Trinity Topics, April, 2012

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TattoosSermon preached by the Reverend Charles Dupree on the Fifth Sunday of Lent at Trinity Episcopal Church.

I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Jeremiah 31: 31-34)

The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. (John 12:23)

When I was in college, I always wanted a tattoo. I can’t really explain why I

wanted a tattoo, but I did. As a student of art, I thought that having a tattoo would mark me an even more serious artist — a creative force to be reckoned with. In my mind, tattoos were signs of confidence. Not just anyone had a tattoo. The problem with a tattoo for me came when I had to figure out what I wanted. Did I want a figure, a name, a famous quota-tion? What sort of public statement did I want to make about myself? It was hard to know just what sort of emblem I was willing to have permanently written on my body. After all, once a tattoo is on, short of a painful expen-sive procedure involving lasers, a tattoo is not coming off. So whether from fear or from lack of commitment, I stand before you a completely un-tat-tooed priest in God’s holy, catholic and apostolic church.

But, if you read carefully from the prophet Jeremiah, you’ll realize that none of us is completely without a tattoo. If you read the words of Jeremiah, you’ll find that we do have a permanent insignia — a statement about who we are. But it’s not written on our skin, it’s written in our hearts. In fact, most all of the readings on this fifth Sunday of Lent have to do with a new message be-ing written on our hearts and on our souls.

The words of Jeremiah take us back to the days of Moses and the Exodus. God had made a covenant with

the people he had led out of Egypt. That covenant was written in stone on tablets. Only, the people broke that covenant. Today, Jeremiah tells us that God has decided to create a new kind of relationship. God is going to, once again, make things right. He’s going to create a new covenant. Only this time it won’t be written into stone tablets, it will be written into their hearts. Jeremiah says, “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

In the Psalm, we hear the psalmist saying, “Create in me a clean heart, O God… ” Another reference to the heart and God’s ability to renew it, to write into it a new

Lucky Diamond Rich holds the Guiness Book of World Records title (as of 2006) “Most Tatooed Man in the World.”

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The Rev. Charles DupreecleRgy AssocIAte FoR PAstoRAl cARe AND oUtReAcH

The Rev. Virginia B. HallDeAcoN

The Rev. Connie PepplerPARIsH ADmINIstRAtoR

Janet BrinkworthBookkeePeR

Mona BakerADUlt eDUcAtIoN/New memBeRs Ross Martinie-Eiler

DIRectoR oF eDUcAtIoN Danica D’Onofrio

cooRDINAtoR oF yoUtH mINIstRIes Jessie Gutgsell

DIRectoR oF mUsIc Marilyn Keiser

oRgAN scHolAR Martha Sliva

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Elaine SonnenbergsextoNs

Mike Peppler, Jim Shackelford

Trinity VestryRectoR’s wARDeN Susan WilliamsPeoPle’s wARDeN Kelly Carnahan

Spencer AnspachJim Cripe

Shannon GaykAnn Heath

Nancy HuthensRichard Hvale

Jonathon KartyRandy Keko

Nancy RayfieldEarl SingletonAnne Stright

Janet StavropoulosDominic Thompson

F R O M T H E R E C T O R

script. And then, in the Gospel of John, we hear Jesus telling his dis-ciples that the divine drama is about to unfold. He’s telling them that the time is coming for him to go to the Cross. Up until this point, Jesus has frequently told us that the hour of his death has not yet come or that it is still coming. But today, the time has come. “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified,” Jesus says. After looking at that great time from a distance of years or months, the day that Jesus has been talking about is as near as it’s going to get, and Jesus is obviously not excited about it.

You all know what it’s like to have an event on the horizon that you’re dreading. An exam, an evaluation, having a cavity filled, some sort of procedure or surgery. We look to it with a sense of dread. Then, one morning, we wake up and it hits us: “Today is the day.” Jesus knows and has known that, one day, the day would come, and it’s much more severe than having a cavity filled. He has known from the beginning that he would have to be tortured, nailed to a cross and left to die in the heat of a Jerusalem sun. But Jesus also knows that this is the only way that the world will be set free from the control of evil and death. He knows that to be lifted high on the cross is the only way that people will ever experience the full extent of God’s love for humanity. So today, we hear a troubled Jesus admit out loud that the time is upon us. God is about to establish a new relationship with God’s people. A new covenant is about to be cut and Jesus is at the heart of it.

Today, the voice of the prophet Jeremiah is made real in the per-son of Jesus. Jeremiah tells of a new contract—a new message that will be written on the hearts of God’s

people. As Christians, we believe that message is Jesus. In Jesus’ death on the Cross, a new message is tattooed into our souls - what wondrous love is this. The message for us is that death has been destroyed—that our many and varied sins are forgiven—what wondrous love is this. The message is that we are closer to God than ever before and the message is that God is deeply in love with you—what wondrous love is this. This is a message—a love—that cannot be destroyed like stone tablets. It can-not be erased as pencil from paper. This message is permanent. It’s there to stay.

