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I KNOW! THAT’S
WHY I’M HERE!
Years ago a friend told me a de-
lightful Easter story. A young
woman visited the Orthodox
Church on Easter Day. In the Or-
thodox tradition, the custom on
Easter Day at the peace is to greet
one another with, ―Alleluia. Christ
is Risen.‖ The appropriate re-
sponse is, ―The Lord is Risen In-
deed, Alleluia!‖ Not knowing this,
the young woman was astonished
when the person next to her greet-
ed her at the peace by smiling
broadly and exclaiming, ―Alleluia.
Christ is Risen.‖ In her astonish-
ment, the young woman blurted
out, ―I know! That’s why I’m here!‖
How lovely that this young wom-
an’s response was the true reason
we are all Christians; the reason
we gather together! Christ is risen,
trampling down pain, sorrow, and
death, and raising us up with Him.
But to remind ourselves fully ―why
we are here,‖ we need to experi-
ence the journey of Christ through
his passion and crucifixion.
The cycle of worship from Palm
Sunday through Easter Day is de-
signed to bring us in breathless
anticipation to the Resurrection.
As we experience the first Eucha-
rist of Easter, our minds will grasp
Photo by Chris Southard
onto the reality of the Resurrec-
tion. We too will respond to
―Alleluia, Christ is Risen.‖ with,
―The Lord is Risen indeed. Allelu-
ia.‖ Our response is our Episcopal
Church way of saying, ―I know!
That’s why I’m here!‖
I invite you to join in the services
of Holy Week and Easter. You will
find a complete listing of our ser-
vices in this newsletter. Please ask
yourself how participating will ex-
tend and deepen your relationship
with God and with one another.
Participating fully in the Holy
Week, Easter Vigil and Easter Day
services will find us with our feet
on a new path, with God having
done a new thing and opened a
newly resurrected life for us.
Come and celebrate the generous
new life offered to us in Christ!
Alleluia! He is Risen! I know that’s why you’ll be here!
Nicolette+
Holy Week & Easter
Schedule
See Page 3
In this Issue:
Rector Reflection p.1
Nominating Com. Update p.2,3
Holy Week Schedule p.3
Garden Mart p.4,5
Midday & Other Music p.5
Calendar and Lay Sched. P.6,7
Liturgical Notes & B’days p.8
People-David Mayom p.9
Bishop Reflection p.10
Parish Commentary p.11
More Announcements p.11
Second Issue, April 2011
NOMINATING COMMITTEE NEWS
Chris Kelley
As we enter Lent we continue to take steps down our
path to our new rector. In the last 4 weeks we have
had discussions about the nominating process at the
Annual Parish Finance & Business Meeting, and post-
ed the status chart of our progress both at Trinity and
on the website. Most significantly, the position for our
new rector is now open in the national church data-
base. This means that we have completed our second
big set of activities: turning the parish’s feedback
gathered in the Holy Conversations (our first big set
of activities) into the parish profile and getting every-
thing approved by the vestry and the diocese.
So, what comes next? The simple answer is we start
our first look at candidates. The candidate names will
come to us from as many as three different sources:
The national church database will match our
Trinity profile with the profiles of clergy who
are looking for a new calling.
Clergy can nominate themselves by sending
their cover letter, resume, CDOs and OTMs to
the Diocesan Transition Office.
Parishioners can also nominate clergy through
our website or with the paper form (available
online and from the church office) provided
they asked for and received permission
from the clergy they are nominating. If
you choose to use a paper form, please submit
it in an envelope labeled ―To the Nominating
Committee‖ so that confidentiality is main-
tained.
All of the initial information collected from the na-
tional church database, our website and through the
church office will be routed to the diocese for an ini-
tial screen, as is standard throughout the Episcopal
Church, and then passed back to us with additional
information about each candidate, including their
profile and resume.
We may receive as many as 50 to 75 candidate names.
