Trinity TimEs/DRAGON
TALES
FEBRUARY 2008
Highlights this Month........................................... 1
Lenten Programs................................................. 1-2
Rector’s Ramblings............................................... 2
Annual Meeting.................................................. 2-4
Vestry............................................................. 5
Open Hand Performance........................................ 5
Trinity Worship Notes.......................................... 6
Outreach.......................................................... 6-7
Special Thanks................................................... 7
St Georges’ News................................................. 7-8
From the Parish Office.......................................... 8
Diocesan News.................................................... 9
Community News................................................ 9-10
Lamb Preschool News........................................... 10
Love Knots....................................................... 10
Prayers of the People............................................ 11
Trinity REGULAR Schedule
n
Holy Eucharist
(Rite 2) Sundays at 8:00am & 10:30am
n Thursday Noon Prayers—Holy Eucharist weekly
in the library.
n Second Sunday —Healing Service
Off-Site Eucharist
n Monday, February 18th,
11:00am—Legacy
n Wed. , February 20th, 2:30pm—Park
Ridge Vlg.
St. George’s REGULAR Schedule
n Holy Eucharist Sundays at 10:00am
n Rector in Office, Wednesday PM
n Deacon in Office, Thursday PM
n Stories, Prayers, Hymns 2nd & 3rd
Wednesday at 10:30am—Fleming Point
n 2nd Tuesday of Month, February 12th
× Silver Spoons, 12:30pm @ Pineviewm Rest.
n Vestry 2nd Thursday of Month
× February 14th @
6:30pm
Shrove Tuesday:
Join us again this year! Trinity’s annual pancake supper in the
parish hall on February 5th from 5:30pm until 7:30pm. Please see sign up in the narthex. $6.00 Adult/$2 children.
Ash Wednesday:
February 6th is the beginning of Lent. The
services will be joint services. Noon
will be at St. George’s and the evening service will begin at 7:30pm and
will be at Trinity.
“Young-at-Heart” Lunch: Wednesday, February 13th @ 12:30pm, China Buffet in Lowes Plaza.
For more information on our Young-At-Heart Group please call Betty MacGregor at
225-5598; or if transportation is needed call John Montstream at 227-2592.
February 21st Ordination: Following the completion of the rigorous
process that lead to ordination Bishop McKelvey has announced the Rev Bryan
Bedell will be ordained to the sacred order of priests on Thursday, February
21st at 7:30pm at St. George’s Church, 635 Old Wilder Rd in
Hilton. Bishop McKelvey will officiate at the service of ordination, it is a
joint service of Trinity and St George’s .
There will be participants from both congregations as well as from other
portions of Bryan’s life. Following the service there will be a reception
honoring Bryan and commemorating Bishop McKelvey’s last official visitation to
St. George’s Church. You are invited to
come and share in this joyous service of thanksgiving and commissioning. Anyone
needing a ride please call either of the church offices.
††††† 2008 LENTEN PROGRAMS †††††
Wednesday Potluck & Program: Beginning on Wednesday, February 13th
we will gather at 6pm, have dinner at 6:15 and the program will begin at
6:45. This year we are doing a book
study of the book entitled The Externally Focused Church. Books are
available at the back of the church at both Trinity and St. George’s. The books
were paid for from the Rector’s fund of each congregation but donations will be
accepted towards their cost. The book study will encourage discussion and help
us find ways to begin to move from an internal to an external focus for our
congregations.
Monday Evenings: All Aboard for weekly session on spirituality and
spiritual growth being offered for the 5 Episcopal churches in our area. The
sessions begin February 11th and will be held at the Church
of the Epiphany on Buffalo Road. There will be a Lenten Retreat also offered.
It will be held on Friday evening March 14th and Saturday, March 15th
at Trinity Church. For more information
please call the parish office at 225-7848 or pick up a flyer at any of the
parishes.
St George’s Stone Soup: Each Sunday during Lent we will share soup, bread and
fellowship following the 10:00am service. All are invited!
