Trinity Episcopal Church |
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| The Weekly Grail Electronic Newsletter |
For the Week of:
Dec 2 - Dec 9, 2007 |
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| The Mission of Trinity Episcopal Church is to be an open and diverse Christian family dedicated to serving God and all creation by fostering spiritual growth through worship, prayer, education, service, stewardship, and celebration.
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 Greetings!
Below are the weekly announcements of events and activities of Trinity Church, Hattiesburg, MS. Information about our parish life together for the forthcoming week, as well as special events, programs and new ministries are highlighted here. I hope you enjoy receiving this information. And - just for fun - check out the picture at the bottom. Can you guess whose picture that is?
Bill
Rector,
Trinity Episcopal Church
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Celelebration of World AIDS Day, Sunday December 2
World AIDS Day was established by the World Health Organization in 1988, and is held on December 1. At Trinity this year, we are acknowledging this event on Sunday, December 2.
World AIDS Day serves to focus global attention on the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Observance of this day provides an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations and individuals to demonstrate the importance of the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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Special Verger, Greeter, Usher, Acolyte, LEM, Lector, Reader Training Session in the Parish Hall: WEDNESDAY 5:15 p.m. - Dinner Included
This training session is for youth and adults who serve in any capacity in church on Sunday mornings. ANYONE WHO SIGNED UP ON RALLY DAY TO SERVE IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY MORNINGS IN ANY CAPACITY IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. We will have a global training exercise for everyone during this period. Supper will be served. Not everyone will need to stay for the entire training period, but it is important that we be together because all of our work in worship is interdependent. Supper will be provided. Please call the church to verify and confirm that you will attend. FOR LEMS, THIS TRAINING IS REQUIRED BY THE DIOCESE.
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Sunday
December 2
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Choir Rehearsal, 9:15 a.m.
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Advent Wreath Making, 9:15 a.m.
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Adult Study (Library), 9:15 a.m
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NO Rector's Forum, 9:15 a.m.
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Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, 9:15 a.m.
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Godly Play (Room 3), 10:15 a.m.
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Catechesis (Room 4), 10:15 a.m.
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EYC, 12 noon
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Tuesday
December 4
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Centering Prayer, 2:00 p.m.
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Bible Study, 5:15 p.m. (Library). Topic is the gospel of Matthew. The same Bible study will be offered on Wednesday morning to accommodate individual work schedules. Interested persons only need attend one session a week. Bring Bibles, any commentaries you own, and all other resources (including computer resources) you may have (the church is WiFi for laptop users).
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Wednesday
December 5
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ACS Workshop, 8:30 a.m.
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Holy Eucharist & Healing, 9:30 a.m.
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Bible Study, 10:30 a.m. (Library)
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Staff Meeting, 4 p.m.
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Youth Choir, 4:45 p.m.
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Daughters of the King, 5:30 p.m.
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Adult Choir, 6 p.m.
SPECIAL VERGER, ACOLYTE, LECTOR, USHER, GREETER, LEM TRAINING, 5:15 p.m.
This training session is for everyone who serves in any capacity in church on Sunday mornings. Supper will be served. FOR LEMS, THIS TRAINING IS REQUIRED BY THE DIOCESE. |
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Thursday
December 6
No events scheduled for today
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Friday
December 7
No events scheduled for today
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Saturday
December 8
Progressive Dinner, 6:30 p.m.
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Sunday
December 9
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Choir Rehearsal, 9:15 a.m.
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Rectors Forum (Old Choir Room), 9:15 a.m. Peter Bauer to present "Stress Management"
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Adult Study (Library), 9:15 a.m
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Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, 9:15 a.m.
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Godly Play (Room 3), 10:15 a.m.
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Catechesis (Room 4), 10:15 a.m.
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EYC, 12 noon
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Advent Lessons & Carols, 5 p.m. (Nursery Provided)
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ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES
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Sunday, December 23: 8 a.m. Spoken Eucharist, Advent 4
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Sunday December 23: 10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist with music, Advent 4
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Sunday, December 23: 4:00 p.m. Children and Family Christmas Pageant.
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Monday December 24: 4:00 p.m., Children and Family Holy Festival Holy Eucharist with music
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Monday December 24: 10:00 p.m. Music Program
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Monday, December 24: 10:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Festival Holy Eucharist with Music
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Tuesday, December 25: 10:30 a.m. Contemplative Holy Eucharist
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FUTURE EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christmas Pageant. This year's Trinity Children's Christmas Play in well underway. The play is going to be on the evening of Sunday, December 23rd. We would love for all Trinity children aged four and up to be a part of this event! If you would like to help, call Betsy McIntire at 544-3376. Thank you.
Guest Lecturer and Expert in Islam to Speak at the Rector's Forum in December. Dr. Mark Wagner, USM Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion, will present a two Sunday Rector's Forum at 9:15 a.m. on December 16 and 23 in the "Old Choir Room" at Trinity Church. The topic of December 16 will be "Muslim-Christian Relations: Islam's View of Christianity," and the topic for December 23 will be "The Crusades."
An Inconvenient Truth coming in Lent. We are currently assembling the materials to do an adult study of Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth during the Rector's Forum. A study guide will be provided. The film puts forth the argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization. In order to be sure we prepare sufficient study materials, please email Bill at wgstroop@earthlink.net if you are interested in participating.
Breadbasket is a multi-denominational effort of eleven churches to stock a food pantry. Every week, all year long it supplies a few days of inexpensive basic groceries to up to fifteen needy families in the Hattiesburg area. Each Sunday of Advent, beginning December 2, a basket will be in the narthex for your donations of nonperishable food. A list of foods needed for the pantry will be provided in your bulletins starting November 25.
Breadbasket Churches will also be taking applications for their 84 Christmas baskets starting November 26 through December 7. Trinity will be furnishing the green beans (we need 90 cans) and powdered Great Value orange juice (we need 42). These items are needed by Wednesday, December 12. The boxes will be packed with the staple items on Sunday, December 16 at 2 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church and delivery of the boxes will be on Friday, December 21 at 2 pm from Westminster Presbyterian Church. If you would like to take part in this very rewarding service ministry, call Karen Shappley at 601-268-6962. Families are encouraged to take part and children are especially encouraged to help.
If you would like more information about this ministry or would like to help distribute food during Trinity's weeks of service, please call Karen Shappley at 601-268-6962. |
Jody Burnett's Purse
If you are interested in helping Jody Burnett while he is in seminary, you can write a check to Trinity Church and put in the envelopes provided in the pews that have Jody's name on it. If you give cash, please indi-cate your name and address on the outside of the envelope. You do not have to put Jody's name on the memo line of your check. Just put it in an envelope with Jody's name on it. Contributions designated to a specific individual on your checks are not tax deductible. Jody would like to acknowledge your gifts, so we will provide him with names and addresses but not amounts. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the church office. |
| WHO IS THIS?
 For the next several weeks, we will be publishing a picture here each week. They will be pictures of current parishioners from a "few" years ago.
(Last week's picture was of Pam Napier)
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I hope you find this weekly announcement bulletin from Trinity Parish, Hattiesburg helpful and informative. It is intended to provide you with news of the parish and upcoming activities for the weekend and next week in our community.
See you in church on Sunday!
The Rev. Dr. Bill Stroop
Trinity Episcopal Church |
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