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Trinity Episcopal Church
128 West Hardin Street
Findlay, Ohio 45840
The Episcopal Church serving
Hancock County, Ohio…and beyond
2015
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OUTREACH
WINTER GREETINGS. OUTREACH HAD A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON THANKS TO TRINITY
EPISCOPAL CHURCH'S GENEROSITY. NOW WE ARE BACK TO THE CONTINUAL NEEDS OF THE
OUTREACH PROGRAM. FOOD, CLOTHING, MONITARY DONATIONS, NON-PERISHABLE (aka
TAXABLE) ITEMS. WE CAN ALSO START THINKING ABOUT THE BACKYARD MISSION TRIP
WHICH WII BE SATURDAY, APRIL 25th. WE WILL NEED TEAM CAPTAINS. IF YOU WOULD BE
WILLINGTO CAPTAIN A TEAM, PLEASE LET US KNOW. THERE WILL BE A SIGN-UP SHEET
SHORTLY, AND WILL KEEP YOU APPRAISED AS THE PROGRAM PROGRESSES. AGAIN, THANKS
TO YOU FOR ALL OUR SUCCESSES. NANCY AND PAUL O'SULLIVAN, OUTREACH CHAIRS.
Music Notes
Our choir is composed of volunteer
members who rehearse immediately
before the 9:30 service on Sundays. If you are feeling
the need to give back, please consider joining us - even if
music is not your forte.
SCHEDULE CHANGES
February 1st and 15th Trinity will have one
service each Sunday. Both will be at 9:30
a.m. and immediately following the
services there will be congregational
meetings with Anne Yug, the Diocesan
Consultant we will be working with in the
search process. These sessions require
input from you and your fellow
Trinitarians. Please plan to attend and
become involved as we embark on this
important next step in Trinity’s future.
KROGER REWARDS
Kroger shoppers of Trinity have earned
$95.47 during the past quarter through
the Community Rewards Program. If you
haven’t signed up, or if your membership
has expired, please consider joining or
renewing. It takes only a few moments,
costs nothing, and provides funds for
Trinity. This program in no way affects
your personal Kroger Rewards – sales, fuel
points, etc. If you would like assistance, to
sign up or renew, please
contact Deborah.
Save the Date!
The Social Committee is going to
organize an Ancestors Pot Luck for
Sunday, March 22nd after the 9:30
service. Bring food to share that is
from your heritage. This will be a
fun event to share our family’s
foods. There will be a sign-up sheet
in the parish hall on the bulletin
board. Look for it in March.
A REMINDER
Protect family members of all ages. When visiting anyone in the hospital, a long-term care facility, or even at home
it is important to protect them and others from germs and ‘bugs’ that are spread through touch (handshakes,
sharing cell phones, etc.) or close contact (hugging and kissing). Please follow each institution’s request for washing
your hands every time you enter and leave the room. If additional precautions are needed (gloves, mask, and/or
gown) please use these supplies when entering and wash hands when you are leaving. Wipe down your cell phone if
you used it in the room or shared it with the patient or resident. These familiar practices are the best ways to stop
the spread of colds, flu, and other conditions that complicate the recovery process.
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MOMENTS WITH MERLIN
Brothers and Sister in Christ,
It’s a beautiful spring day in Findlay even though it’s January. There is a big blue sky, the sun
is shining, and the temperature is in the 40’s. Spring training is only a month away. The Tigers,
Reds, and Indians all start their full team workouts the week of February 22. The Toledo Mud
Hens web-site did not mention a spring training start date.
Spring training at Trinity begins February 18 with Ash Wednesday. Yes, Lent is approaching.
Lent means spring. The Lenten Season is a great time to prepare to live the rest of our lives.
What does it mean for you? Giving up something? Adding something? What will you be
focused on? Maybe being more diligent in prayer, contacting someone who has been on your
mind, doing something about your anger or depression, going for walks, taking action on
something you have been putting off. Give some thought to your spring training this Lent and
make a conscious decision to commit to something.
My Uncle in Denver, who was still playing softball at 75, always says you are more likely to
accomplish something if you do it with other people. Here is where our brothers and sisters at
Trinity play a role. Support and encouragement will be a crucial part of our spring training to
prepare for the rest of our lives. Stay tuned for more details as to how we will work this out and
follow through.
As for now, you have time to think about what you can do to prepare for the rest of your life.