RECTOR’s R A M B L I N G S
God
calls us to achieve...
The
Annual meetings are over and our leadership for 2008 has been elected. We thank
those who have served as Warden and on the Vestry for their willingness to
serve and we thank those who have stepped up to take on or to continue in
leadership position. And then we let out a sigh of relief. “Whew! Glad it’s not
me.” “They can do it – that’s why we elected them.”
Unfortunately
we are not off the hook. Jesus calls all of us to de disciples – to be his
followers. And we have been invited into a venture not unlike the child’s game
“follow the leader.” We are asked to
follow Jesus and to do what Jesus did and to live like Jesus lived. So what
does that mean? It means we have a change of focus. From our all to natural and
human focus on ourselves to focus on serving others in Jesus name. And these
others most often are people I do not know.
The
reason for this is simple – God’s concern and Jesus’ life, teaching, ministry,
death and resurrection was for those primarily that Jesus did not know – like
you and me. To become disciples focused
on service to others means we more closely follow our leader, teacher and
savior, but also it means we are more likely to grow spiritually and mature in
our faith.
And
for both St. George’s and for Trinity this process is essential if we ever wish
to move into the future God calls us to achieve.
I
ask your prayers this Lent for our congregations- for those who will be part of
the book study, for those who will be participating in the Lenten study and
retreat, that we may have the insight and courage to discern where we are being
called by God and take the next steps to follow where Jesus is leading the way.
Don+
Trinity 2008 Annual Meeting
Report of the Rector
The date for the annual meeting
was set in consultation with the Vestry – not because of the content of the
scripture readings. But I cannot think of better readings than these for our
annual meeting.
To understand any of what we are
doing today we have to go back to the beginning – to our beginning as
Christians – to our baptism. Baptism is not just a nice thing we do, or a
ritual that puts our name on the church rolls - it is a sacrament – an outward
manifestation of what God is doing inwardly; a sign of the a spiritual reality
of what God is doing with and for each us. And of one thing we can be certain
of – in baptism and in our life - God is calling us. Calling us to follow him,
calling us to share Good News with others.
That Good News is heard in the
first reading from Isaiah that the yokes which oppress us - God will help us to
break.
The Psalm tells us God is our
light and our salvation and we have nothing to fear.
The Epistle tells us we are a
gathered community of those called by God and as such we need to be at unity –
not divided into factions and in conflict, but to be united by baptism focused
on our ministry and mission as a congregation and as individuals.
And the Gospel tells us that,
just as the apostles were called to be Jesus followers – so are we – to be his
hands, heart and healing presence in a hurting world.
So how are we doing? This past year has
certainly been an interesting one.
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In
2007 Trinity finished the excellent series of Calvin Worship Renewal grant
workshops – which brought a marvelous opportunity to hear world class speakers
talk about various aspects of Christian worship.
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We
began to develop a puppet ministry which has evolved and grown up though the
work of members of the congregation and have even received a diocesan ministry
grant for 2008 which funded the workshop two weeks ago and provides additional
opportunities for us to develop this congregational ministry.
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We
received notice Trinity was awarded the prestigious Lilly Endowment Clergy
Renewal Grant which will fully fund a study leave for Father Don and renewal
activities for the congregation - ensuring it has the potential to be a period
of learning and growth for us all.
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We
had the Bishop’s visitation in December where 6 young people and 1 adult was
confirmed and 2 adults were received into membership at Trinity.
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We
celebrated Easter, Pentecost, Family Season, All Saints Day and Christmas with
festive services focused by our vision of providing participatory God centered
and family friendly worship and education.
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We
renewed out partnership with St George’s and welcomed Bryan Bedell as our
Assisting deacon – and look forward to his ordination on Thursday, February
21st at St George’s.
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But in 2007 we also said good-bye to some of our
members through their moving out of town, or through death, or due to their
decision to leave or become inactive from this faith community.
