 Morning Prayer on Zoom at 9 am: November 29,2020 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. - Isaiah 43:1-3 Lighting the Advent Wreath Commissioning of Liturgical Ministries Liturgical Ministry leaders will be our readers. Toussaint Jackson will offer a Stewardship Reflection Sunday School: A Note from Rachel Carpenter Hi all!!! First and foremost, happy thanksgiving!!! We hope you all have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!!! We look forward to seeing everyone at church school at 9:45. It will be the first Sunday of Advent!! -Rachel Elementary AND Jr High ZOOM Church School 9:45 AM https://zoom.us/j/94832771037?pwd=d3BYREU4Q3U3OVlNR1doOWZtNEJvdz09 Meeting ID: 948 3277 1037 Passcode: 435036 Stewardship: A Season of Thanksgiving Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever. [Psalm 106:1] The Finance Committee will meet on December 8th to propose a budget based upon our pledges offered by that date. This year, especially, it's important to pledge so that we plan for the increased costs of 2021 and so that the candidates can see that we have a robust Stewardship commitment. We now have the option of pledging by completing the confidential form at our website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org/2021-pledge To Read the Stewardship Reflection by Valerie King click here This Weekend at Trinity: 9 am Morning Prayer on Zoom 9:45 am Sunday School 10:30-11:30 am Distribution of Holy Communion in the church Sunday afternoon - Home Communion for those who cannot come to the church This Week at Trinity: The Office will be open Monday – Thursday, 10am – 2 pm. Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Monday 7:15am-7:45am Zoom Meditation https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86508751622?pwd=UXN6cytydm90amhvQU4xc0tyVWN3UT09 Meeting ID: 865 0875 1622 Passcode: 787387 Tuesday 7 pm Christmas Fair Planning Meeting on Zoom Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Thursday 4 pm Grab-n-Go Meals at Trinity Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee meeting on Zoom Saturday 9am -1pm Christmas Fair - Pickup meals and other Christmas Fair purchases 9am-3pm – Drop-off Jesse Tree gifts Trinity's Christmas Fair is Online: Click on this link: Trinity Episcopal Church Christmas Fair For a hard copy of the Order Form to be returned to the Trinity office with a check payable to Trinity, click here . Items and takeout lunches can be picked up at Trinity on Saturday December 5 between 9am & 1 pm. Our 12 Days of Christmas Fair Raffle is a new take on our usual raffle table. One ticket, for $10 qualifies you to win all the big prizes for a drawing every day for 12 days-December 5th-16th. If you prefer to sell paper tickets to your family and friends, please call Ann Marie Lockwood at 508-981-5223 and she will get you as many as you like! SPREAD THE WORD!!  The Jesse Tree 2020 There is a Jesse Tree this year but a bit different; the deadlines are earlier as the gifts must be quarantined at the church for two weeks before distribution. As you read this, the deadline for requesting items has passed, and now it is time for fulfilling those requests. Instead of a tree with tags, there will be a Sign-up Genius for parishioners to sign up for the items. When you click on this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A48ADAD2DABFB6-trinity it will bring you to the signup. Select the item(s), then enter your name and email address (email addresses will not show). You can select more than one item if you wish. If you have any questions regarding the item(s) you sign up to fulfill, please contact Maryellen Yaroshefski (ayaroshefski@yahoo.com). Items should not be wrapped, and they may be dropped off at the church Monday-Thursday 10:30am to 1:00pm. There will be a box at the bottom of the stairs for Jesse Tree items. If you select a gift card, please place it in an envelope and drop it off in the Mission Committee folder outside Mother Judith's office. Please put a note on the item with your name so that the Mission Committee will be able to match up the item from the signup with the family requesting the item. The deadline for dropping off items is 3pm on Saturday, December 5th (there will be someone at the church on December 5th from 9 to 3 to receive items). Thank you - Trinity Mission Committee Creation Care Tip of the Week: Don’t shop till you drop Do I need it? Can the wrapping be recycled? Am I making the best use of what I already have? Can I share from my bounty with others and give rather than acquire? Consider making a gift to a non-profit organization in the name of someone you love. Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: the Bedrosian Family; Elleana Shearer; Marco Weiss; Al Price; Christine Bloom; Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Steve Hyams; John Donohoe; John Burke; Brad Gustavesen; Rita & Dick Cronan; Vivek Subramani; Ray & Enid; Mary Torian, Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. The Deceased: Mikael Bedrosian Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Mark Sousa; Anne Adams; Annika Hutto; Mary Torian; Lauren Lukas; Leslie LaFlamme; Bob Prevelige; Joseph Lutfy; Katrina Lyon; Isabella Matondi; Emelia Matondi; Richie Gaffin; Meghan Kane; and Amanda Rudenauer.  Blue Christmas Service: The Episcopal churches in the Worcester Corridor are joining to offer a service on Zoom that is based on the service that was offered at Trinity for many years. The service will be offered three times, with some variation. Our own Dave Clinkman will be one of the musicians, and Mary Johnson will be one of the readers. Tuesday December 8th @ 7 PM: The Rev. Laura Goodwin, Officiant Sunday December 13th @ 4 PM: The Rev. Deacon Beth Washburn, Officiant Monday December 21st @ 7 PM: The Rev. Judith Lee, Officiant Comfort, comfort my people, says our God. [Isaiah 43:1] For news and access to Diocesan meetings and worship, go to https://www.diocesewma.org/
For news about events at Trinity and the National Episcopal Church go to https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org
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 There will be no service of Holy Communion at 8 am. Morning Prayer on Zoom at 9 am: November 22. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 Telephone: 929-205-6099 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. [Romans 15:13] Members of the Stewardship Committee will lead the service. For the Morning Prayer leaflet, click here. For the Weekly Announcements click here. Sunday 4:30-6 pm Grab-n-Go Thanksgiving Dinner First Unitarian Church of Milford 23 Pine Street Sunday School: A Note from Rachel Carpenter Hi all! Looking forward to seeing everyone this Sunday at 9:45! Both elementary and Jr high ages will meet together :). Hope you are having a good week! -Rachel Elementary AND Jr High ZOOM Church School 9:45 AM https://zoom.us/j/94832771037?pwd=d3BYREU4Q3U3OVlNR1doOWZtNEJvdz09 Meeting ID: 948 3277 1037 Passcode: 435036 Stewardship: A Season of Thanksgiving Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever. [Psalm 106,1] We now have the option of pledging by completing the confidential form at our website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org/2021-pledge To Read the Stewardship Reflection by Peach Warren click here This Weekend at Trinity: 9 am Morning Prayer on Zoom 9:45 am Sunday School 10:30-11:30 am Distribution of Holy Communion in the church Sunday afternoon - Home Communion for those who cannot come to the church Sunday 4:30-6 pm Grab-n-Go Thanksgiving Dinner at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Milford (23 Pine Street) Sunday 5-6:30pm Sacred Ground Session #5 This Week at Trinity: The Office will be open Monday – Wednesday, 10am – 2 pm. We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Monday 7:15am-7:45am Zoom Meditation https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86508751622?pwd=UXN6cytydm90amhvQU4xc0tyVWN3UT09 Meeting ID: 865 0875 1622 Passcode: 787387 Tuesday 7-8:30pm Sacred Ground Session 5 Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Thursday 10:45am: Thanksgiving Dinner for delivery or pick-up Trinity's Christmas Fair is Online: Trinity Episcopal Church Christmas Fair For a hard copy of the Order Form to be returned to the Trinity office with a check payable to Trinity click here Items and takeout lunches can be picked up at Trinity on Saturday December 5th. Our 12 Days of Christmas Fair Raffle is a new take on our usual raffle table. One ticket, for $10 qualifies you to win all the big prizes for a drawing every day for 12 days-December 5th-16th. If you prefer to sell paper tickets to your family and friends, please call Ann Marie Lockwood at 508-981-5223 and she will get you as many as you like! SPREAD THE WORD!! Thanksgiving Dinner: November 26th, 10:45 am To help Dave Scott prepare the dinner on the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, call Dave at 781 864 7209 or email him @ londavescott@gmail.com. If you would like to volunteer to deliver a meal, please call 508-473-8464 or send an email to office@trinitychurchmilford.org & leave your name & phone number. This project is made possible by Abundant Care, Inc. and by the volunteers of Trinity & St. Mary’s. The Jesse Tree 2020 There is a Jesse Tree this year but a bit different, the deadlines are earlier as the gifts must be quarantined at the church for two weeks before distribution. As you read this, the deadline for requesting items has passed, and now it is time for fulfilling those requests. Instead of a tree with tags, there will be a Sign-up Genius for parishioners to sign up for the items. When you click on this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A48ADAD2DABFB6-trinity it will bring you to the signup. Select the item(s), then enter your name and email address (email addresses will not show). You can select more than one item if you wish. If you have any questions regarding the item(s) you sign up to fulfill, please contact Maryellen Yaroshefski (ayaroshefski@yahoo.com). Items should not be wrapped, and they may be dropped off at the church Monday-Thursday 10:30am to 1:00pm. There will be a box at the bottom of the stairs for Jesse Tree items. If you select a gift card, please place it in an envelope and drop it off in the Mission Committee folder outside Mother Judith's office. Please put a note on the item with your name so that the Mission Committee will be able to match up the item from the signup with the family requesting the item. The deadline for dropping off items is 3pm on Saturday, December 5th (there will be someone at the church on December 5th from 9 to 3 to receive items). Please note: You may drop off items this coming Sunday, November 22nd from 8am to 11:30am in the box at the church. Thank you - Trinity Mission Committee Family Advent Activity Basket Advent—the 4 weeks before Christmas--is one of the most important and meaningful seasons of our liturgical year. This year we are beginning a new tradition for observing Advent with prayers, activities, and crafts at home. Sarah Prevelige is leading this initiative. What is an Advent basket? It's a basket of four activities to do as a family. These include making your Advent wreath, a homemade special Advent Calendar, and fun DIY crafts. These crafts are unlike the usual kid crafts and require big kid or adult assistance for gluing, working with wood, candle making, painting, following directions, and patience. (Extra "goodies" and coloring pages may be included for families with young children.) How do we know what to do? Each activity will be separately wrapped and numbered (no peeking). A list of additional supplies you may need will be included. Video instructions for each activity with examples and step-by-step guidance will be sent separately by email. All you have to do is carve out 30-45 minutes to sit as a family to construct, craft, laugh, and make memories as you are preparing for Christmas. Some may want to do them at the start of Advent, others may want to do one each Sunday/ weekend through advent as a way to start the weeks leading up to Christmas. Are you interested? If so, the important part is HOW you sign up. It is important that we know how many in your family will be involved in order to make sure we have enough for everyone. It will also be important to include the ages of the young members of your family as we do have extra things to include for families with elementary school-aged children or older teens. Please email Sarah Prevelige by this Friday November 20th with the following information. 