My Dear Trinitarians,

What an exciting time it has been and will continue to be! God is doing wonderful things in our parish and in the Diocese of Long Island. One of the ancient ideas of what happens at the Eucharist, is that we stand with all the saints and all of the kingdom of heaven united before the throne of God—that when we make Eucharist together we can experience most fully the “already” of God’s in-breaking kingdom, experience God’s all-redeeming love and salvation, and experience our true identity as God’s beloved children. The photo below beautifully captures how strongly that truth can be and was experienced at the ordination and consecration of our new Bishop Coadjutor Lawrence C. Provenzano! In these months we thank and bless Bishop Walker for his ministry that has brought us to this new beginning, and we begin anew and refreshed the work God has prepared for all of us. Rejoice—and fasten your seatbelts! You are an important part of all that God is doing!

With love to you in Christ,

Newly-elected Bishop Larry Provenzano acknowledging a considerably-extended standing ovation

TRINITY BELLS SEPTEMBER 2009

THE PROVENZANOS ARRIVE By Jeanne Provenzano (as printed in The Dominion) The Provenzanos have arrived in the Diocese of Long Island and, as of the end of June, are living in Garden City. As we have begun to get to know you little by little, you may be wondering a bit about us. Let us tell you about ourselves. Larry, your new Bishop Coadjutor Elect, was born and brought up in Brooklyn, N.Y. His parents, who both passed away in 2002, were Larry and Marie Provenzano. Larry has one older brother, Richard. Larry was educated in Roman Catholic Schools through high school. Upon graduation from St. Paschal Baylon School in St. Albans, Queens, Larry enrolled as a student at St. John’s University in New York as a pharmacy student. It was during his time at St. John’s that he began to feel a call to the priesthood. He then entered a college seminary. After graduation, he traveled to Italy and became a monk at a Franciscan monastery in Sicily. After two years there, he felt called to a different kind of ministry. He returned to the United States and began seminary at Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, New York. After completing seminary, he was ordained a deacon and then a priest. He left the Catholic Church late in 1982, and began the transition to the Episcopal Church through the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. During that time, Larry and I were married. Larry was an intern at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Wickford, RI. He then became curate at Christ Church in Westerly, R.I. After three years at Christ Church, Westerly, he was called to be Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in North Adams, Massachusetts, a parish located in the diocese of Western Massachusetts. After seven and a half years as rector there, Larry was called to St. Andrew’s Church, Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It was from St. Andrew’s that he was called to be your next bishop. Jeanne was born and brought up in Waterford, Connecticut. Jeanne’s parents are Arthur and Edna Ross, who now live in Niantic, CT. Jeanne is the fourth of five children. She has four brothers, Art, Mike, Pete and Bill, all of whom live in different communities in Connecticut with their respective families. Jeanne was educated in the public schools in Waterford and then earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Michael’s College in Winooski, VT in English Literature. After graduation, Jeanne worked in publishing. It was at that time, that Jeanne and Larry met and were married. After doing freelance editorial work for many years, Jeanne earned a juris doctor degree from Western New England College School of Law. After being admitted to both the Massachusetts and Connecticut bars, she practiced law with a firm and then with the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. Our oldest daughter is Kathryn Provenzano. Kate is 26 years old and just recently moved from the North End of Boston to Newburyport, Massachusetts. After graduating from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts with a degree in psychology, Kate worked in the financial industry in Boston for several years. During last year’s economic downturn, she was laid off from her job. She has since taken and passed the Massachusetts teacher’s exam and is endeavoring to find a position in teaching. Our second daughter is Mary Provenzano. Mary is 24 years old and lives and works in Burlington, VT. Mary earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology/ anthropology from St. Michael’s College in Winooski, VT. She interned for a non-profit organization, NESEI, the New Sudan Education Initiative, whose mission is building schools in Southern Sudan.

The culmination of her internship was traveling to Southern Sudan in May, 2008 to participate in the opening of the first NESEI school in Sudan. Mary has spent the last year focusing on the development of her art and music. She may be transitioning from the cold winters of Vermont to a different – and warmer – environment this year! Our youngest child is Christopher. Chris is 20 years old and will be starting his sophomore year at St. Michael’s College in Vermont in a few weeks. Chris is an English major. After his freshman year, Chris traveled to India for three weeks for a brief study abroad program. He has spent the rest of his summer enduring the rigors of moving from Longmeadow to Garden City. Chris has spent many past summers as a camper and then counselor at Bement Camp and Conference Center, the diocesan camp in Western Massachusetts. Chris loves to play the guitar and assisted the music program at the camp. He also worked there as a lifeguard and sailing instructor. The last, but certainly not the least member of our family is our cat, Tigger. We hope this gives you a small window into who we are as a family. And, now, we eagerly look forward to learning more about you in the ensuing months. Larry, Jeanne, Kate, Mary and Chris Provenzano (and Tigger!)