Next week is Palm Sunday. We will hear the story played out. We will participate in the activity. We will take part in the trial and in the cru-cifixion. And then our heart will stir as it remembers the day the message was written.

The tattoos in Bloomington are spectacular. As the sunshine grows warmer, take time to notice. No-tice all of these elaborate tattoos stenciled across various body parts. They may not be for you, but always remember: whether you want one or not, you, too, have been tattooed. Your tattoo has been permanently written on your heart by the finger of God. The eye isn’t able to see it. Your tattoo is visible to the soul. It’s visible when you demonstrate acts of mercy, love and kindness. Your tattoo is visible when you show your neighbor and the world the face of Christ crucified and risen. You know your tattoo is there when you feel joy and peace deep in your heart and you know that you are deeply and profoundly loved.

“What wondrous love is this, O my soul, that caused the Lord of bliss to lay aside his crown for my soul, for my soul.” (Hymnal 1982, Hymn 439)

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W O R S H I P

By Charles R. Forker

Trinity Church and indeed, as col-lective hosts, all churches in our

diocese are extensively involved in the 2012 General Convention of the Episcopal Church at Indianapolis, July 5 through July 12. Probably the most splendid event scheduled for that time is a magnificent festival Eucharist to be celebrated on Sunday morning, July 8, by our presiding bishop, Katherine Jefferts Schori+, to which all of us are invited. The service, to be held at the new Marri-ott Hotel across from the Convention Center, will enjoy nationwide, even worldwide, focus as a major symbol not only of the spiritual unity of our American denomination but of the Anglican Communion as a whole. Along with all the American dioceses

represented by their bishops and other delegates will be clergy and laity from the Convocation of Ameri-can Churches in Europe, Haiti, the Virgin Islands, Columbia, the Domin-ican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Taiwan. Our own Father Charlie and Marilyn Keiser are organizing the liturgy; and Trinity’s superb choir will join with many other choirs from the diocese to make the music memora-bly gorgeous and inspiring. After the Eucharist, a large public celebration with food and varied entertainment will be held in the large field imme-diately opposite the hotel to which we are also invited.

Because the thousands of wor-shipping guests and media person-nel concentrated in the area of the Indianapolis Convention Center will

make individual parking next to im-possible, Trinity is chartering a bus (it will have 57 seats) to transport us to and from the service and its af-termath. Since places on the bus will be limited, parishioners are encour-aged to sign up as soon as possible on a sheet to be posted on our bulletin board. The cost per person will be $20. Stay tuned for further details.

Bishop Cate encourages us to at-tend this great festival Eucharist if possible. The service presents a unique opportunity to show solidar-ity with our bishop and with our brothers and sisters not only from our own diocese but with those from all over the world as members of the Body of Christ in its Anglican expres-sion.

Trinity joins General Convention Eucharist in Indianapolis

By Ross Martinie Eiler

Every spring, Trinity hosts a Rite of Wel-come — a liturgical welcoming of those who

have decided to make Trinity their Church Home. Have you come to Trinity Episcopal Church in the last few years and feel that this is where God is calling you? Are you ready to stand up and say that Trinity Church is your community of faith? Then the Rite of Welcome is for you.

When a new member participates in the Rite of Welcome, it gives that person a space to name and claim her relationship with our par-ish. It also gives our entire parish community

a chance to recognize the new members in our midst, to celebrate their arrival, and to accept the responsibility for their care and nurture.

There are other official ways of joining the Episcopal Church, baptism and confirmation among them; but the Rite of Welcome is the celebration particular to our own Trinity Com-munity.

The 2012 Rite of Welcome will be Sunday, May 20 at the 10am Holy Eucharist. If you are interested in participating, please contact Fa-ther Charlie or Ross Martinie Eiler ([email protected]).

Open to All: The Rite of Welcome


O U T R E A C H

by Robert Shakespeare

It was a sunny, sweaty, dusty 93 F day. Beneath blue and gray plastic

tarps, duct-tapped into a tent-like covering, 120 children with their three teachers and a handful of parents, sang a celebratory call/response, while dancing joyously with Bishop Cate, Pere Samuels and the team of five from the parishes of Trinity Bloomington, St. John’s Bed-ford, St. David’s Bean Blossom, and Christ Church Cathedral. This spon-taneous eruption of joy provided a delightful and unexpected conclu-sion to two days of exploratory visits to the remote parish school of San

Andre in the mountainous Mithon region of Haiti. Though only six miles from rubble coated roads and the end of the electric line, our four-wheel drive vehicles, with masterful drivers at the helm, took over an hour to jostle us along a riverbed and up mule trails to get to the “school”.

