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A poem by Trinity parishioner Cynthia Moten was recently featured in The New York Times' Metropolitan Diary. Cynthia's poem, "New York Greenhorn," recounts her experience of the earthquake that was felt in New York on August 23, 2011.
Follow the link to read Cynthia's poem (the second entry on the page).
Francisco Núñez, Director of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, is a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. As a Fellow, he receives a $500,000 grant. The program's recipients are popularly known as "geniuses."
Núñez and the Young People's Chorus were part of the day-long concert series on September 9, 2011 that was part of Trinity's observance of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. He also participated in the last concert of the evening, "Remember to Love," which featured conductors and members of the choirs who performed throughout the day. You can watch that concert here:
Learn more about the MacArthur Fellows Program and the 2011 Fellows here.
Like all of New York City, Trinity Wall Street made a number of preparations in advance of Hurricane Irene -- and kept community members informed about the parish's wellbeing throughout the storm. The storm made landfall in New York City on the morning of Sunday, August 28, as a tropical storm. Below, you'll find a record of Hurricane Irene-related articles, webcasts, and blog posts.
Monday, August 29, 2011
The Parable of Hurricane Irene
The Rev. Mark Bozzuti-Jones reflects on what meaning we might derive from Hurricane Irene.
The Calm After the Storm
The Rev. Daniel Simons' blog post on the aftermath of Hurricane in Lower Manhattan (and Trinity Church).
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Welcome Back from the Rector
A note from the Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper, Rector, letting all know that everyone at the parish is safe and buildings are operational.
A (Sort of) Sunday Sermon
When regular services were cancelled for Sunday, August 28, the Rev. Mark Bozzuti Jones pre-recorded a special Sunday sermon.
Sunday on Twitter
With Sunday services cancelled, Trinity tweets prayers and readings via Twitter.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Residents Evacuated from St. Margaret's House
All 316 residents of St. Margaret's House, an apartment community sponsored by Trinity Wall Street for the elderly and mobility-impaired, were evacuated to friends, family, or shelters by Saturday evening. Residents began returning on Sunday evening after the storm passed.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Leaning Into the Storm
The Rev. Daniel Simons' reflects on hurricane preparations in his blog, In the Moment.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Sunday Services Cancelled
Trinity Wall Street cancels Sunday services for Sunday, August 28, due to concerns regarding Hurricane Irene.
Frequent Hurricane Updates via Social Media
Hurricane related-updates are posted frequently on Trinity Wall Street's facebook pages and Twitter feeds.
From 21 years with JPMorgan Chase, to CFO and managing director at Citi Smith Barney, to a sabbatical and her own financial advising firm, it is safe to say that Stacy Brandom, Chief Financial Officer of Trinity Wall Street since 2009, has had a very interesting career in the financial services industry.
Learn more about Stacy's life and career in this profile by the Chase Alumni Association -- and find out what book on church business she recommends for clergy and vestries.
Holy Trinity Cathedral, in Shanghai, China, was recently restored after years of being used first as government office and then as a movie theater. The cathedral was formerly the seat of the presiding bishop of the Anglican Church in China.
Trinity Transformational Fellow Peter Ng arranged a visit from a China delegation to Trinity earlier this year. Trinity gave the cathedral a gift of a one of three new stained glass windows behind the altar. The other two stained glass windows were given by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Bishop Mark S. Sisk of New York.
You can see photos of the windows as they were being created by designer John K. Clark here and photos of the finished, installed windows here.
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Trinity Wall Street’s TV department has been webcasting Sunday services for nearly a decade. Earlier this year, the department began webcasting an astounding eight services a week.
Next week, Trinity TV will consolidate its webcast operations and technical infrastructure. Video and audio processing equipment-- including transmitters, encoders, editors, camera controls and sound equipment—will be moved into one main control room. Additionally, Trinity TV will install closed captioning equipment for the 11:15am Sunday services.
Due to the move, weekday 12:05pm services may not be webcast on some days over the next two weeks. Check the worship calendar for updates.
Finding a Seat at the Table
This is the second reflection from the New York Mission and Service Trip. Learn more about the summer-long project with partner Hour Children here.
