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Issue 729 March-April 2020 The Reverend Canon J. Fletcher Montgomery, Rector The Reverend Robert A. Osborne, Associate Priest The Reverend Jeremy G. Hole, Priest Emeritus Robert Bala, Publisher Inside This Issue: Holy Week Schedule Cover From the Rector 2 From the Associate Priest 3 Easter Music & Lilies Memorials 3 Springtime Celebration Steak Dinner 5 Gala Cubana 6 Nicholas Fichter in Concert 7 Celtic Service 7 Palm Sunday Concert 7 A Service of Compline 8 Family Ministries 8 Vacation Bible School 9 From the HTESG 9 Wednesday Prayer 10 Immigrant Ministry 10 Veterans Ministry 10 Where Thanks are Due 12 Decorating the Church for Easter 13 Ministry Spotlights 13 Parish Registry 14 Reminders 15 Parish Office Closure Dates 15 Shop Hours 16 100 NE 1st Street, Gainesville, FL. Main: 352-372-4721 Holy Week and Easter at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday, April 5 Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms 7:45 a.m. Courtyard Liturgy of the Palms 10:15 a.m. Courtyard Liturgy of the Palms 6:00 p.m. Courtyard Wednesday, April 8 Holy Wednesday Healing Service 12:15 p.m. Chapel Thursday, April 9 Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist 6:00 p.m. Church Friday, April 10 Good Friday Good Friday Service & Stations of the Cross * 12:00 p.m. Church Good Friday Liturgy 6:00 p.m. Church Saturday, April 11 Holy Saturday The Great Vigil of Easter 6:00 p.m. Church Sunday, April 12 Easter Day Holy Eucharist, Rite I * 7:30 a.m. Church Holy Eucharist, Rite II * 9:30 a.m. Church Holy Eucharist, Rite II * 11:30 a.m. Church Holy Eucharist, Rite II * 6:00 p.m. Church *Child Care Provided
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Issue 729 March-April 2020

The Reverend Canon J. Fletcher Montgomery, Rector

The Reverend Robert A. Osborne, Associate Priest

The Reverend Jeremy G. Hole, Priest Emeritus

Robert Bala, Publisher

Inside This Issue:

Holy Week Schedule Cover

From the Rector 2

From the Associate

Priest 3

Easter Music &

Lilies Memorials 3

Springtime

Celebration Steak

Dinner

5

Gala Cubana 6

Nicholas Fichter in

Concert 7

Celtic Service 7

Palm Sunday

Concert 7

A Service of

Compline 8

Family Ministries 8

Vacation Bible

School 9

From the HTESG 9

Wednesday Prayer 10

Immigrant Ministry 10

Veterans Ministry 10

Where Thanks are

Due 12

Decorating the

Church for Easter 13

Ministry Spotlights 13

Parish Registry 14

Reminders 15

Parish Office

Closure Dates 15

Shop Hours 16

100 NE 1st Street, Gainesville, FL.

Main: 352-372-4721

Holy Week and Easter at

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

Sunday, April 5 Palm Sunday

Liturgy of the Palms 7:45 a.m. Courtyard

Liturgy of the Palms 10:15 a.m. Courtyard

Liturgy of the Palms 6:00 p.m. Courtyard

Wednesday, April 8 Holy Wednesday

Healing Service 12:15 p.m. Chapel

Thursday, April 9 Maundy Thursday

Holy Eucharist 6:00 p.m. Church

Friday, April 10 Good Friday

Good Friday Service &

Stations of the Cross * 12:00 p.m. Church

Good Friday Liturgy 6:00 p.m. Church

Saturday, April 11 Holy Saturday

The Great Vigil of Easter 6:00 p.m. Church

Sunday, April 12 Easter Day

Holy Eucharist, Rite I * 7:30 a.m. Church

Holy Eucharist, Rite II * 9:30 a.m. Church

Holy Eucharist, Rite II * 11:30 a.m. Church

Holy Eucharist, Rite II * 6:00 p.m. Church

*Child Care Provided

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HOLY TRINITY PARISH NEWSLETTER ISSUE 729 PAGE 2

As we begin our third year together as pastor and people, I am grateful to look back

with you on 2019 as a year of growth in several areas, and of faithfulness in many en-

deavors. The year did not pass without some surprises and disappointments of course,

but I hope we learned from them, and that with forgiveness and forbearance we will all

be stronger for them.