Our mission was to engage, dis-cover and discern how the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, and congre-gations such as ours, could strategi-cally assist this parish and school in establishing a thriving community in the aftermath of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that destroyed so much. San Andre had been

“assigned” to our diocese through negotiations within our national church, the Episcopal Bishop of Haiti, and Bishop Cate.

Last summer, the first delegation from our Diocese, including Father Charlie and Mathew Cole, paved the way for our Bishop’s first visit. Com-plicated by language barriers, itiner-ary miscommunications and arduous travel experiences, it was inspiring to observe Bishop Cate diligently and gracefully tease out the future game plan, establishing a priority list and mechanisms to enable assistance to be delivered to San Andre parish ef-ficiently and effectively.

leFt, toP Driving along the precarious four miles of mountainous trail to San Andre School. leFt, Bottom Driver’s view of the river bed road.ABove Bishop Kate and Pere Samuel discuss progress on the transitional school structure being built in front of the improvised school tent (left background).

Paving the way for a thriving parish and school in Mithon, Haiti


O U T R E A C H

Lunches and lessons for the St. Andre studentsby Matthew Cole

On our first diocesan visit to St. An-dre last July, we asked the leader of

the school and Father Samuels, “What can we do?” There were three very important needs that we were asked to help with. The greatest need was for a transitional school building for the 120 students of St. Andre. The former school building, along with their church, was lost in the earthquake. This new building is currently under construc-tion and should be completed by the end of April. Job done! The second and third needs were to provide a healthy lunch for the students each day and salaries for much-needed teachers. To adequately educate these children, six teachers are needed.

That call to help has given birth to the Lunches and Lessons program. Hosted by Trinity Church for the Diocese of Indianapo-lis, our goal is to provide funds for the lunch program and six teacher’s salaries for the next three years.

Starting this April, 120 sponsorship op-portunities will become available to mem-bers of Trinity and other churches in the Diocese of Indianapolis. The cost is $140 per year, per sponsorship, with a three-year commitment. An individual can take on as many sponsorship opportunities as they like, or a group can take on one or more sponsorship opportunities. There will only be 120 opportunities to participate, and they will be offered on a first-come first-served basis.

If you are interested in participating, con-tact Ian Yeager, [email protected] or 812-345-8199, the Trinity contact person for this program. Matthew Cole is the Diocesan contact person for this program. This is an amazing opportunity to change the lives of the 120 students of St. Andre.

toP As festivities at the school concluded, students donned their Unicef backpacks, smiled a goodbye, and headed home. Bottom San Andre’s students ranged from toddlers to teens. Visitors are rare, and though shy at first, these young people were soon beaming with delight.

All photos by Rob Shakepeare


O U T R E A C H

By Deacon Connie Peppler

Did you know that Trinity is involved in a feeding ministry? Did you know that this feeding ministry

takes place every Sunday in Trinity’s kitchen and Great Hall? Several organizations in Bloomington provide meals for our brothers and sisters in the community who need food assistance. However, Sunday afternoons and evenings are the only times that a meal is not of-fered. This can make for a very long, hungry day for those who are homeless. In 2004, in response to this need, the student group RENOVO started a Sunday feed-ing ministry. At their expense, the students provided the food and did most if not all of its preparation in their own homes. After preparing the food, the students served guests at Trinity’s Great Hall.

Realizing that continuing this would be a great chal-lenge, the student group asked other churches for their involvement. The project has expanded to an ecumenical effort that includes at least four churches, among them ECC/RENOVO, Helping Hands (7th Day Adventists), Trin-ity and Turning Point Church. Each church functions in-dependently, planning menus and preparing food. Each church takes one Sunday a month. The Trinity kitchen is open to all the churches for food preparation on

Saturday but not all use it consistently. Trinity usually serves the meal on the third Sunday of each month, and preparation is done on Saturday from noon until 3 pm. There are usually three to five people doing preparation work and six to eight people in the Sunday crew. Volun-teers may come for as long as their schedule allows. Meal set up, serving and clean up takes place on Sunday from 1 pm until 4 pm, with the meal served from 2 pm until 3 pm.

During 2011, Trinity served 120 to 160 people regularly on its Sundays, with an average cost to Trinity of about $233.73. The other churches served approximately the same numbers. Our guests include single individuals and families, with a notable increase in 2011 in the number of families. The meal is open to the entire community and always includes high quality protein, vegetables, salad, fruit or fruit salad, rolls and sandwiches to go.

