Trinity Episcopal Church PROGRESSIVE INCLUSIVE CREATIVE DOWNTOWN
Holy Eucharist: Rite II fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper XIX
September 15, 2019
Breakfast 9:00am Eucharist 10:00am
Welcome to Trinity Episcopal Church Good morning and “welcome home” to Trinity! Whether you are new to our community or have found yourself coming back again and again, we want you to know you are both welcome and wanted here among us. For some, church is as comfortable and familiar as a good pair of jeans, or like coming back to your childhood home (if it is one filled with good memories). For others, church might be like visiting a foreign country where you experience unfamiliar language or customs. And then, sadly, for some, church has become equated with feelings of hurt, shame or rejection. We get all of that and believe church can be different. We are a diverse community of seekers, believers, and doubters held together by the hope that together we are better, kinder, and more courageous when we stand side by side and face into the challenges of our lives and in the world together. We challenge the practices of our tradition that have at times kept others out and instead embrace Jesus’ mandate to welcome all, no exceptions, as a core value. And, we get that if people are brave enough to walk through the doors of a big gothic-looking church in downtown Toledo we better be serious about being explicitly progressive, inclusive and creative in all we say and do. We love our Episcopal tradition, AND we love people from all walks of life even more! It is our hope and prayer that together we will navigate our way through each gathering, worship service, opportunity to serve, class, meal and social time together with humility, grace and laughter all infused with radical hospitality. So thank you for being here today; for trusting the yearning that brought you through those ancient doors. May we all find our way into the heart of God’s love as we make room for each other at the Table of love set for us week after week. Welcome Home! May you never forget you are loved, Lisa Tucker-Gray
Some notes about Sundays at Trinity Claiming our Episcopal identity as a progressive, creative, inclusive, downtown community of faith has led us towards reimagining how our Sunday mornings might reflect our core values more emphatically. To do so we start with a Free Community Breakfast at 9:00 upstairs breaking bread and barriers together. We encourage everyone in our neighborhood and in our faith community to join us to eat and serve each other upstairs before we move down to the sanctuary to continue worship together at 10:00. Additionally, we have framed and grounded our liturgy in our Episcopal heritage offered to us through our Book of Common Prayer using the Rite II form for the Holy Eucharist. We have made the decision, as many churches have, to create what is called an “all-inclusive bulletin.” This is a gesture of welcome and hospitality encouraging all to participate fully as we sing and pray together. For those familiar with our tradition, you will recognize the structure of the service while perhaps noticing new resources and translations of texts as we move ever closer towards the goal of greater inclusion and relevancy as we practice and deepen our faith as followers of Christ. Finally, we take seriously Jesus’ invitation to come as you are- we are and will be, with God’s help, evermore diverse in our backgrounds and experiences in a worshipping community. Please know all are welcome and wanted- and we gather together bringing all of who we are each week, so that we may then go out into the world ready to share God’s love in all we say and do. 2
ď ˜ liturgy of the word ď ˜ 9:00-9:45 Community Breakfast 10:00 Gathering Music
(Upstairs, all are welcome!) Widor Toccata
Charles-Marie Widor
We Are Called
David Haas
(Please stand as you are able.)
Welcome Song of Praise
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Collect of the day Celebrant: People: Celebrant:
( From Prayers for an Inclusive Church)
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. God of the dirtied hands, the wandering feet; you seek out the lost before ever they turn to you: take us with you into the abandoned places to find a new community outside our fortress walls; through Jesus Christ, the Searching One. Amen.
(Please be seated for the Lessons.)
The First Lesson Reader:
Exodus 32:7-14
A reading from Exodus.
The Lord said to Moses, "Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'" The Lord said to Moses, "I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a great nation." But Moses implored the Lord his God, and said, "O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, `It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, `I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'" And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people. Reader: People:
Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People. Thanks be to God.
