Trinity Church, founded in 1841 and still making history.
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TRINITY'S CONNECTION TO
TURTLES ABOUT TOWN
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wo Trinity parishioners, Isabella Alvarado and Kathy VanDewalli, were commissioned to paint turtles in the Turtles About Town program. This marks Isabella's second painted turtle for the program. Go girls!
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Turtle Name; Guardian of the Galaxy
Artist Name; Isabella Carlin Alvarado
Sponsor; Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Galveston County
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Turtle Name; (working title) Tranquilo
Artist Name; Kathy VanDewalli
Sponsor; Rudy & Paco’s Restaurant & Vargas Cut & Catch by Paco
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Upcoming Calendar Events
Choir Practice 6:30 pm Thursdays and/or 9:00 am Sundays
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1/19 – 8:00 am – Rt. I Holy Eucharist – Sanctuary
1/19 – 9:30 am – Adult Sunday School - Eaton Hall, Discussion on the movie "The Shack"
1/19 – 10:30 am – Rt. II Holy Eucharist – Sanctuary
1/19 – 1:00 pm – EFM Class - TBA
1/19
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5:30 pm – Rt. II Holy Eucharist – Sanctuary
1/26 – 9:15 am – ANNUAL PARRISH MEETING
Coffee and refreshments now available in downstairs Eaton Hall following Sunday morning services!
INTERCESSORY PRAYER STATION
“If you desire intercessory prayer following Sunday Communion, you will find the prayer team by the healing station in the back of the church.”
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ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
Our Annual Parish meeting
will be held in Eaton Hall between services at
9:15 a.m. on Sunday, January 26.
Voting will be conducted for New Vestry members and Council.
BAPTISM
We will have a Baptism at the 10:30 am service on January 26.
Anyone wishing to be Baptized at this time, please contact the church office.
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LOST AND FOUND
A pair of Versace prescription bifocals were found at the
Movie Night for The Shack. Please call the office to claim!
Umbrellas are again multiplying in the narthex, vesting rooms and Eaton Hall. If your favorite one is missing, please check and see if it is here.
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YEAR END FINANCIAL REQUESTS
The Finance Office is closing the books for 2019 and needs your help so that a report can be finalized for the Annual Meeting. Please contact Camille if you need to check your pledge balance. If you have signed a pledge for 2020 we thank you. We are counting on everyone to help us sustain Trinity church,
its staff and the teaching of Christ.
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ALL ARE WELCOME!
Every Thursday, 6:30-7:00 p.m. in Upstairs Eaton Hall
(elevator available)
You are invited to come for yourself as well as bring the names of others
for whom you want prayer and for the incidents and events in our world
for which you are concerned.
Through your holy spirit, burning as a flame, gentle as a dove,
May we who receive these gifts live lives of justice, love and prayer,
In union with your whole church we worship you, O God,
In songs of everlasting praise. – New Zealand Prayer Book
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The Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Meets the 1st and 3rd Saturday
9:30 – 11:00 am in Eaton Hall (downstairs)
A ministry "for the spread of Christ's Kingdom among men and youth in the Episcopal and Anglican Communion". Members follow a rule of prayer, study and service and strive to model responsible evangelistic behavior. First founded in 1883 by a small group of young Episcopalians at a downtown Chicago church, there are currently 25 chapters in the Diocese of Texas. Trinity’s Chapter meets on the 1
st
and 2nd Saturdays at 9:30-11:30 a.m. in Eaton Hall (downstairs). Contact John Speich at johnspeich@gmail.com for information or to join this group.
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Adult Sunday School
Sundays, 9:30 – 10:15 am in Eaton Hall
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JOIN US FOR ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL
9:30 AM IN EATON HALL
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ADULT FORMATION - JANUARY 2020
THIS SUNDAY
We will explore the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as we have known them AND as they are portrayed in
The Shack
. Each Sunday morning, a brief clip from the film will help launch our conversation.
PARISH MEETING ON JANUARY 26TH
ADULT FORMATION - FEBRUARY 2020
February’s four Sunday mornings will be devoted to discussing/answering questions on
“Everything you ever wanted to know about The Episcopal Church.”
