Trinity Tidings An Inviting Community Following Christ For Life

Volume 49, Issue 6 Summer 2015

Staff Pastor/Head of Staff The Rev. Dr. Gregory

C. Faulkner

Parish Associate Rev. Barry Gruver

Director of

Music Lisa Marcelli

Music Associate Becky Sayer Kain

Director of Youth

Eric Waraas

Church Treasurer

Debby Talbott

Office Manager

Sue Nork

Office Associate

Alysia Sieh Badskey

Membership

Secretary

Pam Dougherty

Property Manager

Larry Hall

Director of Nursery School

Marina Pappas

The Many Seasons of This Year For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born,

and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a

time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to

laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and a time to

gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to

seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, and a time

to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time

for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

When King Solomon writes about life, he says that it is a journey marked by contrasts. As we

come to the end of this church year, we realize that Solomon was just as wise as we've been

led to believe. 2014-2015 has been a year of contrasts. We have lost good friends and grieved

their passing. We have welcomed new life as we baptized babies and welcomed

our confirmands and rejoice with new adult members. We have read the newspapers and

watched our television sets, lamenting the state of our nation and the condition of so many

fragmented places in our world. We have gone into our communities with the love of Christ

by offering food, and resources, service and companionship. We have sought the Lord in

small groups and church school and PW circles and Bible studies. We have helped tear down

those things that seek to hurt others. We have built--well, we have refurbished--our beautiful

sanctuary and we have worked on homes during our mission trip. We have also built--by

God's good grace--an inviting community following Christ for life. Yes, this year we have

faced death and we have witnessed birth. We have mourned and we have rejoiced. We have

torn down and built up. We have mended and healed.

For me, all that has happened through the work of your hands centers in and flows from what

we do each Sunday in worship. It is through meeting Christ Jesus as a gathered people that we

--as a congregation and as individual believers--find both the direction and inspiration to live

for God.

As this Church year moves into the summer, I am deeply grateful for all God has done in our

lives. As I soon begin my 9th year as your pastor, I am exceedingly and deeply grateful for

each of you and for the seasons we have shared together. Weeping or rejoicing, dancing or

embracing, building or mending--we have done it, the grace of God, together. We have done

it knowing that whatever comes, the One in whom we trust is a God of new beginnings,

regardless of the season.

May our gracious God help us as we enter the next exciting season of worshipping together.

Believing he will, we all have good reason to keep

Hoping Big!

Gregory

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Trinity’s Music News

Adult Bell Rehearsal Wednesday 6:45-7:30pm

WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER

Adult Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 7:30-9:00pm

WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER

Children’s Choir Rehearsal Cherub Choir—PreK and Kindergarten; Thursday 4:30-5:00pm

Carol Choir—1st and 2nd grade; Thursday 5:00-5:40pm

TEAM Choir—3rd, 4th and 5th grade; Thursday 5:40-6:20pm

TEAM Bells—3rd, 4th and 5th grade; Thursday 6:20-6:50pm

WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER

Youth Choir Rehearsal 6th-12th grades

Sunday 10:50-11:30am

WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER

Youth Bell Rehearsal 6th-12th grades

Sunday 11:30-noon

WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER

Instrumental groups Youth Instrumental Ensemble 6th-12th grade; rehearses as needed

Trinity Band 6th grade-adult; rehearses as needed

YOU CAN MAKE MUSIC AT TRINITY!

Please call the church office at 428-2050 or e-mail Lisa Marcelli, Director of Music, at

lisa.marcelli@trinpres.org for more information

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Thank you to all Trinity’s Musicians

It has been a pleasure working with the Children, Youth and Adults at Trinity this year and

directing the Cherub, Carol, TEAM, Youth and Adult Choirs, the TEAM, Youth and Adult

Bells as well as the Youth and Trinity Bands. I am looking forward to working with our

current musicians as well as ANYONE who would like to join us in the fall! Have a fun and

restful summer! -Lisa

A Big Thanks for Youth Sunday!

Sunday, May 17 was Trinity’s Youth Sunday. All of Trinity’s Youth were involved – Senior

High Fellowship, Youth Band, Youth Bells and the Youth Choir. Thank you to all of Trinity’s

teens for their participation. It was an exciting morning of worship for everyone.

Trinity is alive with music!