I am so grateful for our excellent professional staff who serve us all day by day. The

Reverend Robert Osborne joined us last March, and has been a wonderful addition to

our team. I appreciate his friendship, his wise counsel, his patience, his willingness to

learn, his faithful preaching, and the genuine care he takes with our parishioners. At-

tending both Robert’s ordination to the priesthood and his marriage to Caroline gave me great joy in this past year.

The Reverend Jeremy Hole, our venerable Priest Emeritus, has served Holy Trinity in various roles for nearly four

decades. I am grateful for his gift of teaching, his holiness of life, his sweet and gentle spirit, and his wise counsel.

Dr. John Lowe continues to be perhaps our greatest evangelist, packing the church for various musical concerts and

events month after month and Sunday by Sunday. I am grateful for his friendship, his truly amazing talent, and his

willingness to be flexible when things sometimes (or often!) change at the last minute. John’s assistant organist, Dr.

Chris Goddard, along with our gifted choir scholars, all of our excellent volunteer musicians, and our Sunday evening

folk choir, make our weekly worship beautiful and joyful. Though I understand it’s falsely attributed to St. Augus-

tine, the saying holds true here at Holy Trinity: “those who sing pray twice.” My deep thanks to John and our entire

music ministry team for bringing so many to know the love of God through music and song.

Sarah Larsen wears two hats for one paycheck, serving cheerfully both as Parish Administrator and Financial Admin-

istrator. Her attitude each day is professional and helpful, and I am grateful for her loyalty and teamwork. Assisted

by Robert Bala in the mornings, and Joyce Rolle each afternoon, we are faithfully served in communications and fi-

nancial documentation.

Jaxon Crews, our Director of Family Ministries, joined us in June and hit the ground running! He is a teachable

teacher, a mature believer, and a very talented musician. He has a heart for children, teens, and their families. We

have been blessed to have him – and his new bride Elizabeth – with us at Holy Trinity this year!

Merle Hitchner, you all know, is a man of many skills, and great integrity. He and those who work with him love

Holy Trinity, and under his leadership they show that love in innumerable ways day by day. With Merle as our long-

time Senior Sexton, our buildings – and our people – are cared for with grace and care. Thank you, Sir, for your ded-

ication and service to this parish.

Others faithfully serve us quietly and without pay. Among the many, I think of Lorraine Holston who keeps our par-

ish library orderly, up to date, and easy to get around. Carolyn Horter looks after our growing collection of historical

documents and other archived treasures. Kim Curtis has lovingly picked up the mantle of funerals and other recep-

tions; Joyce Crawford and her delivery volunteers turn Sunday altar flowers into weekly bouquets for those in need

of a cheerful reminder their parish holds them in their thoughts and prayers; and Cyndee Park and her army of volun-

teers decorate the church for major feasts and holy days.

Time does not permit me to go on about our excellent lay worship leaders, our front desk and other office volunteers,

our vigilant ushers and greeters, our dedicated altar guild… So many of you come here day by day and week by

week to serve quietly and to share your gifts of excellence and expertise with the rest of us. I am grateful for you all.

(Continues on page 4)

From the Rector

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I am approaching the anniversary of my first-year as an associate priest at Holy Trinity.

Recently I have started reflecting on my experience serving at our parish. So much has

happened in one year! It is hard to separate out the life events from my ministry experienc-

es. But perhaps that is part of the point. Ordained ministry intersects with day-to-day life in

such a way that the lines between work and the rest of life are very, very blurry. Perhaps,

looking back on years of priestly ministry, it will always be the case that it is hard to sepa-

rate life from ministry. Maybe that is the first lesson of my first year as a priest.

