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FEAST DAY OF PENTECOST – MAY 20
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH MINISTRY FAIR
Come join us--walk through the beautiful downstairs Eaton Hall and learn about all of the various ministries and programs of our fabulous congregation. You might have a calling to serve that you don’t even know about or understand! You may be seeking fellowship, or friendship or an opportunity to volunteer. Come and find out!
WHERE:
Downstairs Eaton Hall
WHEN:
After the 8:00 am service - donuts & coffee
After the 10:30 am service - progressive lunch
After the 5:30 pm service - wine & cheese
WHO:
Everybody
WHAT:
Update Directory Information, bring a picture or have a new one taken, and sign-up for the many activities that involve Trinity.
WHAT ELSE:
Supervised playground activities, face painting, snow cone truck, and sidewalk chalk. Be there or be square!
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Upcoming Calendar Events
Choir Practice 6:30 pm Thursdays and/or 9:00 am Sundays
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5/20 - Following all services - Parish Fair - Eaton Hall
5/20 - 5:30 pm - Rite II Holy Eucharist - Come As You Are - Sanctuary
5/21 - 5:30 pm - Women’s Bible Study - Kelso Library
5/22 - 5:30 pm - Vestry Meeting - Kelso Library
5/22 - 10:00 am - Trinity Episcopal School Honors Day - Sanctuary
5/24 - 7:00 pm - Trinity Episcopal School Graduation - Sanctuary
5/27 - 10:30 am - Baptism and Confirmation in the Sanctuary by Bishop C. Andy Doyle
5/27 - 4:00 pm - Wedding of Bart Adriance and Deborah Kollar - Sanctuary
Coffee and refreshments now available in downstairs Eaton Hall following morning services!
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Thanks for generosity shared with St. Stephen's and All Saints!
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A Facebook post from Rev. Balke - our notes, prayers and tokens were greatly appreciated!
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GENERAL CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
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The Diocese of Texas needs to fill 600 additional shifts at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, July 5-13 in Austin. Please sign up directly at
http://bit.ly/GenConReg2018 or find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/general.convention.2018.volunteers. Come and help show the rest of the Church our Texas hospitality. You can sign up for one or more shifts – whatever most fits your schedule.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
May 21 - Cindy Fountain-Guelfi
May 21 - Teresa Reeves
May 21 - Kathy VanDewalli
May 22 - Eileen Hall
May 25 - Charles Lasell
May 25 - Ruben Rincon, Jr.
May 26 - Jean Freeman
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TODAY W
E HONOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
LEE BENTLEY JAWORSKI
Trinity Episcopal School
Will Attend University of California, Santa Barbara
Majoring in Communications
CHARLES BUSH CRAGAR
Trinity Episcopal School
Ball High School
Will Attend University of Texas, Austin
Majoring in Environmental Science
CAMRYN COLE DAVIS
Dobie High School
Will Attend Sam Houston State
Majoring in Kinesiology
LIBBIE LEE ANSELL
Trinity Episcopal School
St. Stephen’s School, Austin
Undecided – Majoring in Art History
TUCKER WERNER RAWLINS
Ball High School
Will Attend Mary Hardin Baylor, Business
WE CONGRATUALATE OUR 8th GRADE
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL GRADUATES
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David Jonathan Benard
Mary Christine Breitbach
Genevieve Avery Brown
Jane Gardere Charpentier
Leonardo Andres Clark
Benjamin David Collins
Margaret Louise Cragar
Benjamin Skyler Denson
Ryan Patrick Dorado
Maggie Marie Farmer
Sara Ann Gabriel
Tyler Rose Garcia
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Madeline Claire Haver
Caden Mas Henderson
Bethany Ann Janson
William McLeod Livanec
Megan Elizabeth Maxwell
Ty Andrew O’Connor
Madeleine Reine Patillo
Abigayle Elice Pruns
Jacob Aaron Saward
Noa Flora Seigel
Holden Mafrige Stackhouse
Vashed Zipporah Thompson
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NO SUNDAY SCHOOL TODAY - JOIN US IN EATON HALL FOR THE PARISH FAIR!
