|
A Note From Scott
Dear Trinity Friends,
As I prepare for sabbatical leave and as we prepare to welcome Bishop José on Sunday, I’m drawn to St. Paul’s words in his first letter to the Corinthians,
12 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;
5 and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
I am deeply aware of the Spirit’s work among us at Trinity and how God calls each of us to ministry and service. On Sunday, we will welcome over thirty persons to Trinity through the rites of Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation of baptismal vows. That number increased by about fifteen when you count those newcomers who can’t be present on Sunday. Trinity Church is engaged in the ministry of the Gospel in many ways, and these ministries are led by lay members with varied gifts. These several ministries will carry on and thrive during the sabbatical time because of the dedication and devotion of hundreds of lay ministers like you. Knowledge of such commitment and service gives me the freedom to rest, renew, and restore. I could not do it without your service and devotion. Thank you. Thank you for this partnership in ministry. Thank you for supporting Amy Peterson during my absence. Thank you for your gifts, and thank you to the Spirit of God, who empowers and enlivens us each and every day.
By Grace, Through the Spirit,
| | |
|
|
Worship
Each Sunday, we celebrate the Eucharist at 8:00 and 10:45. Breakfast is served from 9:00 to 9:30, Christian Formation for all ages takes place from 9:30 to 10:30, and our Nursery is open from 9:30 to Noon. We host a Coffee Hour after the 10:45 service in the Church Street Courtyard. The Church of the Advocate celebrates the Eucharist at 1:30, and we celebrate a candlelight Celtic Eucharist service in the church at 5:30.
| | |
|
|
Today, we will welcome our bishop, the Rt. Rev. José A. Mcloughlin, for his annual visitation. He will preach, preside, and confirm at our 8:00 and 10:45 services and lead Adult Formation at 9:30 in the Undercroft. By tradition, all the “open offering” in today’s offering plate will go toward the bishop’s discretionary fund. The bishop often has pressing emergency needs of clergy and others who call upon him for aid. Thank you for your generosity.
| |
|
Adult Formation
9:30-10:30 - April 21 - Undercroft
Conversations with our Bishop.
| |
Trinity’s Sunday Worship & Formation Schedule | | |
|
|
Additional Parking on Sunday Mornings
Additional parking spaces are available at the Ravenscroft Office Suites at 29 Ravenscroft Drive, across the street from Trinity. A sign signifies parking for Trinity Church. The lot is available to all. If you can, please leave parking closest to the church for those with difficulty walking.
| | |
|
|
Help Plant Geraniums
On Thursday, May 2 a group will gather at Lake Logan to fill 30 window boxes with red geraniums and trailing vines. If you would like this 3 hour job in one of God’s most beautiful places, please contact Grace Pless.
| | |
|
|
Lake Logan & Camp Henry Benefit - May 30
Benefit for Lake Logan/Camp Henry with heavy hors d'oeuvres and libations. Music will be provided by Fireside Collective. Join the Art Guild and Deacon Bob Zito and Dana Cole for a night to remember to benefit Lake Logan and Camp Henry. May 30, 2024, 6-8 pm. $100 per person, limited to 100 tickets.
| | |
|
|
Seek and You Will Find
Discovering a Practice of Prayer is our upcoming Sunday Adult Formation class in the Undercroft (May 5-June 2). Inspired by the Rev. Rhonda Mawhood Lee’s wonderful little handbook, we’ll discuss prayer and explore various ways of deepening our relationship with God.
| | |
|
|
Trinity Music Series
May 18 Asheville Vocal Ensemble (AVE) will share an A Cappella choral program "When the Earth Stands Still: Songs of Devotion and Remembrance".
May 24 Gray Pearson will play an All-Bach Recital at 7:00, including oboe, piano, and organ.
June 7 Joyce Guyer, soprano, and Richard Riccardi, piano, will present a recital entitled Stories of Love and Loss at 7:00.
| | |
|
|
2 Available Dates for Altar Flower Dedications:
The following dates are available if you would like to remember or honor a loved one. The flowers not only enhance our worship together but, thanks to our Flower Delivery Team, also bring joy to homebound parishioners. Open dates are: May 26 and Nov 17. Email jan@trinityasheville.org if you are interested.
| |
Christian Formation for All Ages | | |
|
|
The Rector's Bible Study:
The Rector’s Online Bible Study will resume on Thursday evenings in September.
| | |
|
|
Women’s Bible Study
The Women’s Bible Study meets on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:45 in the conference room. Open to all women.
