The Trinity Tidings

June 21, 2017

Trinity Episcopal Church

410 North Pine Street

P.O. Box M

Florence, AL 35631

256.764.6149

Fax: 256.740.6653

www.trinityflorence.org

trinity@trinityflorence.org https://www.facebook.com/Trinity-

Episcopal-Church-Florence-

162187733825897/

Clergy The Rev. Andrew C. Keyse

Rector

The Rev. Dr. Callie Plunket-Brewton

Associate Rector

Episcopal Campus Ministry Chaplain

The Rev. Catherine Schiesz

Deacon

Church Staff Noël Beck - Choir Director & Organist

Simon Richardson - Youth Director

Sheila Shelton - Bookkeeper

Jessie Stracener - Children’s Ministry

Pam Turner - Nursery Supervisor

Jenny Tice - Administrative Assistant

Vestry and Officers Scott Townsend, Senior Warden

Ralph Jones, Junior Warden

Mike Moeller, Treasurer

Gayle Ozbirn, Clerk

Bonnie Atkinson

Sarah Franklin

Bob Garfrerick

Mark Grisham

Rachel Hillis

Beth Lane

Ron Letson

Dorlea Rikard

The T r in i ty T id ing s To share the love of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, by loving one another,

loving our community, and putting our faith into action.

W e have two EfM groups starting in September. EfM

is a four-year curriculum developed by the School of Theology at Sewanee for those who might want to read deeper into God’s word. EfM helps lay persons discover and exercise their varied gifts for ministry in the places where they live and work. Each group meets weekly through the school year. Those of you who have completed all four years are welcome to pick back up in the new curriculum and choose any year you would like to read. The daytime group will meet Sundays, 1-3 p.m. The evening group will meet Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuition is $375. Register by August 1 so that materials can be sent to us in time. If you have any questions, call 256-810-9897. -- Deacon Catherine

Register now! Groups start in September

Since its founding in 1975, this

international program has

assisted more than 80,000 participants

in discovering and nurturing

their call to Christian service.

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Sunday Schedules

3 Pentecost -- June 25, 2017

9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I Greeter: Helen Richards LEM: Rebecca Hovater

Ushers: Vince Brewton, Sarah Gaede Lector: Jessie Stracener Intercessor: Beth Keyse

Acolytes: Siras Keyse, Anna Mansell Children’s Chapel: Jessica Mitchell

Vestry Person of the Day: Bob Garfrerick

Readings: First Lesson: Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm: Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 The Gospel: Matthew 10:24-39

4 Pentecost -- July 2, 2017

9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II Greeter: Brenda Massey Chalice Bearer: Tom White

Lector: Jerry Shea Intercessor: Matthew Gruber Ushers: Bill Montgomery, Scott Townsend

Children’s Chapel: Jessie Stracener Acolytes: (volunteers needed)

Vestry Person of the Day: Ralph Jones

Readings: First Lesson: Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm: Psalm 13

The Gospel: Matthew 10:40-42

Please check the online schedule for any changes.

Got an hour every six weeks or so? Do you like helping others? Can you drive or ride along? We need you! Meals on Wheels delivers meals to homebound individuals Monday-Friday, and our Trinity team serves the North Florence area every six weeks. As a volunteer, you and a buddy pick up the meals and a list with directions and deliver with a smile. This is quite possibly the quickest and easiest volunteer job at Trinity! You may be the only other person some of these people see that day. Deliver nourishment of the body and soul -- it will feed yours as well. Contact Judith Humphries, Amy Darby, or Beth Keyse for more information. Thank you!

