Tuesday 5:30pm: Qi Gong in Parish Hall

Wednesday 11am: Bible Study in Parish Hall (will resume on January 15, 2020)

Wednesday 4:30pm: Children’s Choir Rehearsal

Wednesday 5:30pm: Trinity Wednesday Potluck & Discussion

Wednesday 7pm: 11:15am Choir Rehearsal

Thursday 5:30pm: Contemplative Prayer (Resumes on January 16, 2020)

Thursday 7:30pm: 9am Choir Rehearsal

Thrift Shop: Monday 10am-Noon, Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-1pm

Prayer List - to submit a prayer request click here.

Altar Flowers - if you would like to dedicate Altar Flowers click here.

Our word of the week is angel. We’ve heard so much, and sang so many carols, about angels that a brief definition might be in order. As you’ll read, the common perception that humans can become angels after they die is very wrong – angels are a different sort of creation entirely. The word angel comes from the Greek word angelos, meaning messenger. 

Sunday School for Children and Adults will be on Christmas break this Sunday, January 5th, but we will still have Children’s Chapel on those Sundays during the 9am and 11:15am services. Sunday School for all ages is back on January 12th! 

If you do not have a Trinity Folsom nametag, or need a replacement, we would love to make one for you. E-mail Barbara to request a nametag, and be sure to tell her whether you prefer having a magnet or pin back; the magnets are strong and work well, but if you have a pacemaker or another medical device with which magnets can interfere, you should choose a pin! Having and wearing your nametag is a beautiful act of hospitality not only for visitors, but also for your fellow parishioners who may have difficulty remembering names. Thank you to everyone who wears one on Sundays and at parish events.

Our annual parish meeting will be held on Sunday, January 26th, at 10:30am (during the Sunday School time). We’ll elect three new members of the vestry and seven delegates to diocesan convention, and we’ll review 2019 and hear about what is planned for 2020. We have great annual meetings – we hope you’ll join us this year!

The Feast of the Epiphany is coming up on Monday, January 6th, and we’ll observe it with a Eucharist in the church at noon. During this service, we’ll bless chalk to be used in blessing houses – you can read about this tradition here. You can pick up your chalk at the service, in the office that week, or at church the following Sunday; instructions for the blessing will be included with the chalk. We’ll also be driving around and blessing houses after the Epiphany Eucharist. If you would like for one of the staff members to come and write the blessing over your front door, e-mail  Fr. Todd and he will put you on the list! 

Join us on Wednesday evenings for a potluck supper (5:30pm-6pm) and a discussion group (6pm-7pm)! The nursery will be open for childcare, including activities for older children. For the potluck, bring whatever you want to share, and if you can’t make it to the potluck, just come for the group discussion. We’re reading Rachel Held Evans’ Inspired, and for this Wednesday read the “The Beast” and Chapter Five: Resistance Stories.

Happy New Year! The vestry met on 12/17 to wrap up what has been an amazing year for our parish. We approved the remainder of the distributions for our outreach budget for the year at the recommendations of the outreach committee, which will bring our donations to nearly 10% of our total parish budget for 2019. Thanks to your generosity despite running the capital campaign this year, we are on track not only to be ending 2019 with a surplus that we plan to put into our reserve fund, but also to hire a middle and high school youth minister in 2020.

The end of 2019 brings with it several years of planning and preparation as we have tried to anticipate how we can continue to help Trinity grow and thrive and serve into the decades to come. As we enter the new decade, we are so excited to finally see the real work begin!

~Shannon Dillon, Senior Warden

Several parishes and missions near us have chapters of Daughters of the King, a lay women’s order focused on prayer, service, and evangelism. You can read more about Daughters of the King on their website. The chapter up at Faith Cameron Park will be offering “discernment meetings” for women who are interested in joining Daughters of the King, and if any women from Trinity Folsom are interested in starting a chapter here, they would be glad to include you in these meetings. There are six meetings (February 3rd and 17th, March 2nd and 16th, and April 6th and 20th), and prospective Daughters will need to attend all six. If you’re interested and want some more information, e-mail Fr. Todd.

Interested in attending diocesan convention as one of our delegates? The 2020 diocesan convention will be held November 6th-7th. If you’re interested, e-mail Fr. Todd. 

If you use autopay for your pledge, and your pledge changed for 2020, don’t forget to update your payment information with your bank. We appreciate it!

We’ve had quite a few people ask, so we thought we should put this in the Tidings. You’re welcome to write separate checks for your annual pledge and your capital campaign pledge, or you can include it all on one check – if you do, please write the amount to go to each fund on the memo line. Thanks so much!

Several people recently have asked us if we accept stock transfers as fulfillment of annual operating budget pledges and capital campaign pledges, so we have set up an account to receive stock transfers. For more information, contact Barbara in the church office 916.985.2495 or trinity@trinityfolsom.org. 

 

We’ve also learned that a lot of people weren’t aware that you can fulfill your charitable pledges through required minimum distributions from your IRA? If you’re 70 ½ and older, you can make a contribution to Trinity Folsom directly from your Traditional IRA by instructing the plan administrator to make the transfer directly to Trinity Folsom as a Qualified Charitable Distribution. Your gift will go directly to Trinity Folsom, will not be reported as taxable income, and will count toward your RMD requirements for 2019. For more information, contact Barbara in the church office 916.985.2495 or trinity@trinityfolsom.org.  

Trinity Episcopal Church

 801 Figueroa Street

Folsom, CA 95630

(916) 985-2495 ~ www.trinityfolsom.org