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Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Issue #297-- September 14, 2016
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18th Sunday
after Pentecost
September 18
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Sunday Services:
8am Rite I Eucharist and
10:30 Rite II Eucharist. Coffee Hour after each service. Childcare provided all morning.
6:00pm Evensong
followed by a Reception in Kelly Hall
8:00pm Compline.
Sunday School: Our classes start at 9:30am in the Education Wing. Miss Le'ila leads a class for age 3 through age 8 meets in the first room on your left. The kids in grades 4 to 6 meet with Mr. Jeff in the Library.
Adult Forum 9:30a in Sherrill Hall: Fr. Chris and Steve Younger lead a new class on the "Holy Book: Exploring what the Bible Means to Us"
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HUMOR COLUMN
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More Jokes from Bob:
A Nun was taking a shower one day and she heard the door bell ring, she yelled "Who is it?"
And the person ringing the door bell yelled, "I'm the blind man."
So the Nun got out of the shower and wrapped her hair in a towel, she didn't bother putting a towel around herself.
She opened the door and said, "What do you want?", and the man said, "I'm here to check your blinds."
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One day God called Jesus and his helpers into a meeting.
God said that he wanted them to create a data base on heaven's super computer.
He said He wanted them to list everyone who had ever been born and all the good and bad things that each had done since the beginning of time.
They all said they could do that and so they sat at their keyboards for hours, then days and weeks.
Finally they were almost done when there was a power failure in heaven and the computers all went off. Only seconds later the lights came back on and all the computers started to re-boot. There was much crying and gnashing of teeth and pounding of keyboards as this happened. Down at the end of the table sat Jesus with a big smile on His face.
Why was Jesus smiling amongst all this dismay?
Jesus Saves!
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The Lutheran church had a small congregation of very faithful people - all but one brother who had quit coming to church. The pastor went to his farm, and asked him why he didn't attend anymore. "Gee, Pastor, I only have these coveralls and old boots, and I don't want to come to the Lord's house dressed like this."
The pastor said, "I've got a spare shirt, sports coat, slacks and shoes I'll give you if you'll come back!"
The man agreed, and the pastor came back that afternoon with the clothes. Next Sunday the man didn't show up again.
He went out to the farm and asked, "I gave you all those clothes, why didn't you come to church?"
"Well, Pastor," the man said, "I got up and showered and shaved, and I put on those neat duds, and I looked in the mirror. I looked so durn good I went to the Episcopal church!"
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Trinity Tidbits--Week of Pentecost 18
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Next week, I will be at a CREDO conference in Alabama. It will be a week where I will learn more about parish leadership, personal health, and spiritual growth. I went last year, and it invigorated my ministry. This is the second year of the module, and I am eternally grateful for being able to go. I ask that you pray for me, that I would listen to the Spirit and feel a fresh wind of God's presence. I will be praying for you, too.
Peace,
Chris
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Evensong Sunday at 6 pm
Please join us for our Evensong service in the Sanctuary at 6pm. There will be a simple reception in Kelly Hall following.
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High School Lunch Feeds 200!
We will
not be having our Friday Lunch this Friday due to early dismal for the Homecoming Parade. Our outreach to high school students will continue with the Friday Lunch Program, next Friday,
September 23rd in Kelly Hall. If you can help cook for, serve, or greet these wonderful young people, please come and help anytime Friday morning through Noon. We serve at
11:15am. Our High School Lunch program feeds around 200 kids every Friday during the school term. Kids of all socio-economic backgrounds attend and the meal is free to them. It is a wonderful outreach of our church to the young people of this town and it is a perfect use of our proximity to the high school to show God's love to the youth of Los Alamos High.
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Adult Education Series
Continues this Sunday!
Fr. Chris and Steve Younger will continue a discussion/seminar series entitled "Holy Book: Exploring what the Bible says to us." This class will explore various themes and ideas from the Bible, ranging from "Who is God?" to "What does the Bible say about the Afterlife?". There will also be several guest presenters from the wider Los Alamos community. Make plans to attend!
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Saturday, September 17
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Kelly Hall at 4 p.m. HAPPY HOUR, INFORMATIONAL MEETING AND LETTER CAMPAIGN.