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Children's Sunday School / Nursery
Bring your children & friends 10:15am
Church starts 10:30am; Parents go and enjoy!
The children will have a lesson, enjoy snacks & crafts, and return to you in the
Service at the Peace!
(Nursery staffed 8:00am - 12 noon)
Can YOU teach or help any Sunday this Fall?
Email me your availability ~ You will receive more than you give!
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THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND FAMILIES GROUP
IS GOING BOWLING
SATURDAY, MAY 19
JOIN US!
Meet in front of the church at 7:00 pm and caravan to
AMF STAR LANES (2304 Palmer Hwy., Texas City.
Contact Jen Kelso for information or questions
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SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2018, 10:30 A.M. SERVICE
BISHOP C. ANDREW DOYLE
WILL BE AT TRINITY TO ADMINISTER
BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION
Anyone wanting to be Baptized, contact the
church office at 765-6317 to complete paper work
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2018 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
June 4-8, 2018 | 9am – Noon in Eaton Hall
Ages 4 years through 5
th
grade | $10 per child
Registration forms are in the Narthex and Church office
A-RRRR YOU READY TO HELP VBS?
THE VBS SUPPLY LIST IS POSTED IN EATON HALL WITH NEW ITEMS EACH WEEK
Please stop by and select a few fish that have small items listed that are needed for Bible School. Monetary donations accepted.
Small fish and animals that will fit in the small water bottles
8 – Cases of small water bottles
4 – Bags of brown or white rice
3 – Blue Mio drink mix
6 – Blue plastic table cloths (one person need not provide all)
3 – Packs of paper napkins
1 – Box graham crackers
1 – Box teddy grahams
3 – Bags of Slim Jim (like jerky)
2 – Bags of straight pretzel sticks
1 – Medium size inflatable kids swimming pool
8 – approximately 4” sponges
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Adults and Junior Leaders entering 6
th
grade through high school
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VBS is looking for volunteers!
Please contact Danielle at
409.762.5378 or dalvarado@trinitygalv.org
if you can help!
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YOUNG WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
Mondays 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 pm. in the Kelso Library
Matthew: A 12-Week Study
The book of Matthew paints a powerful portrait of Jesus as Israel’s long-awaited Messiah, the one who would bring God’s kingdom to earth and fulfill his promises to his people.
Leading readers through this hope-filled book, this guide explains the biblical text with clarity and passion—inviting us to encounter God’s one and only Son: Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.
Over the course of 12 weeks, these studies explore books of the Bible and:
- Ask thoughtful questions to spur discussion
- Show how each passage unveils the gospel
- Tie the text in with the whole story of Scripture
- Illuminate the doctrines taught in each passage
- Invite you to discover practical implications
- Help you better understand and apply God’s Word
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On this Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded (again) that
the Holy Spirit is our translator
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Pilot
is a new device that purportedly allows people speaking two languages to understand each other in a real-time conversation.
Each speaker has an earpiece. These little earbuds translate the other person's words into the listener's native tongue.
In our text, we read a story of how, thanks to the Holy Spirit's real-time translation, the church was born.
Go to the scene described in Acts 2:1-21. The disciples and newly minted apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit,
and suddenly couldn't stop talking. When they began to speak to the crowds gathered in Jerusalem from all over the world,
listeners who didn't expect to understand a word the apostles were saying were amazed to hear their own language spoken fluently!
Of course, neither the apostles nor the Jewish devout who had poured into Jerusalem from all over the world had a
Pilot
in their ear.
So what did they have in their ears?
Perhaps a better question would be, What did they have in their hearts, and infused throughout their souls?
They had the Holy Spirit
-- that's what they had.
It was the apostles filled with the Holy Spirit who on that day launched a new app that would,
in the words of some observers, turn the world upside down
! (Acts 17:6). Little did they know!
This was a demonstration that made Steve Jobs' well-known and carefully scripted performances look like kindergarten show and tell.
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Thank you.
