FROM THE RECTORby Henry L. Hudson, RectorInside this

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Stewardshippage 2

Christian Formationpage 3

Children and Family Ministries page 4

Young Adults page 5

TrinityConnections pages 5, 6, 7

TIDINGS Vol. XXV No. 5 May 2016

Trinity’s Mission: Acting in God’s love, Trinity Episcopal Church welcomes everyone to enthusiastically live the Christian faith. We call our members to worship and prayer, lifelong education, spiritual growth,

cheerful giving, and active ministry with our community. All members serve as witnesses to Jesus Christ.

As were walking into St. Andrew’s Church on Carrollton Avenue on the day of my wedding (forty years ago), Daddy said to me, “Do you have a knife?” I replied that I did indeed. He asked “On you?” I said “Of course not! I’m in a tuxedo about to get married!” He took the pocket knife out of his pocket, gave it to me and said, “A man can’t get married without a pocket knife.” The meaning of this is still a mystery to me, but it was a gift apparently I needed. As I walked around the Trinity campus today I met Albinas headed to his office. After a few minutes of conversation, he reached in his pocket and gave me a gift: an “Uncle Henry” pocket knife for my retirement! Albinas is always a mystery to me, a very talented mystery, but still a mystery. This time I almost cried, for once again as a new era in my life begins, I am equipped by a lovely man who cares for me. I was stunned and deeply grateful. After nearly forty years of ordained ministry and thirty-six as rector of four parishes, I am retiring. I can’t, and won’t, stop being a priest, but I am ready for this new stage in my ministry. I want to be as funny, supportive and free as Hill Riddle who is my mentor and ideal. I want to go to church without worrying about the roof, the plumbing, the budget, or the sound system. I want to sit next to Mary Beth and experience the Kiss of Peace with one I have loved for forty plus years. I want to preach when I am able, celebrate and support when I want, and take a nap now and again. And now I have a new knife to use in the garden, fishing, or piddling around. I am really good at piddling. The greatest joy and honor of my career has been serving as rector of Trinity Church, New Orleans. I have had great colleagues and fellow workers in this crazy, wonderful, wounded and healing, courageous, compassionate, funny, and fun-loving, growing and daring part of the kingdom. I have seen God in you, in your work, and most of all in your love. To serve and enjoy this church and school, and our larger community, is the highest honor. I am grateful to you all. Now I begin again, and hope to be a blessing as God guides and teaches me. And now I have just the pocket knife to carry with me.

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Stewardshipby Raina O’Neil, Director of Development

Farewell Reception for The Rev. Henry Hudson

A farewell reception for our beloved Rector Henry Hudson will be held on Sunday, May 29

in Bishop Polk Hall following the 10:30 am service.

An invitation will be forthcoming.

Dear Friends,

As a way to say “thank you” to Henry for his many years of service at Trinity, we are collecting a purse to help him and Mary Beth in the next phase of their life.

If you would like to make a contribution, please make your check payable to Trinity Church with “Henry Hudson purse” in the memo line. You may either mail it to Trinity at 1329 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, La., 70130, or place it in the Business Office mail slot in the Church mailroom.

Many thanks,Edie Darragh

Senior Warden

S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Dollar!Mark Your Calendar! Tuesday, May 3 is GiveNOLA Day and Trinity Church is a proud participant! GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour online charitable giving event hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Every gift of $10 or more to Trinity Church on Tuesday, May 3 through the GiveNOLA.org website will go a little further and help us claim our share of $200,000 in bonus dollars from the “lagniappe” fund, plus an additional $96,000 in prizes. Bookmark our page: https://givenola.org/npo/trinity-church Giving starts at

midnight on May 3! Contact Raina at 670-2537 or roneil@trinitynola.com with questions. **Please join us on May 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Parish House courtyard for our “power hour/happy hour” with live streaming of the Leaderboard, food and drinks, as well as donation stations with staff on hand to answer any questions. Thanks to you, we had a tremendous response last year from Trinity members and friends! Please help us again this year by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, and help us spread the word! Share with your friends and support Trinity Church as part of GiveNOLA Day on Tuesday, May 3. We can’t wait to celebrate the difference your generosity will make!

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Christian Formationby The Rev. Kit McLean, Associate Rector

Adult Formation

Feasting is always a feature of life in New Orleans, but in April and May festivals particularly abound. For the Church, our primary season of feasting begins Easter Sunday and is the high point of the Church year. As Easter people, resurrection is at the heart of our faith. We believe that because Jesus was raised from the dead, we, too, shall be raised. Our lives are preparation for an eternal feast in union and full communion with God and all creation.

