): For juniors and seniors in high school, YAT will meet several times a month after the 10am service for fellowship and theological reflection with retired clergy in our parish community, as well as service opportunities throughout the year. Older teens are also invited to participate as ushers, readers, and Sunday School assistants. During the season of Lent and Eastertide, the Rector and Associate Rector, along with parish mentors, will offer Confirmation classes in preparation for Spring Diocesan Confirmation with the Bishop.
Youth opportunities within the DioceseDiocesan Youth Ministry The youth program at Trinity is enhanced by our relationship with the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. Our diocesan youth program offers opportunities for overseas mission, leadership development, and participation in national Episcopal youth programs.
Waycross Camp and Conference Center offers a variety of residential summer camps for children and youth ages 8 through 16. Older youth may participate in Leadership in Training and Counselor in Training programs.
Fall and Spring Youth Conference These annual events provide an opportunity for youth in grades 6 through 12 to gather for a weekend of music, worship, conversation, and exciting camp activities.
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2017 Fall Youth Conference at Waycross
Theme: “A Global Family: Our Common Roots and Bridging Our Diversity” REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 12TH!
Join other youth for a weekend of putting different faiths in dialogue with our Episco-pal tradition. They will explore the common roots of our faith and talk about ways we can engage in conversations with one another.
Registration cost: $80 for youth; $65 for adults (Scholarships are available. Please contact [email protected] to request scholarship assistance.)
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Families & ParentsFamilies at Trinity look forward to special events great for families and kids, including the Feast of St. Francis Pet Blessing, Intergenerational Advent Wreath-Making, an Epiphany Party, and the Easter Egg Hunt. Parents at Trinity connect through the following groups:
Parents of Episcopal Teens (PETs) PETs was created to fill a need for community among parents of Trinity’s middle and high school aged youth. The group is intended for parents of youth in grades 5 to 12. Contact: Sally Hardgrove - [email protected]
Parents Raising Exceptional People (PREP)PREP parents of younger children come together in various ways throughout the year to learn togeth-er, serve each other and our community, and just have fun. This can be at Trinity, at off-site venues, or through social media on our (non-public) Facebook page. We are committed to raising our families in this community of faith. PREP welcomes new members anytime of the year, and we are always eager to engage new Trinity families. Contact: Jennifer Phelps - [email protected]
Trinity Preschool Parents (TPP)Trinity Preschool Parents is a forum for parents (and expectant parents) of our youngest parishioners, from birth to age three. The everyday challenges of parenting young children are rewarding, over-whelming, and exhausting--often in a matter of minutes! TPP is a chance for parents of babies and toddlers to join in fellowship, to share ideas, and to grow in faith as we journey with our children. If you are interested in being a part of this community, or if you are called to mentor young parents: Contact Kathleen Strickland - [email protected]
Some newly formed traditions for Trinity Families and Parents include Waycross Labor Day Family Camp, participation in outreach activities like CHEER projects at Mid-North Food Pantry, Women’s Week and Men’s Weekend at Waycross, and Parents Night Out – a time for parents to meet without children for fellowship and activities.
Waycross Men’s Weekend
Adult Learners
Lifelong Christian learning brings us closer to God and nourishes our congregation. In Episcopal tradition we place a high value on learning—as faith seeking understanding. Reason and learning guide us to explore the deepest issues of humankind.
