Death of Mary Knobeloch, Clothes Sorting Party, Saturday, March 11; Annual Meeting with Brunch, Sunday, March 19; Lenten Soup Supper Presentation

Trinity Church News

March 8, 2023

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Death of Mary Knobeloch
Clothes Closet Sorting Party - Saturday, March 11
Death of Retired Presiding Bishop Griswold
Easter Flower Donations
Sing in the Choir at Easter Worship Service
Annual Meeting and Brunch - Sunday, March 26
Vestry Member Nominees
Stations of the Cross during Lent - 5:30 PM Weds.
Lenten Soup Suppers & Programs - 6:00 PM Weds.
The Fringe Coffee House Ministry- 3/15 Soup Supper
Still Looking for at Least 4 More Pledge Cards
Looking for 200th Anniversary Celebration Ideas
ECW Meeting and Brunch - Sunday, March 19
Next Bible Study March 14 / Summary of March 7
Toothbrushes Needed for Clothes Closet!
Full Worship Schedule - In-Person and Online
Sunday Scripture Readings
Altar Flower Sign Ups
This Week at Trinity
March Birthdays & Anniversaries
Prayer Requests
Online Giving Link

Reminder: ALL TRINITY MAIL MUST BE SENT TO

Trinity Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 851, Hamilton, OH 45012

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Death of Mary Knobeloch

It is with sadness that we announce the death of long-time Trinity member Mary Knobeloch. She died on Wednesday, March 8th, after a week's stay at Hospice of Hamilton. Her husband, Don, died at the end of November 2022. She leaves behind her daughter, Sandy Plenz, son, Jeff Knobeloch, and his wife, Tina, and three grandchildren. Please keep them in your prayers as they grieve the loss of their mother and grandmother.

Condolences can be sent to Sandy Plenz at 2133 Winchester Place, Fairfield, OH 45014.

Arrangements will be published when they have been finalized.

O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered: Accept our prayers on behalf of Mary, and grant her an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of your saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Almighty God, Father of mercies and giver of comfort: Deal

graciously, we pray, with all who mourn, especially Mary's family; that, casting all their care on you, they may know the consolation of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(Prayers from The Book of Common Prayer, 493 and 505.)

Clothes Sorting Party

Saturday, March 11

10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Sorting

followed by

Lunch and Fellowship

at 12:00

We have mounds and mounds of unhung and unsorted clothing,

so generously given to us

from parishioners and community partners.

We desperately need your help

to dig out from under this mountain of clothing

as we get ready for the change of seasons!

It really is a great deal of fellowship and fun,

and it is wonderful to see the restocked racks after our work!

And the food is always delicious!

And this time around we will be joined by some members of

St. Anne's Episcopal Church in West Chester, so we will have a chance to get acquainted with our closest Episcopal neighbors.

St. Anne's also frequently donates clothes and hygiene products.

In Memoriam:

The Most Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold

March 5, 2023

The Most. Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold III, 25th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, died on March 5 in Philadelphia at the age of 85. Episcopal News Service has published an obituary of Bishop Griswold, who was elected presiding bishop in 1997 and served until 2006. That year, the Diocese of Southern Ohio hosted his final General Convention in office in Columbus.

“News of Bishop Frank Griswold’s death leaves me enormously sad—but I am also deeply grateful for his life and witness,” Bishop Wayne Smith said. “He helped shape the liturgical life of our Church, a fact perhaps not obvious to everyone. In his years as Presiding Bishop he steadied our Church through a difficult season, leadership made possible by a rich spiritual life grounded in the disciplines of the catholic tradition. I remember him as unfailingly kind and thoughtful. God grant him rest and peace, in the sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life.”

Easter Flowers Donations

Beginning this coming Sunday you will find envelopes in the pews to contribute to purchasing flowers for the Easter Day Celebration of the Resurrection, or you can send donations via check to Trinity Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 851, Hamilton, OH 45012, made out to "Trinity Episcopal Church" with "Easter Flowers" in the memo line. Thank you!

