Trinity Times

May 2022

Meet our New Seminarian,

Rachel Tyler

Rachel Tyler hails from

the small city of Lebanon, Penn-
sylvania but has been located in
the greater Princeton Area since
2014. Rachel attended Westmin-
ster Choir College earning her de-
gree in Sacred Music, Voice,
study that she put into practice as
a soprano section leader, soloist,
assistant music director, handbell
director and much more.
Opportunities arose
Inside this issue: through schooling and Rachel was
blessed to sing amidst choirs that
May is Mental 2
Health Month
graced the stages of Lincoln Cen-
ter, The Kimmel Center and Car-
We raised $6,000 3 negie Hall and many local venues. This fruitful time in Rachel’s life stimulated her
for Ukraine! heart and mind and through service in the Episcopal church, received a call to the priest-
hood in Spring 2017 and is now a postulant in the Diocese of New Jersey under Bishop
Save the date for 5 “Chip” Stokes. Rachel is completing her Master’s of Divinity at Princeton Theological
a concert at Seminary and God willing, will be ordained summer of 2023.
Trinity
Rachel will join us as a
Scenes from 7 Seminarian for the next year.
Holy Week & Welcome to Trinity Cathedral!
Easter

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Sunday altar
flowers for 2022!
 Back To Basics: Practical Mental Health Information

Since the start of the pandemic, more and more people are talking about mental health. An increasing number
of folks are starting to see it for what it is: one important component of your overall health and well-being, just
like your physical health. But mental health conditions, resources, and conversations can still feel complicated
and out of reach. Having a widespread understanding of the topic can help you be more informed if you or
someone you know is experiencing a mental health condition or crisis. Everyone should have the support need-
ed to thrive.

Communities that have been historically and presently oppressed face a deeper mental health burden because
of the added impact of trauma, oppression, and harm. There’s often no one single cause for a mental health
condition. Instead, there are many possible risk factors that can influence how likely a person is to experience a
mental health condition or how serious the symptoms may be.

Some risk factors for mental health conditions include trauma, which can be a one-time event or ongoing;
your environment and how it impacts your health and quality of life (also known as social determinants of
health like financial stability and health care access); genetics; brain chemistry; and your habits and lifestyle
such as a lack of sleep.
Of course, understanding the risk factors for a mental health condition can be more difficult when it’s your
own mental health. Take time to ask yourself about your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to see if this is part
of a pattern that may be caused by a mental health condition.

Here are some questions to get you started:

Have things that used to feel easy started feeling difficult?
Does the idea of doing daily tasks like making your bed now feel really, really hard?
Have you lost interest in activities and hobbies you used to enjoy?
Do you feel irritated, possibly to the point of lashing out at people you care about?

Our society focuses much more on physical health than mental health, but both are equally important. If you
are concerned about your mental health, there are several options available. You are not alone – help is out
there, and recovery is possible. It may be hard to talk about your concerns, but simply acknowledging to your-
self that you’re struggling is a really big step.

While you may not need this information today, knowing the basics about mental health will mean you’re pre-
pared if you ever need it. Go to mhanational.org/may to learn more. Also, watch the Sunday bulletins every
week in May to learn more about the Mental Health resources in Mercer County and nationwide.

For immediate assistance, contact Michele Madiou, Mercer County Mental Health Administrator, at
609-577-3474 via text or phone call or the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Mercer) Helpline
at 609-799-8994, ext. 17.

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 $6,000 Raised for Ukraine!
On April 30, Trinity hosted Pianist Irina Nenartovich
for an evening of classical piano music to raise donations for
the people of Ukraine. We are pleased to announce that
$6,000 will be given to Episcopal Relief and Development
to aid their humanitarian work in Ukraine!
Ms. Nenartovich was born in Russia, and studied piano
and composition at the Music School for Gifted Children and
at the State Conservatory of St. Petersburg. She composed mu-
sic for piano, chamber ensembles, voice, and orchestra.
In 1999, she moved to Cherry Hill, NJ and has since
become a certified organist in addition to composing and per-
forming organ music. Irina has served in many churches
throughout our area including St. Andrew, Mount Holly;
Grace Episcopal Church, Pemberton; St. Stephen, Beverly;
and Christ Church, Palmyra where she serves as the regular
organist and pianist.

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Thanks for Supporting
our Easter Egg Hunt!

Thanks to generous
donations from our parishion-
ers, our Cathedral Egg Hunt
on Easter Day was great fun!
We had dozens of filled eggs
to hide on the Cathedral
grounds, plus baskets for col-
lecting. Children 1-12 years
of age were able to partici-
pate, and also received gifts
of coloring books and other
fun Easter activities. Thanks
to all who contributed to our
first egg hunt since 2019!

News from the

Altar Guild Shop

As of May 1, 2022 the Trinity Ca-

thedral Altar Guild Shop will be
under new management! The new
manager will be Ms. Joyce
Gibbs. Please also note that the
shop will reopen to the congrega-
tion on Sunday, May 15 (since
Mother’s Day is May 8) for one
hour after Mass. Looking forward
to seeing you all again!

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 Trinity Cathedral is excited
to announce an upcoming,
world-premiere concert
featuring vocalist Keith
Spencer at the Cathedral
on September 25, 2022 at
2:00 pm. The program and
event details will be an-
nounced in June; stay Learn More About . . .
tuned to this newsletter and our website for
upcoming announcements!

