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June 11th, 2020

6/11/2020

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Meditation for June 11, 2020

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.  [Matthew 9:37]
This year, we are perhaps more ready than in prior years to hear Jesus’ call to go out.
Summer weather and blooming gardens show the renewal of life all around us.
We celebrate our young people graduating from one phase of life to another.
We are going further from home and visiting with more people.
We are growing weary of virtual visits and we have no more closets to clean.
Thousands of people of all ages, races, and ethnicities are walking together, some in silence and some in song, calling for a new way of living.
We are having heart-opening conversations with people we have known for a long time, without knowing the truths of their lives.
This year, we are perhaps more ready to see the hunger all around us: physical hunger caused by famine and economic collapse, spiritual and emotional hunger caused by neglect.
In the light of our faith, we see more darkness and we see more hope.
Our faith gives us a fearless compassion and an unshakeable resolve to use the gifts that God has given us to go out and  feed the hungry, clothe the naked, free the captives, heal the broken-hearted.
We are sending our young people out to a world that is perhaps different from the world we had hoped for them, but it is a world full of life and hope, a world with so many paths to explore, so many mysteries to discern, so much beauty to see with joy and wonder, so much that is unfinished.
Let us heed Jesus’ call: The kingdom of heaven has come near. 
[Matthew 10:7]
 God asks, “Who will go for me?
Who will extend my reach?
And who, when few will listen
Will prophesy and preach?
And who, when few bid welcome,
Will offer all they know?
And who, when few dare follow,
Will walk the road I show?”
                                    John L. Bell and Graham Maule, The Wild Goose of Iona
                                    Quoted in Celtic Daily Prayer, p. 487
9 AM SUNDAY - MORNING PRAYER
via ZOOM

A Celebration of our Graduates
College Graduates:
Jacqueline Masse & Elaina Chambers
High School Graduates:
AJ Cook, Liam & Rory Crisfield, Brandon Kee, Lorenzo Morese,
Grace Prevelige, Betsey Scrimgeour
Eighth Grade:
Harrison Philips & Anthony Ruggiero
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82256827302?pwd=Z0E3ZlpXY0hIRFdIZHN0ZnltdXNlZz09
Meeting ID: 822-5682-7302     Password: 596896
If you cannot access through your computer, you may participate by telephone.
Telephone: 929-205-6099
For the Morning Prayer leaflet, click here.

We will hold Morning Prayer at 9 am every Sunday in June.
June 14th: Prayers to honor our graduates
June 21st: Prayers to honor our fathers
June 29th: Prayers for Social Justice
​

Next Steps:  Moving Forward
Almighty God, who has created us in your own image:
Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil
and to make no peace with oppression;
and, that we may reverently use our freedom,
help us to employ it in the maintenance of justice
in our communities and among the nations,
to the glory of your holy Name. Amen.

The diocese has developed a checklist for preparing to re-open our buildings.  The Vestry will develop a strategy based upon this checklist, including disinfecting the sanctuary and church building.  When we have completed the requisite cleaning and we have protocols for meetings, gatherings, and office operations, we will submit our plan to the Dean for review.  When the Dean has approved the plan, it will be sent to the Bishop for review.  With the Bishop's approval, we will implement our plan. 

Until then, we will continue with online Sunday Morning Prayer. The service will include music and we will explore safe ways to gather outside.

Thank you to everyone who completed the survey.  Your Vestry has reviewed your responses and they have been very helpful in developing a strategy for going forward.

The Bishops of the Dioceses of Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts issued a joint Letter with guidelines for our churches.  Click here to read the guidelines.

Parish Zoom Events:
Watch for our summer schedule: to be announced next week

​ZOOM Bingo on Sundays at 3 pm  FUN FOR ALL AGES
Go to zoom.us, and in the upper right corner click on "Join a meeting"
Meeting ID: 946 0462 5193    Password:
 450074Make your own bingo cards, or go one of the following websites to print them:  (These are free.)  
https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator  
https://print-bingo.com/
https://bingobaker.com/view/1228516
http://www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/bingo7.asp
Sarah Prevelige is our host. Please contact her for help in making cards or entering the game. 

Zoom-Chats: Mondays @ 7am & Wednesdays @ 8 pm
A time tor conversation about what's working and what's not, and including a meditation led by Cindi Scrimgeour.  Go to zoom.us and in the upper right corner click “Join a Meeting”
Mondays: Meeting ID: 413315567    Password: 715478
Wednesdays:  Meeting ID: 474316522   Password: 744170
Wednesday Chats will be held every other Wednesday:
June 24, July 8, July 22, August 5, August 19
There will be no Wednesday Chat next week (June 17):
​Sarah Prevelige will host the meeting via zoom. Please contact her for information on how to join the meeting drprevelige@gmail.com. 