Another lesson is the importance of working as a team. This became abundantly clear to

me whenever Fr. Fletcher left town for vacation or other ministerial responsibilities. Step-

ping into that leadership role would have been close to impossible without the great team

of staff and volunteers we have at Holy Trinity, in addition to the graciousness of our parishioners. My time here has

given me the opportunity to see how a healthy team works and what an incredible difference that makes for the

church as a whole.

To be honest, I could list lesson after lesson – how to preach week after week, how to conduct a funeral, how to en-

counter and overcome unexpected obstacles, how to try a new idea but also be okay if it fails – but the summary of

them all is that I feel incredibly blessed to have this time here. I know several newly ordained priests who were thrust

straight into being rectors, and I struggle to think how difficult that would be right out of seminary. The learning

curve must be vertical!

Above all, as I reflect on this past year, I want you all to know what a gift it is to the wider Church for Holy Trinity

to raise up members of the clergy. Associate positions are mostly designed to assist the rector in the running of a par-

ish, but also to train members of the clergy to eventually go and serve as rectors elsewhere.

Did you know that, as of 2019, the average age of an Episcopal priest is in the low 60’s? We are racing toward a seri-

ous demographic crisis! When you, as a church, welcome, support, and train new priests, you are equipping them to

serve the Lord better, longer, and in a healthier manner. What a gift to the Church! I hope that someday, long after

my time at Holy Trinity, the parish will continue to foster the growth of newly ordained priests, and send them out to

serve with gladness and singleness of heart.

Robert

HOLY TRINITY PARISH NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 ISSUE 729

From the Associate Priest

Easter Music and Easter Lily Memorials

Easter Lilies that will adorn Holy Trinity

Church at Easter may be given in

memory or in honor of a loved one. You

may also make a gift in memory or in

honor of a loved one for the glorious mu-

sic.

The envelopes will be available in the

parish office, and will also be inserted

into the Sunday bulletins on March 15,

22, & 29. Please carefully print the names of those you want remembered in the Easter bulletin. Also, if

you would like to designate your gift for the music or flowers, please do so on the envelope provided.

Deadline is April 2.

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HOLY TRINITY PARISH NEWSLETTER ISSUE 729 PAGE 4

(Continuing from page 2)

Last, but not least, my sincere thanks and devotion to my strongest supporter and best friend, my wife – Sarah, who

has made my being rector here infinitely easier. She praises me far more than I deserve when something goes right;

she encourages me when I’m down; she suggests a way or two out of something when I have mis-stepped; she prays

for me; and she is my faithful partner in ministry here at Holy Trinity. Thank you for welcoming her as you have

welcomed me.

It is a privilege to welcome new members of all ages and family-types. As membership in the wider Episcopal

Church and across the other Main-Line denominations in the United States continues to diminish, Holy Trinity – and

the Diocese of Florida – continue to maintain measurable growth. This is a sign of life and of hopefulness. People

come here seeking community, seeking the Word of God in a relevant way, seeking the peace of the sacraments.

Thank you for helping me welcome newcomers in our midst week by week.

We want very much to pay careful attention to all of our parishioners and members – those who have been here for

many years, and those who are just making initial visits or early commitments to parish membership.

There is a plan afoot to begin quarterly “Aging with Grace” presentations on Sundays, which I hope will speak to the

needs and concerns of the older members of our congregation – please watch for an announcement about our first

such opportunity coming up soon.

What a blessing it is to see each familiar face – and each new face; to hear the laughter – and to dry the tears – of

young children, and to witness the quest for discipleship in Christ in each life, seasoned and new.

