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TRINITY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Weekly Announcements
July 23, 2021
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Message from Bryan "in the Interim" |
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May God Grant You Inner Power |
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Dear fellow travelers at Trinity,
One feature of our summer liturgies is that they are a little shorter than usual. The reason for that—it’s not laziness, I promise!—is to acknowledge that our summer assemblies tend to be a bit smaller and to give our leaders a bit of summer break. One omission I have made is the second reading, which usually comes from the writings of Paul or others who wrote in his name.
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Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.5 License.
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Unfortunately, this summer that means we are missing readings from the Letter to the Ephesians. It may or may not have been written by Paul himself, but like the best of the writings of Paul, it is full of affection for those he is writing. (He was less generous to some of the other churches he wrote, including the famous line: “You stupid Galatians!” (Galatians 3:1) Not very nice.) When I read these passages, I am reminded that behind these stories are real people, our first Christian siblings and friends. And Paul was usually writing because there was some conflict that needed addressing. Sounds like church! Sometimes anyway.
This week, the verses we aren’t reading includes this prayer:
“I pray that, according to the riches of God’s glory, God may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through the Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 3:15-20)
I wonder what it would be like if we at Trinity prayed that prayer for each other as we listen for where Spirit is leading us.
May we all experience that “fullness of God.”
Bryan
PS. And the usual Sunday question: inside or outside? Given how muggy it is likely to be on Sunday, we will celebrate indoors and turn on some fans.
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"Feeding of the Five Thousand," by T'oros Roslin (13th century Byzantine parchment, detail).
In the collection of the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Md.
Sunday Services, July 25
Invitation to the Ninth Sunday After Pentecost:
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9 a.m. CDT -- in-person service with communion. Guidelines
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11 a.m. CDT (4 p.m. UTC) -- online service set up as a recurring Zoom meeting (login link and information below remains the same every week).
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To attend by telephone,
call (312) 626-6799
Meeting ID: 948 1489 8440
One tap mobile:
+13126266799,,94814898440#
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"Sunday Paper Junior" is a handout in the pdf format that Trinity makes available to our parish children during the Sunday service. The Sunday Paper Junior, to which Trinity Episcopal Church has a paid subscription, is forwarded / posted with permission of the author / illustrator, Gretchen Wolff Pritchard. © Gretchen Wolff Pritchard, The Sunday Paper, 19 Colony Road, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, www.the-sunday-paper.com. All rights reserved. This is copyrighted material and should not be further forwarded or distributed.
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Did you know...
Links to Trinity's online Thursday and Sunday services are also available on our website, TrinityChurchHP.org
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Scripture Study Meets Saturday Mornings
Please join us on Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. (2 p.m. UTC) on Zoom for our Scripture Study.
Participants take turns facilitating prayer and reflection on any or all of the current Sunday's lectionary readings, which are available at https://www.lectionarypage.net (We use Track 2, if there is a choice.)
Weekly facilitators choose any or all of the readings and simply come prepared with a few wonderings or questions (not "quizzes") based on their selected scriptures to stimulate reflection--including questions they feel they cannot satisfactorily answer. Beyond that, leaders may prepare as little or as much as desired and employ whatever props or helps they wish.
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To attend by telephone, call (312) 626-6799
Meeting ID: 864 0421 0027
One tap mobile:
+13126266799,,#864 0421 0027
(This is set up as a recurring Zoom meeting, so the above meeting information is the same every week.)
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Mid-Year Financial Statements on the Way
Statements for Jan. 1 to June 30 will be mailed today to Trinity donors. If you have questions, please contact John Risko at (404) 831-1032 or jarisko21@gmail.com
Thank you for your donations! Your support makes Trinity's ministries possible.
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Lawrence Hall Back to School Drive
Trinity Church is once again supporting Lawrence Hall’s Back to School Supply Drive. You may drop donations off at Trinity Church by Aug. 12 (we’ll be delivering them to Chicago on Aug. 13). Thank you!