We will study each nomination and candidate profile
and decide which competencies and skills as revealed
in their materials match the goals and challenges es-
tablished from the Holy Conversations and approved
by the vestry. Those individuals will receive a letter
containing a set of questions and a request for a video
version of a sermon, and will be asked, if interested in
the position, to return the materials by a given dead-
line. The Nominating Committee will give each candi-
date the careful consideration s/he deserves by study-
ing answers to the written questions, and listening to/
observing sermons. From this initial pool we will se-
lect the clergy with whom we want to do phone inter-
views. We will send them a packet of information
about Trinity and invite them to visit our website to
learn more about us. After the phone interviews, we
will determine which individuals we wish to visit as
well as bring to town to visit us.
As we enter this next set of activities, the Nominating
Committee will necessarily become more confidential
about the specifics to protect the privacy of clergy who
are looking for a new calling and whose current parish
may not be aware of their interest. We will still tell
you how we are progressing, so keep watching the
website and this space for more news of our steps
down the path to a new rector. Please continue to
pray for Trinity, this committee, and for clergy who
may apply; that our hearts and minds may be open
to the Holy Spirit and God's will for this parish.
FROM THE NOMINATING CONSULTANT:
Dear Friends at Trinity,
Periodically it is my pleasure to provide a little ―catch up‖ on where we are in the Nominating Process—and
to tell you what a real pleasure it is to work with one of the finest Nominating Committees I’ve ever experi-
enced! I want to thank the Vestry of Trinity for an outstanding job in creating this body, which is an entity
of the Vestry , and has two Vestry representatives whose job it is to keep the two covenanted bodies linked
in the ongoing work of the daily life of the parish (vestry) and the recommending of candidates to be the
next rector of Trinity (Nominating Committee.) Phase #1-self study and data analysis to set goals and chal-
lenges has been very successfully completed and we now are entering Phase #2- receiving names in Nomi-
nation. (Continued on Page 3)
Trinity is one of two parishes (St. John’s, Versailles the other) in the Diocese of Lexington whose process spans the phasing out of the last part of the ―old‖ church deployment system and the beginning of the new. If we have appeared to correct ourselves here and there, causing confusion to the congregation, please forgive us, and understand that we are all learning the NEW system for receiving names (Online Transition Ministry) as we go. The good news is that the computer match with the national clergy registry has begun, as have calls and contacts from potential applicants. Trinity is a most attractive position, and your vestry will shortly begin studying the profiles of fine clergy from across the United States. Your Nominating Committee will continue to be as transparent as possible about where they are in the PROCESS, while carefully protecting potential candidates by maintaining confidentiality regarding names, locales, etc., etc. We are also working across par-ish lines throughout all of the transition parishes in the Diocese to insure that vestry members have every op-portunity for training in the work of discernment with the Nominating Committee. More about that in my next note. In the meantime, I ask your continued prayers for the work of discernment in this wonderful par-ish, and in all of our transition parishes across the Diocese of Lexington.
Faithfully,
Kay Collier McLaughlin, PhD
Process Consultant/Transition Officer
The Diocese of Lexington
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 17 Palm Sunday
8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist – Liturgy of the Palms and Gospel of the Passion of Christ
10:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist – Liturgy of the Palms with Procession by Acolytes, Choir and Clergy, and Gospel of the Passion of Christ
11:15 A.M. Christian Formation for All Ages
Tuesday, April 19
11:00 A.M. Chrism Mass – Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington (It is a tradition in the Episcopal Church that all clergy renew their ordination vows during Holy Week. It is an extreme-ly moving service to attend and all are invited as witnesses to our mutual ministry.)