Sunday Adult Forums & Small GroupsProgrammed throughout the year, Trinity invites speakers to share stories that enrich our common life after our 10am service. Topics have included social justice issues, community and neighborhood organizations, spiritual practices and interviews with outreach partners. During the Church year, small groups for spiritual practice and bible study will also convene on Sundays or other times. Contact: The Rev’d Dr. Benjamin Anthony - [email protected]
Education For Ministry (EFM) Education For Ministry (EFM) is a program for lay leadership formation offered at Trinity Church and through many congregations in our diocese. The program was developed by the School of Theology at Sewanee as a way to bring seminary education to congregations. Contact: Sara Bean - [email protected]
Tuesday Study GroupThe Tuesday Study Group meets in the Crist Room each Tuesday at 10am. This group studies books of the Bible, reads literature by contemporary authors, and gathers for short series on topical subjects. All are welcome to participate. Contact: Julie O’Mara - [email protected]
Lenten SeriesDuring the season of Lent, Trinity often offers programs to deepen our relationships with each other and our community of faith. Contact: The Rev’d Dr. Benjamin Anthony - [email protected]
Adult Formation SeriesThroughout the year, Trinity offers educational events for those of us who seek understanding and relationship through a faith perspective. With guidance from clergy, lay leaders, guest speakers, and neighborhood groups, we come together to share perspectives and conversations to deepen our relationships with each other, our community, the city of Indianapolis and beyond. Newcomer Classes are offered in the fall and spring, including introduction to Christianity, the Episcopal Church, and Trinity. A light meal is served. Child-care is available upon request. Contact: The Rev’d Dr. Benjamin Anthony - [email protected]
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Parish LifeWelcome TeamWelcome is the heart of what we do at Trinity. Volunteers on the Welcome Team provide holy hospitality for visitors and new members on Sundays and beyond. They hosts events and provide guidance on how we invite others into relationship with Trinity members, ministries, and volunteer opportunities. Contact: Leigh Anne Naas - [email protected]
Celebration Coffee HourOnce a month in the Fortune Room, after the 10am service, this is more than the usual coffee hour. The Celebration Coffee Hour is a time to celebrate special religious holidays (All Saints, Easter, etc.) and to give thanks to all those who pass through our doors. Trinity groups, families, and friends take turns hosting the monthly event to share hospitality. We look forward to meeting you and knowing you better. Contact: Christy Jacobi - [email protected]
The Guild of the Unexceptionable Cuisiniers (A Men’s Group)The Guild of the Unexceptionable Cuisiniers enjoy the fellowship of working together to serve Christ, our fellow parishioners and the community by cooking for the parish. Members strive to have a once a month planning meeting to discuss upcoming Guild activities, share fellowship with one another, and challenge each other’s culinary skills to bring more and better tasting things to Trinity events. Contact: Jim Purucker - [email protected]
Madrigal Guild The Madrigal Guild puts on the annual Trinity Madrigal Feast each Yuletide Season. While the choir primarily provides the entertainment, the guild provides the feast and decorations, pulling in about 50 volunteers to make it happen. Contact: Tricia McMath - [email protected]
Saint Francis GuildThis guild lovingly tends the Cloister Garden (courtyard between the sanctuary and the Tudor House) and the Lemler Garden (enclosed space shared with St. Richard’s Episcopal School). They plant seeds, perennials, annuals, and herbs. After winter subsides, Trinity parishioners, neighbors, and friends witness the glorious resurrection of life in spring. Contact: Ken Myers - [email protected]
Saint Monica’s Guild (A Women’s Group)St. Monica’s Guild offers fellowship and education. Generally, meetings are held in the spring and fall, on the third Thursday of the month. As the Guild continues to evolve, it is moving in the direction of hosting speakers on topics that are designed to inform and entertain. Contact: Catey Hale - [email protected]
Trinity Men’s ClubThe group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month at 8:15am at a local restaurant. All Trinity men are invited to the Trinity Men’s Club to meet for breakfast and conversation. Contact Peter Sehlinger - [email protected]
Trinity WomenTrinity Episcopal Women’s Guild has a long rich history of hosting funeral receptions, showers, and any other gathering that needs our special touch! Contact: Janet Craun - [email protected]
