Trinity Episcopal Church The Messenger February 2016 Contents It takes a village 1 Fr. Paul 2 Sr. Warden 3 Bulletin Board 4 Your Vestry 2016 5 A New Orleans Bash 6-7 Christmas, again 8 Musica Viva 9 Contemplative Prayer 10 Vestry Happenings 10 Calendar 12 A DAY IN THE LIFE It's 9:00 a.m. Mrs. Gaston is welcoming preschoolers at the alley gate, getting the required parent signature, and greeting younger siblings in car seats by name. Children may come in and immediately start a painting project. Easels, paints, and smocks are right near the gate. Colorful reversible smocks allow children to choose a pattern that suits their taste. Soon bright paintings of rainbows, flowers or more abstract designs are being put up on the fence with clothes pins to dry so they can be taken home later. But not everybody chooses to paint. Some children run to the playground equipment. Great tall deodar trees shade the area, the same trees that have shaded children for the 60 plus years of the preschool. Girls come down the slide, their hair standing straight out from static electricity like a halo. Other children push trucks around or go in the playhouse. Soon it is music time. Mrs. Jorgenson is in the Great Hall at the piano. I have come to observe casually but realize that, if I had come with a check list of things preschooler should know, virtually all the boxes could be checked at music time. They start off singing the alphabet song. There is a counting song, a song where you point to different colors, a Valentine's Day song, (that being the next holiday), and an echo song where you have to echo back the same musical interval. A new patriotic song is being introduced. Mrs Gaston holds a flag and the words are about the red, white, and blue. After that, children make a circle where they go around to the left and to the right. Before snacks, I have a chance to walk around in the classrooms. The green room was painted a few years back by our own Jennifer Bryant. There is a wonderful tree with a possum hanging from a limb and flowers around the doorways. Shelves are bursting with books and games and toys. I take note that there are puppets with dark faces as well as light. While I am looking around, kids who missed the snowflake craft yesterday are catching up. I am with the four year olds at snack time. They fold their hands and sing the Johnny Appleseed song together — Oh, the Lord is good to me…. The Messenger is a monthly publication of Trinity Episcopal Church, Redlands. Articles for publication are due by the third Monday of the month. All articles may be edited for content, format, and length. Editor: Fr. Paul Staff Reporter: Kathy Eskander Photographer: Kate Deen Focus on Trinity Preschool—TENS It takes a village to raise a child. By Liz Zeller It takes a village … continues on pg. 11
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Trinity Episcopal Church
The Messenger February 2016
Contents
It takes a village 1
Fr. Paul 2
Sr. Warden 3
Bulletin Board 4
Your Vestry 2016 5
A New Orleans Bash 6-7
Christmas, again 8
Musica Viva 9
Contemplative Prayer 10
Vestry Happenings 10
Calendar 12
A DAY IN THE LIFE
It's 9:00 a.m. Mrs. Gaston is
welcoming preschoolers at the alley
gate, getting the required parent signature, and
greeting younger siblings in car seats by name.
Children may come in and immediately start a
painting project. Easels, paints, and smocks are
right near the gate. Colorful reversible smocks
allow children to choose a pattern that suits
their taste. Soon bright
paintings of rainbows,
flowers or more abstract
designs are being put up
on the fence with clothes
pins to dry so they can be
taken home later.
But not everybody
chooses to paint. Some
children run to the
playground equipment.
Great tall deodar trees
shade the area, the same
trees that have shaded
children for the 60 plus
years of the preschool.
Girls come down the slide,
their hair standing straight
out from static electricity like a halo. Other
children push trucks around or go in the
playhouse.
Soon it is music time. Mrs. Jorgenson is in the
Great Hall at the piano. I have come to observe
casually but realize that, if I had come with a
check list of things preschooler should know,
virtually all the boxes could be checked at
music time. They start off singing the alphabet
song. There is a counting song, a song where
you point to different colors, a Valentine's Day
song, (that being the next holiday), and an echo
song where you have to echo back the same
musical interval. A new patriotic song is being
introduced. Mrs Gaston holds a flag and the
words are about the red, white, and blue. After
that, children make a circle where they go
around to the left and to the right.
Before snacks, I have a chance to walk around
in the classrooms. The green room was painted
a few years back by our own Jennifer Bryant.