Sing in the Choir on Easter Sunday!

We would like to have a choir anthem sung during the 9:30 AM in-person worship service on Easter Sunday, April 9th.

If you are interested in singing in the choir for this special musical offering, contact our Music Director, Jennifer Elliott, at jenniferelliott32@gmail.com

or 513-218-7817.

Trinity's Annual Meeting

March 26

10:30 AM

Plan to attend the Annual Meeting,

to be held after the 9:30 AM worship service on Sunday, March 26th.

Brunch will be provided by the Vestry.

At this meeting we will be voting on new Vestry members and annual convention delegates, and be presenting the 2023 Financial Budget

Vestry Member Nominees

The nominees for new Vestry members are as follows:

Three-Year Terms:

Jan Cornell

Jennifer Gattermeyer

Kim Jewett

Two-Year Term:

Pat Combs

Vestry member nominees will be voted on

at the annual meeting on March 26

Thank you to the Vestry members who are

rotating off after completing their terms:

Beth Blaylock

Bridgid Cornell

Heather Komnenovich

Stations of the Cross

Wednesdays during Lent

(March 8, 15, 22, 29)

5:30 PM

Before Lenten Soup Supper

This is a devotion related to

the Passion of Christ recalling a series of events at the end of Jesus' life,

from his condemnation to his burial, and imitates the practice of visiting the places of Jesus' Passion in the Holy Land by early Christian pilgrims.

Held in the sanctuary, we will stop at each of the black and white wood cuts hung on the walls and offering prayer on our way.

The Wednesday Evening Lenten Soup Suppers

are Returning!

Wednesdays During Lent 6:00 PM

(March 15, 22, & 29)

Join us in the Memorial Room

for a light supper of soup, salad, and bread

Come as you are or sign-up to bring soup, or salad.

This Year's Presentations will be on Mission

that Spreads the Love of Christ!

Presentation on March 15th

The Fringe Coffee House

Ministries

Patrick and Sarah Davis

Patrick and Sarah Davis, themselves ex-felons, began The Fringe Coffee House Ministry to empower inmates, ex-felons, and those on the fringes of society to live healthy, whole lives. Come and hear Patrick's and Sarah's stories and stories about their amazing ministry in Hamilton!

The Fringe's re-entry support includes:

A Customized Re-Entry Plan

Job Training and Employment

G.E.D. tutoring

Financial Literacy Classes

Parenting Classes

The Fringe Recovery Addiction and Recovery Meetings

Music and Art Therapy

Free Tattoo Removal (gang, racist or employment barrier tattoos)

Post Incarceration Counseling and Therapy

Mental Health Support

College and Career Prep

Spiritual Formation and Guidance

Mentorship/Kinship

We hope you will join us to meet Patrick and Sarah and learn more their lives and their important ministry of love.

Additional Missionary Presentations

March 22nd

Medical Missionary Work in the Dominican Republic

Michael and Anita Dohn's

March 29th

NEST - Nurturing Every Step Together

Ministry with Young Mother's and their Children in Hamilton

Diane Line and Lauren Marsh

Please Return

Your 2023 Pledge Cards

if You Have Not Already Done So

We are still looking for a few more pledge cards

We are still 4 cards short of 2022 pledges.

If returning your Pledge Card slipped your mind,

please return it this coming Sunday or place it in the mail to

Trinity Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 851, Hamilton, OH 45012.

If you misplaced your Pledge Card or didn't receive one,

you can print a new one by clicking the link below,

or you can pick one up from the table in the Memorial Room.

Click here to Read the Stewardship Letter

Click Here for a Printable Pledge Card

Thank you for your support of Christ's work in this place!

Looking for Ideas

to Celebrate

Trinity's

200th Anniversary

We are beginning our planning

for celebrating

Trinity's 200th Anniversary

and we need your ideas

We will begin celebrating in Eastertide,

with events planned throughout the year.