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Pastoral CareThe Pastoral Care Committee members bring care, comfort, and support to our members who are sick and shut-in, struggling with bereavement, loneliness, and/or other life challenges by coordinating various activities for members of the congregation. Contact: Patty Bennett or The Rev’d Karen L. King.The Clergy provide care for the parish through home and hospital visits, one-on-one support meetings, baptismal preparation, wedding preparation, advance funeral planning, comforting when death nears, and pet blessings. Trinity’s commitment to pastoral care, however, extends far beyond the church walls through its many outreach ministries in the neighborhood and community. Pastoral visits and after-hours pastoral emergencies can be arranged with any of the clergy: 317-926-1346
Guild of the Holy Cross | Lay Eucharistic Visitors (LEV)A Lay Eucharistic Visitor or “LEV” is a person licensed by the Bishop, upon completion of required training, to take the consecrated elements, the Bread and Wine of Holy Communion, to members of the congregation who, by reason of illness or infirmity, are unable to be present at the Celebration of Holy Eucharist on Sunday or other principal celebrations. The LEV ministry ensures the spiritual nourishment of communion remains available to all on a monthly basis. Contact: The Rev’d Karen L. King - [email protected]
Senior LuncheonsHeld in the spring and fall, the Senior Luncheons bring together long-time and elderly members of the parish to renew and strengthen their bonds of fellowship. The day begins with worship and Holy Eucharist in the church followed by lunch and a program in the Fortune Room. Contact: Patty Bennett or The Rev’d Karen L. King - [email protected]
Trinity Card MinistryThe Card Ministry reminds parishioners and friends of Trinity that they are being prayed for by the congregation and clergy. Every week, a personal hand written card of encouragement is sent to those persons whose names appeared on the prayer list during Sunday services. Contact: Sandra Orr Malcom or The Rev’d. Karen L. King - [email protected]
Trinity Caregivers’ Support GroupThe Trinity Caregivers’ Support Group meets monthly on Thursdays at 3:30 pm in the Trinity Library. Caregivers for those suffering from dementia, Parkinson’s, strokes, or other similar conditions meet monthly to discuss situations they are encountering and to lend support. Anyone who is a caregiver is invited to attend the group’s meetings. Contact: Sandra Orr Malcom - [email protected]
Trinity Comforters & KnittersHandcrafted items are made for Trinity parishioners who might be home bound and unable to regularly attend services and other people who would appreciate being remembered. Trinity Comforters & Knitters is self- funded through donations of material and money from its members, generous friends, and by sales of our creations. Contact: Patty Gotway - [email protected]
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Outreach / MissionNurturing, teaching, leading, feeding… alongside one another or on our own, Trinity’s ministries allow us to use our gifts in ways that can forever touch the lives and hearts of others. Trinity answers the call to serve through ministries that put God’s love into action—among our own parishioners, in our neighborhood, in our city, and in the world beyond.
Ongoing Trinity Ministries
Trinity Sunday Dinner Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017, the Trinity Sunday Dinner, located in the Trinity Outreach Center, provides a dinner to 150 and more community neighbors every Sunday from noon to 1 p.m. Contact: Diana Creasser or the Rev’d Karen L. King - [email protected]
Dayspring Family Shelter: Dayspring Sunday Dinner Trinity volunteers serve dinner to Dayspring Shelter residents the third Sunday of every other month. Contact: Jan Gould or the Rev’d Karen L. King - [email protected]
Exodus Welcome Team Trinity Episcopal Church has partnered with Exodus Refugee Immigration to host families in the Indianapolis area. The Exodus Welcome Team is currently working with two refugee families. Contact: Elsa Sands - [email protected]
Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity Trinity Church works in partnership with Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity, Mapleton Fall Creek Development Corporation, local churches and businesses, to rehab homes in the neighborhood. Contact: Erik Hembre - [email protected]
Green TeamThe Trinity Green Team provides a focus and suggests ways for Trinity and its members to be more environmentally responsible. They provide information about events and groups in the Indianapolis region. Members have been active in local groups like Indianapolis Green Congregations and Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light. Contact: Leigh Ann Hirschman - [email protected]
IndyCAN (Indianapolis Community Action Network) IndyCAN is a catalyst for marginalized peoples and faith communities to act collectively for racial and economic equity in Indiana. It is a multi-racial, multi-class, multi-faith, non-partisan organization that reaches tens of thousands of people committed to advancing the leadership of the most marginalized (returning citizens, immigrants, excluded workers and youth). Contact: The Rev’d Julia E. Whitworth - [email protected]