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The psalm
Psalm 14
(From Psalms for Praying)
This season we will chant the psalm (refrain and verses) together. The refrain will be repeated as noted throughout and the tone for the verses is listed below. (REFRAIN)
(TONE)
REFRAIN
The hearts of fools say, “There is no power in Love.” They live in il-lusion; they torture themselves and others; They walk alone in utter darkness calling it light. Love looks into the heart of every person, to see if any act with wisdom, if any seek to walk with Love. Many there are who have gone astray, who are ruled by greed and power. Is there one who is wise and kind? REFRAIN Have they no knowledge, all the ignorant, who devour people and nations, as if they were bread, and never call upon Love? One day terror will reign in their hearts; for Love’s friend is Truth and in truth will those who seek Love’s way be set free. REFRAIN O that the hearts of all Love’s children might call upon their angels! O that all people, all nations might know that harmony and beauty reside in di-versity, that we are all One in Love’s Consciousness! O that we may rejoice in Life in the abundance of Love’s gifts created and given to all! REFRAIN
The second Lesson Reader:
1 Timothy 1:12-17
A reading from First Timothy.
I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-- of whom I am the foremost. 5
(Lesson continues…
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But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. Reader: People:
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gradual
Step By Step
(Please stand as you are able.)
Augsburg Disk, Worship and Praise
The Gospel Officiant: People:
Luke 15:1-10 The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, Lord Christ.
All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." So he told them this parable: "Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, `Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.' Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
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"Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, `Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.' Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Officiant: People:
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Sermon
The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray
Affirmation of Faith
from Shore to Shore
(Please stand as you are able.)
We believe in God, the creator of all life and beauty, who blesses our journey. We believe in Jesus Christ, who lived as a friend and savior to all he met as he traveled, and who ate and laughed, wept and celebrated with them in love. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who rides on the gentle breeze, who strengthens our bindings, and who offers hope eternal. We believe in the church, which stands open to all travelers, and bears witness to the everlasting love of God. Amen.
The Prayers of the People Intercessor: People: Intercessor:
People: Intercessor: People: Intercessor: People:
Women’s Uncommon Prayer
Open our lips, O Spirit, that we may proclaim your benevolent truth and call for justice in our communities, in our congregations, and in the world. Spirit, open our lips. Open our minds, O Creator, that we might dream a Church reconciled, a Church that knows your love so abundantly it bursts with a passion for ministry, a desire to give completely, and seeks only to give back. Creator, open our minds. Open our hearts, O Giver of Gifts, to be transformed by compassion, so we will serve others with humility, integrity and urgency as your servants. Giver of Gifts, open our hearts. Open our eyes, O Sanctifier of Life, to the hurts and needs of others. Teach us to see where our abilities and resources can be used for good. Sanctifier of Life, open our eyes. 7
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Intercessor:
People: Intercessor:
People: Celebrant:
Open our hands, O Spirit, to be your instruments of witness. Help us work without caution, serve without recognition, and proclaim justice, love and kindness, in your name. Spirit, open our hands. Open our memories, O Redeemer of All, as we tenderly remember those who have asked for our prayers, including those on our Prayer List‌and those we now name aloud and in our hearts‌ Redeemer of All, open our memories. God, your love is free, your compassion unconditional, and your mercy infinite. You shower upon us gifts abundant. Grant that we may know and trust these gifts discovering the joy they bring. In the name of the Risen Christ we pray. Amen.
The Confession of Sin & Absolution Celebrant:
Enriching Our Worship
Let us confess our sins to God.
(Silence may be kept.) Celebrant and People: God of all mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you, opposing your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in ourselves, and in the world you have created. We repent of the evil that enslaves us, the evil we have done and the evil done on our behalf. Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ, that we may abide in your love and serve only your will. Amen. Celebrant:
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through the grace of Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
The Peace Celebrant: People:
The peace of the Risen Christ be always with you. And also with you.