Ed Thompson+
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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. (taped during 10:30 am service each week)
Editors Note: We've had a glitch in sermon recordings - but should be back on track soon!
Click Here
for Gospel and Sermon from
April 15, 2018
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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
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Weekly news from Trinity Episcopal School
Click
Here
for the weekly Monday Message from
Mark Ravelli / Head of School.
Click
Here
for the Week at a Glance Calendar.
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Episcopal Relief & Development works closely with church partners after disasters, equipping them to meet needs of those most vulnerable in their communities. Currently, our staff is responding to areas devastated by
Hurricane Harvey
and
Hurricane Irma,
and watching developing tropical storms. Because of our strong diocesan partnerships, Episcopal Relief & Development is ready to assist in the recovery of the impacted areas for as long as necessary. You can help provide critical relief to affected communities by donating to our Hurricane Relief Fund. To donate and read the latest updates, visit
episcopalrelief.org/irma
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Trinity is happy to announce the formation of a
LGBTQ Social Group
for all who are interested (especially Episcopalians.)
For further details please contact:
Rev. Susan Kennard at 409.765.6317, susankennard@sbcglobal.net
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH (AND OTHERS)
LGBTQ SOCIAL GROUP MISSION STATEMENT
It is our mission to provide an inclusive environment for Galveston’s Episcopalian LGBTQ Community (and others; their spouses, friends, those of other denominations and all LGBTQ individuals regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression) to gather for fellowship in a social environment that fosters the opportunity to meet new people, offer support and network as well as participate in cultural events of interest to all who choose to come.
We will be meeting in the homes of those who choose to join the fellowship.
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TRINITY HISTORY NOTES
On February 6, 1841, Benjamin Eaton gathered his early parishioners together for a meeting, at which a Parish was organized and
the first vestry elected
. Those serving were Capt. L. M. Hitchcock, Judge R. D. Johnson, J. C. Shaw, Ro Rose and Oscar Farish. Later in the year, A.J.Yates, Stephen Southwick, and Robert D. Johnson were included. At this meeting, Mr. Eaton was elected Rector of the Parish and entered into an arrangement that he should divide his time between Christ Church, Houston, where he had also been chosen Rector, and Galveston, “residing in each town two weeks at a time” and providing for “lay-reading to be kept up by respectable men” during his absence. By April 1841, with Texas still a Republic, Mr. Eaton wrote to the Foreign Committee (in the States) “I have already found, that by dividing my attention between Galveston and Houston, I could not accomplish much at either place. Besides, too much time was lost in traveling from one to the other. I shall for the future principally devote my exertions to Galveston, and pay Houston an occasional visit as circumstances permit.”
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, 1841-1953., William Manning Morgan
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PRAYERS OF HEALING FOR
Alison Barker, Kim Adams, Bill Macdonald, Carl Haglund, Mike Ellis, Martha Cuenod, Ellen Parkey, George Jones, Leslie Saunders, Frank Fotony, Rodney Winzel, Patty, Michelle and Jacque Ahner.
OUR ONGOING PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR
Cynthia Vought, Sissy Howell, Stephanie Ramos, Cheryl Kelly-Webster, Peggy McMullen, Chase and Keaton Adams, Genie Tavener Rolfe, Lillian Mayes, Jim Atchley, Steve Boling, Kevin Godleski, Jerry Cooper, Mary Cooper, Robert Bauder, Jeffery Horn, JBJ, Guy Griffith, Robert Hutchins, David Edwards, Elizabeth Stamile, Karen Rudenberg, Belva Funke, Louise Campbell, Betty Schroeder, Leta and Joe Higgins, Will Blackshear, Joe Vance, Dan Vaughn, Frances Townsend, Mindy Bollinger, Margaret Lee, Phillip Head, Billy Garrison, Daryl Wilson, Rose Farmer 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 Nick Toombs
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ALTAR FLOWERS
The Altar Flowers today are given to the
Glory of God
and in
Honor of our Graduates
and in
Celebration of Kathy VanDewalli's 60th Birthday.