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Seasonal Outreach ProjectsAdvent Outreach Service Project This intergenerational activity is an opportunity for the entire congregation to participate in an outreach project by donating, gathering, and sorting personal hygiene products to be given to an organization that serves populations in need. Contact: the Rev’d Karen L. King - [email protected]
Magi Tree This ministry represents a partnership between Trinity Episcopal Church and a community organization or campus partner to designate Christmas gifts for the organizations’ clientele. Contact: the Rev’d Karen L. King - [email protected]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Service Project Trinity members gather on this national holiday at designated community-based organization(s) to provide volunteer service. Contact: the Rev’d Karen L. King - [email protected]
Community Investment
Community Outreach Grants Every year Trinity awards grants to nonprofit organizations that share a common mission and are in partnership with Trinity Episcopal Church. Contact: The Rev’d Karen L. King - [email protected]
Mapleton Fall Creek Development Trinity has partnered successfully with the Mapleton Fall Creek Development Corporation to rehabilitate a number of homes for use as single family residences. As well, through this partnership, Trinity hosts events for deeper community understanding and engagement. Contact: Adam Mueller - [email protected]
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Indianapolis Mayor Hogsett and the Bishop-Elect visit the Trinity Outreach Center,3333 N. Meridian Street, just north of the church.
Campus Ministry Partners
Horizons at St. Richard’s Episcopal School (SRES) Horizons at SRES is a transformational, community-centered program proven to close the achievement and opportunity gaps for low-income children. The program offers a five-week educational summer enrichment program serving low-income public school students with a broad range of academic abilities. Contact: Shanna Martin, Director - [email protected]
Mid-North Food Pantry (MNFP) Housed in the Trinity Outreach Center, the Mid-North Food Pantry is a charitable, non-profit agency supported by several mid-north churches, which pledge monetary support and collect food to stock its shelves. Contact: Kate Howe - [email protected]; Erin Vincent - [email protected]
(MFNP) Childhood Hunger Education, Engagement, and Reverence (CHEER) CHEER is an active group of young people ages 3-12 years old and their parents learning, serving, and spreading CHEER to the Mid-North Food Pantry. Contact: Erin Vincent - [email protected]
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic Housed in the Trinity Outreach Center, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic is a faith-based, non-profit corporation offering legal representation and preventive law education to low income families, including immigrant families. Contact: Christopher L. Purnell, Executive Director - [email protected]
Project Home Indy Project Home Indy (PHI) is a comprehensive residential support program for pregnant and parenting teens, young women who with their children, would otherwise be trapped in a cycle of poverty. Contact: Lakshmi Hasanadka, JD, Executive Director - [email protected]
St. Nicholas Early Learning, Inc. Housed in the Trinity Outreach Center, St Nicholas is a high-quality, affordable, and inclusive program for infants, toddlers, and three year old children in the Mid-North neighborhoods of Indianapolis. St. Nicholas was started by Trinity parishioners and became a 501c3 in June 2016. Contact: Dr. David Sandrick, Executive Director - [email protected]
St. Richard’s Episcopal School In 1960, Trinity opened St. Richard’s Episcopal School as a parish school and community outreach. Modeled after British day schools, the school places emphasis on knowledge and values for a lifetime through the implementation of Five Pillars for Success: Faith, Classic Curriculum, Leadership, Civic Responsibility, and Global Readiness. Now financially independent from the church (since 2004), the church and school enjoy a strong and effective partnership. Contact: Abby Williams, Associate Head of School - [email protected]
Trinity House Under development, this innovative project evolved from careful and faithful discernment by a team of Trinity lay leaders, and is now in an assessment stage. Its goal is to help LGBTQ youth escape poverty by providing housing to homeless LGBTQ teens. Contact: The Rev’d Julia E. Whitworth - [email protected]
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Governance & AdministrationThe members of the following groups are elected lay leaders or appointed lay leaders. If you would like more information or are interested in joining one of these groups, please contact the Rector, the Rev’d Julia E. Whitworth - [email protected]
VestryThe vestry is the leadership council of the parish. Vestry members are elected at the January annual meeting for a three-year term. They work closely with the rector to define the mission and direction of the parish and manage the parish’s operations, finances, and property. Vestry members are an example of commitment, participation, and support of the life of the parish.