Last year you re-elected three of four outgoing Vestry members to second terms: Theresa Beachy, Bobbie Hall, and

John Jopling. They were joined by Anne Seraphine, who just completed her first year of Vestry service. Serving

their third year in 2020 are Ann Cawthon, Senior Warden Laura Gruber, Marilyn Peterson, and Bob Stripling. Our

thanks to Michele Markant, and to Junior Warden Dan Boyd for their years of Vestry service, ending this month. We

are also grateful for the service of our Diocesan Delegates – serving us the past two years, Ginny Maurer and Ray

Stanwix-Hay, and for another year ahead, Paul Fessenden and Janice Hamilton. Thanks, too, to Terry Fleming for

stepping in and serving as an Alternate Delegate at this year’s Diocesan Convention a couple of weeks ago.

With the excellent wisdom and advice our Finance Committee and our parish treasurer Linda Gendreau, we are in

good hands and looking at a bright and hopeful future. Giving towards ministry expenses in 2020 has been very gen-

erous thus far, and I am grateful for your investments – both big and more modest – in the day to day operations of

our parish. It is my personal hope that we will all experience changed lives in this place from year to year, such that

we won’t be able to help but give more and more with cheerful hearts for the work of God’s kingdom. The Vestry,

staff, and I pledge to spend carefully and wisely, and to be good stewards, with you all, of this wonderful parish and

its service to the world in Christ’s name.

I also want to commend to you the work and ministry of the Holy Trinity Foundation, which has a newly-expanded

Board, appointed by the Vestry for staggered terms. You will find several exciting, and I think gracious, things in

President Jim Salter’s report. I’m grateful to Jim for his years of leadership and vision; and I’m grateful to those who

serve alongside him to watch and to invest those funds carefully and faithfully for the good of the church.

Buildings and Grounds: Our venerable properties are aging and in growing need of maintenance and care. As happy

and fortunate residents of the Sunshine State (of which I myself am a proud native), we routinely deal with water is-

sues, the threat of storm damage, mold and mildew, leaks and other roofing needs, security, aging mechanical sys-

tems, and the basic stewardship and care of the properties God has entrusted to us. Even our reasonably new 25 year

old church will need a new roof. I understand our beautiful pipe organ is due for more than a routine check-up – an

overhaul, really. We are blessed and fortunate, and we are also called to responsible stewardship of all these things

for ourselves and for those who come after us. (Continues on page 5)

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Springtime Celebration Steak Dinner

The Brotherhood of St. Andrew would like to invite all the men of the church

and their guests to a Springtime Celebration Steak dinner.

Saturday, March 7, 2020 starting at 6:00 p.m.

Don Beech and Theresa Beachy are hosting the dinner at the

Peaceful Paths complex—2100 NW 53rd Ave.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a donation of supplies to Peaceful Paths.

A list of needs will be provided to all who RSVP.

This is a potluck gathering with the Brotherhood providing steaks as the main course.

Please bring a side dish and favorite beverage to share. Ice tea and water will be provided.

Seating is limited for this event so please RSVP to Leo Dugger

([email protected] or 352-375-6889 ) by March 1.

Upcoming Events at Holy Trinity

HOLY TRINITY PARISH NEWSLETTER ISSUE 729 PAGE 5

(Continuing from page 4)

I could talk about this wonderful place and faith community for hours, but I want to close with a word of exhortation

about corporate Worship. We have a distinct privilege to gather in this hallowed space to worship our God freely in

the vast heritage of Anglican tradition and local custom. We are free to pray, free to lift holy hands, free to sing and

to love out loud, free to welcome the stranger and to bring along neighbors and friends. What a gift we have in these

freedoms!

I want to urge each and every person to worship here as frequently and as regularly as possible in the year ahead. It

takes upwards of three weeks to form a habit – I know we don’t always want to get up and come here week by week

– but it only takes about three days to slide back from a regular habit. Let’s not be sliders!

Let’s be habitual worshipers, valuing our freedoms, cherishing and caring for this sacred space, loving one another in

the Body of Christ, forgiving, encouraging, and bringing hope and cheer to those around us for Jesus’ sake. This is

God’s holy house of prayer. Let all be welcome here in the Name of Christ, and may we all gather here regularly for

the praise of his holy Name.