We hope to announce the schedule of events

at this year's Annual Parish Meeting at the end of March.

Let's get creative!

Call or email Mother Suzanne with your ideas

or if you would like to be part of the planning team.

slevesconte@gts.edu or 513-869-8694

ECW Meeting and Brunch

Sunday, March 19 at 10:30 AM

The March ECW Meeting

(Episcopal Church Women)

will be held after the 9:30 AM worship service

on Sunday, March 19th.

Brunch will be served!

Next Bible Study is Tuesday, March 14th, at 12:45 PM

We are studying

the Gospel according to Matthew.

Come join us!

Come now and then or come every week. No prep necessary.

On March 14th,

we will begin studying the

Matthew 5:1-20

The Beatitudes,

Salt and Light

The Law and the Prophets

We had a great discussion this past week talking about the overall themes of The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7. We talked about how The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus' instructions on how to live out our Christian faith empowered by the grace and help of the Holy Spirit. Jesus' love command is the overarching command that informs all the other commands. As we engage in living out our faith as Jesus commands us to do, we will experience more and more glimpses of the Kingdom of God.

Updated

Clothes Closet Needs

Tooth Paste

Tooth Brushes

Sheets / Pillow Cases

Blankets

Please Note

We do not accept

partially used shampoos, lotions, conditioners, soaps,

and toothpastes.

If we do receive them,

we do not have the time to sort the new from the used.

Please respect our volunteers and clients

by sorting out used bodily care products before making donations.

Altar Flowers Sign-Up

To provide flowers for a service,

please contact Sue Samoviski

at 513-478-8918 or suesamo63@gmail.com

In Lieu of Flowers,

you can instead make a Memorial Contribution

to Trinity's Almoner's Fund or General Fund.

A Note about Lent

During Lent there will be no flowers on the Altar.

It is customary during the penitential season of Lent

to keep things a bit simpler and starker.

So, no Alleluias, no bells, no flowers.

Worship In-Person at

Trinity Episcopal Church

115 North 6th Street

Hamilton, OH

Sunday, March 12th

Third Sunday in Lent

Eucharist Rite I - Music

in the Sanctuary

9:30 AM

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Worship Online

Click Below to Join

on Facebook

Click here for Facebook Live

Third Sunday in Lent

Sunday, March 12th

Morning Prayer – 9:30 a.m.

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Mondays Thru Saturdays

A Word and A Prayer – 9:30 a.m.

Every Evening

Compline – 8:30 p.m.

Some Saturdays

Sacred Space – Noon

Third Sunday in Lent

March 12, 2023

Scripture

Year A

RCL

Click on the Scripture to read along.

Collect: Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves

to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

This Week at Trinity

Wednesday, March 8

Parish Office Open -- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Clothes Closet -- 10:00 AM to Noon – Basement

Stations of the Cross -- 5:30 PM – Sanctuary

Lenten Soup Supper & Mission Presentation -- 6:00 PM – Memorial Room

NA Meeting Wednesday -- 7:00 PM – Fellowship Hall

Thursday, March 9

NA Women’s Group -- 7:00 PM – Fellowship Hall

Friday, March 10

Parish Office Open -- 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

AA Meeting Friday -- 8:30 PM – Fellowship Hall

Saturday, March 11

Clothes Closet Sorting Party & Lunch -- 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Sunday, March 12 - Third Sunday in Lent

Eucharist Rite I - Music -- 9:30 AM – Sanctuary

Monday, March 13

Parish Office Open -- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Clothes Closet -- 10:00 AM to Noon – Basement

Tuesday, March 14

Bible Study -- 12:45 PM – Memorial Room

Wednesday, March 15

Parish Office Open -- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Clothes Closet -- 10:00 AM to Noon – Basement

Stations of the Cross -- 5:30 PM – Sanctuary

Lenten Soup Supper & Mission Presentation -- 6:00 PM – Memorial Room

NA Meeting Wednesday -- 7:00 PM – Fellowship Hall

Thursday, March 16

NA Women’s Group -- 7:00 PM – Fellowship Hall

Friday, March 17

Parish Office Open -- 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

AA Meeting Friday -- 8:30 PM – Fellowship Hall

Sunday, March 19 - Fourth Sunday in Lent

Eucharist Rite I - No Music -- 9:30 AM – Sanctuary

ECW Meeting and Brunch -- 10:30 AM – Fellowship Hall

MARCH CELEBRATIONS

We encourage you to remember these people

on their special days!