This meal provides not only food but also a place for our guests to sit down together and share in conversa-tion. It is truly an extension of Trinity’s Sunday Eucha-rist into the wider community.

If you would like to be part of this ongoing ministry please contact Deacon Connie Peppler [email protected].

Feed my sheep…

By The Rev. Virginia Hall

Did you know that every Episcopal Church is called upon to reserve

funds for the poor…beyond our oper-ating budget? In most parishes these monies are listed as “The Rector’s Discretionary Fund.” Our national canons (the rules we intend to fol-low) of the church clearly state this:

“The Alms and Contributions, not otherwise specifically designated, at the Administration of the Holy Communion on one Sunday in the calendar month, and other offerings for the poor, shall be deposited with

the Member of the Clergy in charge of the Congregation or with such Church officer as the Member of the Clergy in charge shall appoint to be applied to such pious and charitable uses as shall be thought fit by the Member of the Clergy. When a parish is without a Rector the Vestry shall appoint a responsible person to serve as Almoner.” (Canon 14, Title III, Sec-tion 1f)

Thanks to many of you, in the months of January and February 2012, we, your clergy, distributed $1900 to 25 different individuals to help them with their utilities, rent and medical expenses. We turn away

an equal number of people because the needs are so great. On the first Sunday of the month the undesig-nated collection is deposited directly into this fund for the clergy’s discre-tion for the poor. You may also make a contribution at any time to Trinity, memo: Rector’s Discretionary Fund. Our faithful office volunteers help to schedule appointments on a monthly basis. The next time you have a gift you would like to share, think of this fund that helps so many people who depend on our generosity and hospi-tality when life has just pushed them a little too far.

Silent outreach


O U T R E A C H A N D P A S T O R A L C A R E

By Deacon Connie Peppler

It hardly seems possible that the Interfaith Winter Shelter began in

January 2009. It grew out of increas-ing awareness that there were people on the streets who were not welcome in the traditional shelters due to their problems with substance abuse. In response, Trinity opened its Great Hall in January 2009 until March. Trinity was the only participating site. Fortunately, Trinity received a great deal of support. Since 2009 the Shelter has become a truly ecumeni-cal effort with four different church-es providing sites: First United Church, First United Methodist, First Christian Church and Trinity Epis-copal Church. Many different people of numerous beliefs, traditions and backgrounds continue to provide the volunteer support base.

A typical night involves different tasks and shifts, each with specific responsibilities: preparing the room for sleeping, preparing food and coffee, checking guests in, keeping the rooms quiet, and in the morning restoring the space for regular use. Guests check in from 9 pm onward and leave by 7 am.

Sadly, this season, the numbers are higher, with many new faces. The number of women using the shelter is nearly double that of last year. At the Trinity site as of February 28, 2012: 1359.9 volunteer hours, 454 vol-unteer shifts, 992 guests nights, 18 total nights, 54.64 average number of guests per night. Multiplying these numbers by 7 gives approximate numbers for the sites.

Many of the shelter guests are working or looking for work. Some are waiting for housing. Many find themselves unexpectedly without

shelter due to a sudden change in circumstances. Some cannot man-age on their own. Most of all, at night they all need a safe place to rest. We have the opportunity to provide this safe place for our brothers and sisters who are without shelter.

There are many ways to support the shelter. Volunteer at one site only or at multiple sites. Volunteer for one shift or multiple shifts. For those who are reluctant out of fear, know that you will not be volunteer-ing alone. There is plenty of support from other volunteers. Donate sug-gested items during the shelter sea-son. Learn about poverty and home-lessness and become acquainted with some of the guests. Volunteering will

provide you with an opportunity to experience the Christ in our brothers and sisters who often have no place to lay their heads.

As the site director at Trinity and on behalf of the Interfaith Winter Shelter Board, I want to thank all of you who have volunteered during the 2011–2012 season. This shelter would not exist without your work and support but most importantly your belief in our Lord’s message of radical hospitality.

If you have questions, please con-tact Deacon Connie Peppler at [email protected].

The Son of Man has no place to lay his head

Making transitions as we ageBy The Rev. Virginia Hall

After an inspiring presentation from Dr. Lesa Huber on March 3, the Pastoral Care Commission looks forward to some new opportunities

to explore the transitions of aging. Dr. Huber gave a stimulating presen-tation on developmental changes to 25 eager listeners in Trinity’s Great Hall. Comments from participants reflected on her presentation and re-sponded to John’s challenge to Peter in the Gospel: I tell you most solemnly, when you were young you put on your own belt and walked where you liked; But when you grow old you will stretch out your hands, and somebody else will put a belt round you and take you where you would rather not go. (John 21:18)

Responses varied from how the Church can support us as we face changes in our lives: letting go of guilt, learning to accept help and focusing on what we are able to do in the present circumstances, always following Jesus’ call to “follow me.”