There is a wonderful tree with a possum
hanging from a limb and flowers around the
doorways. Shelves are bursting with books and
games and toys. I take note that there are
puppets with dark faces as well as light. While I
am looking around, kids who missed the
snowflake craft yesterday are catching up.
I am with the four year olds at snack time. They
fold their hands and sing the Johnny Appleseed
song together — Oh, the Lord is good to me….
The Messenger is a monthly publication of Trinity Episcopal Church, Redlands. Articles for publication are due by the third Monday of the month. All articles may be edited for content, format, and length.
Editor: Fr. Paul Staff Reporter: Kathy Eskander Photographer: Kate Deen
Focus on Trinity Preschool—TENS
It takes a village to raise a child. By Liz Zeller
It takes a village … continues on pg. 11
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Over the last several months—with the exception of last month—I have been bringing us all up to date on the history of the Christian Church. The Church of the Apostles was a struggling but Spirit filled community. They were called “followers of the way of Jesus” and gathered in homes, caves, and out by rivers and in the wilderness. They were persecuted for their beliefs and many were even martyred. They were driven by the firsthand relationship they had with Jesus and been filled with the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, as was promised to them by Christ.
The Church grew up through this time and made it past some of the bad decisions a typical teenager might make. There were internal struggles too. As is the case of history, it is typically written by the victors and not, by Church standards, the heretics. There were plenty of those in the middle ages and the Church did its best to address them starting with the Ecumenical Councils. Those councils were led by ambitious men and the Holy Spirit.
As the Church slid quietly into the monastic period, the body of knowledge went there to rest as well. The men and women of this time kept Christianity safe in the confines of monasteries and convents as the struggles of living happened outside their walls. During this time the Holy Spirit helped those men and women of the monastic period keep holy and sacred lives while they furthered the scholarship of the Bible and other theological treatises.
Soon we found ourselves learning again. The Black Death was over and people flourished. The Renaissance that started in Italy moved into the rest of Europe. Churches were burgeoning and growing stronger. Clericalism and indulgences were the norm for the day; only clergy could read and interpret scripture. This did not sit well with many people during this time. While learning was so readily available to the common person, the Scriptures were not. The Holy Spirit inspired several to question the Church and even split from the Western Church. The Reformation started and the Holy Spirit was working overtime.
This covers the first 1500 or so years of Christianity. The Holy Spirit, God’s Advocate and Comforter, was with us as the Church struggled to survive those years. Now we find the Church, over the next 500 years, continuing to labor. During this period, it became clear that the Church would split into as many different denominations as were needed for a growing and diverse populace to be faithful followers of Christ. The Holy Spirit continued to inspire men and women to speak of Jesus and bring people into the flock.
Now we turn our sight to these last one hundred years. The Church has grown large with many different denominations. The Roman Church continued their focus on the sacraments as a means to bring the world the Kingdom. The Protestant Churches used their focus of Scripture to usher in the
Kingdom. The liturgies of the Eastern Orthodox Church give Christians a peek into heaven showing the completion of creation in the Divine Liturgy.
In 1906 William J. Seymour, an African American Preacher, was invited to Los Angeles to preach at a local “holiness” church. These churches were usually small house churches that stressed the Bible and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Seymour’s message was different and had a profound affect on this little group in Los Angeles.
Seymour preached of the gifts of the Holy Ghost and that speaking in tongues was the first sign of this blessing. The next Sunday the elders of the church locked Seymour out because he had not experienced the gifts he was preaching about. That did not stop Seymour and his sponsor, the Asberrys. They moved to their house on Bonnie Brae and continued the services. When the number of people was too numerous to fit in their home, they found an empty building that was formerly an AME Church at 312 Azusa street. The gifts of the Holy Spirit lighted upon the congregation and the leaders. Soon 300 to 1500 people crowded into the 2400 square foot space. Services at the Apostolic Faith Mission went on around the clock. By 1913 the movement started to lose momentum at the Mission but the age of Pentecostalism was born.
While the Azusa Street Revival was going on, the rest of the World was breathing carefully as tensions rose in Europe. June 28, 1914, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated. The reaction to this by the Austrians was mute; others used this to push their own agendas. Violence against Serbs rose from the Croatian and Bosnian Muslims. Germany, an ally of Austria used the assassination and violence as a means to negotiate new borders within Europe. At the beginning of the war, many of the nations involved did not believe the war would be more than a few maneuvers between Germany and France. It was not to even to last through Christmas.
