The Liturgy of the Word

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Noon - Imposition of Ashes 

7 p.m. – Imposition of Ashes 

Upcoming Event: Children's Sunday School

Date: Sunday, Feb. 14

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Livestream

Description: Susan Hires leads lessons and activities. Join us for the livestream at this link

Upcoming Event: Morning Prayer

Date: Sunday, Feb. 14

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: Webstream

Description: Join your fellow Trinitarians online for worship and music at this link

Upcoming Event: Ash Packets

Date: Sunday, Feb. 14

Time: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Location: Trinity parking lot and by home delivery

Description: See full item

Upcoming Event: Anchor Women

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 16

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Zoom

Description: A community of women of various ages and backgrounds share thoughts, stories, highlights, fun and laughter. For more information reach out by email to

Upcoming Event: Imposition of Ashes

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 17

Time: Noon and 7 p.m.

Location: Noon - Zoom

7 p.m. - Webstream

Description: The imposition of ashes (crosses on foreheads) marks the beginning of the Lenten season. See full article.

Upcoming Event: Friendship Circle

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 17

Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Zoom

Description: The Friendship Circle welcomes those who are widowed, divorced or single, or who are seeking friendship from parishioners. If you would like to join us, please contact Susan at [email protected] for an invitation. All are welcome.

This year’s Ash Wednesday service on Feb. 17 will be held using a socially distanced and safe model. On the Sunday prior, Feb. 14, will we be in the parking lot from 1 to 2 p.m. handing out small packets of ash.

Packets can also be picked up the following Monday through Wednesday during Church office hours (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). If you cannot make it down, we can deliver to your home if you call the Church office at 785-843-6166.

There will be two services on Ash Wednesday:

● a live Zoom-based service at noon:

● and a webstream (click here) at 7 p.m.

If you wish to participate we are encouraging you to either impose the ashes upon yourself or ask someone you can be in close contact with (e.g., a family member) to impose them for you.

Have you been receiving Fr. Rob’s voice messages by phone? If not and you'd like to receive calls relating to current happenings at our Church, please email [email protected] .

The scheduled Vestry meetings are:

March 1, April 5, May 3

Meetings are open to all and are being held on Zoom at this time. The minutes of each meeting are posted to the church bulletin board and Trinity Vestry Minutes. Your Vestry can be contacted at [email protected]

Minutes through November have been added to our website. Financials through December are also added.

Starts Monday Feb. 22, 7 to 8 p.m.

"Sacred Ground'

To add a person's name to the prayer list or to become a prayer chain member, please contact the parish office... Prayers... or call 785-843-6166; or Carol Hatton, Prayer Chain coordinator at ([email protected]).

Pray for those who need healing: D.J., Sigrid, Eleanor, Nancy, Gretchen, Kim, Melinda, Gracia, Lisa, Cal, Steven, Pam, Kimberly, Jennifer, Bill, Alan, Jeni, Melinda, Pamela, Robert, Bill, Phillip

Pray for those needing strength and guidance: Phil, the Van Schmus family, Brian, Melinda, Jennifer, Janice & family, the Domer family, Elaine, Kent, Steven, Jeanne, Phil, Peggy, the Blome family, Judy

Pray for those in the hospital: Michelle

Pray for the departed: Brian Van Schmus, John McCoyne, Paul Kinkaid, Bill James, Shirley Domer, Donna DeuPree, Lola Beth Ellis

We would like to know about hospitalizations, illnesses or special needs you are experiencing. Please call Fr. Rob, Deacon Deborah Burns, the Church office or a Vestry member so that we can help.

Jennifer Attocknie and Deacon Rob Schwaller will lead a Lenten Adult Forum on Monday nights Feb. 22 to March 29 from 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom.

We will work through the Episcopal Church's anti-racism and racial justice curriculum "Sacred Ground - Film-Based Dialogue Series on Race & Faith." Zoom details will be in next week's newsletter.

