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| We welcomed our new summer postulant Mel Malton to the parish. Mel, (above right) is joined by the rector and the Rev. Judi Phillips, a newly ordained deacon who was visiting the parish in May.
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| On December 13, 2009, our parish particpated in The "Ring Your Bells For Climate Change" campaign. Bells were rung 350 times, representing the maximum amount of carbon that can sustain a healthy climate. We rang our bells to raise an alarm as we surpase these emmission levels. Here, Roz Robertson takes her turn ringing the bell at Old Holy Trinity. Visit www.350.org for more info.
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| As 3 p.m. arrive din each time zone, churches around the world were encouraged to ring their bells to creat a peel that rang out "o're each continent and island" creating a 24 hour alarm as the Coppenhagen Conference on Climate Change was meeting. Here, Wendy Rodda (foreground) and Roz Robertson take awareness to the streets.
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| All Saints' Church does not have a church bell, so the folks there took to the streets of kinston with handbells, tape recordings and toy drums.
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| Suffragan Bishop Ron Cutler was present with us for his parish visit in October.
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| J.A.M is our afterschool program based on "Messy Church." Here some particpants play a game together.
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| On Thanksgiving Sunday we had a blessing of animals services. It was delayed a week from St. Francis Day due to rain.
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| In July, the Holy Trinity Building Committee organized a "church crawl" to see some of the more modern churches in metro. This will hopefully help us in planning for our new church. Many thanks to the three churches that welcomed us!
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| On Pentecost Sunday, 31 May 2009, we held a parish service at All Saints' Church. We celebrated with decorations, the diocesan 2010 vestments celebrating 300 years of Anglican worship, and a video for the sermon. A wonderful reception followed.
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| On Easter Sunday, we welcomed Ava and Jaden into the church family through Holy Baprism at Holy Trinity Church, Middleton. Here, Rev. Matthew introduces Ava to the congregation.
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| In February, the parish extended an invitation to the young and young at heart to go to a Mooseheads hockey game together.
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| Some of the people who joined us for the game.
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| The Celebration of New Ministry to induct our new rector was held in November 2008. Here, church wardens present the keys to the churches.
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| Parish and visiting lay readers and clergy pose after the liturgy.
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