The mission of Trinity Church is to share Christ's love and grace in a vibrant whose joyful spirit empowers people to do God's
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IDA BECK: A TRINITY TREASURE
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Having known Ida Beck places one in a very special fan club. It seems impossible to talk with Trinitarians who were her students and/ or who worked with her and not hear such accolades as “a treasure,” “wonderful leader,” “super positive,” “always smiling,” “the epitome of a perfect Sunday School teacher for young children,” and “never cross.”
For those of you who came along after Mrs. Beck retired, the most you may know of her is that presently our chapel is named in her honor. Today the chapel shares space with our recently completed library, and there hangs a framed image of Mrs. Beck.
Church records reveal that Ida Heubi Beck (Mrs. A. Roy Beck) transferred to Trinity in 1936 from Epiphany Episcopal Church in Richmond, where she had begun her Sunday School-teaching career at the age of 15. Shortly after her arrival Trinity’s ladies auxiliary decided to sell pansy plants at two cents a plant. Over the years this project expanded under the leadership of Mrs. Beck. In 1950 Mrs. Beck was quoted as saying: “I loved the pansy business. I felt I was giving folks something worthwhile for their money and we sold over 25,000 each year.”
Selling pansy plants was not, by far, Mrs. Beck’s only talent. Not long after arriving at Trinity she began ministering to the three, four, and five year olds of the parish. Her leadership would prove invaluable and in time she became the first woman at Trinity to be recognized as Sunday School Superintendent of the Primary Department (preschoolers through the first grade). Under Mrs. Beck’s guidance these young folk worshipped, in their own small chapel, simultaneously with the regular worship service. Children were introduced to the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and hymns such as “Peter and James and John Went Fishing,” and “Jesus Loves Me.” In fact many of the children referred to Mrs. Beck as “Mrs. God.”
In 1967 The Diocesan Council of Virginia approved the nomination of women to the vestry, and the following year Trinity elected Ida Beck to its vestry. Upon her election Mrs. Beck said: “...I’m not sure I believe in this....” She also said that she
did
think women representatives would provide better communication between vestries and women’s organizations of our churches.
1976 was the year Mrs. Beck retired from teaching Sunday School. By then scores of Trinity’s youngest members had experienced the joys of receiving Mrs. Beck’s notes and cards of encouragement and support, as well as keep sake gifts that she faithfully distributed on special occasions. To commemorate and honor Mrs. Beck’s love for, and faithful service to her church the Vestry voted to name the then educational wing of the church building “The Ida Beck Sunday School Wing.” May we always remember our Trinity Treasures.
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Trinity Discernment Prayer
O Everlasting, Omniscient, and Loving God
We confess that our daily worries and concerns often blind us to your voice and guidance in our lives. We thank You for this time of change, may it be an opportunity to grow together more closely as followers of your son Jesus Christ as we work to discern your path forward for our congregation. We pray that You will watch over the Bishop, diocesan transitional ministry team, the parish clergy, members of our vestry, and the other leaders of our church as they lead us on a new path for our parish. We pray for the members of the discernment committee as they endeavor to do Your holy work in calling a new rector for Trinity. We pray for all the members of our parish family during this time of transition that we come closer to You and feel your presence in our hearts. AMEN.
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A
letter from the Bishops of Virginia re:
Planning for Regathering as Church
can be found
here.
Trinity will soon offer guidance as to when it is safe to resume gatherings at the church.
Until then, please stay home and be safe!
ONLINE SUNDAY SCHOOL ON
PENTECOST
- This Sunday we will be celebrating Pentecost! Families with children are invited to join us at 10:30am on Sunday morning for a 30 – 40 minute Sunday school lesson on Zoom. If you received an invitation to our Pentecost party and do not receive the emails from Sam Burton, our director of Christian Ed., please download and print the following: the directions for a
flame hat
, the
dove and flame shapes
, the
Pentecost coloring page
, and
Psalm 104
so you can fully participate in the celebration. Please make your flame hat in advance and wear it to the party. The dove and flame shapes are for you to decorate your home for Pentecost. We will use the other two handouts at the celebration. Our time together will include a few minutes of social (gathering) time, a few songs we all know, some prayer time, a story, and an easy craft response to the story. Each child/person will need a pencil, a few sheets of paper, and some crayons or colored pencils. If you did not receive an email last week with the information to join the class meeting and would like for your child to participate, please contact
Sam Burton
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GRADUATING SENIORS
- This year we would like to recognize Graduating Seniors
in the
newsletter
since we will not be able to do so in person at our services. Parents, if you would like to have your senior’s name, picture, and post-graduation plans published in the newsletter, and their picture and name posted on Trinity's website, please send their name, picture (if desired), school from which they are graduating, awards or scholarships they received, church activities in which they are active, sports they play, clubs and community activities in which they participate, hobbies, and post-graduation plans (whether it’s college, the military, the workforce, or trade school) to
Sam Burton
by
TODAY
, May 27th for inclusion in the June 3rd newsletter. Let’s show our graduating seniors some love!
