WORSHIP AL FRESCO!
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This Sunday, July 21 at 10am, we will worship on Trinity Plaza as the weather forecast is looking fantastic. We have special guest musicians, Blockhouse Valley, joining us. A few suggestions for our good people:
- Wear hats, sunglasses and some sunscreen. That sun really reflects off all that new, bright concrete. Casual dress encouraged!
- We have concrete amphitheater seating plus chairs from our dining area, My Brothers Place. If you'd like to bring a favorite chair - please do.
- If you're sitting on the built in concrete seats, consider bringing a blanket or beach towel.
- For this Sunday only, we are moving the Kids' Room up to the room always known as "The Bride's Room" on the 2nd floor with a direct access door to/from the Plaza. We will have good stuff to keep our kids busy with Miss Wendi and will follow the same guidelines as we do on the 1st floor.
- If you utilize the Four SeaGate parking garage, enter our building as usual but proceed up the stairwell or use the elevator to the 2nd floor to access the Plaza.
- If you park on the street, bike or walk to us, head on up the exterior Plaza steps at the corner of Adams and Summit.
- WE WILL HAVE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE AT OUR FRONT DOORS DIRECTING. FOR SAFETY REASONS, WE WILL BE LOCKING FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AT 10:10AM. That doesn't mean latecomers can't join us, it just means they need to proceed up the exterior steps at Adams and Summit.
If you have a question that isn't covered, please email Heather Meyer at heather@trinitytoledo.org See you Sunday!
| WHO IS JESUS ANYWAY?
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First Session This Sunday after Church
Grab a snack at coffee hour and join us in the Walbridge Room as we begin to explore who Jesus is, using Diana Butler Bass’ book Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence as a springboard. (Here is a video of the author introducing the book if you’d like to learn more.)
These discussions are open to everyone, whether you have read the book or not, whether you can attend all the sessions or not, whether you know who Jesus is to you or you have no clue. Here are some questions to ponder for this week (Jesus as teacher; Jesus as friend):
- What has been your understanding of Jesus throughout your life? How have you seen that change over the years?
- “Jesus calls us friends. God reaches toward us, not as a fearsome master or judge, but a friend, beckoning us to reach back” (p. 16 of the book). Do you view Jesus as a friend of yours? Why or why not?
- Which of the teachings of Jesus is most compelling or attractive to you? Which teaching is most challenging or frustrating? Why?
The rough schedule for the rest of the sessions: July 28: Jesus as Savior
August 4: No session August 11: Jesus as Lord August 18: Jesus as Way
August 25: Jesus as Presence September 1: Bonus session: The Universal Jesus If you have any questions, contact facilitators Jolene Miller and Amy Saylor. Bring your questions, we’ll bring ours!
| PRIDE DONATIONS |
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Through August 18 we are asking for donations of 8oz water bottles and hard candy for Pride! You can drop them off at our “drop off station” by the columbarium. PLEASE, no chocolate as it tends to melt in the August sun. Any chocolate donated will be considered a tithe for our Director of Operations. If you have any questions please contact our Director of Community Engagement through email at, george@trinitytoledo.org
| COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY |
Sunday, August 18 1:00-3:00 p.m. Epworth United Methodist Church, 4855 Central Ave. Presentation of the City of Toledo’s Comprehensive Plan for Neighborhood Safety Malcolm Cunningham, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement (MONSE), will provide an overview of the City of Toledo's new Comprehensive Plan for Neighborhood Safety. Malcolm will host an interactive forum after the plan presentation. Many people from the community have been working on this plan over the past year, and it is bearing fruit in reducing gun violence. Come learn about the positive steps our community is taking! Free, open to all. Sign up here.
Download information flyer here.
| Diocesan Office for Mission Peace and Justice |
Click here for the resources page.
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| TRINITY PRAYER LIST
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Did you know that Trinity has an active prayer list? If you’d like prayers for yourself or for someone you know, you can request them by contacting the Trinity office (trinity@trinitytoledo.org or 419-243-1231) or our interim rector, Stephen Applegate (in person or via email at stephen@trinitytoledo.org).
At the moment, all prayer requests are shared only with a small intercessory prayer group who, along with parish clergy, offer recurring prayers for each request. This is not a closed group. If you want to join Trinity parishioners who’ve committed to the practice of regularly praying for others, ask Stephen about joining the prayer team.
When a request is received, it remains on the prayer list for four weeks before it’s taken off. Requests can always be renewed or submitted again. However, having an “expiration date” will prevent the list from overflowing with prayer requests that are out of date.
| BOOK CLUB
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Book clubbers! We’re taking a bit of a hiatus for July and August but add this to the late summer reading list so it’s fresh in your mind for discussion on September 8. Stay tuned for sign up and zoom information. (*Our library has print, ebook and audio copies.)
| TRINITY@HOME LIVE-STREAM |
Trinity@Home is now a live-stream of Trinity’s 10:00 am in-person service with an interactive chat.
www.trinitytoledo.org/live
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EPISCOPAL NEWS SERVICE
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