Will the real Sojourner Truth please stand up?

We will learn more about Truth and where she garnered the strength and courage to do these things and more on Sunday, August 16 at 10:30 am.

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Roof: Some shingles fell of the parish house roof a few weeks ago and the heavy rains have found a way to drip inside as well as outside! Thankfully, it will soon be repaired. However, we realize that this is a temporary fix and are getting estimates for a full reroofing. Like everything else, it will be expensive but is not something we cannot handle together! The parish house is home to Trinity PlayGroup, the WinterShelter and so many 12-step groups, among others. Please start now to pray about how you will be able to help make this necessary repair happen so that all the blessings that flow from this building will continue to affect the world for decades to come!

There is a hole in the road at the curb in front of the TPG entrance. The city has been notified. Please be careful as your park.

It is hard to avoid talking about politics these days, even though you may want to explore your spiritual side more. It is a dilemma for me as a deacon, charged with “bringing the world to the church,” to know what is best to share with you. This week I cannot ignore the biggest news: Kamala Harris, a black woman, chosen to be the V.P. candidate by Joe Biden. It might seem as if this shouldn’t be big news. After all we elected a black male president two times. But it is big because she is a woman and she is African American and Asian American. Why is this important for the church? It is important because it is time for the church to speak out vociferously for equality, especially in politics. If the church will not speak out for justice and compassion, who will? Oscar Romero said about the church’s involvement in justice causes: “A church that does not provoke any crises, preach a gospel that does not unsettle, proclaim a word of God that does not get under anyone’s skin or a word of God that does not touch the real sin of the society, in which it is being proclaimed: what kind of gospel is that? As we look back at TMC’s history, we need also to examine how we can engage the politics of our time. Marjory Stoneman Douglas exhorted us to: “Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged, and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects of ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics—but never give up.” I think this is good advice for us as individual citizens and also for us as the church of Christ. Oh God, give us strength to face what lies ahead and hope to sustain us. We may not know where we are headed, but we know that you are with us wherever we go. 

Pax,

Deacon Lynn

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Wednesdays 9:00 Morning Coffee & Prayer

Thursdays 5:30 Evening Prayer

Please pray healing and support especially for: Mark, Sarah W, Sasha, Shirley, Bill, Travis, Luca, Sallie & Jim W., Jack & Katie & Brad, Mike and Sandy, Lynn, Andrea, Susan W., Myriam & Eldridge, Peter, Bobby, Tim, Barbara & Roger, Kate, Richard, Chris, Piswast, Fred (eyes)

Grace for those who have died and all who mourn

Stamina and creativity for all essential workers, especially teachers, clerks, IT professionals, trash collectors, medical personnel, delivery, bankers, restaurant employees ...

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