It was during that first Christmas of World War I that we experienced the miracle of Christmas that enabled enemies to cross battle lines and celebrate the Incarnation together. But the war lasted longer than expected ultimately resulting in roughly 10 million soldiers dead and 20 million wounded. The outcome of the war in eastern Europe, and particularly Turkey, was to overthrow the Ottoman Empire. This effectively removed the Muslim led government from Turkey and destabilize the Middle East. Where were the Christian Churches during this time?
Soon after the start of the war, the Ottoman Empire accused the Armenians of giving secrets to Russia. They used this excuse for the removal of Armenian soldiers from their army. It also paved the way for labor camps, forced marches, and mass killings. There were an estimated 1.5 million Armenians
History can make a difference
The Holiness movement
By Fr. Paul Price
Continues on page 4
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THE CALL, by George Herbert
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life : Such a Way, as gives us breath : Such a Truth, as ends all strife : And such a Life, as killeth death.
Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength : Such a Light, as shows a feast : Such a Feast, as mends in length : Such a Strength, as makes his guest.
Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart : Such a Joy, as none can move : Such a Love, as none can part : Such a Heart, as joyes in love.
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From “The Poetical Works of George Herbert,” by George Herbert. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1857. 199.
Those of us who were in church on Sunday January 31st heard Fr. Paul read this poem as part of his sermon. And those at the 10:15 AM service also heard the choir sing a beautiful choral setting by Z. Randall Stroope. As a lifelong chorister, I have to admit that sometimes I just go through the motions, meaning that I simply sing a piece of music without really paying much attention to the text. But when I read through the words to this piece at a choir rehearsal a few weeks ago, it was moving, to say the least.
You see, only a few days before, Fr. Paul had asked if I would consider serving as your Senior Warden, and I was struggling mightily with that decision when I read these words, which, as Fr. Paul explained are so much more than a simple love poem. They are really an affirmation of the Love of God and the unconditional “agape love” that is expected of us as members
of the Christian community. For some reason, that is what hit me right in the bull’s-eye as I read through the text.
Most of you know me as “the big guy in the choir” and, indeed, I have been a part of St. Dunstan’s choir ever since my wife (Deborah) and I joined the church shortly after Mother’s Day in 1986. To be honest, I might have been just as happy to “hide” in the choir for the rest of my days at Trinity, had I not been approached a little more than a year ago and asked if I might want to run for the vestry. Of course I hadn’t considered doing that before because I was still working (still am), and was also actively involved as a director of several other companies and non-profits. (Still am…) And besides, Deborah and I enjoy spending some of the summer months at our family home north of Toronto, Canada. We were also looking forward to doing some travelling in next few years, while we are “healthy enough to enjoy it.” So there was simply no way I could do justice to the vestry if I was elected, or so I thought…
However after discussion with Fr. Paul in which I’m sure I offered a myriad of excuses as to why I couldn’t possibly serve, he convinced me that we would “make it work” if I were elected (Funny how God’s spirit works sometimes, isn’t it?). So I ran for the position and the congregation elected me to serve last January (2015). That might have been the end of it, because I was content to serve out my 3-year term and confident that with the quality and personalities of the others who were also serving on the vestry, there would be several excellent candidates for Senior Warden. Besides, most of them had far more “vestry experience” than I did. So my plan was to just be the “best I could be” (with apologies to the US Army) – read: go through the motions – for 2 more years, and then return to the relative safety and obscurity of the choir.
Selfish is an understatement, to be sure, and a quote that is attributed to Marlo Thomas comes to mind: “My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers.
Sr. Warden’s Message The Call
By John Dunbar
Trinity Episcopal Church 419 S. Fourth Street Redlands CA 92373 Phone: (909) 793-2014 Website: www.episcopalredlands.org Email: [email protected]
Staff: The Rev. Paul Price, Priest-in-Charge, USC,
Cold Weather Shelter The cold weather shelter is open from
December 1st through March 31 at the Salvation Army and Trinity’s night is Wednesday. The shelter is open if it will be less than 40◦ or have a greater than 30% chance of rain. The sign up sheet is in the Great Hall. The shifts are from 7:30-10:00 p.m., 10:00pm-1:00 am and 1:00-6:00 am. Please consider volunteering for this rewarding ministry. If you have any questions, Cheryl diPretoro can be reached at 909 684-1214 or [email protected].