1. Your family name (ex The Smith Family) 2. The number of adults over the age of 18 participating (ex. 2 adults) 3. Ages of all children participating (ex. Ages 3, 7, 11) 4. Any special considerations (allergies to common craft supplies, no access to computer to play the instruction videos, etc) 5. Whether you prefer to pick-up your Advent basket or have it delivered (we will follow-up with the coordinating of this after the 20th). Can you only participate if you have kids? No, every family can participate whether you have kids or not! These activities are appropriate for all and will produce advent and Christmas related items that you can use/enjoy time and time again. So reach out to Sarah Prevelige: drprevelige@gmail.com Creation Care Tip of the Week: Don’t shop till you drop Do I need it? Can it be recycled? Is there a more environmentally friendly option? Am I making the best use of what I already have? Can I share from my bounty with others and give rather than acquire? Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: the Quimby Family; Christine Bloom; Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Steve Hyams; John Donohoe; John Burke; Brad Gustavesen; Rita & Dick Cronan; Vivek Subramani; Ray & Enid; Elleana Shearer; Marco Weiss; Al Price; Mary Torian, Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. The Deceased: Michael Quimby Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Cosme Felipe; Sharon Tredeau; JP Dow; Kristen Jennings; Jeremy Redden; Owen Wing; Thomas McCarthy; Clara Smith; Khristia Piacente; Jason Ball; JD Daugherty, III; Laura Moore; Jenney Gallerane; Ariana Rivera; and Mark Sousa. For news and access to Diocesan meetings and worship, go to https://www.diocesewma.org/
For news about events at Trinity and the National Episcopal Church go to https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org  Meditation for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost November 15, 2020 click here. Morning Prayer on Zoom: November 15. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 Telephone: 929-205-6099 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. [Romans 15:13] Wardens and Vestry members will lead the service and we will have a Vestry discussion after the service. For the Morning Prayer leaflet, click here. For the Weekly Announcements click here. Sunday School: A Note from Rachel Carpenter Hi all! Based on our numbers and the ages of children participating, we have decided to combine our two Zoom church school classes into one! BOTH classes will be at 9:45am on the link below! We hope so much you can join us! Elementary AND Jr High ZOOM Church School 9:45 AM https://zoom.us/j/94832771037?pwd=d3BYREU4Q3U3OVlNR1doOWZtNEJvdz09 Meeting ID: 948 3277 1037 Passcode: 435036 Stewardship: A Season of Thanksgiving Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever. [Psalm 106,1] We now have the option of pledging by completing the confidential form at our website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org/2021-pledge Vestry Highlights: November 9, 2020 Resolutions:
This Weekend at Trinity: 8-8:30 am In-person Service of Holy Communion 9 am Morning Prayer on Zoom 9:45 am Sunday School 10:30-11:30 am Distribution of Holy Communion to individuals in the church Sunday afternoon - Home Communion for those who cannot come to the church This Week at Trinity: Newsletter Deadline: November 15th The Office will be open Monday – Thursday, 10am – 2 pm Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Monday 7:15am-7:45am Zoom Meditation https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86508751622?pwd=UXN6cytydm90amhvQU4xc0tyVWN3UT09 Meeting ID: 865 0875 1622 Passcode: 787387 Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83161138171?pwd=TitUUzdtRVhjZVFadjNZbFlxV1dhdz09 Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Thursday 4 pm: Grab n Go Meals prepared and distributed at Trinity Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee on Zoom Friday Noon Lunch and Bible Study: Women of the Bible: November 13th The Infirm Woman (Luke 13:10-17) & The woman with Hemorrhage (Mark 5:25-34) November 20th Mary Magdalene (Luke 8; John 20) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87474952317?pwd=UkdpQTNuNmtxVkhtYlZkVGVDVkZOQT09 Trinity's Christmas Fair is Online: Trinity Episcopal Church Christmas Fair For a hard copy of the Order Form to be returned to the Trinity office with a check payable to Trinity click here. Order cookie trays, wreaths & cemetery boxes, knitted gifts, fleece blankets, gift baskets, and lunch. Share the link with your friends and post it on your Facebook page. Items and takeout lunches can be picked up at Trinity on Saturday December 5th. Plan to join our 12 Days of Christmas Fair Raffle, which is a new take on our usual raffle table. One ticket, for $10 and you are qualified to win all the big prizes for a drawing every day for 12 days-December 5th-16th. If you prefer to sell paper tickets to your family and friends, please call Ann Marie Lockwood at 508-981-5223 and she will get you as many as you like! SPREAD THE WORD!! The Profile Committee wants to hear from you. Please share your reflections and responses to the questions that are listed here. The deadline is this Monday November 16, 2020 Thanksgiving Dinner: November 26th, 10:45 am To help Dave Scott prepare the dinner on the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, call Dave at 781 864 7209 or email @ londavescott@gmail.com. If you will be alone on Thanksgiving, or if you know of someone who will be in need of a Thanksgiving meal, please call the Parish Office at 508-473-8464 or send an email to office@trinitychurchmilford.org no later than Wednesday November 18th & leave the name of the person to whom the meal is to be delivered, the address & the phone number. We will deliver to Milford, Hopedale, and Mendon. This year due to the Coronavirus the deliveries will be a “Curbside Delivery.” If you would like to volunteer to deliver a meal, please call 508-473-8464 or send an email to office@trinitychurchmilford.org & leave your name & phone number. Volunteers will be given masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. We ask that all volunteers be at Trinity Church by 10:45 am. Because of the extra planning required by public health protocols, we cannot accommodate volunteers who show up without notice. This project is made possible by Abundant Care, Inc. and by the volunteers of Trinity & St. Mary’s. The Jesse Tree 2020 There will be a Jesse Tree this year, if you, or someone you know, needs assistance this Christmas, please contact the office or Maryellen Yaroshefski (ayaroshefski@yahoo.com). Please follow these guidelines: - A limit of 2 to 3 gift requests per person. - Each gift request should have a cost of no more than $25 to $30. - If requesting a clothing item, please indicate size, and if possible, color preferences. - Age/Sex of child (if for an adult, need male/female/other, age not needed). Please note: Given the current situation with Covid-19, while we will do our best to fulfill all requests, we cannot guarantee that all requests will be fulfilled. Thank you - Trinity Mission Committee Family Advent Activity Basket Advent—the 4 weeks before Christmas--is one of the most important and meaningful seasons of our liturgical year. This year we are beginning a new tradition for observing Advent with prayers, activities, and crafts at home. Sarah Prevelige is leading this initiative. Watch for more information. Creation Care Tip of the Week: Don’t shop till you drop Do I need it? Can it be recycled? Is there a more environmentally friendly option? Am I making the best use of what I already have? Can I share from my bounty with others and give rather than acquire? Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: the Henneberry Family; Rita & Dick Cronan; Vivek Subramani; Ray & Enid; Elleana Shearer; Marco Weiss; Al Price; Mary Torian, Brad Gustavesen; Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. The Deceased: Betty M. Henneberry Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Kimberly McCarthy; Jack Fumia; Lisa Nylander; Jay Abraham; Katy Taft; Cathryn Timpany; Pat Stafford; Ann Winslow; Erik Pekkala; Joana Rivera; Pat Keppler; Paul Adams; Gina Haddad; Heather Adams; Nathan Mascoll; Carolann Jennings; and Cosme Felipe. For news and access to Diocesan meetings and worship, go to https://www.diocesewma.org/
For news about events at Trinity and the National Episcopal Church go to https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org  Stewardship Meditation Kevin and Pat Keppler November 8 2020 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever. [Psalm 106.1] Dear brothers and sisters of Trinity, We are living through unusual times, times of challenge, but also times in which so many have shown levels of courage and compassion that we had not imagined would ever be needed. In this uncertainty, we have also seen God at work in those who have worked so hard as healthcare providers and frontline workers, first responders and teachers, as truckers and others. For them, and for the belief that God will protect us in the end, we are grateful. If you can, we humbly ask that you consider increasing your pledge. This is not the time to ask for everything we want, but to be grateful for everything we have. You may mail your pledge to Trinity in the stamped, self-addressed envelope that was included in the Stewardship mailing, or you may pledge on the website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org/2021-pledge Go, be healing to God's people; seek and share the saving call. Be the touch of Christ for others, be the voice of Christ for all. Lives are broken all around you, and Christ has no hands but yours; hold in them the ones who suffer so Christ's healing love endures. -Martin Willett MORNING PRAYER via ZOOM Ministers of the Liturgy The Rev. Dr. Judith Lee Mary Frances Best, Pam Hennessy, Beth Stochaj, Millie Williams Musicians: Randolph Bloom, Mary Johnson, Jeff Lukas https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 Telephone: 929-205-6099 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. [Romans 15:13] Sunday School Message from Rachel Carpenter: We will begin at 9:45 on Sunday on a separate Zoom meeting. Hi all! We would love for you to join us this Sunday for church school!!! Start your week off with making some new friends, having some fun and hopefully learning something new! Elementary ZOOM Church School 9:45 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94832771037?pwd=d3BYREU4Q3U3OVlNR1doOWZtNEJvdz09 Meeting ID: 948 3277 1037 Passcode: 435036 Jr High ZOOM Church School 10:45 AM Please join us this Sunday (note - this is a different link than above!) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7357990701?pwd=T0pNaTQxM0R5Z28wOFN3WXdIeEdLdz09 Meeting ID: 735 799 0701 Passcode: 1234 I'm looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday!! Our youth are together planning projects for the year. We are asking our youth (grades 6 and up) to complete this brief survey. Thank you Click here for the survey. This Weekend at Trinity: 8-8:30 am Service of Holy Communion 9 am Morning Prayer on Zoom 9:45 am Sunday School: Grades pre-K – 5 10:45 am Sunday School: Grades 6-8 10:30-11:30 am Distribution of Holy Communion to individuals in the church Sunday afternoon - Home Communion for those who cannot come to the church Sunday 5 – 6:30 pm Sacred Ground: Session #4 This Week at Trinity: The Office will be open Monday – Thursday, 10am – 2 pm Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Monday 7:15am-7:45am Zoom Chat https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86508751622?pwd=UXN6cytydm90amhvQU4xc0tyVWN3UT09 Meeting ID: 865 0875 1622 Passcode: 787387 Monday 7 pm Vestry Meeting Tuesday 7 pm Sacred Ground: Session #4 Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83161138171?pwd=TitUUzdtRVhjZVFadjNZbFlxV1dhdz09 Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Thursday 4 pm: Grab n Go Meals prepared and distributed at Trinity Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee on Zoom Friday Noon Lunch and Bible Study: Women of the Bible: November 6th begins at 11:30 am The Samaritan woman at the well [John 4] The woman taken in adultery [John 8:2-11] November 13th The Infirm Woman (Luke 13:10-17) The woman with Hemorrhage (Mark 5:25-34) Friday November 6th @ 12:30 pm ROMEOS on zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83952173496?pwd=SGowSDFaanpMOFFOK3RtTDNkdE51dz09 Zoom Chats are Back! Schedule Change: Mondays 7:15am -7:45 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86508751622?pwd=UXN6cytydm90amhvQU4xc0tyVWN3UT09 Meeting ID: 865 0875 1622 Passcode: 787387 This is a time for conversation, reflection, and a meditation to begin our week. Trinity's Christmas Fair is Online: Trinity Episcopal Church Christmas Fair Order cookie trays, wreaths & cemetery boxes, knitted gifts, fleece blankets, gift baskets, and lunch. Share the link with your friends and post it on your Facebook page. Items and takeout lunches can be picked up at Trinity on Saturday December 5th. Plan to join our 12 Days of Christmas Fair Raffle, which is a new take on our usual raffle table. One ticket, for $10 and you are qualified to win all the big prizes for a drawing every day for 12 days-December 5th-16th. If you prefer to sell paper tickets to your family and friends, please call Ann Marie Lockwood at 508-981-5223 and she will get you as many as you like! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The Profile Committee wants to hear from you. Please share your reflections and responses to the questions that are listed here. The deadline is November 16, 2020 Thanksgiving Dinner: November 26th, 10:45 am It’s time to place an order and/ or sign up as a volunteer Dave Scott is looking for 2-3 folks to help cut and prepare turkeys for serving). Helpers are needed the three days before Thanksgiving for about three hours on each day in the afternoon Additional help to prepare remaining dishes would be very helpful and appreciated. Give Dave a call at 781 864 7209 or email @ londavescott@gmail.com . This year parishioners of Trinity and St. Mary’s will again deliver dinners to those who will be alone on Thanksgiving Day. If you will be alone on Thanksgiving, or if you know of someone who will be in need of a Thanksgiving meal, please call the Parish Office at 508-473-8464 or send an email to office@trinitychurchmilford.org no later than Wednesday November 18th & leave the name of the person to whom the meal is to be delivered, the address & the phone number. We will deliver to Milford, Hopedale, and Mendon. This year due to the Coronavirus the deliveries will be a “Curbside Delivery.” If you would like to volunteer to deliver a meal, please call 508-473-8464 or send an email to office@trinitychurchmilford.org & leave your name & phone number. Volunteers will be given masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. We ask that all volunteers be at Trinity Church by 10:45 am. Because of the extra planning required by public health protocols, we cannot accommodate volunteers who show up without notice. This project is made possible by Abundant Care, Inc. and by the volunteers of Trinity & St. Mary’s. Stewardship: A Season of Thanksgiving Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever. [Psalm 106,1] We now have the option of returning your pledge by completing the confidential form at our website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org/2021-pledge The Jesse Tree 2020 There will be a Jesse Tree this year, if you, or someone you know, needs assistance this Christmas, please contact the office or Maryellen Yaroshefski (ayaroshefski@yahoo.com). Please follow these guidelines: - A limit of 2 to 3 gift requests per person. - Each gift request should have a cost of no more than $25 to $30. - If requesting a clothing item, please indicate size, and if possible, color preferences. - Age/Sex of child (if for an adult, need male/female/other, age not needed). Please note: Given the current situation with Covid-19, while we will do our best to fulfill all requests, we cannot guarantee that all requests will be fulfilled. Thank you - Trinity Mission Committee Family Advent Activity Basket Advent—the 4 weeks before Christmas--is one of the most important and meaningful seasons of our liturgical year. This year we are beginning a new tradition for observing Advent with prayers, activities, and crafts at home. Sarah Prevelige is leading this initiative. Watch for more information. Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: the Sambasivan Family; Vivek Subramani; Ray & Enid; Elleana Shearer; Marco Weiss; Al Price; Mary Torian, Brad Gustavesen; Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Ryan Schmidt; Dorothy Lutterbaugh; Erick Guzman; Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Betty Henneberry; Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. The Deceased: Kishore Sambasivan Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Elaine Rizoli; Debi O’Toole; Andy Hagedorn; Reese Anderson; Dean Anderson; Doug Flavin; Jennifer Fumia; Jessica Negrotti; Christopher Negrotti; Steve Klisiewicz; Malina Howard; Cooper Nelson; Beth-Ellen Healy; Jaydin Lobisser; Jane Hanrahan; Terese Cook; Sarah Lanzillo; Kimberly Stochaj; Stacy Spencer; Kimberly McCarthy; and Jack Fumia. For news and access to Diocesan meetings and worship, go to https://www.diocesewma.org/
For news about events at Trinity and the National Episcopal Church go to https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org  Meditation for All Saints Sunday November 1, 2020 ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.’ [Matthew 5:9] I want to share my favorite story of a saint, told by Anthony DeMello in his book Taking Flight. A woman was so godly that even the angels rejoiced at the sight of her. She had no notion that she was holy. She just lived an ordinary life, radiating goodness without trying. Her holiness lay in the fact that she forgot each person’s past and looked at them as they were now, and she looked beyond each person’s appearance to the very center of their being, where they were innocent and blameless and too ignorant to know what they were doing. One day, an angel came to her and said, “I have been sent to you by God. Ask for anything you wish, and it will be given to you. Would you like the gift of healing?” “No”, said the woman, “I’d rather God did the healing himself.” “Would you like to bring sinners back to the path of righteousness?” “No,” she said, “it is not for me to touch human hearts. That is the work of angels.” “Would you like to be such a model of virtue that people will be drawn to imitate you?” “No,” she said, “for that would make me the center of attention.” “What then, do you wish for?” ask the angel. “The grace of God. Having that, I have all I desire,” she said “No, you must ask for some miracle,” said the angel, “or one will be forced on you.” “Well, then I shall ask for this: let good be done through me without my being aware of it.” So it was decreed that the holy woman’s shadow would be endowed with healing properties whenever it fell behind her. So everywhere her shadow fell--provided she had her back to it—the sick were healed, fountains sprang to life, and color returned to the faces of those who were weighed down by life’s sorrow. But the woman knew nothing of this because the attention of people was so centered on the shadow that they forgot about her. And so her wish that good be done through her without calling attention to herself was abundantly fulfilled.[1] On All Saints Sunday we walk in the life-giving shadow of the people whose lives we have shared – who have guided us, listened to us, and recognized our goodness. On All Saints Sunday we remember that we are not alone. We affirm that when we share lives—no matter how brief—those lives are woven into our own—without end. On All Saints’ Sunday we don’t just remember people who are no longer with us-- We honor our ongoing relationship with them. We thank God for allowing us to share in their lives. We promise to walk in their shadows, and to trust that God will use our shadows to bring healing and peace to the world. May our shadows be long and broad. [1] Adapted from Anthony De Mello, Taking Flight (New York: Doubleday, 1988), pp. 110-111. Go, be healing to God's people; seek and share the saving call. Be the touch of Christ for others, be the voice of Christ for all. Lives are broken all around you, and Christ has no hands but yours; hold in them the ones who suffer so Christ's healing love endures. -Martin Willett DAYLIGHTSAVINGS TIME ENDS ON SATURDAY EVENING WE TURN BACK OUR CLOCKS AN HOUR! MORNING PRAYER via ZOOM Ministers of the Liturgy The Rev. Dr. Judith Lee The Youth of Trinity: Sebastian Carpenter, Allison Kee, Emily Kee, Anna Prevelige, Lauren Ruggiero, Tessa Scrimgeour, Landon Sweet Musicians: Randolph Bloom, Mary Johnson, Jeff Lukas https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 Telephone: 929-205-6099 You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but citizens together with the saints and members of the household of God. [Ephesians 2:19] No Sunday School on Sunday. Senior High Youth We will meet at 7 pm on the First Sunday of each month November 1st - Grace Prevelige & Brandon Kee will lead the Profile Focus Group Discussion December 6th - A combination of Game Night, Mission Project Planning, and a meditation. This Week: The Office will be open Monday-Thursday, 10am-2pm Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Monday 7 pm Finance Committee Meeting Monday 7 pm Diocesan Prayers for Our Nation on the Eve of Election on Zoom Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Wednesday 7 pm – Zoom Chat Thursday 4 pm: Grab n Go Meals distributed at Trinity Thursday 6:30 pm Diocesan Pre-Convention Meeting on Zoom Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee on Zoom Friday Noon Lunch and Bible Study: Women of the Bible: October 30th Martha and Mary of Bethany (Luke 10) @ 11:30 am November 6th The Samaritan woman at the well [John 4] The woman taken in adultery [John 8:2-11] Friday 12:30 -1:30 pm ROMEOs on Zoom Saturday 9am – Noon Diocesan Convention on Zoom Thanksgiving Dinner: November 26th, 10:45 am It’s time to place an order and/ or sign up as a volunteer. This year parishioners of Trinity and St. Mary’s will again deliver dinners to those who will be alone on Thanksgiving Day. If you will be alone on Thanksgiving, or if you know of someone who will be in need of a Thanksgiving meal, please call the Parish Office at 508-473-8464 or send an email to office.trinitychurchmilford@gmail.com no later than Wednesday November 18th & leave the name of the person to whom the meal is to be delivered, the address & the phone number. We will deliver to Milford, Hopedale, and Mendon. This year due to the Coronavirus the deliveries will be a “Curbside Delivery.” If you would like to volunteer to deliver a meal, please call 508-473-8464 or send an email to office.trinitychurchmilford@gmail.com & leave your name & phone number. Volunteers will be given masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. We ask that all volunteers be at Trinity Church by 10:45 am. Because of the extra planning required by public health protocols, we cannot accommodate volunteers who show up without notice. This project is made possible by Abundant Care, Inc. and by the volunteers of Trinity & St. Mary’s. Stewardship: A Season of Thanksgiving Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures forever. [Psalm 106.1] During the month of November we will be reviewing and returning our pledges for 2021 and giving thanks together for our community at Trinity. You will receive your pledge card in the coming week, and you will be able to make your pledge by mail or complete a form on our website. Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: Elleana Shearer; Marco Weiss; Al Price; Mary Torian, Brad Gustavesen; Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Ryan Schmidt; Dorothy Lutterbaugh; Erick Guzman; Alan Smat; Somasundaram Ulaganayagi; Dave Clinkman; Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Betty Henneberry; Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Charles O’Connell, Jr.; Jennifer Menges; Lauren Masse; Jason Stokes; Monique Clark; Bryan Tattrie; William Lukas; Matthew Sheedy; Grace Gorham; Mileena McCarthy; Jacob Cahill; Randy Bloom; Cierra Meurant; Christopher Prunier; Carol Davis; Audrey Kerxhalli; Shannon Murphy; Cole Palinkas; Colin McGovern; Susan Edmondson; Deborah Murphy; Dom Roda; Benjamin Menges; Elaine Rizoli; Debi O’Toole; Andy Hagedorn; Reese Anderson; and Dean Anderson. For news and access to Diocesan meetings and worship, go to https://www.diocesewma.org/
For news about events at Trinity and the National Episcopal Church go to https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org  Meditation for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 25, 2020. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’ [Matthew 22:37-40] Sunday’s gospel tells of the religious authorities challenging Jesus to choose between the Law as it is written in the Book of Deuteronomy and as it is written in the Book of Leviticus. Jesus’ response is in line with traditional Rabbinic teaching. Even as he recites the commandments, Jesus reminds the Pharisees--and us—that righteousness---living in right relationship with God—involves more than following the rules. It involves choosing an honest and self-giving relationship with God and with the people God has called to walk with us. And, perhaps the greater challenge for most of us, it involves allowing ourselves to be loved, accepting the love that is the core of being fully alive, as necessary—and as available-- as the air we breathe. How do we love, and allow ourselves to be loved? W. Paul Jones, tells a story that illustrates this point in Teaching the Dead Bird to Sing (Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, pp. xi-xii). One year when he was living in an apartment in Kansas City, he heard a scratching at the window. He looked out and saw a mourning dove inspecting the window ledge for a spot where she might make a nest. Day by day he saw her build a nest just big enough for one egg, and then to sit on it. One morning he woke up to see the mother feeding her new infant. But often when spring comes early to Kansas City, as it did that year, the temperature plunges suddenly and freezing rain destroys the newly flowering trees. About a week after the baby bird had been born, one of these storms swept through the city. Jones spent a restless night, worried about his 2 tiny friends; when he awoke at about dawn, he was relieved to hear the dove cooing. But when he peaked out the window he saw that the mother bird had propped upright her small infant-bird, frozen. Patiently and insistently, she was trying to teach the dead bird to sing. Jones tells this story to illustrate the insistent faithfulness of God’s love for us-- even when our hearts feel like they are frozen hard. even when we are overcome by the freezing rains that pummel us, that come upon us without notice and seem to take away all that matters to us. God is like that mother bird. God won’t give up on us--even when we give up on God. When we direct our own lives to be loving offerings to God and to our neighbor, we need to ask ourselves if our real purpose is to make ourselves lovable rather than to reveal God’s love. We need to be the mourning dove who never loses sight of the life of her baby bird, but we also need to be the frozen one who allows God to melt our hearts through the kindness and insight of someone else. Go, be healing to God's people; seek and share the saving call. Be the touch of Christ for others, be the voice of Christ for all. Lives are broken all around you, and Christ has no hands but yours; hold in them the ones who suffer so Christ's healing love endures. -Martin Willett Sunday Schedule for the Months of October & November 8-8:30 am Outdoor service of Holy Communion in the parking lot 9 am Morning Prayer on Zoom 9:30 am Zoom Coffee Hour 9:45 am Zoom Sunday School meets: grades pre-K - 5 10am–10:30 am Zoom Sunday School Class: grades pre-K - 5 10:45-11:15 am - Zoom Sunday School Class - grades 6-8 10:30-11:30 am Distribution of Holy Communion to individuals in the church Sunday afternoon - Home Communion for those who cannot come to the church MORNING PRAYER via ZOOM Ministers of the Liturgy The Rev. Dr. Judith Lee Elizabeth Klisiewicz, Toussaint Jackson, Hilary Stafford, Justin Varteresian Musicians: Randolph Bloom, Mary Johnson, Jeff Lukas https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 Telephone: 929-205-6099 We will have a Profile Committee Discussion after the service. You may join at 9:30 am, using this same link. Please plan to take part in this important conversation. Sunday School Message from Rachel Carpenter: We will begin at 9:45 on Sunday on a separate Zoom meeting. Hi all! We would love for you to join us this Sunday for church school!!! Start your week off with making some new friends, having some fun and hopefully learning something new! Elementary ZOOM Church School 9:45 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94832771037?pwd=d3BYREU4Q3U3OVlNR1doOWZtNEJvdz09 Meeting ID: 948 3277 1037 Passcode: 435036 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jr HIgh ZOOM Church School 10:45 AM Please join us this Sunday (note - this is a different link than above!) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7357990701?pwd=T0pNaTQxM0R5Z28wOFN3WXdIeEdLdz09 Meeting ID: 735 799 0701 Passcode: 1234 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday!! Our youth are together planning projects for the year. We are asking our youth (grades 6 and up) to complete this brief survey. Thank you Click here for the survey. Senior High Youth We will meet at 7 pm on the First Sunday of each month November 1st - Grace Prevelige & Brandon Kee will lead the Profile Focus Group Discussion December 6th - Sarah Prevelige, Cindi Scrimgeour, and Mother Judith host a combination of Game Night, Mission Project Planning, and a meditation. This Week: The Office will be open Monday-Thursday, 10am-2pm. Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email. Tuesday 5 pm – Praying for an End to Gun Violence: A Service of Lament, Hope and Resolve Join Bishops United Against Gun Violence in an online service to address the difficult times in which America finds itself, lament the continuing gun violence epidemic in our country and offer an opportunity for attendees to take action and pledge to follow the path of nonviolence. The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington will preach. You can join the webinar on the Episcopalians United Against Gun Violence Facebook page or register to join the Zoom webinar. Join by phone by dialing 646.558.8656 and using ID 865 4994 764 Tuesday 7pm-8:30pm Sacred Ground on Zoom – Session #3 Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83161138171?pwd=TitUUzdtRVhjZVFadjNZbFlxV1dhdz09 Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Wednesday 10:30-11:30am Profile Committee Profile Group Discussion: The same Zoom link as Morning Prayer - you are welcome to join Morning Prayer or join the group at 10:30. Please plan to take part in this important conversation. Wednesday 7 pm – Zoom Chat Wednesday 7pm – Service of Remembrance and Witness for Covid-19 Victims. Livestreamed - Link will be posted on our website https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org Thursday 4 pm: Grab n Go Meals Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee on Zoom Friday Noon Lunch and Bible Study: Women of the Bible: October 23rd - Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna: The Gospel of Luke: Chapters 1-2 & 8, October 30th – Martha and Mary of Bethany Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: the Lambert, Pothier, Gustavesen, & Boover Families; Mary Torian, Brad Gustavesen; Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; the Rev. Aileen DiBenedetto; Ryan Schmidt; Dorothy Lutterbaugh; Erick Guzman; Alan Smat; Somasundaram Ulaganayagi; Dave Clinkman; Elleana Shearer; Marco Weiss; Al Price; Amy Hendrick; Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Betty Henneberry; Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. The Deceased: Jean Conway and Karen M. Boover Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Kyra Richards; John Ellis; Robert Kidder; Ralph Stafford; Meaghan George; Wendy Marino; Samuel Kennedy; Gregory Anderson; Michael Ruggiero; Bryan Gaffney; Jaylani Peguero; Willa Montag; Karen Carig-O’Neill; Charles O’Connell, Jr.; Jennifer Menges; and Lauren Masse. Pledges: Thank you to all of you who have been sending in your pledges. We are behind in pledge income by about $8000. If you are behind, please try to catch up by early November in order to give the Vestry a baseline as they prepare the 2021 budget. Our deposits are being made on a different schedule these days, so there may be a delay in seeing the record of your payment. Some of you are facing financial stress: if so, please give what you can; if not, please give a bit extra to support those who cannot. Please note: Unscrupulous people have contacted parishioners claiming to be Mother Judith and asking for money. Mother Judith's only email addresses are jlee.trinitychurchmilford@gmail.com or lee.judith.mary@gmail.com and her phone number is (716) 949-8194 . She never asks for money! Other false emails from Mother Judith and other parishioners ask for you to reply because she needs to consult you. Please do not respond to any other email addresses or phone numbers. If you have a question about whether a request is REALLY from Mother Judith, please contact her first at these email addresses/phone number before sending any money. Thanks. A Message from the Presiding Bishop "It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church's responsibility to help get souls to the polls. Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of the rock on which this country was built. Vote." -Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Click here to see Bishop Curry's full message. A Pastoral Message from Bishop Doug Fisher Click here to view.