Look for more opportunities to reflect on transitions, including up-coming Thursday lunches in May with the clergy, display of the inter-generational art project, and a May 12 discussion on “Living Fully to the End.”

To know more about or register for these events, please contact The Rev. Connie Peppler, [email protected] , The Rev. Virgin-ia Hall, [email protected] or call the church office 812-336-4466.


F I N A N C E

by Janet Stavropoulos

Each speaker at the Forum on the Second Century Fund on Febru-

ary 26 emphasized the great dif-ference between pre-Restoration and Renovation Trinity and post-Restoration and Renovation Trinity. In my mind, for example, our spa-cious and well-equipped kitchen has mercifully dimmed the memory of its predecessor, a space so cramped that it was difficult even to prepare and serve coffee and snacks for the Sunday Forum gatherings.

Now, not only can we supply two coffee stations during Forum, but our kitchen enables our parish to host an active feeding ministry, to assist the Interfaith Winter Shelter on our appointed Wednesday night, and to provide splendid fare for vari-ous large and small parish functions. A full-to-capacity Great Hall poses no impediment to the hospitality that the kitchen enables us to afford for functions as varied in character and purpose as a funeral recep-tion and the Easter Brunch. So, the kitchen embodies, metaphorically, the journey on which Trinity has embarked with the decision to take on the Restoration and Renovation effort. In all ways, our parish is bet-ter able to reflect God’s love in our century-old stone spiritual home.

How does the Second Century Fund relate to the metaphor of our kitchen? Simply put, as Mary Ellen Brown, our SCF chairperson, did so eloquently at the Forum, the SCF rep-resents “extraordinary stewardship regarding the physical fabric of Trin-ity Church.” The Fund is designed to be perpetual and ongoing. While the immediate priority is to pay off the mortgage, in the future, for instance,

we may need to repair or replace the roof. With a robust and appreciat-ing SCF, we will not need to resort to further borrowing or to launch yet another capital campaign. So the SCF addresses the present imperative, the mortgage, but also future, and as now undefined, contingencies.

How can we all support the SCF? We can do so in three ways: by ex-traordinary giving, such as a one-time gift; by sustained giving, such as a multi-year pledge; and by legacy giving, such as through a charitable gift annuity, beneficiary designation on an IRA or life insurance policy, or a specific bequest in a will or trust.

At the Forum, Marci Bryan spoke of how she and Steve Gable give an-nually to the SCF in special recogni-tion of family events and celebra-tions. With 14 grandchildren and almost six great grandchildren, fam-ily celebrations are plentiful! Rich-ard Hvale pointed to the kitchen, the office, the Harvest and Trinity rooms, and the basement, which did NOT flood in June 2008, as evidence that we all benefit from the Resto-ration and Renovation in this new space where we can spiritually re-charge. For him, the joy of support-ing the SCF outweighs the burden of bringing his own coffee to work rather than purchasing coffee at Sugar and Spice in the Union. While

every dollar spent from the SCF to satisfy the mortgage is significant, so is the significance of our new space as it serves our parishioners and our community: Bible study, book groups, spiritual direction, the Inter-faith Winter Shelter, 12-step groups, the choirs, and so many other activi-ties that enrich our lives as we come together enfolded in God’s grace.

Mary Ann Hart noted that she realized during the capital campaign that her contributions led to no feel-ings of want or deprivation on her part as to her identity in daily life. She knows, through Trinity, that her most sustaining identity is as a loved child of God, and so she will make a legacy commitment to the SCF to support the spiritual beings of future generations of God’s children at Trinity. And speaking of children, Dominic Thompson was ably as-sisted, during his Forum remarks, by his son Brady, who was baptized at Trinity. Brady’s older sister Anna took some of her first steps in the Great Hall, which was also the site of a memorable birthday party for her. Dominic sees the SCF as a sacred trust dedicated to the support of Trinity, now and in the future, as a place of meals, prayers, laughs, and sorrows—all shared. The work of

The Second Century Fund: A tale of two kitchensThe [Second Century] Fund is designed to be perpetual and ongoing. While the immediate priority is to pay off the mortgage, in the future, for instance, we may need to repair or replace the roof. With a robust and appreciating SCF, we will not need to resort to further borrowing or to launch yet another capital campaign.

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V E S T R Y

God’s people takes place here now as it must and will in the future.