Lenten Potluck & Book Study This year’s Lenten study is The Dream of
God by Verna Dozier. We meet the Tuesdays of Lent in Trinity Lounge at 6pm for the potluck with the books study following at 7pm. You can purchase the book from Cheryl in the office for $14.
Centering Prayer We will be starting a Centering Prayer
Group here at Trinity beginning March 2nd on Wednesday evenings at 6pm throughout the month of March. Centering prayer is a method that helps us to quiet the internal chatter of our thoughts so that we can hear or feel the presence of God that lives within each of us. The biggest obstacle for most of us in establishing a close relationship with God is... ourselves. The root of this prayer is the development of interior silence. Instruction and support will be provided. If you have had trouble quieting the mind down for meditation in the past, but continue to want the fruits of this process, come join us and give centering prayer a chance to work for you. If you have questions you may call Donna Flint, (909) 790-4231, or Fr. Paul Price, (909) 748-5027. More information will be provided throughout the month of February.
New Phone Numbers
Fr. Paul 909-748-5027 Cheryl 909-748-5024 Nancy 909-748-5056 Jeff 909-748-5092 The Sacristy 909-748-5161 The Kitchen 909-748-5604
The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.” No question I was willing to be a taker…
Then the “Call” came from Fr. Paul, and it came not only as a shock, but also as an honor that he would think enough of me to ask. That in itself served as a sort of wakeup call. Maybe this was the time to take my eyes off myself and choose to serve others in this new way; to be a giver, at least for this next year. But then the thought occurred to me, where would I possibly find the time in an already busy schedule to do justice to the position? Sound familiar? And besides, who could ever fill the impossibly big shoes left by Don Schroeder?!
These thoughts were weighing heavily on me when I read that text at rehearsal a couple of weeks ago, and it hit me: No excuses this time around. No ducking out or hiding in the back of the room; it was time to answer Fr. Paul’s (and God’s) call to service. And, as I was reminded by that wonderful text that this was not about me but about God’s Love for all of us, the calming words that Fr. Paul told me just over a year ago (and which he reiterated just a couple of weeks ago) came back to me: “we’ll make it work” (because God’s hand is on us).
And so I came to answer the Call and agreed to serve as your Senior Warden. Thankfully, we are blessed with a diverse and experienced vestry and each member has a multitude of talents and ways that she or he can contribute. I’m confident that we’ll make a great “team” for Trinity and, as we return from our Vestry Retreat this past weekend, I can tell you that we are energized and looking forward to doing God’s work here this next year.
But we’re going to need some help, and that’s where you come in! Stewardship isn’t just about donating money; in fact, it’s equally about giving of one’s time and talent. Your vestry recognizes that the Trinity family is talented and multifaceted so, in the coming months, you’ll hear and read more about the many various ministries of this church and ways that you can serve by becoming involved with one (or more) of them.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve you and this church, and I’m hopeful that you will never hesitate to come to me with your thoughts and concerns as we move forward together.
The Call Sr. Warden’s Report From page 3
The Church in History The Holiness Movement From page 2
murdered by the Turks. One researcher reading about this coined a word for the annihilation of a people: genocide. Still, the Churches were silent.
After the War, Christianity thrived again. One movement was particularly notable, Amiee Semple McPherson and the Foursquare Gospel Church. In 1918 Amiee and her mother rented the largest auditorium they could, the 3500 seat Temple Auditorium in Los Angeles. Her travels spreading the Gospel wearied her and Amiee settled down in Los Angeles after being widowed and divorced twice. The Gospel message Amiee preached was one of redemption through the saving work of Jesus Christ. The Foursquare Church gets its name from the its focus on Jesus Christ as Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Healer, and soon-coming King. By 1923, Amiee and her church completed the building of the Angelus Temple in Echo Park. You can see the Temple from the Diocesan offices of our Diocese.
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Vestry Retreat 2016
Your Vestry: Front row, left to right: Ana Gonzalez-Jorgenson, Matt Marnell, Hopi Hayes, Cheryl Flynn, Marv Jensen.
Back row, left to right: John Dunbar, Henry Simms, Fr. Paul Price, Jerry Unterkoefler, Steve Petite.