How to keep up with Trinity news: All notices, videos, and links can be found at www.trinitychurchmilford.org and on the Trinity Church-Milford Facebook page. Our diocesan website offers links to online worship in our diocese. https://www.diocesewma.org/ Worship from the National Cathedral is available online every Sunday at 11:15 am. https://cathedral.org/ The Episcopal Church offers valuable resources for spiritual renewal. https://episcopalchurch.org/ Mission Matters: News from the Episcopal Diocese of Western MA latest issue can be found here. Meditation for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 18, 2020 I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the Lord do all these things. [Isaiah 45:6-7] Anthony Mello tells the story of a wandering teacher who had reached the outskirts of a village and settled down under a tree for the night when a villager came running up to him and said, “The stone! The stone! Give me the precious stone!” “What stone?” asked the teacher. “Last night an angel appeared to me in a dream, “ said the villager, “and told me that if I went to the outskirts of the village at dusk I would find a teacher who would give ma precious stone that would make me rich forever.” The teacher rummaged in his bag and pulled out a stone. “He probably meant this one,” he said, as he handed the stone over to the villager. “I found it on a forest path some days ago. You can certainly have it.” The villager gazed at the stone in wonder. It was a diamond, probably the largest diamond in the whole world, for it was as large as a person’s head. He took the diamond and walked away. All night he tossed about in bed, unable to sleep. Next day at the crack of dawn he woke the teacher and said, “Give me the wealth that makes it possible for you to give this diamond away so easily.”[1] Isaiah promises this “wealth” of the peace that comes from believing that God is the single source of life, in its darkness and its light, in storm and calm. If we trust in the goodness of God, we will be free from the distractions of fear and second-guessing our decisions. Spoken to the King of Persia, these words also warn us that we will be held accountable for overreaching. According to the Gospel of Matthew this is the image of God that Jesus teaches. It is a theology that has been explained well by Bruce C. Birch: Israel's God is defined first and foremost by divine freedom and not by the fate of any particular culture or nation. This conception of the radical freedom of God emerges in opposition to the nationally defined gods of imperial triumphalism in Egypt. The God of covenant is so free that God can choose to enter relationship with a people who are merely a band of slaves with no standing, no power, no influence in the world. This God is defined by freely offered compassion to those who, by the world's definition, are the helpless, the oppressed, and the dispossessed. - Bruce C. Birch, "You Shall Be My People" (Sojourners, May 1984) Yes, God is present in the smallest and least important of persons and circumstances. Yes, our longing for security and our greed begin in our feeling of helplessness. Yes, God’s rule will prevail even beyond the instability in our own nation. Yes, the wealth of the peace we seek is our capacity to trust and to hope. Beyond our understanding you alone are God; you speak to a world of brutal rule and shallow indifference, of arms fairs and reality shows: may the one who came to sit at table with the victimized and excluded disturb our barren peace and call us to another feast where only love may rule; through Jesus Christ, the bridegroom. Amen. -from Prayers for an Inclusive Church [1] Anthony De Mello. The Song of the Bird. New York: Doubleday, 1984., p.. 140-41. Sunday Schedule for October & November 8-8:30 am Outdoor service of Holy Communion in the parking lot 9 am Morning Prayer on Zoom 9:30 am Zoom Coffee Hour 9:45 am Zoom Sunday School meets 10am – 10:30 am Zoom Sunday School Class 10:30-11:30 am Distribution of Holy Communion to individuals in the church Sunday afternoon - Home Communion for those who cannot come to the church MORNING PRAYER via ZOOM Ministers of the Liturgy The Rev. Dr. Judith Lee Members of the Vestry: Ginny Starkis (Warden) Edla Ann Bloom, Lucille Clinkman, Steve Ketcham, Lisa Ruggiero, Peach Warren Musicians: Randolph Bloom, Mary Johnson, Jeff Lukas May all I say and all I think be in harmony with thee, God within me, God beyond me, maker of the trees. - Chinook prayer, Pacific Northwest Coast, North America https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 If you cannot access through your computer, you may participate by telephone. Telephone: 929-205-6099 For the Morning Prayer leaflet, click here. For the Weekly Announcements click here. Sunday School Message from Rachel Carpenter: We will begin at 9:45 on Sunday on a separate Zoom meeting. Children and youth from St. Matthew's and the United Parish of Upton will join us. Join Zoom Meeting : https://zoom.us/j/94832771037?pwd=d3BYREU4Q3U3OVlNR1doOWZtNEJvdz09 Meeting ID: 948 3277 1037 Passcode: 435036 Our youth are together planning projects for the year. We are asking our youth (grades 6 and up) to complete this brief survey. Thank you Click here for the survey. This Week: The Office will be open Monday-Thursday, 10am-2pm Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Tuesday 7:30-8:30 pm Profile Committee Focus Group on Zoom Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Wednesday 7 pm – Zoom Chat Thursday 4:15 pm: Grab n Go Meals distributed at Trinity Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee on Zoom Friday Noon Lunch and Bible Study: Women of the Bible: October 16th - Ruth & Naomi - The Book of Ruth October 23rd- Elizabeth, Mary, & Anna - Luke 2-3 Zoom Chats are Back! Wednesdays at 7 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87135083870?pwd=allwUzdwTExXeWZ1Y1RGRDg1bUhGQT09 Meeting ID: 871 3508 3870 Passcode: 252400 Conversation, reflection, and a meditation This is a time for us to share what's working and what's not as we begin a new phase of our transition and life during covid. Thank you to Sarah Prevelige, Lauren Pirelli, and Cindi Scrimgeour Next Steps: Moving Forward God of the living word, give us faith to receive your message, the wisdom to know what it means, and the courage to put it into practice. -from A New Zealand Prayer Book The Stewardship Committee has formed: Kevin Keppler (Chair), Pat Keppler, Beth Moeller, Val King Our Stewardship Campaign will take place in November: We plan to send out your pledge cards during the week of October 25th. Watch for more information. Vestry Highlights: October 12, 2020 Resolved:
New Rector Search: Next Steps: October-November The Profile committee will hold parish meetings on Zoom to discuss who we are and how we are preparing for new ministry with your next Rector. Mark your calendars. Tuesday October 20th – 7:30-8:30 pm the choir, altar guild, and liturgical ministers Sunday October 25th 9:30-10:30 am – general Wednesday October 28th – 10:30-11:30 am - general Sunday November 1st 7 pm – Youth October through December: Update website, hold Stewardship Campaign, discern new leadership January The Profile Committee will present the Parish Profile to the Vestry for approval. An updated timeline of the 3 "arcs" of the search process can be found on our website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org During this Time: Trinity in Stage 2:
Wednesdays @ 10 am: Morning Prayer & Fellowship via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83161138171?pwd=TitUUzdtRVhjZVFadjNZbFlxV1dhdz09 Meeting ID: 831 6113 8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Friday Bible Study & Discussion @ Noon - Women in the Bible Topic for October 16th - The Book of Ruth For the outline & schedule, Click here. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87474952317?pwd=UkdpQTNuNmtxVkhtYlZkVGVDVkZOQT09 Meeting ID: 874 7495 2317 Password: 097331 Ecumenical Service of Remembrance & Witness for the Victims of COVID-19 Wednesday October 28th - 7 pm Livestreamed from United Parish of Upton Mark your calendars to join this service of lamentation and hope led by the churches of Milford, Hopedale, Mendon, and Upton. We want to remember by name those whom we know have died from complications during the coronavirus. Please send names of your loved ones to Mother Judith by Monday, October 19. Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: the Gagnon Family; the Rev. Aileen DiBenedetto; Ryan Schmidt; Dorothy Lutterbaugh; Erick Guzman; Alan Smat; Somasundaram Ulaganayagi; Dave Clinkman; Elleana Shearer; Marco Weiss; Al Price; Amy Hendrick; Jane; Mary Torian, Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Brad Gustavesen; Erin Lewis; Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Jean Conway; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Betty Henneberry; Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. The Deceased: Georges Gagnon Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Tracy Nelson; David McGovern; Samuel Waugh; Paige Anderson; George Adams; Jack McCarthy; Barbara Poch; Chloe Cornwell; Shealynn Elliot; Maria Bruno; Emily Morais; Andrew Nobel; Mackenzie George; Damien Krupa; Olivia Varteresian; Grace Shields; Zachary Gallerane; and Kyra Richards. Pledges: Thank you to all of you who have been sending in your pledges. We are behind in pledge income by about $8000. If you are behind, please try to catch up by early November in order to give the Vestry a baseline as they prepare the 2021 budgtet. Our deposits are being made on a different schedule these days, so there may be a delay in seeing the record of your payment. Some of you are facing financial stress: if so, please give what you can; if not, please give a bit extra to support those who cannot. Mount Saint Charles Academy invites prospective students and their families to our online open house on Sunday, Oct. 18 from 10 AM to 12 PM to learn about our rigorous academics, service-learning, dedicated faculty, and a wide range of student clubs, sports, and fine and performing arts opportunities. You'll get to meet teachers, alumni, and current students and be guided on a virtual tour of our school! Mount Saint Charles Academy is a Catholic, college preparatory school for boys and girls in grades 6-12 that is committed to developing the whole child. Register at https://www.mountsaintcharles.org/2020-open-house/ or call 401-769-0310 to learn more. Please note: Unscrupulous people have contacted parishioners claiming to be Mother Judith and asking for money. Mother Judith's only email addresses are jlee.trinitychurchmilford@gmail.com or lee.judith.mary@gmail.com and her phone number is (716) 949-8194 . She never asks for money! Other false emails from Mother Judith and other parishioners ask for you to reply because she needs to consult you. Please do not respond to any other email addresses or phone numbers. If you have a question about whether a request is REALLY from Mother Judith, please contact her first at these email addresses/phone number before sending any money. Thanks. A Message from the Presiding Bishop "It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church's responsibility to help get souls to the polls. Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of the rock on which this country was built. Vote." -Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Click here to see Bishop Curry's full message. A Pastoral Message from Bishop Doug Fisher Click here to view. How to keep up with Trinity news: All notices, videos, and links can be found at www.trinitychurchmilford.org and on the Trinity Church-Milford Facebook page. Our diocesan website offers links to online worship in our diocese. https://www.diocesewma.org/ Worship from the National Cathedral is available online every Sunday at 11:15 am. https://cathedral.org/ The Episcopal Church offers valuable resources for spiritual renewal. https://episcopalchurch.org/ Mission Matters: News from the Episcopal Diocese of Western MA latest issue can be found here.  Meditation for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 11, 2020 Columbus Day Weekend: Prayers from Indigenous Peoples On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. . . . This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. [Isaiah 25:6, 8] This Sunday we will include prayers from various Native American traditions in both our services. The celebration of the harmonious order of creation in the Native American tradition echoes strikingly the vision of salvation described in Isaiah. This passage from Isaiah is a song of praise to God, creator of the universe, whose peace will prevail over the most destructive forces at work in the world. Prayers in the Native American tradition express the resolve to grow into this harmony and affirm the dynamic balance that is inherent in creation. The essence of human life, in this tradition is what Scripture call “righteousness”: intuitive and trusting alignment with the divine Spirit of life that is the source of beauty and harmony in the tiniest realms of life. The prayers and Scripture on Sunday create a space where we can find our way through the imbalance that we face every day in our political discourse. In this space may we be restored to our true relationship with God so that our decisions may be guided by the Holy Spirit and so that the peace beyond understanding may fill our hearts. O Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me. I come before you, one of your children. I am small and weak. I need your strength and wisdom. Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you have made, my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise, so that I may know the things you have taught my people, the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock. I seek strength, not to be superior to my brothers and sisters, but to be able to fight my greatest enemy: myself. Make me ever ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes, so that when life fades as a fading sunset, my spirit may come to you without shame. Sunday Schedule for the Months of October & November 8-8:30 am Outdoor service of Holy Communion in the parking lot 9 am Morning Prayer on Zoom 9:30 am Zoom Coffee Hour 9:45 am Zoom Sunday School meets 10am – 10:30 am Zoom Sunday School Class 10:30-11:30 am Distribution of Holy Communion to individuals in the church Sunday afternoon - Home Communion for those who cannot come to the church MORNING PRAYER via ZOOM Ministers of the Liturgy The Rev. Dr. Judith Lee Mary Frances Best, James Jones, Kevin Keppler, Mary Torian Musicians: Randolph Bloom, Mary Johnson, Jeff Lukas May all I say and all I think be in harmony with thee, God within me, God beyond me, maker of the trees. - Chinook prayer, Pacific Northwest Coast, North America https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 If you cannot access through your computer, you may participate by telephone. Telephone: 929-205-6099 For the Morning Prayer leaflet, click here. For the Weekly Announcements click here. Sunday School Message from Rachel Carpenter: We will begin at 9:45 on Sunday on a separate Zoom meeting. Children and youth from St. Matthew's and the United Parish of Upton will join us. Fr. John of St. Matthew's will lead us in a brief prayer and reflection, and then we will get to know each other. Join Zoom Meeting : https://zoom.us/j/94832771037?pwd=d3BYREU4Q3U3OVlNR1doOWZtNEJvdz09 Meeting ID: 948 3277 1037 Passcode: 435036 Our youth are together planning projects for the year. We are asking our youth (grades 6 and up) to complete this brief survey. Thank you. Click here for the survey. This Week: The Office will be closed on Monday in observance of Columbus Day Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Sunday 5pm-6:30 Sacred Ground Session II on Zoom Monday 5 pm Finance Committee Meeting on Zoom Monday 6pm Vestry Meeting on Zoom – including Conversation with the Profile Committee Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Wednesday 7 pm – Zoom Chat Thursday 4:15 pm: Grab n Go Meals distributed at Trinity Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee on Zoom Friday Noon Lunch and Bible Study: Women of the Bible: October 9th - Deborah and Judith October 16th - Ruth & Naomi - The Book of Ruth Zoom Chats are Back! Wednesdays at 7 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87135083870?pwd=allwUzdwTExXeWZ1Y1RGRDg1bUhGQT09 Meeting ID: 871 3508 3870 Passcode: 252400 Conversation, reflection, and a meditation This is a time for us to share what's working and what's not as we begin a new phase of our transition and life during covid. Thank you to Sarah Prevelige, Lauren Pirelli, and Cindi Scrimgeour Next Steps: Moving Forward God of the living word, give us faith to receive your message, the wisdom to know what it means, and the courage to put it into practice. -from A New Zealand Prayer Book New Rector Search: Next Steps: October-November The Profile committee will hold parish meetings via Zoom to discuss future plans for new ministry with your next Rector. Mark your calendars. Monday October 12th 7:30- 8:30 pm– Vestry Tuesday October 20th – 7:30-8:30 pm the choir, altar guild, and liturgical ministers Sunday October 25th 9:30-10:30 am – general Wednesday October 28th – 10:30-11:30 am - general Sunday November 1st 7 pm – Youth October through December: Update website, hold Stewardship Campaign, discern new leadership January The Profile Committee will present the Parish Profile to the Vestry for approval. An updated timeline of the 3 "arcs" of the search process can be found on our website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org During this Time: Trinity in Stage 2:
Wednesdays @ 10 am: Morning Prayer & Fellowship via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83161138171?pwd=TitUUzdtRVhjZVFadjNZbFlxV1dhdz09 Meeting ID: 831 6113 8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Friday Bible Study & Discussion @ Noon - Women in the Bible Topic for October 9th: - Deborah & Judith Topic for October 16th - The Book of Ruth For the outline & schedule, Click here. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87474952317?pwd=UkdpQTNuNmtxVkhtYlZkVGVDVkZOQT09 Meeting ID: 874 7495 2317 Password: 097331 Ecumenical Service of Remembrance & Witness for the Victims of COVID-19 Wednesday October 28th - 7 pm Livestreamed from United Parish of Upton Mark your calendars to join this service of lamentation and hope led by the churches of Milford, Hopedale, Mendon, and Upton. We want to remember by name those whom we know have died from complications during the coronavirus. Please send names of your loved ones to Mother Judith by next Monday, October 19. Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: Alan Smat; Somasundaram Ulaganayagi; Dave Clinkman; Elleana Shearer; Marco Weiss; Al Price; Amy Hendrick; Jane; Mary Torian, Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Brad Gustavesen; Erin Lewis; Liz Gienger; Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Jean Conway; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Betty Henneberry; Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Cynthia Kinne; Paul Johnson; Claire Collins; Mason Lanzillo; Liz Pekkala; Cheryl Martin; Megan Palinkas; Theresa Studer; Claudia Manoli; James D’Urso; Linda Bonina; Marie Tower; Marjorie Clinton; Brian Alexander; and Benjamin Collins. Pledges: Thank you to all of you who have been sending in your pledges. If you are behind, please try to catch up by early November in order to give the Vestry a baseline as they prepare the 2021 budget. Our deposits are being made on a different schedule these days, so there may be a delay in seeing the record of your payment. Some of you are facing financial stress: if so, please give what you can; if not, please give a bit extra to support those who cannot. Mount Saint Charles Academy invites prospective students and their families to our online open house on Sunday, Oct. 18 from 10 AM to 12 PM to learn about our rigorous academics, service-learning, dedicated faculty, and a wide range of student clubs, sports, and fine and performing arts opportunities. You'll get to meet teachers, alumni, and current students and be guided on a virtual tour of our school! Mount Saint Charles Academy is a Catholic, college preparatory school for boys and girls in grades 6-12 that is committed to developing the whole child. Register at https://www.mountsaintcharles.org/2020-open-house/ or call 401-769-0310 to learn more. Please note: Unscrupulous people have contacted parishioners claiming to be Mother Judith and asking for money. Mother Judith's only email addresses are jlee.trinitychurchmilford@gmail.com or lee.judith.mary@gmail.com and her phone number is (716) 949-8194 . She never asks for money! Please do not respond to any other email addresses or phone numbers. If you have a question about whether a request is REALLY from Mother Judith, please contact her first at these email addresses/phone number before sending any money. Thanks. A Message from the Presiding Bishop "It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church's responsibility to help get souls to the polls. Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of the rock on which this country was built. Vote." -Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Click here to see Bishop Curry's full message. How to keep up with Trinity news: All notices, videos, and links can be found at www.trinitychurchmilford.org and on the Trinity Church-Milford Facebook page. Our diocesan website offers links to online worship in our diocese. https://www.diocesewma.org/ Worship from the National Cathedral is available online every Sunday at 11:15 am. https://cathedral.org/ The Episcopal Church offers valuable resources for spiritual renewal. https://episcopalchurch.org/ Mission Matters: News from the Episcopal Diocese of Western MA latest issue can be found here.
