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Inside this issue:

Message from Pastor

Jane 1

Trinity Winter

Activities 2

Lent, Holy Week &

Easter 3

Other Trinity

Ministries 4

Business of the Parish 5

Important Dates in

March. 6

Important Dates in

April 7

Parish Information 8

Trinity Episcopal

Church

A message from Pastor Jane March / April 2018

NEWSLETTER

Including ~ Affirming ~ Transforming

Dear Friends,

Jesus bids us to consider our treasure. He says, “For where your

treasure is, there your heart will be also.” This time of year most of us

are thinking of our monetary resources. IRS deadlines force us into

considering if we are ahead or behind last year. Where did it all go?

We have treasures in family and friends and even pets. God values

companionship and gives us opportunities to be companions to others,

rather than grasping all our free time for ourselves.

God gifts each of us with one or more spiritual gifts in baptism.

These are not the same as talents although they may be related.

Spiritual gifts are those gifts we are given to build up Christ’s church.

Not everyone is called to be a leader or teacher or musician. Some of us

are gifted to cook or serve or clean up. Some of us have gifts for

hospitality or making phone calls. Some of us are gifted to work with

children or the sick. These gifts are part of our treasure as surely as our

time and money.

Take stock of your gifts as you take stock of your relationship to

Christ during this Lenten season. As we work to draw closer to God we

need to make sure our treasure is not hindering us by pulling us toward

the worship of it. Prayerfully consider what you have been given and how

it can be used for others. Where our treasure is, that is where our hearts

will be.

In Christ,

Pastor Jane

Tuesday Bible Gatherings at Faith Lutheran Church

The Tuesday group started by reading the Bible aloud. Now that

they have read through the entire Bible, they are using a video series

called “Reading Biblical Literature: Genesis to Revelation” to see the

over-arching story. Here are the topics to be covered:

3/6 Jesus as Messiah in Mark

3/13 Mark on the Crucifixion and Resurrection

3/20 The Dynamics of Forgiveness in Matthew

3/27 Luke on a World Upside Down

4/3 John on the Word Made Flesh

They meet every Tuesday at 9:30 AM for an hour.

Everyone is welcome.

The Reverend Jane Rothman,

Interim Rector

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Trinity Winter Activities (go to www.trinityec.org for more photos)

Valentine’s Day Luncheon

Epiphany

Children are a vital part of our Trinity Community

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Joyful Acolytes Weekly Children’s Sermon

Lori Byers

is our Vestry

member in charge

of Children’s Min-

istries. She has

gathered a committee dedicated to

enhancing our children's participa-

tion and growth in the faith.

Watch for future opportunities.

Thank you, everyone, who worked so hard to make our

Epiphany Service and 12th Night Celebration so enjoyable for all

parishioners and guests.

Thank you, Ralph & Debra Barany for taking the lead in hol-

iday decorations.

Thank you, Juanita Sprague, for coordinating our wise men

and women. Thank you Stephen Brown, Mark Bradley and Juanita

for portraying the magi during the service. And thank you, Roger

Young, Bob Meacham and Griffin Kelly for your wise men solos.

Thank you, Kevin Brown and crew, for the lovely Parish

Hall decorations and thank you, all cooks, for the wonderful food.

A great time was had by all!

At our 11:00 Service on Sunday, January 21, our

2018 Vestry members were brought forward to be

recognized and blessed in their work for the Parish. We

are fortunate to have 12 members willing to take on the

responsibilities of leading our church, assuring our

worship and ministries remain spiritually meaningful and

vibrant. (see page 5 for list of names, ministries and terms)

Vestry Commissioned

Our Daughters of the King, led by Debra

Barany, again treated all singles and seniors to a

wonderful Valentine’s Luncheon on February 10.

Thank you, daughters, for the food, games, gifts

and fun. Thank you, men, for helping serve and

clean. And a special thank you to Robin Brewer

for the honey, Bob Meacham for music and Joyce

Christian for our dance entertainment. ☺ What

fun!