Wednesday, April 20
11:30 A.M. Midday Musical Menu – Lunch
12:15 P.M Midday Musical Menu – Music of J. S. Bach (see Page 5)
7:00 P.M. Holy Eucharist
Thursday, April 21 Maundy Thursday
6:00 P.M. Holy Eucharist & Maundy Thursday Multi-generational Event (see Page 11)
Friday, April 22 Good Friday
7:30 A.M. Men's Prayer Group
9:30 A.M. Altar Guild Cleaning of Brass and Silver
12:00 P.M. Stations of the Cross
7:00 P.M. Good Friday Liturgy – Communion from Reserved Sacrament
Saturday, April 23
9:30 A.M. Flower Guild
Sunday, April 24 Easter Day
8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist (Without music)
10:00 A.M. Festival Holy Eucharist Choir and Brass
11:45 A.M. Easter Egg Hunt
The Church Office will be closed Friday, April 22 to Tuesday, April 26 at 9:00 A.M.
.
Volunteers
Where would we be without Volunteers
Who quickly respond when a need appears!
This is a way you have chosen to serve-
What appreciation you do deserve!
There are very many things to do
And your time can only be given by YOU.
So without complaint and without demands
You offer the labor of your hands.
The world is a better place to live
When people like you are willing to give.
With this attitude of love and care
You wi ll find a welcome anywhere.
As you freely share your hours and days,
May you also be blessed in many ways!
Photo by Jim Swearingen Carolyn Kells
Have a heart, support the mart by being a volunteer!
Proceeds fund garden projects at Trinity. The fun begins on May 6th, 9 am-8 pm, and continues on Satur-
day, May 7th, 9am-1 pm. The event is sponsored by the Women of Trinity with significant HELP from the
men and youth of our parish. Want to volunteer? Please sign the GREEN sheets on the
table at the entrance to the May room.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
PLANT SELLERS: We need you to SET UP, SELL, and ADVISE buyers with
the many excellent choices of bedding plants, herbs, and perennials we will have for sale.
PASSALONG PLANTS: Successful plants grown in the gardens of Northern Kentucky and do-
nated by you the gardeners will be available for sale at reasonable prices. When dividing your
perennials this spring, think about what you can contribute to the sale. Contact Karen
McKim with questions/concerns (781-3609).
LUNCH: Help prepare, cook, and serve a delicious lunch and dinner on Friday. Linda Tabel-
ing is preparing our menu and making necessary arrangements (331-9203). Robb Dorward
and David Wolff will be our dinner chefs. (491-4770).
RAFFLE: Ticket sales will begin on March 27 th and continue through May 1st. The contacts
are Darry Rhine (341-5058) and Heidi Toelke (341-8955). Items will be on display beginning
March 27th. The drawing will be May 8th after the 10 am service.
BOUTIQUE DE JARDIN: Gently used/or antique garden items, statuary, tools and pots for
sale. Contact Gina Russ if you have donations or questions (426-0701). You can also bring
items to church labeled, garden mart boutique.
Garden Mart
***Things to Remember
HAVE A HEART, SUPPORT THE MART BY
Marking your calendars, Friday, May 6th, 2011
Inviting your friends (email, personal invitation, flyers); and, by
SIGNING UP T0 VOLUNTEER
AND HAVE FUN WITH US!
Carolyn Kells 859 384-1911
Ginger West 513 751-3057
Gay Smith 859 331-1565
Ann Hicks 859 341-6788
MIDDAY MUSICAL MENU:
Because the April luncheon concert is the Wednesday of Holy Week, Jim Gard, Bass, Rodney Hill, Flut-
ist, and John Deaver, Organist, have chosen an all-Bach program. Jim will sing Mache dich, mein
Herze, rein from the St. Matthew Passion and Et in Spiritum sanctum Dominum from the Mass in B
minor. Rodney will perform movements from the Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor. They will com-
bine forces to end the recital with Sheep May Safely Graze from the Birthday Cantata. The concert is
Wednesday, April 20, at 12:15 P.M.
Lunch is available from 11:30 A.M. for $6.00. The concert is free of admission charge.
Because of the timing of concerts and The Chimes deadline, we are a month behind in thanking people.
