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Triad Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 25 E. Walnut St Oxford, OH 45056 phone: (513) 523-7559 email: holytoffi[email protected] web: www.holytoxford.org Community Dinner 5:30 pm Fourth Wednesday Sunday Schedule 8:00 am Holy Communion Rite I 10:30 am Holy Communion Rite II The Reverend Thomas Kryder- Reid, Interim Rector The Reverend Gretchen Weller, Priest Associate William Bausano, Choir Director Bob Benson, Interim Organist Dick Nault, Senior Warden Linda Church, Junior Warden Jim Michael, Treasurer Jack Southard, Assistant Treasurer Barbara Ellison, Clerk Gayle Shidler, Communications Debra Vogt & Anita Atkinson, Nursery From the Interim Rector, pages 1-2 Announcements, pages 2-4 Birthdays & Anniversaries, page. 4 Lay Minister Schedules, pages 5-6 From the interim Rector Holy Trinity Episcopal Church is a welcoming congregation offering spiritual sanctuary to all, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, or socio-economic class; and to all persons who have felt marginalized in any way. We recognize each individual as a unique child of God. As we move forward with the work of this church, we commit ourselves to making justice and inclusivity a reality in this congregation and the world. Practice Resurrection Kentucky farmerpoet Wendell Berry composed a poem that imagines how we might live Easter in our world of cold calculation, where tensions of pro?itloss, successfailure hold sway. So, friends, every day do something that won’t compute. Love the Lord. Love the world… Ask the questions that have no answers… Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts… Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection. Spending time daily with Berry’s verses could make for fruitful Eastertide observance. Imagine taking a few minutes each morning to envision how, that day, as Easter’s Great Fifty Days move toward Pentecost, you could “do something that won’t compute,” along Berry’s playfully jagged lines. One of my challenges with such practice is to keep perspective on the past by not letting what’s been hold me back from what can be. Considering “all the facts” may reduce risk, even minimize loss and failure. But to be creative “like the fox”—sniff out new territory—takes freedom to explore and experiment, to make “more tracks than necessary,” including “some in the wrong direction.” (Continued) M AY 2015 N EWSLETTER H OLY T RINITY E PISCOPAL C HURCH

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  • Triad!

    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

    25 E. Walnut St!Oxford, OH 45056!

    phone: (513) 523-7559!email: [email protected]!

    web: www.holytoxford.org!!Community Dinner!5:30 pm Fourth Wednesday !Sunday Schedule 
8:00 am Holy Communion Rite I !10:30 am Holy Communion Rite II! !

    The Reverend Thomas Kryder-Reid, Interim Rector!The Reverend Gretchen Weller, Priest Associate!William Bausano, Choir Director!Bob Benson, Interim Organist!Dick Nault, Senior Warden 
Linda Church, Junior Warden 
Jim Michael, Treasurer
Jack Southard, Assistant Treasurer!Barbara Ellison, Clerk !Gayle Shidler, Communications!Debra Vogt & Anita Atkinson, Nursery! !!

    !‣ From the Interim Rector,

    pages 1-2!‣ Announcements, pages 2-4!!

    !‣ Birthdays & Anniversaries, page. 4!‣ Lay Minister Schedules, pages 5-6!!

    From  the  interim  Rector  

    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church is a welcoming congregation offering spiritual sanctuary to all, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, or socio-economic class; and to all persons who have felt marginalized in any way.  We recognize each individual as a unique child of God.  As we move forward with the work of this church, we commit ourselves to

    making justice and inclusivity a reality in this congregation and the world.

    !!Practice Resurrection !

    Kentucky  farmer-‐poet  Wendell  Berry  composed  a  poem  that  imagines  how  we  might  live  Easter  in  our  world  of  cold  calculation,  where  tensions  of  pro?it-‐loss,  success-‐failure  hold  sway.  !

    So,  friends,  every  day  do  something  that  won’t  compute.  Love  the  Lord.  Love  the  world…  Ask  the  questions  that  have  no  answers…     Laugh.  Laughter  is  immeasurable.  Be  joyful  though  you  have  considered  all  the  facts…     Be  like  the  fox  who  makes  more  tracks  than  necessary,  some  in  the  wrong  direction.  Practice  resurrection.  !

