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Serving This Week
8:00 am
Acolyte - Karla Snellings
Lector - Carol Walker
Eucharistic Minister - Karla Snellings
Eucharistic Minister - Joanne Beck
Vestry Member - Carol Walker
10:00 am
Crucifer - Matthew Brantley
Torch Bearer - Tyr Arendt, Samantha Bathgate
Gospel Book - Alexander Luong
Lector - Jessica Smith
Intercessor - Matt Haase
Eucharistic Minister - Ally Arendt, John Tyler
Vestry Member - Prudence Jarvis
Digital Ministry - Kirk Richardson
Ushers - Matthew Brewer and Jim Ripley
Parish Shepherd - Holly Feliciano
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Thank you to all who turned in a pledge card for 2023.
Pledge cards are available in the Narthex or by
clicking here.
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No Newsletter Next Week
Due to Thanksgiving, there will not be a newsletter released next week.
Happy Holidays!
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Micah Breakfast Volunteer Information
The Micah Breakfast Program is back - with a new post-Covid look!
Trinity will be hosting the program on Friday morning. The plan for the breakfast program is a continental breakfast is provided for the guests that spend the prior night in the cold weather shelter. Breakfast will only be served on Friday if the cold weather shelter is open the Thursday night before.
There are two facets to the program: On the 2nd and 5th Friday of the month Trinity is responsible for hosting the breakfast. On the 1st, 3rd and 4th Friday of the month Trinity is the host of the program.
How can you help?
The Micah breakfast time commitment would be Friday morning from approximately 6:30 am to 9:00 am.
If you are interested in volunteering please contact Michele Brantley at mbrantley@trinity-fredericksburg.org or call/text 540-220-1436.
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Micah Cold Weather Shelter
This November the Micah Cold Weather Shelter will return to the Kings Highway Building after an almost three year hiatus.
The shelter will operate similarly to the way it did pre-pandemic, with some adjustments.
Trinity has been asked to support this worthwhile need with volunteers. At this time Trinity is planning to offer teams of volunteers on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays of the month. The volunteer shift will last approximately 2 hours - from about 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
There is an information meeting planned within the next couple of weeks. After the meeting more information will be available.
If you are interested in volunteering either complete the following form https://forms.gle/pWHsyJhAtaba3YSBA or email Michele Brantley at mbrantley@trinity-fredericksburg.org.
Link to read about the Micah Cold Weather Shelter -
https://micahfredericksburg.org/about-us/ministries/cold-weather-shelter/
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2023 Budget Request Form
It's that time of year again! If you are interested in completing a program budget request form for 2023, please us the form attached or pick up a blank form in the office.
Form submission deadline is Monday, November 21st.
Click the link below to download your 2023 Budget Request Form:
2023 Budget Request Form
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Thank You
Thank you to all who brought photos of loved ones for our altar in the narthex. It was such a gift to see each beautiful face. Your photos are in the office waiting for you to take them home.
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Thanksgiving and Christmas Special Offerings
The Vestry has designated the special offerings for Thanksgiving and Christmas to be split between the school at El Hogar and Micah Ecumenical Ministries.
We have supported El Hogar for more than 25 years. Micah started in our Jamison Hall and continues to do great work getting homeless folks off the street.
Please send a check to Trinity Church (825 College Ave., 22401) with Christmas or Thanksgiving offering in the memo space, use the special offering envelopes, or go to the Trinity website, pick online giving, and select Christmas as the fund. Hopefully we can be generous from our abundance in continuing our support for these important programs.
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Elf Sunday is December 11th
As we begin the holiday season please consider signing up to provide gifts to a child.
This year, Trinity is responding to a special request. We are adopting 15 children who are in the care of grandparents. We will be using sign up genius again this year; look for the link in next week’s newsletter.
The deadline to sign up will be December 7th. Contact Donna Krauss at dkrauss33@verizon.net with any questions. Thank you for you support.
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Breakfast with Santa
The Daughters of the King and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew are hosting Breakfast with Santa at Trinity on Saturday, December 17th at 8:30 am. There will be pancakes, hot chocolate, fun, and fellowship!
Bring your cameras and make some memories with Santa!
Sign up on the narthex table or email your information to Paige Kerby (paige.kerby1@gmail.com). Please include the names and ages of children attending and the number of accompanying adults in your sign up information.
Sign up deadline is December 1st.
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Christmas Pockets
In Micah Christmas Tradition, we are seeking to gift our neighbors with a "Christmas pocket." Christmas Pockets are a new wallet, stuffed with a variety of gift cards and items intended to bring joy this holiday season.
Buy a Wallet of any type, color, and size and fill it with the following items:
- $10 Fast Food Gift Card
- $10 Walmart or Walgreens Gift Card
- A $20 gift card to Downtown Fredericksburg
- A $20 gift card to the movies
Total cost of the wallet is an estimated $85.
Please keep contents the same to preserve the equity in our distribution to all our neighbors. Please deliver your filled wallet to the Micah Hospitality Center, 1013 Princess Anne St., by Monday, Dec. 19th.
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Drop-In Grief Support Group
Why have a grief support group meeting?
The simplest reply is that grieving can be lonely, confusing, and exhausting. A support group can be a place where you can go and rest “Until You Find Strength” (title of a new book by Jason F. Wright).
