Daylight Saving Time Ends this Weekend

If you have any analog clocks or clocks/watches not connected to the internet,

set them back 1 hour before you go to bed Saturday night.

A note from Rev. Amy,

Dear Church,

Now as we come to the setting of the sun,

and our eyes behold the vesper light,

we sing your praises, O God:

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

This Sunday evening at 5:30, we’ll gather for a special All Saints’ Evensong. If you’ve never heard of Evensong, here’s what you can expect: candles at sunset, chanted prayers, rich choral music, and a few Scripture readings (but no sermon). Based on the Roman Catholic Liturgy of Hours, Evensong has been an especially beautiful part of the church’s liturgical practice since ancient times. 

At this Evensong, our prayers will be shaped by Hurricane Helene; we will grieve, lament, offer thanksgiving, and move toward hope together. And, as is our All Saints’ tradition, we will end the service in the Memorial Garden, where with candles lit, we will remember all those who are interred there.

The nursery will be open for this service, and Beth will hold a special program for children in the Redwood Chapel (drop-off begins in the Undercroft at 5:15).

All are welcome. Invite your neighbors and friends.

Worship

Each Sunday, we celebrate the Eucharist at 8:00 and 10:45. Breakfast is served from 9:00 to 9:30, Christian Formation for all ages takes place from 9:30 to 10:30, and our Nursery is open from 9:15 to 12:00. We host a Coffee Hour after the 10:45 service in the Church Street Courtyard.

The Church of the Advocate opens at 1:00 and celebrates the Eucharist at 1:30, and we celebrate a candlelight Celtic Eucharist service in the church at 5:30.

Entrance for Worship

During the 10:45 service, there will be only one entrance into the Trinity Church campus, the main gate entrance on Church Street. At 10:45, the office doors and the door leading to the Tuton Hall stairway will automatically lock. Reducing access points while most of us are occupied in the church is a high recommendation for enhancing overall security. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. 

Trinity Connect

This Sunday the Trinity Connect class will be from 9:00 to 9:45 in Tuton Hall. This is a one-time, every six-week opportunity for those new to Trinity to meet others, the clergy, and staff members and learn the basics about Trinity Church.

Additional Parking

Additional parking spaces are available at the Ravenscroft Office Suites at 29 Ravenscroft Drive, across the street from Trinity. A sign signifies parking for Trinity Church. If you can, please leave parking closest to the church for those with difficulty walking.

Adult Forum

"Feast of Richard Hooker

and the Via Media" with Scott White

Today in the church calendar, we remember Richard Hooker, an Anglican priest and theologian who died in 1600. In his book The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, he sets forth the Anglican view of the Church and the Anglican approach to discovering religious truth (the so-called via media, or middle road). He explains how this differs from the position of the Puritans, on the one hand, and the adherents of the Pope, on the other.

Next Sunday's Guest

November 10 we welcome the Rev. Timothy Kimbrough as our preacher for our morning services. He will also lead the Adult Forum. Timothy is the former Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville and the current director of the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies and the Jack and Barbara Bovender Professor of the Practice of Anglican Studies at Duke Divinity School. He is the author of a number of musical compositions, some included in the United Methodist Hymnal, and the recent book, “A House Divided: Ways Forward for North American Anglicans.”

Stewardship Campaign Returns

In the midst of Hurricane Helene's devastation, Trinity resumes our annual Stewardship Campaign with the hope of the Gospel of Jesus, asking all Trinity members to make a financial commitment to our 2025 mission and ministry. 

Annual Meeting

Trinity’s Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 17, during the 10:45 service. We will elect new members to the Vestry and hear reports from our Sr. Warden and Treasurer.

Creation Care Corner

Free training! The Episcopal Church is partnering with Blessed Tomorrow and eight other denominations to offer a live, virtual Christian Climate Training on Nov. 16 from 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT.

The majority of Americans are concerned about climate change. But, they think only half of those around them feel the same way. As a person of faith, you can help others see they’re not alone in their concern and invite them to take action.

The Christian Climate Training equips you with the knowledge, hands-on experience, and resources to speak and take action on climate change from a faith perspective in your home, neighborhood, church, community, with policymakers, and beyond. After the training, you’re invited to become part of the Blessed Tomorrow Climate Ambassador Community, which provides ongoing support, resources, events, and a vast community of climate ambassadors from across the U.S.

