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Bumps in the Night In my roles of both mother, and children’s ministry director, I have seen the many fears that children face. Shadows in the night, a giant mouse mascot at a pizza place, and loud sounds that startle, are some of the things that make the world seem big, scary and loud. As a mother, I have said, "See, its not scary. It's just a man dressed up in a suit." or "Those sounds are just the beautiful fireworks in the sky". It seems easy to ease and console the fears of children, but what about the fears and concerns of grown-ups? Life is scary sometimes, if not a lot of times, and it is hard to ease and console our own fears. We are blessed to have the Father to take on our fears for us and to be that comfort in a world that is always changing. Many times in the Psalms, the various writers felt lonely, scared, and betrayed, and they turned to the Lord for their strength. Psalm 4 starts with "Answer me when I call, Oh God, defender of my cause, you have set me free when I am hard-pressed; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.", and ends with "I lie down in peace; at once I fall asleep; for only you, Lord, make me dwell in safety." The writer finds that peace and is able to rest without fear because he called upon the Lord for comfort. As with children, nighttime can be scary for adults also. The night brings the stresses of the day that has past and the worries of tomorrow and can keep us up, and watching infomercials instead of getting our needed rest. I, as well as many of you, have found comfort in the Compline service in the Book of Common Prayer. This service helps me call upon the Lord at the close of the day and give my prayers, concerns and thanksgivings to Him. I encourage everyone to take another look at this service if you haven’t in awhile. I will leave you with my favorite prayer from Compline and wish for you the grace, comfort, and peace that only comes from our Lord. Blessings, Dedee Boring Director of Children’s Ministries Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Sunday, August 5 8:00am Holy Eucharist 9:00am NO Adult Bible Study, Room 1 9:00am The Bible in 90 Days, Parish Hall 9:00am Holy Trinity Bookstore Open 10:00am Holy Eucharist 11:00am First Sunday Potluck, Parish Hall 5:15pm Holy Eucharist Monday, August 6 5:15pm Holy Eucharist and Healing 7:00pm Boy Scouts, Parish Hall Tuesday, August 7 7:00am HE and Women’s Breakfast 9:00am Children's Day Out 10:00am Holy Trinity Bookstore Open Wednesday, August 8 7:00am HE and Men’s Breakfast 10:00am Holy Trinity Bookstore Open 12noon Women's Bible Study, Parish Hall 5:30pm Supper, Parish Hall 5:45pm EYC, Youth House 6:00pm LAST Study of Hebrews, Room 2 6:00pm The Bible in 90 Days, Room 1 Thursday, August 9 7:30am 1928 Morning Prayer, Nave 9:00am Children's Day Out 9:45am NO Rector's Bible Study, Room 1 10:00am Holy Trinity Bookstore Open 11:00am Holy Eucharist and Healing
Feast Days for the week of August 5-11 Monday, August 6: The Transfiguration of our Lord. Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Peter 1:13-21, Luke 9:28-36.Tuesday, August 7: John Mason Neale, Priest, 1866. 2 Chronicles 20:20-21, Psalm 106:1-5, Matthew 13:44-52. Wednesday, August 8: Dominic, Priest and Friar, 1221. Romans 10:13-17, Psalm 96:1-7, John 7:16-18. Friday, August 10: Laurence, Deacon, and Martyr at Rome, 258. 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, Psalm 112:1-9, John 12:24-26. Saturday, August 11: Clare, Abbess at Assisi, 1253. Song of Solomon 2:10-13, Psalm 63:1-8, Luke 12:32-37.
Wednesday Night Supper August 1 at 5:30pm Tacos and all the trimmings! If you would like to help, call Angela Stephens at 685-4135.
Lay Eucharistic Ministry August 5, 2007
Ecclesiastes 1:12-14; 2:1-7,11,18-23 Psalm 49:1-11 Colossians 3:5-17 Luke 12:13-21 8:00am Holy Eucharist Bill Schammel David Overton 10:00am Holy Eucharist Tevis Herd Mary Lou Cassidy 5:15pm Holy Eucharist Caroline Holmes
Altar Guild Team II will serve August 4-10. Barbara Leeton, Captain. Nancy Stewart, Janet Sam, bonnie Hubbard, Kay Sirgo, Cindy Carpenter, Terry Staub.
Tuesday Morning Women’s Breakfast Ann Curtis will serve breakfast on Tuesday, August 7, 2007, following the 7:00am Holy Eucharist.
Men’s Club Tom Scott, Flake Tompkins, Dow Hamm will serve breakfast on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, following the 7:00am Holy Eucharist.
Birthdays and Anniversaries August 5-11 Those having a birthday: Christy Motycka, Abby Overton, Robin Brunner, Maddox Gesell, Abbey Morrow, Mike Gates, Terry Staub, Valton Hall, Claudia Wilbourn, David Purdy Jr.Those having an anniversary: Tina and Charles Ice, Jane & Richard Lamphere, Anne & Jack Herbig, Nancy & Robert Stewart, Buffy & Corbin Powell, Deborah & Earl Baldridge.
