Virginia Bolena is performing a 30 minute concert
at Christ Church, Charlottesville, this coming Thursday, October 5 at Noon. All are welcome.
NNA Adopt a Street Clean Up Day
: Saturday,September 30, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Corner of Lewis Street and Beverley Street. We will be cleaning Beverley Street and the sidewalks from Lewis Street to Newtown Baking. Trash bags will be provided - all you need to bring are work gloves and community spirit!
Our Nursery caregivers, Gloria and Bettijo,
have been enjoying the new surroundings in the Nursery. These ladies on our staff have been with us, caring for our children, for over 20 yrs. Did you know we offer nursery care for children during our Evensong concerts? (Let Bettijo know by Sunday morning if you would like your children to enjoy pizza with them – they offer that at a contribution of $1/slice – for those that like to have a snack at this time of day, during the Evensong service. They are gracious to offer this to our busy young families.
Farming in the Valley Family Fun Event:
The festival is from 11am to 6pm on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Creative Works Farm in Waynesboro. Agriculture is part of our blood in the Greater Augusta region and we want kids to learn what exactly that means for our region. The festival hosts great activities like a petting zoo, sheep herding demonstrations, apple butter churning, a corn maze, reading time with Cubby the WVPT Bear, and a pedal pull. It also will give you access to local produce, products, and local food vendors!
Click here to download a free child’s ticket as well as a coloring sheet.
Your child(ren) may enter pre-colored copies of this sheet into a contest at the festival. You may print as many tickets/coloring pages as you need.
The Staunton Branch of the NAACP annual Freedom Fund Banquet
is scheduled for 4pm on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Covenant Presbyterian Church. If you would like to purchase a ticket, $40 per person, please contact Diane Kent at
dianeknt3@gmail.com
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Know Your Neighbor Potluck and Canned Food Sculpture Contest!
Sunday, Oct.22nd from 1:30-3:30 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Please bring a dish to share (no pork please) and canned food donations for the food sculpture contest. We will gather for food, fellowship, and a fun sculpture contest! Candy prizes awarded! If you can't make it to the event, you can still donate canned goods for the sculptures! Look for a box located on the main level of the Parish House. All food donations will be given to local food pantries afterwards. Know Your Neighbor is a gathering of congregants from Allen Chapel AME Church, Temple House of Israel, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Islamic Center of the Shenandoah Valley, and Trinity Episcopal Church.
Baptismal Banners near Extinction!
Our Baptismal Banners are handmade for each child being brought into our community of faith. The banner is a lovely addition to the ceremony, as well as a reminder of this precious moment that the family takes home. So, the banners require someone to make them and that current someone is planning to move to South Carolina. If we want to continue presenting the baptismal banners, we need one person to sew and one person to cut the felt decorations and letters. OR, maybe someone would like to design a brand new banner. If you are interested, please call Carrie Tucker at
540.230.0787
, or email
ctucker59@gmail.com
“Taking an Outside Perspective – Coping with the Changes Dementia Brings”
Sharon DeBoever will present an Alzheimer’s caregiving program on October 3, at Grace Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall on the lower level, 6:30 p.m. (500 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro) This is a program that will focus on the changes that occur in the various stages of Alzheimer’s and some of the other dementias. The program will offer specific tips to the caregiver on how to assist themselves and the person with the diagnosis to better manage those changes throughout the disease process. The program will also focus on value of the caregiver caring for himself/herself throughout this process. Resources for additional outside assistance will be provided. This program is free of charge and open to the public. RSVPs will be helpful but not required in order to accommodate seating and planning for “light” refreshments. RSVP to MHAA office, voicemail or email, 540.886.7181 or
mhaa@ntelos.net
.
Program Presenter: Sharon DeBoever,
BS., Masters in Educational Psychology, Community Educator, Alzheimer’s Association
Pursuing the Beloved Community
The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, in partnership with other faith communities and community organizations, is convening three community conversations across Southwestern Virginia entitled
Pursuing the Beloved Community: A Continuing Conversation on Race.
