Sunday Morning Service Schedule:
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II with music
[4th Sunday of each month - Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8:00 am,
Morning Prayer and Holy Communion Rite I at 10:30 am]
Church school and nursery child care during the 10:30 a.m. liturgy
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Serving this Sunday
December 4, 2011
Presiding & Preaching:
The Rev. Dr. Karl Ruttan
Assisting:
The Rev. deniray mueller
Bob Saik
Eucharistic Ministers:
8 Mary Gahbauer
10:30 Emily Pucker
Lectors:
8 Bill Case
10:30 Stuart Hobbs
Acolyte
Bill Mains
Director of Music/Liturgist:
Kevin N. Wines
Ushers:
8 Bill Case
10:30 Chiseko Hamisi
Altar Guild:
8 Susan & Rich Crompton
10:30 Lynn Giljahn
Floral Arrangements:
Kent A. Phillips
Nursery Volunteer:
Caroline VanDeusen
Coffee Hour Hosts:
Bill Mains & Brian Smith
In the Garden Hosts:
Karen Peeler &
The Rev. deniray mueller
Sunday's Service bulletin
can be read online at www.trinitycolumbus.org
or it can be downloaded.
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Sunday's lectionary:
Advent 2
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
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The Hanging of the Greens
Saturday, December 3—9:00 a.m.
Come help decorate Trinity Church.
Everyone can be of help—
from sitting and fluffing greens
to climbing ladders and hanging wreaths.
Then be sure to mark you calendar for:December 18 at noon—change from Advent to Christmas decorations
January 8 at noon—take down and carefully store the decorations
For more details: Greening guru, Kent Phillips; Crèche capitaine, Jeff McNealey
Trinity’s Church School to play St. Nicholas this Sunday, December 4.
Everyone is encouraged to bring a shoe (or take one off) to be placed in the west end of the church during the 10:30 a.m. service. Our Church School students will fill them with candies in celebration of St. Nicholas.In European tradition, on the night of 5th December (St. Nicholas Eve) children put their shoe or boot outside the door. According to a German legend, the spirit of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, goes from house to house on this night carrying a book of sins in which all the actions of the year of all children are written. It is said that St. Nicholas fills the shoes of all good kids with delicious treats and places twigs in the shoes of all naughty children.
Advent Adult Formation Series: A Deeper Listening
Sundays of Advent - 9:15 a.m. in the Parish Library
December 4—The Spirituality of Listening The Rev. Dr. Karl Ruttan Canon for Life Formation Diocese of Southern Ohio
December 11—Sh’ma: Hear O Israelשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל
Cantor Jack Chomsky, Cantor of Congregation Tifereth Israel, Columbus
December18—Listening to Listeners: Preaching and Reponses to Preaching
The Rev. Richard A. Burnett, Rector, and Dr. Patricia Rugola, Lay Preacher
An Advent Tulip Planting
sponsored jointly by Parish Life and the Lay Weeders, will be held on the second Sunday of Advent, December 4, after the 10:30 service. As part of the preparation that is at the heart of Advent, we will welcome the new church year and look ahead to spring. We'll be planting species tulips with small bulbs that need to be planted only a few inches deep. All the children of the parish, and all those who like digging in the dirt, are invited to take part. Lay Weeders will be available for advice and help. Bring small digging tools. (Rain/snow date December 11.)
PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE IN NEED:
CANDLES - NEW AND USED - ARE ALWAYS IN NEED
Please don't forget our neighbors on the street. New dry socks are essential for this time of year. We have many weekday requests for snacks and canned self-opening food items as well. All donations are greatly appreciated.
Trinity Worship, Music & Arts book discussion –
Sunday, January 22 at 9:15 a.m. we will discuss Caleb’s Crossing, a novel by Geraldine Brooks. To allow for time to read the book, perhaps this would make a good stocking-stuffer suggestion! The discussion will be led by Susan McKinley and Emily pucker.Once again, Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffold, Brooks has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure.
The narrator of Caleb's Crossing is Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans. Restless and curious, she yearns after an education that is closed to her by her sex. As often as she can, she slips away to explore the island's glistening beaches and observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At twelve, she encounters Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a tentative secret friendship that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's minister father tries to convert the Wampanoag, awakening the wrath of the tribe's shaman, against whose magic he must test his own beliefs. One of his projects becomes the education of Caleb, and a year later, Caleb is in Cambridge, studying Latin and Greek among the colonial elite. There, Bethia finds herself reluctantly indentured as a housekeeper and can closely observe Caleb's crossing of cultures.