    Spending  time  daily  with  Berry’s  verses  could  make  for  fruitful  Eastertide  observance.  Imagine  taking  a  few  minutes  each  morning  to  envision  how,  that  day,  as  Easter’s  Great  Fifty  Days  move  toward  Pentecost,  you  could  “do  something  that  won’t  compute,”  along  Berry’s  playfully  jagged  lines.  

    One  of  my  challenges  with  such  practice  is  to  keep  perspective  on  the  past  by  not  letting  what’s  been  hold  me  back  from  what  can  be.  Considering  “all  the  facts”  may  reduce  risk,  even  minimize  loss  and  failure.  But  to  be  creative  “like  the  fox”—sniff  out  new  territory—takes  freedom  to  explore  and  experiment,  to  make  “more  tracks  than  necessary,”  including  “some  in  the  wrong  direction.”    (Continued)  

    M A Y 2015 N E W S L E T T E R

    H O LY T R I N I T Y E P I S C O PA L C H U R C H

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  • If  you  participated  in  any  of  your  rector  search  committee’s  “Holy  Trinity  101”  learning  opportunities  earlier  this  Easter  season,  you  may  appreciate  how  the  same  balance  applies  now  in  our  life  as  a  congregation.  Through  this  parish  assessment  stage  of  the  search  process,  we  re?lect  on  past  and  present  to  learn,  and  we  project  future  possibilities  to  grow.  Keeping  perspective  and  considering  all  the  facts,  yet  also  snif?ing  out  new  territory  and  taking  the  freedom  to  explore  and  experiment—even  at  the  risk  of  making  tracks  in  the  wrong  direction—it’s  all  vital  through  this  interim  time.  

    Jesus’  disciples,  after  all,  made  lots  of  tracks  in  the  wrong  direction  as  they  trudged  with  him  toward  Jerusalem  and  the  cross.  As  St.  John  tells  their  story,  the  turning  point  came  Easter  night  (20:19-‐29).  Jesus,  risen  from  death,  appeared  among  them  as  they  huddled  in  fear  of  powers-‐that-‐be.  He  promised,  “Peace  be  with  you.”  And  they  realized  this  stranger  was  he  only  after  “he  showed  them  his  hands  and  his  side”  still  bearing  cruci?ixion  wounds.  He  was  recognizable  yet  somehow  new.  His  past  remained  part  of  him  even  as  his  resurrection  freed  him.  

    Then  he  freed  them.  By  breathing  the  Holy  Spirit  on  them,  he  transformed  them  from  disciples  (learners)  into  apostles  (those  sent)—and  out  he  sent  them  to  make  more  tracks  than  ever.  In  time  they  ventured  to  the  ends  of  the  known  world  sharing  resurrection  news:  God’s  promise  of  life  in  its  fullest,  no  matter  what’s  been.  

    Through  this  month  and  the  summer  ahead  your  rector  search  committee’s  aim  is  the  same.  They’ll  make  tracks  to  seek  out  your  thoughts  and  ideas,  hopes  and  fears,  dreams  and  imaginings  for  the  congregation  Holy  Trinity  is  and  can  be—so  the  vestry  can  better  know  what  kind  of  leader  to  call.  

    And,  so  in  years  to  come,  you  as  a  congregation  can  all  the  more  joyfully  do  as  the  poet  urges:  Love  the  Lord.  Love  the  world.  Laugh.  Practice  resurrection.  !

    - Tom  Kryder-‐Reid  !! ! !

    Holy Trinity 101: The final session with the Rector Search Committee ~

    to equip us with understandings and vocabulary essential for a successful search.

    Session  Five:  Mission:  What’s  Possible?  Next  Sunday,  May  3  ~  Noon  -‐  1:30pm  ~  Led  by  the  Holy  Trinity  Rector  Search  Committee  

    In  the  Undercroft    !  Light  lunch  served  !!Episcopal Church Women’s Luncheon ~

    Calling all women ... Join us Tuesday, May 5 at Noon at the Knolls of Oxford for Lunch and Fellowship. !