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Lent, Holy Week & Easter

PALM SUNDAY

March 25 Eucharist Services at 8:00 AM & 11 AM

(return mite boxes)

Palm Procession at 10:00 AM

MAUNDY THURSDAY

March 29 Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar at 6:00 PM

Prayer Vigil from 7:00 until midnight

GOOD FRIDAY

March 30

Service at 6:00 PM

Day of Fasting

HOLY SATURDAY

March 31

“Pray Trinity” from 10:00 AM—Noon

Self-guided 20-30 minute prayer journey

(you may stay as long as you wish)

EASTER SUNDAY

April 1

Eucharist Services at 8:00 & 11:00 AM

Potluck Parish Breakfast at 9:45 AM

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt at Noon

LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDY,

PRAYER AND WORKS!

Make a commitment. Choose one, some...all.

Or, find other ways for prayer, fasting and works

of love.

THE FORTY DAYS of LENT.

Study

LENTEN STUDY AT TRINITY CAFE

“How Can We Be Fully Faithful

When We Are Fully Flawed”

Café Wednesdays Feb. 21—March 21

6:00 PM (meal 5:15)

WEEKLY STUDY AT FAITH LUTHERAN

Reading Biblical Literature:

Genesis to Revelation

Tuesdays 9:30—10:30PM

(at Faith Lutheran Church)

STUDY WITH YOUR FAMILY

Pick up a “Join the Journey”

Poster from the Narthex

Study Luke during Lent & Acts through Easter-

tide with a reading & a colorable cartoon

Works of Love

LENTEN OFFERING MITE BOXES

Available in the Narthex

COMMIT TO OUTREACH MINISTIES

Give of your time, talent & treasure

ACTS OF KINDNESS

Visit the sick or lonely, send a card

Prayer

STATIONS OF THE CROSS SERVICES

Reflect upon Jesus' suffering, death, and

resurrection illustrated on the

14 Stations of the Cross

images in our Chapel.

Fridays during Lent at 5:30 PM

NOONDAY EUCHARIST

Wednesdays at 12:10 PM

SUNDAY EUCHARIST

Services at 8:00 at 11:00 AM

DAILY PRAYER DEVOTIONS

Book of Common Prayer

go to trinityec.org website for link

Forward, Day by Day

available in Narthex Rack or at

prayer.forwardmovement.org

On-line prayer guides:

www.northumbriacommunity.org

www.sacredspace.ie

www.missionstclare.com

The Great Litany—Bob Meacham, Litanist

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Other Trinity Ministries

March brings Spring Forward for Outreach

Music Ministry Update

A BLESSED SEASON TO ALL!

Did you give up anything for Lent? I per-

sonally have cut down on my food intake (lots of

delicious soups!) and am saving Eucharist until

Holy Week and Eastertide (due to the widespread

flu). Much is made about giving up something,

but have you thought of possibly adopting a prac-

tice for the season? As we enter our worship

space, which has been pared down of the silver,

gold and colorful trappings for this penitent sea-

son, let us take in the sights and sounds of wor-

ship in a reverent and not so boisterous a man-

ner. You will notice that the sounds of the organ

have also been cut back and that anthems and

service music are of a more contemplative nature.

I encourage us all to remember that our time to-

gether each week begins with the Prelude, the

beginning of worship. Listen each week and let

the presence of the Holy Spirit fill you as you pre-

pare for the service to follow, the subdued tones

of the organ washing over you - or in more festive

seasons to come, the power, joy and majesty of

the instrument!

I’ve had several of my secular friends kind

of poke fun at the fact that Easter Sunday this

year occurs on April 1st – April Fool’s Day. This

playful time has been around since at least the

time of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (late 14th cen-

tury). But two thousand years ago, OUR LORD

played the greatest prank on all of the nay-

sayers…He burst from His stone tomb three days

later! Be with us to sing, pray and rejoice on this

blessed Resurrection Day 2018 here at Trinity

Episcopal Church when we all get to witness to

the world HE IS RISEN. Got ‘ya!

See and hear you all in church this and

every week.

SOLI DEO GLORIA ~ Martin

Outreach Ministry works to support...

The enclosed envelope is an opportunity to

provide lilies for our Easter Sunday celebration.

Simply place your donation into the envelope,

place into the

alms basket

or turn into

the church

office.

