6/24 Church Picnic

7/9 Vacation Bible School

Tuesday 5:30pm: Intercessory Prayer Group

Thursday 5:30pm: Contemplative Prayer Group

The offices will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th, for the holiday. The Powerhouse dinner that evening and the Wednesday morning and evening Bible studies are also cancelled for July 4th.

The Collect for Independence Day, BCP page 242

“Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn: Grant that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”

On Friday, July 6 ^th, the Trinity Trekkers will be hitting familiar stomping grounds and exploring parts of the Willow Creek trail system near Folsom Lake College. Since it is getting hot out, we’ll be meeting a little earlier than usual! If you would like to carpool, please meet at the church at 8:15am, or else meet us at the park’s entrance (202 Wellfleet Circle) at 8:30. Please bring water, sunscreen, and a hat. If you have any questions, contact cknuth@trinityfolsom.org . ~ Charlie+ 

This summer, Trinity is offering a full week of Vacation Bible School free-of-charge! The theme will be "Holy Me, Holy Community" and will be designed to help kids try on different ways of moving closer to God, through interactive storytelling, healthy eating, prayer, games, and messy art experiences! VBS will run from Mon. July 9th thru Fri. July 13th, from 9am to 12:30pm. Though VBS is geared towards grades K-4, all are welcome, and we have volunteer opportunities for older children, youth, and adults. Please mark your calendars and fill out a registration form here:  https://form.jotform.com/81617015484153 (paper forms will also be available in the parish hall). If you would like to volunteer, or simply receive more information, please email Fr. Charlie .

Sunday School is on summer break, but the Children’s Chapel (at 9am and 11:15am) and the Nursery are open all summer long. Father Dave will lead Children’s Chapel this Sunday, and then our new Director of Children’s Ministries, Karen Van Winkle, will lead Children’s Chapel beginning on July 8th. Though some churches call their Sunday School program “Children’s Chapel,” our Children’s Chapel is different; our Children’s Chapel is worship (prayers, stories, and songs) suited to children ages 3-8, and then they join the rest of us for Communion. 

The Prayer Book’s catechism defines intercessory prayer as “bringing before God the needs of others… that God's will may be done,” and if you’ve ever yearned for more intercessory prayer time than the Sunday liturgy can provide, then please consider joining our new intercessory prayer group meeting in the church on Tuesdays at 5:30pm. For the first few sessions, we’ll talk about our experiences of intercessory prayer before working out how we would like to structure our time together. If you are looking to expand your prayer life, or simply have some people or things for which you would like to pray, you’re invited to join us! If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Charlie

Summer is a great time to mix up your schedule a little; one Sunday, go to a service you don’t normally attend! The 7:30am is intimate and a little shorter than our other services. The 9am is very full and energetic. The 11:15 is a bit more traditional and chanted, but not stuffy, and we’ve recently extended our Children’s Chapel and Nursery to be open during this service, and more families with children are beginning to attend it; if the 9am is beginning to feel a little full for you, you might sleep in a little on Sundays and give the 11:15am a try. The hymns and sermon at all three morning services are usually the same. And if you are busy on Sunday mornings, the 7pm service, with one simple hymn, and silent meditation in place of a sermon, is a reflective and restorative way to end your weekend and prepare for the week to come.  

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: https://www.trinityfolsom.org/on-line-flower-dedication/

The Right Reverend Barry Beisner, the bishop of the Diocese of Northern California, is scheduled to make his final official visitation to Trinity Folsom (he’s retiring in 2019) on Sunday, September 16th. We will be offering the sacrament of Confirmation and receiving people into The Episcopal Church at the morning services. While we usually have a large group of youth to be confirmed, in recent years, we’ve also had a significant group of adults. If you were baptized as an infant or child, but never confirmed, it’s never too late! For those who were confirmed as Roman Catholics, Lutherans, or in the Orthodox churches, we don’t re-confirm you, but you can be officially received into The Episcopal Church with the confirmands. If you’re interested in Confirmation or reception, e-mail Fr. Todd.

Trinity Episcopal Church, Folsom

801 Figueroa Street

Folsom, CA 95630

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