Trinity Cathedral Committees & Guilds

Committees

Trinity's various committees oversee Cathedral operations including the annual giving campaign, building and grounds, communications, the endowment and planned giving, finance, governance, Vestry and Diocesan delegate nominations, personnel and safety.

Guilds

Trinity Cathedral has a variety of guilds that range from activities that support the weekly services to prayer ministry, Cathedral history and the Martha's Guild.


Annual Giving Campaign Committee

It is the responsibility of the Stewardship Committee to support the Cathedral’s operating budget by organizing and implementing the annual giving campaign. Rich Bracken and Deb Federici, chairs

Building & Grounds Committee

The Buildings and Grounds Committee is one of four standing committees of the Cathedral. The Junior Warden, who is responsible for all real and personal property owned by the Cathedral, chairs it. The Junior Warden reports to the Vestry on the condition of the Cathedral property. The Committee works with the Junior Warden to address these responsibilities. The Junior Warden and Senior Warden select members for the Buildings and Grounds Committee, who serve three year terms. The B&G Committee works to ensure that our buildings and grounds further the vision of making Trinity a center for worship and education for our congregation, the Diocese, and the larger community. Scott Cress, chair

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee addresses Communications within the Parish, the larger community, and the Diocese to: clarify information flow, assure timely and effective communications, invite and encourage participation in the Parish activities. Rich Bracken, chair

Endowment Committee

The Trinity Cathedral Endowment Committee is charged with creating the investment policy for the management of our funds and continually monitoring the position of our invested funds and the actions of our investment advisers. Lee Thomas, chair

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee oversees the financial activities and reporting for the Cathedral and is responsible for the annual budget. Lisa Freedman, Chair

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Governance Committee

The Governance Committee is responsible for the continual development of the Governance Manual; the creation and review of a decision rights document; orientation of new vestry members and commission chairs; oversight of the creation of legacy manuals; leadership recruitment; and training and development of lay leadership. Lee Thomas, chair

Newcomers Committee

Welcome all people who enter our doors with fellowship and help them move forward to worship and serve God. Activities:

  • “Meet & Greet” fellowship on Sundays

  • Annual Reception for New Members

  • Help new people feel at home

  • Introduce new people to Clergy, Vestry, Staff and other Newcomers.

  • Coordinate and disburse printed Cathedral information

  • Help create a connection for new people to begin their volunteer relationship in the Parish.

  • Increase new pledges through new memberships.

  • Work with other ministries to expand their education process with new people.

  • Support all ministries at Trinity Cathedral in their visions and missions.

  • Bring the peace and promise of Christ to our new members.

Contact Rich Bracken about joining this Committee.

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee is made up of the outgoing Vestry members, the Senior Warden, the Junior Warden, the Dean, and five parish members who are elected at the annual meeting of the Cathedral. The Nominating Committee is responsible for submitting to the Vestry (i) a slate of qualified Vestry nominees ready to stand for election at the annual meeting, (ii) in applicable years, a nominee for Junior Warden ready to stand for election at the annual meeting, and (iii) a slate of Lay Delegates and Alternate Delegates to represent Trinity in the annual Convention of the Diocese of Oregon. Allan Oliver, chair

Personnel Committee

The Personnel Committee supports the Vestry by assuring administration of benefits, fair treatment of employees, job reviews, and distribution of work. John Mason, chair

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Trinity Cathedral Guilds

Acolyte Guild

The Trinity Acolyte Guild serves to aid our youth in the development of their own spirituality through service during worship at the Cathedral, educate our youth in the history and importance of their ministry through their service during worship, provide and encourage opportunities to serve the community within Trinity Cathedral, promote fellowship and teamwork our youth as they come together during worship services, provide opportunities for leadership and mentorship as they grow in their roles as acolytes at Trinity Cathedral. This Guild is open to all youth, contact Helen Sudbury.

Altar Guild

The members of the Altar Guild are responsible for preparing the Altar for the celebration of the Eucharist. Some of the duties include cleaning and storing the vessels and vestments and setting up the elements for communion. Altar Guild members work with the other liturgical guilds to insure that the candles, flowers, linens, prayer books and other materials necessary for the use and beautification of the altar are properly in place to support the worship service. This Guild is open to all interested persons, contact Dee Ellen Grubbs or Dennis Sellon, co-chairs.

Cornerstone Community

“Go forth into the world to love and serve the Lord.” For the Cornerstone Community the world is our cloister where we practice the Rule of St. Benedict. Experiencing the transformation of Christ’s love we are brought closer to God and each other, and we are sustained in our ministry to the world. Contact Abbott Elaine Stewart Harris for information on joining.

History Guild

The Trinity Cathedral History Guild works to preserve, catalogue and present information about the history of Trinity: it seeks new historical material and has been charged with initiating and overseeing a Trinity oral history project. In our second year of operation we continued to list and arrange existing historical material. We are most grateful for donations of material large and small during the year, but the most significant addition of material came from Mary Sicilia as she retired. During the spring, Cathedral Conversations carried two of our mystery pictures and parishioners were able to identify most of those in the groups. We had two guest lecturers, Mary Sicilia who described the work she had done at St Mark’s Cathedral, and Richard Van Orman, the Diocesan Historiographer, who explained about the historical collections available at the Close. The office rearrangement this summer provided us work space and a safer place store material. In December we took the first significant step toward the oral history project when a group of twelve people from the congregation were trained in oral history techniques. There is still considerable organizational work to be done before the interviews can actually start. Contact Ann Weikel about joining this Guild.

Lectors Guild

Lectors assist Sunday morning and certain other worship services by reading the appointed lessons and leading the Prayers of the People. Contact Lee Garrett about joining this Guild.

Lay Eucharistic Ministry Guild

Our mission is to support the liturgy at all appropriate times through administration of the sacramental wine during communion. We are commissioned to support the clergy in communicating the sacraments. Contact Mark Reber, coordinator about joining this Guild.

Martha’s Guild

An informal group of women interested in needlework and other handcrafts, some of which are sold at the annual Christmas Bazaar. Funds from the sale of Berta Bags and the Christmas Bazaar are used for various chosen projects, both inside and outside of Trinity. All are invited to our gatherings every Tuesday, from 10 am-noon in the Morrison Room—bring your handwork project and a sense of humor! Many of us go out to lunch together afterwards at neighborhood restaurants.

Ushers' Guild

There are ten teams of ushers with about seven members on each team or a total of about seventy parishioners involved. A team is assigned to a particular service with each 10:00 am Sunday service and twenty eight other services such as Christmas Eve included. Usher responsibilities include handing out leaflets to attendees, collecting the offering, holding the aisles during communiion and other duties to help maintain an orderly sevice. Thjis work is meant to provide hospitality to visitors and to enhance the worship experience for everyone. Contact Charlie Matschek or Tom Richards about joining this Guild.

Vergers' Guild

In addition to our traditional duties of preceding and symbolically “clearing the way” for choir and clergy, vergers are very much a part of the “ministry of welcome” of the Cathedral. Paramount among those duties is providing smooth access to the communion rail. We greet parishioners and welcome new communicants. We are a visible source of information for Cathedral visitors and in many ways, serve as the “butlers” of the church. Of course, we work closely with the officers of the service, including acolytes, to insure an orderly and proper service. Contact Mike Grubbs about joining this Guild.

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