All members of the House of Hope and Trinity Builders mission teams, supporters and anyone interested in joining the team as a builder or supporter are invited to an informal meeting on Saturday, September 17
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at 4 p.m. in Kelly Hall. We will enjoy happy hour, talk about our future trip and work on a letter writing campaign. Bring your address book. We will have stamps, letters and envelopes. Questions? Contact Beth Pattillo 662-3433 or e-mail [email protected].
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House of Hope/Trinity Builders Tea
Invite your friends, family and neighbors to enjoy tea on Saturday, October 1st at 3 p.m. for a great cause! Tickets on sale after both services and available in the church office. Cost is $25 per person and $10 for ages 10 and under. Gentlemen please join us!
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Operation Christmas Child
Our Sunday School has participated in this wonderful ministry for the past several years and it's about to get started again for 2016! We are in search of someone new to lead it this year. It could be done by the Sunday School again, led by a different group, or planned as an inter-generational activity. Please let Kandice
Favorite know if you are interested in taking the lead on this project that spreads God's love to children around the world.
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Shop to Raised Funds for Missions
This week The Shop on the Corner raised $475.50 to support ministries and mission projects in Northern New Mexico.
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Read Ahead...
Lessons for
September 18
18th Sunday after Pentecost -- Year C Proper 20
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Notices from John Singleton, Worship Ministry Chair
The next Evensong will be on Sunday 18 September at 6:00 pm. The music will include congregational hymns plus more of the music sung at the RSCMA Summer camp in Wilkes Barre that was attended by ToTH Youth Choir members. The service will be followed by a reception at about 6:40 pm in Kelly Hall. All are welcome.
Our study, which is entitled "Current-day violence amongst the Abrahamic religions; solutions in the book of Genesis".
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Next Smith's Bucks order is due Tuesday September 20 by Noon
TOTH's regular order to recharge Smith's Bucks cards is placed
every other week. This is to try and increase our order and get a larger percentage donation for the church from Smith's.
If you don't have a card yet, just put a check in the plate and write "Smith's Bucks new card" on the memo line.
The next deadlines for Smith's orders are the Tuesdays during the week after LANL paydays: September 20, October 4 and 18. Mark your calendars! Thank you for your participation!
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CHILDREN'S BAZAAR DONATIONS
It's not too early to start donating items!
Though the Bazaar is December 3, we welcome any items we can get in advance in order to price and sort them for the big day. You may drop your donations in the box by the South entrance/Sunday School Wing. This is such an amazing community outreach event! Not only does it offer a great opportunity for children to purchase affordable gifts for their families, but it also fosters a sense of independence and a spirit of giving. Additionally it provides a wonderful time for fellowship for visiting families while their children shop!
I have just begun to learn about all the wonderful things the children of the parish have designated the money raised to support, such as Episcopal Relief and Development, local charities, and scholarships, to name a few. I am excited to be a part of this event!
Julie Bulthuis
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CHECK OUT TOTH COMMUNITY GARDEN
Our ToTH Community Garden is growing! Help with the harvest or plant something. The zucchinis are getting big. There is still space to plant. Want to help pull 'bind weed?' Call Paul Lisowski.
Thanks to Paul and Richard for the hard work they did to prepare the ground and watering system, and plant!
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MORE Efficiency in Parish Life Event Planning with "Sign up Genius"!
Parish Life Ministry would like to streamline events and make the distribution of the work load less onerous. We are doing a few things - ensuring events go under the proper ministry so it doesn't all fall back on Parish Life; ensuring there is a coordinator for each event or it won't happen (someone needs to spear head events); online signups for volunteers or food.
If you're not receiving emails from www.SignUpGenius.com (for sign ups at the church), please email me at [email protected]. And if you want to be removed, please also contact me. I have removed a couple of names and added a couple of names already. This is a way to easily sign up to volunteer for set ups, clean ups and potlucks. You can also go to the SignUpGenius web site and click at the top right to look for sign ups. At the next page, enter my email and the security letters. You'll be directed to our TOTH sign ups.
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DIOCESE OF THE RIO GRANDE
from In The Loop
"Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day:
Pilgrims and Prophets of Peace."
Saturday, September 24, 5-7 pm, St Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 425 University Ave NE. A 'Readers Theater' presentation that brings to life two of the most important spiritual teachers of the last century. They discuss their deepest struggles and intuitions about the meaning of death, about prayer, mystical experience, war and peace -- and the way of universal compassion and non-violent love which flows from a life of union with God.
