Proper XXII - October 6, 2019

Trinity Episcopal Church PROGRESSIVE  INCLUSIVE  CREATIVE  DOWNTOWN

 Holy Eucharist: Rite II  Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper XXII 

October 6, 2019

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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.

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ď ˜ liturgy of the word ď ˜ 9:00-9:45 Community Breakfast 10:00 Prelude Gathering Song

(Upstairs, all are welcome!)

Break Forth into Joy (Canterbury Choir) This is the Day

Caleb Simpler LEVAS #219

(Please stand as you are able.)

(Sung twice)

Welcome 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.

Lord of the growing seed, you reach to the roots of our being and quench our sea-deep thirst: help us to know ourselves through the eyes of the other who calls us to answer and serve and, in the end, be filled; through Jesus Christ, the Master of the Table. Amen.

(Please be seated for the Lessons.)

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The First Lesson Reader:

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

A reading from Habakkuk.

The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save? Why do you make me see wrong-doing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous-- therefore judgment comes forth perverted.

I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith.

Reader: People:

Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People.

Thanks be to God.

The psalm

Psalm 137

(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)

Plunge into the Ocean of Love, where heart meets Heart, Where sorrows are comforted, and wounds are mended.

There, melodies of sadness mingle with dolphin songs of joy; Past fears dissolve in deep harmonic tones, the future – pure mystery.

For eternal moments lived in total sur-render, glide smoothly over troubled waters.

REFRAIN 4

Hide not from Love, O friends, sink not into the sea of despair, the mire of hatred.

Awaken, O my heart, that I drown not in fear!

Too long have I sailed where’er the winds have blown!

Drop anchor! O, Heart of all hearts, set a clear course, that I might follow!

Guide me to the Promised Shore!

REFRAIN

The second Lesson Reader:

2 Timothy 1:1-14

A reading from Second Timothy.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I am grateful to God-- whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did-- when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.

For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.

Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher, and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him. Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.

Reader: People:

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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Gradual

Seek Ye First

(Please stand as you are able.)

The Gospel Officiant: People:

Luke 17:5-10 The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" The Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, `Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

"Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, `Come here at once and take your place at the table'? Would you not rather say to him, `Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink'? Do you thank the slave for doing what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, `We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!'"

Officiant: People:

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Sermon

The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray 6

Affirmation of Faith

(Please stand as you are able.)

from Shore to Shore

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: Intercessor:

People:

God, pour out your Spirit on your people. Inspire unity in mission throughout the Church. Send us out to testify to the new life the risen Christ has shown us. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Cover all of creation with your Spirit. Spark renewal in areas that have been damaged or destroyed so new life will spring forth in waters, fields, and forests. Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Give your life-giving Spirit to our weary bodies, hearts and minds. Restore those who struggle with broken relationships, personal crisis, or poor health, especially those we now name… Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Give your Spirit of encouragement and strength to all who put the good of others before themselves: military personnel, emergency workers, medical professionals, social workers, advocates for the poor and aging.

Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

As we remember the witness of the saints, make us a faithful community by your Spirit until the day when your Spirit gathers us all into your eternal reign. We pray for those who have died, especially those we now name…

Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

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(Prayers continue…

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Intercessor:

People: Celebrant:

Let the light of your Spirit shine in the lives of those we love, filling them with the assurance of your love and care, especially those we now name…Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Trusting in your abundant mercy, O God, we commend ourselves and all for whom we pray into your care, through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

The Confession of Sin & Absolution Celebrant:

Let us confess our sins to God.

(Silence may be kept.)

Celebrant and People: Creator God, long-suffering, full of grace and truth, you create us from nothing and give us life abundant.

You give us new life in the water of baptism.

You never turn your face from us, nor cast us aside.

We confess we have turned against you and against our neighbor, in thought, word and deed.

We have wounded your love and marred your image in us.

Restore us for the sake of your Son, and bring us to heavenly joy, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Celebrant:

May the God of love bring you back to all that is good in you.

May you be forgiven of all wrongdoing and welcome God’s grace anew in your life this day.

May God’s assurance strengthen your resolve to begin again in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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

I Believe / Ave Maria (Canterbury Choir)

The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant: People: Celebrant: People: Celebrant: People:

Bach / Gounod

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 is 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.”

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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

No One is Alone (Chelsie Cree, soloist)

Communion Hymn

My Peace

The Post Communion Prayer

Stephen Sondheim

Taize #39

(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

See next page.