Announcements
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ď ˜ Liturgy of the Table
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Offertory sentence Offertory
All People That on Earth Do Dwell (Jobst Choral Scholars)
The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant: People: Celebrant: People: Celebrant: People:
Thomas Tallis
Iona Abbey Worship
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
The Celebrant proceeds: We praise you, O God, whom eternity cannot contain, for coming to earth and entering time in Jesus. We praise you for his life which informs our living, for his compassion which changes our hearts, for his clear speaking which contradicts our harmless generalities, for his disturbing presence, his innocent suffering, his fearless dying, his rising to life breathing forgiveness and restoring us forever to you. For these gifts we praise and worship you. All that is spectacular, all that is plain have their origin in you. All that is lovely, all who are loving, point to you as their fulfillment. Therefore we gladly join our voices to the song of the Church on earth and in heaven: 9
Sanctus
Holy, Holy, Holy
Grayson Warren Brown
Then the Celebrant continues: Jesus was always the guest. In the homes of Peter and Jairus, Martha and Mary, Joanna and Susanna, he was always the guest. At the meal tables of the wealthy where he pled the case of the poor, he was always the guest. Upsetting polite company, befriending isolated people, welcoming the stranger, he was always the guest. But here, at this table, he is the host. Those who wish to serve him must first be served by him. Those who want to follow him must first be fed by him. For this is the table where God intends us to be nourished. This is the time when Christ can make us new. So come, you who hunger and thirst for a deeper faith, for a better life, for a fairer world. Jesus Christ, who has sat at our tables, now invites us to be guests at his. On the night on which he was betrayed, and as they were sitting at a meal, Jesus gave thanks, took a piece of bread and broke it. He gave it to the disciples saying, “This I my body. It is broken for you. Do this to remember me.” Later, after they had eaten, he took a cup of wine, gave thanks and said, “This cup is the new relationship with God made possible because of my death. Drink this all of you, to remember me.” 10
So now we do as Jesus did. We offer this bread and this wine, the produce of the earth and the fruit of human labor to you, O God. Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of faith: Celebrant and People:
We ask, merciful God, that you send, in kindness, your Holy Spirit to settle on this bread and wine and fill them with the fullness of Jesus. Let that same Spirit rest on us, converting us from the patterns of this passing world, until we conform to the shape of him whose food we now share.
The Lord’s Prayer Celebrant:
(The New Zealand Prayer Book, from the Anglican Church in Aotearoa)
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say:
Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: The hallowing of your name echo through the universe! The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world! Your heavenly will be done by all created beings! Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us. In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us. In times of temptation and testing, strengthen us. From trials too great to endure, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil, free us. For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.
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The Fraction: Breaking of the Bread Celebrant: People: Celebrant:
Enriching Our Worship
We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread The Gifts of God for the people of God; holy food for holy people.
Invitation to Communion (Please be seated until you are invited to come forward to receive communion.) We welcome ALL to come forward to receive Communion as a sign of God’s love in and for our lives. To receive the bread (or gluten-free wafer), please put your hands together, palms up. To receive the non-alcoholic wine, you may either drink directly from the cup or dip the bread in the cup before eating. If you are unable to come forward and wish to have Communion brought to you, please inform a greeter.
Communion Hymn
As the Heart Pants (Jobst Choral Scholars)
Felix Mendelssohn
Communion Hymn
Let Us Break Bread Together on Our Knees
1982 Hymnal #325
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The Post Communion Prayer
(Please stand as you are able.)
Gracious God, lover of all, may we who have been your guests at this communion reveal your love to all the world. May we be no longer your servants, but know your will and be your friends. You give us your life, may we be worthy of it; you give us yourself, may we embody you. Amen.
Blessing Sending song
Will You Come and Follow Me
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Dismissal Celebrant: People:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Please join us in the back immediately following the service for coffee and conversation.
Welcome Back High school Choral Scholars Trinity is pleased to announce that all of our high school singers that didn’t graduate are back singing in the Canterbury Choir! Plus, an additional ten students from TSA, Start High School, and Bowsher High School will be worshipping with us! Please make welcome and comfortable these exceptional singers. Returning: Katie Crawford, Isaiah Pitts, Trevor Gill-Snow, and Isaac Slater, and Taylor Tennant. New to Trinity: Seth Crawford, Kaia Douglas, Madi VanDyke, Shawna Burghardt, Max Gierke, Kate Habekost, Juliani Cole, SonyÊ Green, Mary Hite, and Khy Haynes.