Click here to register.
| | |
|
|
Education For Ministry
EfM is a class that explores the Bible, History, Theology, Prayer, and more. It meets on Mondays at 6:00. Contact Peggy Buchanan at the church office.
| | |
|
|
Becoming Beloved Community Book Group
Wednesdays 6:30-8:00
Becoming Beloved Community Book Group meets on Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:00 in the Clark Room and on Zoom. We discuss the intersection of social and environmental justice. May 15: The Night is Long, but Light Comes in the Morning—contact pageconnermccorkle@gmail.com.
| | |
|
|
Potluck and Process [Theology, That Is]
Space is limited to 10 for this summertime course
Details TBD by consensus
Call or text Lee McAuliffe Rambo to get information and share your day/hour preferences
828.337.8630
| | |
|
|
Godly Play
GODLY PLAY classes - 9:30a - 10:30a We offer three classes:
- Godly Play 1 for 3-year-olds fully potty trained through PreK
- Godly Play 2 - Kindergarten through 2nd grade
- Rite in the Middle - 3rd-5th grades
These classes are located downstairs in the children’s area. (Enter the church
through the doors at the covered porch by the playground and immediately head down the stairs.)
| | |
|
|
Children’s Hour from 10:30-11:30.
This is a separate worship service for ages 3 (potty trained) through 2nd grade. We head straight to the Undercroft after our Sunday School classes and then to the Redwood Chapel for our worship service. (For children that were not at Sunday School, simply meet us in the Undercroft at 10:30 a.m.) We join parents upstairs after The Peace.
| | |
|
|
Children’s Choirs
The Alleluia Choir, for ages 4-2nd grade, meets Wednesdays from 5:00-5:30. The Jubilate Choir, for grades 3-8 meets Wednesdays from 5:30-6:00. Rehearsals begin September 13. Contact Sharon Boone at sharon@trinityasheville.org or Beth Chestnut at beth@trinityasheville.org.
| | |
|
|
VBS 2024
Registration is open for VBS, June 24-27 "Creation Celebration." You may now go online and register your child(ren) or register to volunteer for our hands-on, fun-filled VBS! Our theme is the Creation story. Follow the QR Code to either register a child participant, or yourself as a volunteer.
| | |
|
|
Youth Formation Sundays, 9:30a
Middle School Class (grades 6-8) 9:30-10:30a The class meets in Trinity’s youth area and can be accessed from the stairs to the right of the Tuton Hall kitchen or from the outside door into the same stairway. The classroom is on the left, past the game room.
High School Class (grades 9-12) 9:30-10:30a The high school class meets in Trinity’s youth area. It’s located under Tuton Hall and can be accessed from the stairs to the right of the Tuton Hall kitchen or from the outside door into the same stairway. The classroom is the first room on the right of the youth kitchen.
| | |
|
|
April 28, and May 5 (Planning for Youth Sunday)
All high school youth come to the formation hour from 9:30-10:30a to plan Youth Sunday, which is Sunday, May 12. Youth will participate as ushers, musicians, and lectors. Frida Vassallo will give the homily. If you play an instrument, please bring it so we can rehearse the music.
| |
|
Youth Sunday
Our Youth will take on the roles of Reader and Intercessor on May 12 for Youth Sunday. They will also provide special music during the service. The homily will be given by Frida Vassallo at both the 8:00 and 10:45 services. Acolytes will be recognized as well as our youth who are to be graduated from High School and College.
| | |
|
|
EYC - Episcopal Youth Community (grades 6-12)
May 19
Lunch in Tuton Hall and then go to Tropical Mini Golf on May 19. The cost is $11.00, which includes a snow cone. Please RSVP by Thursday, May 16, at debbie@trinityasheville.org
| | |
|
|
Questions About Youth?
If you have any questions about youth ministry, please contact Debbie Cox at debbie@trinityasheville.org or 828-253-9361.
| |
Other News and Opportunities | | |
|
|
Chancel Choir Rehearsals
Wednesdays at 7:00
The Chancel Choir rehearses on Wednesdays at 7:00. We welcome new singers! Children’s choirs meet at 5:00; the Handbell Choir meets on Mondays at 4:30—contact Sharon Boone at the church office.
| | |
|
|
Trinity Stories That Matter
is our blog that highlights member interest pieces, such as weddings, births, achievements, celebrations, graduations, the death of an extended family member, and past and some upcoming special events. Read the latest edition, including new stories about youth parishioner Ainsley McClure & the McClure family, and also a recap on our Earth day, by clicking the link on the website homepage or Stories that Matter | Trinity Episcopal. Please email Ken Wilson at ken@trinityasheville.org to share your story.
| | |
|
|
2nd Chapter Book Group
This traditional ladies' book group meets the second Thursday of every other month at 10:00 to discuss current books of interest (fiction and nonfiction). For more information, contact Barbara Fotinos at bfotinos@gmail.com..