On Thursday, May 1st, Trinity celebrated the end of the Children’s Choir program with a big

family dinner. With over 75 people in attendance, it was a terrific night. Our choristers all

moved up a year in choir and our 5th graders graduated into the Youth Program. I want to

thank all of the volunteer parents who help make choir succeed at Trinity. Please read our 5th

grader bios on the next page.

Summer Singing Opportunities!

Calling all singers!

We will have 3 “pick up” choirs this summer.

August 2 – Men

August 9 – Women

September 13 – Men and Women

We will meet in the choir room at 8:30am.

Hope to see you this summer!

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5th Grade Choir Bios...

Meredith Bailey

Meredith lives in Cherry Hill with her 6 year old sister Joslyn. Meredith was 10 when she started singing in

choir and also likes to swim. Her favorite ice cream is cookies and cream and she loves chips. Meredith

loves to go on walks with her family. Her favorite part of Trinity is Fellowship Hall. Meredith’s favorite time

to sing in church is “when Mrs. Lisa teaches us new songs.” During Rescue in the Night Meredith learned

that no matter what problem Daniel faced, he always kept on praying.

Amillia Keagle

Amillia lives in Cherry Hill with her baby brother Zaine and her 8 year old sister Sophie. Amillia started

singing in choir when she was 10 and also ice skates. Her favorite ice cream is coco and her favorite food is

chips. Amillia loves to ice skate with her family. The playground is Amillia’s favorite part of Trinity.

Amillia’s favorite time to sing in church is Easter because she “enjoys the plays”. Rescue in the Night taught

Amillia that Daniel fought for what he believed in.

Cara Mailahn

Cara lives in Cherry Hill and has 3 brothers and 1 sister. Jeff is 27, Steph is 25, Keith is 22 and Ryan is

14. Cara started to sing in choir when she was 5 and also swims and plays hockey. Her favorite ice-cream is

chocolate and she loves pizza. Cara loves to go on vacation, go to the beach and swim at Kingston Pool in the

summer with her family. Cara’s favorite part of church is Dr. Faulkner and his stories. Cara’s favorite time to

sing in church is at Christmas because “there is pretty music”. During Rescue in the Night Cara learned that

even though Daniel was put in the lions den, he still fought and survived.

Ava Rankin

Ava lives in Mt. Laurel with her 10 year old sister Alexa. Ava started singing in choir when she was 4 and

also plays sports, dances and was in her school talent show. Ava’s favorite ice-cream is chocolate chip cookie

dough and her favorite food is pizza. Ava loves to go to the Disney Parks, Sea World Parks, Discovery Cove

and Six Flags with her family. Ava’s favorite part of Trinity is the Fellowship Hall. The spring musical is

Ava’s favorite time to sing in church because she “likes to act in musicals and plays”. Ava learned during

Rescue in the Night that not matter what, Daniel fought for what he believed in.

Juliette Sedeyn

Juliette lives in Cherry Hill with her twin brother and sister Jack and Juno who are 2, Joie who is 9 and Jade

who is 13. Juliette started singing in choir when she was four and also does cheerleading. Her favorite ice

cream is vienna mocha chunk and she loves pasta. Juliette loves to go to Six Flags with her family. The

stained glass windows are Juliette’s favorite part of Trinity. Mother’s Day is Juliette’s favorite time to sing in

church because “it is a fun family day”.

Naomi Smith

Naomi lives in Voorhees and has 2 brothers and 1 sister. Christopher is 28, Michael is 24 and Gina is

20. Naomi started to sing in choir when she was 5 and also plays soccer, softball and piano. Naomi’s favorite

ice cream is vanilla and strawberry and her favorite food is tacos. Naomi loves to go to Ocean City with her

family. Fellowship Hall is Naomi’s favorite part of Trinity. Christmas is Naomi’s favorite time to sing in

church because “I like the pageant and the songs we sing”. During Rescue in the Night Naomi learned that

Daniel stood up for what is right even when everyone was against it.

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Trinity News and Notes

Baptisms... We rejoice with Kirsten and Damon Costello on the baptism of

their son,

John Dennis Costello.

Thank You Notes…

Richard and Gloria Wolbock would like to thank everyone for their

continuous prayers and flowers during their recent illnesses. Also, for the

pastoral support Richard has received since becoming handicapped five years ago.

Adult Ministries

Cancer and Conversation Cancer is a disease that has stricken many at Trinity, maybe even you. The 23 Trinity

members of Cancer and Conversation would like you to know that we are here to help and

support you. Whether you would like to ask a question about our treatment or follow-up,

or just discuss other concerns, we are here to listen.