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Airport Playhouse presents

FOOTLOOSE

Starring Sheila Sheffield Platt

Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie

Music by Tom Snow Lyrics by Dean Pitchford

Directed by Edward Brennan

Fridays, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2, 2009: 8:00 pm Saturdays, Sept. 26 and October 3: 8:00 pm Sundays, Sept. 27 and October 4: 2:30 pm Wednesday, September 30: 2:00 pm

Airport Playhouse 218 Knickerbocker Avenue

Bohemia, NY Box Office: 631-589-7588 www.airportplayhouse.com

LIE to exit 57 to Route 454 (follow signs to MacArthur Airport). Continue on 454, past the main entrance to MacArthur Airport (Johnson Avenue) about ! mile to Knickerbocker Avenue (OTB sign) and turn right. Go ! mile to theater entrance on right.

WARDENS REPORT While we hope you were relaxing over the summer, things were hopping at Trinity as we abandoned our outdated 5,000-gallon oil tank (as mandated by state law) and converted from oil heat to gas heat for the education building, Penson Hall, and Mike Callahan’s apartment. The report from the Buildings and Grounds Committee elsewhere in this issue can fill you in on the details of this complex project.

What we’d like to do is commend the team who saw it through successfully. First credit must go to Mike Callahan, who spent untold hours getting estimates and revised estimates from vendors, then overseeing the work as it progressed. Those of us who see Mike on Sunday mornings may have no clue how his job has evolved from being a sexton to being a true property manager. He has risen to the occasion and persevered, even when his health has been off.

But as they say, it takes a village – or at least, a cadre of committed parishioners. Buildings and Grounds did a lot of research into our options. Ted Weill, Roger Gerber, and the Finance Committee thought through the ways to finance it, helped guide the bidding process, and worked to secure the challenge from the Tony Joseponis trust. (Many of you have generously responded to this, in spite of the rough economy. We hope others will consider contributing, as we close in on our goal.).

Bob deBruin, Mike Rodriguez, Don Krug, and Karl Hansen supplied excellent technical advice and Don Kavanagh, legal counsel. Finally, the Vestry came together with those committees to decide on our best course of action. Through it all, Margo was very involved, working with the Department of Health and keeping us on track. It was really an unprecedented team effort.

We won’t be able to see the results in the same way as we can with the new retaining wall or other beautification projects, but we will benefit in so many other ways – not just avoiding a costly fine from the Department of Health, but becoming a greener, more cost-efficient parish. We are blessed to have so many smart, conscientious Trinity members. And we can see that in so many other aspects of our parish life –

from Outreach to Burning Books to the way we tackle outdoor cleanup. As we begin this fall season, let’s give thanks to God for bringing us together and to each other for creating such a wonderful community.

John Platt Barbara Holzkamp

ALL SAINTS DAY BRUNCH Save the Date!

Please join us for the All Saints Day Brunch on Sunday, November 1st after the 10:00 service (an 8:00 service will also be held). Details to follow soon. At that time, Trinity Photo Directories will be available for those who never picked up their copy at last year’s All Saints Brunch.

BURNING BOOKS

The next Burning Books meeting will be Tuesday October 20, at the home of Charles and Nancy Golightly, 4 Provence Lane, Glen Head, 7:30 PM. We will discuss Rebecca Wells' Little Altars Everywhere, recommended by Nancy Golightly as good context for our last book, The Killer Angels, about the Battle of Gettysburg. It has been described as "beautiful, complex, and all about families and real people. It's readable, it's fun, it's light but meaningful at the same time." All are welcome to join a Burning Books discussion any time, even if you are not a regular member.

PLEASE let the Golightlys know if you plan to be there. Call them at 759-0819 or email them at gotexans@verizon.net. Jean Henning

ORDINATION & CONSECRATION OF THE REV. LAWRENCE C.