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From Easter through the Fall we had a significant
decrease in weekly attendance.
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The number of our members has remained steady but
weekly attendance at worship has declined as other activities and interests
take precedence in people’s lives and schedules.
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Our financial picture remains unchanged as we have
maintained and even grown our donations and pledges, increased fundraising
effort and cut some of our costs. But holding or slightly increasing income
even while costs escalate means our deficit is growing.
These are Interesting times…
I can tell I am getting long in
the tooth, as I find I no longer even begin to understand the trends that drive
our culture and our society. For example I hear more and more calls and conversation
for heightened and deepened spirituality, and yet find fewer and fewer people
who seem willing to invest the time and effort required to develop a mature
spiritual life.
We have become almost frenetic in
our activities – trying to fit it all in - and in doing so we often fail to
prioritize activities based on the values we say and believe we hold as core
values. It seems we want to be consumers of religion – but are unwilling to
become disciples of Jesus. Being a disciple– following our call - we know
will cost us time and energy and we may not get as many other things done as we
might want. So we are reluctant. But were we to try, we would find in return we
get the promised reality of life fully lived. Life that has a depth of meaning
and purpose rather than just activity.
We as a congregation are still
looking to discover how we can make a significant difference in our community.
This has been a 6 year question - the answer to which I hope we are closing in
on. For unless and until Trinity as a congregation commits to a ministry that
serves the people out in the community rather than just ourselves we will not
be fulfilling the call of Christ. And that commitment needs to be personal as
communal.
Notice, I said Trinity as a
congregation needs to commit to a ministry. One of the hallmarks of Trinity has
been we assign ministries to people rather than taking ownership for them as a
community. We make the mistake of taking our individualism and trying to make
it work in a community. Christianity is not an individualist religion - it is
based in and on community. God calls each of us and all of us to be in
community with one another - to serve God’s people. And being in community can
be a bit messy. For among us as in any community of people there are divergent
ideas, values, beliefs and desires. There are different tastes in liturgy,
music, and education. Different ways we prefer to learn, different customs and
traditions we value.
The deep unvarnished truth is no
one is attracted to a congregation because people there know how to take care
of themselves. Until and unless there is a significant ministry in and to the
community there will be little growth.
In 6 years we have managed to
overcome some morale problems, identify a direction, and move towards our
vision. We are now at that crucial point of deciding whether we want to move
forward, or to simply continue to exist as we are. Do we want the future to be
constantly cutting back, dipping into our parish savings to maintain a
beautiful building that is too large and too costly for our needs, and to find
more cost efficient ways to do less, until we eventually are forced to close? I
believe there is another vision which can better inspire and motivate us
I am challenging this
congregation to a book study this Lent. The book is called The Externally
Focused Church. We will gather to share our thoughts and viewpoints as we
read through this volume that essentially tells us what we may already know –
unless we are active engaged in ministry in the community we will not grow as
individuals or as a congregation! That service is a necessity for spiritual
growth.
In looking at what is ahead of
us, I believe our two greatest challenges this year will be:
1.
To discern, select a ministry and begin to live as an
externally focused church. Moving the
focus off ourselves, our wants, our needs, our likes and dislikes and placing
the focus on how we can serve others in Christ’s name.
And
2.
To be open to the challenges, growth and learning that can
result if we use the up coming Study Leave as a testing ground for what is
important in the life of this congregation.
What are the people of God in this place willing to take on and make
their own in Nancy and my temporary absence? For sooner or later our absence
will be permanent, and only that of which the congregation has taken ownership
of will remain. And when that absence occurs and is driven and influenced more
by parish finances than by my age.
2007 has been both a good year
and an interesting year...
But God willing we will make 2008
an eventful, a watershed year in the life of Trinity Church as we take the
first of the next crucial step toward becoming the community of
ministry-oriented disciples God is
calling us to be. To be God and to our community to be Jesus’ wounded hands,
loving heart, and his healing presence in this hurting corner of God’s world.
