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Blessing our New Roof and Renewed Ascension Window
Sunday, November 23rd at 10:45am
Dear Saints of Trinity Church,
Please join with me this coming Sunday, November 23rd, as we dedicate and bless our newly restored Ascension Window and Roof! We will share in this prayer and celebration immediately following worship.
We will begin in the Sanctuary after the Postlude, and process out the red doors to our front steps and walkway. And we are then invited to return for Coffee and Conversation!
We are so grateful for your support for these crucial capital projects, and we express our thanks to our Vestry and Property and Stewardship leaders who have guided us. “Now thank we All our God!!” The Sunday just before Thanksgiving is the right time to do this!
Blessings to All,
Rev. Andrea
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Sunday, November 30th
Rev. Andrea will be away from Trinity on Sunday, November 30th. She will be gathering with extended family for a funeral service for her Mother, Wanda Finley Castner. Wanda died recently after a long illness.
Andrea and her family find comfort in believing she is reunited with Andrea's Father, the Rev. Dr. Edward Wallington Castner. Rev. Andrea is so grateful for the support of the Trinity parish family.
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The Gingerbread House for Gift-Giving to Trinity's Adopted Family
Trinity is once again participating with The Newtown Fund in adopting a needy family for Christmas. Click here to access the Sign Up Genius page to select a gift. Purchase and wrap the gift. Attach a tag with the person's number and Family #25. Place it in the specially marked gingerbread house box in the Small Meeting Room by Wednesday, December 10th.
If you have any questions please contact Jeanne or Mark Benedict, Nancy Cole or Carol Bigman. Thank you in advance for your continued support and generosity to those less fortunate.
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Big Thanks
Although the cupboard shelves look filled, we know what goes fast. Let's stock up on those popular items this week.
Pasta Sauces-Red, Meat, Alfredo etc.
Canned meats-Tuna, chicken, ham
Canned fruit-Any
Toilet paper, dish/laundry detergent
Dog and cat food-dry or wet
Hot cocoa for the kiddos
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Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great king above all gods.
Psalm 95:2-3
In this season of Thanksgiving, we celebrate the feast of Christ the King this Sunday as we finish our liturgical year. Can you believe this is our last Sunday before Advent? Christ the King Sunday is a day of celebration and a day of thanksgiving, and I always love combining the two themes as they fit together so beautifully. We’ll all be singing “Come Ye Thankful People, Come” and “All Praise to Thee, O King Divine”, the choir will sing an anthem of Thanksgiving, and we’ll have special music at communion from dynamic newlyweds Ron Dukenski and Beverly Sager. It will be a special morning!
In other news, I want to thank everyone who came out to experience the Light in the Music concert last Saturday. What an exciting evening of music it was, woven together by a journey of faith narrated by some of our wonderful Trinity readers. The performers were top-notch, and the audience was especially exuberant and supportive. A special thanks goes out to Anne Calmels for the beautiful reception she put together that evening. If you missed the concert, you can still watch the replay here! https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1137749665
May you be blessed this week and remain in a spirit of thankfulness.
In Christ,
Jennifer
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Last week we had a lot of fun learning about how Moses parted the Red Sea. To help us imagine what that might have been like, we tried a little science experiment using water, paper plates and pepper. First, we sprinkled pepper on top of the water and thought of ways to move all the pepper to one side of the plate without touching the plate or the water. After some creative guesses, we dipped a finger into dish soap and the pepper scattered to the edges, “parting the sea.” The kids loved seeing how science helped bring the Bible story to life!
This week we will be exploring what happened to Moses and God’s people after they crossed the Red Sea. God promised to continue to help them and gave us the Ten Commandments to guide us in living.
A quick reminder that Advent Merriment will take place downstairs during coffee hour on November 30th. Join us for paper Advent-wreath making, Christmas card decorating, and plenty of festive games. It is a great way to kick off Advent with the joy of our Trinity children. I hope to see you there!!
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Weekly Happenings
Trinity's nursery is open every Sunday from 9:15 - 11:15, and is professionally staffed by Wee Care Nanny Agency. Click here to review the nursery guidelines.
Trinity's Grief Support Group runs every first and third Thursday of the month from 4-5:15pm, and is open to all.
Trinity's Chronic Pain Support Group is paused through the end of 20. Stay tuned for the 2026 schedule.
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Glass and Elevator Doors Open until 9:45am on Sunday Mornings
Trinity’s Ushers offer wonderful hospitality on Sunday mornings! We want all –
especially visitors or newcomers! - to experience their welcome. For this reason, we
believe it is important for people to enter doors that are attended after worship has
begun on Sunday mornings.
If you arrive after 9:45 on Sunday, please enter through the historic red doors on Main
Street. Please speak with Rev. Andrea if you have any questions.
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New Process for Vouchers
Vouchers can now be submitted virtually. There is a new page on Trinity's website (Vouchers). Please use this online form as a way to submit vouchers. If you need help learning this new system, please contact Kim.
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Praise and Thanksgiving
For those requesting our prayers
Maureen, Marie, Jennifer, Jacky, Gail, Alveta, Bode, Gracie, Martha,
Shirley, Dan, Barbara, Caroline, Brent, Judy, Kathy, Peter, Lindsey, Joann,
Dennis, Larry, Abby, Rich, Ali, Cherie
For those celebrating a birthday this week
Nora Bundy, Jacky Fountain, Julie Dunn
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