Trinity Episcopal Church - eMessenger
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TRINITY SNAPSHOT
The ECW presented Reverend Susan with a Needlepoint of the Trinity Seal
on September 19, 2019.
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TRINITY
SNAPSHOT
Cheryl Tucker, Registrar and Constitution Week Chair, was joined by a Trinity Episcopal School student in ringing the Trinity Bell in celebration of Constitution Day on September 17.
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TRINITY
SNAPSHOT
Godly Play Sunday School class from September 15, 2019.
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Upcoming Calendar Events
Choir Practice 6:30 pm Thursdays and/or 9:00 am Sundays
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9/22 – 8:00 am – Rt. I Holy Eucharist – Sanctuary
9/22 – 9:15 am – Adult Sunday School – Scriptural Foundation of the Messiah – Eaton Hall
9/22 – 10:30 am – Rt. II Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary
9/22 – Noon-1:30 pm – EYC Kickoff Lunch – Downstairs Eaton Hall
9/22 – 1:00 pm – EFM Class – Kelso Library
9/22 – 5:30 pm – Rt. I Holy Eucharist – Sanctuary
9/23 – 5:30 pm – Beth Moore Bible Study – Kelso Library
9/26 – 6:30 pm – Healing Service – Upstairs Eaton Hall
9/26 – 6:30 pm – Mid-week Bible Study – Upstairs Eaton Hall
Coffee and refreshments now available in downstairs Eaton Hall following morning services!
“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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FALL EVENTS FOR YOUR CALENDAR
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SEPTEMBER 22 – 12:00 – 1:30 pm –EYC BBQ KICK-OFF
– downstairs Eaton Hall
SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2 – Fall Pilgrimage to New Orleans
. Visits to the Whitney Plantation and the National world War II Museum.
OCTOBER 5 and 12 – CONFIRMATION CLASSES
will be held October 5 and 12—2 all day Saturday sessions. You only come to one session, or you can do half one week and half the next.
OCTOBER 6 – FEAST DAY OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI - BLESSING OF THE PETS
– 5:00 pm on the Garth.
OCTOBER 13-27 – WORLD PEACE VILLAGE
- upstairs Eaton Hall.
OCTOBER 27 - BAPTISMS AND CONFIRMATIONS - 10:30 AM -
Bishop Fisher will be here for Baptisms and Confirmations
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ALL ARE WELCOME!
Every Thursday, 6:30-7:00 p.m. in Upstairs Eaton Hall
(elevator available)
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A CALL TO PRAYER
“Restore to wholeness whatever is broken in our lives, in our nation and in the world:
Hear us, O Lord of life.”
In this season of pain, violence illness, and brokenness in our lives and in the world, a brief time is being set apart to take action in the form of prayer.
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.
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DURING SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
Trinity is collecting new or gently used backpacks and or blankets for distribution to the homeless during the holiday season. If you can provide either or both of these requested items, please put them in the identified baskets in the Narthex during the next two months.
Thank you for making a difference and being a community angel!
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ANNOUNCING TRINITY’S FALL PILGRIMAGE
SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 2, 2019
THE WHITNEY PLANTATION
OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS
AND
THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
Both qualify as Pilgrimage Sites: places of holiness to which we travel.
Pilgrims are seeking many things--peace, power, knowledge,
and a connection to the ones who have gone before us.
We will meet at the church at 9:00 a.m. on September 30 and depart
For NOLA in a 12-passengr van. (Driver: Rev. Susan!!)
A block of rooms are reserved for 2 nights
at the Marriott Renaissance Arts Warehouse District Hotel.
We will spend one entire day at the WW2 Museum,
and the following morning at
The Whitney Museum dedicated to the experience of slaves.
Parishioners are asked to pay for lodging and meals—
Trinity will cover the van and tickets into both sites.
Interested? Questions? Call the church 409.765.6317
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Celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi
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Pet Blessing on the Garth
5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 6.
Have your children, grandchildren bring their pets both large and small to be blessed. Have a pet that cannot travel? Bring a photo to be blessed.
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World Peace Village comes to Trinity Church and School - October 13-27, 2019
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WE HAVE A CONTINUED PLEA FROM ST. VINCENT’S HOUSE FOR SNACK PACK ITEMS FOR THEIR FOOD PANTRY.
