Food for Allen Chapel’s Pantry: Canned meats, such as chicken and roast beef, will be collected to distribute through the Allen Chapel food pantry program this Sunday, July 30.

Music From the Heart, an evening of Blue Grass and Gospel music, featuring High Ground and Faithful Men will present a concert on Saturday, August 12th, at 7:00 p.m., at White Hill Church of the Brethren, 749 Old White Hill Rd, Stuarts Draft.  Kris Neil of WKDW will be the Master of Ceremonies.  A free will offering will be received.  For more information, contact 540-255-4746 or 540-886-7181.

Announcements and Prayer Requests for August 6, 13, and 20 are due at noon on Tuesday, August 1. Any announcement submitted after that time will be announced verbally instead of printed in the bulletin.

Staff Note: Muffie Newell has rejoined the Trinity staff as Assistant for Christian Formation and Pastoral Care, the position she held two years ago. Muffie will work with both children and youth education, and classes and book study groups for adults. She will also coordinate pastoral care needs during Fr. Paul's sabbatical. Please welcome Muffie back to the staff!

One Time Open Flower Memorial Date: October 22 is open for an altar flower memorial but only for the current year. If you are interested, please contact Carol Brown cbrown696@aol.com or 540-414-5937.

New Forward Day by Day Devotionals have arrived! They are available for $1 each on the table at the back of the church and in the copy room of the parish house.

Prayer Bowl: Sallie Meffert recently donated a Prayer Bowl to Trinity Church in thanksgiving for all the prayers she received during her cancer treatment. The Prayer Bowl is a wonderfully simple way of sharing intercessions. When you need a prayer for yourself or another, write it on a card and put it in the bowl. When you put your card in, take a card out and pray for the person on it. That we we create a reservoir of prayer for each other! The Prayer Bowl, along with cards and pencils, is kept in the Nativity Chapel beside the pulpit.

Sabbatical update: With Rev. Becky now on her way to Holy Innocents, there will be a few changes to Fr. Paul's sabbatical plans. Paul and Lee will still be away from Trinity from August 15 until December 15. Sunday services will be covered by supply priests from around the diocese. Pastoral care will be coordinated with Muffie Newell and the Rev. Anne Grizzle. Senior Warden Lundy Pentz and Junior Warden Erik Boody will oversee parish leadership, and Treasurer Tom Fechtel parish finances, with the help of the Vestry. Things will actually seem very normal! More details will be in the August Trinity Tribune before the sabbatical begins.

Mass on the Grass: Join us each Wednesday through August 9 at 6 p.m. throughout the summer for an informal outdoor worship service and potluck supper.