Trinity Tidings

This Coming Sunday: January 8, 2023

The First Sunday after The Epiphany -

The Baptism of our Lord

 Click link for the Sunday Scripture Readings

Living in the season after the Epiphany: Christ revealed to the World

Our church is now shifting into a new season of the church year, the season of Epiphany. Much as our work & family lives are oriented by the rhythms of weather (spring, summer, fall, winter), of school (fall semester, spring semester, summer break), or of a fiscal calendar year (which may begin, for example, on Jan. 1 or Sept. 1), the church lives according to the rhythms of Christ's life through seven seasons: Advent (the coming of Christ which begins our church year, usually right after Thanksgiving), Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, and the Season after Pentecost. The season of Epiphany, which begins January 6 and lasts until Ash Wednesday (February 22 this year), marks the revelation of Jesus to the world. 



The Feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6 begins this season as we celebrate Jesus' revelation as God's Son to the Wise Men, representing the world at large, the world beyond that of faithful Jews. For the next 6-8 weeks, our scripture lessons reveal how Christ is manifest as the Light of the World, especially through three additional, notable events from Christ's life: his Baptism, his Presentation in the Temple, and his  Transfiguration. One of our Epiphany hymns, Hymn #135: Songs of Thankfulness & Praise ends each verse with this refrain, "God in man made manifest."  God in man made manifest - worship in the Epiphany season seeks to shed light on what this divine truth reveals in our lives here & now. 

Sunday's Hymns

Sing with more confidence & joy by taking a quick listen to the hymn tunes we'll be singing this Sunday 

Instrumental and/or vocal recordings of many of our hymns can be found here: LINK

Entrance Hymnal 296 - We know that Christ is raised & dies no more

Sequence Lift Every Voice And Sing 141 - Shall we gather at the river (words & music will be printed)

Communion #1 Hymnal 121 - Christ when for us you were baptized

Communion #2 Hymnal 325 - Let us break bread together

Exit Hymnal 448 - O love, how deep, how broad, how high

Sunday Schedule

8:15am . . . . Holy Eucharist in Person

9:15am . . . . Adult Ed

9:45am . . . . Choir Warm-up

10:30am . . . Holy Eucharist in Person and

.....................live-stream

11:45am . . . Choir Practice

Weekday Worship 

9:00am . . . . Tuesdays in the Courtyard 

On-line Worship

Each Sunday, we livestream the late service of Holy Eucharist. It will be available on  Trinity’s  Youtube page 

beginning at 10:20am. 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. The Livestream Bulletin can be found here LINK.

Save the Date

Jan. 17 - Women's Bible/Book Study, 12 Noon - 1:30pm

Jan. 22 - 10 am, ONE WORSHIP SERVICE this Sunday prior to our Annual Meeting. 

Birthdays

Jan 3 . . . Sue Thornton

Annual Commission Reports Due January 12  

Please send in your Commission reports no later than January 12 to admin@trinitymarblefalls.org.

Be sure to keep reports brief and simply summarize the activities and accomplishments of your Commission this year.   Please contact Georgia if you need assistance. 

Sunday Adult Education  

9:15 - 10:15am in the Parish Hall Classroom

Our usual Sunday class is a journey through the Bible using The Path.  Occasionally, we branch off The Path as noted in the schedule below.  The Path is the story of the Bible, excerpted in a format that is clear & easy to read. To prime our pumps for discussion, please read the Chapter and its Questions for the Journey from The Path before the assigned Sunday. You are always welcome to attend class whether you have done the assigned reading or not.  

Class Schedule 

Adult Christian Education Weekly Zoom LINK 

January 8 - The Path, ch. 6, The Waters Were Divided. In these readings from Exodus & Deuteronomy, we encounter:  God's people as they are delivered out of slavery in Egypt through the Red Sea; God's people as they are shaped by their sojourn in the wilderness; Moses and the people receive the 10 Commandments; and Moses dies and leadership is transferred to Joshua. 

January 15 - The Path, ch. 7, The Wall Fell Down Flat. Readings from Joshua.  The Israelites are poised to enter the Promised Land; we encounter the role of one of Jesus' forebears, Rahab; the Promised Land is settled by the Israelites in dramatic, violent fashion ; and Joshua's final speech to God's People. 

January 22 - NO CLASS, Annual Parish Meeting follows 10 am worship. 

January 29 - The Path, Ch. 8, The Lord Raised Up Judges

Trinity Church Office: 830.693.2822 | Office Hours Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Rev. David S. Sugeno, Rector  The Rev. Claire Field, Associate Rector

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