Yours faithfully,

The Reverend Canon J. Fletcher Montgomery

Thirtieth Rector

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HOLY TRINITY PARISH NEWSLETTER ISSUE 729 PAGE 6

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Sunday, March 15 at 4:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity.

NICHOLAS FICHTER, tenor

JOHN LOWE, piano

The tenor soloist from 2019’s MESSIAH returns to

Gainesville for a solo recital of English art songs.

Music of Benjamin Britten, Gerald Finzi,

Henry Purcell, and more!

Presented FREE OF CHARGE, with

reception (wine and hors d'oeuvres) following.

HOLY TRINITY PARISH NEWSLETTER PAGE 7 ISSUE 729

From the Music Ministry

Sunday Evenings at Holy Trinity

Celtic Service & Holy Eucharist

Sunday, March 29 at 6 p.m.

“Come, because it is the Lord who invites you.

It is his will that those who want him should meet him here…”

Music at Holy Trinity presents

Palm Sunday Concert

Palm Sunday, April 5 at 4 p.m.

At Holy Trinity

The Choirs of First Presbyterian

and Holy Trinity Churches

John Lowe/Mark Coffey, conductors/organists

presented FREE OF CHARGE

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The Family Ministries at Holy Trinity has had a

great start to the year! In January, the Holy Trinity

Youth Group had a lock-in (where we enjoyed

food, games, and a movie and s’mores in the new

children’s play garden) followed by Youth Sun-

day. The students worked diligently to participate

in the service by playing chimes, saxophone, read-

ing a lesson from The Jesus Storybook Bible to the

children in attendance, and giving a sermon. I am

very proud of the service the students helped

facilitate.

Dee Dugger has started the Solemn Communion

class. This is a great opportunity for the students

involved to learn what it means to take communion.

I am thrilled that the students will get such thorough

instruction concerning the sacrament.

We are already looking forward to the Summer:

Vacation Bible School planning has begun and we

are excited to hold a week-long VBS around the

theme of creation on the week of July 20-24. The

students will learn about the creation account in

Genesis and the implications it has for them as im-

age-bearers of God.

The Youth Group will be engaging in local mis-

sion projects all throughout the summer and already

have mission projects with Family Promise and the

Alachua Conservation Trust on the calendar for

(Continues on page 8)

HOLY TRINITY PARISH NEWSLETTER PAGE 8 ISSUE 729

From the Family Ministries

A Service of

COMPLINE

Sunday, April 19 at six o’clock in the evening

sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir

The Office of Compline (Night Prayer) is the final service

of the day, placing its emphasis on spiritual peace. The

half-hour liturgy consists of plainsong chant and anthems,

sung by candlelight, presented by members of the Holy

Trinity Choir. If you have not experienced this beautiful

and peaceful service, plan to attend and invite some

friends.

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Holy Trinity Episcopal School Board of Trustees

would like to welcome Robert Hicks and Willa Wol-

cott to the Board. They will fill the spots of two long

time Board of Trustees, Bobbie Hall and Linda

Kunz. We thank you for your dedication and service

to our school!

Nancy Wood is now serving as the President of the

Board, with Cathy Dawson as the Vice President.

We are also thankful for our other Board members:

Ann Mullally, Mary Ann Myrand, Darla Boyd, Ann

Beshore, Dominic Locigno (Parent Rep), Sarah

Montgomery, Sally Foote, Danielle Muller (Parent

Rep.), Marion Radson, and the Reverend J. Fletcher

Montgomery.

Our school would not be the first class early child-

hood education institution it is today without these

amazing Board Members!

If you are interested in serving on the Board of Trus-

tees for the school, please email your interest to

Marion Radson, [email protected]

New Board Members

HOLY TRINITY PARISH NEWSLETTER PAGE 9 ISSUE 729

From the Holy Trinity Episcopal School

(Continuing from page 5)

the spring. All summer long, the students will have

opportunities to engage in group spiritual practices,

recreational activities, Bible studies, and missions.

I am so excited about what the next seasons holds

for the Family Ministries at Holy Trinity and look

forward to sharing with you all that God does in and

through the young people here.

