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O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
(Collect for the Third Sunday in Easter, BCP p. 224)
Last Sunday’s Gospel foreshadowed this Sunday’s Collect. We know Jesus in the breaking of the bread. One of the foremost Anglican scholars of liturgy last century was an Anglican Benedictine monk named Dom Gregory Dix. His book, “The Shape of the Liturgy,” was instrumental in the development of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Though some of the ends of his research are now contested, the gist of his argument is now a common Anglican phrase: The shape of the liturgy is cruciform in four points and its culmination is the Eucharist, where bread is taken, blessed, broken, and shared.
The communion with one another in our act of taking, blessing, breaking, and sharing the Body of Christ is a moment in which we stand together with Jesus at the cross. There, we share in the restoration of all things with all the saints who ever were and who will ever come to be. In so doing, we both act as the Body of Christ in the world and receive his Body, bread taken from our gifts that is blessed, broken, and shared. We are then to share that grace when we leave the church, distributed to the world. It is mystery and grace.
I like the concept of Taking, Blessing, Breaking, and Sharing. It really underlies all that we do as Church. Your generosity is blessed and shared, amplifying your gift by orders of magnitude. It becomes much greater than it could possibly have been on its own, unshared. I see it in the life of this parish, and I see it in the capital campaign plans that are now coming to fruition. Your faithfulness in gift has been taken, God is blessing it, and we will soon be sharing the wealth of grace from that blessing with one another and Newport.
After we have taken, blessed, broke, and shared the Eucharist at Sunday’s 10am service, you will have an opportunity to participate in the further blessing of phase 1 of our capital campaign, the kitchen renovation. The money you have offered has been taken and the cabinets for our kitchen renovation are being ordered. We’d like you to participate in the blessing by helping choose the finishings for the cabinetry. We will have choices on hand and taking your comments and preferences on what you believe is the best finish for the parish kitchen, which will be completed later this summer, depending on supply chain circumstances.
Thank you for your faithful gifts, they are a blessing and are being multiplied and blessed for the future use of the parish and the Newport community. May others come to know Christ in the breaking of the bread at Trinity, both at our Eucharist and fresh-baked out of our kitchen, soon to be completed and shared. See you Sunday!
Be Well,
Tim+
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This Sunday, May 1st, during the coffee hour after the 10:00 am service, there will be an exhibit of potential cabinet finishing and floor material for the new Honyman Hall kitchen.
We need your input on the final cabinet design and finishing, as well as the floor coverings.
There will be samples on display from which you can select your preference.
This is the final step prior to ordering the cabinets!
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The tower will be lit on Sunday, May 1st, to the glory of God and in loving memory of her mother, Francoise Casale, who passed away on April 16th, by Marie Beebe and family.
The Tower will be lit on Saturday, May 7th, to the glory of God and with thanks for the life of Anders Staats Nielsen, cherished son, nephew, and grandson.
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NEEDED: three people to help with the 2020 and 2021 church audit
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No accounting or math skills required.
You will be verifying transactions by matching invoices against payments and collections against deposits. All documents will be prepared for you.
This will take 3-4 hours for two days. We need to get this done, please volunteer your time.
I am planning to get this done by the end of May.
Please contact:
Fred Green, Treasurer
Thank you
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A piano recital by Nora Bartosik will take place on Sunday,
at 3pm in Honyman Hall's Hawes Room.
This New York pianist is a native of Aquidneck Island, and will perform music of Ravel and Schumann.
A suggested donation of $20-30 is requested, but any amount is welcome.
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8AM Service
Preacher & Presider: The Rev. Canon Timothy J. Watt
Deacon: The Rev. Christine Cassels
Lector & Intercessor: Wayne Porter
Altar Society: Mary Sinnott, Jeanne Kelley, Helen Brennan, and Candy Gilmartin
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10AM Service
Preacher & Presider: The Rev. Canon Timothy J. Watt
Deacon: The Rev. Christine Cassels
Organist: Frederick Jodry
Acolyte & Crucifer: Terry Commodore
Lector & Intercessor: Karen Nash
Ushers: Richard Alexander, and Jim and Ellen Patterson
AV Production: Cassandra Dias
Altar Society: Mary Sinnott, Jeanne Kelley, Helen Brennan, and Candy Gilmartin
Coffee Hour: Robert Smith and Kay Winston
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Live Streaming on Sundays
at 10:00 am
via Facebook LIVE!
no account needed
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In this time, it may be difficult for you to give your pledge in person. Please consider changing to online giving.
Whether it is weekly, monthly, yearly, or a one-time payment, we have options online that will fit all your needs.
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If you haven't already,
please be sure to follow Trinity Newport on
Facebook and other social media sites during this time of fluidity.
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Please remember in your prayers this week:
Lewis Smith, Anita Beaumont, Jackie, Peter Chabot, Dennis, George and Sandra V., Karen A.,
Betsy and Charlie Jauss, Sid Gorham, Todd, Roger King, Robert and Joyce Patterson,
Eileen Schrader, Donald Smith, Leonard Smith, Brian, Phyllis, Pat, Amy Van Liew, John McCurdy, Carolyn McIntosh, and Pam.
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Trinity Loving Community (TLC), is the Pastoral Care ministry of this parish. Reaching out with visits, meals, cards, and phone calls; and providing rides and errands, TLC extends the love of Christ to those in need. If you are aware of a need – for yourself or for someone else – please contact the TLC Monthly Coordinator(s). |
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The TLC Coordinator for May is:
Kay Winston
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Trinity Church
1 Queen Anne Sq.
Newport, RI 02840
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