Many thanks to the Rev. Jim Wheeler for celebrating with us this past Sunday, and to Lydia Babbitt for preaching. Click here to read Lydia's sermon on courage. You may also click here to listen to this sermon, or click here to view it via our website.

Stewardship In-Gathering and Breakfast!

Please be sure to join us this Sunday, November 2nd at 9am for Holy Eucharist to be celebrated with the Rev. Marilyn Anderson. Our Stewardship In-Gathering will be part of our Offertory this week as we put forward our pledges to Trinity for the coming year.

Also, be sure to join us for a special Stewardship Sunday Breakfast at Coffee Hour following the

Service!

Tom and Ann Bott's Donation

A special meeting of the Vestry was held on Sunday, 26 October 2025. The sole item on the agenda at this meeting was deciding how the donation from Tom and Ann Bott should be best used for the good of the Parish.

The Vestry considered a variety of different scenarios as to how the donation might be best

used. We consulted with Trinity’s financial advisors, Resource Management Consultants (RMC)

of Farmington as to their advice on the subject.

After consideration of the factors and taking the advice of the Parish’s financial advisors, the

Vestry voted unanimously to use the entire donation to pay down the existing mortgage held by

the Parish.

Paying off this mortgage in nine months instead of nine years was deemed to be the most

fiduciarily responsible option, assuring the surest outcome for the Parish.

The Vestry is delighted to know that the Parish will be completely debt-free within the next nine

months and remain deeply indebted to Tom and Ann Bott for their courageous generosity.

Trinity has a church video license (through CVLI) that lets us show movies in our church.

What movie would YOU like to see screened in our sanctuary?

A concert movie? A family movie? Fantasy?
Drama? Thriller? Mystery? Documentary? 
Comedy? Sci-fi? Rom-com? Horror?

Thousands of titles are available - consider a movie and fresh popcorn, maybe a discussion...

See Conrad (or email him) if you can recommend a title or two, and then let's make it happen!

Do you have a name badge? With different clergy and new people visiting Trinity, it is a great time to wear your Trinity name badge!

If you need a badge, please print your name clearly on the clipboard in the back of the church, and Mel will make one for you.

We definitely need some people to step forward and host Coffee Hour. It's very easy and very appreciated! Just sign up for a date, then bring in some snacks (home-made or store-bought), set up the table, percolate percolate percolate, then clean up.

If you have any questions, please ask Ella, Tiffany or Richard. The sign-up is in the Upper Parish Hall.

Come Away to Camp Washington

for Thanksgiving -

rooms available Wednesday 
and Thursday nights



November 26-28, 2025

Join us for a Thanksgiving Celebration with delicious food & the exceptional hospitality you have come to expect at Camp Washington.

Join us for one night, two, or just for Thanksgiving Day and dinner. Come with family, friends, or come alone and make new friends. There is a place for you at the table!

Relax by the fire, participate in worship, go for a hike, do a puzzle, take a nap, read a book, watch the game or just simply be. Leave the holiday stress behind.



Come away to Camp Washington and make our Thanksgiving tradition yours.

Thanksgiving Day Ticket includes meals and activities, from 9 AM to 5 PM for $50.00 per person   

Pricing for overnights & additional meals is available by clicking the registration link here.

Thanksgiving at Camp Washington tentative schedule:

Wednesday, Nov 26 - Thanksgiving Eve    

3 PM: Arrival / Check-In    

6 PM: Dinner - for overnight guests

Thursday, Nov 27 - Thanksgiving Day    

8:30 AM: Breakfast - for overnight guests

9AM: Continental Breakfast available - for day guests

9AM - Noon: Macy's Parade Viewing / Hiking / Walking / Puzzles / Games / Crafts    

Noon: Thanksgiving Day Eucharist    

2 PM: Thanksgiving Dinner    

3:30 - 6 PM: Afternoon Activities    

6:30 PM: "Leftovers" Supper - for overnight guests

Friday, Nov 28 -         

9 AM: Breakfast - for overnight guests

11 AM: Check-Out / Departure

Other Events at Camp Washington

Waiting with the Saints: An Advent Quiet Day in Word and Song at Camp Washington



Join the Rev. Tuesday Rupp and master musician Ruth Cunningham at Camp Washington on Saturday, December 13th from 9a to 3pm.  Guided by the writings of saints and mystics through time, we will explore what it means to wait for the coming of Christ in our midst. The emphasis will be on singing, contemplation, rest, and devotion.

