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Listed below are the news articles for the month of September.

September 01, 2005

Our Interim Rector has been found!

God has blessed our parish with a new spiritual leader! At the August meeting the Vestry voted unanimously to call the Reverend Anne Jensen to be our Interim Rector. Anne is an experienced Interim, having served seven Connecticut congregations as Interim Pastor. She brings to us her gifts of spiritual teaching, healing presence, and pastoral care. Anne also has experience in youth and childrens' ministries. She will lead our parish through this transitional period as we discern together who we are and where Christ is leading us. She will prepare us for our new permanent rector.

Anne was educated here, receiving an AB and MA from Stanford, she earned her MDiv at Yale.

Anne and her husband, Douglas, have recently moved to Oakland. They have three adult children, two grandchildren, and a third grandchild on the way. Anne is a trained spiritual director. In her free time she enjoys gardening, walking, and cooking.

Anne's ministry at Trinity Parish begins on Tuesday, September 6. She looks forward to meeting everyone at the September 11th Homecoming Festival.

Please be sure to indroduce yourselves and make Anne and Douglas feel at home with us!

September 13, 2005

Bridges in Nepal at 3rd Sunday Suppers

Don’t miss the first Third Sunday Supper of the fall 2005 on Sunday, September 17th at 6:00 pm. JB and the Holy Hosts will be cooking a delicious Italian meal, which is reason enough to come, but there will also be an exciting presentation from Trinity Social Ministries (Outreach).

Arjun Adhikari of Kathmandu, Nepal is visiting the United States for the first time, hosted by Oakland resident and environmental reporter on California and Nepal -- Cheryl Colopy. We have the privilege of hearing Arjun talk about Nepal. He will be wearing his traditional Nepalese attire. David and Haydi Sowerwine, Trinity parishioners, who are just back from living in Nepal for 13.5 years, will give an update on the Trinity Bridge project.

In the spring of 2005 more than $20,000 was raised to build two bridges in Nepal. One bridge is being built at Maluwabesi on the Sun Kosi River enabling 4.000 to 8,000 villagers access to the health center and schools on the other side of the river during monsoon season. Don’t miss this interesting and informative evening and celebration of Haydi and David’s return. There will be a slide presentation, a bridge model, and coloring pictures for children.

September 14, 2005

Trinity digs deep for Katrina Relief

In the two weeks since the disasterous hurricane struck the Gulf states, the parishoners of Trinity have contributed $4,270 to the Episcopal Relief and Development Katrina Relief Fund. That total will be matched by another $3,770 in matching funds from the Social Ministries Commission, making the total value of our donation (in checks) over $8,000. This total does not include any contributions made directly to ER&D via credit card (and we know there were some.)

You can learn more about how our contribution will aid the people of this devastated region at the ER&D Hurricane Katrina Crisis Center