As a Trinity parishioner of the past 20 years, and of several years during my graduate school days in the 1970s, I can add my own list of ways and occasions in which Trin-ity has made my life more beautiful, purposeful, and meaningful, the ways in which my experience of love shared at Trinity has enriched my life. Every Sunday mass and each opportunity to serve bear witness to the reality that I receive more than I could ever possibly give. The most recent family event, of course, was the marriage of our daughter

Abigail at Trinity in May 2010. Dur-ing that ceremony, I experienced the visual memory of two-year old Abigail being baptized at the font in our sanctuary in 1986. I have made a sustaining pledge to the SCF and will make a legacy gift, as well.

To find out about how to support the Second Century Fund, we have several resources and knowledgeable persons at hand. Mary Ellen Brown and other members of the SCF Com-mittee welcome inquiries, as do our intrepid treasurer Murray Robinson and the dedicated Anne Jones and Jane Martin. As an online resource, the Episcopal Church Foundation

site at www.episcopalgifts.org pro-vides a wealth of information. Trin-ity’s website, www.trinityblooming-ton.org, has a link entitled “Give.” It will lead you to information about the SCF and the mortgage and also to the downloadable SCF giving form. We invite everyone to join in the conversation and in the mission of securing the perpetual well-being of the structure of our parish home, celebrated by an anonymous ad-mirer as “This is the House that Love Built.”

With new Vestry members coming on board after January’s elections, here is an updated list of the Vestry and their liaison assignments to Trinity’s commissions.

The year in which each vestry member’s term expires is shown in the 2nd column.

NAME CL ASS L IA ISON CONTAC T

Spencer Anspach 2013 Pastoral Care [email protected]

Kelly Carnahan 2013 People’s Warden/Communication & Admin [email protected]

Jim Cripe 2013 Buildings and Grounds [email protected]

Shannon Gayk 2014 Newcomer [email protected]

Ann Heath 2015 TBA [email protected]

Nancy Hutchens 2015 Personnel [email protected]

Richard Hvale 2014 Stewardship [email protected]

Jonathan Karty 2014 Personnel [email protected]

Randy Keko 2015 FInance [email protected]

Nancy Rayfield 2014 Worship [email protected]

Earl Singleton 2013 Outreach [email protected]

Janet Stavropoulos 2015 Finance [email protected]

Anne Stright 2014 Spiritual Formation—Kids [email protected]

Dominic Thompson 2015 Worship [email protected]

Susan Williams 2013 Rector’s Warden/Spiritual Formation—Adults [email protected]

Vestry liaisons

A Tale of Two Kitchens, continued from page 8


S T E W A R D S H I P

On March 10 and 24, Trinity hosted its first

creation session of the Inter-generational Art Project. The theme of the project is “Cre-ation,” and it is being done in celebration of Earth Day (on April 22), May as Senior Citi-zen’s month and the Creative Aging Festival during May. As you can see, all ages partici-pated in the fun. The project design was created by David Wade, and tile artists Chris and Emily Elam managed the project.

Upcoming Webinar: Intersection of Poverty and the Environment

Creation Care will host an Earth Day webinar. From noon to 2 pm on Saturday, April 21 in the Ararat Room, Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori is leading a forum called The Intersection of Poverty and the Environ-ment. As she explains, “...we will explore the differential effects of environmental degradation and changing cli-mate pattens on the poor—in this country and around the world.”

Creation Care hosts art project, webinar

Photos courtesy of Emily Elam


A R T O F F A I T H

Rudy Pozatti’s Stations of the Crossby Lydia Finkelstein

During 1976–1977, Bloomington artist Rudy Pozzatti completed a suite of 14

black and white lithographic prints entitled The Stations of the Cross depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ as he was led to His death. The suite concludes with Christ being taken down from the Cross and His entomb-ment. Often called in Latin Via Crucis, or Via Dolorosa, the Stations are more commonly created as 12 small wall sculptures or bas re-liefs and installed around a nave at intervals to serve as stops for devotional meditations during the Lenten season, and especially on Good Friday. Pozzatti’s sensitive and emo-tionally moving lithographs were published in an edition of 50 booklets to be used by individuals for periods of personal prayer. The artist dedicated the suite to the memory of his mother who came to the United States as a young girl of 13 years to live in the then tiny mining town of Telluride, Colorado.

The devotion of Stations of the Cross was

begun by St. Francis of Assisi and ad-opted during the early medieval pe-riod by the Roman Catholic Church, but many Episcopal and Lutheran churches also include the liturgy during the Lenten season.

An internationally esteemed artist, printmaker and teacher, Pozzatti is an Indiana University Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus. He was one of the leading artists of the American print revival during the 1950s and 60s, and his work is in nu-merous major museums and col-lections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Library of Congress, the Whitney Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the Smithsonian Institu-tion, Washington, D.C. A major retrospective of his work was exhibited at the University of Louisville art galleries during February and January.

