Holy
Trinity Sanguinity
October 2018
Events in October
at HT
With
convention occurring the first weekend in October, Kris Hanley will provide a Morning Prayer service on October 7,
2018 at 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
will also be celebrated the 14th and 28th.
The Rev. Karen King will be celebrating
the Eucharist at the October 21, 2018, 9:00 service, which will include an
instructed Eucharist. Also attached here
is a list of terms for you to look over, either to remind yourself of what
everything is called, what its purpose is, or to learn about those things for
the first time. Interestingly enough,
everything has a purpose or meaning behind what we do and why we do it. Take the opportunity to glance over those terms
and remember just how rich our liturgy is.
Noonday
Prayer is held Monday through Friday at Noon.
If you want a quick break in the day to remember our purpose here, stop
in. Takes about 10 minutes.
Our
Bible Study meets on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. We are currently using a Great Studies course
on "Lost Christianities: Christian
Scriptures and the Battles Over Authentication." The next study will be on the Dead Sea
Scrolls. All are welcome!
Last,
but not least, our Vestry meeting will be on Sunday the 28th after the
service. If you have anything you want
to bring up to the Vestry, please talk with one of the members.
Deacon's
Office Hours
Deacon Angel Bolling holds office hours
at the church from 10:30 to Noon, or by appointment.
2018 Outreach Events
In
addition to our normal outreach activities that include providing vouchers for
food, gas and lodging for stranded travelers, scholarships for our graduating
seniors and the Prayer Shawl Ministry, Holy Trinity held two outreach
events. The first, on Crockpot Cooking,
was poorly attended, but gave people ideas of how to choose the right crockpot
for them, and provided the opportunity to experiment with a variety of
ingredients. The second, on Estate
Planning, led by Libby's Steve Dalby
and Troy's Scott B. Johnson was
fairly well attended by people from both Troy and Libby. The seminar discussed wills, trusts,
healthcare powers of attorney, and other documents your family will need should
something happen to you.
At
each annual meeting, we discuss the projects and goals for the year – both in
outreach ministries and as methods of introducing Holy Trinity to the
community. Past events have included
herbal medicine workshops and various kitchen skills. Other ideas have included a rummage sale, afternoon
tea and life skills classes. It's
October, so put your thinking caps on, and come to the annual meeting with
ideas, a willingness to lead and/or support the ideas of others.
Daily
Liturgy Readings
Many
of us like to read the daily readings with the Liturgical Calendar, but finding
them can be a chore. At this link,
you will find the daily readings for the week, each with a link that makes
reading them easy. Additionally, there's
something to help you experience "Quiet Time" – a time to meditate,
pray, or simply sit and listen for the voice of God. Try to find an hour each week to do that for
yourself.
Bishop
Search – Request to Parishioners
The
Diocese has requested everyone's help in getting the word out about the Bishop
Search. There is now a video, Diocesan
Profile and application
form on the diocese website. Send
any or all of them to people who might be interested, or post it on your
Facebook or other social media applications you may have.
Building
and Grounds
Our
new roof, weather permitting, should be installed in the first part of
October. We're sticking with the shingle
type roof, but hope to eliminate a couple of places where we've got drainage
problems.
We're
currently looking for someone interested in doing concrete work and re-building
our deck, so if you know someone, tell them to contact Jill Wilson to get the particulars and get a bid put together for
consideration by the Vestry.
October
Feast Days
This month's Feast/Holy Days include
- The 18th for St. Luke the Evangelist. He is known as a patron saint of artists, physicians, bachelors, surgeons, students and butchers.
- The 23rd for St. James of Jerusalem, also known as St. James the Greater. He is known as the patron saint of Spain and, according to legend, his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.
- The 28th for St. Jude and St. Simon. St. Jude is known as the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. Saint Jude's attribute is a club. He is also often shown in icons with a flame around his head. This represents his presence at Pentecost, when he received the Holy Spirit with the other apostles. St. Simon is the patron saint of curriers; sawyers; and tanners.
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And
the 31st is the Vigil for All Saints (as well as being All Hallow's Eve or
Halloween).
The
links here will lead you to readings for those specific saints should you
choose to honor them, or just learn more about them.
Prayer
Shawl Ministry Needs Help!
As
everyone knows, the Prayer Shawl Ministry is currently meeting the first and
third Sundays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
While we are always happy to have new knitters, crocheters and all
around organizers, part of what we really need are names of people who need
the shawls! Prayer shawls only do some
good when they're wrapped around people.
We've got all sorts of sizes and colors, and include lap blankets for
those not so fond of shawls. Each stitch
is made with prayer, and often they get passed from person to person as people
need to be wrapped in prayer.
So,
contact Angel, Kris or Jill with names and ideas of how to best get a shawl or
blanket to them, and we will do our best to make that happen!
Quarterly
Assignments
The
fourth quarter assignments are up and available on the website, found here. These are, of course, subject to change
within the last 10 minutes before a service.
We are a flexible congregation.
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