Newsletter 22 Dec 2024

Trinity Episcopal Church

139 Ocean Ave.

Cranston, RI 02905

(401) 941-4324

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Located in Historic Pawtuxet Village of Cranston, Rhode Island

office@trinitycranston.org

Pray for Peace Daily,

Together We Are Trinity

Contact info for the Reverend Susan Wrathall

You may email Mother Susan at rector@trinitycranston.org. For pastoral emergencies, the contact number is 401-384-0455. To make an appointment, you may either email or call the parish office at 401-941-4324.

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Weekly Events

SundayServices

8:00am and 10:00am

10:00am Live and online

Facebook livestream

Child Care provided for the 10am Service

Sunday School 9:45am in the Education Room

Choir Rehearsal between services and at 11:30am

Coffee Hour in the Bay Room, following both services

Living Stones 3rd Sunday of the month at 9:05 in the Education room. Vance Morgan will send the topic.

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Monday Christian Meditation in the church at 6:00pm

Contact Bill Baddeley (wrbaddeley@gmail.com)

Monday AA Meeting, parish hall, 7:00 pm

Tuesday Morning Men's

Group 9:30am

Tuesday Knitting Group 10:00am-12:00pm

Thursday A Look at Sunday's Gospel w/ Mother Susan 9-10am

Pathways to Healing 1st Sat of month @ 10am

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Celebrate the Advent Season

Advent Candles

The fourth candle represents Love and is called the "Angel’s Candle." The angels announced that Jesus came to bring people close to God and to each other again. This color is also purple to represent the culmination of love through the Messiah.

Read Matthew 4:18-22. How do these verses from Matthew inspire you to read Scripture with new eyes? How is God calling you to hear and sing along with Mary’s Song? Read Luke 1:39-55.

Sunday, December 22, 2024

11 am

Jobs for all ages!

All are welcome to help!

Tuesday, December 24^th – Christmas Eve

4:00 pm Holy Eucharist with children’s sermon

7:00 pm Festal Holy Eucharist with choir

Wednesday, December 25^th – The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

9:00 am Said Holy Eucharist

Sunday, December 29^{TH –} The First Sunday after Christmas Day

8:00 am Holy Eucharist

10:00 am - Lessons and Carols with Holy Eucharist

Sunday, January 5^th – Christmas II

8:00 am Holy Eucharist with blessing of chalk

10:00 am Epiphany Pageant with Holy Eucharist & blessing of chalk

11:00 am Parish Potluck Epiphany Celebration

Sunday January 12 – Baptism of Our Lord

8 am Holy Eucharist with renewal of Baptismal Vows

10 am Holy Eucharist with Baptism

Intergenerational Epiphany Pageant and Blessing of the Chalk

Sunday, January 5

10 am

Followed by our Parish Christmas Party to celebrate the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Please sign up and bring a dish to share.

If you, or your youth, would like to participate, please see Mr. Carl in the Education Room BEFORE the 10 am service. All are welcome!

EPIPHANY PAGEANT PARISH BRUNCH

JANUARY 5, 2025

11:15 after 10:00 SERVICE

Please sign up for food donations:

SUGGESTIONS: Quiche. Fruit. Muffins or Loaves.

Doughnuts. Casseroles. Salades. Finger Sandwiches

DESSERTS NOT NEEDED. WE WILL HAVE AN EPIPHANY CAKE!

Pray for peace

Those whom we are remembering in prayer:

Kevin, George, Ginny, Carol, Swede, Becca, Daniel, Billy, Bruce, Eric, Gabi, Corey, Henry, Manny, Tim, Sandy, Richard A., Harrington, Joan.

Grocery Cards Available Every Sunday

St Christopher cookies made by Angela Butler

Social Outreach

Christmas Food Cards:

Thank you to everyone who donated for the Christmas Food cards! We are distributed almost $1,000 this week to local elementary schools and the House of Hope. Terrific job, Everyone!!

Food Closet:

Thank you all for continuing the flow of food donations for the Ecumenical Food Closet. We are really making a difference in helping our neighbors!

Volunteer Opportunity:

The Food Closet is still looking for volunteers during the week to organize the food and assist their “customers”. Just a few hours every week or two on Tuesday morning, Wednesday evening or Friday morning would be very helpful and also very rewarding. Please speak with Sue if you have an interest.

Thank you,

Sue Hinckley, Social Outreach Committee Chair

Contact Sue Hinckley if you have any questions: suehboats@verizon.net

302-6553

Sunday ⬅️Bulletin link Service at 10am is live streamed on the Trinity Church facebook page: @trinitypawtuxet

Last Sunday's Sermon

By Mother Susan

What do you consider “good news?” For me, receiving a call last week that my son, Brian, is coming home today instead of late in the week, is good news. Or maybe, it is a less than scary diagnosis that you were expecting. Or a job offer or raise. Any number of things can be called “good news.”

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