Like Brooks's beloved narrator Anna in Year of Wonders, Bethia proves an emotionally irresistible guide to the wilds of Martha's Vineyard and the intimate spaces of the human heart. Evocative and utterly absorbing, Caleb's Crossing further establishes Brooks's place as one of our most acclaimed novelists.
Altar Decoration Memorials
If you would like to place a flower memorial or thanksgiving in the Sunday bulletin, please contact Diane Donato in the Parish Office via email or at 221-5351. A donation of $50 is suggested, but any reasonable amount will be accepted. Only a few dates are spoken for currently.Art in the Sanctuary to feature Magnificat
St. Peter's, Delaware, will mark the first anniversary of its Art in the Sanctuary program with a special exhibition for the season of Advent: Magnificat:"My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord." The show features artworks of the Virgin Mary in a variety of styles from around the world.Among the international artists in this exhibition leading us into Christmas are Maurice Denis from France, Josef Eberz from Germany, Saincilus Ismael from Haiti, Kaoru Kawano from Japan, Ben Macala from South Africa, Anatoly Poutiline from Russia, Martin Rigo from Spain, and Marianna Wisnios from Poland.
Magnificat:"My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord" runs from Nov. 27 until Jan. 8. Visitors are welcome to view the show on Fridays from 12 to 2 p.m. and on Sundays from 12 to 1 p.m., following the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Come celebrate the Christmas season at this unique art event!
St. Peter's is located at 45 W. Winter Street in Delaware. For more information, contact 740.369.3175 or sacredartpilgrim@gmail.com
THIS WEEK WE REMEMBER IN PRAYER:
We pray for all who are sick or suffering at this time - Ayden Haonga,The Rev. Jerome Burns, The Rev. Anne Wrider, David Lozano, Carter Lilly, Bob & Jodi Park, Joyce Merriman, Bill Davidson, Nancy Zafris, Ron Whaley, Carrie Stowers, Molly Morris, Joanne Giroux, and others whom we name silently or aloud.
We pray for Brianna Maher, Capt. Brian Smith, Jordan Sellman, Ted Abad, Private Dan Williamson, Cynthia Epler, Matt Schumann, Commander Scott Whaley, Specialist Michael A. Martin, Staff Sgt. Robert A Griffith Jr. and all who serve our country overseas and at home.
We remember all who work for peace around the world, especially in Syria, Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
And we still our hearts and turn our prayers today to the poorest and the most easily forgotten in our midst . . . praying especially for all who will visit Trinity this afternoon and worship at In The Garden, and the many in need of food and lodging. We ask for vision to see the needs of our neighbors, hear the cries of the poor, and respond with courage and with love.
Birthdays: Andrew C. Neckers, Shannon Kay, Timothy Treasure, Janice Griffith, Lisa Wu Kopena Anniversary: Jane & George Wahl
TRINITY MINISTRY TEAMS
Parish Life - Jori McDevitt, Vestry Liaison (VL), Julie Newhall, chair—Plans social activities for the parish throughout the year.Stewardship - Darren Meyer, VL—Nurtures and develops year 'round giving of time, talent, and treasures of parishioners.
Buildings & Grounds - Nick Tepe VL, Alan Sheppard, chair—Oversees the maintenance of the Church facilities, organizes periodic "spruce-up days" and considers improvements to our interior and exterior space..
Worship, Music & Arts - Bill Mains, VL, Kevin N. Wines, chair—Participates in structuring worship services and plans special music, concerts, and evening services.
Christian Formation - Joel Norris, VL—Develops the Christian education programs for adults and youth.
Community Ministries - Chiseko Hamisi, VL, Bill Bronson, chair—Develops and participates in programs reflecting Trinity's mission to the community.
Altar Guild - Susan Crompton, chair —Prepares the altar for Holy Eucharist and maintains the altar and linens.
Pastoral Care - Judy McKissick, VL, Mary Gahbauer, convener - Offers support for fellow congregation members in time of need.
Future Trinity - Bill Mains, VL - A mission-oriented invitation to our downtown Columbus neighborhood(s)
Personnel - Don Galbraith, VL, Richard Burnett, chair
Leadership Development - Debbie Wiedwald, VL, Richard Burnett, chair
Communications - Nick Tepe, VL
Finance Committee - Jerry Sellman, VL, Courtney Clark, chair
Endowment - Debbie Wiedwald, VL, Jeff McNealey, chair
CONTACT DIANE DONATO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
AND TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY MINISTRY (614) 221-5351
125 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 221-5351; fax (614) 221-3716
info@trinitycolumbus.org