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SEPTEMBER 26

September Birthdays

1 - Lisa Monick, Alexa Stone

2 - Dawn Burns

3 - Kevin Burda, Sarah Simatos,

Mandy Hileman-Wertman

8 - Braden Burns, Betty Pritiskutch

10 - Katherine Reese

11 - Brianna Stone, Jacob Baumann

13 - Allen Brennan

15 - Anthony Pritiskutch

16 - Rebecca Hosler

17 - Howard Coulson, David Strouse

18 - Celie Muench

20 - Sandra Moore

22 - Michael Pritiskutch

23 - Zachery Sherman

24 - Gail Moyer

25 - Tom Beausang, Barbara Tenney, Bob Burns

27- Clarence Eckert, Rich Wertman

28– Sean Holden

29 - Betty Russell

30 - Christopher Circelli, Julie Circelli

Trinity's Mission Statement

“To be a Christ-centered parish, that knows Christ and makes Him known to others

by sharing our gifts, striving for justice,

and respecting the dignity of every human being.”

TRINITY TOPICS

The Newsletter of Trinity Episcopal Church POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

Phone: (570)- 622-8720 Web: www.trinityepiscopalpottsvillepa.org

Email: trinitypottsville@verizon.net SEPTEMBER 2011

A word from Fr. Jim

Dear People of God at Trinity,

In this month of September, there will be throughout this country many memorial services marking the

tenth anniversary of those tragic events that took place in New York City, Washington, D.C., and the hills

of western Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.

Thinking back now, we knew on that day that our lives had been changed. What we did not know was

how much! On that day our country and the world entered into a new, frightening, and dangerous age.

But, we were not aware of how dangerous! We knew that peace was gone. We did not know for how

long!

The past ten years have brought war and conflict not only to us, but to peoples in many lands around the

globe. The fighting in so many places and the growing violence in so many parts of the world shows us

that we do not know when or if a true, lasting, and just peace will come.

Looking back at the history of Jesus’ time, we see that he too lived in an unstable and dangerous world.

We also see that Jesus did not promise his earliest followers that he would change all that, and unfortu-

nately he does not promise us that now. What he did promise then, what he promises now, and his prom-

ise that endures into the future is that in the midst of difficult and dangerous times he gives us something

rich, and comforting, and enduring. That something that he gives to us is the peace of his presence with

us.

Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do

not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” (John 14:27)

With this in mind, let us in the midst of the strife, violence, and calamities of our world lift our prayer to

God:

O God, it is your will to hold both heaven and earth in a single peace. Let you great love shine on the

waste of our wraths and sorrows, and give peace to your church, peace among nations, peace in our

homes, and peace in our hearts; through you Son, Jesus Christ, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives

and reigns now and for ever. AMEN.

Faithfully yours,

The Bishop is coming !!! The Bishop is coming !!!

On Sunday, September 25th

Bishop Paul will be with us

to preach, confirm seven of our young people,

and celebrate The Holy Eucharist.

There will be One Service that Sunday at 9:30am.

A reception will follow.

CALLING ALL ACOLYTES Acolyte Meeting

Saturday September 17 In the Church This will be a meeting for all current acolytes as well as those wishing to

become acolytes.

“In Search of ‘The REAL’ Paul”

Our Fall Study Groups will examine the Life, Writings, and Theology of St. Paul,

exploring his relevance for his time and for the modern Christian.

Group Meetings will be:

Mondays at 7:00pm or Wednesdays at 11:00am

The Fall Sessions runs September 12th thru November 16th

For further information, contact Fr. Jim.

Keep saving your coins and save the date!

On Sunday, September 18, at both services we will have the yearly ingathering of the United Thank Offering (UTO). Please bring your blue boxes and/or envelopes on that date to put in the collection plate. (It would be helpful to the counters, but not necessary, to count your change and make a check in that amount.)

Remember that the United Thank Offering is a personal and family devotional program which presents an invitation to offer daily tangible thanks for blessings every day by prayer and offerings to help others. It is not too late to begin now. Blue boxes are available in the church lounge.

A mealtime prayer:

“Lord, we thank you for all who have come. to this table to share in this meal. May all the food we have this day help us to grow strong bodies. May the food we eat help us to have a clear mind and help us to grow in your likeness, Lord. Thank you, God. Amen”

“Gratitude takes three forms: a feeling in the heart, an expression in words, and giving in return.” Sisters Heartland Samplers, Inc.

A Thought about Stewardship

Each week as you place your check or your money into your offering envelop, you are

making a spiritual act of thanksgiving for all God’s gifts and blessings. It is an act of

graciousness and appreciation for God’s work and presence in our daily lives. Please be

generous as you return to God a portion of what God has given to you.