Meals on Wheels looking for Trinity volunteers

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Those on our prayer list:

Sean Michael O’Bannon, Katie Clement,

Milo Nicholson, Martha Gruber-Cabler,

Elizabeth Shaia, Susan Hunnicutt, Bill

Wallace, Paul Jones, III, Jimmy Blythe,

Betty Goodsell, Jap Patton, Lindy

Blackburn, Lexi Edington, Maggie

Williams, Ragan Morris, June Nuessle, Ned

Hughes, Hurshel Miles, Margaret

Boudreau, Linda Persall, Billy Aldrich,

Maria and Hans Meier, Lisa Linkins Cink,

Rene Passarella Ciarametero, Jill and Scott

Aultman, Ann and Frank Moses, Daniel

Wilson, Mary and Joe Garner, Bob Gehling,

Kelly McCord, Caroline Moore, Anna Lea

Moore, Penelope Blankenship, Benny Brake,

Louis Weil, Penny Joiner, Susan McGee,

Dru Johnson, Dan Holt, Maurie Shaw,

John Mitchell, Pride Sherrill, Alicia Polo,

Jackie Sockwell, Berdie Thompson, Bee

Patrick, Jason Handley, Molly Young, Ben

Lansford, John DeVaughn, Morgan

Howard, Paul Vandagriff, Ken Springer,

Betsy Atkinson, Suzanne Cunningham,

Victoria Greer, Tim Taylor

Those in the Military:

Denys Zea, Don Beckwith, Scott Sibley,

Jacob Bobo, Adam Garfrerick, Taylor

Grier, Kyle A. Taylor, Michael Larsen,

Chris Muse

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Coming up:

Alan Jenkins, Alyce Pride, Neal

Clement, Lynn Ridgeway, Anna Claire

Letson, Jacob Letson, Alicia Bobo, Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Garner, Ralph Jones,

Clinton White, Jeremy Odom, Mary

Mullis Keyse, Lisa Wallace, Dr. and

Mrs. Stephen Koonce, Lillie Luci, Lois

Rasberry, Nelda Lamb, Martha Zuelke,

Oliver Cotten, David Beattie, Jamie

Jamison, Gerald Pool, Becky Taylor,

Trip Bower, Heather Whaley, Leslie

Beattie, John Thornell, Amy Darby, Dr.

and Mrs. Stephen Keith Jr., Mr. and

Mrs. John Dethero

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Care Committee

Our Prayers

Altar Flowers The following dates

are available: July 2 July 9 July 16

Please call 256-764-6149 for more information.

June: Susan Koonce

July: Dru Johnson

June: Rudi Pillow

July: Sheree Barnes & Amy Darby

Altar Guild

Chris and Jill Bobo to host

Our next Home Communion will be on Thursday, July 13, at 6 p.m. at the home of Chris and Jill Bobo, 500 North Shore Dr., Florence. Please make plans to join us for this special time

Home Communion on July 13

What: Home Communion

When: Thursday, July 13,

6 p.m.

Where: Home of Chris and

Jill Bobo, 500 North Shore

Dr., Florence

RSVP: Church office at 256-

764-6149

of friendship and worship. If you are planning to come, please, call the office (256-764-6149) and let us know, but don't let forgetting to let us know prevent you from coming!

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T hanks in part to a continuing

education stipend, I was able

to attend the Sacred Music

Intensive Workshop at the Jacobs

School of Music, Indiana

University, Bloomington, Indiana,

June 4-10.

I worked primarily with Walter

Huff, IU faculty director of choral

programs. There were several

workshops each day around issues

related to choral conducting.

Workshop participants also

rehearsed as a choir, under the

MUSIC NOTES

direction of Dr. Huff, each day.

Organ lessons and workshops with

the IU faculty were also available.

The closing concert on Friday night

included choral works and organ

selections performed by the

workshop attendees.

This was truly an “Intensive” week

of study. I greatly appreciate the

contribution from Trinity Church,

which helped me to participate in

this continuing education event.

-- Noël M Beck, organist and choir

director

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The Monday Movie Series has begun! Movies begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Parlor on movie nights. Remaining dates are July 10, 24, and 31; and August 14 and 28. The Rev. Deacon Catherine Schiesz will host the series, which features spiritual movies, followed by discussion time. Stay tuned for more details!

