Apalachicola, Florida..............................................................April 20, 2019
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Easter Sunday at Trinity
Early Morning Eucharist - 7:30 am Lafayette Park
Festival Choral Eucharist & Flowering of the Cross - 10:30 am
Easter Egg Hunt & Reception - 11:45 am
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27th Annual Home & Garden Tour
May 3-4, 2019
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2019 Featured Home
Labatute-Orman-Zingarelli
Captivating is the history of this house. A five-Bay Colonial Revival, it is one of a very few two-story hipped roof houses in Apalachicola. Today the home belongs to a seventh-generation “Apalachicolan” and her husband. Family photographs, furnishings, and mementoes from travels abroad are highlights.
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Silent Auction is Free
& Open to the Public
Stroll the tents from 10 am 'til 2 pm to place bids on silent auction items that include vacation rentals, family heirlooms, original artwork, and fishing gear.
New this year:
Buy it Now
features items for
immediate purchase.
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Over 100 volunteer
Tour Greeters
welcome guests at each home and garden. Many of them met last week to receive their assignments and learn their duties as official welcomers at each home and garden.
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The Tour weekend opens on Friday with
Evensong
at Trinity, followed by a reception in Gorrie Square. On Saturday, guests check out the Silent Auction, tour the homes & Gardens, and enjoy lunch in Benedict Hall. Details and tickets:
www.apalachicolahometour.org
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Your Vestry --
April Meeting Highlights
The vestry met on April 8, 2019 with three members absent due to illness. There was no energy to plan for the second and third vestry dinners. It was noted that the foyer groups will
re-start, and that the vestry dinners were originally proposed in response to the absence of the foyer groups. The ECW will take the lead with Parish Life until a chair can be recruited. A luncheon is planned on May 12th to honor Ina Margaret Meyer, who is retiring.
Ralph Wagoner will continue as finance chair but wants to mentor a person for this position before the end of the year. Dick Pickering donated $25,000 to Trinity's endowment fund.
Work proceeds on the steeple and roofing. A group of concerned members will discuss ideas about the church pews/configuration. Charlie Galloway will obtain estimates for both restoring the church pews and obtaining new(er) pews and cushions. A dolly for the piano has been ordered.
The Memorial Fountain was cleaned and the benches in front of Benedict Hall were repaired. Gary announced that it is time to focus on the interior of the church, now that the exterior is waterproofed.
Clarification is needed regarding a legal document received concerning the licensing of the logo used by the church. Donna's contract needs to be extended if a priest is not selected by May 31. The search committee interviewed candidates via Skype on April 13. The choir will take a summer break but dates have not been decided.
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Finance Committee Reports Strong Income
The Trinity budget for 2019 is well within balance and income is especially strong. Of note is the capable assistance and guidance provided by Kim Davis. We continue to closely monitor expenses and line item budgets are within reason. Further, we are prepared to provide resources related to the search for a new Priest.
We recently received a quarterly report on our endowment and quasi- endowment funds invested through the Episcopal Foundation. This quarter showed a substantial rebound following a lackluster 2018. The endowment fund will be greatly enhanced thanks to a testamentary bequest from the estate of Jane Pickering! Her recognition of Trinity is a testament to her love of Trinity.
-- Blessings, Ralph
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The Reverend Gerold J. Gerold
Renews Ordination Vows
in Mobile During Holy Week
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Each year many dioceses have a Renewal if Ordination Vows for all clergy of the diocese as a reminder of who we are, what we are called to do and whose we are. Unction oil (anointing the sick) and Chrism oil (Baptism) are blessed and distributed.
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PLEASE NOTE:
We welcome Carol Wood who will officiate Morning Prayer with one service on Sunday, April 28 at 10:30 am. Donna will be on Sabbath until Monday, April 29.