Please encourage friends and parishioners to send in advance questions/topics they’d like to talk about – anything on liturgy, worship, mannerisms, theology, ethics, etc.
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SAVE THE DATE
Sunday, February 9, 2020 7:00 p.m.
Movie Night at Trinity Church
We will view this documentary about Dittrich Bonhoeffer, and share our thoughts and responses.
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GODLY PLAY
Time: 10:15 a.m., Godly Play Room next to Nursery
Our nursery is staffed EVERY Sunday from 8 am - noon
for newborns through age 3.
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Consider donating it for Vacation Bible School
This year’s theme is Rocky Railway and a forest of trees of
all sizes will be needed for decorations.
Contact Danielle if you have one or more available.
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TRINITY EPISCOPAL YOUTH
LEADERS
Peyton Heinze
Reverend Susan Kennard
Fr. Ed Thompson
REMINDER:
Any parents anticipating volunteering or chaperoning this group for any activity must take the SafeGuarding God’s Children course BEFORE the event.
Watch for dates of classes throughout the year.
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CAMP ALLEN EPISCOPAL YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Talk to your EYC Leaders About
JANUARY 24-26
The
HAPPENING
Experience #166 – 9th-12th Grade:
The
YES
Experience #132 – 6th
– 8th Grade
$75 includes meals and lodging
You sign up and we will drive you there.
Parents will pick up their children at Camp Allen so they can
experience the closing ceremony on Sunday morning.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK
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January 21 - Nathan Fiegel
January 21 - Tyler Garza
January 21 - Kay Perkins
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January 24 - Jennie LaRue
January 24 - Enrique Ybarra
January 25 - Michael Stein
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God gave us music that we might pray without words
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We invite you to join the Trinity choir with rehearsals on Thursday evenings, at 6:30 p.m., in the Choir Room.
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WILLIE T’S IS IN NEED
OF A WEDNESDAY GROCERY SHOPPER.
Please Contact 409.765.6317 if you can help!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Contact the Church Office
Ushers –
4th Sunday of the month.
Altar Guild
– One weekday or one Sunday service a month
Salvation Army-
2 Cooks and a Shopper -1 Thurs. per month
St. Vincent’s House
– Wed., 11 am-1 pm, Supervise showers/laundry
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GOSPELS & SERMONS
Missed church on Sunday? Want to listen again to a past Gospel or Sermon?
Now you can! When available, we'll try to post links to Sound Cloud of each week's
Gospel and Sermon.
Click Here
for Gospel and Sermon from December 8, 2019
Click Here
for Gospel and Sermon from December 1, 2019
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Can't make the Sunday morning celebration?
We have a 5:30 pm Holy Eucharist every Sunday!
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The Reverend
Susan Kennard
Rector
Trinity Episcopal Church
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The Reverend
Edward Thompson
Associate Rector
Trinity Episcopal Church
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The Reverend
Douglas Tucker
Assisting Priest
Trinity Episcopal Church
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WILLIAM TEMPLE CENTER (WILLIE T'S)
An Episcopal Ministry to College and UTMB Students
Larissa Botik, Executive Director
We welcome dessert donations or if you would like to volunteer, call me at 409.599.1457 or wtecgalveston@gmail.com.
WILLIAM TEMPLE EPISCOPAL CENTER
Still Feeding and Serving UTMB Students Every Week
WEDNESDAYS AT WILLIE T’S
The William Temple Foundation serving UTMB and college students on the Cloister at Trinity - Contact Larissa Botik at
wtecgalveston@gmail.com
5-6 pm - Wednesdays - Sanctuary Open for Prayer - Sanctuary
5:30-6 pm - Wednesdays - Evening Prayer at the Altar - Sanctuary
6 pm - Wednesdays - Free homemade, hot dinner for students - Eaton Hall
If you would like to be a part of this great ministry we are always looking for friends to be on our substitute cook team list. For more details please contact: Larissa Botik 409-599-1457.