Pressing on,
Merlin Jacobs
Interim Rector
Calendar dates I am aware of. Meetings with consultants will pre-empt other events.
Feb. 1
Feb. 4
Feb. 8
Feb. 11
Feb. 15
Feb. 16
Feb. 17
Feb. 18
Feb. 21
Feb. 22
Feb. 25
Parish Meeting with Consultant
Wednesday Worship - 11:30 Study, 12:05 Holy Eucharist, Lunch (optional)
7 p.m. Worship Committee
11 a.m. Prayer workshop
2:30 West Mission Council –BG
Wednesday Worship - 11:30 Study, 12:05 Holy Eucharist, Lunch (optional)
Parish Meeting with Consultant
5 p.m. Taizé
7 p.m. Vestry
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
12 noon, Ash Wednesday Service
7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service
9:30 – 3 Lay Discernment Day at Grace Church
Adult Class
Wednesday Worship - 11:30 Study and Consultant, 12:05 Holy Eucharist
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FEBRUARY PRAYER
God of the winter sky, fill the night with stars,
For I need to lift my eyes and raise my weary soul
From shadows and short days,
From dreary tasks and unending lists.
Shine bright lights into the darkness
And remind me that new life and dormant seeds
Gather strength in the depths of the earth.
Open me to the newness inside me
Waiting to be born. Amen
ITEMS FOR MARCH
TIdings
should be submitted
By Thursday,
FEBRUARY 19th.
THANKS!
TRINITY KNITTING CIRCLE
The Trinity Knitting Circle will next on Monday, February 9th.
We meet the second Monday of the month (except for December) at 1:00 p.m.
at 129 Second St.
If you are interested in joining this ministry, please call me at 419-424-9786.
Purls, Pat Fox
The sign-up sheet for
2015 altar flowers is
on the bulletin board
in the parish hall.
CHURCH CALENDAR
As a central area of communication, there is a
monthly Trinity scheduling calendar on the
bulletin board in the parish hall. It includes all
events, activities, and facility usage. THIS IS
YOUR CALENDAR…IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO
BE ADDED, DO SO. IF THERE IS AN ERROR,
PLEASE CORRECT IT!
You may submit items to
Deborah anytime for the
upcoming calendar, but
please feel free to make
this an interactive tool
for the parish!
ALTAR FLOWERS
Please let Deborah know by noon on
Wednesday of that week what you
Would like printed in the bulletin for
your gift of flowers. E-mail to
[email protected] or call 419-422-3214.
When providing altar flowers from
a florist they should be delivered to
the church before noon on Friday or
between 9 and 10 on Saturday morning.
The altar guild members will leave by
10 a.m. and the church will be locked. Thanks!
WEEKLY PRAYER LIST
We all need a little prayer and Trinity
provides a prayer list each week in the
bulletin for those who could use some extra.
Would you please take a moment to review
that prayer list and help us keep it up-todate? If there are names which should be
removed, let Deborah know. If there is
someone on your heart, we can add that
person. Thank you!
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day
With food and fellowship
at this month’s parish
breakfast. Everyone is
invited at 8:30 a.m. on
Saturday, February 14th.
Please join us!
There are openings for helpers and hosts for
Trinity’s parish breakfasts at 8:30 a.m. on the
second Saturday of each month. If you are able
to cook or to help clean up at
any of these, there is a sign-up
sheet on the bulletin board in
the Parish Hall. Thank you.
Trinity will hold two Ash Wednesday services on
February 18th – the first at noon and a later one
at 7 p.m.
A pancake supper will be hosted by the vestry on
Shrove Tuesday, February 17th.
Watch for details!
COFFEE CORNER
February coffee hour hosts…
1st – Rita & Deke Roberts
8th –
15th – Meeting/Pizza
22nd –
The sign-up sheet for 2015 is posted.
Please consider adding your name to the sign-up
sheet on the bulletin board. You don’t have to do
it alone – several families or a group may host
together.
THANK YOU for the donations of coffee and decaf!
Join the Lunch Bunch at 11:30 a.m.
on Friday, February 13th at the
Wine Merchant, corner of South
Main Street and West Hardin
Street. Please make your
reservation with Joanne
McPherson or Ginny Lee Pilstl by
Wednesday, February 11. All
women are welcome – bring a
guest!
Would you like to be on a team serving
Trinity? Greeters, Gift Bearers, Acolytes,
Readers, Ushers, and Commentators are
always welcome at both services each
Sunday.