Spring Forward for Outreach committee

will be will be hosting the Potluck Parish Break-

fast on Sunday, March 4. They will also host cof-

fee hour on our regular spring forward on the

11th of March. While they will not be seeking

monetary pledges at this time, they will share

what they do and what you can do to be a part of

this important Trinity ministry.

It is important to understand that Out-

reach is more than money, it is people helping

people. Please pray and think about how your

time and talent might make a difference in

someone’s life.

Remember, our Outreach

Committee continues to sell Cook-

books. There will be a special sale on

Sunday, March 4, at the Parish Pot-

luck Breakfast—BOGO! Buy one, get

one free. One day only!

Utility Relief Hospice

World Vision Episcopal Relief

Loads of Love Oasis Shelter

Matthew 25 St. Benedicts

Imagination

Library

Habitat for

Humanity

Oasis Shelter CrossRoads Shelter

Help Office Pitino Shelter

January was “Sock Month” for Out-

reach. Pam Terrett collected socks from the

parish and delivered bags of

warmth to the homeless at the

Pitino Shelter. Well done!

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First, I would like to thank everyone involved in making the

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper a success. We served over 50 people,

all of whom got to enjoy pancakes prepared by Master Pancake Chefs

David Hinton and Richard Rue.

I want to clear up any confusion created by the re-

cent “Supplemental Pledge Drive” mailing you recently received. Our

goal is to call a full-time rector, not a part-time rector. Pastor Jane will

bless the pledge cards during the March 4 service. . If you have not al-

ready done so, please take one of the following actions regarding the pledge card you received in this

mailing:

If you submitted a pledge card for 2018, please consider increasing your pledge. If you decide to in-

crease your giving, complete a new pledge card and send it to the church office.

If you regularly submit an annual pledge card but have not yet done so for 2018, you can take action

now by using the enclosed card. Please consider an increase over your 2017 pledge amount.

If you are a regular giver to Trinity Church but do not usually submit a pledge card, please do

so. Prayerfully consider an increase in the amount you are giving.

If you are unable to change your financial contribution, please complete the information on the

pledge card and write “No Change.” This will allow us

to know that we have reached you.

If you did not receive a letter and pledge card,

please contact the Church Office and Sheri will send it

right out!

We had an excellent Vestry meeting on February

15. I am impressed with how well this group works to-

gether. I am especially excited over the dedication and

enthusiasm of the younger Vestry members. As

an example, Lori Byers has formed a “Children’s Ministry

Committee” whose purpose is to create more activities for

our children.

On June 10, Bishop William Gafkjen of the Luther-

an Indiana-Kentucky Synod will be our celebrant for Holy

Eucharist. Our own Bishop White will also visit us later

this year. In early March, several Vestry members will

attend “Active Shooter Preparedness” training presented

by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office. Also in early

March, the Vestry will meet with the Faith Lutheran

Council for our quarterly review to evaluate how sharing

Pastor Jane is working out for both churches.

Vestry Update from Doug Webster, Senior Warden

Both the Portfolio and

Questions are available on our

website for you to see

WWW.TRINITYEC.ORG

Business of the Parish

Your Vestry Members

2016-2018 term:

Cheryl Parker— Education & Formation

Brian Thomas—Fellowship Assistant

Kevin Brown—Fellowship Ministry

Doug Webster, II— Senior Warden

2017-2020 term:

Pamela Reddy—Missed You Ministry & Sec.

Brooke Obermann—Junior Warden

Nolan Houston—Nursery

Shirley Jones—Liaison to Liturgy Committee

2018-2020 term:

Judy Willen—Pastoral Care Coordinator

Lori Byers—Children’s Ministry

Stan Lightner—Asst. to Jr. Warden & Outreach

Brandon Lucas—Social Media

Vestry meets the 3rd Thursday of each month.

The search committee

is excited to announce that we

have completed our work on

the parish profile and portfo-

lio narrative questions. These

items are both required by the

Episcopal Church when a par-

ish is searching for a new rec-

tor. The parish profile is a graphic/visual represen-

tation of our congregation’s life. It also includes

information about Owensboro and the surrounding

community. Basically, it is an “everything you al-

ways wanted to know about Trinity Church Ow-

ensboro” online brochure. Thanks so much to Barb

Tipmore for her untiring work on this. And thanks

to Janet Estes for the many photos and narrative

that Barb was able to pull from the church’s web-

site.