Our members have had many types of cancers: leukemia, testicular, breast, ovarian,

uterine, endometrial, lung, cervical, kidney, prostate and pancreatic. Treatments have

included surgery (both manual and robotic), bone marrow transplant, Tamoxifen,

Herceptin, Arimidex, radiation and chemotherapy.

If you would like to speak to someone in the group, please call the church office and they will give you

contact information appropriate to your type of cancer or treatment. As a group, we also welcome you to join

us and help us expand our mission at Trinity and beyond as we tackle hands-on cancer-related mission pro-

jects, provide information on trends and treatments and sponsor general information forums for the congrega-

tion. Our next meeting is June 7. Grab a cup of coffee in the Fellowship Hall and join us in the Hospitality

Room.

Information about other summer and early fall meetings will be publicized in Work and Worship and on the

Trinity web.

Adult Ed Forum with Lu Ann Cahn Emmy Award-winning Journalist, Anchorwoman and Author Lu Ann Cahn to Speak at Trinity Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 25, at 10:45 AM in the Community Room. That is the day that Lu Ann Cahn, former breaking news reporter, anchor and entertainment show host of NBC 10 in Philadelphia, will talk about how she was motivated to get her life "unstuck" after her cancer diagnosis. Cahn says she felt in a rut when she was diagnosed but soon realized not only that she had a fight for life and death on her hands but she had no time to lose in experiencing life. That's why she started doing one new thing every day for a year, a goal that helped spawn a blog called Year of Firsts and her book I Dare Me. A survivor of breast cancer, Cahn has also had surgery for ulcerative colitis and kidney cancer and speaks regularly for cancer support groups and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. She hopes her

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Children and Youth Ministries

Back row, left to right: Ben Shaw, David Manley, Brian Robertson, Kelly McFadden, Conor Riley,

Justin Patrick Leonard, Rev. Greg Faulkner

Front Row, left to right: Brendan Desjardins, Caylin Payne, Kyle Ebiri, John Reinert

Congratulations to our 2015 Confirmands Who were Commissioned Last Month! It has been great once again working with our Commissioners this year. I have been deeply

impressed by our 7th graders’ eagerness to learn and discuss the Bible and I have been equally

impressed by the 8th graders never fearing to ask hard questions about what it means to be a follower

of Jesus Christ. I want to extend a big Thank You to Lisa Huber for leading the 7th grade small group,

and Ben Shaw helping with the 8th grade small group. And our year was made better by the help of

four senior high helpers: Ryan Azar, Elizabeth Bean, Anthony Digeno, and Tori Permar. I am also

grateful for Elder Stacey Blackmer’s leadership as chair of the Youth Ministries Committee and to

Elder Mark Miles, who was appointed to the Youth Ministries Committee earlier this year. Both

Stacey and Mark have been champions for our youth at every turn. I also am very thankful to Karen

Leonard, who has done a great job as our Activities Coordinator. I pray that our 8th graders will now

find their place in Senior Highs and continue to grow in faith, hope and love. Thanks, Commissioners,

for an awesome year; you are a gifted group of kids and I am very grateful for our time together

this year! Remember, my door is always open. -The Rev. Dr. Dude

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Church School

Thank you to our Church School Teachers & Assistants: Nursery- Alysia Badskey, Louisa Tilsner

Aides– Sheri Desjardins, Michela Carr, Katie Odille, Carolyn Kramer,

Eileen Rankin

2-3 Year Old Class- Sue Zuckerman, Pat Kinsky, Jackie Kinsky

4 Year Olds-Kindergarten Class- Karan & Rusty Sieh, Susan Bastnagel

Grades 1 & 2- Melanie Faulkner, Linda Craven

Grades 3 & 4- Chris Slusser, Ann Smolsky, Melissa Smith

Grades 5 & 6- Karen Leonard, Ben Reith

Church School Assistants- Meghan McFadden, Pat Turner, Caroline

Faulkner, Anthony Digneo, Elizabeth Tilsner, Tolga, Victoria & Marc Ebiri

Nursery School The graduating classes of 2015 will celebrate on May 29th at Trinity Nursery School. We are all looking back on our school year with happy memories and wonderful, cherished friendships. We wish our graduates and all our students a restful summer. TNS office will be open for tours and registration for the 2015-16 school year from 9-1pm through June. Tours can be scheduled by appointment on Tuesday and Thursday mornings beginning in July. We have openings in our morning classes so call and come in for a tour. Our class offerings are as follows:

2 day - 2 ½ year old

2 day - 3 year old

3 day - 3 year old

4 day - 4 year old

5 day - 4 year old Lunch Bunch, from 11:30-12:30 will be offered daily. Extended lunch bunch from 11:30-1:30 will be offered 3 days a week. We would love to talk to you about your young 5 year old if you are wondering about your child’s kindergarten readiness. Bridg-a-garten will give your young child the gift of an additional pre-school year to grow and develop socially, emotionally, and academically. We will build on their kindergarten readiness skills so they are ready to succeed in elementary school. Marina Pappas, Director

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Summer Mission Opportunities! Wow! Trinity’s Mission and Outreach Committee is offering many ways both men and women can volunteer

to help those in need!

Opportunities abound for you to participate with us:

1. Cathedral Kitchen: Volunteers needed the 4th Thursday of every month to

serve meals to needy people in Camden. Sign up, then come when you can.

2. Cherry Hill Food Pantry: Volunteers needed June 2nd, 4th, 9th,, and 11th to

pack grocery bags and help clients to their cars.

3. Food Pantry/Food Shelf ongoing collection: Bring your non-perishable food donations to church with

you on Sundays; boxes are located at Narthex and Atrium entrances.

4. Trinity’s garden plot at Barclay Farmstead: volunteer a week or two this

summer to water our tomato plants. All tomatoes grown there will be donated to the CH Food Pantry.

5. Adult Work Trip: Volunteer for yet-to-be-decided dates this coming October to

help refurbish a cabin and do other building and restoration work at the

Johnsonburg Presbyterian Camp in North Jersey.

Signups are underway each Sunday after church for all of these activities. Please stop by at the Mission and

Outreach table to learn which projects will work best for you.

Mission & Outreach

Thanks from the American Red Cross Thank you to all the volunteers who donated during the April American Red Cross Blood at Trinity.

Because of your generous support, the Red Cross collected 40 productive units which will help 120 patients

in our Community. We will have another opportunity to support the Red Cross when we will host another

Blood Drive in October.

Christmas in July! Christmas in July at R&M Boarding Home- Here's a mission opportunity to share the

Christmas spirit into the heat of the summer. Mission and Outreach will again

coordinate the forth Christmas in July barbeque at R&M Boarding Home. We need

donations of new Christmas gifts for 52 adults (men and women), who live at

R&M, most with developmental and mental disabilities. Please sponsor a resident

and/or join us in sharing time at R&M in late July. Sign-ups. Sign-ups will begin in

June. For more information e-mail Jenny Stark wcarboni@aol.com or Joan Cohen.

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A Great New Lunch Place has Opened for You to Try! Cathedral Kitchen has opened its new CK Café. It serves lunch, including gourmet sandwiches, soups and

salads, at reasonable prices. Located on Federal St., just off Admiral Wilson Blvd. in Camden, the café is

open Tues. through Friday from 11:30 to 2. They also do takeout. Please call 856-225-0257, or email Karen

@ Cathedral Kitchen.org.

Cathedral Kitchen Rooftop Garden A group of volunteers from Trinity spent several days in May constructing a rooftop garden at Cathedral

Kitchen in Camden. The project consisted of building 5 raised planters 3 feet wide by 24 feet long along

with a large work bench. Once built, the planters had to be filled with a special soil mix designed for use in

roof gardens. The soil was transported to the roof using 5 gallon buckets and a scissor lift and there was a

total of 13 tons of soil that was hoisted fourteen feet to the roof and dumped in the planters. The planters

were all constructed out of cedar and will provide CK with a significantly sized garden to grow vegetables

and herbs for use in their meal preparation.

Special thanks to the following volunteers who helped out with the project: Stan Blair, Walt Steinle, Rick

Bean, Bill Stockwell, Mark Miles, Steve Morton, Lee Morton, Steve Talbott, Eby Banas, Doug Gammie,

Tracy Miller, and Eric Waraas.

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Care n’ Share Care 'n Share will be closing

for the Summer but we are

still accepting donations

until Thursday June 4– fall

& winter clothing ok.

