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Trinity Trumpet February 2021
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In this issue: New Year Worship Series, Virtual Worship login info, Thursday morning Bible Study, Ash Wednesday Worship info, a message from Pastor Dale, a welcome to new members, Mission Core Report, Casa Central thank you, Illinois COVID vaccine info, a moment in history and a musical reflection.
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NEW YEAR WORSHIP SERIES
Jan 3 Epiphany Called by the Light Beyond Darkness
Jan 10 1st Sunday After Called by the Light Beyond Self
Jan 17 2nd Sunday After Called by the Light Beyond Belief
Jan 24 3rd Sunday After Called by the Light Beyond the Horizon
Jan 31 4th Sunday After Called by the Light Beyond Boundaries
Feb 7 5th Sunday After Called by the Light Beyond Chaos
Holy Communion - Please have a bread and a drink on hand
Feb 14 Transfiguration Called by the Light Beyond Fear
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Virtual Worship Login Information
Sunday, 10:00 AM
To Dial In by Phone Only 1 (312) 626-6799 ID 534-284-7861
Participant ID (Not required. None provided)
"Otherwise just press #"
Meeting Password [new requirement] 760760
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BIBLE STUDY - NEW TIME! 9:45 - 11:00 AM Thursdays
We'll have a chance to check-in on the events of the day and then dive into our exploration of scripture. We are beginning the book of Psalms. All are welcome. Lessons are shared on screen, but if you want to dial in by phone, just have your own Bible handy.
Here is the Bible Study Link: OR Phone 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 420 990 480 Password: 760760
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
WORSHIP FEBRUARY 17, 7:00 PM
To Dial In by Phone Only: 1 (312) 626-6799 ID 534-284-7861
Participant ID (Not required. None provided) "Otherwise just press #" Meeting Password [new requirement] 760760
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BEYOND GROUNDHOG'S DAY
On Sunday, after worship, we stayed to conduct the business of the church at our Annual Meeting. Far from a re-hashing of the same report from a previous year, many gave voice and thanksgiving for what we have accomplished together in a year of a global pandemic.
- We worshipped together for our 46th week online.
- We gave thanks for 12 new worshippers in this format. (Even as we remember faithful members of Trinity for whom this worship format does not work.)
What I believe we did not adequately highlight was the incredible generosity of this entire community in sustaining our ministry and mission during this trying time. Through financial gifts large and small; through continued gifts of time and talent - Trinity United Church of Christ remains vital and vibrant in responding to God's Call.
I want to recognize the work of Karen Kerschke, our Treasurer, in the gift of countless hours for keeping our accounting in order.
And I want to thank all the people who work to see that our Trinity building and grounds reflect our care and upkeep even when we are not "at home" - especially the dedication and skill of Todd Kerschke. Finally, February 3, 2021 marks the 2 year anniversary of my call to this congregation. I give thanks for this opportunity to partner with you in ministry and look forward to all that we will do together in service and in love in the coming year.
God's Peace,
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WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS
During worship on January 24, 2021, we welcomed two new members into the church. Please extend a warm welcome to them. Their contact information will be available in the new church directory which will be published in February.
Hi Everyone!!! My name is Barbara Reppen. I have been attending this church since March. I really enjoy the services and being able to keep an active worship life in these crazy times. I am originally from Rockford, but have lived in Chicago for the past 20 years. I am currently house-sitting for friends nearby. Everyone has been so welcoming and that is my reason for joining the church. I look forward to having Trinity as my church home.
Rev. Dr. Pamela Keckler joins Trinity as a retired UCC minister, who has been ordained for almost 30 years. She served two churches in her ministry - the first four years at another Trinity in York, PA, where she was called after graduating from Lancaster Theological Seminary. Her next years were at Glenview Community Church UCC, where she was first called as the Minister for Youth & Families, followed by many roles and hats and titles, as Senior Ministers came and moved on or retired. Pam enjoys playing the piano, reading novels, and writing monthly letters to her 4 grandchildren, sending them pictures and stories from the past. Pam performs numerous weddings each year through her 20+ year business -- No Worry Weddings. She is so happy to be a part of such a caring congregation. Trinity Deerfield is a special place.
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Mission Core
As we look up over the top of the newly deposited snowdrifts, and think "I don't need to go anywhere today", we find ourselves in a state of waiting.
We wait not only for the snow to melt away, but for the Annunciation of Jesus as Lord.
We wait for news about the well-being of Creation, about the safety and interrupted education of our Children, and about the hunger and naked homelessness among our Neighbors.
We wait, poised to move into action; poised to provide a few moments of our energy, or a fraction of our abundance to change the life of another.
We wait, hopeful that the changes we have made as a nation will soon be manifest in the way we hear and treat each other.
It is a time of waiting; waiting for the snow to melt, for the vaccine to be plentiful and for the larger promise of the renewal and restoration of daily life.
While we wait, know that we do so not alone, but together, following the leadership of Jesus.
Roger
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Trinity,
All of us here at Casa Central hope that you and your loved ones had a relaxing and energizing holiday season. With 2020 behind us, we can begin to move forward on the path to recovery. And we are incredibly grateful to have ended such a challenging year on a high note with the success of our #BeTheLight campaign. We are truly moved by our supporters who have remained steadfast in their commitment to providing life-saving and transformative care to the most marginalized communities.
On behalf of Casa Central's families and staff, we are tremendously grateful for all for being on this journey with us.
