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Trinity Sunday : May 27, 2018

Summer Service Schedule: 7:45 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

This Sunday the summer service schedule returns – the 8:45 a.m. service will resume after Labor Day in September.

This Sunday's Gospel: John 3:1-17

There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” ... [ continue reading ]

Weekly Scriptures come from the Revised Common Lectionar y ; passages are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible .

Two Sunday Services: May 27 – Sept. 2

The 7:45 a.m. service will be Rite I Holy Eucharist in the chapel. The 10:00 a.m. service will be Holy Eucharist Rite II in the church. This service will follow the format of the Classic Service; during the sermon, Godly Play will be available for our children at the back of the church. In addition, mats will be available for use by children and their parents so that they can come forward and sit on the floor of the Nave at the time of the Great Thanksgiving. This will allow children to be able to see more easily what is going on.

Mark Your Calendar

June 2 – The Greater Richmond Children's Choir will present its 21st annual Spring Concert at Grace and Holy Trinity. Directed by Crystal Jonkman, Pete Curry and Tiffany Cook, all the choirs will join together for this special event. Please invite your family and friends; the concert begins at 4:00 p.m. and a light reception will follow in the parish hall at 5:30 p.m.

June 3 – If you would like to remember a loved one with flowers on Sunday, June 3, please contact Judy Bowman or Barbara Hobson-Simpson with the names. The cost is $85.00; you can also call the church office at (804) 359-5628.

June 7 – Volunteers are needed to pick up organic produce (approx. one hour of driving on Thursday afternoons) and sort the vegetables (approx. one hour at GHTC). Thanks to this partnership with Shalom Farms, our Red Door menu on Fridays will include additional healthy seasonal fresh food.

June 10 – We look forward to the Holy Baptism of Ann Campbell Drummond at the at 10:00 a.m. service. Ann is the daughter of Lee and Michael Drummond.

Thank You to our Sunday School Teachers

Last week was the last Sunday School session of the 2017-2018 Christian Ed year. This Sunday (5/27) marks the first Sunday of our summer schedule and there will be no Sunday School . A big thank you to all the Sunday School teachers who contributed their time and talent to the children and youth of GHTC this year!

Red Door Receives Money for Musical Instruments

Thanks to a grant from Celtic Cross, the Red Door Ministry was recently awarded $1,358 to help with the purchase of instruments. This will allow Red Door participants to join our volunteer professional musicians on Fridays. Many thanks to everyone who made this happen including former Seminarian Sarah Kye Price.

Winner Drawn Sunday: K-12 Parents

If you're the parent of a child K-12, did you complete the online survey from Paul Evans ? We'll draw one email address from the list of submitted surveys this Sunday, May 27. The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to Shagbark Restaurant.

Bishop Michael Curry at the Royal Wedding

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry delivered a powerful sermon at the royal wedding last Saturday. If you missed it or want to listen to it again, please click here . The media keeps referring to his sermon as a “speech” or as “remarks” but we know that it was a full on proclamation of the gospel! Bishop Curry is also referred to as the “Chicago Bishop.” In fact, he has never been a bishop in Chicago although he was born there; his official biography begins with these words: “The descendant of enslaved Africans brought to North America by way of the trans-Atlantic slave routes, Presiding Bishop Curry was born in Chicago, IL, on March 13, 1953. Presiding Bishop Curry’s father was an Episcopal priest and his mother was a devout Episcopalian… ” and then goes on to tell a moving story of his life and service.

Bishop Curry has represented the Episcopal Church well and given us all the opportunity to just say, “Grace and Holy Trinity is part of the Episcopal Church and where Michael Curry is the Presiding Bishop, come join us!

For questions or comments contact:

Barb Dodd | Associate for Generosity, Discipleship and Communications

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