When shopping each week, please pick up a few
individually wrapped:
Tuna and crackers, chicken salad and crackers, peanut butter crackers,
Individual fruit cups, cereals, food bars, fruit juice, cookies, or pop top/
zip closure packets of food. Items can be left in the food collection baskets behind the last row of pews. Thank you for being an angel!
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BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION
Baptism is the once in a lifetime moment in which a Christian is re-born, and adopted into God’s family. He or she professes their faith in Jesus, and if they are still a baby their Godparents make that profession on their behalf. We Baptize people of all ages in water—a small amount or a large amount!
Confirmation is the moment in which somebody who is a young adult (or older adult) joins our Episcopal denomination—after learning about our particular traditions and beliefs. It takes a Bishop to be Confirmed, and this happens at Trinity, Galveston twice a year.
Bishop Jeff Fisher will be here on Sunday, October 27, for Baptism and Confirmation. If you want to take this step, email or call Rev. Susan. We would love to welcome you!! (409)765-6317
susankennard@sbcglobal.net
Confirmation classes will be held October 5 and 12—2 all day Saturday sessions. You only come to one session, or you can do half one week and half the next.
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Adult Sunday School
Sundays, 9:30 – 10:15 am in Eaton Hall
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FALL 2019 ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL
9:30 AM IN EATON HALL
The Scriptural Foundation of The Messiah
Join us for 10 weeks in the Fall of 2019 as we study the biblical passages that form this great work of George Frideric Handel. (1685-1759) The passages were compiled by Handel’s contemporary, Charles Jennens.
Each week we will study the background and context of the scripture, and watch that portion of The Messiah as it was performed and recorded by Collegium 1704 (Conductor Vaclav Lucs) in Prague in 2011.
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On Thursday, December 12, we will ride into Houston together for a live performance of Handel's Messiah at 8:00 p.m. at the Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church!
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SNAPSHOT FROM THE FIRST CLASS - HANDEL'S MESSIAH
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MID-WEEK ADULT BIBLE STUDY FOR FALL
A BOLD FAITH
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Lives of Integrity, Words of Prophecy
It’s time for TEC Women’s Bible Study!
Day:
Mondays
Time:
5:30-7:00pm
Where:
Kelso Library
Childcare:
Provided, let me know so I can set up
Snacks:
Bring to share if you can
What to bring:
Purchase the study guide, and bring a Bible, or grab one off the shelf!
Commitment:
12 week video led Bible Study. Some homework included. “Do what blesses you, not what burdens you.” Beth Moore
RSVP:
Respond with questions, or if you are interested. Invite friends!
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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.
Children, ages 4 through 5th grade, are invited to attend Godly Play Sunday School in the chapel on the cloister and will be returned to their parents in the Church at the Peace
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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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Our first EYC meeting will be a
BAR -B-Q KICK OFF
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
12:00 – 1:30 IN
DOWNSTAIRS EATON HALL
All of Trinity’s youth, 6th grade through high school, are invited to attend and bring a friend(s). Meetings will be on the 1st and 3rd Sunday unless notice is given.
Topics:Points to be earned and applied to next summer’s mission trip,
also Y.E.S
&
Happening
at Camp Allen.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK
September 23 – Robert Ebert
September 23 – Eric Trout
September 25 – Peyton Botik
September 25 – Harry Kelso
September 25 – John Pfeiffer
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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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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Contact the Church Office
Ushers –
4
th
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 September 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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The Reverend
David Dearman
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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Kristen Thomas has known she wanted to be a nurse since she was 12. When hospitalized as a child, she saw how nurses performed as patient advocates, always caring and checking on her – she decided then to follow their example.
Kristen’s family came to the United States from Kerala, a state in southwestern India, in the late 1980s. She was born in Long Island, New York and moved to Houston in 2006 and attended Wharton County Junior College in Sugar Land for prerequisites prior to enrolling in the UTMB School of Nursing. Aside from the advanced health care and education available at UTMB, among her reasons for choosing UTMB was the Island’s history…the first school of nursing in the South, the culture and history on every corner. She has visited most of the museums and art galleries in Galveston and Houston (painting is her hobby), and loves Galveston architectural treasures like Trinity Episcopal Church, Moody Mansion and Bishop’s Palace.
Kerala has the highest population of Christians of any state in India, and Kristen’s faith is important to her. She said she believes in Jesus’ healing ministry through nursing. Her long-term interest is geriatrics, with hopes to pursue a doctorate in the field.