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Learn How to Create
Beautiful Flower Arrangements
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The Trinity Flower Guild will sponsor a Flower Arranging Class on Saturday, May 11, from 10 am to 12 noon in Benedict Hall. Seasoned members of the St. John's Church/ Tallahassee Flower Guild will conduct the class that will include demonstrations on church altar and reception flowers, as well as flowers for the home.
We are also inviting interested folks from other churches in Apalachicola. If you would like to attend, please contact Aglaia Dolan at (850)653-7085 or hal.dolan@mchsi.com or Dee Crusoe at djcrusoe@embarqmail.com or (850)545-1922 to reserve a spot. There is no charge for the class.
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Ministries of Trinity --
Something for Everyone
Trinity has many ministries, with spiritual programs and service activities for parishioners and our greater community. Committee Chairs for 2019 are listed
here
, with contact information. If you are not yet involved, take a look at the
Committee Descriptions
and consider participating in one of these groups; just contact the Chair to learn more. In addition, we have developed a
promotional planner
to assist with promoting activities and ministries. Contact Kay at 617-388-8598 or
kaycarson@outlook.com
for help in getting the word out.
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Spring Cleaning
at Trinity
With Easter and the Tour of Homes approaching, many hands came together to spruce up the grounds. In addition, a professional crew repaired storm-damaged roof shingles, power-washed the church, and temporarily removed and cleaned the cross.
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EfM -- Learn, Discover, Question, Reflect
Education for Ministry (EfM), a four-year curriculum, will begin it's new year of study in the fall. As this year of study comes to a close, three Trinity Parishioners are "graduating" from EfM on May 19 --
Ralph Wagoner, Susie Wagoner, and Jane Harris
. Ralph and Susie invite you to learn more about this rewarding experience, through their reflection and comment:
In the summer of 2015, shortly after Susie and I moved to Apalach and joined Trinity, we were invited to participate in something called EfM, Education for Ministry. So, along with Jane Harris we became “Year One’ers”. The journey together has been very meaningful and brought us closer not just as neighbors but as Christians of Trinity...
continue reading their reflection here
For more information about how you can join the next EfM class, contact Carol Wood at 850-866-9850 or woodrink@gmail.com
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Outreach Holds BBQ Dinner
To Support Youth Programs
Trinity's Outreach Committee held a BBQ Dinner in Benedict Hall recently to raise funds in support of summer activities for three local youth programs. Members of these groups assisted in making the dinner a success. Boy Scout Troop 347 (above, right) helped with clean-up; Franklin Elite 4-H (above, left) served the dinners; and youth from the Matchbox (left) helped with set-up.
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Historical Society Preservation
Reception - May 2
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Continuing a tradition, the Apalachicola Area Historical Society
is sponsoring the Preservation Reception on Thursday, May 2,
5:30 to 7 p.m., in the historic Raney House Museum at 128 Market Street.
or at the door May 2.
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April 2019
If you have a conflict, please get someone to cover for you
and call the office with the changes.
April 21- Easter Sunday
Acolyte: 10:30-Debbie Flowers
Lectors: A. Eason & A. Pierce
Prayers: Kristin Anderson
Greeters: Ralph & Susie Wagoner
Chalice: Patti, Susie & Gloria
Healing: Kristin Anderson
Flowers: Easter Lilies
Altar Guild: S. Galloway & S. Wagoner
Hospitality: Vestry
April 28
Acolyte: 10:30-Bill & Fisher Van Der Tulip
Lectors: R. Edwards & CT Ponder
Prayers: Jim Anderson
Greeters: Charlie & Brenda Galloway
Chalice: B. Jones & P. McCartney
Healing: Kristin Anderson
Flowers: Evie Bettis
Altar Guild: S. Galloway & S. Wagoner
Hospitality: ECW
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Sunday Services are 8 am & 10:30 am, Eastern time
Church address: 79 6th Street, Apalachicola, Florida 32320
Office address: 76 5th Street, Apalachicola, Florida 32320
Mailing address: PO Box 667, Apalachicola, Florida 32329
Phone number: (850) 653-9550
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