This morning (May 19, 2013) after Divine Liturgy, Ms. Madegan Morrison presented a book shelf she constructed for the Holy Trinity Lending Library, which was previously housed in Baronosky Library downstairs. At the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year, Madegan, 14, a Cadette Girl Scout who will bridge to a Senior Girl Scout on June 10, was challenged with the task of creating a project which uses her skill set and abilities to serve her community, and came up with the idea of the book shelf.
 
In October, 2012, Madegan had established a lending library for Holy Trinity. In addition to cataloging, organizing and establishing a borrowing system for the books, videos, and DVDs, Madegan made the book shelf in her Tech Ed (Industrial Arts) class at Captain Nathan Hale Middle School in Coventry, where she is an 8th grade student. Madegan is only one of three girls in her troop to earn the Silver Award which is the highest honor a Cadette Girl Scout can achieve.
 
Madegan is a tremendous blessing to our community. She sings in the choir, is an active participant in our church school program, holds the Communion cloth weekly, and brings so much joy into our community that it is difficult to quantify.

Very Reverend Jonathan Ivanoff led a Parish Growth Ministry Seminar at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church on Saturday, April 20, 2013, attended by 27 participants from parishes throughout Connecticut. Fr Ivanoff has long been considered a leader in the field of church growth ministry, and his three presentations served to enlighten and uplift.

Pastor at Saint John the Theologian Orthodox Church, Long Island, NY, for the past two decades, Fr Jonathan is the Director of Orthodox Natural Church Development. Since 1998, Fr Jonathan has worked with more than 80 parishes in the field of Parish Growth Development.