Peace,

Jaxon Crews

Director of Family Ministries

As a part of our Vacation Bible School this

summer, we will be repurposing everyday items

that might be called “trash” in some fun crafts.

Please save the following items to donate when

VBS approaches:

Egg Cartons

Metal Bottle Caps

Cardboard Boxes

Old Magazines

Cans

Corks

Paper Rolls

Save the Date: Vacation Bible School, July 20 - 24

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We are excited to announce the creation of a new

program at Holy Trinity, the Holy Trinity

Immigrant Ministry. Fr. Montgomery has

approved this program as has the Vestry.

This ministry is biblically based (“I was hungry

and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave

me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

Matt 25:35), and reflects our baptismal covenant

(“Will you strive for justice and peace among all

people, and respect the dignity of every human

being?”)

Some projects we might consider include: being

informed about immigrant issues and helping

dispel myths, supporting the work of the Rural

Women’s Health Project in northcentral Florida,

contacting our elected representatives and

advocating on behalf of immigrant issues, visiting

detainees at Baker Detention Center, and tutoring

new immigrants in conversational English. Also,

the Office of Refugee Resettlement has recently

established a center in Gainesville for unaccompa-

nied minors. It will be able to accommodate up to

sixteen children, and we hope to be able to volun-

teer at this center.

Fr. Osborne will be the clergy liaison for the Holy

Trinity Immigrant Ministry program. For more

information, contact him or Richard Powell

([email protected]). There will also be

information at the Outreach Ministry Day on

February 23.

Wednesday Morning & Evening Prayer

The Immigrant Ministry

From Around the Parish

Newly Formed Prayer Sessions

Join us for an ancient pattern of Christian devotion drawn from the Book of Common

Prayer. We meet every Wednesday morning and evening in the Church.

Rite II Morning Prayer 8:00 a.m.

Rite II Evening Prayer 5:30 p.m.

Veterans Ministry: Letters of Appreciation

What’s happening in the Gainesville Community

Services Department by Holy Trinity Episcopal

Church this month?

Through the Holy Trinity Church Veteran

Ministry, which visits veteran patients at the Mal-

colm Randall VA Medical Center (the busiest VA

Hospital in the USA) each Sunday for pastoral care

and communion, now for over 12 years, was recent-

ly thanked by the Department of Veterans Affairs

for its outstanding devices and gifts to Voluntary

Services and patients. Eucharistic Visitors, Dr.

Tom Hawkins and Emy Collins are the partici-

pants of this great ministry! So, when you see these

two outstanding persons in church, give them a hug!

Attached are the letters of appreciation. Feel proud

knowing you are a member of Holy Trinity Church

and that you care about our nation's veterans.

Thanks be to God! (Letters on page 12)

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Where Thanks Are Due

Both Easter and Christmas are joyous times and

having a beautifully decorated church adds to the

festivities. Our church lends itself to being glori-

ously festive with brilliant red poinsettias at Christ-

mas and gloriously elegant white lilies at Easter.

BUT—it requires work and it also requires a lot of

helpful hands. When our call for volunteers goes

out some weeks prior to each holiday, we have had

a very wonderful response. We usually have a

range of parishioners—old and young, men and

women (I should say “ladies and gentlemen”) and

also children and grandchildren. Everybody helps,

and this brief article is a sincere “thank you” to

those helpers. An additional note of appreciation

goes to the kind gentleman who always brings us a

goodly supply of pastries – great for keeping energy

going and helpful for folks who have skipped break-

fast due to our early-morning start.

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March

Mar 1 *No Ministry Spotlight—Please consider

bringing in your favorite dish to share with

others during COFFEE HOUR following

the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services.

Mar 8 Girl Scouts & Scouts USA— The Girl

Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence,

and character, who make the world a better

place. At Holy Trinity, we have troops for

multiple age levels: 1st to 12th grade.

Mar 15 *No Ministry Spotlight—Please consider

bringing in your favorite dish to share with

others during COFFEE HOUR following

the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services.