    Informal Men’s Get-together, “ECM” (Episcopal Church Men) You’re welcome to join us Tuesday, May 12, at 9 AM (-ish) at Kofenya. While “two or three are gathered together” is good, it’s more

    fun if we have a crowd! For more information, feel free to contact Glenn Julian, [email protected] !Community Dinner

    May 27, 4:30 pm ~ Hands on Healing in the Library! 5:30 pm ~ Dinner in the Undercroft!

    Meet at Holy Trinity to have a delicious dinner and to help serve some hungry folks in our community.!

    Practice  Resurrection  

    A N N O U N C E M E N T S A N D E V E N T S

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  • !Church Women United 2015 May Friendship Day ~ Celebrates the Journey of the Caregiver ~ May Friendship Day 2015 will be celebrated Sunday, May 3, 3 to 4: 30 p.m. at the Darrtown United Methodist Church. Joan Potter-Somer, Director of Oxford Seniors, will be our speaker. Caregiving is a task entrusted to us by God. As women, we care for others throughout our lives: children and youth, our spouses and significant others, our parents and grandparents. Caregiving can be a lonely place of isolation and frustration. When the tasks of caregiving overwhelm us and our ability to care for ourselves, we recognize a need for love and respite for ourselves and our caregiving sisters and brothers. This May Friendship Day is for all people who struggle with their calling of caring for the needs of others. May Friendship Day encourages us to journey with those in our midst who find themselves in the role of caregivers. Many of us are on that journey. !Adult Forum ~ Gather at 9:15 am on the following Sundays in the undercroft. May 3 ~ Linda Church will talk about Reiki in her life. May 10 ~ Mother’s Day. you are invited to share stories about mothering. May 17 ~ Peter Williams will continue the discussion of Fundamentalism in the United States. !Updating Office Records ~ Would you like your birthday noted in the TRIAD? Or, the birthdays of family members? Your anniversary, if applicable? Would you like to give Altar flowers to celebrate a personal or family event, or to memorialize a family member? Or have your name added to the rotation for providing refreshments at coffee hour? If so, Please call or email the office with your information, so we can add you to our lists! !

    Announcements for Sunday Bulletins should be dropped off or sent via email by !Monday morning of the week preceding.!

    Articles and announcements for the TRIAD should be submitted by the 20th of each month. !Thanks! Gayle Shidler ~ 513-523-7559 ~ [email protected]!

    A N N O U N C E M E N T S A N D E V E N T S ( C O N T . )

    !NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness ~ The Butler County affiliate of NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness, wants to thank the members of Holy Trinity’s Outreach Committee, the members of the church, and The Reverend Kryder-Reid for extending the opportunity to partner with the church to present our Family to Family course. There is still room and you can to join up to week 3 of the class. !The Family to Family course covers such topics as, insight into how mental illness affects a loved one, how to get help when it is needed, a look at current brain research, how to support the loved one without enabling, what to do in a crisis, communication skills, and how to take care of you. The no-cost course will begin on April 29, at 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm, in the Undercroft. If you or someone you know needs this help, please have them call 513-860-8386 or send an email to [email protected] to register.

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  • !

    Upcoming Events ! !! ! ! ! Community Dinner: May 27, 5 pm.!! ! ! Meet at Holy T to have a delicious dinner and to help serve !! ! ! ! some hungry folks in our community.!! ! ! ! !!

    Miami College Students are welcome to attend all events at Holy Trinity!! !

    B I R T H D AY S & A N N I V E R S A R I E S

    Did we miss your important date? Please let us know by calling the

    office at 513-523-7559!or email [email protected]!Would you like to celebrate by

    offering the Altar Flowers?

    May Birthdays!! ! ! 5 Yerevan Peterson! ! ! 8 Kevin Williams! ! ! 10 Dick Nault! ! ! ! Cynthia Hanscom! 11 Barbara Ellison! 14 Laura Poppendeck! 18 Nina Stahr! ! 19 Mary Poppendeck! ! ! 21 Tom Dierling! ! 24 Gitzene Myers ! ! ! 27 Marshall Patterson! ! ! ! 28 Jacob Bausano! ! 31 Linda Church! ! !

    May Anniversaries!!! 14 David and Judy Evans!