PLEASE CONSIDER helping in one or
more of these positions. Let Deborah or
Merlin know if you are interested.
THANKS TO THOSE WHO SERVE
EACH WEEK!
WHERE DO YOU FIT??
Everyone has special gifts – share
yours with your church! Please
consider lending your skills
and talents to a committee in an area of
interest or skill. Just
contact a committee
or vestry member to join.
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Trinity Thank Offering (TTO)
As Christians, we are called to offer prayers each day. Along with prayers of petition and prayers
of remembrance, we do best if we start with the prayers of thanksgiving for our blessings. The day
begins in a much more gentle way with this priority in place. The TRINITY THANK OFFERING is a way in which
our parish recognizes the importance of thanking God for its many blessings. The TTO box in the sanctuary is now
green, maintaining a distinctive Trinity tradition. More members are becoming involved and those in need locally
will now benefit as these Thank offerings are directed to the Rector's Discretionary Fund. Please continue to give
thanks with offerings in the green TTO box.
Youth Sunday School News
The Sunday School class is seeking
opportunities to serve those in our church.
We are hoping to be asked to complete
projects like snow shoveling, etc. This work
will be supervised (and assisted) by the
parents of the children. We want to be
clear that we are not seeking payment for
our work, but are hoping to show God's love
through acts of service. This is our version of
the Backyard Mission Trip on a smaller
scale. The children are eager
to help, please consider
allowing them to serve you.
You may sign up in the
Parish Hall or contact
Emily Boerger at 419.425.5105.
Thank you for your help!
TAIZÉ PRAYER
Trinity is on Facebook! Find our page
by searching for Trinity Episcopal
Church, Findlay, Ohio. Be sure to ‘like’
the page to get posts delivered to your
News Feed. If you're not on Facebook
and you want to know more about it, please call
Ben Dolan or Emily Boerger at 419-425-5105.
Are you
interested in
working with
our web site?
Ben Dolan is
our webmaster and is looking for others to
work with him. Please contact Ben to find
out more.
by Kim Grove
Sunday, February 15th is the next service in our season of Taizé Prayer
here at Trinity. Please join us at 5 p.m. for a service of prayer, song, and
contemplation. This service has developed into an important outreach ministry
for our parish to the community at large. Our season of Taizé Prayer runs from October through April held the
3rd Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. We can always use more help in setting up, decorating and clean up;
musicians; and hosting or helping to host the reception which follows each service. If you would like to help in
decorating, just join us after church as we set-up on the 3rd Sunday of the month. If you are a musician and
want to join our ensemble, we meet at 3:45p.m. before the service to rehearse – you are most welcome. If you
wish to host a reception or help with same, there will be a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the parish hall.
If you have been with us in the past, we encourage you to come again; if you have never attended Taizé
Prayer, please join us and give it a try.
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KEEPING IN TOUCH
FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES
14 – Catherine Albrecht & Michael Romary
24 – Nancy & Paul O’Sullivan
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
6 – Nick Solomon, Bob Weaver
21 – Kathy Bryant, Paula Sue Russell
22 – Nancy Abbey
23 – Todd Russell
26 – Michael Bennett
27 – Bob Abbey
29 – Mark Bolmer
If ever there is a name omitted from
one of these lists, or a date is
incorrect, please contact the church
office with the information. Thanks!
DIRECTORY UPDATE
Trinity’s directory needs to be refreshed update forms are available in the parish hall
and on-line at the Trinity web site. If you have
not yet turned one in, please complete the
form (both sides) and return it to the church
so everyone can be included. Thanks!
PERSONAL NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR AND
ABOUT THE TRINITY FAMILY. IF YOU HAVE ITEMS OF
INTEREST TO SHARE, (BIRTHS, ENGAGEMENTS,
GRADUATIONS, HONORS, AWARDS, WEDDINGS,
PERFORMANCES, ACHIEVEMENTS, ACTIVITIES, ETC.)
PLEASE SUBMIT THEM BY THE 3RD WEDNESDAY OF
EACH MONTH FOR THE NEXT PUBLICATION. Thanks
Lay Discernment Day
A Day for Faithful Pondering, Reflecting, and Questioning
Saturday, February 21, 2015
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Grace Church, Sandusky
Schedule for the Day
Gathering
Part 1
An Invitation to Christian Discernment
What is Spiritual Discernment?