Mar 22 Good Shepherds— Good Shepherds wel-

come newcomers to worship on Sunday

morning and invite them to coffee hour

where they may visit the Good Shepherds’

information table to learn more about the

church.

Mar 29 Lectors—Lectors read assigned scripture

readings during worship services.

April

Apr 5 Palm Sunday *No Ministry Spotlight—

Please consider bringing in your favorite

dish to share with others during COFFEE

HOUR following the 8 a.m. and 10:30

a.m. services.

Apr 12 Easter *No Ministry Spotlight—Please

consider bringing in your favorite dish to

share with others during COFFEE HOUR

following the 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and

11:30 a.m. services.

Apr 19 Earth Stewardship—Earth Stewards are

gardeners, composters, local food activists,

birders, bee keepers, conservationists, ani-

mal and wildlife advocates and recyclers

who strive to protect God’s creation.

Apr 26 UTO—The United Thank Offering (UTO)

is a ministry of The Episcopal Church for

the mission of the whole church. Through

UTO, individuals are invited to embrace

and deepen a personal daily spiritual disci-

pline of gratitude. UTO encourages people

to notice the good things that happen each

day, give thanks to God for those blessings

and make an offering for each blessing

using a UTO Blue Box.

Ministry Spotlights

Decorating the Church for Easter

Yes, it’s me again, asking (in a polite manner) for

help in decorating the church for our lovely Easter

service. After all the weeks of Lent with no flow-

ers brightening the church, Easter comes forth in

glorious fashion – lovely Easter lilies accompanied

by other white flowers and greenery, celebrating the

resurrection of Christ. For certain our church lends

itself to being beautifully decorated – but it takes

many hands to create this most memorable effect.

And it is not just vases to fill for the window ledges

and flowers for the baptismal font and candle

wreaths, there are ladders to climb to reach the

high windows ledges. So some male help is greatly

needed. We will decorate on Easter Saturday, be-

ginning at 9 a.m. and likely be finished well before

noon. Kindly let us know that you will be there to

lend a hand. Please contact Cyndee Park

(378-3880).

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Baptized

Lyla Marie Minnich, January 12, 2020

Yana Goddard, January 29, 2020

Received

Adam Lee, February 2, 2020

Marion Radson, February 2, 2020

Transferred In

Sara Schiffman, January 8, 2020

from the Catholic faith

Diane De Vosjoli, January 8, 2020

from the Catholic faith

Cynthia Faust, January 22, 2020

from Christ Church Cathedral on the Circle, Indianapolis, IN

Dwight and Liz McKey, January 29, 2020

from St. Gregory’s Episcopal, Boca Raton, FL

Christopher Goddard, February 2, 2020

from St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Canada

Transferred Out

Lynn Krig, January 8, 2020 to St. Paul’s Episcopal, Jaxksonville, FL

Neal and Margaret Wootten, February 2, 2020 to St. Thomas Episcopal, Chesapeake , VA

Went to be With The Lord

Frank David Ellis, December 23, 2019

Dr. Michael Homa, December 25, 2019

Scott Crumpton, January 10, 2020

Sueann Lynn Hunt-West , February 4, 2020

From the Parish Registry

Baptized

Lyla Marie Minnich, January 12, 2020

Yana Goddard, January 29, 2020

Received

Adam Lee, February 2, 2020

Marion Radson, February 2, 2020

Transferred In

Sara Schiffman, January 8, 2020

from the Catholic faith

Diane De Vosjoli, January 8, 2020

from the Catholic faith

Cynthia Faust, January 22, 2020

from Christ Church Cathedral on the Circle, Indianapolis, IN

Dwight and Liz McKey, January 29, 2020

from St. Gregory’s Episcopal, Boca Raton, FL

Christopher Goddard, February 2, 2020

from St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Canada

Transferred Out

Lynn Krig, January 8, 2020 to St. Paul’s Episcopal, Jaxksonville, FL

Neal and Margaret Wootten, February 2, 2020 to St. Thomas Episcopal, Chesapeake , VA