Thank you to Lisa Edwards, Bonnie Smyth, Darry Rhine, Lily McCraven, Barbara Baglien, Arohanui
Bender, Linda Tabeling, Audrey Board, Donna Deal, Bob Deal, Don Neff, Don Will, Dennis Kelley, and
Richard Putthoff for their help with the February luncheon when more than 90 people were served.
SUNDAY, MAY 15—NEXT EVENSONG
The final Evensong of this season will feature Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, the delightful
setting of the poetry of Christopher Smart where all of creation praises God, even the poet’s cat Jeoffry!
Organ accompanist for the Britten will be Shi-Ai Park, Associate Organist at Christ Church Cathedral
in Lexington and doctoral student at CCM. Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 15 at 7:00 P.M.
CHILDREN'S CHOIR (ages 4 through 4th grade) will rehearse April 17th, 24th and May 1st and 8th at 9:30am. We'll sing at the 10:00 service on May 8.
We will be singing a Celtic Alleluia and a Puerto Rican folk song in celebration of Easter. If your child is inter-ested in singing with us, please contact Jane Owen at 261-3221 or [email protected], so that Jane can send you copies of the music.
Lay Ministers Schedule
April 3 and April 10
April 3
Lector: 8:00 am Cathy Barwell
10:00 am Ralph Wolff
Intercessor: 8:00 am Koren Schrand
10:00 am Mary Ann Wolff
Lay Eucharistic Minister: 8:00 am Paul
Reichardt
10:00 am Liz Blincoe, Robert Horine
Bread: Lisa Edwards
Oblation Bearers: Parton Family
Ushers: Jean Brann, David Davidson,
Sally Davidson, Frank Dempsey
Acolytes: Claire Bickers, Kendall Kelley
Helen Wharton, Sylvia Powell
Chimer: Mulford Martin
Greeter: Jim Swearingen
Altar Guild: 8:00 am Amy Heilbronner, Heidi
Toelke
10:00 am Lisa Edwards, Kathy Allnutt, Emily
Challis
Counters: Brenda Israel, Sylvia Jordan
April 10
Lector: 8:00 am Paul Reichardt
10:00 am Laura Mitchell
Intercessor: 8:00 am Amy Heilbronner
10:00 am Karl Lietzenmayer
Lay Eucharistic Minister: 8:00 am Ellen
Hackman
10:00 am David Davidson, Sally Davidson
Bread: Bonnie Lucas
Oblation Bearers: Dorothy Taylor, Audrey
April 2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
9:30 am
Garden Mart
Meeting
2
3 8:00 am H.E*
9:20 am Choir
10:00 am H.E.
11:15 am Church
School
12:15 pm Soup
4 5 6 7:00 pm H.E.
7:30 pm Choir
Rehearsal
7 6:00 pm
Dinner and Len-
ten Activity
8 7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
9 10:00 am
Building and
Grounds Workday
10 8:00 am H.E*
9:20 am Choir
10:00 am H.E.
11:15 am Church
School
11 5:30 pm
Nurture Mtg
7:00 Vestry
12 7:00 pm
Daughters of the
King
7:00 pm St
Anne’s Mothers’
Group
13 7:00 pm H.E.
7:30 Choir Re-
hearsal
14 6:00 pm
Dinner and Len-
ten Activity
15 7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
12:00 Noon
Chimes Deadline
16 3:00 pm
Cooking for Out-
reach Dinner
17 Palm Sunday
18 8:00 am H.E*
9:20 am Choir
10:00 am H.E.
11:15 am Church
School
18 6:00 pm
Dinner and Prayer
Shawl Ministry
19 6:30 pm
Expriencing
Benedictine
Spirituality
(advance registra-
tion)
20 12:15 pm
Midday Musical
Menu
7:00 pm H.E.
7:30 Choir Re-
hearsal
21 6:00 pm
Maundy Thursday
Dinner, Lenten
Activity and H.E.
