TRINITY ePISTLE — Week of Sunday, July 2, 2023

WEEK OF SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2023
✢ FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST ✢

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Holy Communion Rite I at 8am in the Nave

Holy Communion Rite II at 10am in the Nave

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This Sunday’s preacher is the Rev. Paul Jeanes III, Rector.

The readings for this Sunday can be found here.

Pickup Choirs

Practices for pick-up choirs begin at 9am in Ivy Hall ahead of the 10am service.

Lower Voices

July 16, 2023 at 10am

Higher Voices

Agusut 6, 2023 at 10am

Kids’ Voices

August 27, 2023 at 10am

Book Group: On Prayer

Mondays at 7pm, beginning July 3

“Seek and You Will Find” by Rhonda Mawhood Lee with the Rev. Cn. Dr. Kara Slade, Associate Rector

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Prayer is a primary way Christians fulfill the Great Commandment to love God, our neighbor, and ourselves, and it's the foundation of everything else we do to show that love. Yet, for something so integral to the practice of our faith, prayer remains stubbornly mysterious. What happens when we pray? Do our prayers change anything? How should we pray? These questions persist.

Although some of these mysteries won't be resolved on this side of eternal life, Jesus calls his disciples to pray anyway and assures us that our prayers matter. In prayer, we consciously devote time to cultivating our relationship with God, trusting that this relationship can transform our souls, our lives, and the world. But even when we want to pray, the question remains: How do we pray?

Rhonda Mawhood Lee explores practices from the Lord's Prayer to praying with the psalms and in song, from the eucharist and the rosary to "moving" prayers offered when walking a labyrinth, doodling, baking, or devoting another activity to God. Scripture and tradition show us that when we seek God through prayer, we will find, by grace, the One who has already reached out to us in love. Seek and You Will Find is a comforting, challenging, and instructive companion in your quest to develop the relationship God deeply desires with you.

Lambeth Conference Bible Study: 1 Peter

Now HYBRID, in-person and on Zoom! Details next week.

July 12, 19, 26, & August 2, 9, from 6pm-8pm

What is ‘living hope’? — How do you experience God making you or your community holy? — What holds you back from loving one another deeply from the heart?

Come and discuss in Week 1:
Called into Hope and Holiness in Christ!

One year ago in July Anglican Bishops from around the world gathered in Canterbury, England (including Presiding Bishop Curry and other bishops from The Episcopal Church), to discuss the Lambeth Calls and to reflect on the First Letter of Peter!

Why the First Letter of Peter?

Because of Covid the general sessions we streamed live and placed on YouTube. The Bible Study sessions were led by The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. That learning is available to everyone worldwide, but the reflection questions the Bishops used were not available to the wider world. Now they are!

In five consecutive Wednesday evenings, starting in July, we have the unique opportunity to hear Archbishop Welby’s insightful comments on 1 Peter and to then use the Bishop’s reflection questions!

Save the Dates!

July 12, 19, 26, & August 2, 9, from 6pm-8pm

We will meet in the church first to view the video and then in pairs or small groups to reflect on the selected passages from 1 Peter and the prepared questions. Materials for the study will be provided.

Week 1: Called into Hope and Holiness in Christ
Week 2: A Holy People following Christ
Week 3: Resistance and Resilience in Christ
Week 4: Suffering in Christ
Week 5: Authority in Christ

Registration is FREE, but you need to register to receive the materials!

For additional information and to register please contact Bonnie Bivins at blbivins@verizon.net.

Trinity at Trenton Thunder

Saturday, July 29 at 6:30pm

Contact Annie in the office for tickets

Canoeing the Canal

Sunday, August 20, at 1pm

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PRAYER LIST: Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: Grayson Barber, Thomas Brown, Polly Henry, Greg Hutchins, Blanche Jenson, Patricia Killian. Carol Leavell, Cris Leavell, Leslie May and Family, Lisa Moore and Family, George Rhodenhiser, Shaun and All Seeking Shelter, Rick Tunis, and the Rev. Dr. Sonia Waters Please pray for the following souls who have recently passed: Bill Chesley and Dr. Michael May ➨ If you want to add someone to the list, please email Annie Bryson at brysona@trinityprinceton.org.

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ABOUT US: Trinity Church ➨ Est’d 1833 ➨ An Episcopal Church in the Diocese of New Jersey ➨ 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 ➨ (609) 924-2277 ➨ The Rev. Paul Jeanes III, Rector; The Rev. Cn. Dr. Kara N. Slade, Associate Rector; Wesley Rowell, Lay Pastoral Associate ➨ “We believe God’s love is expansive and unconditional and that through Christ, God has called us to love one another as God loves us. We welcome all people regardless of gender, race, age, culture, ethnic background, sexual orientation, economic circumstance, family configuration, or difference of ability. We celebrate the worth, dignity, and gifts of every person as a child of God.”

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