Weekly Announcements • August 21

Sunday School

Please note that Trinity's Sunday School will resume in September. Wednesday online check-ins will continue as Forest and Elizabeth are available. This week, we reflected on the following:

I wonder where you find God in your life?
I wonder how your relationship with Jesus is developing over the summer?
I wonder what you are grateful for this summer?

St. John's and Trinity "Summer Swap"

Once again St. John’s and Trinity will “swap” services during clergy and musician vacation times.  While Rev. Todd Miller is away in July, Fr. Litman will bring St. John’s Church to Trinity.  While Rev. Eric Litman is away in August, Fr. Miller and Trinity Parish will worship at St. John’s.  Please mark your calendars:

• July 3–31 (Pentecost 4–8) St. John’s at Trinity Parish, Newton Centre, 10:00am
• August 7–28 (Pentecost 9–12) Trinity at St. John’s Church, Newtonville, 9:00am

Order of Service for Sunday, August 21

This Week

• Daily Compline, 8:00pm (The Book of Common Prayer, p. 127; click link to join)
• Sun., August 21, Pentecost XI, Holy Eucharist at St. John's, 9:00am (in person and livestream)
• Sun., August 21, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
• Mon., August 22, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Mon., August 22, AA Meeting, 5:30pm
• Tues., August 23, Centre Street Food Pantry open 2:30–6:00pm
• Wed., August 24, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Thur., August 25, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
• Thur., August 25, AA Book Group, 8:00pm
• Fri., August 26, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Sat., August 27, AA Book Group, 8:00am`

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Looking Ahead

• Daily Compline, 8:00pm (The Book of Common Prayer, p. 127; click link to join)
• Sun., August 28, Pentecost XII, Holy Eucharist at St. John's, 9:00am (in person and livestream)
• Sun., August 28, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
• Mon., August 29, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Mon., August 29, AA Meeting, 5:30pm
• Mon., August 29, Anti-Racism Reading Group, 7:00pm
• Tues., August 30, Centre Street Food Pantry open 2:30–6:00pm
• Wed., August 31, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Thur., September 1, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
• Thur., September 1, AA Book Group, 8:00pm
• Fri., September 2, AA Meeting, 6:00am
• Sat., September 3, AA Book Group, 8:00am
• Sat., September 3, Centre Street Food Pantry open, 11:30am–2:00pm

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Trinity Parish Continues to Follow 'Mask Friendly' Protocols

The Trinity Parish Vestry voted to go "mask friendly" effective immediately; that is, masks are optional at Trinity Parish as of April 14. Please note that, pending further guidance from the Diocese and local infection rates, we may in future return to requiring face coverings when we gather in person.

Pledging During a Pandemic

Thank you to all who continue to send in your pledge! Your faithfulness in keeping up your pledge helps Trinity Parish stay “in the black” during this time, and we are grateful. Pledges may be mailed to Trinity Parish at 11 Homer St., Newton Centre, MA 02459.

Centre St. Food Pantry Wish List

Located at 11 Homer Street in Newton Centre on the lower level of Trinity Church, the Pantry is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a member of the Greater Boston Food Bank.  It is open most Tuesdays from 2:30–6pm and the first Saturday of each month from 11:30am–2pm.

New households are asked to fill out the Online Pantry Registration Form or print and fill out this paper form. If you live in Newton or Brighton and wish to be added to the CSFP delivery list, send an E-mail with your name, phone number, city, and family size.

CSFP Fall Fundraiser: Ride for Food

The Ride for Food is a fun annual event organized by Three Squares New England, that raises critically needed funds for organizations fighting food insecurity across Eastern Massachusetts. The Centre Street Food Pantry has been participating in the Ride for Food for seven years, and it's become one of our largest annual fundraisers.While it’s called the Ride for Food, there are actually three ways to participate. On Sunday, October 2, there will be 25- and 50-mile bike rides, starting and finishing at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham. In parallel, there will be a 5K Walk through Nobles’ beautiful campus. Finally, the “off the beaten path” option allows you to choose your own adventure (hike, swim, kayak, yoga or walk your dog, etc.) any time through October 2. Register here.

October 2nd will be a fun and jam-packed day! A DJ will kick off the fun, along with plenty of coffee and breakfast foods to fuel the riders and walkers. The party really kicks in after the walk and rides, with live music, barbecue food from the Fresh Food Generation food truck, and top-notch craft beers from Wormtown Brewery. Plus, plenty of time to socialize with CSFP teammates and people from other food security organizations.

CSFP is hoping to line up 40 Team CSFP members and raise $35,000! All proceeds benefit our food pantry and help to put food on the tables of our neighbors in need. We are asking each Team CSFP member to raise at least $350 for the event (don’t worry, we will support your fundraising efforts with suggestions, tips and encouragement)! If you are unable to participate in this year’s Ride for Food, please consider supporting our team or one of our participants! You can donate here.

If you have any questions about the Ride for Food, please contact Team CSFP’s captain, Taylor Lies (t.lies@centrestfoodpantry.org).

For Your Prayers

Please remember in your prayers: the Episcopal parishes of Newton, our clergy and people; the Centre Street Food Pantry, its clients and staff; Joseph, our President; Charlie, our Governor; and Ruthanne, our Mayor.  Pray also for Joan and for peace and a return to calm in South Africa; for peace in South Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen; comfort and care for all migrants and refugees; All Saints Anglican Church, Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal; the Khethani Christian Fellowship, Khethani Township, KwaZulu-Natal; B-READY Afterschool staff, teens, youth, and families; comfort and healing for Krista and Cynthia; for the soul of Jack.

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Saints Calendar (For readings please see satucket.com/lectionary/)

• Tues., August 23, Martin de Porres, Rosa de Lima Monastics, & Toribio de Mogrovejo, Archbishop, 1639, 1617, and 1606
• Wed., August 24, Saint Bartholomew the Apostle
• Thur., August 25, Louis IX of France, King, 1270
• Sat., August 27, Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle, Priests, 1902 and 1890, and Simon Bachus, the Ethiopian Eunuch

Click here for the Parish Calendar online

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