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LEADERS IN SUNDAY'S LITURGY
8:00 a.m. – Rite I
Lector ---
Susan Duif
Worship Leader
--- Susan Duif
Eucharistic Minister
--- Nita Caskey
Sermon ---
The Reverend Edward Thompson
Celebrant
--- The Reverend Susan Kennard
Altar Guild
--- Betty Head and Cheryl Tucker
Ushers
--- Claudia Stein and John Speich
9:15 a.m. Adult Sunday School - Eaton Hall Downstairs
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL - JOIN US FOR THE PARISH FAIR!
10:15 a.m. – Godly Play
10:30 a.m. – Rite II with Music and Choir
Music Director
--- Ronald Wyatt
Current Choir
Isaias Degollado, Gretchen Lindquist,
Gayle Monsour, Edgar Moore, Bill Noble, Joanna Thompson,
Mary Townsend, Cheryl Tucker, Patty Wood
Prelude
--- Variation on "Come, Thou Holy Spirit" --- G. Hancock
Hymns
--- 516, 511, 509
1st
Lesson
--- Ezekiel 37:1-14 --- Ed Muncey
2nd Lesson
--- Acts 2:1-21 --- Nancy Polk
Gospel
--- John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Sermon
--- The Reverend Edward Thompson
Offertory ---
Come, Holy Spirit --- Lloyd Pfaitsch
Celebrant
---
The Reverend Susan Kennard
Eucharistic Ministers
--- Catherine Polk, Nancy Polk
Communion Anthems
--- Spirit of Mercy, Truth and Love --- M. Lee Suitor
Come Holy Ghost --- Thomas Attwood
Postlude
--- Variation on "Come, Holy Spirit, Come" --- G. Hancock
Usher Team III
Chuck Dean, Team Leader
Alison Barker, Jim and Sally Byrom, Bill Kennard
Altar Guild Weekday
--- Trish Clason
Altar Guild Sunday
Brenda Atchley, Joy Incaprera, Kathy VanDewalli
Acolytes
All Acolytes are requested to serve.
Christopher Perkins– Sr. Acolyte
Nathan Andrews, Gabbi Beebe, Peyton Botik, Preston Botik,
Jane Charpentier, Camryn Davis, Nathan Fiegel, Kaylee Fortune
Sam Fountain, Tyler Garcia, Heidi Haglund, Hunter Haglund, Peyton Heinze,
Caroline Neblett, Max Patane, Elizabeth Pennington, Spencer Petty, Mary Katherine Piel
Ava Rawlins, Ashley Stanger, Gia Viggiano
Godly Play
--- Danielle Alvarado, Linda Alvarado and Kay Perkins
Youth Group
--- Larissa Botik, Jennifer Haglund and Peyton Heinze
E-Messenger
--- Kathy VanDewalli
Newcomers/Visitors Ministry
--- Carolyn Speich
William Temple Ministry
--- Larissa Botik
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2018 VESTRY
The Reverend Susan Kennard, Dan Freeman, Susan Duif, Ann Anderson, Senior Warden John Speich, Walter Meyer, Jerry Jackson, Carolyn Clyburn, Maurine Nichols, Eileen Hall, Calvin Buckley, Eugenia Campbell and Laura Hughes McDermott.
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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. Susan Kennard
at 979-248-7849 or
The Rev. Doug Tucker
at 409-539-5079 or
409-370-5010
For pastoral care or emergency,
please contact
The Rev. Susan Kennard
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SERVICES AT THE MERIDIAN
Reverend Susan Kennard conducts 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.
In addition, Rev. Susan has been playing some of the residents' favorite songs on her guitar accompanied by Mr. Wyatt on an electric organ.
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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 Mar. 31, 2018
Total Revenue $220,597
Tranfers from Reserves $0
Investment Earnings Used in Operations $ 1,800
Less Total Expenses ($196,676)
Net Total Revenue(Deficit) $ 25,721
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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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ATTENDANCE
May 6 - 185
April 29 - 177
April 22 - 188
April 15 - 150
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Trinity Episcopal Church | (409) 765-6317 | info@trintygalv.org | www.trinitygalv.org
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