Easter is not celebrated for just one day but lasts for “The Great Fifty Days” until Pentecost, which means fifty and which is the day on which we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. This year Pentecost is Sunday, May 15. Plan on attending a worship service sporting a touch of red in thanksgiving for the work of the Spirit within and among us. On the fortieth of these fifty days, Wednesday, May 5, we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, commemorating when Jesus moved from our earthly realm to join (or re-join) the heavenly banquet.

As we see signs of new life—of resurrection—all around us in the natural world, we can experience new life and renewal in our spiritual lives as well. Getting involved in some aspect of ministry and making worship a priority are both ways to “fertilize” our souls. Opportunities to worship, to serve, to create and renew, are plentiful at Trinity. Please prayerfully consider how you might be called to participate more fully in our wonderful and inspirited common life!

A double reason for celebration and feasting occurs on Sunday, May 8, which is both Confirmation Sunday and Mother’s Day. Come support and celebrate those who are being confirmed or received and at the same time celebrate all of the women in our lives who nurture and support us.

As we prepare for the arrival of our Interim Rector in June, help us to be more hospitable! Consider serving as part of our hospitality team of greeters, ushers and coffee hour hosts or as part of our altar party as an acolyte, lector or chalice bearer. Please contact Rev. Kit McLean at kmclean@trinitynola.com, Mary Sutton at msutton@trinitynola.com or Ashley Bond at abond@trinitynola.com for more information. No previous experience needed.

Faith, Fellowship and Fun on Wednesday nights from 5:30-7:30 pm concludes on May 4. The Rev. Henry Hudson will close out our series on “Hearing God’s Call(s)” in our lives by sharing parts of his own spiritual journey.

On Sunday mornings at 9:15 am, John Zeller is leading a Bible study on Paul’s Letter to the Romans in the Moore Library.

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Children & Family Ministries

Children’s Ministry

Youth Ministry Newsby Ashley Bond, (abond@trinitynola.com) Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries

Are you passionate about Children, Youth and Family Ministries? Great! We are, too. If you would like to be part of the conversation and help us build an exciting and vibrant family life here at Trinity, please add your name to this list so we can keep you informed! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/PassionateAboutFamily

Godly Play, our Sunday School program, takes place from 9:45-11am. Children join their families for communion. Drop-off is available from 9:15-9:45am in the circle drive. There are NO CLASSES on May 8 (Mother’s Day and Confirmation Sunday).

Senior Sunday (May 1)May 1st is Senior High School Sunday. All graduat-ing high school seniors and their families are invited to attend the 10:30 am service and coffee hour where our seniors will be honored and recognized.

Confirmation Sunday (May 8)Twenty-four amazing 8th graders are ready to make a mature public affirmation of their faith, recommit themselves to the responsibilities of their Baptism, and receive laying on of hands by a bishop (BCP, p. 412). Please pray for our Confirmation Class of 2016: Joel Malone Funderburk III, Jane Elizabeth Murphy, Caroline Ott Pitalo, Frank Hampton Gomila, William Hawkins Head, Kathryn Kinsley Puckett, Edmund Ruffin Henry, Jr., Timothy Semmes Favrot, Jr., Adam Duke Wirth, Callan Clara Dry, John Middleton Polk Huger, William Daniel Huger, Foster Parlange Nash IV, Mary Morgan Nash, Thomas Clifton Patin IV, Charlotte Williams, Johnathan Schranz, Clay LeBourgeois, Taylor Herrington, Cole Herrington, Martha Pinney, Adair Rufty, Emily Smither and Frances Currence. Confirmands pictured on page 6.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser (May 15)Our awesome youth group will host a pancake breakfast between the 8 am and 10:30 am services. Pancakes, eggs,

sausage, coffee and orange juice for $5! Funds raised will go toward scholarships for our missioners. Please come hungry and bring your family, friends and pocketbooks! Children under 2 years are free.

Teen Drug Prevention (May 11)With graduation, summer vacations, and the transition to

high school or college fast approaching, our kids face many new experiences. These will likely include different social expectations, pressure from peers and offers to do drugs and alcohol. A recent national study shows that 47% of middle and high school students report having used illicit drugs and we must tackle this “public health epidemic” head on (The New York Times, 1/16). On Wednesday, May 11 from 6:30-8pm in Bishop Polk Hall, we will co-host a panel discussion with representatives from The PACT, a new web-based, teen drug prevention program that addresses teen drug use, abuse, addiction, risk factors and measures toward prevention. Guest speakers include local psychiatrist, addiction expert and member of Tulane University’s School of Medicine, Arwen Podesta, MD, a young man (24yo) from New Orleans who graduated from local private middle and high schools and whose life has been a roller coaster of drugs, death, despair and recovery (3 years clean), and Father Henry who will address how this epidemic has directly impacted our own faith community. Both parents and youth are encouraged to attend together so that we can begin to have open conversations about the realities and dangers facing our youth and work together as a community to protect our youth and our families from avoidable suffering and tragedy. For information about The PACT visit http://bit.ly/ThePACT.,

Vacation Bible School is scheduled for July 25-29 for children ages 4-12yrs. Register today at http://bit.ly/VBSReg2016. We are also in need of adult volunteers and student leaders. Please email Ashley if you are available to help!