Family is an important part of Indian culture, and Kristen is a good example: She has some 18 cousins on her father’s side of the family, and she remains close to an extended family that numbers over 100. A family atmosphere is among the things she appreciates about Willie T’s, too: “It’s a great place to be with friends, Wednesday home cooking, a nice room to study…you do so many things for us, and we are all so grateful.”
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STUDENT PROFILES
Thanks to
PAT WELSH
for writing a weekly profile of individual Willie T’s students each week in The E-messenger. Don’t miss it! The picture will help you greet our UTMB students when you see them. You are a Trinity Treasure, Pat!
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News from Trinity Episcopal School
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PRAYERS OF HEALING FOR
Fellman Seinsheimer, Vashti Thompson, Pat Fox,
Betty Bilheimer, Wayne Pagan,
Jim Atchley, Helen Appelberg,
Tom Cook and Paul Grizzle.
OUR ONGOING PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR
Sally West, Mandy Nathan, Doug Wilson, Fred Schlemmer, Mike Ellis, Elke Pennington, Stacy Haynes, Roger Lindsey, Sarah Thompson, Margaret Lee, Jack Erdmann, Kathleen Collins, Leo Mack, Joe and Leta Higgins, Robert and Edward Lefeber, Ruben Rincon, Rodney Winzel, Ellen Parkey, Sissy Howell, Brad Thomas, Betty Schroeder, Peggy McMullen, Kevin Godleski, Mary Cooper, Guy Griffith, Robert Hutchins, David Edwards, Karen Rudenberg, Belva Funke, Louise Campbell, Frances Townsend, Mindy Bollinger, Phillip Head, Billy Garrison, Daryl Wilson, Kyle Brown, and Jimmy Yeatman.
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 by
Stacy Putman
to the
Glory of God
and in celebration of her mother's 80th birthday.
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FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
September 22, 2019
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SERMON TOPIC - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
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LEADERS IN SUNDAY LITURGY
8:00 a.m. – Rite I
Lector ---
Claudia Stein
Worship Leader
--- Claudia Stein
Eucharistic Minister
--- Nita Caskey
Sermon ---
The Reverend Susan Kennard
Celebrant
--- The Reverend Susan Kennard
Altar Guild
--- Susan Duif and Jeannie Campbell
Ushers
--- Claudia Stein and John Speich
9:15 a.m.
Adult Sunday School
Handel’s Messiah
10:15 a.m. – Godly Play
10:30 a.m. Rt. II with Holy Eucharist
Organist/Choirmaster
Ron Wyatt
Current Choir – Choir Rehearsals at 6:30 pm on Thursdays
Roy Flores, Gretchen Lindquist,
Gayle Monsour, Edgar Moore, Bill Noble,
Mary Townsend, Cheryl Tucker, Patty Wood
Lector
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TBA
Worship Leader
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John Speich
Eucharistic Ministers
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John Speich and Catherine Polk
Pré
l
ude
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Variations on a Dutch Chorale,
John Bull
Hymns
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375, 669, 488
First Lesson
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Amos 8:4-7
2nd Lesson
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1 Timothy 2:1-7
Gospel
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Luke 16:1-13
Sermon
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The Reverend Susan Kennard
Celebrant
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The Reverend Susan Kennard
Offertory Anthem
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Be Thou My Vision,
Bob Chilcott
Communion Anthem
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Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake,
Richard Farrant
Postlude
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Psalm XIX,
Benedetto Marcello
Usher Team IV
Robert Ebert, Team Leader
Evadney Hudson, Jerry Jackson, Linda Macdonald,
Carolyn Speich, Rick Swanson and Vashti Thompson
Altar Guild
Weekday
--- Margie Frantz
Sunday
--- Ed Muncey, Jeannie Poirier and Mary Lou Shuffler
Godly Play
Danielle Alvarado, Linda Alvarado and Kay Perkins
Youth Group
Peyton Heinze, Jennifer Haglund
E-Messenger
---
Kathy VanDewalli
Newcomers/Visitors Ministry ---
Carolyn Speich
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
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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 July 31, 2019
Total Revenue $403,849
Transfers from Reserves $ 0
Investment Earnings Used in Operations $ 39,133
Less Total Expenses ($453,439)
Net Total Operating Margin______________( $ 10,457)
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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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