And Jesus said to them “Follow me
and I will make you fishers for people.”
Trinity
Vestry—January 10, 2008
2008 Budget: The 2008
budget has been amended and passed after many line items were analyzed and
discussed.
Major Income Items:
Pledge $110,000
Building Use $15,000
Investment Interest $13,000
St. Georges for Rector* $23,430
Diocese News Editor* $18,000
Other $18,000
Grants $23,600
Total Income $221,030
Major Expense Items:
Building & Grounds $57,300
Payroll & Office* $175,500
Diocesan Allocation $18,600
Other $13,600
Total Expense $265,000
Yearly Deficit ($43,970)
* reimbursed from Partnerships
with St. Georges and Diocese.
Study Leave Planning Task
Group: The following have agreed to
be members of the study group – Cherie Dobberstein (Chair), Linda Bohrer, Pam
Fitzmorris, Thelma Goodman, Marion Montstream, Rhoda Perry, Dorothy Romanet,
Sarah Stoll, Dick Stone and Julie Walsh.
Ex officio: Bryn Bedell, Father
Don Hill, Nancy Woodworth-Hill. The
first meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 9th.
Nominating Committee
Report: Cherie advised the vestry
the following are incoming nominated vestry members: Dorothy Romanet/Warden - two year term; Sally Linton, Kim Branco,
and Dick Stone – three year terms.
Outgoing vestry members are:
Cherie Dobberstein/Warden, Marge Cook, Dorothy Romanet, and Herb
Long. The above slate was declared
elected at the annual meeting on January 27th.
Rector’s Report: Christmas Eve services were well
done and lively. Attendance was down significantly from previous years. Decision of vestry to change the Christmas
Eve family service for 2008 from 6:30pm to 7:00pm.
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Open Hand
Performance
A Huge
Success
On Sunday, January 13th,
Trinity opened its doors to the Open Hand Puppet Theatre. They presented a performance of the story,
The Stonecutter. This piece, a
Japanese folktale, was presented using the traditional style of Bunraku
puppetry as well as European forms such as marionette. The purpose of this performance was to
research a variety of ways Trinity might use to expand our own Puppet Ministry as
well as learn from a morally based story aimed at all members of the
congregation from our youngest members to our young at heart members. It was interesting to watch the members of
the Trinity family, watching the performance.
Even the youngest, most wiggly members were spellbound. Upon asking the children about what they
learned from the story, it was evident they were not just well behaved but
really understood the story’s message.
This tells the Puppet Ministry Committee we are on the right track and
can proceed with our own enhancements.
Originally, there were 23 people
signed up to attend the workshop after the service. We ended up having 35 people attend which was thrilling! We had a blast and learned a lot. After the workshop, we all headed
downstairs for a lovely catered luncheon during which many, many, many thoughts
and ideas were exchanged. All in all,
the PMC can easily say it was a wonderful experience. The committee gives great thanks to our diocese who funded the
puppet ministry program through their diocesan grant. We feel we are putting the funds to great use in spreading God’s
word.
Trinity
Worship Notes
As is our custom at Trinity we
will “bury the alleluia” with the help of the children on Sunday the 3rd
at the end of the 10:30 service.
During Lent we put away our
communion silver, altar candles and adornments and use pottery communion ware.
The vestments are either purple or an unbleached linen color referred to as
Lenten array. Lent, being a more reflective and penitential time, means we use
the kyrie (lord have mercy), say the psalm, and use Eucharistic prayer C.
During Lent we will use bread for communion.
The prayers of the people
will be done differently during Lent in order to remind us our prayers for the
needs of others and for the world are necessary – through them we become
co-creators with God. Trinity will still print the specific intercession in the
bulletin and we ask you to take the bulletin home each week and to pray for
these persons during the week, but the lay readers will not be adding the list
of names to the prayers of the people. In order to emphasize and encourage
making the prayers of the people our prayers there will be silences at
appropriate places in which you are invited to add your own intercessions,
either silently or aloud as you are comfortable.