Christian Formation for All Ages

Adults

Midweek Worship

Every Wednesday, we offer a midweek worship service at 12:15 (ending around 12:45). The church will also be open from 11:30 to 1:00 for anyone seeking a place for private contemplative prayer.

Rector's Bible Study

The Rector’s Bible Study meets on Thursdays at 7:00p by Zoom. This season’s title is What Christians Believe and Why? In this study, the church's creeds become a lens through which we examine the scriptures. The Apostle’s Creed is a very early Christian attempt to explore the meaning of God, Jesus, the Spirit, the Church, Forgiveness, Resurrection, and more. This study is online only (Zoom). You can find the Zoom link on the church’s website homepage in the listing of events at the bottom of the page. To be on the email notification of the class, sign up by clicking this link.

Women’s Bible Study

The Women’s Bible Study meets on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:45 in the conference room. It is open to all women.

Book Club with Amy

You’re invited to join Rev. Amy for a two-part book club this fall discussing Defiant:What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom by Kelley Nikondeha. Note: due to the Hurricane, we have canceled our October meeting, and will meet in the Clark Room Nov 17 and Dec 15 from 4-5:15. If you have questions, or to be added to the email list, get in touch with Amy (amy@trinityasheville.org).

Women's Retreat 2025

Join us for the 2025 women’s retreat, “Embracing Limits: Discovering Wholeness,” at Valle Crucis March 28-30. We’ll be taking a fresh look at the Beatitudes with author and podcaster Micha Boyett, and we’ll enjoy music led by Boone musician Amanda Held Opelt.

Diocesan Convention Changes

Plans for our annual diocesan convention November 8-9 have been altered. It will not be held in person in Cherokee, but there will be an online business session only on Friday, November 8.

Children

NURSERY CARE 

Nursery care is offered for infants through 3-year-olds who are not fully potty trained.  The nursery opens at 9:15 through the end of the 10:45 service.

GODLY PLAY 9:30-10:30

We offer three classes:

• Godly Play 1-for 3 year olds that are fully potty trained through PreK
• Godly Play 2- Kindergarten through 2nd grade
• Rite in the Middle-3rd-5th grades.

These classes are located in the downstairs children’s area (enter the church through the doors at the covered porch by the playground and immediately head down the stairs.)

Children's Hour 10:30-11:30

This is a separate worship service for ages 3 (potty trained) through 2nd grade.  We head straight to the Undercroft after our Sunday School classes and then to the Redwood Chapel for our worship service. (For children that were not at Sunday School, simply meet us in the Undercroft at 10:30 am)  We join parents upstairs after The Peace.

Youth - Grades 6 - 12

Middle School Class (grades 6-7) 9:30-10:30a

The class meets in Trinity’s youth area and can be accessed from the stairs to the right of the Tuton Hall kitchen or from the outside door into the same stairway. The classroom is on the left past the game room. 

High School Class (grades 8-12) 9:30-10:30a

The high school class meets in Trinity’s youth area. It’s located under Tuton Hall and can be accessed from the stairs to the right of the Tuton Hall kitchen or from the outside door into the same stairway. The classroom is the first room on the right of the youth kitchen. 

EYC

Our next EYC is bowling at AMF Bowling. It is Sunday, November 10, from noon to 3:00 p.m. for grades 6-12. The cost is $20. Please register by This Thursday, November 7.

We are forming a new Youth Choir!  This great opportunity for our youth to praise the Lord through song and learn about music and worship is open to all youth grades 4-12.  For more information contact Kevin at kevin@trinityasheville.org or by phone in the church office.  

Other News and Opportunities

Election Eve Prayers

Join Dean Sarah of All Souls and Rev. Amy in praying for peace and justice on the eve of the election, this Monday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 in the Trinity nave.

A Reading with Bruce Beasley

& Susanne Paola Antonetta

presented by Orison Books

In the Trinity Redwood Chapel on Saturday, November 16 at 7:00pm

Free and open to the public

Becoming Beloved Book Club (Wednesday evenings) 

In this group, facilitators Sharon Lechner and Page McCorkle invite members to discuss the intersection of social and environmental justice with the dominant culture of white supremacy. To join, email pageconnermccorkle@gmail.com. Meetings are held monthly on Wednesdays at six on Zoom and in the Clark Room. On Nov 6, we’ll discuss Dear White Peacemakers, and on December 4, Between the World and Me.

