SEEDS... September 13, 2019
We are filling 24 backpacks for the "Reentry Project." These backpacks will go to women who are being released from incarceration. These women will be faced with a huge transition in their lives. We can try to make it a little easier by filling the backpacks with toiletries, personal care items, love and prayers.

Mary D'Alessandro will be at Christ Trinity Church on Sunday, Sept 29, 2019. She is Chaplain for the Western Mass Regional Women's Correctional Facility. She recommends the following toiletries and personal care items:

Brush, comb, shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, wipes, deodorant, toothbrush & holder, toothpaste & floss, feminine hygiene products and water bottles.

"Please know that we are grateful for whatever you can provide," says Mary. "When we offer a woman a back pack, she at least feels like she has something in this world. And she has a place to keep the paperwork and possibly medications she has received during her incarceration."

We will have a Re-entry Back Pack packing party after worship on September 29th. All are welcome. Mary will take the filled packs with her for distribution among the women who are making their re-entry into the world.
OWLES Travel to Shelburne Falls
The OWLES, Christ Trinity Church's senior fellowship group, will have its first trip of the season on Wednesday, October 2. Weather permitting, we will have a fall foliage drive on the Mohawk Trail, ending at Shelburne Falls, where we will walk the Bridge of Flowers, stroll the downtown, view the glacial potholes in the river, and have lunch at a nice restaurant, returning by a shorter route. We will meet at 9:30 at the church or 9:45 near Marshall's north of Great Barrington. We will need some able drivers who don't mind driving long distances!

Let Nancy King know by phone (644-8873) or email ( king2380@roadrunner.com ) if you plan to come, which place you will meet us, and if you are willing to be a driver.

Looking ahead, we hope to visit the Albany Institute of History and Art the first Wednesday of November, and in December, in an evening trip, walk the Festival of Lights at Naumkeag in Stockbridge.
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church. His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have become widely influential.
There is still time to join the book study this fall using Bonhoeffer's book, Life Together.  We will meet on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 on September 26, October 3, and October 10th. Please let me know if you can join us. - Pastor Erik 


On September 22
Walk into the Future with Construct
Sign-up sheets at church
We made it into the Episcopal Diocese's Creation Care e-news:

• We salute Christ Trinity Church, Sheffield, which in the summer of 2019 became the first church in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts to install solar panels. Congratulations!  Sunbug Solar  was their installer, and reportedly the church’s experience was “fantastic.” Contact  Christ Trinity Church  if you’d like to hear how they raised the money and how they qualified for the state’s SMART program. 
A great article about Bruce and David from The Lakeville Journal
Oktoberfest is November 8th For Real!
Due to life's circumstances, Oktoberfest will be moved to November 8th 6:00 - 8:00. Once again we will be joined in this ministry by First Congregational Church of Sheffield. Also, once again, the seed money for the event comes through an action team project from Thrivent Financial. and we will hold the event at Big Elm Brewing on Silver Street. We will be serving delicious bratwurst, drinking great Big Elm beer, singing hymns together and raising money to support our 2020 Appalachian Trail ministry.

If you have never attended Beer & Hymns, think about joining us this time. Take a look at all the fun we have had at past Beer & Hymns:
Would you like to sponsor a future Beer & Hymns or something like the REENTRY PROJECT? Want to learn more about the benefits of becoming a member of Thrivent? Go to Thrivent member benefits
Think about joining the Altar Guild or becoming an Acolyte
If you are looking for a way to give back to your church community, please think about becoming a member of our Altar Guild . The hours are great. The training is free. The pay is good, and the rewards will sustain you.
If you are interested in hearing more, please email Catherine Miller.

We also have openings for new Acolytes . This involves carrying the cross and lighting the candles and is a position for anyone aged eight to eighty. Let Pastor Erik know if you would like to be an acolyte.
First Woman. First Mother
The Women's Bible study group will resume on Friday Sept. 27 @1pm at the home of Imelda Muller. Please note that it is the fourth Friday. We will continue with 'Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter' by Lindsay Hardin Freeman. We will look at the story of Eve- first woman, first mother. Her story can be found in Genesis 2:15 thru 4:26. Please contact Imelda if you are coming or you need directions. All are welcome, we enjoy having new members join us! My email: imeldaamuller@gmail.com


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