ZOOM Game Night: Tuesdays @ 7pm 
We will be playing FIBBAGE, WHIPLASH, + other online games every week.
Meeting ID: 823 3526 2364     Password: 067862
Sarah Prevelige is the host. Please contact Sarah if you have any questions: drprevelige@gmail.com

Wednesdays @ 10 am: Morning Prayer & Fellowship via ZOOM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88905158309?pwd=dVpmY1JhajN6RWpTZmEzQ3NnOERBdz09
Meeting ID: 889-0515-8309   Password:  365669
Telephone: 929-205-6099

Fridays @ Noon: Lunch & Bible Study:  The Gospel of Matthew
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85268660423?pwd=YVpBeTh6YVRLVEprcHpDcFZ2UEJJUT09
Meeting ID: 85268660423   Password:  307579
This Friday we will continue our discussion of the Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 1-5.
For a copy of the Reading Schedule click here: 
https://mcusercontent.com/31f1ff6e86fdaf99cb3a10f4e/files/69c82ad4-fdda-47fa-958a-a17d936fab63/Bible_Study_Gospel_of_Matthew.June_July_2020.01.pdf
Until further notice, Magee will be in the office on Monday and Thursday to do essential work.  Mother Judith is working remotely and is available by email and by phone, and she is checking phone messages regularly.  

Please note: Unscrupulous people are contacting 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 .  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.
 
For the weekly announcements, click here.

Profile and Search Committees:  Inviting Applications

On July 13th, the Vestry will appoint members of the Profile and Search Committees. It seems like a very long time since we invited applications, so we are asking again.  We have a new story to tell now, and perhaps new priorities.  Please consider whether you are called to serve on one of these committees.  Canon Simpson will meet with the Committees and Vestry on September 12th.  The work of the Profile Committee will take place in the fall; the work of the Search Committee will take place in the winter and early spring.  Please contact Ginny Starkis or Susan Edmondson if you are interested in learning more.
Click here for a copy of the Application
​Community Dinners
​Thursday June 25th  Grab n Go Meals  4:30- 6 pm 
We distributed 40 meals on May 28th, and donated 10 meals to the Food Pantry. We will distribute  meals prepared by Oliva's from the parking lot at Trinity on  the last Thursday of the month throughout the summer: June 25th, July 30th, and August 27th. If you can volunteer to help with setting up and taking down the tables, distributing meals, and bring leftover meals to the Food Pantry, in June, July, or August, please contact Glen Peterson.   We will certify Community Service credit. 
We plan to continue arranging for meals to be delivered to our frontline workers once a month, and to distribute meals from Trinity monthly.  Our purpose is to support our local small restaurants and frontline workers as well as to provide for our neighbors.  We continue our strong partnership with the Food Pantry and with other local churches and community organizations. Please contact Glen Peterson if you are able to help in any way.

To contribute to this project, please send your check payable to Trinity Church with Community Dinners on the memo line or donate directly to Hopedale Unitarian Parish, who is managing the funds for this project, by going to https://hopedaleunitarian.org  and  pressing the Donate button. Please let Mother Judith know if you would like to participate in distributing meals.

Prayer List
Please send Magee the names of people you would like to be on the Prayer List. Our policy has been to remove names after 4 weeks, but we want to be sure we follow the wishes of families and friends.
Our prayer list is included in the weekly announcements . 

Pledges
Thank you to all of you who have been sending in your pledges.  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.
How to keep up with Trinity news:  All notices, videos, and links can be found at www.trinitychurchmilford.org
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/
Third season of The Way of Love with Bishop Michael Curry podcast began on May 5th. Click here. 
Habits of Grace: An invitation for you, from Presiding Bishop Curry
 A new video meditation will be posted on Mondays through May. Click here to view the latest.

Mission Matters: News from the Episcopal Diocese of Western MA latest issue can be found here.
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Trinity Episcopal church
​milford, Massachusetts

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    • Annual Parish Events >
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      • Parish Cleanup Day
      • Saint Nicolas Sunday
      • Easter Egg Hunt
      • Palm Sunday
      • Blessing of the Animals
      • Shrove Tuesday Pancake Suppers
      • Welcome Back BBQ
      • Celebrating our Graduates
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