Each event will feature a presentation by Dr. Wornie Reed, Director of the Race and Social Policy Research Center and Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Virginia Tech. Following Dr. Reed's presentation, there will be question and answer time as well as informal discussion.
Save the date:
Roanoke, VA | October 25, 2017 | 6:00-7:30pm
Northwest Community Center
Wytheville, VA | November 8, 2017 | 6:00-7:30pm
Room TBA, Wytheville Community College
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October 1 Bulletin Announcements
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TODAY Blessing of the Animals:
Please gather in the Trinity churchyard on today, October 1 at 10am with your animal friends for the blessing of the animals. There will be no Sunday School that day.
Orange Juice Containers needed for Altar Guild
: Please bring rinsed half gallon cardboard containers to the Parish Office. The Altar Guild uses these containers to transport the altar flowers to shut ins after services on Sundays. Thank you!
Spaghetti Supper and Taize Service Tuesday!
The spaghetti supper supports the youth mission trips to Honduras. The supper begins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3. Suggested donation only $5. Any youth who can come to help out would be very much appreciated! Also join us for the Taize Service at 7:00 p.m. following the supper.
What Keeps You Up At Night (WKYUAN),
the Adult Sunday School class, will meet in McCracken Hall Sunday’s at 10:00am. Grab a cup of coffee in the Foster Room and join us for heartfelt conversation. Our question will be “What do you see is a personal and/or Church (meaning Trinity) response to how a free nation deals with diversity?”Guidelines have been created by the group so that all will feel welcome to join in and participate in the discussion: 1) No one will be allowed to advocate bringing others to see their way. 2) No one will feel pressured to give up the ground he or she stands on. 3) Conversation is confidential but, you may share what has been said in class without using names. 4) You must be respectful of different views. 5) Conversations may continue for several weeks. Joe Fiechtl and Gospel du Jour will join this class to show the parallels between our life today and life in the Bible. During the week, think about the question and join the class letting us know WKYUAN. Jim Manchester, Virginia Gillock, and/or Muffie Newell will facilitate the class. For questions or concerns please contact Muffie Newell 886-9132 or
formation@trinitystaunton.org
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A memorial service for Mary O'Brien
will be held at Trinity on Saturday, October 7 at 11am with a reception to follow in McCracken Hall. All are welcome.
Pastoral Care Available:
On Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9, The Rev. Anne Grizzle will be available for pastoral care by appointment in the afternoon. Please contact her at 713-443-6211 or
annefgrizzle@gmail.com
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A Bereavement Support Group
is forming at Trinity this fall. It is open to anyone experiencing the death and loss of a loved one. We will be using the book, " Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal" by Alan Wolfelt. We will meet once weekly in the evening ( time to be determined ) for 8 weeks. Please contact Sally Mueller at 290-4832 for more information and to sign up. Leave a message if no answer. The purpose of the group is to share our experiences and support one another. It is very relaxed and informal.
Update:
The Chronic Pain/Illness Support Group
will not meet in October. The first meeting will be held Thursday, November 2
nd
from 10 to 11am in the Board Room of the Public Library. The purpose of this group is to discover our kind and loving God in the midst of pain and suffering. In this study we will use the book
A Reluctant Journey: Finding God through Chronic Pain
by Kristen Grathwol, (a native of Harrisonburg). We will explore five topics: trusting God, surrendering control, praising God in the midst of suffering, learning how to rest and grieve, and the importance community. This group is available to Trinity, Emmanuel, AME, the Temple House of Israel, and the Islamic Center of the Shenandoah Valley in Harrisonburg. Meeting dates: The first and third Thursday of each month: November 2,16, December 7, 21 and January 4 and 18. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Muffie Newell at formation@trinitystaunton.org or 255-3152.
Office Volunteer opportunity:
Enjoy an hour or so in the office counting offering money with Laurie every few weeks!