A word from “Trinity” the Church Mouse Dear Parishioners,

It is fun for me each Sunday to peer out from my niche in the church and see people placing

food in the “food pantry boxes”. This is one way we live into our mission to feed the hungry

and bring compassion to the world. To date, I think we have made over twenty delivers of

food to the community food pantry. Keep up the good work so that we might bring life and

health to our community.

Trinity P.S. Don’t leave cheese, someone always seems to eat it. Hee!!! Hee!!!

THE MUSIC CORNER by Cora A. Gamelin-Osenbach

We can sense a change as we return to the sanctuary – vacations are coming to a close,

school begins, and another year of worship in our beautiful space takes shape. The choir

started rehearsals on August 31 in preparation for giving glory to God in song. Rehearsals

are every Wednesday evening in the parish lounge at 7:30 – if you would like to participate

in fellowship and great music, please join us! We are preparing special music for Confirma-

tion Sunday when Bishop Paul visits on September 25 – one service at 9:30 a.m.

That will be a busy Sunday as our 2011-12 Concert Series kicks off that afternoon at 4 pm.

Come be enveloped in the glorious sounds of Jennifer Laubach, mezzo-soprano and the

sublime accompaniments of Carol Comune, pianist and Steinway artist since 1997. Please

see the enclosed flyer for details. As always, if you can help in any way, please speak to Cora

or Father Jim. WE WILL NEED YOUR CULINARY SKILLS FOR THE RECEPTION

THAT AFTERNOON –PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE SHEETS IN THE AMBULATORY OR

THE BULLETIN BOARD – THANK YOU!

Sunday, September 18th is Baber Day, and the choir will sing at the 6 p.m. Evensong service.

You are invited to a tranquil end-of-day worship.

TRINITY ARTISTS – a reminder that our annual art exhibit will take place on Sunday No-

vember 20 in conjunction with our concert series. Please start your creative process now in

a medium of choice so that you can be ready to share your talents with the parish and com-

munity. Thank you! The deadline for submitting works is Friday, November 11th.

Parish Directory Updates and Changes

This will be a new section in each Topics newsletter where we will post

changes and updates to the parish directory. Please call the office at

622-8720 or e-mail babercem@verizon.net with any changes.

Please add: Kelly Moran and Tyler Boyer, 627 N. 2nd Street,

Minersville, phone 544-9085.

Please Remember in Your Prayers

Those serving in the armed forces especially: Michael Steinruck, Cassie Kauffman Holm, Tom Austerberry, Joseph Nangle, Erik Ryland, Larry Reedy, II,

Stephen M. Reier, Michael J. Reier, Jeffrey J. Bohanick, Ethan Garrity, Jake Shirey, Eric Walls

Those sick or in need of healing: especially: Duane Barnhart, Anne Barton, Ray Barton, M. Jean Bedford, Henry Bigg, Alexis Bohr, Ron Boris Jr., Ron Boris Sr.,

Darlene Bouch, Betty Bradley, Ivana Bradley, Joan Cake, Sara Conlen, Phyllis DeMarco, Jean Ebling, Norm Emery,

Ruth Fasold, Jerry Field, Ken Fisher, Margaret Frederick, Ron Frederick, Dorothy Frye, Herb Harris, Ida Heckman,

Holly Hedstrom, Robert Hubler, Larry Kachelries, Dotte Kelly, Martha Kline, Barbara Kull, George LaHoop,

Lena Levkulic, Jeff Lippencott, Anthony Merlino, Jr., Robert Miller, Rose Morgan, Espn Murphy, Rita Murphy,

Wendy Nabholz, Heidi Nangle, James Oerther, Michael O’Malley III, Maxine Peroutka, Betty Price, Elizabeth Priti-

skutch, Jennifer Robinson, Donna Ross, John Ross, David Rupnow, Harry Russell, Bill & Tina Rutecky, Julie Sells,

Rayne Slackus, Abigail Smith, Heather Anne Smith, Vivian Smulley, George R. Stone Jr., Wendy Stone, Kathy Strouse,

Lora Hart Wentzel, Tish Wetherill, Sophie White, Nancy Williams, Peter Williams, Mary Witman, Arlen Zerbe, Ron,

Bob, Joan, Judy, Lea & Trent, Mike, John, Paul, Mark, Betty, Jen, Linda, Ben, Kim, Jessica, Tom, Jane, Lois

Topics Newsletter Now Online!

Good news! You can now access this complete Topics newsletter in newsletter

form along with those from the past few months on our parish website!

Simply go to www.trinityepiscopalpottsvillepa.org and click on the link to the Topics newsletter in

the tabs on the left side of the page.

Continued thanks to Pam Foley for all of her hard work on our well-done website and for making our

newsletters accessible in this way!

Congratulations !!!

