Trinity is glad to welcome Emily Garofalo as our new Director of Children & Family Ministry. Emily has a passion and joy in working with children and families, and is eager to put her years of experience in nonprofit settings to work in the faith community, supporting Trinity in our mission of nurturing our children as followers of Jesus. Emily and her husband, Luciano, and their two young daughters, Lia (5) and Maria (3), have roots in Tacoma, and recently returned after several years in Portland where Luciano was completing his training as a Pediatric Naturopathic Doctor. Emily & her family have been a part of Christian community in the L’Arche Tahoma Hope and the Catholic Worker Movement. Emily will begin her 20 hrs/week work with us on July 19. We’ll have a special welcome for her on Sunday, July 24. A special thanks to our Children’s Ministry Director Hiring Team (Megan Snow, Annie Lambert, Bev Hatter, and Matt R-G) and for their discernment work since last summer. Also a big note of gratitude to our Children’s Ministry Team (Amber R-G, Megan Snow, Annie Lambert, KariAnn Elling, with the support of Kyle Bradshaw) who have organized and led our children’s ministry for this past program year without a permanent staff person.