Wednesday 11am: Bible Study

Wednesday 4:30pm: Children’s Choir Rehearsal

Wednesday 7pm: Bible Study

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

Our word of the week from The Episcopal Church glossary is Ascension. The Feast of the Ascension is Thursday, May 30th, and we’ll observe it with a Eucharist in the church at noon.  

Sunday School classes for children and adults are held on Sunday mornings from 10:30am to 11:10am. The adults class meets in the Parish Hall, and this Sunday we’ll be saying goodbye to the prophet Elisha and witnessing the downfall of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. 

Our Mother’s Day Diaper and Feminine Hygiene drive collected 8261 diapers, 3788 tampons, 4770 sanitary pads, and 1424 baby wipes! They’re on their way to the Twin Lakes Food Bank, the Orangevale Food Bank, and the Rancho Cordova Community Partnership Diaper Bank. Many thanks to all who made donations!

Congratulations to our former Senior Warden Tovi Abello (9am)! At their May meeting, the board of Twin Lakes Food Bank elected Tovi to serve on the board, and elected him to serve as treasurer. Smart folks!

And congratulations to Fr. Charlie, who has been appointed by the City of Folsom to serve on the new Historic District Parking Solutions Ad Hoc Committee. 

If you or your child are graduating from high school or college or graduate school, we would love to know so that we can recognize their accomplishment! E-mail Barbara to let her know.

Beginning this week, Trinity House (the church office) will be closed on Fridays; there might sometimes be a member of staff there, but call before you drop by. Instead of Fridays, Barbara will be working on Sundays since that is when the most people are on campus. Thanks for being flexible!

In observation of the Feast of the Ascension, we’ll have Eucharist in the church at noon on Thursday, May 30th. 

We’re starting a new women’s ministry here at Trinity Folsom that will focus on fellowship – the women of the parish getting to know and building relationships with other women in the parish. Save the date for our first event, a Sip & Shop at the Trinity Thrift Shop on Sunday, June 2nd, from 1pm-3pm. All adult women of the parish are invited, and childcare will be provided by our nursery staff. 

The consecration of the Rev’d Canon Megan M. Traquair as the next bishop of Northern California will be on Saturday, June 29th, at 11am at the Mondavi Center in Davis. Several organists will be playing, including our own Brett Judson, and members of our choir will be singing in the combined diocesan choir. Tickets are required, but they are free (so is parking!). For more information, check out the info page on the diocesan website here. Tickets are supposed to be available online today.

This year on our patronal feast day, Trinity Sunday (June 16th), Ab Malmquist will be back to take more photos – so if you want a re-do or just haven’t had your photo taken yet, this is your chance. Barbara will be at all three coffee hours that morning to help people sign up for access to the online photo directory. 

You don’t need to wait until then, though. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you’ll find step-by-step instructions here. If you have an Android or Kindle, click here. And to access the directory on your computer, you can find instructions here.

If you run into any problems and can’t get in, call the church office or e-mail Barbara and she’ll be happy to help you!

Lost your nametag, never got one, or new to the parish? E-mail Barbara to get one!

The theme for Trinity Folsom’s 2019 VBS is “Who Is My Neighbor?” and will be held July 22-26, from 9am until noon. 

Online registration for children entering grades K-5 is available here .

For the second year in a row, Trinity will be offering a full week of Vacation Bible School free-of-charge. The theme will be “Who is my neighbor?” and the program will help kids understand how to better love God and neighbor by learning about neighbors from all over the globe. Our time together will be filled with interactive storytelling, music, games, and creative art experiences. VBS is geared toward children in grades K-5, and there are lots of volunteer opportunities for adults, teens and older children. We will also have nursery care available for the parents of young children who would like to volunteer to help with VBS.

Sign-ups for adults, teens and older children interested in volunteering for VBS is available here. The volunteer form lists many of the different ways you can support VBS: being a small group leader to shepherd groups of children as they rotate through daily activities, leading or assisting at a station such as crafts or games, bringing snacks, donating supplies, etc. Or let us know you are flexible and we will DEFINITELY find a role for you!

For more information or questions about VBS, contact Karen Van Winkle or Fr. Charlie.

If you have a request to add to the parish prayer list, e-mail prayers@trinityfolsom.org. Prayer request will be kept confidential within the intercessory prayer group. If you’re interested in joining this prayer group, e-mail Fr. Charlie. 

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