OUTREACH
By Rhoda Perry
Mission and Service
Update: The backbone of Trinity's
mission and service is YOU and the work you do in and for the community. We have people volunteering in SO many
areas, Ambulance to Zoo, and including, but not limited to, Greece Food Shelf
and Clothing Shelf, Meals on Wheels, fire dept., and the Ronald MacDonald
House.
The Trinity activities tend to
complement this service with gifts,
supplies, and money. We collected twice
this year for United Thank Offering, an
organization that makes grants to churches and religious organizations world
wide, including the U.S. A., to enable the requesting organizations to help
others. The first collection was during
Lent, the second in time for the annual ingathering at the Diocesan Conference
in November.
As is our tradition, we collected
"white gifts" to put under the Jesse tree during Advent, and
delivered a carload of them to Alternatives for Battered Women.
We collected shaving cream and
joined other Episcopal churches in the
diocese so the guests at the Meals and More Christmas gift program could
receive Christmas packages.
Our Trinity children brought and
collected juice to support the gospel lesson on one Sunday, then we gave the
juice to the Greece Food Shelf.
We filled and delivered
Thanksgiving baskets.
So many opportunities to share
our blessings!!
There is, of course, a budget
item at Trinity for "outreach".
In 2007, it went to the
following:
AIDS Rochester
Alternatives for
Battered Women
Amnesty
International
Aurora House
Doctors Without
Borders
Greece Food
Shelf
Greece Volunteer
Ambulance
Green Acres Food
Pantry
Journey Home
Meal and More
Open Door
Mission
Planned
Parenthood of Rochester
Water for the
Sudan
For 2008, we hope to "make a
difference" by concentrating on local needs where our contributions may
matter more. If you have suggestions,
I'll be happy to hear them.
Also, in this column, I have been
reviewing the Millennium Development Goals, the #1 Mission priority for the
Episcopal Church. To review, The first of eight is to eradicate extreme poverty
and hunger. #2 is to Achieve universal Primary Education for Children. This
month's focus is #3, to promote gender equality and empower women. We read
daily of attacks on women in unstable areas of the world. The men are away
fighting or have been imprisoned or killed. Mothers, the aged and ill as well
as infants, are unable to flee, and are frequently victims of enemy tribes
engaged in ethnic cleansing. Educated, respected women would have some tools to
escape or fight back until peace solves the worst of their problems. These
needs are far away, and frequently it seems that we can only pray for relief.
But we are facing in our own country a situation that proves the universal need
for awareness of gender inequality in our lives. Whenever people discuss the
current democratic candidates, it is but a minute before someone asks,
"Can a woman get elected?" We seldom hear, "Is she the best
candidate?" We read that girls are unlikely to aspire to a CEO position if
their names don't project an appropriate seriousness. Are we in need of work on
our attitudes?
Next month, #4 will be
"Reduce Child Mortality."
Special
Thanks To…..
Trinity:
Suzanne Graney for her
assistance with the Bishop’s reception.
Cherie Dobberstein, Marge
Cook, Dorothy Romanet and Herb Long for their service as Warden and
members of the Vestry.
Pam Fitzmorris and members
of the Arts in Worship Committee for the arrangements for Open Hand Theatre’s
presentation and workshop.
Cherie Dobberstein, Dorothy
Romanet and Nancy Woodworth-Hill for their work on their puppet
stage.
For all who have worked
on the puppet chats, writing, rehearsing, puppeteering, directing, and setting
up. We received a note from Bishop McKelvey saying how much he appreciated
the puppet chat at his visitation.
St. Georges:
Pete and Adam Hertzlin for
their work on the coat room.
Michele Spath & George
Lake for being our Acoltying Crew.
Mathew Watkins for joining
the Acolyting Crew.
Adam Maier for shoveling
the sidewalks early Sunday mornings.