Finance Committee Committee Members meet regularly to provide counsel that the financial policy, financial audit and financial affairs are appropriately developed, implemented and managed. The group makes policy and operational recommendations, voted upon by the vestry.
Endowment Trustees - members are appointed by, and report to, the VestryThe Endowment of Trinity Episcopal Church is overseen by a group of Trustees who have been appoint-ed by, and report to, the Vestry. The Trustees meet on a regular basis (at least quarterly) to review assets and programs of the Endowment, authorize changes in the portfolio, and to consider requests and recommendations from the Vestry and other related parties. In addition, the Trustees interact on a regular basis with the Vestry and Finance Committee regarding issues such as budgeting and spending policy, portfolio investments and other related items.
Joint Facilities CommitteeStewardship of the Trinity campus facilities includes care of the buildings and gardens for the church and school, the church offices in the Tudor House, the two historic homes facing Pennsylvania Street (Corner House and Trinity House), the north and south parking lots, the school playground and soccer field, and the Outreach Center.
Outreach Properties Committee The role of the Trinity Outreach Properties Committee is to manage all aspects of those properties owned by Trinity Episcopal Church that are dedicated for use by outreach tenants or programs. This includes: occupancy, tenant relations, buildings and grounds maintenance and repair, policy issues, financial assurance, budgeting, and strategic and long-term planning. Contact: Ed Stephenson - [email protected]
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Stewardship Committee The Stewardship Committee is responsible for encouraging members of the parish to be good stewards of the resources God has given us, in particular to lead the parish’s annual stewardship campaign (pledge drive) in the fall, which raises the funds needed to maintain and grow programming, facilities, and administration. Stewardship is a central Christian value: we strive to grow and transform our faith, our church, our world with our God-given gifts. Contact: Joel Harrison - [email protected]; Shanna Stump - [email protected]
Tree of Life: Trinity’s Planned Giving Planned giving is the way in which we address the matter of sharing the blessings of our lifetime. It is the opportunity to leave a planned gift that constitutes both a legacy to generations yet unborn and a final witness to those whom we hold most dear. You can do this through living gifts, with tax and income benefits, through your will as bequests, or gifts of special assets that build a future legacy to Trinity. These gifts truly express your great love for the continuation of our church. Please get in touch to learn more, including information about estate planning. Contact: Diana Creasser - [email protected]
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Financial StewardshipContact: Kevin DePrey, Trinity Adminstrator - [email protected]
We take seriously our call to be the hands and feet of Christ here at 33rd and Meridian. We care for our parish, our neighborhood, the city and beyond. Giving financially helps to support Trinity’s vital programming, for continuity and growth. We also give generously to ensure our legacy continues beyond our lifetime. People of varying financial means give generously throughout the course of a year.
We welcome your questions and interest in the financial health of Trinity. If you are interested in learning more about giving and how your contribution makes a difference, please contact the Parish Administrator, Kevin DePrey: [email protected].
PledgingWhen you pledge to Trinity you are giving to funds that translate into the budget for planning the year’s programming and ministries. When you make a pledge you enable the Trinity vestry and the parish lay governing board to be able to plan for, and build, an annual budget to support Trinity’s many vibrant programs.
The Trinity Annual Stewardship Campaign begins in the Fall of each year, though our outlook is that Stewardship is a year round activity.
To Give a Donation or to Pledge: You can write a check or give online: trinitychurchindy.org/give.
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