22 Good Friday
Office Closed
7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
9:30 am Altar
Guild Cleaning
23
24 Easter Sunday
25 8:00 am H.E*
9:20 am Choir
10:00 am H.E.*
11:15 am Easter
25
Office Closed
26 7:00 pm
Daughters of
the King
27 10:00 am
Books and Beliefs
7:00 pm H.E.
7:30 Choir Re-
hearsal
28 29 7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
30
* H.E. — Holy Eucharist
* EYC — Episcopal Youth Community
Lay Ministers Schedule
April 17 and April 24
April 17 — Palm Sunday
Lector: 8:00 am Amy Heilbronner
10:00 am John Bickers
Intercessor: 8:00 am Koren Schrand
10:00 am Shannon Gemeinhardt
Lay Eucharistic Minister:
8:00 am Paul Reichardt
10:00 am Mary Ann Wolff, Debra Taylor
Bread: Frank Dempsey
Oblation Bearers: Mulford Martin, Don
Will
Ushers: Greg Gemeinhardt, Robert Ed-
wards,
Lisa Edwards, Keith Johnson
Acolytes: Natalie Roenker, MacKenzie
Robinson
Heath Parton, Julia Bullock, Allyson John-
son
Chimer: Cynthia Walker
Greeter: Keith Johnson
Altar Guild: 8:00 am Rita Schmitt, Kim
Hope
10:00 am Esther Parton, Mary Ann Wolff
Counters: Jim Kells, Joe O’Brochta
April 24— Easter Sunday
Lector: 8:00 am Koren Schrand
10:00 am Mona Jo Williams
Intercessor: 8:00 am Amy Heilbronner
10:00 am Jim Gard
Lay Eucharistic Minister:
8:00 am Ellen Hackman
10:00 am Mulford Martin, Mary Ann Weiss
Bread: Ellen Garrison
Oblation Bearers: Herrick Family
Ushers: Mike Bender, Arohanui Bender,
Bonnie Lucas, John Lucas, Karen Van-
nasdall,
Larry Vannasdall
Acolytes: Morgan Milburn, Claire Bickers,
April 2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
9:30 am
Garden Mart
Meeting
2
3 8:00 am H.E*
9:20 am Choir
10:00 am H.E.
11:15 am Church
School
12:15 pm Soup
4 5 6 7:00 pm H.E.
7:30 pm Choir
Rehearsal
7 6:00 pm
Dinner and Len-
ten Activity
8 7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
9 10:00 am
Building and
Grounds Workday
10 8:00 am H.E*
9:20 am Choir
10:00 am H.E.
11:15 am Church
School
11 5:30 pm
Nurture Mtg
7:00 Vestry
12 7:00 pm
Daughters of the
King
7:00 pm St
Anne’s Mothers’
Group
13 7:00 pm H.E.
7:30 Choir Re-
hearsal
14 6:00 pm
Dinner and Len-
ten Activity
15 7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
12:00 Noon
Chimes Deadline
16 3:00 pm
Cooking for Out-
reach Dinner
17 Palm Sunday
18 8:00 am H.E*
9:20 am Choir
10:00 am H.E.
11:15 am Church
School
18 6:00 pm
Dinner and Prayer
Shawl Ministry
19 6:30 pm
Expriencing
Benedictine
Spirituality
(advance registra-
tion)
20 12:15 pm
Midday Musical
Menu
7:00 pm H.E.
7:30 Choir Re-
hearsal
21 6:00 pm
Maundy Thursday
Dinner, Lenten
Activity and H.E.
22 Good Friday
Office Closed
7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
9:30 am Altar
Guild Cleaning
23
24 Easter Sunday
25 8:00 am H.E*
9:20 am Choir
10:00 am H.E.*
11:15 am Easter
25
Office Closed
26 7:00 pm
Daughters of
the King
27 10:00 am
Books and Beliefs
7:00 pm H.E.
