Tuesday 5:30pm: Intercessory Prayer Group 

Wednesday 11am: Bible Study

Wednesday 7pm: Bible Study 

Wednesday 7pm: 11:15am Choir Rehearsal

Thursday 5:30pm: Contemplative Prayer Group

Thursday 7:30pm: 9am Choir Rehearsal 

The Sunday School year begins this Sunday! Children’s classes begin at 10:30am and end at 11:10am, the same time as Sunday School for Adults, so there is a class for everyone. Adults don’t need to register, but we do need registration forms for children; you can fill one out online. You can also fill out a form when your child comes to class this Sunday, or contact Karen. The class for adults meets in the main room of the Parish Hall. PreK-2nd/Godly Play meets in the Children’s Chapel in the Parish Hall; 3rd-5th meets in the Upper Room (the “stage”) in the Parish Hall; 6th-8th meets in the Vestry Room in Trinity House; 9th-12th meets in the Annex in the Parish Hall.   

The first event of the year will be a brief rehearsal with snacks for all who are interested or thinking about joining the children’s choir. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, FROM 4:30-5pm.  You do NOT have to commit to the entire year to attend September 5. ALL children, ages 6-14, are welcome to join! To attend, RSVP to Brett, with your child’s name. For more information, please click here.

The new intercessory prayer group (Tuesdays at 5:30pm) is taking on, as part of its ministry of intercessory prayer, praying for those on the main parish prayer list. If you’re interested in attending this prayer group, or possibly praying for the names on the parish prayer list even though you can’t attend, e-mail Fr. Charlie. If you would like to add a prayer request to the main parish prayer list, e-mail Barbara; your prayer request will be kept confidential within the intercessory prayer group. The parish prayer list isn’t read aloud during Sunday services, but if you have a prayer request you would like read during the Prayers of the People, go up to the lectern before the service, flip to the prayers for that service in the white notebook on the lectern, and use one of the pencils on the lectern to write in the name on the blank lines at the end of the prayers.

Senior Warden Tovi Abello and his family are hosting a poolside potluck picnic for the Sunday School children and their families on Sunday, September 2nd, at 4pm. Bring your swimsuits and a dish to share. More information coming soon, but go ahead and mark your calendars!  

Mark your calendars for Bunco on Friday, September 14th at 6pm in the Parish Hall! Tickets will be on sale soon, there will be cash prizes for winners, lots of snacks, and always a good time!

If you were able to attend last week’s presentation with Ashlie Bryant, we hope that you learned some more about 3Strands Global’s efforts to combat human trafficking in California and neighboring states. Each year, 3Strands hosts a huge fun run to help fund programs that have educated over 35,000 youth and employed more than 80 survivors in Sacramento. The event kicks off on September 22nd at Lakeside Church, where there will be 5k and 10k “races” along the Willow Creek trail, live music, food vendors, a beer garden… and we’ll even have really cool Trinity T-Shirts for all those who sign-up!

If you are able to walk or run 3 miles, please sign-up. If that’s not in the cards for you, please consider donating towards Trinity’s $2000 fundraising goal by visiting the below link. We already have 7 registered, and would love to have you join the team! If you would like to participate, please click here and be sure to join (or donate towards) the “Trinity Trekkers”. For more information, check out this video on the Break Free Run.

The annual Folsom Day of Service is September 15th, but we’ve agreed this year to help the Mormons and a few other folks with a huge project that begins a little earlier than that. About a week before the Day of Service, bags need to be dropped off all across Folsom for folks to fill up with donated food, and then retrieved on the 15th. We’ll need drivers to drop off and pick up (you don’t have to do both). If you’re interested in helping out, e-mail  Fr. Charlie.

Parishioners Judy and Scott Pinney will be facilitating Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University course this fall here at Trinity Folsom. The goal of Financial Peace University is to help participants take control of their finances, get out of debt and achieve financial stability, and become better stewards of their money so that it is a blessing to themselves and to others. Our group will meet on Mondays at 7pm beginning October 1st and conclude on November 26th. The cost for course materials is $99, and scholarships are available for those who need them – talk to Father Todd  Father Todd.    

The burial office for Mary Anne Wright, mother of Wendy Aspegren, will be held in the church on Saturday, September 1st, at 11am.

The burial office for Elizabeth Crane, longtime parishioner at the 7:30am service, will be held in the church on Saturday, September 8th, at 3pm. 

“Father of all, we pray to you for Shirley, Mary Anne, and Elizabeth, and for all those whom we love but see no longer. Grant to them eternal rest. Let light perpetual shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.” ~ from the burial office in the Book of Common Prayer, page 498. 

Each Sunday, the flowers behind the altar are given to the glory of God, and in memory of the dead, or in thanksgiving for living loved ones, for answered prayers, or for life events like births, graduations, weddings, and anniversaries. The suggested donation is $50. If you’re wondering what happens to the flowers, they don’t go to waste! After the Sunday evening service, they are divided into smaller bouquets and taken to parishioners, and to non-parishioners in local nursing homes. You can donate altar flowers on the website.

Trinity Episcopal Church

 801 Figueroa Street

Folsom, CA 95630

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