The cost is $60.00 per person, and lunch is included.

Need-based financial aid is available for all Camp Washington Programs: please contact Camp directly for details.

Click here for event details and registration.

Events in the Community

The Community Kitchen fundraiser is at 
the Five Points Annex at 15 Water Street
Wednesday through Friday 5p-7p
Saturday and Sunday noon to 7pm.

A parishioner recently received the following email:

From: Ms. Melanie Lay <pastorofficecom.org@gmail.com>

Sent: Monday, September 29, 2025 7:35 AM

To: [Trinity Parishioner's Email Address]

Subject: [Trinity Parishioner's Name]

Hello. Do you have a moment? I have a discreet request for you. I'm busy right now, so please respond by email only.

Ms. Melanie Lay

Administrator

Trinity Episcopal Church

220 Prospect Street, Torrington, CT 06790

++++++++++++++++++

The parishioner looked at the email address of the sender - while she recognized Mel's name, the email address attached to her name (pastorofficecom.org@gmail.com) was a strange email address, not her usual one.

Also, the "discreet request" sounded suspicious, as well as the direction to "respond by email only."

If you receive a suspicious email from someone, please call or text them to confirm that the email really came from them. If they did not send you the suspicious email, you can report it and block the sender.

When in doubt, check it out - call your friend to confirm their communication.

Dear Trinity Parish,

Now that we are officially a “Parish in Transition,” we want to be sure that everyone continues to have access to everything they need.

We have created a document similar to what we used for Mother Carrie’s parental leave in that it addresses who to contact in what circumstance, along with ways to contact those people.

It is not a perfect document but it is a good place to start! Please click here to read it.

Never hesitate to contact either me or Roger Coutant (as Wardens) or any of your Vestry members. We are all here to service God in the church – and that means one another.

Life is transition, after all. And we manage to get through that pretty well when we all work together!

~Lydia Babbitt

Senior Warden

A TALE OF TWO TRINITIES!

Members of the Trinity Torrington Vestry took a field trip to Trinity Lime Rock on Sunday, September 21, 2025. We were welcomed warmly by the Trinity Lime Rock Vestry, and we shared a simple and delicious lunch as we met.

Trinity Lime Rock is also in search of a half time priest in charge (PIC). In an effort to conserve resources and greatly expand our applicant pool, your Vestry is considering joining with Lime Rock to call a full time PIC to be shared between the two parishes.

What does this mean? This means that we are considering entering into a joint Letter of Agreement with a Priest in Charge who would work half time for Trinity Torrington and half time for Trinity Lime Rock. We have not come to a final decision as of yet.

Why Trinity Lime Rock? There are many similarities between our two parishes which make us

think that a partnership such as this might work. Please see Trinity Lime Rock’s Parish Profile by clicking here.

Are we merging Parishes? Will one parish take over? Will one close? The answer to all three of these questions is, “No.”

How might this work? The arrangement would be very similar to what we have experienced over the last six years. The PIC would work 20 hours per week for us and be present to celebrate two services of Holy Eucharist per month. Logistics such as holidays (Christmas, Easter, etc) and any fifth Sundays in a month would need to be negotiated and agreed upon

with the PIC and both parishes.

What’s next? Your Vestry and your Wardens continue to work on the information required by the Diocese. We are currently working on financial documents which are complicated and time- consuming. But we shall get the work done!

Questions? Ask! Ask your Vestry members and or your Wardens. We will be happy to answer!

OUR PARISH PROFILE IS COMPLETE!

Click here to read the short version, and click here to read the full version.

BIG THANKS to all who responded to the survey and to those who helped create the profile.

If you have an announcement or event that you would like publicized, or if you are a parishioner involved in an event that you would like to share with the parish, please send it to The Portal at announcements@trinity-torrington.org, and we can then direct your announcement to the best method of communication.