Images courtesy of Rudy Pozatti


C O M M U N I T Y S P I R I T

By now, you may have heard that a new and exciting fundraising

program called “Scrip” is happen-ing at Trinity Episcopal Church. We can begin raising money for Trinity through our everyday purchases of groceries, gas, prescriptions and more. Supporting Trinity has never been easier!

what is the trinity scrip program?

It’s simply gift cards for groceries, restaurants, department stores and other places you already shop. When you buy the cards through the pro-gram, a percentage of the card’s face value goes directly to Trinity.

How and where can I purchase scrip cards?

Currently, scrip cards in Trinity’s program fall into two categories: grocery stores and everything else.

gRoceRy stoRes: Cards for Kroger, Marsh/O’Malia, and Bloom-ingfoods can be purchased in vari-ous denominations at Trinity. After its initial purchase through Trinity, the Kroger card can be reloaded at any Kroger service desk. Marsh/O’Malia and Bloomingfoods cards are not reloadable.

eveRytHINg else: Gift cards for a wide array of stores and busi-nesses — including CVS, Target, AMC Theaters, and many catalog retailers — are available through the Great Lakes Scrip Center, www.shopwithscrip.com. It is easy to set up an online account, using Trinity’s Enrollment Code: F33292A331776. To purchase cards, you will place your order online, then deliver a printout of your order confirmation with your payment check to Trinity

(below). Alternatively, some retailers also offer electronic scrip cards for immediate purchase.

You can place your order with co-ordinator Spencer Anspach at Forum on Sunday mornings, or drop your order, with payment, to the desig-nated mailbox in the Trinity office. Typically, orders received by Mon-day at noon will be filled by Sunday. Grocery order forms are available at Forum or in the office. Checks should be made payable to “Trinity Scrip Program.”

what is the cost to me? The beauty of this program is that

there is no cost to participants other than a bit of planning ahead. You receive the full face value of the gift

cards you purchase. Using the gift cards is easy: you simply swipe them in the credit/debit card machine at the point of purchase or enter the information for an online purchase.

what is the benefit to trinity?

Potentially, enormous! We will receive 3-5% of grocery card pur-chases, and anywhere from 2–25% of other gift card purchases. Trinity has conservatively budgeted $5,000 in income from the program this year, and we are already on track to surpass this figure.

Any other questions? Contact pro-gram coordinator Spencer Anspach, [email protected].

Trinity adopts scrip fundraising

Raise money for Trinity by purchasing gift cards for your regular shopping

The easiest place to start is buy purchasing grocery gift cards from Spencer, who typically has a table set up at Sunday’s Forum and coffee hour. If you are making purchases from national retailers, buy your cards through the online site “www.shopwithscrip.com.” Track your purchases to Trinity by registering with Trinity’s code, which is F33292A331776.

Here are some of the participating national retailers• CVS• Amazon• Barnes & Noble• iTunes• Best Buy• Lowes• Menards

Apparel options include • Kohl’s• Land’s End • Macy’s• TJ Maxx • Talbots• Target• Walmart

• KMart• Sears

Dining and entertainment include: • AMC Movie Theaters• Applebees• Chilis• Longhorn Steakhouse• Panera• Starbucks

Travel options include Marriott, various national rental card compa-nies, and even major cruise lines.



Book reviewssAcReD HeARts by Sarah Dunant (2009). London, UK.: Virago Press. ISBN 978-1-84408-596-5 (461 pp.)

Sarah Dunant is a British author and broadcaster with academic credentials in history. She has written a

series of detective stories in addition to her historical works. All of her books that I have read have a pleasur-able detective thrill in them. Dunant has a particular interest in the 16th Century. Sacred Hearts is her latest book and is the last in Dunant’s “Italian Trilogy.” The author describes some critical events in this period: “One of the final decrees of the Council of Trent before it disbanded in December 1563 was a rushed but detailed reform of nunneries, in response to the fierce challenges and criticisms thrown up by the Protestant Reformation. These changes, which were extensive, took time to be implemented, depending on the zeal of the local bishops, the compliance of the order, the nature of each convent and the strength of opposing influence of local noble families. Eventually reform did come.

“By the turn of the 16th Century, when rampant dowry inflation resulted in almost half of all noblewomen in Italian cities becoming nuns, convent life had changed forever. ‘Visitations’ (from authorities in the church) brought in new rules. All contact with the outside world was brutally restricted; stray holes or windows bricked up, grilles put in place everywhere. Walls were made higher. Churches were redesigned so that the congre-gation saw nothing of the nuns within. Parlatori were similarly divided, with grilles and drawn curtains so that families could no longer freely mingle together.” (Previ-ously, families could visit with their daughters in the convents on Sundays and Holy Days.) “Performance and music suffered particularly. In some cities plays and all forms of polyphony were banned and convent orches-tras- apart from a single organ- prohibited.” A poignant letter sent in 1586 to the Pope himself by a nun in Bo-logna describes it succinctly: “Many of us are shut up against our will (sic) and deprived of all contact with the outside world. Living with such strictness and abandoned by everyone, we have only hell, in this world and the next.”