A team of volunteers rotates this weekly task which involves counting the offering collected on Sunday mornings and received in the office by mail or in person during the previous week. The primary requirements are a cheerful disposition and legible handwriting. No math skills required, but being comfortable with counting cash and making accurate notations is helpful. Counting generally takes place on Monday mornings, but I am very flexible to work with, and we can adjust to your availability. We could use at least two more volunteers and the rotation is every 5-7 weeks. If this opportunity interests you, please contact Laurie at her office, 886-9132, or by email, admin1746@trinitystaunton.org.
Upcoming Guest Priest Schedule
October 8:
The Rev. Canon Mark Furlow, Stewardship Sunday
October 15:
The Rev. Roger Bowen
October 22:
The Rev. Dr. John Lane presiding, The Rev. Anne Grizzle preaching
October 29:
The Rev. Canon Jonathan Harris
A Call for Vestry Nominations:
Please note that current regular vestry members are not eligible for nomination. Judy Armstrong, who was appointed for a one year term, is eligible. The Vestry of Trinity Church is seeking nominations for the new Vestry class of 2020. The Vestry is the main elected leadership body of the parish. There are 18 vestry seats serving 3 year terms, 6 elected each year, and a 19th vestry member chosen at random for a single year term, to give parishioners the experience of sitting on the Vestry and adding new voices to the leadership mix, without the usual pressures of election or a three-year term.
Nomination forms are available at the back of the church and online. Your nomination may be placed in the offering plate, mailed to the parish office, called in to the office (886-9132), or you may use the online Vestry Nomination form on our website which can be found at www.trinitystaunton.org on the drop down menu under “Members”. Please send in your nominations
no later than October 22.
Up to six names may be submitted. Your name is NOT required to fill out the form.
Please be sure to ask your nominees if they are willing to run before submitting their names.
Those who may nominate candidates (and vote) are (according to Canon 14, sec. 2): “All adults (16 and over) baptized members belonging to the parish, who for three months preceding have been regular worshipers in the parish and regular contributors to its financial support by pledge, subscription, or some other method by which they shall be known to the treasurer of the parish.”
The Vestry Nominating Committee, consisting of the retiring vestry members, will prepare a slate of up to 12 persons qualified to serve on the Vestry based on nominations from Trinity’s members and selections from the committee.
Voting will occur at all 3 services on November 19, or by request of absentee ballot after November 10 (and which must be returned to the church office by November 17).
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7:45 am Service
PRESIDER & PREACHER:
The Rev. Dr. John Lane
ALTAR CHAIR
: Jan Coleman
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
: Sally Mueller, Carrie Tucker
LECTOR:
Tom Bell
USHER:
Ruth Ward
GREETER:
Doris Goode
8:45 am Service
PRESIDER & PREACHER:
The Rev. Dr. John Lane
8:45 ALTAR CHAIR
: Judith Owens
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:
Glendon Gill, Jim Manchester
LECTOR:
Linda Mahler
PRAYERS:
Will Smoot
USHER:
Janice Sultenfuss
GREETERS:
Linda and Mike Mahler
MUSICIANS:
Steve Carpenter, Cindy Hickman, Oakley Pearson, and Bill Wellington
11:00 am Service
PRESIDER & PREACHER:
The Rev. Dr. John Lane
ALTAR CHAIR
: Jan Coleman
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:
Frank Babcock, Lilchy Huffman, Lundy Pentz
CRUCIFER:
Harriet Tankard
CHOIR CROSS:
Mary Blair Tankard
TORCH BEARERS:
Lawrence Tankard, Harri Wallace
LECTOR:
Ellen Pentz
PRAYERS:
Claudette Obenschain
USHERS:
Bob Boyle, Claudette Obenschain, Jamie Simmons, David Wallace
GREETER:
Rick Chittum
ORGANIST & CHOIRMASTER:
Virginia Bolena
ASSISTANT ORGANIST:
Louise Temple-Rosebrook
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