    ! 29 Kevin O’Bryan and Emily Murphree

    M I A M I E P I S C O PA L S T U D E N T M I N I S T RY

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  • MAY LAY MINISTERS

    MAY 3 MAY 10! MAY 17! MAY 24!Day of Pentecost

    MAY 31!Trinity Sunday

    Eucharistic Minister(8am) Judy Evans Luke Hall Alan Lindsey Rich Bement Kathleen Carels

    Eucharistic Minister I Marilyn Kinzler Peter Williams Rich Bement Marilyn Kinzler Peter Williams

    Eucharistic Minister II Rich Bement Marilyn Kinzler Peter Williams Bill Bausano Rich Bement

    OT Lector (1st Lesson) Chris Church Ken Grabach Kat Hayes Glenn Julian Jim Michael

    NT Lector (2nd Lesson) Emily Murphree Dick Nault Ellen Reister Stephanie Nowak Karen Schilling

    Lector (Prayers) Sharon Seidel Ginger Smith Diana Uhlman Kevin Williams Peter Williams

    Acolyte (Crucifer) Jillian Hassel Hannah Kempf Martin Ganev

    Steve Elliot (windsock)

    James StokesMartin Ganev

    Acolyte (Altar) Mercy Patterson Nina Stahr Mercy Patterson Nina Stahr Alex Atkinson

    Acolyte (Torchbearer) Maren Patterson Morgan Stahr Alex Atkinson Stephanie McCabe Kathy McCabe

    Greeter/Oblationist

    Jack Southard Bonnie & Joe Kretschmer

    Elaine Brandner Dick Nault

    Dick & Anne Lodge Phyllis

    Hollenbaugh

    Bonnie & Joe Kretschmer Dick Nault

    Elaine Brandner Jack Southard

    Coffee Marilyn & Kurt Kinzler Chris & Linda

    Church

    !Judi Nelson

    Emily MurphreeNeil & Mary Poppendeck

    Dick & Ginger Smith

    FlowersSharon Seidel

    Phyllis Hollenbaugh

    Diana Uhlman!

    Dave & Judy Evans Peter Williams Karen Schilling

    Ushers Sharon Seidel Jack Heitsman

    Altar Guild Dick and Ginger Smith !

    If unable to serve, please find a substitute & !call the office (523-7559) or email [email protected] !

    if there is time. Thank you!

    L AY M I N I S T E R S C H E D U L E

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  • If unable to serve, please find a substitute & !call the office (523-7559) or email [email protected] !

    if there is time. Thank you!

    L AY M I N I S T E R S C H E D U L E

    JUNE LAY MINISTERS

    JUNE 7! JUNE 14! JUNE 21! JUNE 28!

    Eucharistic Minister(8am) Judy Evans Luke Hall Alan Lindsey Rich Bement

    Eucharistic Minister I Marilyn Kinzler Peter Williams Rich Bement Marilyn Kinzler

    Eucharistic Minister II Rich Bement Marilyn Kinzler Peter Williams Bill Bausano

    OT Lector (1st Lesson and Psalm)

    Rosalyn Benson Kathleen Carels Chris Church Ken Grabach

    NT Lector (2nd Lesson) Kat Hayes Glenn Julian Jim Michael Emily Murphree

    Lector (Prayers) Dick Nault Stephanie Nowak Ellen Reister Karen Schilling

    Acolyte (Crucifer) Martin Ganev Nina Stahr James Stokes Steve Elliott

    Acolyte (Altar)

    Acolyte (Torchbearer)

    Greeter/Oblationist

    Bonnie & Joe Kretschmer Dick Nault

    Dick & Anne Lodge Phyllis Hollenbaugh

    Dick Nault Elaine Brandner

    Phyllis Hollenbaugh Bonnie & Joe Kretschmer

    Coffee Hour Bob and Rosalyn Benson Karen Schilling Kathleen Carels

    !Peter Williams Glenn & Betty Julian

    Flowers Judy Shaw Jack & Sally Southard!

    Rich & Mickey Bement Bob & Rosalyn Benson

    Ushers ~ Sharon Seidel Jack Heitsman ~

    Altar Guild Ellen Reister and Dorothy Samter !

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  • Holy Trinity Episcopal Church!25 E Walnut St!Oxford, OH 45056

    M AY 2 0 1 5 N E W S L E T T E R . . .