Wednesday 4:30pm: Children’s Choir Rehearsal

Wednesday 5:30pm: Trinity Wednesday Potluck & Discussion

Wednesday 7pm: 11:15am Choir Rehearsal

Thursday 5:30pm: Contemplative Prayer 

Thursday 7:30pm: 9am Choir Rehearsal

Thrift Shop: Monday 10am-Noon, Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-1pm

Prayer List - to submit a prayer request click here.

Altar Flowers - if you would like to dedicate Altar Flowers click here.

Our word of the week is Holy Cross Day. Click the link to find out why we celebrate the Holy Cross on September 14th!

We’ll observe the feast of the Holy Cross (September 14th) with a Eucharist in the church this Saturday at noon. We hope you’ll join us, and apologize for not getting it into the Tidings last week.

Trinity’s fall Bunco night is scheduled for Saturday, September 14th, at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall. This time around, the proceeds from ticket sales will go to Heifer International, an agency that distributes animals and provides agricultural training to families around the world as a means of providing self-sufficiency. If you’ve never played Bunco before, it’s super easy to learn, and super fun to play – you’ll get a chance to play with every person in the room, too, so it’s a great way to meet folks in the parish. There will also be some tasty hors d'oeuvres and a couple of cash prizes! Tickets are $20; please e-mail the church office to reserve a ticket by 4pm by this Friday. Childcare will be available.

The Fall Antique and Vintage Market is taking place this Sunday on Sutter Street. The city is putting up “no parking” signs in our parking area along Wool Street to save that parking for us – so if you’re going to church, ignore the signs and park at your pleasure! Still, if you attend the 11:15am service, you might want to give yourself a few more minutes than usual to get to church, as that is the busiest time for the fair and there will be more traffic than usual in the neighborhood.

Sunday School classes for children and adults meet at 10:30am on Sunday morning. The class for adults is returning to the Apocrypha this Sunday for a story about justice being served when power is abused.  

Any children or youth of the parish looking for good karma or service hours are invited to help out in the Thrift Shop this Sunday, September 15th, after the 11:15 service (about 12:30). The thrift shop volunteers need to restock after the Bag Sale, and would be happy to have some help moving items from the shed to the store. About two hours of strong muscles, enthusiasm, and energy are needed and will be rewarded with pizza, otter pops, and “first dibs” on new merchandise.  

The Wednesday morning Bible study is cancelled for next week – its fearless leader, Fr. Charlie, is getting married that afternoon up at Lake Tahoe. The office will also be closed that day, since the staff will be up there to support him. Keep Fr. Charlie, and his fiancée Mother Mikayla, in your prayers!

Join us on Wednesday evenings for a potluck supper (5:30pm-6pm) and a discussion group (6pm-7pm)! The nursery will be open for childcare, including activities for older children. Children’s Choir rehearsals begin that day at 4:30pm, and Children’s Choir families are especially invited to stay for supper and discussion. For the potluck, bring whatever you want to share, and if you can’t make it to the potluck, just come for the group discussion. We’ll be covering a lot of different topics over the course of the year: science and religion, race in America, what it means to be a Christian, and more. This week, we’re working our way through The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Read up to page 228 for next week, and we’ll split into two groups again for discussion. 

After our big clearance sale last week, we would love to have your donations of gently used clothing and household items to restock the shop. The Thrift Shop will be closed September 14th-September 18th for restocking, and if you can bring your donations Monday the 16th through Wednesday the 18th from 9am-1pm, we would appreciate it. If you aren’t available during those hours, you can always drop off donations at the office during office hours or in the Parish Hall on Sundays. The Thrift Shop will reopen on Thursday, September 19th at 10am, full of new merchandise!

The annual Folsom Day of Service is scheduled for September 21st, and one of the biggest projects of the event is the City-wide food drive that benefiting Twin Lakes Food Bank. Last year, we relied on parishioners to distribute donation bags to over 2500 homes in the American River Canyon neighborhood. This time around, our Cub Scout Troop (Pack 1855!), will be helping us with this task. However, there’s still an opportunity to join in on this project if you like. On the morning of the 21st, volunteers are needed to drive to areas around Folsom to pick up the bags of donated food that are left on people’s doorsteps. If you’d like to help out with this effort, feel free to recruit a family member or friend to ride in your car and be a “Helper” by picking up the bags of food while you drive. Once you have a driver and a helper, you can visit the Day of Service’s sign-up page to get assigned a neighborhood and a map. The service project will take you about one hour and ends by dropping off the food you collected at the Twin Lakes Food Bank. Over a third of Twin Lakes Food Bank's annual donations come from this one event, so please think about joining the drive.

We’ll be offering “Safe Church” training in the Annex from 3pm-5pm on the afternoon of September 22nd! Safe Church training is required for Sunday School teachers, youth leaders, vestry folks, and it’s a good thing for everyone. This training will make you more aware of ways to prevent misconduct and to make the Church a safe place for everyone. The workshop is free. If you are interested in attending, please sign-up here so that we make sure to the right amount of materials.

Trinity Episcopal Church

 801 Figueroa Street

Folsom, CA 95630

(916) 985-2495 ~ www.trinityfolsom.org