Weekly News and Thank-Yews from the Pews
Thursday, February 4, 2021
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Lord, lead us from darkness to light,
from falsehood to truth,
from death to life.
Lead us from despair to hope,
from fear to trust.
Lead us from hate to love,
from war to peace.
Let peace fill our beings,
our world and our universe.
Amen.
Source: Jim Rawls
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LENT IS ALMOST UPON US -
It Begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17th!
Because of the COVID restrictions, it is unlikely that Trinity will be sponsoring in-person programs during Lent. However, booklets are being distributed (just ask in the office) that are yours to keep and are free of charge, that provide daily readings and reflections for you to read, every day of Lent. Authored by a diverse group of writers under the umbrella of Living Compass, whose model is to provide "...tools and trainings to assist individuals, families, and congregations as they seek to live the life God calls them to be is all areas of life -- heart, soul, strength, and mind. We use these as our four compass points to help guide and equip us in eight areas of wellness." More information is provided within the booklet which follows the Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Lent 2021.
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Living Compass Links & Connections: |
will provide you with ways to connect with others using this Lenten booklet --
Daily devotional emails, A Facebook retreat group, and additional information about Living Compass can be found.
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Our first-ever virtual Annual Meeting of the Trinity Sonoma congregation will be held on:
Sunday February 21, 2021,
at 10:30 am.
We're looking forward to reviewing a challenging, yet extraordinary, year and hearing from Father Jim and other congregational leaders about our achievements from 2020, and plans for the year ahead.
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As you may remember, we elect vestry members and deanery delegates at the Annual Meeting. In addition, this year we will also vote to adopt a change in our Bylaws.
Instructions on how to access our virtual meeting using Zoom, and our voting procedure, will be noted in our weekly eNews beginning on:
Thursday February 11th
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Online Worship -- seeking your feedback
In April of this year, we will celebrate one year of online worship. The advent of Covid brought many challenges for our parish, not only in our inability to gather on Sunday, but also in our inability to physically connect with one another through prayer and meeting. Through our persistence and faith, we learned the many facets and nuances of live stream video, although we still have much more to learn. In May of last year, we made a sizable investment in new video equipment to improve the quality of our online worship experience. During the year we experienced several unexpected technology glitches and malfunctions, however walked away with more knowledge of video and software technology.
In our quest to continue to improve and enhance our services, we would like your feedback. Since it is our goal to continue to live stream our services even after we are able to regather, we would like to know how we can improve and enhance our online Sunday services.
We ask that you please take the time to provide us your input. What can we do to either improve the quality of the service or the service itself? You can email your feedback to Ruben Cota Schultz at rdcjr@sbcglobal.net or you may contact him directly at 949.338.2283. Your honesty and feedback are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Trinity Communications Committee
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Lenten Lament
From Episcopal Relief and Development
As Lent approaches this year, we lament. We lament all those whose lives were lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hearts break for all of the people who are no longer with us. We also lament other losses that include jobs and livelihoods, the opportunity to travel to visit loved ones and the ability to worship together in our church buildings. So much was lost, with little or no time to lament that which was lost. Because of the magnitude of these collective losses, we decided to focus on lament as the theme for the 2021 Lenten Meditations.
You are invited to meditate on these reflections daily and to engage the “ Four Steps of Lament ,” by resting, reflecting, repenting and ultimately being restored to God and to one another. Read more here.
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2020 Year-End Giving Statements
The 2020 Year-end Giving Statements are now available upon request. To receive a copy of your Giving Statement via email or US mail, please send a request to Ruben Cota Schultz at rdcjr@sbcglobal.net. Please specify how you would like to receive your Giving Statement.
For Realm users, you may print a copy of your Giving Statement once you access your account, using the following steps:
1. Select Giving
2. Select Year-to-Date
3. Change Gift Date Range to Last Year
4. Select Fund
5. Select All
6. Select Filter
7. Select Printer Icon
Should you have any questions or require assistance, please contact Ruben via email or at 949.338.2283.
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Welcome Virtual Parishioners!
As we enter a new year, your Trinity Communications Committee would like to formally welcome our virtual parishioners to the Trinity Sonoma. Our virtual parishioners often attend our Sunday services on a regular basis and although we do not have the ability to formally meet in person, we welcome you to our Trinity Sonoma family.