7:30 Choir Re-
hearsal
28 29 7:30 am
Men’s Prayer
30
Liturgical Notes April 3
I Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Prayer Cycles: Anglican—The Diocese of Multan (Pakistan). Diocesan: Calvary Church, Ashland, Jeff Queen Interim Rector.
Liturgical Notes April 10 Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Prayer Cycles: Anglican—The Diocese of Nairobi (Kenya) Diocesan: St. Phillip’s Church, Harrodsburg.
Liturgical Notes April 17 Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66 Prayer Cycles: Anglican—The Episcopal Church in Jeru-salem and the Middle East. Diocesan—The Church of St. George the Martyr, The Cathedral Domain; Stacy F. Sauls, Bishop; Ronald Sum-mers, Dean; Bryant Kibler, Priest in Residence; G. An-drew Sigmon, Facilities Director. The palms on the altar are in Thanksgiving for the people of Trinity by Don Will and Don Neff
Liturgical Notes April 24 Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 Prayer Cycles: Anglican—The Diocese of Ndokwa (Province of Bendel, Nigeria). Diocesan—The Anglican Communion; Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury; Katherine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop Easter flower contributions will be noted in the Easter bulletin. (See below for form.)
1-John Barwell 2-Mike Bender, Tyler Perry, Hunter Perry 3-Charles Wharton 4-Chris Barwell 6- Karen Hendrix, Ken Moore 7-Betty Herriman 9-Nicholas Clements, Karl Sherman 10-Karen Wells 13-Lois Mescher 14-Craig Barwell, Quinn McMurtry, Delores Wright 15-Anita Carmack, Celeste McMurtry, Ethan Mohney, George Nalbandian, Fred Terry 16-Joe Creaghead
17-Keith Dale, Karl Lietzenmayer, Matthew Koehl, Robert Mackzum, Adrienne Seal, Lucia Todd 18-Trey Grayson, Chris Kelley 19-Cameron Walsh 21-Katie Davidson, Michael Korte, Nathanael Powell, Bryan Wells 22-Justin Bullock, Gary Leach 23-Slawomir Gorczyk, Brook Reeves 24-Elizabeth Marlette, Tom Streeter 25-Judy Adams 26-Catherine Barwell, Meg Koehl, Marcy Ozinga 27-Brady Waybe Hunt, Carson Korte 28-Elise Hyder, Garnet Myers, MacKenzie Robinson 29-Betty Jo Furman
Trinity Episcopal
16 East Fourth Street
Covington, Kentucky 41011 I would like to make a gift of Easter Flowers (please circle one) in memory or in thanksgiving or in honor
of ____________________________________________________________________________________
from ___________________________________________________________________
Enclosed is cash in the amount of $___________ or a check made payable to “Trinity” with a memo for
Easter Flowers.
April Birthdays
People in the Parish
David Deng Mayom spoke to the Sunday Forum
last fall about his homeland, the Sudan, and about his
experience as one of the "lost boys of the Sudan." He
has recently returned from a visit to Africa where he
reunited with his mother. Here is an update from Da-
vid:
North and South Sudan waged war against each other
for 22 years. This civil war caused the loss of 2.5 mil-
lion lives and displaced over 5 million people inside
and outside the Sudan, separated children from their
parents and parents from their children, and made
suffering and struggling part of daily life of those af-
fected by it. The few Sudanese in the South who man-
aged to survive, cast their votes in January 2011-- to
stay united with the North or to break way from
North Sudan. This vote was considered by interna-
tional observers to be fair and free from any political
machinery malfunction. As a result, Southern Suda-
nese decided to end decades of suffering under the
hands of the North regime. And now, Southern Su-
dan is five months away from being the world's 193rd
country after Serbia got its independence in 2006.
Although the road to being a successful nation will
take awhile, the Southern Sudanese are so excited and
look for a bright future ahead for their newly born
nation after 22 years of difficult and stressful life in
displaced camps and bushes.