(Though our storage is

limited for winter clothing we

still have some room left)

We will be having 1/2 price sales on Saturday, June

6, Tuesday, June 9 & Thursday, June 11. June 11

will be our last day and also includes our bag

sale....$3 a bag for clothing.

We will re-open for business on September 22. We

will be accepting donations again in August, date TBA.

We voted to give monetary donations to local

missions in the amount of $8,250.00. In the fall we will

be donating again to local missions. All due to your

generous donations of clothing and house wares!

A big thank you to our faithful volunteers who

commit a couple of hours each week. The fellowship is

great and we have lots of fun! Our customers are also

loyal and some are shopping every week!!

Please think about joining us in the fall. We are

flexible... no need to get a sub if you can't make it in!!

See you at Rally Day in September or contact Eileen

Rankin..609-654-2221..eileenrank@comcast.net

Have a great and safe summer! Eileen

Library Corner In June, the library committee will reshelve our books

about motherhood and give fathers “equal time.” We

have ordered three new books about fatherhood for the

display cart:

This is I Believe:

On Fatherhood Edited by Dan Gedimen

Dan Gediman is the executive

director of This I Believe, Inc., a

non-profit organization that engages

people in writing and sharing essays

that describe the core values that

guide their daily lives.

Like the book on Motherhood, the essays in this

collection are short and are written from many

different perspectives—new fathers, experienced

fathers, fathers-to-be, grandfathers. Some are joyful;

some are tinged with regret. There are also essays about

fathers written by children—some young and some well

in to adulthood.

Fatherhood:

Principles of Joseph the Carpenter By Akili Kumasi

“Many people who write about

Joseph emphasize his silence

because the Bible does not record any

of his spoken words. Obviously what

he did was more important then what

he said.”

The first chapter of Kumasi’s book presents the

historical story of Joseph the Carpenter as related in the

Bible. In the following chapters, examples from the life

of Joseph are used to construct and explain what the

author sees as the seven Godly principles of fatherhood

that can be employed by men today. The principles are

further illustrated by passages from the entire Bible.

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters:

10 Secrets Every Father Should

Know By Meg Meeker, M.D.

“Men, good men: We need you. We—

mothers, daughters, and sisters—need

your help to raise healthy young

women. Fathers, more than anyone

else, set the course for a daughter’s life.”

This is the thesis for Dr. Meeker’s book. The text

describes ways fathers can strengthen, or rebuild, the

bond they have with their daughters and use it to shape

their daughters’ lives—and their own—for the better.

Topics discussed include the essential virtues of strong

fathers and how to develop them; ways in which a

father’s faith—or lack thereof—can influence his

daughter; and communication strategies for

different stages of a girl’s life.

If you would like us to purchase a particular book

for the Trinity Library, stop by on Sunday or

contact Dottie Dunfee (dunfeet@aol.com).

Care n’ Share

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PW June Circle Meetings Thursday, June 11th

Shiphrah 6:30pm Painting with a Twist

Monday, June 15th

Deborah 1:00pm Irish Pub at Short Hills

Priscilla 1:00pm Sakura Springs

Ruth 6:00pm Nancy Roberts

Tuesday, June 16th

Rebekah 6:30pm Michele Strobel

Wednesday, June 17th

Miriam 9:30am Nancy Applegate

Tuesday, June 30th

Hannah 6:30pm Toscanna

Mother’s Day Cards THANK YOU to everyone who bought the PW Mother’s Day Cards and made

donations to Healthy Women Healthy Families. We raised $445 to help support this

group that is affiliated with Global Partner churches of the Presbyterian Church

(U.S.A.). The funds help women and children receive health care, screenings,

vaccinations and literacy and education training. Our PW Mission supports not only

local and national missions, but international missions as well. Thank you again for

your support. Jan Caffrey

New York Fall Bus Trip Enjoy the excitement and energy of New York City without the transportation hassles.

The semi-annual New York bus trip, sponsored by Trinity’s PW, returns on

Wednesday, October 14. Trinity members and friends are invited to structure their

own day in New York by participating in this transportation only bus trip to the Big

Apple.

Morning pick-up will be from the Trinity parking lot at 8:00 A.M. and return to Trinity

will be in the 7:30-8:00 P.M. range. Whether you decide to tour a museum, catch a

show, sight-see or shop, there will be two drop-off spots in New York. The primary drop-off is in the Times

Square area. The alternate drop-off will be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art or in the Canal Street shopping

district. Please make your alternate stop choice at the time of sign-up.

