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HOW YOU CAN HELP

Stewarding Our Cathedral

for Its Third CenturyYour participation in Trinity’s Discernment process is the first step toward

determining how best to secure financial support for our third century. Listed

below are key Discernment events with registration information.

Understanding what the capital campaign needs are and prayerfully responding to

a Feasibility Study survey questionnaire will enable your Vestry to make important

decisions about if and how to go forward on a capital campaign.

Together in prayer and action, this is a process that will bring many blessings.

TIMELINEFebruary – March Sunday, February 7 at Dean’s Forum “Stewarding Our Cathedral for Its Third Century” with Maurice Seaton, Senior Consultant with the Episcopal Church Foundation (“ECF”). Podcast will be available February 9 at www.trinitycleveland.org.

All parishioners are invited to participate in facilitated small group discussions in February and March, at various Greater Cleveland sites, to prayerfully discern potential capital projects and needs. Register at: http://tinyurl.com/West-Discernment-Meeting-1 http://tinyurl.com/Westside-Discernment-Meeting-2 http://tinyurl.com/Heights-Discernment-Meeting http://tinyurl.com/Cleveland-East-Side-Gathering http://tinyurl.com/South-Discernment-Meeting-1

Call Tony Wesley (570.814.8098) for information.

AprilVestry receives ECF’s Discernment report with the congregation’s prioritized project list. This list is prepared for testing in the Feasibility Study.

And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance,

so that by always having enough of everything, you may share

abundantly in every good work. —2 Corinthians 9:8

Trinity has been a vibrant part of Cleveland for two centuries. Our predecessors gave generously of their time, talent and treasure. All of these efforts, including the creation of a significant endowment, were undertaken with an eye toward the future.

Now it is our turn. As Trinity approaches its Bicentennial, we seek to honor those who worked faithfully in the past to build and enhance our present. Our stewardship of the resources bequeathed to us at Trinity holds out infinite possibilities for God’s love to touch lives today and in future generations.

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MaySunday, May 1 at 10 AMTrinity’s 199th Annual Meeting where Discernment results will be presented.

Throughout May, ECF conducts a Feasibility Study of potential capital campaign projects prioritized during Discernment. Members are surveyed and a sampling of the congregation and potential outside funders are interviewed.

JuneVestry receives the Feasibility Study report and recommendations from ECF for proceeding with a Capital Campaign.

If the Vestry determines that we should move forward, the project list is finalized over the summer with a set financial goal and established timeline.

TRINITY Cathedral TODAYTrinity is a unique and thriving community of individuals and families that welcomes everyone, regardless of where they are on their faith journey. Our historic landmark building, completed in 1907, offers a warm and inviting space where we come in large and small groups to worship, question, learn, rejoice, mourn and support each other.

We are committed to creating a sustainable space that offers inclusive, welcoming hospitality, as together we engage with our community in striving for peace and justice in a complex and interconnected world.

PREPARING FOR A THIRD CENTURYOver the past several months we have embarked on a journey to prepare for the celebration of our third century. In addition to making plans to celebrate Trinity’s Bicentennial, conversations about launching a capital campaign have begun. With a spirit of hope and expectation, our combined efforts will enable Trinity Cathedral to flourish for generations to come.

The Episcopal Church Foundation (“ECF”) has been engaged as fundraising counsel. It will assist in the process of Discernment and conduct a Feasibility Study to determine the level of support for a proposed capital campaign during Trinity’s Bicentennial year.

DISCERNMENT– CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NEEDS

Preparation for a proposed capital campaign requires the refinement of what combination of projects meets the needs of Trinity’s faith community. Through a Discernment process grounded in prayer, input from everyone is welcomed, and is essential to the the development of a common understanding of why a capital campaign is being considered. A list of proposed projects that emerges from Discernment conversations may then be formally tested in a Feasibility Study.

After much deliberation, the Vestry offers the following projects for your input during our DISCERNMENT.

Cathedral $3,370,000

Preserve our landmark building to better serve our congregation, diocese and

community as a sacred public space in the heart of downtown Cleveland—

a place of worship, hospitality, learning, service, music and art, public discourse

and lively spirituality.

Categories are listed in the order prioritized by Trinity’s Property Committee

LIFE AND SAFETY NEEDS – $410,000

Restoration of the Cathedral doors/hardware * Euclid stair railing work * exterior

camera wiring and installation * fire safety enhancements * sanctuary chair

replacement * compliance with occupancy permit requirements

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY – $1,395,000

Roof and gutter repairs/ replacements * stained glass window repair/restoration *

chandelier repair * restoration of Cathedral’s natural cooling system * masonry

and stonework repairs

ACCESSIBILITY, MINISTRY, HOSPITALITY – $370,000

Hearing loop/sound system upgrades * portable handicapped ramp * platform

replacement * columbarium expansion/memorial garden * outside signage and

landscaping * Cathedral Hall HVAC

SPECIAL PROJECTS – $1,195,000

Exterior stone cleaning * exterior lighting * interior stone cleaning * interior

lighting/sound system upgrades * air conditioning * Cathedral Hall lighting

Endowment $2,000,000

Increase Trinity’s endowment to expand our capacity for property maintenance,

congregational vitality and outreach ministry, including support for a clergy person

(Curate) to serve our children, youth, and young adults.

Organ Project $750,000

Install the Aeolian-Skinner organ purchased in 2011 (in storage) to allow for a much

fuller range of musical offerings, both at worship services and community concerts.

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