Summer Choir Camp and Vacation Music School (Aug 1-5). This summer we will offer Choir Camp for rising 4th-12th grade students. Class will include choral singing, sung prayers and liturgy directed by Dr. Paul Weber, Interim Organist and Choir Master, and supported by Children’s & Youth Ministry Director, Ashley Bond. This camp aims to provide a healthy balance between work and play. Register today! http://bit.ly/ChoirCamp2016

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Young Adultsby Ashley Eastham, Young Adults Minister (aeastham@trinitynola.com)

Mission and

Young Adults Potluck & Bible Study at Kate & Laura’sPlease join us on Wednesday, May 11 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the home of Kate McDonald & Laura Meagher (2024 Royal Street, NOLA 70116). Please bring a dish to pass, dessert and/or beverage to share!

Film Screening: Big CharityOn Wednesday, May 25, Trinity will be screening the award-winning documentary, Big Charity, telling the story of Charity Hospital from its roots to its controversial closing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Please join us in Bishop Polk Hall, from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, with a question-answer period with one of the filmmakers, Ben Johnson, following the film. This screening is complimentary, but please RSVP to aeastham@trinitynola.com as there are a limited number of seats. Visit www.bigcharityfilm.com to view a trailer, and read more about the project.

Young Adults May Morning Lawn GamesPlease join us on Saturday, May 21 at 10:00 am in Audubon Park (near the golf club parking lot) for some early summer fun! I’ll have coffee, donuts and Bocce Ball! Bring your favorite lawn games.

Young Adults Italian Wine Tasting at Martin's Wine Cellar

EucharistThe cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. -1 Corinthians 10:16-17

We gather together at the altar to share the body and blood of Christ, but sometimes there are situations that prevent us from being present. Did you know that communion can be brought to you from the altar of one of our services? Trinity is pleased to offer Communion both in your home or in the hospital. Our trained Eucharistic visitors go out as representatives of our church family to share communion from our table with you. When you register at the hospital, remember to list your religious preference as Episcopal. Should you be in the hospital on a Sunday, communion can be brought to you. If you are there on other days, please let the church office know so someone may visit you. And always, please let the church office know should you be going through any sort of health or other challenge. We want to support you and add you to our daily prayers. For more information on any of these services, or to become a Eucharistic visitor, please contact Deacon Alyce at ajefferson@trintiynola.com.

Military MinistryThe Military Ministry has adopted a platoon currently serving in Afghanistan and is gearing up for “Operation Foot Patrol” and needs your help rounding up the following items: a clean pair of new socks, foot powder, anti-fungal cream, cooling cream, nail clippers, athlete’s foot lotion or cream, notes, cards, letters of support. Or you may make a monetary donation simply referencing the Military Ministry. A box has been set up in the Undercroft clearly marked for drop-offs or contact Peyton Greene, 504-915-9592.

Trinity Connections

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Trinity Connections

How may we pray for you?It is our pleasure to pray for and with you in times of thanksgiving and in times of sorrow, despair, or illness. If you or someone you love needs prayers, please visit our Pastoral Care page and request your prayers by phone or using our new online form at (https://trinitynola.com/online-prayer-request).

Out and About

Altar Flower MemorialsWould you like to honor the memory of a loved one and contribute to the church at the same time? You can give the flowers/greens on the altar in their names. Contact Joey Brown at joey@awb3.com for more information.

Enneagram Intro with Sandra SmithTrinity will be hosting an Enneagram Workshop on Saturday, May 14. I first encountered the Enneagram as a tool for developing my own direction in life, work and spiritual direction. I believe developing self-awareness helps us become more compassionate with ourselves, our families and those with whom we work. Besides the fact that this work is enlighten-ing in so many ways, we also have lot of fun. One friend told me that after 35 years of marriage, she finally understands where her husband is coming from after participating in an Enneagram workshop. Below you will see quotes from others who have worked with Sandra Smith in the past to explore this ancient and amazing spiritual tool.

I could almost see the tension in the room slip away after one of Sandra’s exercises. –Virginia Weinmann Learning about the Enneagram has been of great help to me in my spiritual life. Not only has it enhanced my self-awareness, it also has inspired a deeper understanding of, and compassion for, those who view the world through a lens of personality much different from my own. –Jerry Meunier One day is not enough! I wanted to see and hear from more panels. –Sally O’Meallie

The Enneagram is a map useful in staff communi-cation and managerial styles for businesses, non-profit, organizations, and faith communities as well as for deepening your personal prayer life. Please join us Saturday, May 14, 8:30-5:00 in Bishop Polk Hall. Cost $80 before May 1 and $100 after May 1. For more information or to register on-line visit https://trinitynola.com/ennea-gram-workshop or contact Maria Elliott 670-2535.