Rummage Sale
Thank you to all who helped make the ECW Rummage Sale a big success by contributing, working, packing,
donating, and selling during the week of the sale. Your hard work and generosity is much appreciated.
Thanks to you:
- We have funded the ECW budget for 2012
- Recycled things from our houses
- Gotten to know each other better during this week and had some fun and laughs, too
- Contributed things to St. Vincent DePaul and other charities
- Offered things for sale to the community at a reduced price
Again, thanks for everything. We are so blessed at Trinity. Lisa Edwards and Jean Brann
David, above; Mom and cousins, below.
Bishop Sauls Reflection on
Cathedral Domain
(“reprinted” from the Feb-
ruary 11 Edition of Diolex)
It's getting to be time to register for
summer camp. When my son An-
drew was small he looked forward
to church camp more than any-
thing else in the world. In fact, he
would get so excited about it that
he would get sick. Just about every
year, Andrew would arrive at camp
a day late because he had worked
himself into such a state in the days
getting ready to go that he would
be sick. It took him a day to calm
back down.
One year Andrew decided he was
not going to let this happen to him
again. So, when the big day to
leave for camp came, he said he felt
fine. We took him to meet the bus
and he waited excitedly with the
other campers to get going. All his
gear got loaded. He and all the
other kids got on. The bus door
closed and the counselor pulled out
her clipboard and began checking
off names to make sure everyone
was accounted for. Before she
could finish, the bus door opened.
Out came Andrew. He felt like he
was going to throw up. We took
him up the next day.
Another year, though, he actually
made it to camp on the first day.
He had overcome the pre-camp ill-
ness we thought. It had merely
been postponed. This year Andrew
waited until he got to camp to get
sick. And so he was sent to the in-
firmary where he had to spend one
night. At least he was there.
The problem was that the night he
was sick and in the infirmary was
also the night of one of the camp
highlights, the hike to Flat Rock,
which involved a fairly steep walk
and some mildly difficult trails,
which was climaxed by quite a
beautiful view from a mountainside
across the valley below. It was one
of his favorites. And the anticipa-
tion of it, I'm sure, is what had re-
sulted in this minor illness.
The nurse determined, quite rightly
of course, that he shouldn't go and
had to stay behind with her. He
was heartbroken. And, of course,
he cried.
One of the counselors, Eric, who
was himself kind of a little guy, saw
how upset Andrew was. He asked
if Andrew could go if he carried
him. The nurse gave permission.
So Eric hoisted Andrew onto his
back and up they went with Eric
negotiating the trail and Andrew
holding onto his neck. They went
across the stream and around the
tree that protrudes out of the side
of the hill. I suppose that Eric held
onto the places along the way one
needs to grab while Andrew held
onto him. But they made it to Flat
Rock. And then Eric carried An-
drew back down at the end of it all.
The camp Andrew went to was in
another diocese, but it was a place
very much like our own. And ours
offers the same kind of experience.
There are lots of fun things to do.
There are hikes to the bat cave or to
Wolf's Pen. There is the pool.
There are arts and crafts and
games, especially Capture the Flag,
and there are talent shows and
dances and camp store. All of them
make for a memorable time.
There are, to be sure, fancier camps
than the Cathedral Domain. There
are, most certainly, more expensive
camps than the Cathedral Domain.
It is not hard to find camps with
opportunities for activities we
simply don't have, horseback riding
and sailing and sports training.
But there's not always Eric. And
Eric is who I want my sons to grow
up to be like. I want them to hoist
someone smaller on their backs
and carry them up the mountain to
see a beautiful view and to remem-
ber where that beautiful view came
from. I want them to love others
because they remember being
loved. I want them to care for oth-
ers because they can remember be-
ing cared for by others.
Money can buy lots of other things,
but the truth is, what we offer, and
more importantly, who we offer at
summer camp at the Cathedral Do-
main, is priceless. No one else does
that as well as we do.