- John and Mary Cornell - Orland, California
- Mostyn Graham - Saratoga, California
- Douglas Griffin - Golden, Colorado
- Jack and Anna Mae Janus - Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
- Carolyn and James Munger - Ponca City, Oklahoma
- Marianne Uhl - Saguedo, Italy
- Ann Kirtman - Seattle, Washington
- Lori and Buzz - Hohmann, Tampa, Florida
- Gloria Cota - San Juan Capistrano, California
- Kim Cota - San Juan Capistrano, California
Welcome to our New Parishioner
Carla Heine Mirsberger who lives in Sonoma, and grew up just a few houses away from the church! Father Jim was tickled to speak with her. She’s attending our online Sunday services. Welcome Carla!
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Trinity Mindfulness Group
Meets Thursdays at 10:30am
in Abbot Courtyard
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Is an open group, and welcomes all to participate! Please consider joining in with prayers, sharing, meditation, and constructive conversation.
The group meets in Abbot courtyard with coffee and goodies in an informal circle where every can listen and share!
Masks are required and seating is socially distanced.
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Communion Continues at Trinity! |
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We have had very successful communions outside in Abbot Courtyard these past few Sundays, and everyone has been wonderfully cooperative in following protocols and maintaining a safe environment.
Please come by!
(If it rains, we will be in the breezeway)
The protocols in place are simple and straightforward:
- Wear a mask
- Stay at least 6-feet apart.
- Have your temperature taken
- Disinfect your hands (sanitizer provided).
Please come in the spirit of community and with a respect for the health of everyone attending.
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An easy way to keep abreast of the news around the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California is to subscribe to its newsletter, the Diocesan e-News, which is delivered to your inbox on most Tuesday afternoons. Click HERE to be directed to their signup page. They take your privacy seriously and do not share their lists with anyone; to unsubscribe, simply click on the unsubscribe link that is at the end of each newsletter and you will be taken off the list immediately.
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Embracing Evangelism Course
A six-part digital course exploring our call to seek, name, and celebrate Jesus’ loving presence in the stories of all people – and then invite everyone to more.
Each session features teachings on Episcopal evangelism, group discussion, and exercises to help Episcopalians understand the ministry and call to evangelism. The full Embracing Evangelism series consists of six video sessions, each under 45 minutes.
If this is of interest to you - please contact the office 938-4846 or speak with Fr. Jim about your interest!
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Two new Sacred Ground Dialogue Circles are available
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Roseville, will hold a Sacred Ground Dialogue Circle via Zoom at the beginning of the Lenten season. The bi-weekly ten session program will begin February 18, 2021 and end July 1, 2021.
Parishioners from other churches and others are invited to join in to discuss race and faith issues from historical to present-day perspectives which are relevant to the societal and culture issues we experience today. The assigned videos, readings, and discussions are powerful and can be challenging, but they are also profound and transformative as we engage in respectful conversation with the vision of becoming Beloved Community. Given that each of us has our own personal history that we bring to this work, a diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints are not only expected but welcomed.
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Your prayers are requested -
During our Online Services, you, members of your family or loved one may find yourself in need of extra support and prayers from our faith community. If you have a particular prayer request, please email Linda Dowd at lindahdowd@sbcglobal.net.
Prayer requests will be added to The Prayers of the People during our Sunday worship each week.
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The Trust of Dogs
Volume up! You have to listen carefully for all the (very dry) funny dialogue
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Episcopal Relief & Development offers a
new digital prayer tool , bringing together prayers from many sources and the opportunity to share prayers with others.
This is a wonderful resource to access prayers -- Check it out!
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Sermons at Trinity:
Can be accessed on the Trinity website:
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Archived video sermons here.
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Archived audio sermons here
Sunday Snaps:
- Will return when WE return!
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ONGOING
Sunday
9:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Will be live-streamed Sunday, February 7, 2021
10:00am Virtual Coffee Hour
on Zoom!
11:00am Holy Communion Live
in Abbot Courtyard
(Please follow safety protocols!)
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Have You Subscribed to Trinity's
You Tube Channel?
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We are asking all parishioners to subscribe to Trinity's YouTube Channel. Our goal is to achieve 100 Subscribers which will provide us increased visibility and enhanced options on YouTube. Click here to find the "Subscribe" button. Thank you for subscribing!
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Here endeth the newsletter... See you next week! |
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