On May 21st the workshop for the products to be sold in the Gift Shop at the November Bazaar is packed up and the room is prepared for the summer school classes. The workshop will reopen in September. Mark your calendar to volunteer and enjoy the fellowship with other Holy Trinity ladies. Click the title for more pictures

At the May 4th meeting the new Board of Directors Officers were installed and new Commission Chairs were announced. The outgoing officers and commission chairs were honored and thanked for their dedication to the Council. Six thousand dollars in donations were approved by the members and delivered to: ~ $5,000 to Holy Trinity for the replacement of the stacked ovens in the kitchen in Cabrini Hall ~ $500 to the Day of Giving for the community of Cheyenne ~ $500 to Laramie County for the Unaccompanied Youth

We are seeking a full time Associate Director of Pastoral Ministry. This position assists with and coordinates, under the supervision of the Director, a comprehensive faith formation and stewardship program for adults, youth and children, which touches all aspects of the faith and parish life: liturgical, social, educational and service, with a particular focus on children’s faith formation, youth ministry and parish sacramental preparation. Read the full story for more details and a link to view the full job description.

The April 22nd Tea to celebrate Holy Trinity ladies was a great party. Approximately sixty guests were served by the HTCCW Tea Party Hostesses. Along with tea, savory and sweet treats were enjoyed, Eileen Smith, HTCCW co-president spoke, a raffle was held and there was a mini Gift Shoppe providing a fun shopping experience for all the guests. See pictures and more of the Tea Party story by clicking on the title Tea Party.

Here is your opportunity to give back to the community of Cheyenne! The Cheyenne Day of Giving is an event put on by area congregations and supported by local businesses to help those in need in our community. Visit cheyennedayofgiving.org to learn more!

HTCCW elected officers for the 2018-2020 years at the April 6th meeting. Two HTCCW members were appointed to commissions with the Cheyenne CCW Deanery. Click on the title for more details.

HTCCW has purchased a new large freezer for Mother Cabrini Hall and paid for the electrical work with the help of the parish to have it up and running. The cost was around $4,378.

HTCCW has donated a total of $15,000 to the Holy Trinity Building Fund over the last couple of years. We want to thank our parish for supporting our Garage Sale and Bazaar so that these things and others are possible!

When HTCCW's artisans started up in the spring this year, to create useful and artful merchandise to be sold in the November's Bazaar Gift Shop, they also took time and went through their collection of fabric, pulling some out to donate to St Lucy's Sewing Group at St. John the Evangelist in Loveland, CO. The St. Lucy's Sewing Group makes dresses and shorts for "Dress a Girl Around the World" outreach that sends these handmade items to Third World Countries. We received this picture of a dress our fabric contribution made possible. Click on the title to see a full picture of the dress.

HTCCW has donated hand made pot holders and microwave bowl holders to the Abbey of St. Walburga. These were created by our Bazaar Gift Shop workers.

On the weekend of November 18-19 there will be a second collection for Catholic Campaign for Human Development in connection to the World Day for the Poor.

Please note that we have changed our mid day Mass time for Holy Days. The 10 am Mass has been moved to 12:10 pm. After discussion with the parish council and reviewing the parish survey responses, it was determined that this new Mass time would accommodate more people.

Enjoy lunch at Texas Roadhouse to benefit Cheyenne Day of Giving on Tuesday, November 14th, 11 am to 1 pm. Tickets are required and are $12 each ($6 per ticket will be donated to Day of Giving). The menu includes BBQ Pulled Pork, Corn, Caesar Salad and Rolls (a drink is included with all dine-in orders only). Deliveries can be scheduled for orders of 5 or more. Please purchase tickets by November 6th. Contacts: Jessica at 307-637-3552 or Jessica.uresk@pinnbank.com and Amy at 307-286-1502 or amitchum@mhpllp.com. For more information on this non-profit visit www.cheyennedayofgiving.org

Join us for a Trunk-or-Treat in the church parking lot from 6-8 pm on October 31st. You can decorate your car or a parking space and hand out treats to all of the children that come to trick-or-treat. We will have hot chocolate to keep you warm! If you have little ones, please bring them by to enjoy this fun event!

A new class will begin Saturday, October 21st following the 8 am Mass for anyone interested in joining. Meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

Holy Trinity will be offering a 3 week course on a new type of self defense called 27 Close Calls. Check out the story for more info on this great new program.

This weekend the youth attending the Pilgrimage to Ireland and Scotland will be selling burritos. Click on this story for an online order form, which helps guarantee you get what you want!

During our August session of Summer Religious Education the children participated in a Pennies for Pies fundraiser which raised $1,500.00 for the building project. Read this article, which will be part of they Wyoming Catholic Register's next issue, for more info on this awesome project.

In this article you can read about Holy Trinity's pilgrimage to Italy last May which will be part of Wyoming Catholic Register's next issue. For more stories from this pilgrimage, as well as other pilgrimage's, head over to Amy's blog at www.morethanexisting.org.

Tyler Julian shares about our recent trip to One Bread One Cup at Conception Missouri in this article that will be featured in the Wyoming Catholic Register's next issue.