Trinity Parish Ministries and Outreach

“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Luke 12:34

“Hello and Welcome!”  You’re invited to join our group of smiling faces to serve as “greeters” prior to our Sunday worship services.  This is a great way to meet fellow parishioners and to make visitors always feel comfortable and welcome as they join us for worship.  Your commitment is no more than once a month.

The current POC is Paige King, 931-302-3750 or paige@hodgepodge-home.com

Coffee Hour

Sign-up to provide refreshments for our social time after the 9:30 AM service.  Typically, you can expect to have about 60 – 70 adults and children. You don’t have to bake—you can just open up some packages of cookies (we will consume just about anything). Please provide a drink for the kids and we’ll provide the coffee.  There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board outside of Dorothy Conroy Hall. 

The current POC is Paige King, paige@hodgepodge-home.com or 931/302-3750

Altar Guild

This group of volunteers provides the care for all items needed at the altar for liturgy and also take turns setting up the altar area for each service.  The guild is divided into four groups and each group is responsible for the services for one week, including funerals and other special events.

POC is Mary Smith or mary@clarksville.org

  Sunday School teachers

Sunday School Teaching positions - We are always in need of extra hands to help with this very rewarding and important ministry. The younger classes use the Godly Play curriculum and have a storyteller and assistant position available.

POC is Dabney Peacher at 931-627-2455

Building and Grounds

Volunteers arel needed for helping to keep the church buildings and grounds taken care of throughout the year.

POC is John Hilborn

Youth Group Leaders and Teachers

Our active youth group meets on 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday nights and youth classes on each Sunday (September - May).  We need volunteers both both groups.

POC's are Anna Heron and Paul Laugeness

ROOM IN THE INN

Room in the Inn: is a way for more people to understand the problems of the homeless by becoming directly involved with people who are homeless. It is a means through which congregations of all faiths open their facilities to welcome 12-15 homeless people as guests on cold winter nights. Trinity hosts guests on the 2nd and 4th Friday nights from March – November.  Several volunteers for various tasks are needed each night.

POC for RITI is Anne Finley, anne.finley@rcstn.net.

Their need: trial/travel size toiletries.

 

F.U.E.L

F.U.E.L.: is a food subsidization program designed to feed children whose only food source may be the food they are receiving at school. Trinity Parish currently sponsors 20 children at Byrns Darden Elementary.
Their need: cash donations.

A donation of $5.00 will FUEL a child for a weekend.
A donation of $20.00 will FUEL a child for a month.
A donation of $100.00 will FUEL a child for a semester.  Any size donation will be appreciated.

POC for FUEL is Anne Finley, anne.finley@rcstn.net

LOAVES & FISHES

Loaves and Fishes: is a non-profit organization with the mission of providing a warm noontime meal to the hungry citizens of our community. Last year Loaves and Fishes provided 55,052 meals to individuals at the kitchen, located at First Presbyterian Church. And area agencies requested food for an additional 9,686 people.

POC for L&F is Shirley Hood, hood.c@att.net.

Their need: canned goods.

Old Firehouse Shelter is a day shelter available Monday – Friday for men and women in need of a place to be during the day and where they can shower, wash clothes and receive food and referrals to local agencies to meet long term needs

Their need: paper products, bath linens, clothes detergent, dryer sheets, small toiletries.

Contact Parish Office, 645-2458

EMPTY BOWLS

Empty Bowls is a community-wide event that is held on the last Tuesday of February of each year to raise funds for Loaves and Fishes and Grace Assistance of Urban Ministries.  Both organizations provide food to those who need such assistance here in the Clarksville area.

Various groups gather to make and/or paint ceramic bowls which are then given to persons who purchase tickets for the soup and bread and light dessert luncheon or supper. The bowls are to be a reminder that the bowls of some in our community remain empty until we fill them.

POC are Dorothy Hartzog, asst_rector@trinityparish.com, or Jan Hammett, secretary@trinityparish.com, 645-2458.

Their needs:  volunteers for 2013 event, donations toward soup ingredients and other meal costs, persons or organizations to paint bowls or host a bowl-painting party.

Episcopal Relief and Development

This is the world-wide outreach arm of the Episcopal Church.  On-going donations and special offerings fund many projects which aid developing countries, crisis situations and agencies and institutions which serve the neediest in the name of Christ.  Trinity participates in many of these offerings throughout the year.

POC's are Anne Finley or Kate Smith