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JENNY HUANG
Jenny Huang is a first-year student in the UTMB Physical Therapy doctoral program from Toronto, Canada. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a bachelor’s degree in biology and nutrition, Jenny was influenced to pursue physical therapy by the experiences of her grandfather and uncle, both of whom were hospitalized in China where physical therapy is not part of the healthcare regimen. Both suffered from lack of movement and exercise in the hospital, and Jenny realized the importance of physical therapy…perhaps it could have slowed the progression of her grandfather’s dementia and prevented her uncle’s death, she said.
She had an unusual reason for choosing UTMB: She was looking for a school in Texas to be closer to her family in Plano, but the unusual circumstance was that she paddled for the Canadian National Dragonboat team and participated in the 2019 Canadian National Club Crew Championships . . . UTMB’s academic schedule gave her extra time to participate in competitive dragon boat racing before the school year started. She has retired now from paddling.
Jenny enjoys the PT curriculum at UTMB because it focuses more on working with patients and fellow professionals, rather than just book learning. “They care about you, and about what you’re learning,” she said.
She likes Galveston and its beaches, and the fact that the city is right on the ocean. She was first attracted to Willie T’s by the free meals, but soon discovered the study room and enjoys the interaction with fellow students. “It’s a family feeling, less lonely far from home.”
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News from Trinity Episcopal School
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PRAYERS OF HEALING FOR
Wayne Pagan, Kay Rekoff, Fellman Seinsheimer, Vashti Thompson,
and Elke Pennington.
OUR ONGOING PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR
Samitha Edwards, Sally West, Stacy Haynes, Roger Lindsey, Margaret Lee, Leo Mack, Leta Higgins, Robert and Donald Lefeber, Ruben Rincon, Ellen Parkey, Sissy Howell, Brad Thomas, Betty Schroeder, Peggy McMullen, Mary Cooper, David Edwards, Karen Rudenberg, Belva Funke, Louise Campbell, Frances Townsend, Mindy Bollinger, Phillip Head, Billy Garrison, and Kyle Brown.
We are updating our prayer list. Please notify the office if your loved
ones and/or friends have recovered or need to remain on the prayer list.
PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE
John R. Kelley, Jarrod Johnson, John Wilkinson, Bo Lollar, John Kelso, Jr.,
David Middleton and Kayle McKnutley.
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ALTAR FLOWERS
The flowers on the altar today are given to the Glory of God
and in loving memory of
JOE HIGGINS
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SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
JANUARY 19, 2020
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LEADERS IN SUNDAY LITURGY
8:00 a.m. – Rite I
Lector ---
Rowan Dougherty
Worship Leader
--- Rowan Dougherty
Eucharistic Minister
--- Rowan Dougherty
Sermon ---
The Reverend Douglas Tucker
Celebrant
--- The Reverend Susan Kennard
Altar Guild
--- Wally Wood and Rowan Dougherty
Ushers
--- Claudia Stein and John Speich
9:30 a.m.
Discussion on Portions of the Movie
The Shack
10:15 a.m. – Godly Play
10:30 a.m. Rt. II with Holy Eucharist
Organist/Choirmaster
Ron Wyatt
Current Choir
Roy Flores, Gretchen Lindquist,
Gayle Monsour, Edgar Moore, Bill Noble,
Mary Townsend, Cheryl Tucker, Patty Wood
Lector ---
Ed Muncey
Worship Leader ---
Alison Barker
Eucharistic Minister
--- Mike Malloy
Pré
l
ude ---
Salvation Has Come to Earth,
Composer Unknown
Hymns ---
7, 312, 535
First Lesson ---
Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm ---
40:1-12
2nd Lesson ---
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Gospel
--- John 1:29-4
Sermon ---
The Reverend Douglas Tucker
Celebrant ---
The Reverend Susan Kennard
Offertory Anthem ---
Earth Has Many a Noble City,
David A. White
Communion Anthem ---
A Song to the Lamb,
Calvin Hampton
Postlude
--- How Brightly Shines the Morning Star, D. Buxtehude
Usher Team III
Teresa Reeves, Team Leader
Alison Barker, Jim and Sally Byrom, Joal Donovan, David Henderson,
Bill Kennard, C. J. Poirier and Rick Swanson
Altar Guild
Weekday
--- Trish Clason
Sunday
--- Hugh and Stacy Putman, Brenda Atchley and Joy Incaprera
Godly Play
Danielle Alvarado, Linda Alvarado and Kay Perkins
Youth Group
Peyton Heinze, Jennifer Haglund
E-Messenger/Website ---
Kathy VanDewalli
William Temple Ministry ---
Larissa Botik
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2019 VESTRY
(Back Row) The Reverend Susan Kennard,Calvin Buckley, Eugenia Campbell, Walter Meyer, Eileen Hall, Dotsy Balentine, Senior Warden John Speich, and Mary Lou Shuffler. (Front row) Rowan Dougherty, Maurine Nichols, Laura Hughes and John VanDewalli. (Not pictured) Ann Anderson.