PROVENZANO

On Saturday, September 19th at 11:00 a.m. in the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts located on the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, our new Bishop Elect, The Rev. Lawrence C. Provenzano was ordained and consecrated as the new bishop for the Diocese of Long Island. The day was a magnificent display of the Episcopal Church at its finest, with the Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, our Presiding Bishop, and fellow Bishops from around the country presiding over the festivities. This occasion marks a joyous, new beginning in the life of the Diocese of Long Island. There were more than 2,200 in attendance including a 192-member choir, which represented 68 churches and provided a wonderful atmosphere of spirituality and celebrated the diversity of our diocese with music sung in other languages and African drums, trumpets and trombones being played along with the organ. We also enjoyed watching liturgical dancers during the song Siyahamba and a group of Native Americans from the Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton who presented traditional and historical gifts to the new Bishop as part of the Offertory. Outside in the Atrium a Steel Pan Band provided wonderful music for those waiting for the service to begin as well as again during the reception following the service. Inside, while the audience was arriving, a group from Cursillo played guitar and led people in singing some traditional Cursillo music.

It was wonderful to hear the scripture readings in Mandarin, Spanish and English. Another highlight was the homily eloquently delivered by the Rev. Mpho Tutu, daughter of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

It was a truly moving and awe-inspiring service bringing together people from across the Diocese, including the youth, who have now formed lasting connections.

Rev. Margo serving communion, Mike Callahan serving as a Marshall, and Ken Bongort, Kathy Mendall, John Platt, Martha Regelmann and

Sarane Ross singing in the choir, represented Trinity. Tom Cammisa was also present as one of the Trustees of the Diocesan Estate. There also were many other Trinity parishioners in the audience.

I am sure we all look forward to meeting Bishop Larry when he makes a visit to Trinity.

Kathy Mendall

P.S. For those who missed the Ordination, ‘Video Highlights’ of the ceremony can be viewed on the diocesan website beginning the week of Sept. 21st (www.dioceselongisland.org).

Bishop Larry with happy youths of the diocese

Bishop Larry greeting the attendees

Margo with Fr. Mauricio Wilson, who coordinated the Eucharistic Ministers

Clergy of the Diocese: The Revs. Paulette Schiff, Brenda Overfield, P. Allister Rawlins & the Rev.

Deacon Debra Bennett

Krisann Johnson, Harry’s Godfather’s fiancée,

with Margo

Partial view of the choir, led by Gregory Eaton

Robert Fardella, Chancellor with Margo, Vice

Chancellor of the Diocese of Long Island

Singers & instrumentalists who welcomed the

crowd with their cursillo tunes

Mike Callahan (Marshall), Margo & Tom

Cammisa (Trustee of the Estate of the Diocese)

Trinity choristers who sang in the 192-person

choir: Ken Bongort, Kathy Mendall & John Platt (not shown- Martha Regelmann & Sarane Ross)

Gorgeous gospel banner, designed and made by

Larry & Jeanne Provenzano’s daughter Mary

Fr. Rob Picken lining up the procession

Fr. Tom Pellaton, Rector in Rockville Centre

(who has preached at Trinity) with Margo

Some of the Trinity attendees: Ruth Fick, Helen

Oehrlein, Sheila Platt & Barbara Holzkamp

BUILDINGS & GROUNDS This summer was spent mostly getting ready for the winter! A routine licensing inspection discovered that we had a 5,000-gallon underground oil tank which could no longer be licensed. After research and discussion it was determined that we would switch the school boiler from oil to gas. This involved getting quotes for a number of different components of such a switch. The Department of Health granted us permission to abandon the oil tank in place (rather than the much more costly and risky job of removing it.) There were quite a few anxious days waiting to see if the soil around the tank was oil free and that there had been no leaks in the old tank. Tests were performed by the DOH and the soil did prove to be clean and the tank has now been abandoned. Next, the boiler room had to have quite a bit of asbestos removed. This was done and again air monitoring tests showed the room to be particle free. Then the old (huge) boiler had to be removed. Graziose Plumbing performed this task using a backhoe with an extendable arm to carefully lift each section up the outside stairwell, all 60,000+ pounds of it. A new gas-fired boiler was obtained from National Grid at a sizeable price discount. This boiler is now in place and the entire job including running 4" gas lines to the meter is now 80% completed (just in time for the heating season). Many thanks to all those who were forthcoming in donating matching funds for this project. It kept us from having to remove valuable funds from our portfolio. This will be a much more efficient boiler (the old one was from 1965) and hopefully gas prices will remain lower than oil costs. Mike Callahan

We’d like everyone to GET TO KNOW YOUR HYMNAL

Part of what we think makes Sunday mornings at Trinity Church so wonderful is the beautiful music we make. Martha and the choir take time to make sure that the songs lifted in praise on Sundays are the best that they can be, and Martha chooses are hymns based largely upon the selected lessons for each week; thus marrying the musical and liturgical themes.