The portfolio narrative questions are 12

questions we were asked to answer. We had to

limit our answers to 1200 characters. At first the

questions seemed overwhelming, but as we talked

as a group, and shared our memories and reflec-

tions, we developed answers we hope will attract

the person God has in mind for our parish.

The profile and portfolio have now been

sent to Amy Coultas, the transitions officer for

the diocese. She will post these to the Episcopal

Church database and the nomination period will

open. We anticipate the nomination period to last

one month. During that time, the committee will

begin looking at the applicants and contacting

others we know in the Episcopal network to get

the word out about our vacancy. We hope to begin

interviews in a few weeks.

Thanks so much for your patience and es-

pecially for your prayers. We have truly felt the

presence of the Holy Spirit at work in our midst.

Search Committee Update

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Important Dates in March ...Mark Your Calendar

March Birthdays

Anniversaries

3/1

3/2

3/2

3/2

3/2

3/3

3/6

3/8

3/10

Luke Skeens

Sarah Higdon

Ella Royal

Joyce Stevenson

Jane Wedding

Bob Roberts

Charles McKelvey

Liz Faught

Pat Connell

3/10

10/12

10/13

10/14

10/15

10/16

10/17

10/18

3/18

Karen Mellon

Vernile Whitmer

Geneva Henry

River Selby

Tina West

A.P. Truett

Patrick Morton

Tom Grandy

Shirley Jones

3/20

3/20

3/25

3/26

3/27

3/29

3/29

3/30

3/31

Kathryn Roberts

Allison Truett

Samuel Meacham

Jeff Payne

Remona Mansfield

Sarah Faught

Deborah Piper

Brennan Faught

Parker Crews

Most current calendar is on our website

WWW.TRINITYEC.ORG News & Calendar Calendar of Services, Events & Meetings

3/12 Bill & Blanche Dahlquist 3/18 A.P. & Allison Truett

FLC indicates

Faith Lutheran Church activity

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April Birthdays

Important Dates in April ...Mark Your Calendar

Anniversaries

Most current calendar is on our website

WWW.TRINITYEC.ORG News & Calendar Calendar of Services, Events & Meetings

4/2

4/3

4/7

4/7

4/10

4/14

4/16

Bryce Popowski

Tucker Selby

Elise Farmer

Asher Lucas

Kaye Castlen

Pam Terrett

Lauren Heuser

4/18

4/18

4/19

4/19

4/19

4/21

4/22

Sharon Hawks

Lori Schneider

Sara Hulse

Neal Wedding

Alex Westerman

Trey Brown

Sarah Heuser

4/23

4/24

4/25

4/25

4/27

4/29

4/30

4/360

Douglas Moore

Zoe Carroll

Hannah Harmon

Sherry Westerman

Philip Bosley

Jason Reddy

Noah Obermann

Andrew Watson

4/5 Jeff & LaDonna Hawks 4/24 Barbara Tipmore & Tina West

FLC indicates

Faith Lutheran Church activity

Children—Be sure to bring your baskets for the Easter Egg Hunt,

following the 11:00 AM service!

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Including ~ Affirming ~ Transforming

Weekly Services:

Sunday Eucharist Services at

8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Wednesday Noonday Eucharist at

12:10 PM

Vision Statement for the Parish

Trinity Episcopal Church is a Eucharis-

tic and liturgical community in the Anglican

tradition that values and encourages ongoing

Christian education and spiritual formation,

diversity of people and ideas, fellowship and

radical hospitality, and works of justice and

mercy as gospel imperatives.

Church office hours are

8:00 AM—Noon

Monday through Friday

Church phone # (270) 684-5326

This newsletter is developed by Janet Estes, communi-

cations volunteer. Contact her at jestes429@gmail.com with

comments and/or article ideas. Thank you to our newsletter

proofers— Wendy Wells and Vicki Meacham, Bill Dahlquist

and our folders—Betsy Roszel, Anice Cooper, Helen Zayes and

Joyce Christian.

Parish Information

The Reverend Jane Rothman,

Interim Rector

prjerothman@yahoo.com

262-379-0440 (mobile)

FRIDAYS DURING LENT—5:30 PM