Senior Warden ’ s Report

Trinity Upperville: Your Happy Place!

The Washington Post recently analyzed data about where people are most happy, and the answer may surprise you. The No. 1 place? Your place of worship, which nabbed a 5.2 out of a possible 6 points for happiness, a 5.5 out of 6 for meaningfulness and a 0.7 out of 6 for stressfulness. I would say that is truly the case for the congregation of Trinity, Upperville.

Reflecting on 2022 and the true release of coming out of COVID, the feelings I sense when at Trinity are:

 Community

 Energy

 Vibrancy

 Harmony

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A place of all ages

We came out of Covid-19 strong in every aspect and are well positioned to do even more in 2023. One adjective I would like to leave in the review mirror is challenges. During the past few years, we faced and overcame many challenges, but we did so with grace and togetherness. Serving on the Vestry has been truly rewarding and Trinity is blessed to have a cohesive group of volunteers who dedicate countless behind the scenes hours to the operations, worship, and activities, all which contribute to the success of creating an environment that makes Trinity your happy place. The primary function of the Vestry is to attend to the business of the church. Something I and the entire vestry took very seriously and worked diligently to tackle. Much of this work you will never see, yet it is vital to the success of Trinity’s daily operations and future growth. We have upgraded, streamlined and cleaned the database platform which allows us to communicate more effectively as well as track the financials and pledges. Working diligently for the past two years, we have strengthened all business and financial aspects of Trinity, while enriching the worship and community engagement activities.

Back to the Washington Post report on happiness, the workplace ranked second-to-last. Fortunately, for us, I believe we all agree that Jonathan is very happy at his place of work, as well as the entire Trinity staff. We are blessed beyond words to have such a devoted team. Do you ever seen Jonathan without a smile and a pep in his step? He is the energizer bunny!

Please take the time to read the updates in the following pages to gain insight into all that we have accomplished this past year. I also encourage you to get more involved in the committees and activities that make Trinity such a happy place.

Melinda Gable Senior Warden