But what do you like to sing? Over the summer we laid the groundwork for an informal survey. This fall we’re kicking it into full gear! We’ll be asking everyone to provide us with some of their favorite hymns from The Hymnal 1982 and its supplement, Wonder, Love and Praise (the green, soft cover hymnal), as well as a few words as to your fondness for them. So keep your eyes peeled during coffee hour in September for your surveys and…GET TO KNOW YOUR HYMNAL!

Ariann Forella

UNITED THANK OFFERING (UTO)

UTO has been in existence since 1889 for the benefit of others.

In 2008, UTO funded 91 different grants totaling more than $2.4 million!

In 2009, United Thank Offering (UTO) monies will be granted in support of programs within the dioceses of The Episcopal Church (TEC) and the Anglican Communion that address compelling human needs, alleviate poverty both domestically and internationally, and focus on the Millennium Development Goals overseas.

~~~~~~~ Please use the envelope attached and do your share to help the UTO provide a better life for those in need. The envelopes will be collected at Trinity’s Ingathering on Sunday, October 18th.

CORNELL TEAM TAKES 1ST PRIZE IN ROBOTICS COMPETITION

This summer, the Bongorts toured California from San Francisco to San Diego, where they attended the 12th Annual Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. The 35 competitors included Cornell's team for which Kenny has been writing software ever since he joined as a freshman. Each team had built and programmed a submersible robot whose objective was to complete a mission with six objectives. The robots were not remotely controlled. Rather, they were on their own once they left the dock. Each had a suite of sensors (camera, hydrophones, compass, depth gauge, etc.) which it used with whatever logic its team had developed for it to find its way around the course, locate objectives, and perform tasks. Most of the robots completed two or three objectives, but Cornell's Nova completed all six and handily won the competition earning the $10,000 first prize. It was the first time in the history of the competition that a robot completed the entire course. The prize money will help offset the substantial cut in university funding that the Cornell team faces this year. To see a video of Nova's winning run (and to try to spot Helen in the white cap) visit http://www.cuauv.org/node/1021. More information about the team and their robot is at http://www.cuauv.org.

Helen Oehrlein

ARTHRITIS WALK MAY 15, 2010

Once again, Ariann and Kathy are lacing up their sneakers for the Arthritis Walk! The 2010 Walk to benefit the Long Island Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation will take place on Saturday, May 15, 2010. While that’s still several months away, the time to start raising donations is NOW! Go to www.belmont2010.kintera.org, scroll down to Donate and enter either Ariann Forella or Kathy Mendall (or both!). If you’d prefer to mail in your donation, please see Ari or Kathy for a sponsorship form. Thank you for helping us in the fight to cure such a debilitating and painful disease.

TRINITY TRANSITIONS

Welcome to the Body of Christ. . . Julia Price (October 25)

Rest Eternal Grant Unto Them. . . Ruth Hinrichs Connie Lewis

Faith Wolf

R E M E M B E R …

Every Sunday there will be a 10:00 service (with choir)

On the 1st Sunday of the month, there will be two services* 8:00 (no choir) and 10:00 (with choir)

*Exceptions: February 7, 2010 (Annual Meeting) & April 4, 2010 (Easter) (One service only at 10:00)

SAVE THE DATES:

October 11- The Rev. David Gable filling in (Margo away 10/7-10/14) October 18- UTO Ingathering at Trinity (see info elsewhere in this newsletter) October 22- Diocesan UTO Ingathering Service & Luncheon-10:00 AM at Cathedral followed by Luncheon at Cathedral House. November 1- All Saints Day Brunch after the 10:00 service November 4- Nassau Pre-Convention Meeting- 7:00 pm, Stewart Room in Cathedral House, 50 Cathedral Ave., Garden City. Bishop Provenzano plans to be there to meet and speak with attendees. November 13 & 14- Diocesan Convention- 143rd Convention at the Melville Marriott Long Island Hotel. Eucharist on Sat at 8:30 am with Bishop Provenzano’s Address. November 18- Nassau Archdeaconry Meeting & Dinner – 7:00 pm, George Mercer, Jr. Memorial School of Theology. November 22- Seating of New Bishop in Cathedral – 3:00 pm- Welcome to the Cathedral and Seating of the Bishop at Choral Evensong. Reception to follow in Cathedral House. For information on any of these events, please call the parish office (621-7925).

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