Trinity Episcopal Church News
November 30, 2025
Music at Trinity
This week’s Tuesdays at Trinity feature the Trinity Recorder Consort. The recital will begin at 12:05 p.m. and last about 30 minutes.
Social Justice Commission Christmas Party for hungry families
Trinity’s Social Justice Commission is hosting a Christmas party for the families we serve with food
assistance. (1) baking three dozen cookies for a cookie exchange (details on flyers in the Nichols Great
Hall); (2) make a donation to help offset the cost of the meal, cash gifts to the families, and other party expenses (note SJC Christmas Party on your donation. Please contact Shawna Gehres (918-899-9697) with questions.
The New Hope Wish List
Please take one, but don’t forget to sign your name and phone number to the child you have picked. They are in the Nichols Great Hall. Please have them back on December 7th. Thank you!
COMING UP
Mondays
9:30 a.m. Dwelling in the Word Bible Study - Third floor Conference Room
Wednesdays
12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist in Bishop Brooke Chapel
Help Trinity get ready for the holidays by volunteering for
Facilities and Maintenance Work Day
December 6 - 10 am - 1 pm
Lunch will be provided. Bring any tools you have that might be needed, including work gloves. Please contact Justin Strong, 682-246-2923, to sign up or for more information. Preregistration is encouraged but not necessary. If you have seen something that needs attention, now is the time to let
Justin know!
Also, Tony Gehres is assembling a group to do ongoing planting bed maintenance and a quick weekly trash pick-up before services on Sunday. Contact Tony, 918-269-8414, for more information.
New and Experienced Reception Desk Volunteers Invited to a Reception
and Information Session, Thursday, December 4, at 1:00 p.m.
Join us for a reception and information session in the Nichols Great Hall as we thank current volunteers and recruit others to help. This will be an opportunity to visit with fellow volunteers, learn what’s involved in serving at the reception desk, and enjoy some refreshments.
Please remember the ongoing Social Justice Commission Food Drive
The bags and lists on our table in Nichols Great Hall tell what we need. Our families greatly appreciate Trinity’s help.
This week’s Tuesdays at Trinity feature the Trinity Recorder Consort. The recital will begin at 12:05 p.m. and last about 30 minutes.
Social Justice Commission Christmas Party for hungry families
Trinity’s Social Justice Commission is hosting a Christmas party for the families we serve with food
assistance. (1) baking three dozen cookies for a cookie exchange (details on flyers in the Nichols Great
Hall); (2) make a donation to help offset the cost of the meal, cash gifts to the families, and other party expenses (note SJC Christmas Party on your donation. Please contact Shawna Gehres (918-899-9697) with questions.
The New Hope Wish List
Please take one, but don’t forget to sign your name and phone number to the child you have picked. They are in the Nichols Great Hall. Please have them back on December 7th. Thank you!
COMING UP
Mondays
9:30 a.m. Dwelling in the Word Bible Study - Third floor Conference Room
Wednesdays
12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist in Bishop Brooke Chapel
Help Trinity get ready for the holidays by volunteering for
Facilities and Maintenance Work Day
December 6 - 10 am - 1 pm
Lunch will be provided. Bring any tools you have that might be needed, including work gloves. Please contact Justin Strong, 682-246-2923, to sign up or for more information. Preregistration is encouraged but not necessary. If you have seen something that needs attention, now is the time to let
Justin know!
Also, Tony Gehres is assembling a group to do ongoing planting bed maintenance and a quick weekly trash pick-up before services on Sunday. Contact Tony, 918-269-8414, for more information.
New and Experienced Reception Desk Volunteers Invited to a Reception
and Information Session, Thursday, December 4, at 1:00 p.m.
Join us for a reception and information session in the Nichols Great Hall as we thank current volunteers and recruit others to help. This will be an opportunity to visit with fellow volunteers, learn what’s involved in serving at the reception desk, and enjoy some refreshments.