Agape,
Stacy
Just a gentle reminder, for services, the parking lot at 4th and Madison is for people who have
difficulty with mobility. Others please park in the side lot, or the bank, or the Baptist Church
(make them think they’re crowded!), or the parking garage. Thanks for your understanding!
Commentary on Trinity
“In His Steps”
As I was culling books from our overloaded book shelves to donate to Trinity’s Rummage Sale, I came across a
book I received for good attendance in 1952 from my father who was Superintendent of the Sunday School at
the Morgan Park Baptist Church on Chicago’s South Side where I grew up.
Thumbing through the browning pages, I vividly recalled reading the book and the impression it made on me.
Charles Shelton wrote this in 1897 based on a series of sermons in which he posited the question, ―What Would
Jesus Do?‖, challenging the congregation to ask this of themselves as part of their decision-making process
throughout all aspects of their everyday lives.
We, acting as Trinity Episcopal Church, are walking this same path, the search for God’s Will for us as we look
for a new Rector. And, as it was with Shelton’s church members, it’s a bumpy path, filled with twists and turns,
unanticipated potholes and detours; but sometimes we are able to travel on smooth Interstate Highways.
The update on page 2 and the report of the Nominating Committee at the Annual Meeting in February indi-
cates that they are asking themselves the same question: ―What Would Jesus Do with Trinity at this point in
its Life?‖ or, ―What is God’s Will for Trinity?‖
Yes, our road is sometimes unknown but we cannot fail if we keep asking ourselves these same questions.
Jim Adams
BOOKS & BELIEFS
―Lit‖ by Mary Karr will be the subject of the April 27th Books & Beliefs meeting at Trinity. Karr is a Gug-
genheim Fellow in poetry and Peck Professor of Literature at Syracuse. We will also examine selected po-
ems from a volume of her poetry, ―Sinners Welcome.‖ Copies of the poems will be distributed after the
March Books & Beliefs gathering.
―Lit‖ is essentially a 2 part story … the first is her journey into the darkness of alcohol abuse…the second is
the remarkable story of her surrender and recovery and, importantly, her travels on her own spiritual faith
journey and her coming to rely on the power of prayer.
Karr, who at age 5 was memorizing speeches from ―Hamlet,‖ Lear‖ and Macbeth,‖ is the daughter of a
―black-belt barroom storyteller‖ who ―never picked up a book.‖ Her mother was married 8 times (twice to
Karr’s father) and was institutionalized for a period of time following her assault of her two children.
…Her journeys should make for an interesting discussion. All are Welcome!
With Heartfelt Thanks for the impressive outpouring of your love and good wishes in my
beautiful, gigantic 98th birthday card. My friends at Trinity will always be very special to me
-- Worth May
With Heartfelt Thanks for the impressive outpouring of your love and good wishes in my beautiful, gigantic 98th birthday card. My friends at Trinity will always be very special to me.
-- Worth May
Maundy Thursday
The final intergenerational program in Lent will begin with a ―biblical‖ supper of bread, cheese and fruit
during the Liturgy of the Word. At the conclusion of the Liturgy of the Word, we will process into the
church for Holy Eucharist (the Liturgy of the Table) and the Stripping of the Altar.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky
Mission Statement Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Covington serves a diverse community. We are committed to the celebration
and worship of Jesus Christ in a parish nurtured by education and fellowship. As Christ’s servants, we strive to share God’s
love, and our resources, in the greater community.
Website: www.trinitychurchcovky.com E-mail address: [email protected]
Office address: 16 Fourth Street, 859-431-1786 or 859-392-2360. FAX. 859-392-2361
The Right Rev. Stacy F. Sauls, Bishop of Lexington
The Rev. Nicolette Papanek, Priest
The Rev. John Deaver, Director of Music
Judy Long, Administrative Assistant
Tony Milburn and Mary Ann Weiss, Wardens
16 East Fourth Street Covington Kentucky 41011
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