Trinity Out and About will be visiting Kingsley House on Monday, May 16 at 10:30 am for a tour and lunch. Kingsley House, the first Settlement House in the South, opened at 929 Tchoupitoulas Street in 1896 as a part of the parish work of Trinity Episcopal Church under the guidance of Dr. Beverley Warner, Rector. Come and see this amazing facility and hear about the ways in which this institution has grown to serve our community since then. Please reserve your space by May 10 by calling Maria at 670-2535 or melliott@trinitynola.com. The tour is free and you may make a $10 contribution for lunch if you are able. We will carpool from Trinity at 10:15.

Confirmands

Trinity Artist Series

Trinity Connections

Sundays at 5 pm

May 1 Jazz Fest at Trinity with: Rich Look, singer/ pianist, Tim Paco, bass/tuba, Ronel Johnson, trombone, Michael Skinkus, percussion in a program of New Orleans Jazz songs.

May 8 Jason Marsalis plays his vibraphone.

May 15 Javier Olondo, guitarist and Friends celebrating the New Orleans International Guitar Festival 2016. May 22 David Batiste Sr. keyboardist extraordinaire and his sons, a legendary musical family. May 29 New York-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Dodge will present a concert of piano, violin, and organ music in a program that spans three centuries of musical thought. Works by Copland and Bach, as well as the world premiere of his own Were you there? for solo organ.Save the Date: Sunday, June 26 from 3 pm to 6 pm PATRIOTIC MUSIC Festival

Has Your email address changed? If so, please let us know to ensure you continue to receive our weekly emails. Please email Kriste Buck at kbuck@trinitynola.com with the update.

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Women of Trinity Church Spring Tea

Thursday, May 12, 20164 - 6 pm

at the home ofSarah Feirn

1222 Jenna StreetRSVP to Tina Grant at tgrant@trinitynola.com

21st Annual Women’s Creative Process Retreat:

CPR for the SoulOctober 13-16, 2016 at the Solomon Episcopal

Conference Center—Robert, LouisianaPresenter, The Reverend Anne M. Maxwell, Associate Rector, Christ Church Covington

“Finding Your Bootstraps When You are Barefooted”

Life is full of challenges and struggles. If that part is a given, how do we find what works to help restore

our sanity, our joy and our hope? What makes us resilient?

For more information contact Lisa Holden lisatompkinsholden@gmail.com or (504) 296-7234

To register contact Jill Melancon flyfishjill@bellsouth.net or (985) 705-1284

Trinity SundayTrinity Sunday is May 22 this year and it is a wonderful day to celebrate our Church and the eternal dance of relationship between the Father, Son, and Spirit. The Trinity Perpetual Memorial and Endowment Fund is our way of celebrating the lives of those who have been the cloud of wit-nesses in our midst and we remember these persons who have recently been enrolled.

Living EndowmentsSusu and Michael Kearney

Memorial EndowmentsHoward Milton SchmalzLeonard Riley HarringtonMary Pugh MatthewsAlma P. WirthDonald Stuart McLellan

ClergyThe Right Reverend Morris K. Thompson, Bishop

The Reverend Henry L. Hudson, RectorThe Reverend Mitchell Smith, Associate Rector

The Reverend Katherine McLean, Associate RectorThe Reverend Alyce Jefferson, Deacon

The Reverend Jay Albert, DeaconThe Reverend Jesse Adams, Priest Associate

The Reverend Gary Taylor, Head of Trinity SchoolThe Reverend Dr. Hill C. Riddle, Rector Emeritus

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VestryEdie Darragh, Senior Warden John Fay, Jr., Junior Warden Kelly Duncan, Clerk of Vestry

Keith Crawford, TreasurerDawn Buckley, Elaine Haney, John Hevron,

Susu Kearney, Gordon Kolb, King Logan, Chris Martin, Regina Matthews, Jerry Meunier,

Marguerite Redwine, Jonathan Shaver, Barbara WallerJohn Wogan, Chancellor

Joey Brown, WOTC PresidentSandy Villere, Trinity School Board Chair

Worship ScheduleSUNDAY, 7:30 AM: Morning Prayer in the chapel;

8:00 AM: Eucharist in the chapel;10:30 AM: Eucharist in the church;

5:00 PM: Trinity Artist Series in the church; 6:00 PM: Eucharist in the chapel

MONDAY through FRIDAY, 8:30 AM: Morning Prayer in the chapel

TUESDAY,7:30 AM: Eucharist in the chapel

THURSDAY, 10:30 AM: Holy Eucharist and Healing Service in the chapel

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