For more than 150 years, Lawrence Hall has been delivering high-quality care to abused and neglected youth and their families throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Trinity has supported Lawrence Hall for many years.
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Thank You For Your Support of 'Pennies From Heaven'
Thank you everyone for your generosity during our annual Pennies From Heaven collection. This year we collected $718.41 for Lawrence Hall! This will be sent to them to assist in their outreach to city youth.
It's not too late to donate! Please indicate "Pennies from Heaven" on the memo line of your check payable to Trinity Episcopal Church, or donate online (PayPal account not required, credit cards accepted; please select "Pennies from Heaven" in the optional dropdown menu):
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Virtual Gala Planned for Fall
Hello Dear Trinity Friends:
The Vestry voted to hold a Virtual Gala this fall (date TBD). This will be a very different take on our traditional Gala venue and requires some creative thinking on the part of the Gala Committee. If anyone is interested in serving on the Gala Committee (a few of the former members are returning), we would love to have you! Please contact Cynthia Wolpert at cynthia.wolpert@gmail.com if you are interested in being a part of this amazing committee!
Thank you.
Cynthia Wolpert and Jodie McCann
Gala Co-Chairs
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Volunteers Needed for Services
We are in need of volunteers for both our online Sunday services at 11 a.m., and our 9 a.m. Sunday in-person services.
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Interim Rector Vacation
I will be on vacation from Monday, August 16 through Wednesday, September 1, returning to the office on Thursday, September 2. Rev. Daphne Cody will preside at Sunday services (in-person and online) on August 22 and 29. There will be no Thursday Zoom morning prayer on Thursday, August 19 or Thursday, August 26. Rev. Daphne will also be available in case of pastoral emergency.
Bryan
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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’
The Union of Black Episcopalians is hosting a multi-day virtual event that is open to the entire Episcopal community and includes both day and evening events on July 27 to 30.
Events will take place over Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube.
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Parishioners
Ingeborg Diebel, Marilou Haight, Horace Seely-Brown, Stella Baeseman-Smith, Mimi Baeseman-Smith, D.R. Smith, Richard Monzingo, Fred Putz, Susan Tappert.
Relatives & Friends
Shannon Findley (friend of the Cones family)
Erika (friend of the Johnston family)
Susan Craig (friend of Mary Seyfarth)
Jim Frein (friend of Seely-Browns and Malcolms)
Ryan Kao (nephew of Bobbie Monzingo)
Victoria Munsey (aunt of Paul Nelis)
John Parti (brother of Cathy Mossler)
Suzy Schwartz (friend of Hood Seely-Brown and the Malcolms)
Valentin Serban (husband of Scott Baeseman)
Those serving in the Armed Forces and their Families
Ben Chellew (nephew of Cynthia Hines)
Capt. Pierce McKean (nephew of Jenny & Chip McKean)
Remembering all those we love but see no longer, especially those buried here in St. Michael's Chapel.
if you would like to add or update a prayer request:
- For prayer requests for family and friends, please remember to include the relationship when sending us the request.
Thank you.
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES |
03 Ingeborg Diebel
07 Warren Walter Esgar
10 Bob Kohn
12 Kathryn Keiper
12 Fred Putz
13 Linda Sever
15 Martin Esgar
15 Chris Green
17 Fred Johnston
17 Jenny McKean
18 Jodie McCann
21 Emma Green
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08 Tom & Susan Kovalcik
10 Jason & Jessica Noga
24 James & Trude Roselle
29 Martin & Blanche Esgar
29 Marc Anderson & Jen Underwood
31 Fred & Annette Johnston
31 Cory & McCreary Powers
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PayPal account not required; credit cards accepted. |
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FATHER BRYAN CONES,
Interim Rector, Trinity Church
(773) 786-6803 (mobile)
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PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Church Office:
(847) 432-6653
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Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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