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SERVICE AND OUTREACH COMMITTEES
Acolytes
– Open to youth ages nine through high school. Training sessions are available by contacting Mark Kelso at
kelso5027@gmail.com
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Altar Guild –
Open to men and women who are scheduled in rotating teams (weekdays or Sundays) to refill candles, torches, and prepare the altar for services, funerals and weddings. Contact Susan Duif at suduif@sbcglobal.net.
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
– A newly formed men’s ministry that supports the clergy and mentors boys in the Episcopal Communion, in the community. Recently held a smoked-meat event. Usually meets on the 1
st
and 3
rd
Saturday of the month. Contact John Speich at
johnspeich@gmail.com
Daughters of the King –
Open to the women of the church, it implements vows to work, pray and give. They maintain a prayer list of parishioners who are sick or in need of prayer. They make prayer blankets and Chemo Kits and deliver Sunday altar flowers to the sick and homebound. Meetings are held on the 1
st
and 3
rd
Wednesdays of the month. Contact Sally Byrom at sally.byrom@gmail.com
Godly Play Sunday School
,
Vacation Bible School, Christmas Pageant
for Children - dalvarado@trinitygalv.org
Choir -
Contact Ron Wyatt at
rwyatt@trinitygalv.org
Episcopal Church Women (ECW) –
Contact Gloria Schlemmer at
barleyfcs@sbcglobal.net.
Cooking Teams for William Temple Students –
Contact Larissa Botik at
wtecgalveston@gmail.com
Ushers and Greeter Teams –
Linda Macdonald at linlorm@aol.com
LGBTQ Social Events -
Contact
Calvin Buckley ceb1905@icoud.com
Lay Liturgical Readers –
Contact
Bob Hern at
bobhern@sbcglobal.net
Bus trips to events –
Suggestions: info@trintygalv.org
Supper Club -
monthly dinners in parishioners’ home
s,
Contact church office if interested
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IF YOU HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION TO UPDATE OR IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY JOINED TRINITY WE WANT TO INCLUDE YOU. PLEASE PICK UP A FORM IN THE NARTHEX, COMPLETE AND DROP IT IN THE DESIGNATED BOX. IF YOU HAVE A PHOTO TO INCLUDE JUST DROP IT BY THE OFFICE OR EMAIL TO INFO@TRINITYGALV.ORG.
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PASTORAL CARE
For Pastoral Care please contact
The Rev. Ed Thompson
504.320.4857
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PARKING LOT USE
Trinity is privileged to be permitted use of the fenced parking lot across the street for weekly services and, with approval, for our special events. However, by owner’s terms, cars must leave the lot soon after services, lunches, weddings and funerals or risk being locked in behind the fence. We certainly encourage use of the parking lot, but caution those planning lunch or other offsite activities to please park elsewhere after church sponsored events. Thank you for helping us to be good neighbors with the new owners.
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TREASURER’S REPORT
Year to Date Totals as of November 30, 2019
Total Revenue $588,234
Transfers from Reserves $ 45,058
Investment Earnings Used in Operations $ 76,467
Less Total Expenses (717,597)
Net Total Operating Margin______________( $ 8,198)
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SHARE THE NEWS
If you have any news you would
like to have included in our bulletin,
we would love to share it.
Email news to:
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SERVICES AT THE MERIDIAN
The clergy of Trinity Episcopal Church, along with organist Ron Wyatt, conduct a Eucharistic service at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel at The Meridian on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Families and friends of residents are welcome to join the group regardless of denomination.
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