Reign of Christ Sunday
Also called Christ the King Sunday, it is the feast celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church on the last Sunday of the liturgical year. It celebrates Christ's messianic kingship and sovereign rule over all creation. The feast is unofficially celebrated in some Episcopal parishes, but it is not mentioned in the Episcopal calendar of the church year.
from "An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church”
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Hymn for Reign of Christ
Listen to this lovely hymn, “Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus” which we will sing this Sunday.
The composer is John Bakewell (1757)
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Please donate gift cards for the families served by the HIGHLAND LAKES FAMILY CRISIS CENTER
Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center (HLFCC) provides critical services and advocates for women, children, men, and families. They provide secure shelter for victims in danger, operate a 24-hour crisis hotline, as well as provide counseling and safety planning for survivors.
PLEASE DONATE A $25 GIFT CARD(S) FROM WALMART, HEB OR VISA, AND PLACE THEM IN THE DONATION BOX ON THE HIGHLAND LAKES FAMILY CRISIS CENTER POSTER IN THE NARTHEX. Thank you!
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Pledge Drive
If you have not yet had an opportunity to fill out a pledge card, it is never too late! Pledge packets remain available in the narthex and the church office. Thank you again, it is your faithful commitment of your time, talent, and treasure to Trinity that makes this such a special place.
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Musical Meditation
"The Door of the Past" by Ruthanne Mulvihill
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Needs of Food Pantries and Community Kitchens for the Holidays
Food pantries and community kitchens need holiday fixings for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. This includes but is not limited to stuffing mix, canned cranberries, cake mixes, and corn. The list below includes specific needs by food pantries and community kitchens stated at the Nov. 9th Hunger Alliance meeting or sent to me in a text.
First Baptist Church Food Pantry, Marble Falls: peaches, canned chicken
Joseph’s Food Pantry, Granite Shoals: volunteers to help serve their Thanksgiving meal on November 20th at Highland Lakes Elementary School. Signup to volunteer at: https://signup.com/go/DZMnRMM
The Cupboard, Cottonwood Shores: canned meats, tuna and canned chicken
Bertram Food Pantry: garden seeds
Mission Marble Falls Community Kitchens: large cans of vegetables
St Frederick’s Baptist Church Mission Outreach, Marble Falls: cakes and pies for their Thanksgiving meal on November 20th.
Other:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Marble Falls & Burnet: individually wrapped healthy snacks and items for sack lunches to serve children over the holiday school breaks
Opportunities for Williamson, Burnet Counties: has funds to assist with electricity bills. Contact Donna Wheeler at the Marble Falls Community Resource Center (820-693-0700). Documentation of need and income required.
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Food Pantry Sunday
This Sunday is Food Pantry Sunday at Trinity. Please look for our poster and basket in the Narthex where you can put your food items and/or checks to The Helping Center Food Pantry. The following is a list of food items that the Helping Center needs:
- Grape jelly in plastic containers
- Peanut butter
- Strawberry jelly
- Flour, sugar, cooking oil
- 100% whole grain cereal
- Milk
- Eggs
- Butter, cheese
- Canned or boxed ready-made meals
- To-go breakfast items
- Ketchup, mustard, mayo
- Personal hygiene items
- Ramen noodles
- Chips
- Toilet Paper
- Canned corn
- Canned meat
- Small juices
- Plastic bags
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Adult Bibs
Colorful adult bibs which were sewn by Judy Pullen, Debbie Nelson and their helpers were blessed at Trinity’s Morning Prayer service. They were then taken to St. Fred’s to be given as Christmas gifts to people in the nursing homes.
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Scottish Prayer
Almighty God…
Sun behind all suns,
soul within all souls…
Show to us in everything we touch and in everyone we meet
the continued assurance of thy presence round us,
lest ever we should think thee absent.
In all created things thou are there.
In every friend we have
the sunshine of thy presence is shown forth.
In every enemy that seems to cross our path,
thou art there within the cloud
to challenge us to love.
Show to us the glory in the grey.
Awake for us thy presence in the very storm
till all our joys are seen as thee
and all our trivial tasks emerge as priestly sacraments
in the universal temple of thy love.
By the Rev. George MacLeod (ca. 1895-1991)
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Birthdays
11/17/21....Suzy Platt
11/20/21....Teddy Stickney
11/24/21....Nan Kennedy/1/2114...
