Trinity Parish Ministries and Outreach

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

Trinity Greeters
“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, paige@hodgepodge-home.com or 931/302-3750.

Coffee Hour
Here’s your opportunity to feed the masses!  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, but don’t let that stop you!  You don’t have to bake—you can just open up some packages of cookies (we will consume just about anything).  We ask that you 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.  Just pick a Sunday that’s good for you.

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.

Contact Bob Houston, 906-8130, or Paul Laugeness, PLaugeness@aol.com

Nashville Cares

Nashville CARES is Tennessee's leading community-based AIDS service organization. Our mission is to promote and participate in a comprehensive and compassionate response to HIV and AIDS through education, advocacy, and supportive services. The doors of CARES are open to anyone affected by HIV and AIDS in need of comfort.

Trinity Episcopal is the contact for delivery of groceries for all Clarksville clients in this program.  Trinity also hosts the Clarksville area Nashville Cares support group on the last Thursday of each month from 6 - 8:00 pm.

The current POC is Kendall Welsh, kendallwelsh@gmail.com or 931/302-3750

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 are Quentin Humbert, qhumberd@bellsouth.net, and Greg Poole.

Their need: trial/travel size toiletries.

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.

Of course, 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

DAY SHELTER

Old Firehouse Shelteris 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.

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, 645-2458, or Jan Hammett, secretary@trinityparish.com, 645-2458.

Their needs:  volunteers for 2012 event, donations toward soup ingredients and other meal costs, persons/organizations to paint bowls or host a bowl-painting party.

HANDSONCLARKSVILLE

HandsOnClarksville is an online data base for volunteer coordination.  Organizations may post a need for volunteers and individuals may then go to the website and link up with a need that appeals to them.

POC is Rita Arancibia, rita.arancibia@gmail.com .