Congratulations goes out to several of our Trinity Parishioners whose

artwork won awards at the 50th Annual Allied Artists Art Show!

Pam Foley – 1st Prize Photography Division

Sue Wagner – 1st & 2nd Prize Watercolor Division

Nancy Rinehart – Cover Design for Art Show Invitation

See their artwork and the work of other Trinity artists

at our concert and art show

November 20th

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 Pentecost XII

Last Sunday at Chapel

8:00am Holy Eucharist

9:15am Holy Eucharist

5 LABOR DAY

OFFICE CLOSED

6

7:00pm CBCT Mtg.

7

12noon Holy Eucharist

8

7:00pm HALOS

9 10

Rector @COM—

Kirby House

11 Pentecost XIII

Services Back at Trinity

8:00am Holy Eucharist I

9:45am Church School

10:00am Holy Eucharist II

12

7pm Study Group

13

7:00pm Diakom

“Belly Dancing Class”

7:00pm Vestry Mtg.

14

10:30am Zumba Class

11am Study Group

12noon Holy Eucharist

7:30pm Choir

15 16

7:00-9:00pm

Pottsville Recreation

Ballroom Dancing

17

10am Acolyte

Meeting

18 Pentecost XIV

“UTO Ingathering”

8:00am Holy Eucharist I

9:45am Church School

10:00am Holy Eucharist II

3:00pm Baber Day

19

7pm Study Group

20

7:00pm– MPT Mtg.

7:00pm Diakom

“Belly Dancing Class”

21

10:30am Zumba Class

11am Study Group

12noon Holy Eucharist

7:30pm Choir

22

7:00pm HALOS

23

10:30am

Healthy Resolutions

7:00-9:00pm

Pottsville Recreation

Ballroom Dancing

24

25 Pentecost XV

9:30am– Holy Eucharist

Bishop’s Visitation with

Confirmation

4:00pm Trinity Concert Series

26

——Rector at Clergy

NO Study Group

27

Retreat ——————

7:00pm Pre-Convention

Mtg. @ Sinking Spring

7:00pm Diakom

“Belly Dancing Class”

28

10:30am Zumba Class

NO Study Group

12noon Holy Eucharist

7:30pm Choir

29

11:00am Senior Adven-

tures—Top of the Eight-

ies, Sugarloaf

30

7:00-9:00pm

Pottsville Recreation

Ballroom Dancing

September 2011

DATE READERS ALTAR GUILD CHALICE BEAR-

ERS/ ACOLYTES

GREETERS

USHERS

COUNTERS ALTAR LAY

FLOWERS EUCHARISTIC

MINISTERS

September 4

8 a.m.

9:15

a.m

D. Beausang

OT A. Portland

NT J. Giansello

POP J. Bednar

K. Portland

A. Portland

B. Bacon

B. Rutecky

A. Portland

C. Gearhart

B. Rutecky

J. Mansell

T. Malarkey

B. Bednar In Loving Memory of

N. Buehler Jake Moyer by Gail

and Joan Moyer/

In Loving Memory of

Lisa Beth Depsky

September 11

8 a.m.

10 a.m.

C. Field

OT J. Giansello

NT F. Osenbach

POP T. Malarkey

K. Portland

A. Portland

B. Bacon

G. Moyer

J. Mansell

Acolytes

C. Demcher

Jacquelyn Curtis

C. Gearhart

B. Rutecky

E. Barnwell

B. Bacon

H. Mitchell In Loving Memory of C. Field

A. Portland Louie Moyer by Gail to

and Joan Moyer/ Carol Greiner

In Loving Memory of

Q. Ronald Young and

Fred & Isabel

Schaeffer by

Katherine & Bill Reese

September 18

8 a.m.

10 a.m.

K. Kovalovich

OT F. Brocious

NT P. Bortner

POP H. Mitchell

K. Portland

A. Portland

B. Bacon

B. Rutecky

P. Bortner Acolytes John Curtis C. Meunchak

C. Gearhart

B. Rutecky

J. Mansell

T. Malarkey

A. Portland In Thanksgiving for P. Bortner B. Bednar Anniversaries of the to Bowler, Curtis, and Roy Seitzinger Burns Families/ In Loving Memory of Julie Matylewicz Martin/ In Loving Memory of Elmer Stephen Cutler by his Wife, Lillian

September 25

9:30 a.m.

ONE SERVICE

ONLY

OT D. Beausang

NT J. Brocious

POP A. Portland

K. Portland

A. Portland

B. Bacon

J. Bednar

Acolytes

Jacquelyn Curtis

John Curtis

C. Gearhart

B. Rutecky

E. Barnwell

B. Bacon

H. Mitchell In Loving Memory of

N. Buehler Herbert & Ella Harris

by Herb & Miriam

Harris