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 Many Thanks
from our Food
Pantry
The Cathedral Food Pan-
try is grateful for every-
one’s generous donations
of food and funds before
Easter, which enabled us
to distribute vegetables
and other Easter meal
fixins to the many fami-
lies who rely on our Pan-
try!

UrbanPromise Summer Camp

We are live again this summer! Academics in the AM, recreation, ca-
reers, STEM, art, and golf in the PM. With all of this going on, we are
going to need some healthy snacks for the kids at the end of the day. If
there are any folks out there who would like to get together and prepare
healthy snacks for about 70 kids, 1st grade through 12th grade for four afternoons for one week of camp,
please be in touch. Snacks should be ready to go by about 3:30 PM. If you would like to help serve the snacks
as well, that would be great. If your schedule does not allow for that and you want to just prepare the snacks
each day, that’s fine! Either way, there will be plenty of staff present to help to manage and assist with the dis-
tribution of the snacks.

See me . . . E-mail, call, talk after church: Georgia Koenig, gbkoenig@verizon.net, or (609) 273-3351!
Thanks, as always!
~ Georgia Koenig

Greetings!

I invite you to join me for Trinity Episcopal

Cathedral's A Sound Mind: An Online Emo-
tional Wellness Group! Register using the
Zoom link found on our website
(www.TrinityCathedralNJ.org) and be sure
to join us every Thursday evening at 6:00 pm.

All are welcome.

Please share with your family and friends.

~ Kimme Carlos

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 Please join in sharing good wishes
for our fellow parishioners
on their special day!

1 Nanette R. O'Brien Birthday

1 Kumeiwo Ngwayah Birthday
2 Debbie Raab Birthday
4 Lauretta Ketter Birthday
4 Samuel Richards Birthday
5 Mary Hopkins Birthday
5 Hibbert Duncan Birthday
6 Lawrence Monte Birthday
9 Carolyn Ford Birthday
10 Barbara Tweh Birthday
10 Zoe Ahaghotu Birthday
12 Jane Ramsdell Birthday
12 The Rev. Chris Cox Birthday
17 Regina Zilinski Birthday
17 Ron & Regina Zilinski Anniversary
17 Ekele Onyenwe Birthday
21 Dr. Paul Cooper Birthday
21 Diane Nancekivell & Tom Baskett Anniversary
22 Brenda Whiteman Birthday
22 Sam Stephens Birthday
23 Robin Bridge Birthday
23 Ariana Jakub Birthday
23 Vallerie M. Samuels Birthday
25 Bernard McMullan & Sam Stephens Anniversary
25 Robert C. Gibson Birthday
26 Aweon A. Richards Birthday
26 Melani A. Lewis Birthday
26 Sally L. Fineburg Birthday
26 Kurtis Perry Birthday
26 Junius Ketter Birthday
26 Cyrus & Lauretta Ketter Anniversary
27 Thelma Tunstall Birthday
28 Ellen Wry Birthday
28 Evangeline T. Smith Birthday
28 Patti Castellon Birthday
29 Hillary K. Sopko Birthday
29 Tammy J. Samuels Birthday
31 Janice Borrella Birthday
31 Nathaniel McMullan Birthday

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 Altar Flower Memorials 2022

Name: ____________________________________

Address: ____________________________________ Amount enclosed: ____________

Phone #: ____________________________________ (Suggested donation for Cathedral altar

E-mail: ____________________________________ is $75.00.)

Please indicate the Sunday(s) in 2022 for which you wish to give the altar flowers by circling one or more of
the dates below:

January 2 9 16 23 30

February 6 13 20 27

March (Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 2nd; no altar flowers during Lent.)

April   17* 24 (*Easter is April 17th)

May 1 8 15 22 29

June 5 12 19 26

July 3 10 17 24 31

August 7 14 21 28

September 4 11 18 25

October 2 9 16 23 30

November 6 13 20 

December (Advent begins on Sunday, November 27; no altar flowers during Advent.)

Please make checks payable to Trinity Cathedral, with Flower Guild in the memo line. Return this form to the
Cathedral office or place in the offering plate. Please indicate intent below:

____ In loving memory of ____ In honor of ____ In thanksgiving for

Please print: __________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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Of The Diocese of New Jersey
801 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618

Phone: (609) 392-3805

Fax: (609) 392-2305
www.TrinityCathedralNJ.org

Our Vision:

A visible agent of God’s love, joyfully embracing all people.

Our Mission:

God is here. Jesus loves you.

We are a welcoming, diverse community sharing God’s love, spreading the
Gospel and caring for all people and God’s Creation. Come join us.

CATHEDRAL CLERGY CATHEDRAL STAFF

Our Current Worship Schedule:

The Rt. Rev. William H. Stokes, Bishop Patrice A. D’Angelo, Administrator

Sundays: 10:00 am
In-person and livestreamed
Please see our website
for information on how to join us!
The Very Rev. René Rory John, Dean
The Rev. Cn. Dr. Noel J. Amadi, Priest Associate
The Rev. Dr. Peter Bridge, Priest Associate
The Rev. Cn. Bruce Montgomery, Priest Associate
The Rev. Chris Cox, Deacon
The Rev. Carol Gilbert, Deacon
Dr. Kerry Heimann, Director of Music
Fay Manicke, Associate Director of Music
Al Shaw, Sexton
Michael “PJ” Pettyjohn, Associate Sexton
THE ACADEMY PRE-SCHOOL STAFF
The Rev. Lynn H. Johnson, Administrator
Tossa Thorpe, Administrative Assistant

For a comprehensive list of Cathedral events and meetings, go to http://www.TrinityCathedralNJ.org/Calendar.html

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