The price of this transportation only trip to New York is $35. Please note that, due to the late date of

Rally Day, ticket sales will begin on August 2 and run through the month of August or until the bus is

full .

Please call Linda Thorpe at 856-428-6233 or Bonnie Jones at 856-983-1197 with any questions or to arrange

for a mail in option.

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Meet Our New Members!!

Paul Johnson

Paul was born and raised in Emerson, NJ. When he was young, Paul and his

family were members of the Trinity Presbyterian Church of Paramus, NJ. It is

interesting to note the pastor of the Paramus church was The Rev. Graeme Veitch

- who served as our Interim Pastor in 2005 into 2006.

Paul attended Rutgers University on a baseball scholarship from 1984 to 1988,

graduating with a BS in Psychology. His pitching talents were noticed by the New

York Mets, who signed him as relief pitcher in their minor league organization

from 1988 to 1991.

Paul is employed by the James J. Anderson Construction Company of

Philadelphia. He leads a crew of men involved in heavy civil engineering projects

in work ranging from building roads for airport to refineries and similar major programs.

Paul presently lives in Cherry Hill – he began visiting Trinity several months ago. We are glad he found us as

his new church home.

Miralda Silva Miralda Silva is originally from Brazil. She moved to Cherry Hill about two years ago and really enjoys the

area. Miralda is a Spanish teacher; she currently works in the Woodbury School

District.

A lifelong Presbyterian, Miralda said that she felt very comfortable when she

first visited the church two years ago. Her daughter, Sibele, joined Trinity last

fall; Sibele and her husband, Ken Johnson, were married in our sanctuary in

December.

Miralda loves to sing. She started singing when she was five-years-old with her

father who was a choir and orchestra conductor.

Says Miralda: “I am very happy and feel blessed for being accepted to be part of

the church; I hope to continue my journey with God here at Trinity.”

Welcome, Miralda!

Thank You for the Trinity Family Fun Fest !! We would like to thank everyone who helped make the Trinity Family Fun Fest a success. Thank you to the

Presbyterian Women Circles that provided all of the food. Also thank you to all of those that prepared

beautiful cupcakes for the contest and also to those that provided the cupcakes that were just to be sold and of

course to the judges. Thank you to the Senior Highs for doing the face painting and tattoos and special thanks

to the office staff. But most of all we want to thank all of those that came to support this event. We are truly

blessed to have such wonderful people at Trinity. See you next year!

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Bill Finn

Bill is originally from Maple Shade. A lifelong “Shader,” as he referred to

himself, he moved to Woodbury about four years ago.

Bill is a Special Education teacher at Delran High School. He chose Trinity

because he was looking for a church to attend with his six-year-old son. A

family friend recommended Trinity.

We are happy to welcome to Bill and his son, Billy! We are glad you are here!

Mercy Onu

Mercy joined Trinity in February. She has lived

in Cherry Hill since moving from Nigeria in 1999. She has been widowed since

2008. Together she and her husband raised six sons and one daughter all of

whom live in Nigeria today. She hopes to travel there next year to see her family.

Mercy is employed at the Voorhees Care Rehab where she maintains

housekeeping duties.

Mercy grew up attending a Presbyterian church in Nigeria. We are so happy you

have reaffirmed your faith with us at Trinity!

RENOVATION REDUX We’re hopeful that many of you have read the entire Renovation Redux series. If not, you can go back to the

Tidings link on our website and you’ll find the first one in November of 2014. This final article will provide

a few facts and figures that didn’t make it into the other articles.

80 volunteers gave just over 1,825 hours over 13 weeks.

Walt Steinle recorded just over 385 volunteer hours. During the 13 weeks, he also took almost two full

weeks of vacation. That means he gave, on average, about 35 hours per week to the project, all while

maintaining his full time job with Lockheed in Valley Forge!

Steve Morton, Stan Blair, Rick Bean and Pam Dougherty gave over 125 hours each to the project.

Eight pews were eliminated in order to increase the space between them. Walt determined which pews

would be removed, which pews would be cut down for handicapped spaces, and where everything would

be reinstalled, once they were all refinished—a HUGE job!

Jay Reinert did all of the construction drawings and advised us on building code and ADA compliance.

Amy Manley consulted with Pam Dougherty on all of the design decisions, found that gorgeous blue on

the cross wall, and used her contacts to help us obtain our beautiful carpeting.