Please remember the ongoing Social Justice Commission Food Drive
The bags and lists on our table in Nichols Great Hall tell what we need. Our families greatly appreciate Trinity’s help.
WOMEN'S NIGHT
December 3
6:00 pm
Nichols Great Hall
What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to gather at Trinity for food, fellowship,
and a festive evening making holiday gift tags!
Caroline Crain will lead us in creating our own gift tags, so expect works of art and/or a good laugh! Bring your own scissors unless you're OK with the dull kiddie-size scissors the church has. Caroline will supply all the other materials.
Beverages will be provided, and we'll enjoy a potluck spread of whatever you want to bring to
the table for the group to share.
and a festive evening making holiday gift tags!
Caroline Crain will lead us in creating our own gift tags, so expect works of art and/or a good laugh! Bring your own scissors unless you're OK with the dull kiddie-size scissors the church has. Caroline will supply all the other materials.
Beverages will be provided, and we'll enjoy a potluck spread of whatever you want to bring to
the table for the group to share.
Trinity's Christmas Market
Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 8:30 am until 12:30 pm
Nichols Great Hall
CALLING All CREATIVE VENDORS
Food, handwork, paper goods, scents and soaps, art and photography, and more. Vendor registration is open to all parishioners for $5; all others are $10. Vendor tables are provided.
To register or for more information - call, text, or email:
Susan Gronberg
susan.gronberg@gmail.com (918) 584-2396
or
Margee Aycock
margeeaycock@gmail.com
(918) 408-1205
To register or for more information - call, text, or email:
Susan Gronberg
susan.gronberg@gmail.com (918) 584-2396
or
Margee Aycock
margeeaycock@gmail.com
(918) 408-1205
Suggestions for Vestry and Delegate Nominations
The Nominations Committee of the Vestry is asking for suggestions for possible
candidates for election to the Vestry. Three new members of the Vestry will be
elected at the next annual parish meeting on February 1, 2026, to serve three-year terms. The Vestry has the general supervision, control and management of the business affairs, property, and finances of Trinity and relations of the Parish to its clergy. Candidates should be at least 16 years old and communicants in good standing. Members of the Vestry are expected to support the work of Trinity and the Vestry by abiding by a Vestry covenant. The Nominations Committee is also asking for suggestions for nominees as delegates to represent Trinity at the Diocesan Convention in 2026.
Please suggest candidates to a member of the Nominations Committee: Kathryn
Shackelford, Justin Strong, Caroline Crain, Jane Faulkenberry, or Kevin Kelly.
elected at the next annual parish meeting on February 1, 2026, to serve three-year terms. The Vestry has the general supervision, control and management of the business affairs, property, and finances of Trinity and relations of the Parish to its clergy. Candidates should be at least 16 years old and communicants in good standing. Members of the Vestry are expected to support the work of Trinity and the Vestry by abiding by a Vestry covenant. The Nominations Committee is also asking for suggestions for nominees as delegates to represent Trinity at the Diocesan Convention in 2026.
Please suggest candidates to a member of the Nominations Committee: Kathryn
Shackelford, Justin Strong, Caroline Crain, Jane Faulkenberry, or Kevin Kelly.
Adult Sunday School
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Third Floor Conference Room
Cosmos and Creation a Video-led Bible study for thoughtful conversation and real-life practice created by Dr. Erica Mongé-Greer, Bible scholar and former Sunday school teacher at Trinity. Lizze Radford will facilitate the first session.
Trinity Quilt Guild November Schedule
First and Third Wednesdays:
3:30 pm to 6:00 pm
The meetings will be held in the newly established craft room on the third floor, located next to the printer room. We will be working on quilts to donate to Youth Services. All sewers are invited!
For more information, contact Nan Kemp at npkemp@cox.net.
3:30 pm to 6:00 pm
The meetings will be held in the newly established craft room on the third floor, located next to the printer room. We will be working on quilts to donate to Youth Services. All sewers are invited!
For more information, contact Nan Kemp at npkemp@cox.net.
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