CONVERSATION ON GRIEF
- St. George’s and Trinity will join together,over Zoom, for a conversation on grief
THIS EVENING
, on Wednesday, May 27th, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. The leaders, The Rev. Areeta Bridgemohan, Associate Priest of St. George and Randall Clingenpeel, Grief Support Group Leader at Trinity, will be exploring parallels between feelings experienced while “sheltering-in-place” with feelings normally related to grieving significant losses throughout life. How our faith and spirituality are impacted will be one of the topics discussed. Interested participants can join in the discussion using the following information: Wednesday Evenings Formation Discussion 7 pm
Zoom
www.zoom.us/join
or call 929.205.6099 Meeting ID: 995 6492 2148; Password is 300458.
PASTORAL CARE
- During this time when we cannot physically worship together, God still calls us to care for one another. Please think about those members of our Trinity family who might normally sit near you during worship, visit with you at Café’ Trinity, participate with you in a Trinity group, serve on a committee with you, etc. and reach out to check on them. Also, some Trinitarians who are not able to work during the COVID-19 pandemic may have some extra time. This would be a good time to think about members of our parish who you have not seen for a while and reach out to them. The directory is available on our website to registered users to look for phone numbers or emails. If you would like some contact from fellow Trinitarians or you know someone who might benefit from contact, please call the church office (540-373-2996) or email
Harry Dickinson
, Pastoral Care Committee Chair (
click here
). If you would like to volunteer to reach out to others, please email Harry Dickinson. Include your ZIP Code. We can work through our Pastoral Care Area Coordinators to distribute lists of those wishing contact and those volunteering.
SPECIAL OFFERING
– It’s not too late to make a donation to our Parishioner Aid designated fund. Please consider making a donation by mailing a check to Trinity (825 College Ave., 22401) with Parishioner Aid in the memo or by going to
www.trinity-fredericksburg.org
and clicking on the link to Online Giving where you can select the Parishioner Aid fund from the drop-down menu. If members of Trinity need assistance, they can contact Claire Curcio, Senior Warden, at
curciocc@msn.com
or 540-479-6988 or Barry Holliday, Junior Warden, at
bwholliday@verizon.net
or 202 415-1332.
YOUTH GROUP MEETINGS VIA ZOOM!!
Youth are invited to join us for a youth group meeting via Zoom on Sunday afternoons from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. We will catch up with each other, do a brief Bible study, and play a game.
If you did not receive an email last week with the information to join the youth group meeting and would like for your youth to participate, please contact
Sam Burton
.
During this time when we cannot be together physically, let’s keep in touch virtually. Please check out the
TRINITY FACEBOOK PAGE
for information, inspiration, and some things to make you smile. Messages from Bishop Curry and from our Bishop Susan Goff are posted as they are received. Don't forget our follow
Instagram page
and subscribe to our newly formed
YouTube channel.
HAVE YOU HEARD? Chatham Bridge
is closing for an improvement project. Travelers should follow the detour to cross the Rappahannock River between downtown Fredericksburg and Stafford County. Specific dates for the bridge closing will be announced on message boards.
Our
SHRINE MONT CAMPS
have been suspended for this summer because of the novel coronavirus. A letter from Shrine Mont Camp Director, Paris Ball, regarding the suspension of the camps can be found
here
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Wednesday, May 27
Morning Prayer with Bambi
5:00 pm Campus Ministry via Zoom
Thursday, May 28
Friday, May 29
Saturday, May 30
Sunday, May 31
Day of Pentecost
Morning Prayer with Bambi
10:15 am Online Sunday School
2:00 pm Youth Group via Zoom
Monday, June 1
Tuesday, June 2
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Wednesday, June 3
Morning Prayer with Bambi
5:00 pm Campus Ministry via Zoom
Thursday, June 4
Friday, June 5
Saturday, June 6
Sunday, June 7
Trinity Sunday
Morning Prayer with Bambi
10:30 am Online Sunday School
2:00 pm Youth Group via Zoom
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