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Sending song
Will You Come and Follow Me
© 1987 Wild Goose Resource Group, The Iona Community GIA Productions, Inc.
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HOMECOMING Sunday, September 22, 2019 Come find your home at Trinity! 9:00-10:00 10:00-11:15 11:30-12:15 12:30-1:30 1:30-2:30
Continental Breakfast, Trinity Sanctuary Worship, Trinity Sanctuary Catered Lunch, My Brother’s Place Community Art Project, Trinity Sanctuary Live Music with the Amelia Airharts “Mental Health as Part of Our Spiritual Journey”, Guest Speaker: Erin Wiley, LPCC
Come to church Sunday Evening! Sunday, September 29, 2019 5:00-6:00 Over the years we have learned that Sunday morning is a nearly impossible time to get to church because of Race for the Cure. We have done different things that day including walking as a group, holding a prayer service out on the plaza and last year, we went and worshipped with another Episcopal Church. This year we are going to try something new. We will be gathering for an evening service and we hope you will join us. We will be using Marty Haugen’s beautiful musical setting of Holden Evening Prayer for the first part of the service and then we will come to God’s table of Love set for us once again and share Communion with one another. It will be lovely to be in our worship space in the evening and we will light candles and sing together giving thanks for another week and for all those who participated earlier in the day for the Race for the Cure, all those we have lost, and all who have survived or struggling with a difficult diagnosis. Following the service, we will have a light reception to share some relaxed time together before making our ways home. Please mark your calendars and plan on joining us. 15
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Vestry Leadership Alice Todd, Senior Warden, Darrell Cousino, Junior Warden Greg Shumaker, Trust Fund Liaison, Jane Bueche, Treasurer Roberta Durham, Clerk, Becky Roth, Administration Commission Chair Dennis Degnan, Property Commission Chair, Robert Meeker, Finance Commission Chair Jeffrey Albright, Donna Steppe, & Jamie Paul, Asst. Treasurer
Parish Staff The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector Nate Leonard, Director of Music & the Arts Heather Meyer, Director of Operations and Community Development Lynzi Miller, Next to New Manager & Communications Coordinator Nick Zurawski, Sexton Copyright Info: All printed music from The Hymnal 1982, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, My Heart Sings Out, Wonder, Love, and Praise was used by permission through purchase of riteseries.org. All other printed music is used by permission through purchase of CCLI #11294600 All printed music from Gather was used by permission through purchase of onelicense.net License # A-700000 Fraction Reprinted under: OneLicense.net A703037 Text & music: John L. Bell A version of the Lord’s Prayer offered The New Zealand Prayer Book, from the Anglican Church in Aotearoa Fraction, Confession, & Absolution from Enriching Our Worship Affirmation from Shore to Shore Great Thanksgiving from: Iona Abbey Worship Prayers of the People a version from Women’s Uncommon Prayer pg.334 by Devon Anderson, 2000 Psalm from Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness by Nan C. Merrill, 2007 Opening Collect from: Prayers for an Inclusive Church by Steven Shakespeare, 2009 Bulletin Image from: Losing Religion, Finding Grace, 2017
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Trinity Pages Serving this week & Next: Sunday, September 15 9:00-9:45 Free Community Breakfast 10:00-11:15 Worship 11:15 Worship Leader Orientation
My Brother’s Place Sanctuary Living Room
Monday, September 16 9:30-3:00 Next To New Shop Open 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting
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Tuesday, September 17 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting Wednesday, September 18 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting Midweek Eucharist CANCELLED Thursday, September 19 9:30-3:00 Next To New Shop Open 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting 7:00 Choir Rehearsal Friday, September 20 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting Saturday, September 21
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Sunday, September 22 Homecoming 9:00-10:00 Continental Breakfast Trinity Sanctuary 9:00-9:45 Next To New Shop Open Lower-level 10:00-11:15 Eucharist Trinity Sanctuary 11:30-12:15 Catered Lunch My Brother’s Place 12:30-1:30 Community Art Project Trinity Sanctuary Live Music with the Amelia Airharts 1:30-2:30 “Mental Health as Part of Our Spiritual Journey” Guest Speaker: Erin Wiley, LPCC
Every Sunday we come together to connect, grow and serve as we walk the way of love. It takes many hands and hearts, and all are invited to get involved as soon as possible in ways that help grow your faith.