Went to be With The Lord

Frank David Ellis, December 23, 2019

Dr. Michael Homa, December 25, 2019

Scott Crumpton, January 10, 2020

Sueann Lynn Hunt-West , February 4, 2020

Baptized

Lyla Marie Minnich, January 12, 2020

Yana Goddard, January 29, 2020

Received

Adam Lee, February 2, 2020

Marion Radson, February 2, 2020

Transferred In

Sara Schiffman, January 8, 2020

from the Catholic Church

Diane DeVosjoli, January 8, 2020

from the Catholic Church

Cynthia Faust, January 22, 2020

from Christ Church Cathedral on the Circle, Indianapolis, IN

Dwight and Liz McKey, January 29, 2020

from St. Gregory’s Episcopal, Boca Raton, FL

Christopher Goddard, February 2, 2020

from St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Canada

Transferred Out

Lynn Krig, January 8, 2020

to St. Paul’s Episcopal, Jacksonville, FL

Neal and Margaret Wootten, February 2, 2020 t

o St. Thomas Episcopal, Chesapeake , VA

Went to be With The Lord

Frank David Ellis, December 23, 2019

Dr. Michael Homa, December 25, 2019

Scott Crumpton, January 10, 2020

Sueann Lynn Hunt-West , February 4, 2020

Fletcher N. Baldwin, February 18, 2020

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Parish Office Closure Dates

April 10, Good Friday (starting noon)

April 13, Day After Easter

Reminders for January-February 2020

Mar 1 HIV/AIDS Committee Meeting 12:00 p.m. Lillycrop Room

Mar 6 Downtown Ministry Executive Committee 1:30 p.m. Room 111

Mar 7 Springtime Celebration Steak Dinner 6:00 p.m. Peaceful Paths Complex

Mar 8 Outreach Committee Meeting 12:00 p.m. Room 216

Mar 10 St. Elizabeth’s Circle Meeting 10:00 a.m. Parish Hall

Mar 11 Vestry Executive Meeting 4:30 p.m. Room 216

Mar 14 Brotherhood of St. Andrew—Men’s Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Library

Mar 15 Family Ministry Meeting 8:30 a.m. Room 211

Mar 15 Love Out Loud 12:00 p.m. Library

Mar 15 Cuba Committee 12:15 p.m. TBA

Mar 15 An Evening of English Art Song 4:00 p.m. Church

Mar 16 Holy Trinity Book Club 4:00 p.m. Room 216

Mar 28 Altar Guild Easter Cleaning 9:00 a.m. Kitchen, Sacristy

Mar 29 Celtic Service 6:00 p.m. Church

Mar 31 HTES Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. Library

Apr 5 HIV/AIDS Ministry Meeting 12:00 p.m. Lillycrop Room

Apr 5 Cuba Committee 12:15 p.m. Library

Apr 5 Palm Sunday Concert 4:00 p.m. Church

Apr 6 Downtown Ministry Executive Committee 1:30 p.m. Room 111

Apr 8 Vestry Executive Meeting 4:30 p.m. Room 216

Apr 11 Brotherhood of St. Andrew—Men’s Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Library

Apr 12 Decorating the Church of Easter 9:00 a.m. Church

Apr 12 Outreach Committee Meeting 12:00 p.m. Room 216

Apr 14 St. Elizabeth Meeting 10:00 a.m. Parish Hall

Apr 19 Family Ministry Meeting 8:30 a.m. Room 211

Apr 19 Love Out Loud 12:00 p.m. Library

Apr 19 A Service of Compline 6:00 p.m. Church

Apr 20 Holy Trinity Book Club 4:00 p.m. Room 216

Apr 21 Vestry Meeting 6:00 p.m. Room 119

Apr 24 Gala Cubana 6:30 p.m. Parish Office

Apr 28 HTES Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. Library

* For your convenience, the full schedule for

Holy Week & Easter can be found on page 1.

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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

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Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Sunday: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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