Volume II | Number 5 | February 1, 2018
Trinit-   e   Weekly Newsletter
STEWPOT Volunteers!
We will be meeting in the kitchen at Trinity Church at 9:30 Saturday, the 10th , to chop, boil, sauté, and mix.

 Then on the 11th, Sunday morning at the Stewpot, we need can openers by 9:00 or so, and we'll start plating up at 10:15. Please let Ann or Trippy know if you'll be helping, thanks!
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is on February 14th, 2018

Trinity Church will have two services to celebrate Ash Wednesday

First service at 12:05 p.m.

Second service at 6:00 p.m.

There will be no healing service on this day.
Confirmation class # 5 is on Sunday, February 4th at noon
Mardi Gras Pancake Supper
Trinity Episcopal Church is hosting a Mardi Gras Pancake Supper on Tuesday, February 13th at 6:00 p.m.

Please join us and bring your friends and family!

$5.00 for adults and $2.50 for children

This Mardi Gras Pancake Supper is sponsored buy The Men's Club of Trinity Episcopal Church
HELP YOURSELF WHILE HELPING OTHERS!

Looking for something to give your loved ones at Valentine's Day and for confirmation, baptism, and later on this spring, graduation? What about gifts for upcoming birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days? All that shopping takes time and energy. The solution is at Trinity Episcopal Church, thanks to the Episcopal Churchwomen. Also, you can say goodbye to flipping through expensive, mass-produced cards in hopes of finding the right one to send thanks, birthday greetings, congratulations, or condolences or to say "Happy Easter" or "I'm thinking of you." That problem, too, has also been solved by Trinity's ECW.

Packs of beautiful notecards featuring a design of Trinity Church are for sale in the Trinity Church office . The original pen-and-ink/watercolor design that inspired the notecards is framed and hanging in Kuehnle Hall of Trinity Church. It is by award-winning artist Will Smith Jr. of New Orleans and Natchez, who grew up attending and loving Trinity Church. Notecards with matching envelopes are available in packs of five for $10.

Proceeds from the notecard sales benefit outreach programs of Trinity's Episcopal Churchwomen and help celebrate Trinity Church's 200th anniversary, 1822-2022. "We are delighted to offer these special notecards," said Phebe Winters, co-chairman with Cyndy Stevens of Trinity's ECW. "They are not only lovely but practical, and the money the sales generate will be put to good use helping people in our community."

We invite you to share in the 2018 Lenten email series from Episcopal Relief & Development. Each day during Lent you will receive a daily reflection, co-authored by a group of faith leaders from across the church. During this season of reflection on our Christian faith, their writings will enhance your spiritual journey as they both inspire and challenge you. Each daily meditation is presented in both English and Spanish.

Service Spotlight
The Mississippi Mission’s model is to bring people together to build relationships across racial lines so they can work together to better their communities. Mississippi Mission has lead the way of racial reconciliation in our state for the past 24 years.

Their next meeting is on Tuesday, February 6  th  at 8 am at the  First Presbyterian Church on S. Pearl Street  . The discussion is on Dolphus Weary’s book “Crossing the Tracks.” This meeting is open to the community. Please contact Debbie Hudson with any questions you might have – telephone:  601-445-4611   e  -mail:  debbie@natchezchamber.com
Trinity Episcopal Church now has an online directory!
Your member information is safe and secure. Instant Church Directory uses secure servers and will never share your information.

You can access the Online directory through Trinity’s website under the “Who We Are”  tab (you may be prompted to put in a password—if so the password is “   graceisfree ”) You can also download the “Instant Church Directory” app from the app store or market place.

Please go to https://www.instantchurchdirectory.com/ to login to the church directory. You will be asked to put in your e-mail address and a password of your choice. Make sure you have access to the e-mail address you provide!

Once you log in to the directory find your name and make sure the information is correct. Please, electronically submit photos for the directory to Katie Ernst via email  katie@trinitynatchez.org ; include your name and other family members that appear in the photo. If you do not have a way to provide a your photo electronically you can drop off a photo to the church office to be uploaded to the directory.

Once photos are approved, they will appear next to your name in the online directory.

Direct any questions or concerns to Katie Ernst 601.445.8432 or 601.431.8396. 
This directory contains the most up to date information about you and your family.
Happening This Week at Trinity
If you have something for the Church Calendar, please let the church office know    here    
Serving This Week at Trinity

Sunday, February 4 -  Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany
Eucharistic Ministers:
  • 8:00 a.m. - Bruce Scarborough
  • 10:30 a.m. - Russell Butts
Lectors:
  • 8:00 a.m. - Grace Steiner
  • 10:30 a.m. - James Gavette, Donna Harrison
Intercessor: Woody Allen
Usher Captain:  Philip Carby
Greeters:   Philip and Stella Carby
Altar Guild:  Phebe Winters
Flower Guild:   Brandi Lewis, Amy Callon
To find the full Liturgical Schedule for February please click here .
Sunday Readings - February 4 , 2017
Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany
(click on links below for readings)


Your prayers are requested for....
Spencer Allen, Dylan Pressgrove, Ginny Patterson, Edwin Erinne, John and Mimi Bornman, Charles Johnson, Emmalee Cupit, Coral Byrd, Linda Dustin, Kathy Hester, Bob Mims, George and Pat Dickens, Richard Parker, Judy Coker, Ellen Sessions, Mary Scott, Megan Mascagni, Laura Williams, Linda Lundy, Barham Moss, Katharine Garner, Josh Byrd, Pearl Kumi, Rigby Robinson, Brandon Larrson, Tony Cavazos, Jennifer Shane, Corky Vess, Aurora Shane, Virginia Salmon, Regina Charboneau, William Browning, John Dobson, Jim Overton, Tyler Morrison, Virginia Siddall, Jeanie Peabody, Rena Jean Schmieg, Charles Moroney, Charlotte Murrell and our Armed Forces
A Prayer For This Week

O God,
whose glory fills the earth,
whose presence is all around us
if only we have eyes to see and ears to hear,
meet us here today
as you met Isaiah in the Temple
and the disciples at the seashore.
Surprise us with your beauty and your power,
And fill us with the desire to follow where you call us.
In Jesus’ name,
 Amen.
Trinity Episcopal Church
305 South Commerce St.
Natchez, Mississippi 39120
Phone: (601) 445-8432
Fax: (601) 442-4939
Website:  Trinitynatchez.org