Weekly News and Thank-Yews from the Pews
Thursday, September 9, 2021
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This Sunday Worship & Fellowship Info |
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You Tube Live-Stream broadcast
AND in-person attendance
this Sunday,
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 12th at 9:00am.
In order to attend this service online:
Select Join Our Online Worship
Relax and enjoy!
After the Sunday service, please join together through Zoom! for a virtual coffee hour - click here to gain access!
“Joy does not always happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”
~ Henri Nouwen
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Upcoming Services at Trinity:
Sunday, September 12th - The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 - Livestream AND In-person!
Wednesday, September 15th
10am - Healing Eucharist -- followed by Bible Study at 11am
Masks and social distancing are requested for everyone. Thank You!
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Communion in the Courtyard Continues at 11am! |
Communion will continue in the courtyard for those
who choose not to participate in-person at church services.
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Fr. Jim encourages us to do more prayer - praying for each other, our community, for people in dangerous and tragic circumstances here and around the world.
There are many opportunities for daily prayer in our own Book of Common Prayer (BCP) :
- Morning Prayer: Rites I and II, starting on p. 37.
- The Order of Service for Noonday, starting on p. 103.
- An Order of Worship for the Evening: Rites I and II, starting on p. 109.
- An Order for Compline, starting on p. 127.
- Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families, starting on p. 136.
- Prayers of the People, starting on p. 383.
- Prayers and Thanksgivings, starting on p. 810.
- You can find the Daily Office, starting on p. 936.
Forward Movement site can be found here.
Regardless of how you choose to pray -- formally or informally, from the Book of Common Prayer or other source, alone or in a group -- please find a slice of time in each day or evening to pray.
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Episcopal Relief & Development offers a
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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Dear Friends,
With the rise in the COVID Delta Variant, we are asking kindly, that everyone mask up when in shared spaces. Let's keep each other safe!
Thank you! Thank you!
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Conserving Water is EASY if We Start Doing Things Differently!
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Try washing the car with water from a bucket, or consider using a commercial car wash that recycles water.
Maybe this will become a new habit!
It's a good one!
It saves more water than you think!
JUST TRY IT!
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This is what we are up against!
EVERY Drop Helps!
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Spiritual Formation
Introductory Parable Log Zoom Presentation
Monday, September 13 at 7 pm
This is a free one-hour participative experience to introduce you to the process and content of The Parable Log Workbook and to introduce you to the six-week study and practice program Using the Parable Log Workbook which will be offered weekly Monday evenings, starting 9/27 at 7 pm on Zoom.
The Parable Log Workbook is structured like a ship’s daily log, requiring 15 minutes a day. In the log, daily situations are identified and used to engage with God’s Presence. In the program, simple helps are offered to tame inner criticism, expand awareness of new information, provide an opportunity to listen to — as well as speak to — God, and increase deliberate choices and action.
The introductory one-hour hour experience on September 13th is intended to help you make an informed decision about joining the class.
You may register for the class (Cost $15.00 for the Log Workbook) at the 9/13 introductory meeting.
All Saints, Redding.
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Wildfire Relief - Diocesan Update |
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Thanks to your generosity, we have received $12,535 through online giving and checks to purchase gift cards for fire victims!
If you would like to give to fire relief, please visit the GIVE link on our web site. Your contribution helps us both to offer immediate, direct aid to those in need, and to sustain a long-term commitment to heal and restore devastated communities.
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Classical pipe organ concert series begins Sunday, Sept. 12, at St. Paul’s |
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Second Sundays
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St. Paul's, Healdsburg
5pm Free
North County music lovers can look forward to the second Sunday of every month, when St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Healdsburg offers a free concert of music performed on the church’s newly installed Bigelow pipe organ.
The church is located at 209 Matheson St. in Healdsburg. Concerts begin at 5 p.m. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted.
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News From the National Church -- |
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Joint statement on climate change by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew |
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[Sept, 7, 2021] For the first time, the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion have jointly warned of the urgency of environmental sustainability, its impact on poverty, and the importance of global cooperation.
Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and Archbishop Justin Welby urge everyone to play their part in “choosing life” for the future of the planet.
In a joint statement, the Christian leaders have called on people to pray, in this Christian season of creation, for world leaders ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November. The statement reads: “We call on everyone, whatever their belief or worldview, to endeavour to listen to the cry of the earth and of people who are poor, examining their behaviour and pledging meaningful sacrifices for the sake of the earth which God has given us.”