The 2nd Chapter Book Group

This traditional ladies' group meets on the 2nd Thursday every other month at 10:00 in the Clark Room. For more information, please contact Barbara Fotinos at bfotinos@gmail.com.

Caregivers

The Trinity Caregivers’ Group meets by Zoom every second Friday. We welcome all who care for a loved one(s), local or at a distance, diagnosed with some form of dementia. Challenges and experiences are shared. Dr. Corkie Morrill is a retired geropsychologist, and Peggy Buchanan is a retired Deacon and nurse, and they facilitate the group. Corkie Morrill 828-684-3972, corkiemorrill@charter.net.

Volunteer - Helene Edition

Check out Trinity’s website to learn more about opportunities to serve the church and world.

Trinity Cooking Team for Transformation Village

Trinity has a team that cooks for Transformation Village, a ministry of ABCCM that provides up to 100 beds for homeless women, mothers, children, and veterans. We need up to ten volunteers. Contact Debbie Cox to let her know you’d like to help: debbie@trinityasheville.org.

Veteran's Restoration Quarters

The Veteran’s Restoration Quarters, a ministry of ABCCM, needs help preparing meals for the veterans and for the members of Team Rubicon, a volunteer organization of veterans who specialize in disaster response

Team Rubicon has come to help clear mud and strip, sanitize, and restore the VRQ buildings that were damaged in the storm. Each meal needs to feed 175 men. If you would like to volunteer to prepare a meal, you can sign up here or contact  ruth.lolo@abccm.org or 828-242-2968 with any questions.

Wine 2 Water (wtw.org) operates at the Grant Center, 285 Livingston Street. Some Trinitarians are volunteering here now.

Office Volunteer

Many of our regular volunteers are out of town. If you are able to volunteer at the Trinity office, please contact Ken Wilson at ken@trinityasheville.org.

Lake Logan

Trinity volunteers travel to Lake Logan every Thursday for service and fellowship to paint cabins, repair furniture, sew curtains, and landscape. Contact Carlyn Pheil (carlynpheil@gmail.com) or Fred Fairhead (fredfairhead@att.net) to learn about volunteering for hurricane clean up work.

Trinity Clergy, Staff, and Vestry

Prayer List

The Following Immediate and Ongoing Prayer concerns remain for a period of six weeks 

unless they are intentionally renewed by calling the church office. 

IMMEDIATE CONCERNS: Lee Seabrook, Robert Rhame, Dave Hensley,

Rody & Ann Sherrill, Rylan Carpenter, Neal Owings, Laurie Hamilton, Tonya Fotinos, 

Lynne Diehl, Neil Grant, Leo Duncan, and Jane Clark

ONGOING CONCERNS: Molly Gray (granddaughter of Sam & Paul Faeth)

HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS &THOSE IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES: 

Lynne Diehl, Evelyn Hemphill, Gus Boone, Karen Taylor, Clare & Hugh Stephens

FOR THOSE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY: Lt. Cmdr. Alexander M. Ford (son of John Mark and Charlene Ford), WO. Brendan Gilbert (grandson of Curt Gilbert); Davis N. Graham, Lieutenant J.G. (grandson of Jane Clark), Captain Brooks Jarnigan, Army Intelligence (nephew of Dale & Cindy Carroll); Col. Jon C. McDaniel, U.S.M.C. (son of Mr. & Mrs. R. Allison McDaniel), Adrienne Welker, US Navy Band (daughter of Leslie Welker), Gerald Welker, Jr, US Air Force Band (son of Leslie Welker), SN John Work, US Navy (son of Becky & Jack Work)

BIRTHDAYS:  Sarah Chandler, Todd Cross, Candy Shivers, Marti Touchstone,

Spencer Vallely, Brad Blackburn, Elizabeth Pesant, Sheila Walden, Nancy Whisenhunt, Theo Antinori, Brent Ford, Will Gentry, Robert Hogan, Thomas Israel, Henry Kelso, Connor Markish, Lee Stockdale, Cate Tepper, William Heinitsh, Stephen Seal,

Maggie Stranges, Cheri Taylor, Janet Webb, Brant McGregor, Denise Yarborough,

Alice Ahrens, Alex Cox, Becky Work, Ashley Dotson, Mimi Helms, Will Hornthal,

Briggs Price, Matt Sharpe, Andy Strauss, Elloree Wallace

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK  Haydn & Terry Hasty, Robert & Gail McWithey,

Tad & Ashley Dotson