Monday Movie Series

‘What would we do without Bruce?’

Children’s Summer Series

With 80-plus children signed up for Children’s Summer Series, there are a lot of hungry mouths to feed come lunch time. But, luckily for Trinity, Bruce Cherry has prepared for just such occasions. He plans his menu. He purchases what he needs. Come Monday morning, he shows up early to get the fruits and vegetables rinsed and chopped and the meat sauce simmering. Then, he cleans all the prep areas so that he can set up serving stations to dish out plates and bowls of appetizing edibles to the children, volunteers, and staff who eagerly await their turn to sample what Bruce has prepared for them. Today it’s spaghetti. “Each Monday comes with a variety of challenges, but one thing I don’t have to worry about is how we’re

going to feed however many kids we have that day,” says Jessie Stracener, Children’s Ministry Coordinator and leader of the Summer Series program, which is in its fourth year. “Every summer, Bruce comes in, asks me how many we have that day, and quietly goes about preparing a wonderful meal

that I can proudly tell parents about. Every week kids want seconds, and sometimes even thirds.” However, as enthusiastic and capable as Bruce is, he could always use a little help from his Trinity friends. If you would like to share in this rewarding ministry, please let Jessie know!

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Sunday, June 25

Children’s Chapel 9:30 a.m. -- Jessica Mitchell

(Meet in the Children's Chapel room at 9:30 a.m.)

Monday, June 26

Summer Series 8 a.m.-2 p.m. - John of Damascus

(Icons with Lisa Wallace)

Sunday, July 2

Children’s Chapel 9:30 a.m. -- Jessie Stracener

(Meet in the Children's Chapel room at 9:30 a.m.)

Monday, July 3

Summer Series 8 a.m.-2 p.m. - Mary Magdalene (Tie

Dye)

Summer Series! Summer Series continues on Mondays through July 31. Please remember that everyone

needs a water bottle this year. Dropoff is from 8-8:30 a.m. and pickup is from 1:45-2 p.m.

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Register for VBS! VBS registration is still open! To register for VBS just follow this link:

https://goo.gl/forms/UUOBn6EgOQHTW89I2

••• Supplies Still Needed! If you have any of these around your house and can collect them, we would love to have them for crafts, etc.:

• Unwanted or Broken Crayons • Simple board games (new or used) • Soda boxes

(rectangular ones) • Old T-shirts • cereal-sized cardboard boxes

-- Jessie Stracener, Children’s Ministry Coordinator

Children’s Ministry

Sunday, July 9

Children’s Chapel 9:30 a.m. -- Simon Richardson

(Meet in the Children's Chapel room at 9:30 a.m.)

Monday, July 10

Summer Series 8 a.m.-2 p.m. - St. Peter

(Fishers of Men)

Sunday, July 16

Children’s Chapel 9:30 a.m. -- Jessie Stracener

(Meet in the Children's Chapel room at 9:30 a.m.)

Monday, July 17

Summer Series 8 a.m.-2 p.m. - J.S. Bach

(Music, Noël Beck)

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Young Adults meet June 27 Our next Episcopal Young Adult (EYA) gathering will be a potluck on Tuesday, June 27, at 6 p.m. at the home of Callie and Vince Brewton (120 E. Hawthorne St., Florence). Bring a dish to share, bring a friend, and feel free to bring your kids!

Canterbury gathers June 25 Canterbury in the summer is going to gather on Sunday evening, June 25th, 6 p.m., at the home of Amy and Cliff Darby. If you're a recent high school graduate, a current college student or a Canterbury alum, come on out and join us!

Congratulations!

Russell & Lezlie Melton

(and big sisters, Evan & Logan)

Welome

Abram James

Born June 16, 2017

scenes from the Children’s Summer Series!

Capturing a few

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Trinity Episcopal Church

P.O. Box M

Florence, AL 35631