Pentecostalism stressed pacifism as one of its teachings, the Foursquare Church stressed this as well. Indeed, all denominations expressed Jesus’ teaching about love. In the years coming up to 1939, the Christian Church was relatively quiet in the world. There were no new denominations.
Biblical scholarship, however, grew and the International Council of Religious Education started to challenge the English translations of the Bible. In 1928 the ICRE purchased the copyright of the ASV (American Standard Version) text. They proposed to create a new translation based on the changes in the English language. Due to the depression and the start of World War II, they suspended work. The idea was to use the Hebrew Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible for the Old Testament and the Nestle-Aland Greek text for the New Testament. They also used portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls for the book of Isaiah. It was in 1946 that the Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible was complete.
World War II was a challenge. The Christian Churches were shocked when the established Church of Germany averted its eyes to the holocaust of the Jews. The Roman Church even turned its head so that they would not be condemned in
Germany. The Churches in Sweden, Switzerland and other countries around the World condemned the Nazi party and protested the treatment of the Jews. The concentration camp at Dachau became a place for dissenting clergy and other political prisoners. There they would be killed and incinerated. On April 9, 1945 one of Christianity’s outspoken dissenters of the Nazi war was killed. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged just hours before the Allies liberated the concentration camp where he was incarcerated.
Christianity had a lot to say about the treatment of the Jewish people during WWII. While it was relatively quiet when the Armenian Genocide occurred, it did its best to stand up for the Jews. The history of the Church continues. The Holy Spirit moves through history inspiring many to take up their cross and follow Jesus. Some even die for the Gospel they believe true. I would like to write that at this time in our history there are no controversies, but I can’t. We still wrestle with the problems of sin and the flesh as well as humanity’s response to people in need. Jesus came to save us all and while failing humans remain in control of the world, the Holy Spirit’s work will never be completed.
The Church in History The Holiness Movement From page 4
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Linda Apmadoc spoiled us all by
bringing this New Orleans
celebration of music, food, and
festivities to Trinity. The Great Hall
was decorated by the Bryant family
and helpers. Steve Petite and Doug
Byer collaborated on the food and
what a wonderful Jambalaya it was!
The music for the evening was
provided by the Zydeco Mudbugs. It
was obvious they thoroughly
enjoyed the music they were
playing; our feet couldn’t stay still!
The festivities were made complete by the members of the
congregation and their friends who attended. One hundred twenty-five people celebrated the end of
Epiphany and the beginning of Lent. Our Lenten journey starts
A New Orleans Bash
Trinity Presents… a fun time was had by all
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after we come together once again to eat pancakes and other
goodies on Shrove Tuesday. The Boy Scouts will, once again,
help serve and clean up that evening as we support the
103rd edition of Trinity Camp.
I hope that every one had a good time January 30 and
February 9th! I know that I did! (And did I mention
how good the Jambalaya was!)
Fr. Paul
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Christmas Revisited
Will our children please take another bow…
The Vestry remarked at what a superb Christmas
celebration we had. They noted that it was the kids that
made this Christmas so special. If you didn’t have a chance
to come to the Christmas Eve Pageant, you really missed
out. This is where our kids shined. There was a wind
ensemble directed by a big kid, Jeff Apmadoc. The St.
Cecilia’s Choir, directed by Linda Apmodoc was 17 strong.
And then all the children that participated in the Christmas
story. We had about 35 children participating that evening. I
had asked for pictures and Karen Dunham was able to
supply some of the ensemble. Thank you!
Amie Downer, Maura Joyce, and many others helped make
this a Christmas miracle.
Fr. Paul
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Trinity proved to be the perfect setting for an afternoon chamber music concert January 10th. And Music Viva, under the
direction of Dr. Lois Musmann, provided a perfect Epiphany gift to the greater Redlands Community. Thirty musicians,
orchestral and choral, shared a concerto, two symphonies, and an oratorio as well as four choral pieces. Dr. Musmann, relief
organist for Jeffrey Rickard, founded this group in 1990 and was delighted to give it new life for this “Trinity Presents…”
program. Trinity is indebted to Dr. Musmann for her efforts. A champagne reception, a gift from Francoise Van Horn, followed
the concert. “Trinity Presents…” is the Music Missional Objective for the church’s community outreach.