Listening
Lunch
Part 2
The Practice of Discernment
in Decision Making
Tools to Help
Facilitators
The Rev. Jan M. Smith Wood and Betty Kondrich
The event is free but you are asked to register at
https://walkGod.eventbrite.com
TRULY KEEPING IN TOUCH…
Some parishioners not able to attend services, or attend regularly, would enjoy calls or cards from
the rest of us, and visits especially from people who know them. Others have moved – so this is
an update on their contact information:
Betty Berlekamp – 15100 Birchaven Road, Findlay, 45840.
Marilyn Russell - P.O. Box 061600, Palm Bay, FL 32906-1600
Jim Speck – 15100 Birchaven Lane, Apt. 325, Findlay, OH 45840
Sarah Worthington – 172 Legacy Lane, Heritage House,
2820 Greenacre Drive, Findlay, Ohio 45840
Romelle Aldrich - 83 Harwood Road, Monroe, NJ 08831
Dr. John Wolper - Thomas More College, 333 Thomas More Parkway,
Crestview Hills, Kentucky 41017 [email protected]
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Prayer at Trinity by Dave Bell
We will have one more prayer workshop for those who committed to prayer and those of you who are a little worried about
how to approach prayer. At 11 a.m. on Sunday, February8th I will be holding the final prayer workshop in the Church
Library for a half hour. There will be no sign-up sheet, all you have to do is be in the Church Library at 11 a.m. on the 8th.
God does answer our prayers.
TRINITY 2015 VESTRY
Jim Miller, Senior Warden
Karen Eubanks, Junior Warden
Bill Trudeau, Clerk
Kent Asher
Emily Boerger
Mark Creighton
Kim Grove
Ginny Lee Pilstl
Rita Roberts
Your talents are God’s gift to you…what you
do with them is your gift to God.
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES
February 18, 2015
12 noon and 7 p.m.
Peg Daily has graciously consented to
continue as Trinity’s Treasurer.
Sunday, February 8th at 4 p.m.
THE INTERIM TRANSITION TEAM HAS DOCKED!
The Trinity Transition Team has completed its task and presented the final report at the
Annual meeting. There are copies available in the parish hall for those who didn’t
receive one.
ITT
The Interim Transition Team appreciates everyone’s participation throughout the
process.
Trinity appreciates the efforts of members Ruth Kay Baltzell, Ben Dolan, Jim Ellerbe,
Karen Eubanks (Chair), Rob Fox, Merlin Jacobs, Jim Miller, and Deke Roberts.
Thanks for all your hard work!
Trinity Episcopal Church is
. . . a welcoming community that is accepting of others who are different.
…a place to experience genuine relationships that help us grow.
…people who volunteer to reach out into the community.
…people who value tradition, music, and prayer in their worship.
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EVENT CALENDAR
FEBRUARY 2015
SUNDAY
FEB 1
MONDAY
FEB 2
TUESDAY
FEB 3
NO 8:30 Service
9:30 Holy Eucharist
Congregational
meeting w/Search
Consultant
WEDNESDAY
FEB 4
THURSDAY
FEB 5
FRIDAY
FEB 6
FEB 12
FEB 13
SATURDAY
FEB 7
11:30 Bible Study
12:05 Holy Eucharist
Lunch (optional)
7 p.m. Worship
Committee
FEB 8
8:30 Holy Eucharist
9:30 Holy Eucharist
Coffee hour
Prayer workshop
Sunday School
FEB 9
FEB 10
FEB 11
FEB 14
8:30 a.m. Parish
Breakfast
11:30 Bible Study
12:05 Holy Eucharist
Lunch (optional)
1 p.m. Knitting
Circle
11:30 a.m. @ Wine
Merchant
4 p.m. Full Sound
Concert
FEB 15
FEB 16
5 p.m. Taizé
FEB 22
FEB 17
FEB 18
Ash Wednesday
Lent begins
No 8:30 Service
9:30 Holy Eucharist
Congregational
meeting w/Search
Consultant
FEB 19
Tidings items due
FEB 20
FEB FE
FEB 21
Lay Discernment
Day @ Grace
Church
Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper
7 p.m. Vestry
FEB 23
8:30 Holy Eucharist
9:30 Holy Eucharist
Coffee Hour
Sunday school
Flower of the month – Violet
Birthstone – Amethyst
12:00 Holy Eucharist
7 p.m. Holy Eucharist
FEB 24
FEB 25
11:30 Bible Study
12:05 Morning Prayer
Lunch (optional)
FEB 26
FEB 27
FEB 28