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Behold
“Like an infant’s open-eyed wonder
And the insights of a wise grandmother,
You have given us ways of seeing, O God.
You have endowed us with sight like your own.
Let these be alive in us this day,
Let these be alive in us.”
-John Phillip Newell
Dear friends,
Near the end of my sabbatical, I began to review the photographs I had taken to select the ones for sharing in the Renewing Joy! exhibit that opens today in the Parish Hall. As you can imagine, there were a lot of pictures to ponder from the many wonderful places I was blessed to visit over the four months.
This picture surprised me!
To read the rest of the text, please click here.
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Annual Meeting
Sunday, February 5
9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m. - Annual Meeting
Please join your church family on Sunday, February 5th for worship together at 9 a.m. and then attend to the annual business of the congregation in the Parish Hall or on Zoom: elect new vestry members, approve the 2023 budget, and catch up on all the news over the last year.
You can pick up a copy of the Annual Report in the Narthex or outside the church office. If you would prefer a mailed copy, please email Beth.
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Sunday
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8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
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9 a.m. FORUM - Renewing Joy Reflections - See the pilgrimage art created by Rev. Nancy and Susan Hagner in the Parish Hall. Nancy and Susan will be here to share and answer your questions. Join us in the Parish Hall or on Zoom.
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10 a.m. – Holy Eucharist in the Main Church. This service is streamed on our website and you can download the bulletin. Nursery is offered for ages 3 and under and Church School is the second, third, and fourth Sundays of the month.
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12:00 to 2 p.m.- Public Renewing Joy! Art Show opening
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2:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist at Carleton Willard Village. Rev. Nancy will preside.
Wednesday
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12 p.m. – Noonday Prayer on Zoom. This short service of prayer is a time to pause in the middle of the week and bring our concerns, cares, and thanksgivings to God.
Any Day
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Compline is the last service of the day and is a way of winding down, offering the day's concerns, and praising God before sleep. The service is available on our website, led by our choir.
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Giving Envelopes
Pledge envelopes for 2023 are ready for pick-up in the narthex for households that requested them during the 2023 Stewardship Campaign. Boxes of envelopes are arranged alphabetically by last name for easy identification. Please help yourself. If you’ve changed your mind and would like envelopes, just let Julia Mish know at (978) 369-3715 x. 15 or email her at mish@trinityconcord.org.
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Youth Gathering
6th - 12th Grades
Sunday, January 29th 11:30-1:00 p.m.
Pizza provided
Discussion Topic: Who was the person of Jesus?
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Support our Youth and Families
Our community upholds a safe church policy in order to protect the students as well as the teachers who are with these students each week. It is for this reason that we would like to create a volunteer rotation in order to fill these roles. Thank you to all of those of you who volunteered in the past. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know the youngest members of our community, help support our fabulous teachers, and further the mission of the Church. If you would like to know more or volunteer your time, please email Rev. Julia.
Please click below to learn more.
Become a Nursery Volunteer
Become a Sunday School Volunteer
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Children's Bulletins
Children’s bulletins are available for all to enjoy at coffee hour. Ask Rev. Julia if you need help finding them.
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5th Sunday of the Month
Linda Hossfeld is planning a great Sunday School for all kids K-5th grade. Please plan to join us at 10 am on Jan. 29th in the undercroft. The song linked above will be sung. Kids are asked to bring their favorite stuffed animal along. Since we will be singing, masks are encouraged, we will have them available if needed. See you there!
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Episcopal Relief & Development
Mission Statement
Episcopal Relief & Development is the compassionate response of The Episcopal Church to human suffering in the world. Hearing God’s call to seek and serve Christ in all persons and to respect the dignity of every human being, Episcopal Relief & Development serves to bring together the generosity of Episcopalians and others with the needs of the world
If you would like to learn more, about ERD please click here.
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Your Faith, Your Life:
An Invitation to the Episcopal Church
Beginning January 29 at 11 a.m., we will gather for ten weeks to learn about our Episcopal tradition guided by the book Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church. Whether you are new to the Episcopal Church, you have been here for a while and want to know more, or you are a lifelong Episcopalian desiring to dive more deeply into our tradition, you are welcome to join! As part of this process we will be preparing Adult members for Confirmation and Reception into the Episcopal Church. If you are interested in this group or would like to know more, please email Rev. Christopher.
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Women’s Book Group
Friday, February 3 at 7:30 pm over Zoom
This month we chose the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt. A common bird throughout Europe, the goldfinch was associated in medieval times with good health and a Christian symbol of The Redemption and Passion of Jesus Christ.
Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting...”
No time to read the book? No worries – there is a movie version on Amazon Prime and also available from the Minuteman Library Network. Contact Carol Brady for the Zoom link.
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Safe Church Training
If you are planning to volunteer in youth or family ministry, serve on the Vestry, or lead a small group, you are required to take Safe Church training, as per the Massachusetts Diocese. When it is time for you to take virtual training, you should receive an invitation to Praesidium Academy to get yourself online to do the training. If you are "technologically challenged" you can visit the church office and Beth will assist you in getting online and helping you to take only the classes you are required to take.
Please email Beth or call 978-369-3715 x. 10 to receive an invitation or set up an appointment to visit the church office.
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Regathering News: Your vestry reaffirmed the masks optional indoors protocol at the January vestry meeting. "Distanced" seating is available in the pulpit-side transept and the back 4 pews on the lectern side in the nave. Please continue to follow CDC guidelines about masking and staying home if you or others in your household are ill or recovering. Worship leaders will continue to mask.
Altar Flowers - You are invited to contribute by choosing a Sunday that has meaning to you, give us the details on who/what is being celebrated, who/what is being remembered, or who/what is being honored. If you would like to give flowers, please click here.
Ushers Needed! Please consider being a welcoming presence for each other and visitors on Sundays. sign up here.
Coffee Hour - We invite you to bring food when the Spirit moves you. If you are baking, bake some extra and bring it to church! If you are at the grocery store, pick up something to share with your Trinity family! No need to sign up, just bring some food to share.
Communion Wafers - If you worship from home via Trinity's livestream, you may participate in Communion. Please contact the church office (978-369-3715 x. 10) to arrange for consecrated wafer pick-up or delivery.
Chapel Chats and Porch Prayers: Reach out to Rev. Nancy or Rev. Christopher to schedule a Chapel Chat. Rev. Nancy 978-369-3715, ext. 12. Rev. Christopher 978-369-3715, ext. 14.
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February 5 - Annual Meeting Day. ONE SERVICE at 9 am, followed by the Annual Meeting in the Parish Hall with election of Vestry and Delegates.
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February 22 - Ash Wednesday - Imposition of Ashes 7am & 7pm.
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See what else is happening at Trinity on the Church Calendar
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