The following litany, written by Trinity Environmental Stewardship Team chairperson Nancy Hanson in 2016, is so appropriate at this time of unease. Sometimes, in our distress, we forget that our mighty God is there for us and with us always. We only need to reach out in prayer. Below is Nancy’s heartfelt litany:

                 Radically, loving, omnipresent God:

                 Through the life, death, and resurrection of our Savior Jesus,

                 You have taught us to trust in the triumph of your love over all evil,

                 Even over death.

                 Make your presence known to us, we pray,

                 In our times of disappointment, doubt, and grief;

                 our times of failure, frustration, and fear.

                 Comfort, fortify and guide us, Lord, we pray

                 By your Spirit, lead us,

                 To patience, wisdom, and hope.

                 Instill in us kindness, forbearance, and humility,

                 That we may hear your voice, perceive your truth,

                 And walk in your way.

                 Comfort, fortify and guide us, Lord, we pray

                 Deliver us from the evils of ignorance and prejudice;

                 of greed, narcissism, self-righteousness, meanness of spirit,

                 And all un-charitableness.

                 Comfort, fortify and guide us, Lord, we pray

                 Give us strength to stand with courage for justice, fairness truth,

                 Mercy and righteousness

                 That your love may prevail in all our ways and in all things and

                  All your people, creatures, and creation may rejoice in

                 The unity and everlasting presence of your Kingdom.

                 Trusting in your goodness, we pray to You, most gracious God------

                                                   AMEN

Earth Steward Action: Please pray for our nation as we go about the job of bringing God’s Kingdom to a hurting world.

Trinity Interfaith Food Pantry (T.I.F.P.) was open nine days in January and served 171 households. T.I.F.P. was open 100 days in 2020 and served 2,679 households and approximately 7,000 household members.

T.I.F.P. expenses for purchasing food from Harvesters and locally were $621.21. The total retail value of food distributed in January was $3,591. Harvesters has reduced food costs and has temporarily waived its charges for nonperishable foods in January and for the next four months as a way to ease the financial challenges of food pantries during the pandemic which is a benefit to T.I.F.P.

T.I.F.P. continues to serve people who come for food with pre-bagged groceries outside the Matthews Center. The number of people served any day can range from 13 to 40. The variation is related to the city’s initiative to shelter people overnight in motels at Sixth and Iowa. We have observed that there are people who come for food whom we do not recognize and have not regularly served. The extreme level of need is sometimes painfully visible.

Our volunteers and donors are generous and have become creative about finding ways to meet our patrons’ needs, including hand-crocheted hats, gloves, socks, food items such as frozen orange juice, hot drink mixes, and pet food. T.I.F.P. has devised custom materials for packaging one-half dozen eggs.

We continue our deep appreciation for the generous donations of money by parishioners at Trinity Church and the partner churches, which continue to be used to fill our shelves for people who come to the food pantry on Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

Hello everyone! Things are moving here in the village this week, and I would really appreciate your prayers. First, the foundation for the new women's sewing center has been finished, and construction on the new prefab building is set to start this week. Please keep praying for a smooth process, within budget, and that it is finished before I need to return to Kathmandu on Feb. 19. It is not absolutely essential that it be finished by then, but definitely preferable to have me here to supervise the entire process.

The women's group sanitary pad kit production is due to resume mid-March, in hopes that we can do the in-school program and distribution (and my research) in April and May.

Please also continue to pray for my outreach with my Nepali family. Lately, there have been increased questions and conversations about my faith and Christianity in general, and I was even able to show the "Jesus Film" to the entire family on the night of the oldest son's 26th birthday – complete with big-screen format (using my projector on the wall of my room) and popcorn. He is a non-believer and in general hostile to the gospel. He has forbidden any of the believers in the family from going to church or fellowship, or practicing their faith ... but I have sensed a softening of his spirit lately and know that God is at work.

Thank you and God bless!

—Karin

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