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Adult Christian Education
We welcome Dr. Ray Buchanan to Christian Ed this Sunday. He has a fascinating presentation about Chartres Cathedral which was a major pilgrimage site. It houses the shroud reputed to have been worn by Mary at the birth of Jesus. Dr. Buchanan was a history teacher for 35 years with a specialization in European history and Art history. He comes highly recommended by the Trinity parishioners who heard his presentation at the Texas Tech Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
Meeting ID: 897 4445 4041
Passcode: 694851
See Rev. Nan’s last week’s class on Trinity’s YouTube channel. She presented on “Sacred Earth—Sacred Soul” by John Philip Newell, a book that looked at Celtic wisdom as articulated by a series of prophets from Pelagius on who were silenced by the Roman western church. Newell looks afresh at their wisdom which he believes can help the earth heal.
11-28 Rev. Dave Sugeno will give an overview of the themes in Luke. Year C, which we will begin on the 1st Sunday of Advent uses the gospel of Luke in the Sunday liturgy. Dave does an excellent job of painting an overall picture of what messages about Jesus the writer of Luke is trying to convey. Hearing this overview will be an interesting and helpful backdrop to have as we enter the new church year and hear the gospel readings each week.
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Sermon from Leesa Lewis
Those of you who were present for worship on November 14th, either in-person or virtually, were treated to a wonderful sermon from our seminarian Leesa Lewis, who took on a challenging text from the first book of Samuel. This was Leesa’s first sermon, and she did a great job! Her sermon, along with all recent sermons, can be viewed here: LINK:
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Children’s Chapel
Parents or Grandparents, please plan to bring your children directly to the Children’s Chapel before the 10:30am service. They will be brought back to you at the Peace after getting to worship with age-appropriate prayers complete with hand motions and after hearing a Bible story. The Chapel leaders are looking forward to teaching your kids in person once again. Masks will be provided for any who are unvaccinated as we request that masks be worn to protect the children.
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Elves for the Elderly
Older Adult Rural Services are collecting socks, slippers, toothpaste, lap blankets, coloring books, and crayons or colored pencils to distribute to seniors in our area. Please put your items in the large labeled box in the Narthex by December 6. Thank you!
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CASA
Every year, our parish generously offers support to the abused and neglected children in our community served by CASA of the Highland Lakes. CASA is currently active in over 125 cases involving roughly 300 children. You can support a child in foster care by placing cash, a check (payable to CASA of the Highland Lakes), or a $25 gift card in the box in the narthex on or before Dec 5. Thank you for your help and generosity; your support is deeply appreciated.
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United Thank Offering
Bring your UTO blue boxes containing your coins of thanksgiving to church this Sunday. Drop them into the basket in the narthex (foyer.) Then be sure to pick up a new box to start or continue this tangible spiritual tradition of offering our thanks to God for the many blessings we have received by sharing our spare change with those in need.
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Communion in the Courtyard
For the past year, we have been worshiping in the courtyard on Tuesdays, using various forms of Morning Prayer. We are trying something new, and worshiping with Holy Communion on the first Tuesday of each month. This is a fairly short and informal service, and will use different kinds of worship and different Eucharistic Prayers. Our next Communion in the Courtyard will be on Tuesday, December 7th, at 9:00 am. We hope you will plan to join us!
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Planning a Graceful Exit
Perhaps you’ve seen the fully updated Planning a Graceful Exit books in the Narthex. They are a gift to our parishioners from the Trinity Foundation Board of Directors and are meant to help in estate planning.
But they are so much more than that – intended to help your family know where everything is and what you wish them to do with it, legal considerations, power of attorney forms and medical directives, bequests and gifts, and much more.
Every family would benefit from the information. We invite you to take one.
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Save the Date
Dec. 1 . . . . Advent Festival of Lessons &
. . . . . . . . . . Music
Dec. 4 . . . . .DoK Advent Quiet Day
Dec. 5 . . . . .Giving Fair
Dec. 15 . . . .Blue Christmas
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On-line Worship
Each Sunday, we livestream the 10:30am service of Holy Eucharist.
It will be available on Trinity’s Youtube page beginning at 10:20. Anytime after 10:20am click on the above YouTube link to go to Trinity’s YouTube channel. There you will see “ Live” or “Live Now” and click on it to join the service. If it is not there, refresh the page after a couple of minutes.
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Sunday Schedule
8:30am . . . . Holy Eucharist in Person
9:15am . . . . Adult Education
10:30am . . . Childrens Chapel
10:30am . . . Holy Eucharist in Person
For the most up-to-date worship guidelines, please visit our website: LINK.
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