HOSPITAL VISITS Please call the Parish Office at 683-4207, and let us know when someone from Holy Trinity is in the hospital or rehab center. We don't want to miss anyone. Thanks!
Comunidad Alabare Every Wednesday, Bob Hilton comes to Holy Trinity to pick up food in the grocery cart in the Parish Hall to give to the poor who attend Comunidad Alabare. Please remember to bring food, especially canned or dry goods. Remember, need knows no season. Thank you!
Prayer List For Those in Trouble, Sorrow, Need, Sickness or Any Other Adversity: Shannon, Pat & Al, Louise & John, Debra, Lisa, Dorothy, Becky, Jennifer, Barbara, Brenda, Ann, Jan, Bill & Lisa, Blake & Tessa, Weldon & Jan, Mac, Harry, Jack & Jody, James Jr., Candice, Ann, Traylor, Sandra, Jim, Brent, Kathy, Lucy, Jack, Jo, Therese, Betty, Bob, Tommy, Liz, Donny, Nickie, Gay, Richie, Lior, Meg, Livi, Britt, Kay, Susan, Shannon, Pam and Judy B. Please call Cindy in the Parish Office to place a name on the Prayer List. Deadline is Friday at 2:30pm. For Those in the Military: Bo, Eli, Nick, James, Kimberly, Chris, Mike, Rosemary, Justin, Lisa, Craig, Jody, Andrew, David, Steven, Jordan, Sean, Michael, Patrick, Etienne, Annie, Casey, Nick and his Platoon, the 293rd, and Victor. If you know of anyone in the Armed Forces, please feel free to call the Parish Office and place his or her name on the Prayer List.
ADULT EDUCATION Sunday Morning 9:00am NO Adult Bible Study: led by Jim May in Room 1. We will not meet during the month of August. The Bible in 90 Days: Parish Hall
Wednesday Adult Education Women's Bible Study: led by Paula Howbert in the Parish Hall. 12noon. Brown bag lunch.
Wednesday Evenings 6:00PM The Bible in 90 Days: Room 1. LAST CLASS - Study of Hebrews: Room 2.
Thursday Adult Education Rector's Bible Study: Thursdays at 9:45am in Room 1. This class will not meet in August.
Adult Sunday School is Coming!! Adult Sunday School will begin Sunday, September 16 at 9:00am in the Parish Hall. The topics will be varying, beginning with Fr Mark on the 16th with a brief discussion on church manuscripts. Be sure not to miss the next three Sundays (Sept 23, 30, and Oct 7) as Fr Andy takes us through a Geography lesson mirroring the places we have been reading about in The Bible in 90 Days. Have you been wondering where those ancient places relate in today’s maps? Fr Andy will help us see where they are on today’s maps!! This will be a great class for not only The Bible In 90 Days graduates, but also Bethel Bible Study students!!
FR. CHUCK COLLINS Wednesday, September 12 6:00pm in the Parish Hall Fr. Chuck Collins, author of "Cranmer’s Church" will be our guest speaker at Holy Trinity on Wednesday, September 12 at 6:00pm. We will be gathering in the Nave to listen to Fr Chuck talk about his inspirational book, the Anglican Communion, and his experience at Christ Church San Antonio, where he is currently the Rector. If you would like to read Fr. Chuck’s book, be sure to stop by the Holy Trinity Book Store to purchase your copy!! Let’s fill the pews for this very inspirational speaker and welcome Fr Chuck to Holy Trinity.
Adult Education Wednesday Nights September 12, 2007 The Fall programming for Wednesday Night Adult Education begins on September 12th at 6:00pm. Our first Wednesday night will welcome Fr. Chuck Collins, author of "Cranmer’s Church". Wednesday, September 19, will be social time for all to have a leisurely dinner and visit with fellow HT’ers in the Parish Hall. Beginning Wednesday, September 26, Fr Andy will take us through five weeks of teaching related to our lives with Jesus Christ. Be sure to come for dinner at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall and then stay for some great teaching in one of our classes, or relax in the Parish Hall to visit with your HT family.