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Governor Pritzker Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Website
Coronavirus.Illinois.Gov Will Host Vaccination Locations, Vaccination Appointment Information, FAQs, & Updates on Vaccination Plan
CHICAGO - Building on the state's progress as it moves into the early stages of Phase 1B of the COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Plan, Governor JB Pritzker announced a new portal on coronavirus.illinois.gov to provide residents with easily accessible information about the COVID-19 vaccine. Coronavirus.illinois.gov will provide eligible residents with nearby vaccination sites, information on how to make an appointment to receive the vaccine, updates on the state's plan and eligibility, and answers to frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
"Today, as we launch the newest phase of our Vaccine Administration Plan for frontline essential workers and those 65 and over, I'm proud to announce our statewide vaccination site locator, searchable by zip code and city, at coronavirus.illinois.gov," said Governor JB Pritzker. "This site will serve as a hub of all vaccine-related information, directing residents to the appointment booking homepages of our 97 local health departments and our pharmacy partners, which will total hundreds of locations statewide. That also includes information on our first Illinois National Guard mass vaccination site, opening tomorrow at Tinley Park Convention Center, and will be updated as more state-run sites and hundreds of additional local options come online. As federal supply is currently limited and every state in the nation is facing a shortage, I urge all eligible Illinoisans to check back regularly for available appointments - and in the meantime, mask up, keep our distance, wash our hands, and remember we'll stay healthy and safe if we look out for each other."
Beginning today, Walgreens is providing vaccines at 92 sites across the state, eligible residents can schedule an appointment at
Jewel-Osco will begin vaccinating eligible residents tomorrow and the link to schedule an appointment is now live and can be found at https://www.mhealthappointments.com/covidappt.
Over the next few days, additional pharmacy partners will be coming online and opening registration for appointments. Taken together, these pharmacy partners will provide hundreds of sites in every region of the state.
Over 3.2 million Illinoisans are eligible for Phase 1B. Eligible residents will be able to receive a vaccine at one of the Illinois National Guard (ILNG) assisted sites, at a site operated by a local health department, or at a partner pharmacy.
At this time, these sites will be available by appointment only. As the federal supply of vaccines increases and Illinois receives more vaccine, the state will launch walk-in locations and expand sites to additional providers like doctor's offices and urgent care clinics. More information about those locations will be released in the coming weeks.
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A MOMENT IN HISTORY - Phillis Wheatley 1753-1784
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Phillis Wheatley Peters was born in West Africa in 1753. At the age of eight, she was kidnapped, enslaved in New England, and sold to John Wheatley of Boston. The first African-American and one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in the colonies, Wheatley learned to read and write English by the age of nine, familiarizing herself with Latin, Greek, the Bible, and selected classics at an early age. She began writing poetry at thirteen, modeling her work on the English poets of the time, particularly John Milton, Thomas Gray, and Alexander Pope. Her poem "On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield" was published as a broadside in cities such as Boston, New York, and Philadelphia and garnered Wheatley national acclaim. This poem was also printed in London. Over the next few years, she would print a number of broadsides elegizing prominent English and colonial leaders.In 1771, Wheatley accompanied John Wheatley's son, Nathaniel, to London.
She was well received in London and wrote to a friend of the "unexpected and unmerited civility and complaisance with which I was treated by all." In 1773, thirty-nine of her poems were published in London as Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, which became the first book of poetry published by an enslaved African-American in the United States. The book includes many elegies as well as poems on Christian themes; it also includes poems dealing with race, She returned to America in 1773.
After the elder Wheatleys died, Phillis was left to support herself as a seamstress and poet. It is unclear precisely when Wheatley was freed from slavery, although scholars suggest it occurred between 1774 and 1778. In 1776, Wheatley wrote a letter and poem in support of George Washington, who replied with an invitation to visit him in Cambridge, stating that he would be "happy to see a person so favored by the muses." In 1778, she married John Peters, who kept a grocery store. They had three children together, all of whom died young. Wheatley experienced difficulty publishing her poems, soliciting subscribers for a new volume that would include thirty-three new poems and thirteen letters, but unable to raise the funds. Phillis Wheatley, who had once been internationally celebrated, died alone in a boarding house on December 5, 1784. She was thirty-one years old. Many of the poems for her proposed second volume disappeared and have never been recovered. |
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To S. M., a Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works
To show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent,
And thought in living characters to paint,
When first thy pencil did those beauties give,
And breathing figures learnt from thee to live,
How did those prospects give my soul delight,
A new creation rushing on my sight?
Still, wond'rous youth! each noble path pursue;
On deathless glories fix thine ardent view:
Still may the painter's and the poet's fire,
To aid thy pencil and thy verse conspire!
And may the charms of each seraphic theme
Conduct thy footsteps to immortal fame!
High to the blissful wonders of the skies
Elate thy soul, and raise thy wishful eyes.
Thrice happy, when exalted to survey
That splendid city, crown'd with endless day,
Whose twice six gates on radiant hinges ring:
Celestial Salem blooms in endless spring.
Calm and serene thy moments glide along,
And may the muse inspire each future song!
Still, with the sweets of contemplation bless'd,
May peace with balmy wings your soul invest!
But when these shades of time are chas'd away,
And darkness ends in everlasting day,
On what seraphic pinions shall we move,
And view the landscapes in the realms above?
There shall thy tongue in heav'nly murmurs flow,
And there my muse with heav'nly transport glow;
No more to tell of Damon's tender sighs,
Or rising radiance of Aurora's eyes;
For nobler themes demand a nobler strain,
And purer language on th' ethereal plain.
Cease, gentle Muse! the solemn gloom of night
Now seals the fair creation from my sight.
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FOR YOUR MUSICAL REFLECTION
Come, O Come The Hymns Ensemble
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Please note that the church office is closed, but Lisa is working from home, and regularly checking Trinity's email: tuccdf@gmail.com
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