Wednesday 11am: Bible Study

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 

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 chancel. In many Episcopal churches, the chancel is elevated several steps above the nave (where the pews are) and includes the choir area and the sanctuary (the area behind the altar rail). It is often neither as wide nor as tall as the nave. Trinity Folsom was built simply, and probably with the idea that if required, a more elaborate chancel could be added later, so our chancel area is the same width and height as the nave and only slightly elevated. The arched wall helps to architecturally signify our chancel area, which expands beyond that wall a bit to where the pulpit and font are located. 

Sunday School classes for children and adults meet at 10:30am on Sunday morning. The class for adults is leaving the Apocrypha for a Sunday to study a book of the Old Testament with Apocryphal connections; no dogs or beheadings in this one, but still a great story you will enjoy!

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. Children’s Choir rehearsals begin that day at 4:30pm, and Children’s Choir families are especially invited to stay for supper and discussion. 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’ll be covering a lot of different topics over the course of the year: science and religion, race in America, what it means to be a Christian, and more. This week, we’re working our way through The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Read up to page 188 for next week, and we’ll split into two groups again for discussion. 

Trinity Thrift Shop’s annual fall clearance sale beings Saturday, September 7th at 10am and continues through Thursday, September 12th, with our famous “bag sale” on Friday the 13th from 10am-1pm. For the bag sale, we supply the bag and you can fill it with anything in the shop except jewelry for only $10. Come shop the Thrift Shop, and tell your friends – the Thrift Shop contributes an amazing $50,000 to our annual parish budget!

As always, we would love to have your donations of gently used clothing and household items to restock the shop after the sale. The Thrift Shop will be closed September 14th-September 18th for restocking, and if you can bring your donations Monday the 16th through Wednesday the 18th from 9am-1pm, we would appreciate it. If you aren’t available during those hours, you can always drop off donations at the office during office hours or in the Parish Hall on Sundays. The Thrift Shop will reopen on Thursday, September 19th at 10am, full of new merchandise!

Trinity’s fall Bunco night is scheduled for Saturday, September 14th, at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall. This time around, the proceeds from ticket sales will go to Heifer International, an agency that distributes animals and provides agricultural training to families around the world as a means of providing self-sufficiency. We’ll also be joined by Valley Redemptive Baptist, the church that shared worship space with St. Francis in Fair Oaks prior to its closure. Valley Redemptive has a huge heart for Heifer, and is very excited to catch up with some old friends. If you’ve never played Bunco before, it’s super easy to learn, and super fun to play – you’ll get a chance to play with every person in the room, too, so it’s a great way to meet folks in the parish. There will also be some tasty Hors d'ouvres and a couple cash prizes! Tickets are $20, and will be on sale during coffee hour this Sunday and next; you can also e-mail Janice Freeberg to reserve a ticket.

One of the things I have loved about being the rector here at Trinity Folsom is working with our amazing staff. And when folks have resigned to move on to new adventures, I love that Trinity Folsom is still home. On August 25th, former Director of Music Walter Aldrich came to see us at the 9am and 11:15am services, before he and our former choir bass section leader Justin Ramm-Damron (who also made an appearance that Sunday) headed to Chicago for their graduate programs at Northwestern University’s school of music. Former parish administrator Gerry Cutler is a parishioner here and was singing in the choir that day. Former priest associate Fr. Dave Rickert was in the pews that day, too, on a visit home from his position as priest-in-charge of St. Peter’s in Casa Grande, Arizona. And our former Director of Children & Youth Ministries Jorim Rhee wasn’t able to come visit us, but sent us exciting news from her new home in the Bay Area. She has accepted a new position as program manager for Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. She’ll be working behind the scenes to keep one of America’s greatest cathedrals running smoothly. When she was hired at Trinity Folsom, she was still a Presbyterian, and look at her now! Congratulations, Jorim!

Do you need a Trinity Folsom nametag? E-mail Barbara to put your name on the list for our next order!

On Friday, September 6th, the Trinity Trekkers will be gathering for an excursion to Mississippi Bar along the American River Parkway. We’ll be meeting at the Shadow Glen Riding Stables (4854 Main Ave. in Fair Oaks) at 8:30am. If you’d like to carpool from the church, we will be leaving for the stables at about 8:15. Come pray with your feet! If you have any questions, please email Fr. Charlie.

We’ll be offering “Safe Church” training in the Annex from 3pm-5pm on the afternoon of September 22nd! Safe Church training is required for Sunday School teachers, youth leaders, vestry folks, and it’s a good thing for everyone. This training will make you more aware of ways to prevent misconduct and to make the Church a safe place for everyone. The workshop is free. If you are interested in attending, please sign-up here so that we make sure to the right amount of materials.

Trinity Episcopal Church

 801 Figueroa Street

Folsom, CA 95630

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