This Week at Trinity
Weekly Announcements • March 5
March 5, 2023
Sunday School
This week's lesson: Faces of Easter I – III. "Jesus was talking with the rabbis and the priests. When Jesus spoke, they listened, because He knew so much. When they spoke He listened, because He wanted to learn more."
I wonder what the priests and rabbis learned from Jesus?
I wonder what Jesus wanted to learn from them?
I wonder who you listen to and follow in your life?
I wonder how you are preparing for Lent?
This Week
- Daily Compline, 8:00pm (The Book of Common Prayer, p. 127; click link to join)
- Sun., March 5, Lent 2, Holy Eucharist, 10:00am
- Sun., March 5, The Environment in Creation – Lenten Book Discussion, 11:15am in the Library
- Sun., March 5, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
- Mon., March 6, AA Meeting, 6:00am
- Mon., March 6, AA Meeting, 5:30pm
- Tues., March 7, Centre Street Food Pantry open, 2:30–5:30pm
- Wed., March 8, AA Meeting, 6:00am
- Thur., March 9, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
- Thur., March 9, AA Book Group, 8:00pm
- Fri., March 10, AA Meeting, 6:00am
- Sat., March 11, AA Book Group, 8:00am
The Environment in Creation – A Weekly Book Discussion
Trinity’s Vestry invites the congregation to read and join a weekly discussion of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2020 Lenten book, Saying Yes to Life, by Ruth Valerio, a book that shows reverence for the environment through the framework of the Days of Creation in Genesis. We will discuss the book’s six chapters after Sunday services during Lent. The Vestry hopes that parishioners will be inspired by some of the practical suggestions on how we can appreciate and care for God’s creation.
Looking Ahead
- Daily Compline, 8:00pm (The Book of Common Prayer, p. 127; click link to join)
- Sun., March 12, Lent 3, Holy Eucharist, 10:00am
- Sun., March 12, The Environment in Creation – Lenten Book Discussion, 11:15am in the Library
- Sun., March 12, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
- Mon., March 13, AA Meeting, 6:00am
- Mon., March 13, Volunteer United Way Framingham, 5:00pm
- Mon., March 13, AA Meeting, 5:30pm
- Tues., March 14, Centre Street Food Pantry open, 2:30–5:30pm
- Wed., March 15, AA Meeting, 6:00am
- Wed., March 15, Vestry Meeting, 7:00pm
- Thur., March 16, AA Meeting, 7:00pm
- Thur., March 16, AA Book Group, 8:00pm
- Fri., March 17, AA Meeting, 6:00am
- Sat., March 18, AA Book Group, 8:00am
- Sat., March 18, Centre Street Food Pantry open, 11:30am–2:00pm (rescheduled from March 4)
- Tues., March 21, Property Committee Meeting, 7:00pm
The 2023 Bishops’ Annual Appeal: Sunday, March 19
This week begins the Bishops’ Annual Appeal, with an ambitious goal of raising $300,000. These funds provide financial support for our diverse shared ministries and initiatives ranging from lifelong Christian formation, to youth and young adult ministries, to racial justice and creation care initiatives, to multicultural and immigration outreach. The appeal newsletter and donation envelope are available at church or by contacting the parish office. Please place your gift in the Offering on “Ingathering Sunday,” March 19. You may also mail it back directly to the diocesan offices. (For more information, please go to the Diocesan Web site.) Together, we are able to accomplish that which we cannot do alone!
Trinity Parish Continues to Follow 'Mask Friendly' Protocols
The Trinity Parish Vestry voted in 2022 to go "mask friendly"; that is, unless otherwise indicated, masks are optional at Trinity Parish. Please note that, pending further guidance from the Diocese and local infection rates, the church may in future return to requiring face coverings for in-person gatherings.
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 2:30–5:30pm 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 and wish to be added to the CSFP delivery list, send an E-mail with your name, phone number, city, and family size. If you live in Boston, click here to find resources available for those in need of food.
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; Maura, 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, Cynthia, and Rick; for the soul of Jack; for the soul of David.
Saints Calendar (For readings please see satucket.com/lectionary/)
- Mon., March 6, William W. Mayo, Charles Menninger, and their sons, Pioneers in Medicine, 1911, 1953
- Tues., March 7, Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs, 202
- Wed., March 8, Geoffrey Anketell Studderet Kennedy, Priest, 1929
- Thur., March 9, Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop and Theologian, c. 394
- Fri., March 10, Harriet Ross Tubman, Social Reformer, 1913