Janet & Ray for all
the office help.
Sarah Stoll for organizing
the readers for service.
Barb Perry for all she
does which is too much to even type.
To George Lake for working
hard to give us all a fun filled night at the mystery dinner.
And to all at our Church
whose work goes unrecognized we do notice and we Thank You!
ST Geroge’s News
Silver Spoons: Our January luncheon was held at Brewski’s
Resturant on Ridge Rd. There were about
22 in attendance. The service was not
the best we ever had but we can say the company more than made up for it.
The silver spoons group is not
just about luncheon we try to help others.
In December we donated turkeys to go in all of Christmas Baskets, coffee
and Kool Aid for after our services and Donations to families in need of our help.
Join us anytime. We meet the second Tuesday of every month at
12:30. The next luncheon will be at
Pineview Resturant in Spencerport. Any
question see Bev or Kit.
The Guild: Just met for a brief meeting on Sunday
planning for the reception after Bryans Ordination. We will have more information at a later date. Any questions please see Barb.
Sunday School: We have a new Sunday School program for the
children to have fun and learn with. Thank you to Lina for all your help with
the children. We are in need of more
volunteers to help with the program. So
anyone who would like to help with the kids one Sunday a month please let me
know. Tammy
Acolyte News: We welcome Mathew Watkins as the newest
member in our team. He will be starting
his training very soon. Thank You
Mathew! There will be a practice for all the acolytes on Saturday, February 16th at 10:00 a.m. If there is anyone else
interested in joining this great team talk to George.
Stone soup: We are in need of Soup cookers for the
Stone Soup meal for February 10th service. Any one interested please
sign up.
Murder Mystery Dinner: SAVE THIS DATE APRIL 25 AT 6:00 PM! If
you haven’t heard yet we are planning a exciting night. There will be plenty of entertainment and
food. And who knows after this
performance an Oscar nomination may be in the future for St Georges… More on how, when and where to purchase
tickets will be soon. Reminder to all
actors practice is every Saturday at 9:00 am.
TRINITY PARISH OFFICE NEWS
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Help Wanted!
Help is needed in many of Trinity’s ministry teams. Volunteers are being solicited for
projectionist at our 10:30am service; 2nd Sunday usher; plate
counters, altar guild, A-team, fellowship committee, FUNdraising committee or
any ministry we have. Any time or
schedule you can give would be most welcome (either weekly, monthly,
yearly). Please speak with a committee
chair, Father Don or Lisa in the office.
Thank you!
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Trinity members will be receiving 2007 pledge
statements in the mail. This will list
all your contributions made during the 2007 calendar year. Please review your statement and contact
Lisa Scoppo or email office@trinity-greeceny.org with any concerns.
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Anyone wishing to unsubscribe to Trinity Times/Dragons
Tale should email Lisa at office@trinity-greeceny.org or call (585) 225-7848.
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Lisa, the parish secretary will be away on vacation the week of February 17th. If you have an immediate need please speak
with Father Don.
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George’s, Hilton, NY. It intends to
inform, educate, and uplift the members and friends of our parishes. Contributors may leave articles for
publication in the church office or submit them by email to office@trinity-greeceny.org
by the third Thursday of the month for inclusion in the next month’s issue.
Are you an ice fisherman looking
for an Ice Auger? Has the economy got
you thinking about a larger vegetable garden and doing more canning. A supply of canning jars are ready for
you! A used Galcier Bay Wood Stove also
in storage. If any of these items are
of interest, please call 225-4232.
