Our Mission
We provide a welcoming environment to explore our faith and serve others.
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Our Vision
As a beacon of inclusivity, we
seek to transform our community.
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Trinity Tidings E-Newsletter
June 4, 2021
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Please pray for:
Jesse + Carol + Carolyn + Pam + Jane + Lila
Cathy + Laurie + Donna + Kim + Nancy + David
Dale + Patti + Mary M.
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June Birthdays
12- Lila R. 14- Lori C. 15- Janet K.
18- Serena C. 22- Carol H.
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Come to Trinity Church for
Sunday Worship June 6, 9:30am
We begin regular Sunday worship in the church this Sunday! Trinity will offer one regular service, at this time, beginning with Eucharist the first and third Sundays of each month. Morning Prayer, led by our lay worship team will be offered on second, fourth, and the occasional fifth Sundays of each month. This Sunday Fr. Paul will celebrate the Holy Eucharist.
We all look forward to coming to church again. Since the COVID virus will remain present in the general population for some time, we plan to continue to Protect the Vulnerable and Welcome the Stranger by asking that everyone continue to wear masks while at church, even if they have been fully vaccinated.
Following the service there will be an informal coffee hour - without the coffee. Those on Zoom can socialize on Zoom, those on-site can keep their distance and socialize in the church or in the parking lot.
Pax et Bonum,
Paul+
Trinity guidelines for worship in the church are:
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Masking— we can provide a mask
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Signing in—for now (for contact tracing)
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Distancing—chairs are set up in the church at appropriate distances.
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Sanitizing hands before and after restroom use.
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Singing (updated)—The Diocese has requested we refrain from singing a little longer.
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Communion—Stay at your seat and Fr Paul (or a Eucharistic Minister) will come to you. We will offer the bread only at this time, recognizing that it is still receiving the fullness of Christ's presence. You can choose not to accept.
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The Peace—Acknowledge each other and offer your peace to fellow worshipers from your place in the church.
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Priestly Pondering
(Links in underlined blue text)
We have gotten used to hearing the term pandemic over the past year. This is a term whose usage is usually confined to those in the medical or public health professions. Recognizing when a disease is spreading quickly in a given region leads to the declaration of an epidemic. Even if that disease may often be fairly common, the rate of spread may necessitate the definition of epidemic. Recognizing that the exponential growth goes beyond a given area into a larger region or continent or worldwide leads to the declaration of a pandemic. There are some diseases that are common to a given region with a common frequency and these are referred to as endemic.
Since our society tends to divide most parts of life into segregated components, we find ourselves dividing life into compartments and then look for specialists in each field to tell us what to think about them. It is a challenge these days to find ways to make sense of complex issues that get into inter-disciplinary arena. Well… you can find them readily on social media, but that perhaps adds to the problems. You can find some approaches to interdisciplinary solutions in the legislative bodies around the country, but with so many politicians beholden to special interest groups, many of their perspectives are also questionable. Complex problems, and solutions, usually also include psychological and spiritual dimensions, which then bring other disciplines (often compartmentalized as well) into play.
All of this pondering is leading up to one of the most complex issues that our country is facing – that of gun violence and its aftermath. While it does not quite fit into standard medical definitions, it is a disease. As a disease, it is certainly endemic in the United States, though at its current rate of growth, it may even be epidemic.
The first weekend in June has become an increasingly visible witness around the issue of gun violence. The Wear Orange campaign began in 2015 as a group of mourners gathered to remember a 15-year-old victim of gun violence. Many other local groups and churches have joined in the campaign. Many Episcopal Bishops have joined together to form the Bishops United Against Gun Violence. The Episcopal Peace Fellowship has an interest group that looks into issues around gun violence. Each of these offers resources for study, prayer, and action around this complex subject.
I recall attending an international workshop in New York City in 1995. It was held in conjunction with the periodic review of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty by the United Nations. The conference took a slightly different tack than usual, in that it was not for groups that were opposed to nuclear weapons who were present. Workshops and keynote speakers also came from neighborhood groups that were concerned with gun violence in the neighborhoods. Those attending from secular groups tended to be either from one group or the other and could not recognize the need for interaction. Those of us from faith-based groups saw the connections and attempted to increase the dialog between the groups. The issues are complex and intertwined.
The Peace Fellowship interest group notes some of these connections:
Gun violence intersects with most of society’s problems:
- White supremacy, itself a form of violence, causes its defenders to arm themselves against the possibility that the privileges that accrue to Whiteness could be taken away.
- Poverty, also a form of violence, drives people who suffer from it to protect themselves in neighborhoods which have few other protections. Those who don’t suffer poverty in their own lives often arm themselves thinking they must protect themselves from the appetites of those who are poor (and usually racially other).
- Patriarchy, another form of violence, threatens women and gender-nonconforming people with random violence in our public and private spaces, and is the reason that domestic violence is so common. Homicide is in the top 6 or 7 causes of death for women, and half of these murders are by their intimate partners The presence of a firearm in a home makes a woman as much as five times more likely to be murdered.
- The violence and increased militarization of police, a threat to the First Amendment rights of our citizens, is usually justified by the number of weapons floating around in our country.
There is no way to address all the complex issues around gun violence in these ponderings, anymore than I was able to address all the complexities of the Covid virus as we first entered the pandemic. However, I hope that these ponderings will help us all reflect on parts of the complexity, and then to study some of the dimensions, pray about the issues, and, ultimately, take action as we are able. For now, I will wear orange this weekend and we will offer prayers at the Eucharist.
Pax et Bonum,
Paul+ intersects with most of society’s problems:
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Thank You
For a Productive Work Day!
David and Meg were pleased to see a nice turn out for our work day on Saturday, May 29. Folks working inside tackled the dust and cobweb corners and windows with vacuums and dusters to make the church interior a welcoming environment.