This book, organized in three parts with forty-nine chapters, is a fictional account of the lives of one reli-gious order of women within the factual course of the church’s history. Through it we receive the stories of different women living in the fictional convent of Santa Caterina, in Ferrara in 1570. We learn how the convent is

organized, how the women cope, how they survive, and how some of them don’t survive. We meet several of the nuns intimately, especially the abbess, Madonna Chiara; the healer, Suora Zuana, and the young novice Serafina. In the course of the story of Sacred Hearts, we learn something about the church’s politics of the time as well as the convent’s politics. We meet women who desired or were resigned to being in the convent, and who were able to find a niche for their interests and talents and skills. We meet, as well, at least one woman didn’t want to be in ANY convent. Some of these women were teenagers but most were of older ages. For many there was no other op-tion than the nunnery.

This is a very interesting book and a wonderful read. We can gain insights about the church in this time in history and about the situation that women faced during this intense upheaval in both the church and in society. Because of the threat of the reformation thinking, the church had to appear, at least, to be doing something to counteract the threat. Who better to “get into line” than these women? Who indeed. Sacred Hearts is a novel about power, creativity and passion....both of the body and of the soul.

I heartily recommend this book (and this author) to readers everywhere, both men and women, especially those interested in the church in this time in history.

— Review by Barbara Bloom



Father Charlie and Mother Virginia win 2011 Human Rights Award

The City of Blooming-ton Human Rights

Commission (BHRC) has announced the winners of its eleventh annual Human Rights Awards: the Rev. Charles Dupree and the Rev. Virginia Hall were chosen as joint recipients for their work with Trinity Episcopal Church.

Dupree has been the Senior Rector at Trinity since the fall of 2008. His nominator wrote that “In all of the work that he does, he models a belief in creating opportunity for all people to be self-determined, respected and fully included in so-ciety. He truly believes in (an) inclusive communi-ty. He has spearheaded the effort to create a low-bar-rier shelter for the winter months, creating opportunities for families experiencing homelessness to remain intact. He has opened up the doors of his congregation to individuals with develop-mental disabilities, establishing multiple ways for them to share their gifts and abilities with the community. He recognizes the power of words and the power of actions, and he utilizes them both to make our community and world a better place.”

Hall has been the Assistant Rector at Trinity for five years. Her nominator wrote that he wanted to recognize Hall’s work with the Monroe County Religious Leaders group, an interfaith group of lay and clergy who are committed to “advocating for the religious principles of mercy, peace, social and economic justice, and stew-ardship of the earth.” He also cited her work with the congregation’s Outreach Commission. Quoting a Trinity

parishioner, her nominator wrote that “Thanks in large part to [Hall’s] leadership, both from the pulpit and be-hind the scenes, during recent years

Trinity’s culture has shifted significantly from one in which Outreach was a minor part in the church’s affairs to its present state, in which service to the community has become a central part of the parish’s identity. She models a commitment to social justice and human rights on several fronts.”

The Human Rights Awards honor individuals or groups who have made specific and significant contribu-tions to improving civil rights, human relations or civil-ity in our community. The BHRC is pleased to recognize these two colleagues for their work in promoting social justice in our community. Byron Bangert, chair of the BHRC, presented the awards at the Bloomington Com-mon Council meeting on April 4.

Byron Bangert, chair of the Bloomington Human Right Commission, poses with Mother Virginia and Father Charlie at the award presentation at the Bloomington Common Council meeting on April 4.



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As a way to promote appreciation, awareness and eduation about the

human brain, a community-wide Brain Ex-travaganza is in the works, sponsored by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s non-profit organization, BRAINS, Inc. Jill is the daughter of the Rev. Hal Taylor. One part of the campaign is cre-ation of 22 fiberglass brain sculptures, mea-suring up to 5 feet tall, designed by artists carrying out their ideas of decoration and interpretation of the brain. The sculptures will be on public display all around Bloom-ington and on the IU campus beginning in early May. One of the sculptures will grace Trinity’s garden at the corner of Kirkwood and Grant streets. This piece will depict “symbols of major faiths and that which links them all: love,” according to Father Charlie. The sculpture will be on exhibit on Trinity grounds until mid-October.

Trinity part of Brain Extravaganza!

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor poses with a brain prototype. The fiberglass sculptures will be designed by local artists, and one will be placed in Trinity’s garden from April until October of this year.

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