I had trouble distinguishing the volunteers from the participants when they arrived in the Parish Hall in suits and neatly ironed dresses. Trinity staff and parishioners mingled with the previously incarcerated women participating in Hour Children's Working Women Program, everyone clearly eager to begin.
This was the second weekend of the Trinity Mission and Service Trip in partnership with Hour Children and I, the summer intern holding a big camera and notepad, mostly listened and learned.
"Etiquette is just good manners," Maggy Charles said to start the day off.
As someone who occasionally eats with his elbows on the table, I decided to take notes.
We spent a few hours discussing the proper way to introduce yourself . "When is it correct to introduce yourself and Ms?" someone wanted to know.
We talked about appropriate dress for interviews. "Dress one step up from what you'd wear to work at the job you are interviewing for." (I wrote this one down for myself.)
Phone and email etiquette. "When signing off on an email, when should you use 'Sincerely' or 'Respectfully,'" one woman asked, something I have also wondered while writing my own emails.
Then Isabella wanted to practice her handshake, and so everyone ended up milling around the room shaking hands -- an exercise that would benefit many professionals I know.
"We're all still learning," Trinity staff member and volunteer Donna Presnell said as they debated whether a particular suit was appropriate for an interview.
It was a reminder that what we sometimes think of as "common sense" is neither common, nor often very sensible. Why would any sane person wear a suit in the summer, for example?
Also, why are there so many forks?
Well, one for salad and one for the entrée, we learned at lunch at Merchants Café NYC, where we practiced dining etiquette. Latasha sat on my left, asking questions as we were shown the correct way to hold our silverware. She explained to me that she's been out of prison for a year, released to her family. She has plans for her career, and had one of the volunteers reviewing her resume by the end of the meal.
Lunch was as much about making the women participating in the program feel welcome and comfortable at the table as it was about etiquette.
What the Mission and Service Trip with Hour Children reminds me is that, in a world full of unspoken codes and invisible ceilings, at times we all need someone to help us find a seat at the table.
--Jeremiah Sierra
The modern need for professional organizers and the Container Store aside, it may be entirely possible to help change a person's life by spending a few hours arranging dress shirts by color or neatly folding a stack of children's jeans.
Nine members of the Trinity congregation and staff spent last Saturday in northeast Queens sorting clothes, organizing books, moving shelves and photographing antiques—all with the higher purpose of helping formerly incarcerated mothers keep their families intact and build new lives after prison.
The activities are part of Faith in Action's first New York City Mission & Service project, a series of four weekends in which members of the Trinity community will work with Hour Children, a program for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children.
Learn more about the New York Mission and Service Trip here.
Leila Hernandez, the weekend manager of the Fancy Clothes Thrift, asked parishioners Carmen Vasquez and Lina Lowry and Trinity staff member Anita Chan to arrange and fold clothing and books. When customers can find things easily, the store sells more, she said.
At Changes, an antique shop six blocks away, manager Maria Teresa Taussi directed Trinity staff member Jim Melchiorre and parishioner Joanne Malaspina to the paintings and china they could photograph for the store's website.
Some of the pieces are very valuable, Taussi said, pointing to a charcoal drawing and several sets of Dutch and German china. Hour Children won't receive the full value of the pieces if they stay in the shop, where they're priced at a fraction of what the same item in a Manhattan shop would bring. And local folks who buy at the shop can't afford to pay the true worth of the pieces. "We cannot sell a $900 lamp here," she said.
Just around the corner from the antique store, Regina Jacobs decided arranging furniture at The Attic furniture thrift was mutually beneficial for her and the shop. She and fellow parishioner Benjamin Johnson spent the morning moving shelves in the basement.
"I don't even think of it as volunteer work," Jacobs said. "I get back so much in the doing. I can't give enough. In the doing is the reward."
--Lynn Goswick
For more information about Trinity's Mission & Service trips--local, national, and abroad--contact Maggy Charles at mcharles@trinitywallstreet.org.
Author: Trinity Wall Street
Created: July 7, 2010
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