Membership
We are glad you are interested in becoming a member. At Trinity, you do not have to join the parish in a formal way in order to worship, attend classes, participate in activities and support financially the ministries of the parish.
Everyone, adults and children, are always welcome to receive Communion. However, we invite you to consider becoming a member of Trinity.
As you can see below, there are several ways to officially join Trinity.
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Becoming a Member of Trinity Church
If you are already an Episcopalian or from another province of the Anglican Communion:
If you are or were a member of another Episcopal congregation, or were ever confirmed in an Episcopal Church, you can transfer your membership. Provide contact our Parish Secretary with the name and location of the church and the approximate dates of your membership or, if you were confirmed there, the approximate date of confirmation, and we will send for a Letter of Transfer.
If you are a member of another Christian denomination:
If you were baptized with water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in any Christian denomination, you may become a “baptized member” of Trinity Church. Please provide the Parish Secretary with your birth date and place and your baptismal date and place.
If you have not been baptized:
We invite you to speak with one of the clergy to arrange a baptism. Baptisms are done at regularly scheduled services on the feast days specified by the Book of Common Prayer (Baptism of Our Lord, Easter Eve, Pentecost and All Saints) and once or twice during the summer months. Anyone baptized at Trinity Church is a “baptized member.”
If you wish to be confirmed or received:
Adult members of the Episcopal Church are expected to have received Confirmation - "...a mature affirmations of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism."
Those from other denominations are either confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church. Confirmation instruction is offered annually. Speak with one of the clergy if you are interested in confirmation or reception.
Members Expectations at Trinity
Making a financial commitment:
The Book of Common Prayer says that the duty of all Christians is to “follow Christ; to come together week by week for corporate worship; and to work, pray and give for the spread of the kingdom of God.”
Our church canons specify that to be a voting member one must, for six months prior to a parish election, be a regular attendant at the parish and a regular contributor to the current expenses of the parish.
Most members make an annual pledge of financial support, either during the fall stewardship campaign or at any time during the year. Call the Parish Administrator for a pledge form or offering envelopes.
Members in good standing:
A member in good standing is one whose baptism is entered in the parish register (through one of the means described above), who worships regularly and who is a contributor of record (by pledge or other identifiable contribution) to the general support of the parish.
Members in good standing are eligible to serve on the vestry and vote at the Annual Meeting.
Newcomers’ Receptions
Several times each year, receptions are held for people who have recently begun attending Trinity Church. If you would like to be invited to an upcoming reception, please contact the parish office.
Membership
We are glad you are interested in becoming a member. At Trinity, you do not have to join the parish in a formal way in order to worship, attend classes, participate in activities and support financially the ministries of the parish.
Everyone, adults and children, are always welcome to receive Communion. However, we invite you to consider becoming a member of Trinity.
As you can see below, there are several ways to officially join Trinity.
Becoming a Member of Trinity Church
If you are already an Episcopalian or from another province of the Anglican Communion:
If you are or were a member of another Episcopal congregation, or were ever confirmed in an Episcopal Church, you can transfer your membership. Provide contact our Parish Secretary with the name and location of the church and the approximate dates of your membership or, if you were confirmed there, the approximate date of confirmation, and we will send for a Letter of Transfer.
If you are a member of another Christian denomination:
If you were baptized with water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in any Christian denomination, you may become a “baptized member” of Trinity Church. Please provide the Parish Secretary with your birth date and place and your baptismal date and place.
If you have not been baptized:
We invite you to speak with one of the clergy to arrange a baptism. Baptisms are done at regularly scheduled services on the feast days specified by the Book of Common Prayer (Baptism of Our Lord, Easter Eve, Pentecost and All Saints) and once or twice during the summer months. Anyone baptized at Trinity Church is a “baptized member.”
If you wish to be confirmed or received:
Adult members of the Episcopal Church are expected to have received Confirmation - "...a mature affirmations of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism."
Those from other denominations are either confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church. Confirmation instruction is offered annually. Speak with one of the clergy if you are interested in confirmation or reception.
Members Expectations at Trinity
Making a financial commitment:
The Book of Common Prayer says that the duty of all Christians is to “follow Christ; to come together week by week for corporate worship; and to work, pray and give for the spread of the kingdom of God.”
Our church canons specify that to be a voting member one must, for six months prior to a parish election, be a regular attendant at the parish and a regular contributor to the current expenses of the parish.
Most members make an annual pledge of financial support, either during the fall stewardship campaign or at any time during the year. Call the Parish Administrator for a pledge form or offering envelopes.
Members in good standing:
A member in good standing is one whose baptism is entered in the parish register (through one of the means described above), who worships regularly and who is a contributor of record (by pledge or other identifiable contribution) to the general support of the parish.
Members in good standing are eligible to serve on the vestry and vote at the Annual Meeting.
Newcomers’ Receptions
Several times each year, receptions are held for people who have recently begun attending Trinity Church. If you would like to be invited to an upcoming reception, please contact the parish office.