 Meditation for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Feast of St. Francis of Assisi October 4, 2020In preparation for Sunday I want to share one of the most famous stories about St. Francis of Assisi. Sunday will be the feast of St. Francis, the day when we traditionally asks God’s blessing on all animals, especially on our pets. Most importantly, we renew our relationship with all living beings and we make the commitment to see the goodness in others. We have been taught to recognize the wolf in sheep’s clothing. In these days, however, it is crucial that we recognize the sheep in wolf’s clothing. St. Francis and the Wolf Perhaps the most famous story of Francis is when he tamed a wolf that was terrorizing the people of Gubbio. While Francis was staying in that town he learned of a wolf so ravenous that it was not only killing and eating animals, but people, too. The people took up arms and went after it, but those who encountered the wolf perished at its sharp teeth. Villagers became afraid to leave the city walls. Francis had pity on the people and decided to go out and meet the wolf. He was desperately warned by the people, but he insisted that God would take care of him. A brave friar and several peasants accompanied Francis outside the city gate. But soon the peasants lost heart and said they would go no farther. Francis and his companion began to walk on. Suddenly the wolf, jaws agape, charged out of the woods at the couple. Francis made the sign of the cross toward it. The power of God caused the wolf to slow down and to close its mouth. Then Francis called out to the creature: “Come to me, Brother Wolf. In the name of Christ, I order you not to hurt anyone.” At that moment the wolf lowered its head and lay down at Francis’ feet, meek as a lamb. “Brother Wolf,” said Francis, “I want to make peace between you and the people of Gubbio. They will harm you no more and you must no longer harm them. All past crimes are to be forgiven.” The wolf showed its assent by moving its body and nodding its head. Then to the absolute surprise of the gathering crowd, Francis asked the wolf to make a pledge. As Francis extended his hand to receive the pledge, the wolf extended its front paw and placed it into the saint’s hand. Then Francis commanded the wolf to follow him into town to make a peace pact with the townspeople. The wolf meekly followed Francis. By the time they got to the town square, everyone was there to witness the miracle. With the wolf at his side, Francis gave the town a sermon on the wondrous and fearful love of God, calling them to repent from all their sins. Then he offered the townspeople peace on behalf of the wolf. The townspeople promised in a loud voice to feed the wolf. Then Francis asked the wolf if he would live in peace under those terms. He bowed his head and twisted his body in a way that convinced everyone he accepted the pact. Then once again the wolf placed its paw in Francis’ hand as a sign of the pact. From that day on the people kept the pact they had made. The wolf lived for two years among the townspeople, going from door to door for food. It hurt no one and no one hurt it. Even the dogs did not bark at it. When the wolf finally died of old age, the people of Gubbio were sad. The wolf’s peaceful ways had been a living symbol of the power and providence of the living God. Most high and glorious God, come and enlighten the darkness of my heart. Give me right faith, certain hope, and perfect love, that everything I do may be in fulfilment of your holy will; through Jesus Christ my Lord. - St. Francis of Assisi Sunday Schedule for the Months of October & November 8-8:30 am Outdoor service of Holy Communion in the parking lot 9 am Morning Prayer on Zoom 9:30 am Zoom Coffee Hour 9:45 am Zoom Sunday School meets 10–10:30 am Zoom Sunday School Class 10:30-11:30am Distribution of Holy Communion in the church Sunday afternoon - Home Communion for those who cannot come to the church MORNING PRAYER via ZOOM The 4-legged, finned, & winged members of your family are welcome & we will bless them at the end of the service. Ministers of the Liturgy The Rev. Dr. Judith Lee Our Youth: Allison Kee, Emily Kee, Anna Prevelige, Lauren Ruggiero, Tessa Scrimgeour, Maddie Stochaj, Kim Stochaj, Landon Sweet Musicians: Randolph Bloom, Mary Johnson, Jeff Lukas When we hear the warbling of the mountain thrush in the blossoms or the voice of the frog in the water, we know that every living being has a song. - Ki no Tsurayuki https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 If you cannot access through your computer, you may participate by telephone. Telephone: 929-205-6099 For the Morning Prayer leaflet, click here. For the Weekly Announcements click here. Forward Day by Day Booklets are now available at the church. Please call the Church Office or let Mother Judith know if you would like a copy. Message from Rachel Carpenter: Sunday School begins on Sunday! After the service, where our youth will read, our children and youth will meet in a separate Zoom room for discussion. This Week: We have resumed regular office hours: Monday-Thursday, 10am-2pm. Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Thursday 4:30 pm: Grab n Go Meals distributed at Trinity Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee on Zoom Friday October 9nd Noon Lunch and Bible Study: Women of the Bible: We will resume our Zoom Chats on Wednesdays at 7 pm beginning on October 14th. We will resume Family Game Night and Bingo later in the fall. Watch for specific dates. The sanctuary is open for private prayer while the office is open. Next Steps: Moving Forward God of the living word, give us faith to receive your message, the wisdom to know what it means, and the courage to put it into practice. -from A New Zealand Prayer Book New Rector Search: Next Steps: October-November The Profile committee will hold parish meetings via Zoom to discuss future plans for new ministry with your next Rector. Mark your calendars. Monday October 12th 7:30- 8:30 pm– Vestry Tuesday October 20th – 7:30-8:30 pm the choir, altar guild, and liturgical ministers Sunday October 25th 9:30-10:30 am – general Wednesday October 28th – 10:30-11:30 am - general Sunday November 1st -9:30 am – 10:30 am – Youth October through December: Update website, hold Stewardship Campaign, discern new leadership January The Profile Committee will present the Parish Profile to the Vestry for approval. An updated timeline of the 3 "arcs" of the search process can be found on our website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org During this Time: Trinity in Stage 2:
Wednesdays @ 10 am: Morning Prayer & Fellowship via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83161138171?pwd=TitUUzdtRVhjZVFadjNZbFlxV1dhdz09 Meeting ID: 831 6113 8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Friday Bible Study & Discussion @ Noon - Women in the Bible Topic for October 2nd - Hannah [we begin at 11:30am] Topic for October 9th: Deborah & Judith For the outline & schedule, Click here. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87474952317?pwd=UkdpQTNuNmtxVkhtYlZkVGVDVkZOQT09 Meeting ID: 874 7495 2317 Password: 097331  Responding to Wildfires and Storm damage: Episcopal Relief & Development continues to support Episcopal dioceses in western states as they assess needs created by the record-breaking wildfires. The fires have destroyed millions of acres of land, homes and property, causing evacuations in many areas and creating unhealthy air quality throughout several states. Contributions to the US Disaster Response Fund will help provide support to people recovering from the wildfires and other natural disasters. Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: Amy Hendrick; Jane; Mary Torian, Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Brad Gustavesen; Marcus Weiss, al Price, Erin Lewis; Liz Gienger; David Stochaj; Dave Clinkman; Somasundaram Ulaganayagi; Alan Smat; Farooq Kovelakunila; Dorothy Lutterbaugh; Beth & Terry; Esther McKenzie; Jean Conway; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Betty Henneberry; Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. The Deceased: Mike Obrofta Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Michael Mascoll; John LaFlamme; Andrea Black; Marla Baisley; Valerie Chambers; Gabrielle Peguero; William Nelson; Don Cooper; Amy Eastwood; Ryan Keach; Bryar Garrett; Nicholas Gallerane; Shirley Bonvino; Stephanie Frycki; Stephen Lukas; Axel Peguero; Betty Henneberry; Keigan Murphy; Peyton Hathaway; and Cynthia Kinne. Pledges: Thank you to all of you who have been sending in your pledges. If you are behind, please try to catch up by early November in order to give the Vestry a baseline as they prepare the 2021 budgtet. Our deposits are being made on a different schedule these days, so there may be a delay in seeing the record of your payment. Some of you are facing financial stress: if so, please give what you can; if not, please give a bit extra to support those who cannot. Please note: Unscrupulous people have contacted parishioners claiming to be Mother Judith and asking for money. Mother Judith's only email addresses are jlee.trinitychurchmilford@gmail.com or lee.judith.mary@gmail.com and her phone number is (716) 949-8194 . She never asks for money! Please do not respond to any other email addresses or phone numbers. If you have a question about whether a request is REALLY from Mother Judith, please contact her first at these email addresses/phone number before sending any money. Thanks. A Message from the Presiding Bishop "It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church's responsibility to help get souls to the polls. Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of the rock on which this country was built. Vote." -Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Click here to see Bishop Curry's full message. How to keep up with Trinity news: All notices, videos, and links can be found at www.trinitychurchmilford.org and on the Trinity Church-Milford Facebook page. Our diocesan website offers links to online worship in our diocese. https://www.diocesewma.org/ Worship from the National Cathedral is available online every Sunday at 11:15 am. https://cathedral.org/ The Episcopal Church offers valuable resources for spiritual renewal. https://episcopalchurch.org/ Mission Matters: News from the Episcopal Diocese of Western MA latest issue can be found here.