Musica Viva concert at Trinity
Trinity Presents…
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Each Lenten season each of us inventory our life and habits
for obstacles that hinder us from deepening our spirituality, our
health or perhaps our relationships. Some years we take away
something we were doing, other years we add something.
Whatever the case may be, the goal is always that we live more
compassionately (whether to ourselves or others) and increase
and deepen our relationship with God and Christ.
Whenever we say, "Let us pray", we are responding to an
invitation to communicate and deepen our relationship with
God. We may often think of prayer as our thoughts and peti-
tions expressed in words, but this is only one of the ways we
can pray. Centering prayer is a method that assists us to lay
aside or detach from our thoughts so that we can open our
mind, heart, body and emotions to God through contemplative
prayer. It is how we learn to step out of all the noise of this
world we live in and, through the use of a sacred word, go deep
within ourselves to experience the presence of God. The raising
of our hearts and minds to God is not the result of our effort or
"will" but of the Spirit… in this interior silence we can surren-
der.
As you may have surmised, contemplative prayer through
centering prayer is a discipline, and may be easier for some to
accomplish than others depending on your disposition. Center-
ing prayer/contemplative prayer is not the only way to come
closer to God, but it is one way. However, once learned, it can
be practiced at home alone or in any small group. Over time,
contemplative prayer is transformative and is a very positive
group experience. It will aid is one's personal development and
self knowledge. It is truly a Lenten gift.
Beginning on March 2 and on each consecutive Wednesday
in March Trinity will be offering a Centering Prayer Group.
The Group will begin at 6:00 PM in the church and should rou-
tinely last about 1 hour. Initial meetings may take a little longer
for instruction and questions.
There are small booklets available describing centering
prayer in the office. One of the best books I have read on cen-
tering prayer/contemplative prayer is Open Mind Open Heart
by Thomas Keating and can be purchased on Amazon.
If you are interested in attending our centering prayer
group, please notify the church office so we can know how
many will be in attendance. I look forward to meeting any of
you that may be interested in centering prayer. I am available
for your questions at my home number, 909-790-4231 or you
may contact Fr. Paul at 909-793-2014.
A t the February Vestry retreat your vestry discussed: Your new Vestry officers are: John Dunbar, Sr. Warden; Hopi Hayes, Jr. Warden; David Raff, Treasurer; Matt Marnell, Secretary. Lois Musmann continues her duties as Clerk of the Vestry recording the minutes.
The vestry identified several areas of Trinity’s life in common that we will be focusing on this year.
Stewardship: This is not a focus on money, rather, it is a
focus on the stewardship of our resources and our families.
Henry Simms will be leading this area.
Communications: We need to move toward the 21st
century. Our communications processes are mostly hard
copy print. We are focusing on ways to communicate
electronically and more often. Steve Petite will be leading
this ministry.
Children’s programs and youth. This year there is a special
focus on these ministries. We have many challenges ahead
of us as we move through different transitions. Ana
Gonzalez-Jorgenson will be leading this ministry.
TENS continues to have the vestry’s hearts. Last year
many decisions were made about this outreach ministry of
Trinity. This year will have special focus on making these
decisions reality. Cheryl Flynn continues to lead this
ministry.
The Great Hall project fills us with excitement. The work
and progress of last year’s vestry will continue as we make
plans to kick-off construction this spring. Your leaders on
this project are John Dunbar and Jerry Unterkoefler, both
have significant experience in construction.
The search for an Assistant Priest for the congregation has
been given the green light by the Vestry. This will be led
by Matt Marnell with the help of many others in the
congregation.
Outreach ministries. Trinity has a large number of
successful outreach ministries. Our two largest are Camp
and TENS. Both have strong leadership and oversight. The
vestry liaison for all other outreach ministries is Hopi
Hayes.
Vestry Happenings
Centering Prayer…
As a part of your Lenten commitment by Donna Flynn
February 2016 Page 11
They have a cup of water first with their crackers and fruit then
can choose apple or orange juice. Don't just point, says Mrs.
Meehan, use your words. I smile, how many times I have heard
those directions to little ones. While at the table for snacks,
children update the calendar. Yes, after 26 comes 27 and today
is Wednesday. W is drawn on the chalkboard and everyone
says “wuh”.
It is almost time to go home. There is a storybook about the
moon and a little boy who heard the story yesterday gets to help
tell it today. I leave after that but promise to be back another
day.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE …
The Italians got it right. It's not a coincidence that