Dismissal Celebrant: People:

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

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Sending song

God of Grace and God of Glory

1982 Hymnal #594

Words: Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969), alt.

Music: Cwm Rhondda, John Hughes (1873-1932)

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Continuing in the months of October and November, members of Trinity are invited to attend one of 6 “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.

Remaining gatherings in October and November.

October 7 with the Hanys

November 4 with the Hanys

October 10 with the Aboods

November 13 with the Aboods

October 24 with the Grefes

November 14 with the Grefes

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Coffee Hour Tailgate at Next To New Thrift Shop TODAY, October 6 | 11:15am Follow the footprints down to the Next To New Thrift Shop after service TODAY for a Coffee & Conversation Tailgate! We’ll have out all our fall and winter merchandise, plus our Halloween decor! Don’t forget to wear your membership button to receive special discounts today!

Blessing of the Animals at Middlegrounds Metro Park TODAY, October 6 | 3:00pm

Bring you monkeys, snakes and elephants and join us for a Blessing of the Animals as we celebrate the feast day of the Patron Saint of Animals, Saint Francis of Assisi! We will gather at the Pavilion at Middlegrounds Metro Park, (111 Ottawa St, Toledo, OH 43604) at 3:00pm on TODAY, Oct. 6.

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Trinity Episcopal Church PROGRESSIVE

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INCLUSIVE 

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DOWNTOWN

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 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 Readings from: lesson texts of the Episcopal (TEC) Eucharistic Lectionary; lectionarypage.net, 2019 Bulletin Image from: Luke 17:5-10 Commentary by Lois Malcolm - Working Preacher 2013

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Proper XXII October 6, 2019

Trinity Episcopal Church Progressive  Inclusive  Creative  Downtown 316 Adams Street, Toledo, OH  www.trinitytoledo.org

Trinity Pages Serving this week & Next: Sunday, October 6 9:00-9:45 Property Commission 9:00-9:45 Community Breakfast 10:00-11:15 Eucharist 11:15 Tailgate Coffee Hour

Walbridge Room My Brother’s Place Trinity Sanctuary Next To New Thrift Shop, lower-level Middlegrounds Park

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 (10/6)

Next Week (10/13)

Monday, October 7 9:30-3:00 Next To New Shop Open Lower-level 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting Lower-level 6:00 AGC “Shining Our Light” Gathering (Hanys)

9:00 Community Breakfast Trinity Staff & Sue S.

9:00 Community Breakfast Fritz and Susan H. & Sue S.

Tuesday, October 8 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting 5:00-6:30 Better Together Toledo

Lower-level My Brother’s Place

Wednesday, October 9 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting 12:10 Midweek Eucharist

Lower-level Chapel

10:00 10:00 Greeter Guild Greeter Guild Lucy Russell & Jeffrey A., Bob M. Kelly T. & Becky K. Keith Sparrow

3:00

Blessing of the Animals

(111 Ottawa St,)

Thursday, October 10 9:30-3:00 Next To New Shop Open Lower-level 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting Lower-level 5:30-7:00 Finance Commission Living Room 6:00 AGC “Shining Our Light” Gathering (Aboods) 7:00 Choir Rehearsal Choir Room Friday, October 11 9:30-3:00 Leadership Toledo 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting 6:00-7:30 FFT PB&J Making

My Brother’s Place Lower-level My Brother’s Place

Saturday, October 12 9:00 Men’s Bible Study

Trinity Offices Closed Rick's City Diner (5333 Monroe Street)

Sunday, October 13 9:00-9:45 Community Breakfast 10:00-11:15 Eucharist 11:15 New Member Coffee 11:15 Coffee & Conversation

My Brother’s Place Trinity Sanctuary Living Room Back of Sanctuary

Reader Guild: Dave Beckwith Amy Saylor Pat Squire

Reader Guild: Jeffrey Albright Elizabeth Cousino Darrell Cousino

Chalice Guild: Marcia O’Connor Jason Rahe

Chalice Guild: Mary Beroske Mary Wabeke

Altar Guild: Sue Smitley

Altar Guild: Jane Gemmill

Bread Guild: Scott Dibling

Bread Guild: Jolene Miller

11:15 Hospitality: at Next To New Thrift Shop!

11:15 Hospitality: Elizabeth Cousino

For the past four weeks, we’ve been inviting you to learn about Toledo Streets Newspaper, one of Trinity’s current ministry partners. Today, Trinity Member Amy Saylor, shares with us one of the ways that you can get involved with this important ministry in our community.