If we don't have your birth or marriage dates,

please contact the office.

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

Stephanie Woods - 3/1

Teresa Durbin - 3/5

Vic Russo - 3/5

Steven Comer - 3/6

Arianna Jenkins - 3/9

Mike Samoviski - 3/10

Robert DeGroff - 3/13

Vicki Riddle - 10/13

Debbie Crowe - 3/15

Lee H. Parrish - 3/16

John Chesher - 3/20

Linda Griffin - 3/24

Claire Wittman - 3/27

Caitlyn Ann Jones - 3/29

Georgia Adams - 3/30

Lori Wesley - 3/31

MARCH MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARIES

Jennifer & Rick Elliott - 3/1

Jan & Bridgid Cornell - 3/17

Michael & Anita Dohn - 3/19

Prayer List

If there is someone you would like

to include on or remove from the list,

please email the Parish Office at

trinitychurchhamilton@gmail.com

Prayer requests for:

Nancy Compton, friend of Kathy Smith
For Jeff, Brother of Kim Jewett
For the repose of the soul of Mary Knobeloch, and for her family in their grief
Ryan Moore, Terri Comer's son
Ken Huelsman
Herm Lorance
Susan Tarbuck
Tina Chandler
Marge and Dave Belew
Nella Hurst, friend of Mike and Sue Samoviski
Carol and family, Stephanie Nowak's best friend and her family
Those with COVID-19
Those who continue to die from COVID and their families
Casey Graff
Chris Chesire
Diane Line
Goldie, mother of Pat Combs
Steven Palmer
Barbara and Michael Clifton
Rita Stanton
Pam and Terry Hurst
Carl and Mary Bishop
Beth and Chuck Blaylock
Kevin and Conner Wolff. Kevin is Dean King's godson; Conner is Kevin's father
Joan King
Tom King
Tom Snow, brother of Linda Griffin
Tony Plunkett
Tim Tidwell
Haley, Anne Elberfeld’s daughter
Our Nation
Ed Wendell, friend of Diane Line
Gregg, friend of Diane Line
Wesley and Mary Kay
Bob, father-in-law of Diane Line and father of Chris Cheshire
Bruce, nephew of Pam Bates
Doug Ottke, friend of Ginny and Tom Woods
Nancy Blaylock, mother of Chuck and mother-in-law of Beth
Carol Paschal and her family
Lee and Debbie Schutte, friends of Ginny and Tom Woods
Bill, Amy, William and Jordan
Mary Knobeloch
Daniel Spring, great nephew of Joan and Dean King
The sister of Heather Komnenovich
Anne Cole
Janice Stratton, aunt of Michelle Anderson
John and Linda Diesh Chesher
Russ Thompson
Tom Wilson
Georgia Adams
Richard Issacs
Heather Komnenovich
Jim and Joann Miller, friends of Joan and Dean King
Stephanie Woods
Linda and James Noble
For Ukraine
For Peace
Sue and Ken Lawrence
Jackie Huelsman
Mac
For Jan and Bridgid Cornell
Carol Jones
Mary and Hannah Caskey
Leslie and Warren Grossklaus
Bill Thaman
Dennis Jerdey - cousin of Ginny Woods
Henry Cole
Sarah Ruston
Christy Brown
Bob Ross

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We use the post office box because it is a reliable and safe way to receive our mail since the parish office is not open every day. The forwarding time has ended so please use the P.O. box address.

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Trinity Episcopal Church

P.O. Box 851

Hamilton, OH 45012