| Interfaith Lenten Program |
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This year's lenten program begins soon and we hope you will plan to attend! On five Wednesdays during Lent, we will join together with Emmanuel, Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, the Temple House of Israel, and the Islamic Center of the Shenandoah Valley for a pot luck meal, conversation, and talks. Our theme this year is
Holy Things:
Holy Books
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Holy Messengers
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The Holy One, and
Holy Life. So plan to bring a labeled pot luck dish each Wednesday to the place designated below. We will eat at 6:00p.m. and the program will begin around 6:30, ending at 7:00p.m.
March 8 at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, 936 Sudbury Street
March 15 at Trinity Episcopal, 214 W. Beverley Street
March 22 at Islamic Center of the Shenandoah Valley, 1330 Country Club Drive, Harrisonburg
March 29 at Temple House of Israel, 15 N. Market Street (Vegetarian Day!)
April 5 at Emmanuel, 300 W. Frederick Street.
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You are invited to the Hospitality Committee meeting in the Foster Room of the Parish House on Sunday, February 26 following the 11am service. Everyone is welcome to come and see if joining the hospitality committee would be a good fit for your God given talents!
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We have a dedicated volunteer who would like to make a wooden name plaque for any child at Trinity. If you would like one of these for your child please email communications@trinitystaunton.org with the first name (or go by name) of your child.
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| Christ Episcopal Church Celebration! |
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Christ Episcopal Church
in Roanoke invites you to attend their 125th Anniversary. They have planned several events and you are welcome to attend:
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Feb. 26 - Groundbreaking Anniversary Festive Party
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June 4 - Choral Evensong at 5pm
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July 30 - Cornerstone Laying Anniversary Homecoming Luncheon
- April 1, 2018 (Easter) Centennial Celebration of the First Service in Christ Episcopal Church
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| In Case You Missed It!: Honduras Mission Trip Blog |
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The Rev. Paul Nancarrow has faithfully kept a blog for each day of the Honduras Mission Trip (the missioners all arrived back home in the wee hours of this morning all safe and sound!). You can read his blog on our website or you can also download the blog in a convenient PDF. Either way please check out the good works that have gone on this past week and please contemplate supporting the Youth Honduras Mission Trip which will take place this summer. If you would like to donate to the youth Honduras mission trip please send a check with that designation to Trinity. Thank you! |
| Each week the Diocese of Southerwestern Virginia send outs news in an email. Please check out their e-news archive for the latest information from our Diocese.
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Items include: Blue jean button up shirt with horses, black and grey scarf, white and brown gloves, reading glasses, bracelet, orange striped sash, Diva in training water bottle. All items not claimed by March 9 will be given away.
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Sunday, February 26
Announcements
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Sunday, 7:45am
PRESIDER
The Rev. Paul Nancarrow
PREACHER
The Rev. Canon Connor Gwin
ALTAR CHAIR
Nan Gregory
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Katie Cathey, Bill Tate
LECTOR
Eric Laser
USHER
Sue Armstrong
Sunday, 8:45am
PRESIDER
The Rev. Canon Connor Gwin
PREACHER
The Rev. Canon Connor Gwin
ALTAR CHAIR 8:45
Geri Carney
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Lee Nancarrow, Judith Owens
LECTOR
Mary Schwaner
USHERS
Darlene Green, David Wallace
GREETERS
Sara & Mark Hollberg
Sunday, 11:00am
The Rev. Paul Nancarrow
PREACHER
The Rev. Canon Connor Gwin
Joe Fiechtl, Lilchy Huffman
CRUCIFER
Mackenzie Deitz
Elaine Boody, Dominic Einselen
Paul Bugas, Diane & Tom Fechtel
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Noah Cooper Shreckhise; Born on September 9, 2016; Son of Elizabeth and Matthew Shreckhise;
Godparents:
Brian Stisser and Kelly O'Shaughnessy.
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Today is SACRA (Staunton Augusta Church Relief Agency) Sunday:
To donate, please use envelopes in your pew or write a check with SACRA on the memo line. SACRA is a completely volunteer-operated agency which pools the outreach and relief funding of local churches to provide help to those in need within the local community.
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TODAY Food for Allen Chapel's Pantry
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Canned meats, such as chicken and roast beef, will be collected TODAY to distribute through the Allen Chapel food pantry program.
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What keeps you up at night?
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Adult Sunday School Class (McCracken Hall, 10am)
- Feb 26: Laura Gonzalez, MD: "Medical Issues of Aging"
- Mar 5: Sharon DeBoever (Dept. of Social Services), "Family and Friends Guide" on how to relate most effectively to loved ones beginning to show signs of dementia. Presentation, discussion, and Q&A
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Newtown Neighborhood Association's Winter Soup Social
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Trinity members are invited to NNA's annual Winter Soup Social on February 26 in McCracken Hall from 5 to 8 p.m. Please bring a salad or dessert to share.
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The office will be closed
for an In Service Day on Tuesday, February 28. We will be unavailable to answer the door or phones and will return messages on Wednesday, March 1.
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| Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper |
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6pm in McCracken Hall. Prepared by Junior and Senior Youth. Your freewill offering will go toward the youth mission trip to Honduras in June, 2017.
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The Burning of the Palms Ceremony
will be at 6:45pm on Tuesday, Feb. 28 on the Labyrinth.
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Meets next on February 28 at 7:00pm in the Foster Room of the Parish House to discuss The Vegetarian by Han Kang. Everyone is invited to attend provided you have read the book! On March 28 we will discuss The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars by Dava Sobel (non-fiction).
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Ash Wednesday is March 1, 2017
- Services at Trinity: 10:30am and 7:30pm
- Services at Emmanuel: 7:30am and a service with Stuart Hall (all are welcome) at 12:00pm
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| Concert and Evensong March 5 at 5pm |
Guitarist Chris Wyton will perform works by Scarlatti and Tansman. Chris, grandson of Carl Broman, teaches privately in the D.C. Metro area. His concert will be followed by Choral Evensong, sung by the Trinity Choir.
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Rev. Becky will be leading a Lenten book study beginning on Tuesday, March 14th. The group will meet at 4pm on Tuesdays March 14th and 28th, as well as Tuesdays April 4th and 11th. The book, Being Christian, by former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, covers four essential elements of Christian life: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, and Prayer. Please be prepared to discuss chapter 1, "Baptism," on Tuesday, March 14th. We will meet in the Senior High classroom in the parish house.
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Church Women United invites you to Cherryvale UMC, Cherry Hill Drive, Staunton on March 3 at 9:30am to join in the World Day of Prayer 2017 "Am I Being Unfair to You?" A Glimpse of the Philippine Situation.
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| Phoebe Needles Center for Lifelong Learning |
| If you would like to know more about their offerings please go to: http://www.phoebeneedles.org/programs-lifelong-learning.html |
| Could Trinity be Available to History Lovers |
Trinity would like to open its doors during the summer on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings and/or afternoons. If you would like to volunteer once a month or so, June - August, to keep the church open to visitors during any of those times, please contact the office 886-9132 or communications@trinitystaunton.org.
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