TODAY (9/15) 9:00 Community Breakfast Fritz, Susan, Becky & Kelly 10:00 Greeter Guild: Bob Meeker Reader Guild: Elizabeth Cousino Nancy Colpaert Darrell Cousino Chalice Guild: Marcia O’Connor Jason Rahe Altar Guild: Sue Smitley Bread Guild: Lucy Russell 11:15 Hospitality Guild: Lucy Russell
9/7 Sheilah Wilson 9/25 Sue Smitley
Birthdays 9/18 Chelsea Schumacher 9/28 Mary Wabeke
9/21 Charles & Gail Abood
9/19 Kim Knuff 9/30 Brooke Aey
Anniversaries 9/28 Sue Smitley & Keith Sparrow
Next Week (9/22) Homecoming Sunday Continental Breakfast 8:45 Abby Pettit Megan Price Elizabeth C. 9:15 Nancy Colpaert Jolene Miller Donna Steppe Greeters Guild 8:45 Paula Mayes Bettye Jo H. Bob Meeker Jeffrey Albright 9:25 Keith Sparrow 10:00 Reader Guild: Dave Beckwith Becky Roth Jeffrey Albright Chalice Guild: Marcia O’Connor Mary Wabeke Altar Guild: Karen Johnson-Webb Bread Guild: Kim Tucker-Gray
Meet a TSN Vendor…last week we told you about Toledo Streets Newspaper, one of Trinity’s current ministry partners. Now we want to introduce you to a few of the vendors that you might see on the street selling papers. The mission of Toledo Streets Newspaper is Inspiring Hope, Fostering Community, and Cultivating Change. Shaun Tinch is a living example of how TSN can help vendors rebuild their lives, finding that hope, community and change. Shaun, whose nickname is “Rooster,” arrived in Toledo in January 2019 and he connected with TSN in March. Since then, he’s learned to trust the welcome and respect offered by TSN as genuine. He’s proud of the positive relationships he’s built with other vendors and his customers. He usually sells papers around Government Center, the Lucas County Courthouse, and Fifth Third Field. Even if you don’t buy a paper from him, he’ll always wish you a good day. Rooster is a man of integrity and character, believing in honesty and hard work. His goal has been to get a steady job so that he can afford a stable place to live. He regularly applied for jobs but was often turned down because of a criminal conviction from 25 years ago. But last month things changed for Rooster. He had developed a friendship with one of his regular customers, Jacob Estrada, who saw him putting in long hours diligently selling the paper and maintaining an upbeat attitude. Mr. Estrada has just fulfilled his own dream of opening a small family restaurant downtown (the Lowrider Café on Michigan Ave. across from the main library), and when he learned that Rooster had decades of food service experience, he gave the industrious vendor a fulltime job. You may still see Rooster selling the newspaper around downtown, giving newer vendors some of the same encouragement and guidance that he received. Trinity is proud to be a sponsoring partner of TSN. We see its work of community-building and believing in people like Rooster as a valuable, life-giving ministry in our downtown neighborhood.
We in invite you to begin your Sunday worship with us at 9:00 upstairs in My Brother’s Place each week, as we gather to serve and share a meal with each other and members of the community. Eucharist will begin at 10:00 downstairs in the Sanctuary.
TODAY Sunday 9/15, 11:15 – Coffee & Conversation - Please join us for refreshments and fellowship following service in the back of the Sanctuary. All are welcome and wanted! TODAY Sunday 9/15, 11:15, Worship Leader Introduction & Orientation If you have ever wondered why we do what we do in worship and/or are interested in becoming a part of our diverse worship leader team, please plan on joining us for a short conversation following worship this Sunday. Currently serving ushers, readers, & chalice bearers are all encouraged to attend. New members are encouraged to come!