Steve Talbott saw us through the permitting process, advised on multiple issues, and got down and dirty

with the rest of us in the chancel. con’t on next page...

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The chancel is now fully handicapped accessible with the use of a portable ramp to allow access up the

two steps from the nave floor.

Pam Dougherty gave weekly construction updates to recruit workers, and supervised the painting portion

of the project and the cleaning of the sanctuary at the end.

Barb Clarke said she didn’t have the skill set to work on the project. Instead, she made cookies for us—

twice! They were delicious and VERY much appreciated.

Walt was so dedicated to the project that he even worked here all day on his 60th birthday! Later, when he

had his annual checkup, his doctor informed him that he had dropped 15 pounds and was in the best shape

of his life!

Our volunteers didn’t just work here in the sanctuary. The Schons cleaned the wax off the candlesticks

and polished the brass collars. Bill Kain and Mark Miles hauled all of the scrap metal to the local scrap

metal yards and brought back almost $200. Bill Kain drove to Reading to pick up the pulpit, lectern,

flower boxes and modesty panels for the chancel, which saved us about 6 hours on the road.

Janet Cohen and Pam Dougherty designed images to adorn the baptismal font and our pew refinishing

company found a sculptor to carve them. We also purchased a new, beautiful pottery bowl for the font

since the old stainless steel one was lost somewhere along the way.

The terrazzo floor in the narthex was ground and polished and all of the trim work was touched up.

During the final days of the project, Carolyn Fletcher and Janet Cohen worked on the reredos (the granite

cross wall) and scraped off years of wax and washed off years of soot from the candles. Those of us who

were on site that day were amazed by the difference it made!

Bill Stockwell donated foam padding to cushion the bottom of all of our hymnal racks and absorb the

sound of the Bibles and hymnals being dropped back into the racks. 50 years ago, his late father, Elb,

donated the original foam padding that had served us so well for so many years.

An unexpected benefit from the construction of the new wall in the chancel has been an improvement in

sound. It also allowed us to create a storage area next to the ramp.

When the project was just about complete, we threw ourselves a little party at the Flying W Ranch in

Medford. Steve Talbott’s band was playing there and Burt Bowen was on keyboards. It was raining off

and on, but that didn’t dampen our spirits one little bit!

More than 155 of our member families contributed to the Capital Campaign that funded the project—

thank you! We brought the job in on time and under budget!!!

Had it not been for Walt Steinle, the project NEVER would have been completed within the allotted time. He

will tell you that he worked as hard as he did for the glory of God and for the love of this community. We all

felt that way. We knew that we were part of something really special. 90% of the work (other than the pews,

of course) was done ENTIRELY by our volunteers in a little over 13 weeks, and THAT is an astounding

accomplishment, especially when you understand that we touched EVERY surface in the space—and a few

others, too!

Our sanctuary renovation exemplifies the word that we hear so often as church members—stewardship—the

generous giving of time, talent and treasure. It is our prayer that the gift we gave last summer will provide a

legacy for future generations of Trinity members, and that, sustained by the power of the Holy Spirit, this

warm, wonderful and welcoming community will be a beacon of hope, love and service for another 50 years!

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SUNDAY 9:30 Worship Service (Communion 9:30am 1st Sunday of

Month) MONDAY 7 pm Boy Scouts—Witherspoon THURSDAY 12 pm Alzheimer’s Support Group—Witherspoon 6:30 pm AA, Witherspoon

2nd– Men’s Pick Up Choir

9th– Women’s Pick Up Choir

4th- Happy Birthday USA!

Christmas in July

(at R&M Boarding House)

2nd– PW Gathering, 6:30pm

6th, 9th, 11th-Care n’ Share 1/2

Price Sale, 10am

6th– Out & About Riversharks

Game, 5:30pm

7th– Cancer and Conversation,

10:45am

11th– Care n’ Share $3 Bag

Sale, 10am

21st- Father’s Day

(For PW Circle dates, please see

page 11)

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Trinity Presbyterian Church (USA) 499 Route 70 East Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-2462

Next Tidings deadline is August 3rd for September Issue

Save the Date for

Rally Day

September 20th, 2015

Have a Great Summer!

Sunday Worship Service

9:30 am

Church Office

9 am-4 pm M-TH

(856) 428-2050

Fax

(856) 795-8471

E-Mail

trinpres@trinpres.org

Website

www.trinpres.org