Youth News Calendar of Events Wednesday, August 8: 5:30pm. Kick Ball. Meet at Hill Park (off Cuthbert and Broadway streets). We'll meet from 5:30-7:00pm. Wednesday, August 15: 5:45pm. EYC—Hang Out Night at the Youth House! Wednesday, August 22: 5:45pm. Meet at the Youth House. The Amazing Race - Holy Trinity Style! Bring friends for some fun! No EYC on Sundays. First day of school—August 27!
kid's scoop
Children's Chapel August 5-Children's Sermon August 12-Kasey Chester August 19-Anna Chester August 26-Dedee Boring September 2- Children' Sermon
Staff Email Addresses Fr. Mark: frmark@holytrinity.org Fr. Andy: frandy@holytrinity.org Joyce Petrich: joyce@holytrinity.org Cindy Wimberly: cindy@holytrinity.org Dedee Boring: dedee@holytrinity.org Emily Klemme: eyc@holytrinity.org Tyree Johnson: tyreejohnsonmusic@yahoo.com Karen Parnell: cdo@holytrinity.org Beth Chester: bookstore@holytrinity.org
Scripture in God's Plan of Salvation
On the very day of Pentecost, when the Church appeared before the world,
"those who received the word" of Peter "were baptized." And
"they continued steadfastly in the teaching of the apostles and in the
communion of the breaking of bread and in prayers . . . praising God and being
in favor with all the people" (Acts 2:41-47). From that time onwards the Church has never failed to come together to celebrate the paschal mystery: reading those things "which were in all the scriptures concerning him" (Luke 24:27), celebrating the Eucharist in which "the victory and triumph of his death are again made present" (Council of Trent), and at the same time giving thanks "to God for his unspeakable gift" (2 Cor. 9:15) in Christ Jesus, "in praise of his glory" (Ephesians 1:12), through the power of the Holy Spirit. To accomplish so great a work, Christ is always present in his Church, especially in her liturgical celebrations. By his power he is present in the sacraments, so that when a priest baptizes it is really Christ himself who baptizes. He is present in his Word, since it is he himself who speaks when the holy scriptures are read in the Church. The Church has always venerated the divine Scriptures just as she venerates the body of the Lord, since, especially in the sacred liturgy, she unceasingly receives and offers to the faithful the bread of life from the table both of God's word and of Christ's body.
In the sacred books, the Father who is in heaven meets his children with great love and speaks with them; and the force and power in the word of God is so great that it stands as the support and energy of the Church, the strength of faith for her sons, the food of the soul, the pure and everlasting source of spiritual life. Consequently these words are perfectly applicable to Sacred Scripture: "For the word of God is living and active" (Hebrews 4:12) and "it has power to build you up and give you your heritage among all those who are sanctified" (Acts 20:32; 1 Th. 2:13).
Deanery Meeting Saturday, August 25, 2007 1:00pm St. Nicholas Church, Midland All parishioners are invited to attend.
HOLY TRINITY BOOKSTORE The 1928 Book of Common Prayer is available now in the Bookstore Hours of Operation Tuesday 10am – 4pm Wednesday 10am – 4pm 5pm – 6pm Thursday 10am – 4pm Sunday after 10am service Special orders available
Area Agency on Aging Of the Permian Basin's 3rd Annual Caregiver Conference and Evening Gala 2007 Caring for a Lifetime: Dilemmas, Rewards, and New Directions Thursday, August 23, 2007 1:00pm - 8:00pm The Village at Manor Park $35 for pre-registration Funded by Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
First Sunday Potluck Lunch Help Needed! Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 5, when we will gather again for our First Sunday of the Month Potluck Lunch. I will not be in town and would sincerely appreciate everyone "lending a hand" so your feast will not be interrupted. I'll be back at my post for Sunday, September 2, when it will again be my privilege and pleasure to serve YOU. Blessings and Peace. Doris Cannaday
Keep Our Church Beautiful Adopt a flower bed! Weed, Feed & Seed your adopted area! For more information, call Carol Armstrong at 520-9107 or 682-2855.
ALL PARISH PICNIC And Sunday School Kick Off Sunday, September 9 Following the 10:00am Holy Eucharist. Johnny's Bar-B-Que will be catering Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy a great meal and one another. For more information, or to help, call Katy Brunner at 683-9335 or email at csbrunner6@suddenlink.net
ECW WOMEN'S RETREAT September 28-30, 2007 Bishop Quarterman Conference Center, Amarillo, Texas The Reverend Susan Sims-Smith from the Diocese of Arkansas will join us to lead a weekend retreat for women. Her ministry is called Seedwork. SeedWork was created to enliven the faith of those within the church, to reach out to those who are unchurched, and to restore relationships with those who have felt hurt by the church. It is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas. Before becoming ordained as an Episcopal priest, The Rev. Sims-Smith worked for 25 years as a psychotherapist. She has taught extensively on dreams, committed relationships, and prayer and meditation. This workshop examines how dreams communicate the needs of the soul as participants prayerfully seek God's guidance to live their lives. The rich spiritual discipline of understanding dreams and seeking to live in harmony with the messages they bring can enrich lives with comfort, challenge, and practical solutions to problems of daily life. For more information about her work please go to: http://www.seedwork.org/index.html Registration information: Paula Howbert 432-697-6536 pfhowbert@prodigy.net
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