What's Happening
soup to go
Sunday, October 5th
9a.m. to 12 noon
Parish Hall.
Ginger will be selling her delicious soups, breads and cookies to raise money to feed the children in Copprome Orphanage. Contact Ginger (ginger43@cox.net) if you want to purchase soups on a different date.
blessing of the animals
Sunday October 5
2 pm
Trinity front lawn
All friendly critters with their care person(s), are welcome to come and receive a blessing and some treats and pets. This special service is led by Bishop Gordon. Come even if you don’t have a pet at this time and invite your friends!
Singing in Harmony with God: Pain, Hope, Love: A Bible Study of the Psalms.
Tuesdays September 23 - November 15 1:00-2:30 in the Seabury Room
Facilitators: Sarah Butters and Rebecca Scruton
Book Study: Exploring Paul's Jewish Identity
Wednesdays Sept. 24 - Nov. 12
6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Seabury Room Simple soup supper provided
Using principally Paul's letter to the Galatians, we will explore Paul's Judaism and how that may influence our thinking and behavior as Christians.
Facilitator: Don Ghostlaw,
Lectionary Bible Study
September 20, through November 15 (every other Saturday)
9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Seabury Room
Facilitator: Peter Dewberry
season of creation 2025
PEACE WITH CREATION
Isaiah 32:14-18
During the Season of Creation, we join with Christians around the world to celebrate in prayer and action our Gospel calling to protect the Earth that God entrusted to our care. Collecting prayers, readings, hymns, and liturgies created all over the global Anglican Communion and beyond, this anthology not only provides special liturgies for the season but also suggests ways to expand our familiar Sunday liturgies and prayers so that they more accurately reflect the whole Gospel for the whole world...From the Season of Creation for Episcopal Parishes
- Sept. 1 - The Sun
- Sept. 7 - Moon & Stars of the Skies
- Sept.14 - Fire & Heat
- Sept. 21 - Mountains & Hills
- Sept 28 - Springs of Water, Seas & Streams
- Oct. 5 - St. Francis - Blessing of the Animals @2:00pm
school of peace update
THE GOAL HAS BEEN MET!
Rebecca Scruton’s sister Joan is a member of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Warrenville Illinois (working through Action International Ministries) to open a school on the northern border of Egypt for refugee children of Gaza. The authorities had given them the use of a building if they are able to furnish it by October 15th.
They need $9500 by the end of September.
As of Sept. 25, the AIM website reported donations of $9655 - exceeding the goal!
Visit the website for additional updates and information:
School of Peace - Action International Ministries.
We humbly thank our Trinity family for their continued support and generosity,
Joan Joseph (golfst4@aol.com ) and Ann Marie Stavola (mami98@snet.net)
Forums will take place after coffee hour unless otherwise noted and will last 1 hour
OCT. 12 - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Land acknowledgment and more with Prof. Garth Myers of Trinity College
OCT. 26 - BONHOEFFER
The Lutheran pastor whose faith empowered his resistance to fascism and commitment to Christian community with Pastor Hugh Haffenreffer
NOV. 16 - SWORDS TO PLOUGHSHARES
The regional program reducing gun violence including a real forge that turns weapons into garden tools.
With Bishop Jim Curry
DEC. 7 - ADVENT QUIET DAY
Saturday 9:30-12:30
Quiet reflections with the icons in Trinity Parish's side chapel led by the Rt. Rev. Gordon P. Scruton
DEC. 14- THE CHOSEN: The Birth of Jesus
A video viewing and a potluck lunch
Porchfest 2025 update
trinity building accessibility project
trinity building accessibility project
Thank you to Melissa, Aversa & Cheryl for organizing this opportunity to showcase Trinity in this community event on a beautiful Saturday in August.
And a shoutout to all of our wonderful Trinity volunteers who helped to make it happen - it couldn't happen without you!
trinity building accessibility project
trinity building accessibility project
trinity building accessibility project
Our Parish Meeting on May 4 was a time of open, honest discussion regarding the lack of accessibility to our facilities, including the bathrooms. The vestry shared their plan to tackle this complicated problem, which was outlined in a letter sent to the congregation. At the meeting attendees were invited to write their thoughts and, if they chose, to volunteer to help with the ongoing discernment of this huge project.
Click here to access highlights of the Trinity Parish Accessibility Presentation
Click here to access and fill out the Trinity Parish Accessibility Discernment Questions
If you were unable to attend but would like to share your ideas, questions, or concerns, or if you have relevant expertise or who know people who do, please complete the form at the rear of the church and give it to a Warden or email Don at dkghostlaw@gmail.com.
O good and gracious God, from the beginning you have guided Your People like a Good Shepherd; we ask you to guide our congregation as we explore if and how, as part of your call to mission, You might want us to make our Parish more physically accessible to welcome and serve people in our congregation and in our community. Help us to resist the temptations to either be paralyzed by fear or to race ahead without Your clear guidance. Give us the clarity we need and the courage to follow the guidance you give us through the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.
This prayer was written by Bishop Gordon to help us as we consider this most ambitious 2025 Goal.
Please pray for Trinity