 Meditation for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 27, 2020 Ted Loder, Waken in Me a Gratitude for My Life O God, complete the work you have begun in me. Release through me a flow of mercy and gentleness that will bring water where there is desert, healing where there is hurt, peace where there is violence, beauty where there is ugliness, justice where there is brokenness, beginnings where there are dead-ends. Waken in me gratitude for my life, love for every living thing, joy in what is human and holy praise for you. Renew my faith that you are God beyond my grasp but within my reach; past my knowing but within my searching; disturber of the assured, assurer of the disturbed destroyer of illusions, creator of dreams; source of silence and music, . . . sight and darkness, death and life. O Keeper of Promises, composer of grace, grant me glee in my blood, prayer in my heart, trust at my core, songs for my journey and a sense of your kingdom. [Guerillas of Grace, p. 82] MORNING PRAYER via ZOOM Ministers of the Liturgy The Rev. Dr. Judith Lee Dave Clinkman, Steve Howe, Mary Johnson, James Jones, Musicians: Randolph Bloom, Mary Johnson, Jeff Lukas How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts! [Psalm 84:1] https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09 Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302 Password: 546896 If you cannot access through your computer, you may participate by telephone. Telephone: 929-205-6099 For the Morning Prayer leaflet, click here. For the Weekly Announcements click here. Forward Day by Day Booklets are now available at the church. Please call the Church Office or let Mother Judith know if you would like a copy. The October issue of The Trinitarian will be sent out on Monday September 28th. A Message from Rachel Carpenter: Sunday School will be on Zoom this year, at 9:45 am on Sundays. Our first official day will be October 4th, after a family service with our youth serving as Readers and virtual Blessing of our Pets. This Week: The office will be open for regular hours: Monday through Thursday 10am-2pm. Mother Judith is working remotely and can be reached by phone [716.949.8194] or email Tuesday 7-8:30 pm Sacred Ground Session I on Zoom Wednesday 10 am Morning Prayer & Fellowship on Zoom Meeting ID: 831-6113-8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Thursday 4:15 pm: Grab n Go Meals distributed at Trinity Thursday 7:30 pm – Profile Committee on Zoom Friday October 2nd 11:30 am Lunch and Bible Study: Women of the Bible: Hannah [1 Samuel 1-2] 12:30 pm ROMEOs on Zoom Meeting ID: 874-7495-2317 Password: 097331 Telephone: 929-205-6099 We will resume our Zoom Chats, Family Game Night, and Bingo in October. Watch for specific dates. The sanctuary is open for private prayer while the office is open. Next Steps: Moving Forward God of the living word, give us faith to receive your message, the wisdom to know what it means, and the courage to put it into practice. -from A New Zealand Prayer Book New Rector Search: Next Steps: October-November The Profile committee will hold parish meetings via Zoom to discuss future plans for new ministry with your next Rector. Mark your calendars. Monday October 12th 7:30- 8:30 pm– Vestry Tuesday October 20th – 7:30-8:30 pm the choir, altar guild, and liturgical ministers Sunday October 25th 9:30-10:30 am – general Wednesday October 28th – 10:30-11:30 am - general Sunday November 1st -9:30 am – 10:30 am – Youth January The Profile Committee will present the Parish Profile to the Vestry for approval. An updated timeline of the 3 "arcs" of the search process can be found on our website: https://www.trinitychurchmilford.org During this Time: Trinity in Stage 2:
Wednesdays @ 10 am: Morning Prayer & Fellowship via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83161138171?pwd=TitUUzdtRVhjZVFadjNZbFlxV1dhdz09 Meeting ID: 831 6113 8171 Password: 497792 Telephone: 929-205-6099 Friday Bible Study & Discussion @ Noon - Women in the Bible Topic for September 25th - Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah Topic for October 2nd - Hannah For the outline & schedule, Click here. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87474952317?pwd=UkdpQTNuNmtxVkhtYlZkVGVDVkZOQT09 Meeting ID: 874 7495 2317 Password: 097331  Responding to Wildfires in the Western United States Episcopal Relief & Development continues to support Episcopal dioceses in western states as they assess needs created by the record-breaking wildfires. The fires have destroyed millions of acres of land, homes and property, causing evacuations in many areas and creating unhealthy air quality throughout several states. Contributions to the US Disaster Response Fund will help provide support to people recovering from the wildfires and other natural disasters. Our Prayers Are Offered For: Parish Members & Friends: Jane; Mary Torian, Sharon Manoogian; Sal & Vas Ferreira; Laura Uretsky; Brad Gustavesen; Erin Lewis; Liz Gienger; David Stochaj; Dave Clinkman; Somasundaram Ulaganayagi; Alan Smat; Farooq Kovelakunila; Dorothy Lutterbaugh; Rachel Hagen; Marco Weiss; Al Price; David Gillis; Esther McKenzie; Mike Obrofta; Jean Conway; Lisa Wilson; Sandra Arbogast; Len Baird; Judy Shea; Robin Rowe; Skye Bayleigh Plaisted; Alex; Alisha Starkis Weddeke; Chrissy & Mark; Thomas Scano; the Canali Family; Sherel & Lou Frere; Craig Silverman; Justin Perkin; Dr. Stephen Janko; Tom Childs; Nancy Sharoogian; Bob Mezzadri; all those serving in the military and the Peace Corps, especially Avary DeRagon; Dan Consigli; Drew Beauchamp; Charles; Laura; Elena; Brendan Wood; Danielle & Joel Marsh; Tom Bento; Joel Joudrey; Justin Woessner; Chris Ketcham and their families. Homebound Parishioners: Betty Henneberry; Verna Parente, and Wayne Morey. Our Partner Dioceses: Kumasi and Asante-Mampong in Ghana Those celebrating birthdays this week: Brenda Lutfy; Mary-Ellen Yaroshefski; Erik Bailey; Micaela Bailey; Chris Brandt; Suzanne Hawkins; Jessica Mascoll; Joshua Fumia; Tracy Gorham; Kelliann Bentley; Allison Tredeau; Joshua Kerxhalli-Kleinfield; & Margot Mental. Pledges: Thank you to all of you who have been sending in your pledges. There has been a slight drop in our pledge income this month. This is understandable for the summer, but please do not let your contribution lapse. Our deposits are being made on a different schedule these days, so there may be a delay in seeing the record of your payment. Some of you are facing financial stress: if so, please give what you can; if not, please give a bit extra to support those who cannot. Please note: Unscrupulous people have contacted parishioners claiming to be Mother Judith and asking for money. Mother Judith's only email addresses are jlee.trinitychurchmilford@gmail.com or lee.judith.mary@gmail.com and her phone number is (716) 949-8194 . She never asks for money! Please do not respond to any other email addresses or phone numbers. If you have a question about whether a request is REALLY from Mother Judith, please contact her first at these email addresses/phone number before sending any money. Thanks. A Message from the Presiding Bishop "It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church's responsibility to help get souls to the polls. Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of the rock on which this country was built. Vote." -Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Click here to see Bishop Curry's full message. How to keep up with Trinity news: All notices, videos, and links can be found at www.trinitychurchmilford.org and on the Trinity Church-Milford Facebook page. Our diocesan website offers links to online worship in our diocese. https://www.diocesewma.org/ Worship from the National Cathedral is available online every Sunday at 11:15 am. https://cathedral.org/ The Episcopal Church offers valuable resources for spiritual renewal. https://episcopalchurch.org/ Mission Matters: News from the Episcopal Diocese of Western MA latest issue can be found here.
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