Trinity Newsletter for September 9, 2021 🙏

September 9, 2021

Sharing Christ's love and grace in a vibrant community whose joyful spirit empowers people to do God's work.

Sunday Service Bulletins

Click the links below to download Sunday's service bulletins:

8:00 a.m. service bulletin (Rite I)

10:30 a.m. service bulletin (Rite II)

Good News Daily!

Click the link below to download your Good News Daily for the week:

Good News Daily - September 12th, 2021

Remembering 9/11:

The 20th Anniversary

Join us for a special Holy Eucharist service, Saturday at 8:30 am on September 11th, commemorating 9/11.

Hurricane Ida Relief

The Sunday Offering for September 12th, 19th, and 26th will go to the Episcopal Relief and Development designed for Hurricane Ida.

Sunday School Starts Sept. 12th!

Sunday school starts September 12th! Due to the rising COVID-19 positivity rates, we will meet online via Zoom from 9:15 am until 10 am each Sunday. Parent, please register your child(ren) either online through our Google form or by filling out a printable document found here and mailing it to:

Sam Burton - Trinity Episcopal Church

825 College Ave.

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

If you have any questions, please contact Sam Burton at sburton@trinity-fredericksburg.org. Please look for an email on Friday with the Zoom meeting ID and password and some activity sheets the children will need for the lesson on Sunday.

The Youth Group, grades 6-12, will have their first meeting after the 10:30 am service on September 12th. We will meet outside and have lunch and an activity. Please bring a mask. If you have any questions, please contact Sam Burton at sburton@trinity-fredericksburg.org.

Friendly Reminder!

For your health and the well-being of our parish family, masks are required inside the building for all groups at all times.

Lay Reader Training Rescheduled

Our Lay Reader training will not be held this Saturday. We will reschedule for October.

Trinity Coat Drive

Trinity parishioners are collecting money to buy coats for the children at Hazel Hill Apartments in Fredericksburg, many of them Afghanistani immigrants. We became aware of this population as we, in conjunction with the Fredericksburg City Schools and St. George’s, served lunch for schoolchildren in that apartment complex this summer. About 15 Trinitarians worked in the summer feeding program and many of us wondered if there might be something more we could do to help these folks. The apartment complex has a food pantry, provides some tutoring and school supplies, has secured some bicycles for the children, and provides other such support to the families there. Erica, the activities director, said they really need coats for the for the kids’ winter wear. There are about 180 children under the age of 18 among the families that live there.

If you would like to assist with this important ministry to some folks who can really use the help, please write a check to Trinity and put “Coats” in the memo line. If you want to purchase coats or bring clean, lightly used coats to share with the children, or hoodies for the teens, please bring them to the church foyer or office.

For more information, contact Claire or Selby (curciocc@msn.com or 540-479-6988). Thank you for your kind hearts and generosity.

Prayerful Conversations

You are invited to participate in a series of Prayerful Conversations sponsored by the Trinity Committee for Racial Healing (CFRH).

The sessions will be conducted via Zoom on September 22nd, September 29th, and October 6th, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Participation is limited, so please consider registering as soon as possible by contacting Jean Hunt at email: dehunt14@msn.com.

The purpose of Prayerful Conversations is to guide Trinity parishioners and friends as a “beloved community” through a journey together in conversation around the work of forming a connection across racial divisions in and through Christ. In doing so, some goals are to model ways to remain in communion with each other even when we disagree and to accept ourselves so that we might love each other better.

We are blessed to have Pastor Rippert Roberts Jr. serve as the facilitator. During his final tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps, Rip recognized that the Lord was calling him to devote his life to the gospel ministry. He has led seven Prayerful Conversation groups in association with the Ministers' Coalition for Social Change in Fredericksburg City and Spotsylvania County.

Pastor Roberts skillfully guides participants to share their individual perceptions and opinions through some often “difficult conversations.” Some members of the CFRH have participated in past sessions and found them to be very compelling and revealing (sometimes realizing more about their own lives and beliefs).

For more about Pastor Rippert Roberts, click here.

Caregivers' Support Group

Trinity’s monthly “Drop-In Grief Support Group” meets again on Monday, September 20^th, in the Lounge from 10:30 am – Noon.

Among this month’s discussion points we’ll consider “Where Is God In My Grief?” Two thoughts on grieving to carry with you: “Those who grieve well, live well,” and “Grief is the path that returns us to wholeness.”

For more information on the support group, contact Randall at 540-207-0600 or Ruth at 540-760-6636. MASKS REQUIRED.

The Health Ministry Committee

The Health Ministry Committee will hold its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Sept. 21st at 1:30 pm in the Library.

We welcome all returning members and invite anyone with an interest in health ministry to attend.

Our first task will be to plan for our upcoming Red Cross Blood Drive set for October 30th. Anyone with questions can contact Brenda Chase at (540) 226-2628 or brendachase23@gmail.com.

Tuesday Night Outreach

We need cans of food such as Beefaroni, beef stew, or other main dishes for Tuesday night outreach – any size, any kind.

Please put them in the wicker basket in the nave. Thank you.

Altar Flowers, Sanctuary Candles, and Food Bank Donations

Making a donation in the name of a loved one, an occasion, or just to say thank you for the blessings of life-- anything is a good way to express your appreciation.

Please consider signing up for the altar flowers, the sanctuary candle, and the food bank donation. You can include on the list the name(s) or event, such as a birthday or anniversary, you wish to honor or commemorate. Thank you.

Every Wednesday: Mid-Week Eucharist with Unction

Please join us every Wednesday at 11:30 am in the church for Eucharist with Unction.

Have You Thought About Joining EFM?

What happens in EFM? A group of adults read books and meet weekly to consider how God is acting in the world and in our lives.

Do you have questions? Are you curious about the Bible, church history, or theology? Then EFM might be the right fit for you.

The four-year Education for Ministry (EfM) program provides lay people with the education to carry out the ministry each of us is called to in our Baptism and offers an opportunity to discern how to respond to the call to Christian service in the context of a faithful and dedicated community.

Meetings begin mid-September. Given the current Covid rates, this group will gather by Zoom on Tuesday evenings. For more information, contact Mother Cynthia at cynthia@trinityinfredericksburg.org.

Pastoral Emergencies

If you have a pastoral emergency such as an accident, serious illness, hospitalization, or death and need to speak to the clergy immediately, please call 540-623-4802.

For general inquiries, you can contact Trinity at 540-373-2996 or parish@trinity-fredericksburg.org.

Items for the Newsletter

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