The joint declaration issues a clear warning—"Today, we are paying the price…Tomorrow could be worse”—and concludes that, “This is a critical moment. Our children’s future and the future of our common home depend on it.”
The three Christian leaders spoke against injustice and inequality, saying, “We stand before a harsh justice: biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and climate change are the inevitable consequences of our actions, since we have greedily consumed more of the earth’s resources than the planet can endure. But we also face a profound injustice: the people bearing the most catastrophic consequences of these abuses are the poorest on the planet and have been the least responsible for causing them.”
The statement calls on people to do the following:
- Pray for world leaders ahead of COP26.
- For individuals: To make meaningful sacrifices for the sake of the planet, working together and taking responsibility for how we use our resources.
- For those with far-reaching responsibilities: To choose people-centered profits and lead the transition to just and sustainable economies.
A Spanish translation of the full statement can be found at this link.
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Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief |
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On Sunday, August 29, sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Ida made landfall in the same region. This Category 4 storm brought flooding and damaging winds that caused a loss of water to hundreds of thousands and a loss of electricity to over 1 million people. Episcopal Relief & Development is working closely with the Diocese of Louisiana and other regional partners in what will be a long-term response. Your generous gift will help alleviate suffering for the most vulnerable residents impacted by Hurricane Ida.
Please pray for the people and animals affected by this disaster. Episcopal Relief and Development Ministries invites you to pray with us for all those impacted by the storm.
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry highlights ways to help Afghan refugees through Episcopal Migration Ministries
As Episcopalians, as followers of Jesus, as people of faith, we mourn the recent loss of life in Afghanistan, the ongoing chaos and instability, and the risk that many Afghans face, in particular women and girls.
The situation in Afghanistan is changing quickly with many lives lost and
thousands more at risk. The current crisis leaves over 5 million displaced Afghans in the country, in bordering nations and many more around the world who have been evacuated, who are trying to find long-term safe solutions.
As Afghans arrive to the U.S. with the hope of safety, The Episcopal Church, through the work of Episcopal Migration Ministries, is assisting our new neighbors through the Afghan Parolee Support Program. Continue Reading
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry encourages Americans
to get vaccinated
“Do this one for the children”
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Your prayers are requested -
When you, members of your family or loved one find yourself in need of extra support and prayers from our faith community, please let us know. Please email Linda Dowd at lindahdowd@sbcglobal.net If you have a particular prayer request.
Prayer requests will be added to The Prayers of the People during our Sunday worship each week.
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Hello again dear family and friends, I've created a blog to provide updates on Linda. Here's the link:
Peace and Love, JJR
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As of September 7th...
Faithful readers (that’s you!) will remember that Linda’s transplant team has been “alert to the possibility of GVHD manifesting itself in the upper GI tract.” On Monday, August 30th, Linda underwent a sedated endoscopy at Stanford Hospital to investigate that very possibility. The accompanying photo of the patient, lying ensnared by a spaghetti of multicolored tubes, was snapped as she emerged from the procedure; against advice of spousal counsel, she wanted this photo included here for your viewing (dis)pleasure.
The endoscopy showed that Linda MAY have a mild case of graft versus host disease (GVHD), manifested as an inflammation of her...Read More
Keep checking for more details in the update on the caringbridge.org link above.
Cards are always welcome!
Please send to:
Linda Rawls
c/o Homewood Suites by Hilton, Suite 123
4329 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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As promised, here is Marianne's email:
Email = mareuhl@protonmail.com
Please know that while Marianne loves to hear from her Trinity family, she will be unable to respond to emails at this time.
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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:
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ONGOING
This Sunday, September 12th
9:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II
Masks = Hospitality, and to do your part to live out the Bible’s commandment to “Love your neighbor as yourself.
'Nuff said?
This service is also live-streamed
10:00am Virtual Coffee Hour
Click on Zoom! to join the fun!
11:00am Holy Communion Live
in Abbot Courtyard
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And as you go . . . keep this in mind:
Go forth into the world in peace;
be of good courage;
hold fast to that which is good;
render to no man evil for evil;
strengthen the faint-hearted;
support the weak;
help the afflicted;
honour all people;
love and serve the Lord, rejoicing
in the power of the Holy Spirit.
And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be upon you, and remain with you for ever.
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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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