$15 suggested donation, $5 low-income student. Reception following.
For Information: [email protected]
C.S. Lewis, Defender of the Faith. Through The Wardrobe, Beyond All Worlds
Author and spiritual director Deborah Smith Douglas will speak at The Church of the Holy Faith. The title of her talk is C.S. Lewis, Defender of the Faith. Through The Wardrobe, Beyond All Worlds. The presentation will explore the ways in which the hope of Heaven informed all Lewis' work - both his apologetic works and his imaginative writing - and how we might more deeply appropriate that hope for ourselves, and be more ready to give an account of it in an often disbelieving and despairing world. The lecture will take place at the Church of the Holy Faith, 311 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe at 3 p.m. on October 13th. This free presentation is sponsored by the Holy Faith library as part of the Scheffler Lecture Series.
For more information please call 505 982-4447.
Donations of Books needed
for Las Vegas Literacy Group
The Literacy group in Las Vegas gathers books in very good condition for children (toddler through teens), which they give to children without charge and with the guidance of a literacy volunteer. Many children in Las Vegas and the surrounding area have no books at all in the home or very few. The project objective is to get at least one book, for their own, into the hands of all the children here. It also aids the parents, who are guided and encouraged to read to their children, improving their reading skills as well.
Please bring book donations to Diocesan Convention and give to: The Rev. Madelynn Johnston, Vicar of St. Paul's Peace, Las Vegas.
I will deliver any books donated personally when I return to Las Vegas following the convention. I will be at the St. Paul's Peace table or at the ERD Disaster Preparedness and Response table.
Any questions email Madelynn+ at [email protected] or phone at: 505 780-0801.
T.K. Thompson has a piece in this show...
Recommended Reading from the Diocese
In keeping with the theme of Convention,
Keeping the World Right Side Up:
The Jesus Movement in the Diocese of the Rio Grande,
Bishop Vono commends for your reading:
Jesus Today: A Spirituality of Radical Freedom
The Author in his introduction writes:
"My focus is spirituality, not theology. We may deplore the present divorce between spirituality and theology, but since it is spirituality that deals with experience and practice, and theology that deals with doctrines and dogmas, my concern in this book is decidedly spiritual. This is not a book about Christology, the theological significance of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. It is a book about Jesus' own spirituality, that is today, about the experience and attitudes behind what he said and did, what fired and inspired him."
Safeguarding Our Children--the online training
Due to upgrades in the Online Training, the enrollment process for Safeguarding Our Children has changed.
and clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
Please also check to see which modules the Diocese recommends for which role with children. The chart is available in the office and on the diocesan website. One must renew their training every three years.
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Habitat House in Los Alamos in the Home Stretch!
Hello All,
We ARE working this Saturday, Sept., 10th at 3564 Questa in Los Alamos starting at 8am!
[LANL's Employee Giving Campaign will be filming a little bit during the build this time--their campaign starts Sept. 19.]
We will be:
- Hanging interior doors
- Continuing the work on the retaining walls in the back yard
- Start sealing the floors in the house
Remember volunteer forms are on site, as well as great snacks and drinking water! Please dress appropriately with closed shoes for your safety...
Thank you!
Yvonne Atencio
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Espanola Valley & Los Alamos, Inc.
Office 505-747-2690, Cell 505-614-5853
726 N. Riverside Dr., Espanola NM 87532
www.habitatevla.org
Like us on Facebook!
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Tutors Needed for the UNM-LA HSE/ESL Program
Is your passion educating people so that they can go on to higher education or obtain a better job? Or would you enjoy helping non-native English language speakers learn to navigate English, understand American culture, and discover Los Alamos and Northern New Mexico?
If so, please consider applying to tutor in the Adult Basic Education Program sponsored by the University of New Mexico - Los Alamos.
We have students in this program working towards obtaining their High School Equivalency Credential (GED) and students working towards English proficiency. HSE tutors are needed to tutor adult students in Math, Science, English and Social Studies at both UNM-LA and at the Los Alamos County Detention Center. Tutor times are flexible, and materials and training are provided. If you are interested in these opportunities, please contact Jane Clements at 505-662-0338 or [email protected].
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The local community Bible study meets Thursdays. Class starts at 9:15am at The Christian Church, 92 East Rd, Los Alamos, NM, 87544. For more information go to losalamos.cbsclass.org.
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