While a grief support group cannot take away a grieving person’s pain, it can be a reminder you are not alone: a grief shared is a grief less heavy.
Trinity’s November meeting is set for Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, from 10:30 am – Noon, in the Lounge.
Please use the William Street parking lot. For more details, contact Randall Clingenpeel at (540) 207-0660.
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Vestry Members Wanted
The Vestry is the body governing body of an Episcopal Church, elected to represent the people of the Parish.
If you are looking for a way to serve Trinity, consider serving on the Vestry. We have four members whose terms are expiring.
If you feel called to assist in this important ministry, please contact any of the following Vestry members.
They will be glad to answer questions, or put your name forward for nomination. Please contact us on or before Sunday, December 11th.
Current Vestry members are:
Sven Rundman - Senior Warden
David Stokes - Junior Warden
Brenda Chase - Registrar
Val Folden - Treasurer
Other members: Randall Clingenpeel, Leticia Thomas, Harry Dickinson, Karen Harrison, Chris Brantley, Prudence Jarvis, John Murray, and Carol Walker
You can find their email addresses by visiting the Vestry section on our website or by clicking here.
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Trinity Chapter members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew celebrate the 35th anniversary of the chapter in 2021 with the Rev. Cynthia McKenna and a guest bagpiper. | |
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Trinity Chapter Of The Brotherhood Of St. Andrew
Recognizes Their 36th Anniversary
On November 30th, the Trinity Chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew recognizes their 36th anniversary. The Chapter began in 1986 with less than 10 members and has grown to over 30 members and is the second largest chapter in the Diocese of Virginia. The Trinity Chapter actively supports congregation ministries and events through donations and manpower.
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is an international men’s ministry and has been bringing men and youth to Christ since its founding on the cold, wintry day of November 30, 1883 at St. James Episcopal Church in downtown Chicago. Homeless men were sleeping on the city’s downtown streets – and it was these men the fledgling Brotherhood wanted to save. There are three disciplines Brothers Andrew follow: prayer, Bible study and service.
St. Andrew's Day, November 30th, is marked by celebrations by chapters throughout the world.
The Gospel of John states that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, whose testimony first led him, and another unnamed disciple of John the Baptist, to follow Jesus. Andrew at once recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and hastened to introduce him to his brother, Simon (whose name was changed to “Peter” by Jesus) with the invitation, “Come and see.” Andrew is considered the first disciple and is sometimes referred to as “first named.”
Andrew is known in church history to have preached along the Black Sea and the Dnieper River as far as Kiev. Hence, he became a patron saint of Ukraine, Romania and Russia. He is also the patron saint of several other countries, including Scotland. Andrew is said to have been martyred by crucifixion on an X-shaped cross, supposedly at his own request, as he deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross as Jesus had been. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew members wear an X-shaped cross called “The St. Andrew Cross” on a lapel pin.
(NOTE: Some of the information above was taken from Wikipedia.)
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Quiet Toys
We have totes with quiet toys like foam blocks, Etch-A-Sketch, Wikki Stix, and finger labyrinths.
We’ve also added some very soft squishmallows who might be lonely during the church service - and they’re hoping someone will hold them during church service!
Kids of all ages are welcome to explore and play with these quiet toys. Just return them to the back of the church after the service.
And if anything needs repairing or needs some attention, please let Mother Cynthia know.
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You're Invited! The Ordination and Consecration
of
Bishop-Elect Mark Stevenson
Saturday, December 3rd, 11:00 am
The Saint Paul's Baptist Church
Henrico, Virginia
All members of the diocesan family are encouraged to join in this joyful celebration. Full event details are available here.
There is no limit to how many people from a parish may attend, however, all attendees are required to register.
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Sunday School
The Youth Group will have their next meeting on Sunday, November 20th in Jamison Hall after the 10:00 service.
Lunch will be provided. We will be doing an activity for giving thanks for the blessings in our lives.
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News from Trinity's Library
Now that TrinityCat has been launched, it is on to our next library initiative. I mentioned a while back about our desire to bring a specially curated collection of books to various groups and ministries at Trinity and possibly to special Trinity events.
Here is how this might work: Beth Schroeder and I would load books onto a book truck or cart similar to what you might see in a public library. We will call this book truck Trinity’s Bookmobile. Large Type books will be prominently featured. We would run a pilot program after the first of the year focused on one Trinity group to start, say The Daughters of the King. A member of DOK would help us select books that might have a general appeal to the DOK. Then at a future meeting we will wheel the Bookmobile to the meeting and leave it there so the Daughters can look at the books and borrow as many as they wish. Same loan guidelines will apply. Keep the books as long as you like and return them to the Return Box in the library.
Beth and I will be responsible for returning the remaining books to the library. Launching the initiative as a pilot program will give us a chance to fine tune it before we expand the service.
More news about the Bookmobile will follow in January. Should we get a horn for the Bookmobile? Maybe not.
-Tom Rotella, Library Committee Chair
To view TrinityCat,
click here.
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Items for the Newsletter
Have something to say?
All items for the Trinity newsletter need to be submitted by Monday at 5:00 pm. Please send all newsletter items to news@trinity-fredericksburg.org. Send as workable documents and NOT PDFs. If you want your group's meeting date on the calendar, send it as a newsletter item to be included.
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At the bottom of the events page, you'll find a complete calendar of all our upcoming events so you can invite a friend and plan ahead!
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