Jody Root, Senior Warden
Member of Trinity Church: 9 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: I embrace the diversity of our congregation and its widely varied opportunities for participation in educational, social, spiritual and charitable programs. I envision a continuation of the breathtaking beauty we experience during worship through ongoing commitments to our music program and to maintenance/improvement of our physical facility. I celebrate Trinity’s connection to St. Richard’s School and foresee the continuation of this important partnership. I support the constant expansion of outreach and healing ministries including, but not limited to: “healing prayer” offerings; our newly commissioned Stephen Ministers; the warm welcome to neighbors through the Sunday Dinner mission; and our creative use of the space at 3333 N. Meridian to serve our surrounding community.

Karen Dorfman, Junior Warden
Member of Trinity Church: 28 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: Our programs and parish life will continue to blossom if we step up pledging; decrease our reliance on the endowment; use the endowment for mission work and attract new parishioners. We must target donations for capital repairs to our buildings and for campus planning; live within our (pledged) budget; and look outside our faith community for mission work. Other important issues: how can we attract and sustain younger members with families? How will worship change to meet future needs? We must broaden our partnership with St. Richard’s School (a wonderful resource for young families) and other area churches.

Linda Cuticchia
Member of Trinity Church: 32 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: At Trinity, we have worked to expand our outreach and to welcome newcomers. Our challenges now are many. We need to be a relevant church, particularly to older teens and young singles. More interactive website offerings and small group opportunities are important. We must continue our efforts to be fiscally and environmentally responsible.

Patty Gotway
Member of Trinity Church: 20 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: We need to evaluate what recent changes have meant to our congregation. While the emphasis has been on outreach, we cannot ignore the need for strengthening ourselves, “in-reach,” so to speak. We are first and foremost a community for worship and unless that community is strong and growing, we cannot hope to continue to do outreach at the current or increased levels. We must work not only to be a growing congregation but one that nurtures, sustains and retains long time members. We need to keep our children’s and youth programs strong as they are one of the best ways to attract young families to the parish, helping to insure the continuation of the life cycle of our parish family.

Tom Greist
Member of Trinity Church: 29 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: Anne and I have been coming to Trinity Church since 1981. Our sons John and Stephen graduated from St. Richard’s School. I have been very pleased with the friendship Trinity members show each other and with the good works done by so many members of the church. I would hope to further encourage, contribute and, where possible, enlarge these wonderful traditions. Fiscal responsibility, outreach and strengthening ties with St. Richard’s school are other issues that interest me.

Cassie Marshall
Member of Trinity Church: 9 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: Because of nationwide economic issues, I believe Trinity will need to focus on cutting spending and increasing revenue from sources other than the endowment, while maintaining quality programs that enrich parishioners and the community. We will need to keep our programs flowing rather than constricting them because of fear of lack of funding. We will need to be very creative in figuring out how to do that.

John Eiszner
Member of Trinity Church: 16 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: I would like to see Trinity stand fast as the open, liberal and welcoming Christian congregation I have always found it to be, the kind of place that can move a visitor to say “I’ve found my home!” I want Trinity to preserve its tradition of excellence in liturgy, preaching, music, Christian education and social programs; continue expanding neighborhood outreach; maintain its partnership with and support of St. Richard’s School; support the arts in programs such as Music at Trinity, and continue the use of its facilities by community groups. We must be good stewards of our endowment, but where this is not sufficient, we must provide greater congregational support.
 

Lynette Herd
Member of Trinity Church: 12 years
It was the fall of 1998. My daughter Kaitlin was beginning school at St. Richards.  I was on the playground at the ice cream social, which was the kickoff for the school year, when I encountered priest Nancy Ferriani. Not knowing much about the Episcopal Church, I inquired when children at Trinity began participating in the Eucharist. When she learned that Kaitlin was four, she said, “Oh, she should be receiving Communion already!”

The next thing I knew, I was enrolled in the Journey in Faith class for that year.  As I went through JiF with my fellow catechumens, we formed a bond that continues today. My joining this small community within Trinity made me feel at home in the larger church right from the start. I believe this is one of the most important programs that we offer, both to new families and those who wish to reconnect with the traditions that make us Episcopalians. Once someone experiences the Trinity brand of hospitality, I think they will make it their church home.

Matthew Jennings 
Member of Trinity Church: 23 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: To have my children and others in our church tell the world how special Trinity is to them and how it has molded their lives.

There are many homes and restaurants where I eat dinner. But Trinity is my favorite place to feast.

David Klinkose
Member of Trinity Church: 8 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity: I would like to see Trinity continue to expand its outreach into the neighborhood and the central Indianapolis area; work to obtain more resources so that Trinity’s ministry can be expanded, along with the mission of increasing the congregation of the church; help to complete the campus plan with the expectations of providing a better campus environment with adequate space for the school and church.

Cathy Bridge
Member of Trinity Church: 27 years
I am very committed to our outreach ministries and would like to support the expansion of these programs in years to come. It has been a privilege to serve on a feeding ministry team since its inception.

Diana Creasser
Member of Trinity Church: 13 years
As much as our faith, beliefs and fellowship fuel our mission to accept, nourish and send, tangible monetary resources are necessary to support and fund our regular church life, as well as mission and ministry... now and in the future.  I believe that we as a church community must face what we want in parish and spiritual life and commit to the personal and collective financial giving that is essential to reach what we truly want from our church now and in the years ahead.
   
Sarah Janzen
Member of Trinity Church: 8 years
My vision of programs and life of Trinity is to see Trinity continue to grow as a loving, nurturing parish for people of all walks of life.

Ed Stephenson, Jr.
Member of Trinity Church: 2 years
My vision of Trinity is to ontinue expansion of the Trinity outreach program in terms of both dollars and volunteers; continue the shift of the overall budget funding from the endowment to pledge income; and expand membership.

Kathy Watson
Member of Trinity Church: 15 years
My vision for the next three years is for Trinity to focus efforts on supporting and strengthening our outreach ministries, addressing our parish space needs for the enhancement of all our ministries, and enriching parish life so that the personal connections essential to a community of faith are sustained.