There are many times when it would be appropriate to reach out to Lisa including: -You or your loved one has been hospitalized -You or your loved one would like time to talk confidentially -You have a question about baptism, marriage, confirmation or membership -You would like to explore different ways of getting involved in our community -You would like to schedule coffee or a meal Lisa is available by phone or email and will respond as able; at lisa@trinitytoledo.org or by cell at (734)834-0132.
Sunday 9/22, 9:00-2:30, Trinity Homecoming – Trinity welcomes everyone to our inaugural Homecoming celebration, with worship beginning at 9am with a continental breakfast and Eucharist at 10:00, both in the Sanctuary. The day will include community art, our blessing of Homeless Jesus, a catered lunch, live music, and special guest speaker, Erin Wiley, LPCC. Come find your home at Trinity! Friday 9/27, 7:00, PB& J and Cabaret – Join us at Trinity Episcopal Church for a FREE show beginning at 7pm. In collaboration with THE Modern Dance Co. and our ministry partner, Food For Thought, this cabaret will highlight THE Company artists and vocal performers and collect donations of peanut butter or jelly for FFT’s Friday night sack-lunch making events! Saturday 9/28, 8:00pm & Sunday, 9/29, 3:00pm, ACT’s Escaped Alone - Trinity’s building partner, Actors Collaborative Toledo, is presenting Escaped Alone in the Chapel on Sept. 28 at 8:00pm and Sept. 29 at 3:00pm . The show will be directed by Trinity’s own Jeffrey Albright; tickets can be purchased at act419.org. Sunday 9/29, 5:00pm, Holden Evening Prayer - Trinity will hold our Holden Evening Prayer service at 5:00 on September 29, as Sunday morning accessibility to our building will be vastly limited with Toledo’s Race for the Cure events happening. We will still be serving our 9:00 community breakfast! You can find event information about Race for the Cure at http://www.infokomen.org/site. Sunday 10/6, 11:15, Coffee Hour at Next To New Thrift Shop – Please join us after service on Sunday, Oct. 6 for Coffee & Conversation Tailgate down in the Next To New thrift shop! We’ll have out all our fall and winter clothing, as well as wrapping up our $5.00 Fill-A-Bag Sale. Don’t forget to wear your membership button to receive special discounts that day!
We welcomed home Homeless Jesus!
Trinity welcomed home the 7-foot cast bronze park bench, which includes room for someone to literally sit at the feet of Jesus, at the beginning of September. We will offer a blessing over the sculpture at Trinity’s Homecoming on Sunday, September 22. We welcome everyone to attend the blessing on September 22 or to pause and spend some time with the sculpture when you pass by our doors.
During the months of September, October and November members of Trinity are invited to attend one of the 9 “Shining Our Light” Gatherings. The gatherings will be hosted by the members of the Annual Giving Team and will be designed for fellowship and conversation as we get to know each better, share our stories, and hear from one another how being a part of Trinity helps all of us shine the light of God’s love out into the world. Our actual Giving Campaign will not start until November, but these conversations, like everything we do, will be grounded in the belief that building up the Kinship of God is always the place from which we begin. And what better way than to spend some time sharing and hearing about how God is showing up in our lives. Visit www.trinitytoledo.org to sign up for one of our “Shining Our Light” Gatherings. September
October
November
Sept. 23 6:00
Oct. 7 6:00
Nov. 4 6:00
Sept. 24 6:00
Oct. 10 6:00
Nov. 13 6:00
Sept. 26 6:30
Oct. 24 6:30
Nov. 14 6:30
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Please remember those who have asked for our prayers: Sheilah Wilson John L Johnson Stephanie Rose Smith Heather Meyer
Dominic Shamas Tanya Webb Dennis Veronica Moss Don Albright Sr.
Gladys Johnson Michelle Black Joni Zechman Ethel Mathey Tishie Bozeman
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