Dear
All At Trinity,
My
mother (Del Clow) is doing fine at “The Homestead” and will be moving to
“Clinton Crest Manor” on Monday, January 14th. The move will still be in the Village of
Penn Yan and offer her additional movement and contacts,
Best
Wishes,
Fremont
Diocesan
News
A Gift to Honor Our Bishop -- To
honor the ministry of Jack and Linda McKelvey, the Diocese has established a
fund to support ministries in line with the Millennium Development Goals
established by the United Nations and consonant with the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. A committee of three people will be established by the Bishop of the
Diocese or his/her designee in consultation with the Standing Committee. This
three-person group will meet with Jack and Linda to make grants on an annual
basis while preserving the fund's principal. It is intended that grants be for
projects and programs outside the United States; however, exceptions can be
made for good and agreed upon projects or programs within the United States. If
you would like to contribute to this fund in honor of the McKelveys, please
make your check payable to: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, a tax-exempt
organization, and write MDM Fund on the check's memo line. Mail your check to:
Attn: Twila Anderson, Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, 935 East Avenue,
Rochester, NY 14607.
As many of you know, Steve Lane
has been elected Bishop Coadjutor of Maine.
His last day with the Diocese of Rochester will be March 15th. Steve has been ministering in the diocese
since 1971 and is well known to many.
You are all invited to take part in a Celebratory Service of Evensong on
Sunday, March 2, 2008 beginning at 4:00 pm at St. Thomas’. A reception will follow. The Diocese of Rochester will present the
Episcopal vestments as gifts to Steve as he beings his new ministry. If you would like to contribute, please
speak with Father Don on behalf of Trinity Episcopal Church.
¡ Episcopal
SeniorLife Communities is offering a form of the Blue Star Service Banner, made
by one of their volunteers, to members of our parish who have a child (or
family member) service in the military, in a war zone. These “banners” are in the shape of a glass
oval and may be finished in three forms (a key chain, a pin, or a necklace). They will be offered as a tribute to the military service. They will need the following information:
The
service member’s name,
The
parishioner’s name,
The
relationship between the two, and
The
desired finished form.
Once they have
accommodated the requests for those in service they will begin to make these
banners available for a nominal fee to all who wish to have one. Please send your request to Trinity
Episcopal Church, 3450 Ridge Road, Rochester, NY 14626, Attn.: Lisa
COMMUNITY NEWS
¡ MEALS
ON WHEELS NEEDS YOU! Meals on
wheel’s volunteers deliver hot meals and warm smiles to elderly and homebound
individuals. Routes are available in
many areas of Rochester and Monroe County, and delivery only takes an hour or
so at lunchtime. Volunteer either
weekly, monthly or seasonally. Join the
Meals on Wheels team. Call 787-8326.
¡ Don’t
forget the Greece/Hilton Food Shelf.. Please
remember we always are in need of various foods items like… Canned
Goods/Jams/Jellys/Soap/Detergent/Cereals and Rice/Pancake Mix/Syrup…anything
dried or canned. Please bring and leave
in the large basket by the Welcome Table.
Thank You!
¡ Clothing
Closet… The clothing closet gives
garments to needy Greece and Charlotte residents. There is always a demand for gently worn children’s clothing in
all sizes, from newborn through 14.
Donations may be dropped off at the Department of Human Services at 500
Maiden Lane between 9:00 am and 11:00 am.
¡ Urgently
Needed Greece F.I.S.H. Volunteers willing to give one day a month to help
the elderly and disabled in the Greece
area with transportation for medical appointments. Greece F.I.S.H needs you to drive or to use
your home phone to receive calls from the answering service and arrange for the
needed rides. Our clients have no other
means of transportation and you will be rewarded by the knowledge that you are
performing a much needed service. If
you are interested, please call 453-2370.
Trinity Lamb
Preschool News…
Outside the weather did not
always look like winter, but at Lamb School we have been busy with snow stories
and snowmen projects. The children can’t wait to make some real snowmen in
their yards.
The Four-Year-Old classes had fun
studying dinosaurs. They just ended the month with a visit from Dr. L. Berta
Saurus from the Rochester Museum and Science Center. This is a program for
children that allows them to actively participate.
In February the children will be
preparing for Valentine’s Day by making lots of heart projects. Both age groups
will be reviewing all the shapes during the month in many ways.