“Are you free for lunch on Thursday, October 24? Consider joining me at the Toledo Streets office (913 Madison Ave., downtown Toledo) at 10:30am for their weekly meeting and lunch to follow. Trinity will provide the lunch down at their office at the conclusion of their meeting and we would love it if you could join us. This is a wonderful opportunity to hang out with some familiar faces from Trinity’s Sunday Community Breakfast and share a meal and conversation with the vendors, volunteers and staff of Toledo Streets Newspaper. If you are unable to make it on Oct. 24, but would like to help with food, come find me after service in the back of the Sanctuary on Sunday, Oct. 6! You can also email me at amyjsaylor@gmail.com.

My first exposure to Toledo Streets was probably the same as yours: I simply purchased the occasional newspaper if a vendor happened to be selling one near a place of business I patronized. Little did I know, it is a well-run business with a salesforce that doesn’t fool around.

So come, share a meal with the vendors we’ve been learning about the past 4 weeks or the friends you’ve made at our Sunday Community Breakfast, on Thursday, October 24. The meeting starts at 10:30 with lunch at 11:00. Come and join us, you might even be tempted to pick up some papers and see how you fare against some pretty determined competitors.”

Amy Saylor, Trinity Member

Trinity is proud to be a sponsoring partner of TSN. We see its work of relationship-building and sustaining people as a valuable, life-giving ministry in our community.

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 10/6, 11:15am, 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. Don’t forget to wear your membership button to receive special discounts that day!

TODAY, Sunday 10/6, 3:00pm, Blessing of the Animals – You and your furry friends are invited to join us for a Blessing of the Animals at the Pavilion at Middlegrounds Metro Park, (111 Ottawa St, Toledo) at 3:00pm on Sunday, Oct. 6.

Celebrating All Saints Sunday on October 27, we will include a list of the loved ones in our lives who have passed that we would like to remember.

Please send the first and last name of your loved one to the office by Wednesday, October 23: Phone: 419-243-1231 Email: admin@trinitytoledo.org

Saturday 10/12, 9:00am, Men’s Bible Study – Join Men’s Bible Study on Saturday at 9:00 for their monthly gathering to discuss the gospel. They meet on the second Saturday of each month at Rick’s City Diner, 5333 Monroe St. in west Toledo. This Bible study is open to all men of the Trinity community and their guests.

Sundays 10/13 & 10/20, 11:15am, New Member Coffee & Conversation – What does it mean to be a member at Trinity? Join Lisa at 11:15 in the Living Room to learn and talk about membership and enjoy a cup of coffee. Not sure if you are a “member”? Come find out!

Monday 10/14, Office Closed in observation of Columbus Day – Trinity’s offices, Next To New Thrift Shop, and New-Noon AA Meeting are cancelled on Monday, October 14th. The Office will reopen on Tuesday at 9:00am; Next To New and AA will resume at their normally scheduled times.

10/7

10/4

Helen Hilfinger

Birthdays 10/14 Lois Aey

10/29

Willy Aey

10/29 Jeanette Habib

John and Lou Woellner

Anniversaries 10/12 Brandt and Margo Tennant

10/16

Bob Meeker

10/29

Ashley Rodriguez

10/16

Jane and Reuben Bueche

To have your birthday/anniversary listed, please email the office at admin@trinitytoledo.org.

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.

Continuing in the months of October and November members of Trinity are invited to attend one of our 6 “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.

Visit our website, trinitytoledo.org, to learn about serving on the Trinity Vestry. You can find a “Called to Serve” booklet on the Welcome Station in the back of the sanctuary, detailing the description of the Vestry and the nomination process.

October Oct. 7 6:00

Nov. 4 6:00

Oct. 10 6:00

Nov. 13 6:00

Oct. 24 6:30

Nov. 14 6:30

with the Hanys with the Aboods

Please remember those who have asked for our prayers: Joni Zechman Ethel Mathey Sheilah Wilson

November

Rose Smith Veronica Moss Don Albright Sr. Tishie Bozeman Estelle Hallem Jane Timbrook

To have your name or the name of someone you love on the Prayer List, sign the prayer book at the Prayer Station.

with the Grefes

with the Hanys

with the Aboods with the Grefes

Today’s Welcome Flowers given by Paula Mayes in memory of Susan Lowrey.

Welcome Flowers provided by: Schramm’s Flowers 3205 W. Central Ave. 419-535-0065