Outside our volunteers swept and blew away cobwebs at entrances, stairs, and around the building. Our gardeners groomed the landscaping with weed trimmers and pruners.
Some worked on the final details of technical prep for hybrid services. (Zoom and in-person)
Except for the seating arrangement for distancing, it looks now as though we have never left, which in spirit we have not!
Thanks goes to:
Nancy, Diane, Mary K., Gail and Keith, Cindy and Roger, Steve R., Hilary, Fr. Paul, Amanda
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Forward Day by Day
Copies of the May-June-July issue of Forward are available in the brochure rack near the back door of the church. If you need a copy brought to you, please call Nancy at 209-770-1382.
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Confirmation
Bishop Megan is planning for a Regional Confirmation on October 30 at 11am. If you would like to be confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church, or know of someone who does, please get in touch with Meg Verardi, 209-267-0101 or srwarden@trinitysuttercreek.org.
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Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
at Health & Human Services Building
June 8, 2021
1 PM – 5 PM
Walk-ins are welcome between 2 PM & 4 PM
Eligibility for this clinic includes people 12 years and older.
Note: Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian or bring a completed consent form signed by the parent or legal guardian with them. To access consent form: CLICK HERE
The clinic will be held at Health & Human Services, located at 10877 Conductor Blvd, Sutter Creek, CA 95685. Drive around to the BACK of the building and park in the back parking lot.
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Amador County Vaccine Appointments
Appointments are available for Amador clinic by registering at My Turn website: https://myturn.ca.gov. Amador County Public Health Vaccine clinics are announced via e-notification and updated on the Amador COVID-19 vaccine information page:
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Pharmacy Vaccine Appointments
To find a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at nearby pharmacies, visit the Vaccines.gov website. The map is searchable by vaccine brand and zip code, up to a 50-mile radius.
Jackson CVS, Safeway, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies are offering COVID-19 vaccine by appointment. Vaccine appointments are scheduled via their respective websites.
Residents may also reach out to their health care provider to inquire if vaccine is available within their health care system.
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NAMI Amador
Connection Recovery Support Group
The Amador chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness is offering FREE group sessions for adults with mental illness, regardless of diagnosis. Sessions are lead by trained individuals who are also in recovery.
Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 PM
at the Jackson Senior Center starting June 3rd.
Amador County
Essential Non-Emergency Phone Numbers
Amador Senior Center (209) 223-0442
Amador Transit (209-223-6378
Behavior Health (209) 223-6412
- Mental Health, Substance Use
Child-Adult Protective Services (209) 223-6550
Common Ground Senior Services (209) 223-3015
Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Hotline (209) 223-2600
Health and Human Services (209) 223-6550
- CalWORKS (Cash Aid), CalFresh (formerly Food Stamps), Medi-Cal, County Medical Services Program (CMSP)
Public Health (209) 223-6407
Public Works (209) 223-6429
Sheriff's Office (209) 223-6500
Sutter Amador Hospital (209) 223-7500
Tax Collector/Treasurer (209) 223-1624
Veterans Services (209) 223-6476
Victim-Witness (209) 223-6474
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Summer Youth Program
Ages 7-11 - June 15th till July 27th from 10 AM till 1 PM.
Amador County Mental Health Resources
Great website for Amador County residents:
Amador County Suicide Prevention Coalition
Meeting June 17th, 2021 - 3:30 PM - via Zoom
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Prayer Vigil to Honor Worldwide Refugees
June 20
Since 2001 the United Nations has designated June 20 internationally as World Refugee Day in recognition of the courage and strength of people who must flee their home country to escape conflict.
All are welcome to join a virtual prayer vigil in honor of World Refugee Day, offered 7-8 p.m. ET June 20 by Episcopal Migration Ministries.
The prayer vigil, broadcast on Episcopal Migration Ministries’ Facebook, will offer a time of prayer, reflection, and celebration in honor of refugees around the globe. A downloadable vigil order of service will be available here. The vigil will be available on-demand following the event.
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Bilingual Exploration of Immigration Issues
The Episcopal Church’s Office of Latino/Hispanic Ministries, Episcopal Migration Ministries, and Forward Movement, for a conversation about No Longer Strangers: Exploring Immigration Issues.
As Christians, we must not shy away from discussing immigration. We are called to think and talk about it, in our homes, with our friends, and in our churches. Adult forums or formation classes should be places where we can address difficult issues and exchange opinions with love and respect.
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Tell Me Something Good
Video Storytelling
Join us for new episodes twice monthly on link below and on The Episcopal Church’s Facebook and IGTV Channel.
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Vestry Team Leaders and Responsibility |
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Pastoral
Spiritual needs of the parish
Meg Verardi, Sr. Warden
Diane Christensen—Prayers for parishioners (prayer chain email, prayers of the people in worship, newsletter)
Liturgical
Church services, high seasons and holy days, supply priest scheduling, and music
Amanda Paul-Parker
Mary Yount—Musical Director
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Administrative/Treasurer
Communications, Diocese requirements and reporting, office management
Carol Holt, Treasurer
Newsletter
Nancy Moore, Clerk
Meg Verardi
Facilities
Building and grounds
David Hoos, Jr. Warden
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Vespers
Monday-Saturday 6:00 pm
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Sunday Zoom
Morning Prayer 9:30 AM
Eucharist 1st Sunday
Post-Easter
Sunday Readings
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We Want to Hear From You!
Fr. Paul Colbert
Phone: 559.975.9037
Trinity Tidings Editors
Nancy Moore—Parishioner News
209-267-5182
Meg Verardi—Vestry News
209-267-0101
Steve Christensen—Community, National Episcopal
209-256-5914
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