If you are interested in finding
out more about Lamb School there are still openings in the Three-Year-Old
program. The Four-Year-Old class is filled for September. If your child will be
3 by December 1st he or she is eligible for this program. We do not
require complete toilet training. Children may begin the year in pull-ups.
Call us at 225-8026 for more
information.
—–Alice Neff
Love Knots
More
ambitious, but interesting, is this recipe for "Love Knots", a recipe
from Evelyn Birge Vitz's cookbook for feasts of the church year, A Continual
Feast (Ignatius Press). In the late Middle Ages, she says, there was a custom
of wearing "love knots" on Saint Valentines's Day - golden pins
shaped like sideways figure-8s, a symbol of infinity, to suggest that love is
without end, eternal. The love knots were made of gold, which never tarnishes,
never loses it perfection, and were given to one's sweetheart.
This is a recipe for edible "love Knots", a sweet
pretzel-like twist. Yield: 12 to 14 "love knots.
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
2 eggs
Yellow Sprinkles
¼ Cups Sour Cream
2-1/2 Cups Flour
1 tsp grated lemon rind
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cream the
butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk, the eggs, sour cream,
vanilla extract and yellow food coloring (to make the dough more
"golden"). Sift and stir in the flour; add the lemon rind.
Chill the
dough for several hours and only remove it from the refrigerator a little at a
time: this will make it easier to handle.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Shape the
dough into ropes about 1/2 inch in diameter and 12 inches long, and twist these
into figure 8s. Place the twists on a greased baking sheet, and bake for about
15 minutes. About halfway through the cooking, "gild" with yellow
sugar sprinkles.
PRAYERS
OF THE PEOPLE
Trinity Birthdays
2 2 Douglas
Barstow
2 2 Edward
Ostrowski
2 3 Elizabeth
Swertfeger
2 7 Grace
McDowell
2 7 Maureen
Wood
2 8 Sally
Linton
2 10 Jean
Meagher
2 14 Ann
Denniston
2 16 Helen
O'Meara
2 18 Shelly
Falbo
2 22 Patricia
Stelzer
Those
celebrating Wedding Anniversaries…
Trinity
Mr. & Mrs. Richard
Stone—February 28th
For
Parishioners and Friends...
Joan Barstow Florence Hamlin
Bernice Foland Jonathan Murray
Betty Gardner Gloria Noble
Susan & Laura
Garsten Frank Perry
For those facing long-term
challenges: Norma Astill, Pete Beers, Susan Beers, Joan Cody, Lee
Connolly, Beverly Crouture, Lauren Ellison, Michael English, Eric Farmborough,
Lee Gonzalez, Charles Gremke, Barbara Headridge, Marlin Hazen, Gail Janis,
Betty John, Virginia Kammerdiener, Bridget Martin, Bev Meintel, Simon Meyer, Meagan Nelson, Jim Nelson, Helen O’Meara, Terry Pepperman, Sage
Richardson, Stephanie Romanet, Ray & Meg Stein, Katherine Streb, Rosemary
Streb, Robert Streb Sr., Tim, Erica & Amanda Streb, Linda & Walt
Swicke, Jim Van Nostrand, Terry Verbeck.
A Valentine Prayer
Most Gracious Heavenly Father, You gave
Saint Valentine the courage to witness to the gospel of Christ, even to the
point of giving his life for it. Help us to endure all suffering for love of
you, and to seek you with all our hearts; for you alone are the source of life
and love. Grant that we may have the courage and love to be strong witnesses of
your truth to our friends and family and to the whole world. We ask this
through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen
The Rev. Donald B. Hill, Rector
(H: 436-6848)
The Rev. Nancy Guenther,
Assisting Rector
Rev. Bryan Bedell, Assisting
Cleric
Nancy Woodworth-Hill, Music
Director
Marion Montstream, Trinity
Chruch School Director
Tammy Maier, St. Georges Church
School Director
Lisa Scoppo, Secretary
Gloria Cooper, Custodian