June 13 Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
| | |
|
|
Trinity Caregivers’ Group
The Trinity Caregivers’ Group meets by Zoom every second Friday. We welcome all who care for a loved one(s), local or at a distance, diagnosed with some form of dementia. Challenges and experiences are shared.
Dr. Corkie Morrill is a retired geropsychologist, and Peggy Buchanan is a retired Deacon and nurse, and they facilitate the group. Corkie Morrill 828-684-3972, corkiemorrill@charter.net.
| | |
|
|
“An epistemology of love, seeing the creation as the outflowing of divine creative love, must pay attention to that creation. It isn’t enough to know that it is God’s creation and so to infer that we already know all that’s important to know about it. Love demands patient curiosity. Love transcends the objective/subjective divide because as the image-bearing stewards of creation, as liturgists of creation’s praise, as prophets called to speak creation’s reality, we humans are called not to a cool, detached appraisal of the world, nor to a self-indulgent grasping of it, but to a delighted exploration and exposition, in which respect and enjoyment go together.”
–N.T. Wright
| |
|
The Appalachian Regional Ministry is a partnership with churches and other leaders in Graham County, one of the poorest in our region. We travel to Robbinsville monthly to cook, distribute food, and work with community leaders in other ways. We welcome your presence! Contact the church office to reach Tom Goodrich.
Help cook and serve breakfast from 8:00 to 9:30 on Sundays. Paul Hatfield does most of the work, but help scrambling eggs or flipping pancakes is greatly appreciated! Sign up on the bulletin board in Tuton Hall or contact Debbie Cox at debbie@trinityasheville.org.
Every Sunday after the 10:45 service, the Church of the Advocate can use your help to serve a meal to the homeless. No cooking skill is needed—contact the Rev. Mike Reardon at mreardon@reddooravl.org.
Trinity volunteers travel to Lake Logan every Thursday for service and fellowship to paint cabins, repair furniture, sew curtains, and landscape. Contact Carlyn Pheil (carlynpheil@gmail.com).
| | |
|
|
Donations
You can donate to Trinity by any means that is convenient for you. Our address is 60 Church Street, Asheville, NC, 28801. You can donate to Trinity however is convenient for you. Our address is 60 Church Street, Asheville, NC, 28801, text “trinityavl” to 73256, or use the “Donate” button on our website. Thank you. (trinityasheville.org). CLICK HERE TO GIVE.
| |
Trinity Clergy, Staff, and Vestry | |
|
The Following Immediate and Ongoing Prayer concerns remain for a period of six weeks
unless they are intentionally renewed by calling the church office.
IMMEDIATE CONCERNS: Neil Grant, Leo Duncan, Barbara Setzer, Kay Rupp, Jane Clark,
Don Baker
ONGOING CONCERNS: Gene and parents Ned and Jenai Broadbridge (friends of Beth Chestnut), Molly Gray (granddaughter of Sam & Paul Faeth)
HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS &THOSE IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES:
Evelyn Hemphill, Gus Boone, Karen Taylor, Clare & Hugh Stephens
FOR THOSE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY: Lt. Cmdr. Alexander M. Ford (son of John Mark and Charlene Ford), WO. Brendan Gilbert (grandson of Curt Gilbert); Davis N. Graham, Lieutenant J.G. (grandson of Jane Clark), Captain Brooks Jarnigan, Army Intelligence (nephew of Dale & Cindy Carroll); Col. Jon C. McDaniel, U.S.M.C. (son of Mr. & Mrs. R. Allison McDaniel), Adrienne Welker, US Navy Band (daughter of Leslie Welker), Gerald Welker, Jr, US Air Force Band (son of Leslie Welker), SN John Work, US Navy (son of Becky & Jack Work)
BIRTHDAYS: Becker Andry, Barnes Barton, Dave Frazier, Randy Hall, Cassia Imholz,
Janice Nash, Katie Stevens, Laura Thornton, Benji Wall, Rick Clark, Lori Groce, Avery Jones,
Paul Bertucci, Dillon Manly, Will Ray IV, Charles Evert, Art Garst, Jane Covington, Liz McLamb, Julie Anderson, Barbara Delpino, Aiden McCormick
ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK: John Morris & Alicia Sisk-Morris, Amy & Andy Godleski
| | | | |
