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Trinity Church— Windsor, CT
The Methodist June 2017 Gathered in 1790
Inside This Issue
From the Pastor 1
Summer Worship Hours 2
Adult Sunday School
Teachers/Facilitators
Needed 2
Summer Church Office
Hours 2
New Members 2
Music Survey Coming 2
United Methodist Women
News 3
Reception to Honor Bob
Gilbert 3
Children’s & Youth
Ministries Newz 4
Memorial Committee
Update/Reminder 5
C.A.R.E. @ Trinity 5
Appalachian Craft Fair 5
Calendar 6
Feeding the Hungry 7
Food Bank Needs 7
South Park Inn 7
BDays, Anniv., etc. 8
Free Computer/Ink 8
Just for Trinity Kids 9
More...
Why Did Jesus Wash Our Feet?
From Seedbed Daily Text
“When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. ‘Do you understand what I have done for you?’ he asked them. ‘You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example
that you should do as I have done for you. Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.’ ”
“ ‘I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me.’ ” “ ‘I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.’ ” John 13:12-20
Consider This:
What a question! Let’s read this text as addressed to us.
“Do you understand what I have done for you?”
The short answer: Yes, Jesus, you washed our feet.
On the surface, yes. Something much deeper happened beneath the surface. Jesus all at once acknowledges the power dynamics and differentials in human relationships while collapsing status distinctions within them.
Watch how it works. He acknowledges the power dynamics:
“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am… Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master.”
Jesus is the Rabbi. Disciples are the followers. Jesus is the master. Disciples are the students. There is a clear differential here and Jesus has the power. Now, watch what he does with it.
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
Jesus does not divest himself of his power, nor does he try to pretend there is no power differential between he and his disciples. He collapses the power dynamics and the status based relationships by reversing them. The greatest actually makes himself the least and so reveals true greatness.
It’s not about people in power giving lip service to equality. This is not about equality. It’s far more radical than that. It’s about identity. Jesus shows us his identity is not shaped by his role. It’s just the opposite. His role is shaped by his identity. That’s why he washed our feet.
The Prayer
Abba Father, we thank you for your son, Jesus, who being in very nature God did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing; and taking on the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness and found in the appearance of a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross. Come Holy Spirit and form this very mind in us. We pray in Jesus name. Amen. (see also Philippians 2) Peace—Pastor John
Our Staff Senior Pastor …………………………………….. John R Gerlach
Director of Children’s & Youth Ministries……………………………………….. Daniel Lee
TCS Head of Schools……………………… ….. Kasinda Bristol
Trinity Christian Preschool Director……. Brianna Witkowski
Minister of Music ……………………………. Bob Gilbert
Custodians ………………………………………... Chris Hensley
Office Manager …………….….………..……... Sharon LaFrancis
Bookkeeper ………………………………………. Sonja Swedberg
Multi Media Ministries………………………. Charlie Gilman/Dick Mackey
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Trinity United Methodist Church
Trinity Church 180 Park Avenue, Windsor, CT 06095, 860 688-9245, [email protected],
Editor: Sharon LaFrancis, Pastor: John R. Gerlach. Deadline for copy: The fifteenth day of the
month prior to publication. The Editor reserves the right to edit for content and space. ©2017
Trinity United Methodist Church.
New Members
O n May 28th, we
welcomed six new
members into our Trinity
Church Family. We praise
God for these wonderful
additions to our family!
Alicia Carpenter
Brian & Lisa Price
Laurel Sayles
Todd & Erin Schildknecht Adult Sunday School Leaders/ Facilitators
Needed
J oan Gerlach is taking over the recruitment of leaders and facilitators
for our Sunday Morning Adult Sunday School classes. If you have a desire to serve or team up with someone to lead and or facilitate a class, give Joan a call at 860-688-4145 or send her an email at [email protected]. She is also willing to assist in finding resources as well!
Summer Worship Begins
Sunday, June 11
W e will begin our Summer Worship Time on
Sunday, June 11 and meet @ 9:30 in our
air-conditioned Sanctuary. There will be no Sunday
School classes during the summer months.
We will resume Sunday
School classes on
September 17 following our
Rally Day and Ministry Fair
on September 10, 2017.
Search: Trinity Church, Windsor, CT
A Music Survey Is Coming
T he Staff Parish
Relations Committee
wants to hear from YOU!
On June 5th a Survey will
be distributed via email to all Trinity Church
members and families with questions
pertaining to the future music program at
Trinity Church. Please be on the lookout for
this survey and complete it promptly. If you do
not have email, let us know in the office. Your
opinion matters! SUMMER CHURCH
OFFICE HOURS
B eginning the week of June
12, the Church Office will be open 8:30 a.m.-
4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. We will
resume Monday through Friday office hours after
Labor Day.
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United
Methodist
Women
News
R ecently I have been thinking about the all
-church studies we have done at Trinity
through the years. For example, 40 Days of
Purpose, 40 Days of Community, 40 Days of
Love, S.H.A.P.E., the R12 Christian, the Vertical
Church, Expecting to See Jesus. What has
changed as a result of these shared
experiences? Are we being transformed as
individuals in the image of Christ? Are we
glorifying God with our worship? Are we bold
in our faith and our prayer life? Are we using
our gifts and talents to serve God? As a
corporate body do we truly exhibit unity of
Spirit and the love of Christ with one another,
and with all who cross our path? Allowing God
to transform us is a daily exercise and
a lifestyle choice. The UMW board is in the
process of planning fall programs. If we were
to revisit some of these studies, would we find
that we are living out what we learned?
Mark your calendars for the fall Rummage
Sale, October 20 & 21.
Thank you,
Janet
Reception to Honor Bob Gilbert
O n Monday, May 8 our Music Director
Bob Gilbert notified the church that
effective July 1, he will be serving Center
Church in Hartford, CT as their full-time
organist.
On Sunday, June 18, we will host a
reception in the Great Room immediately
after our 9:30 AM church service to honor
Bob’s many years of
dedicated service!
Come join us to thank
Bob and wish him well.
THANK YOU!
T he outpouring
of love and
caring, in it’s
many forms, has
sustained Mike
and me through the last five weeks of
uncertainty and considerable pain during this
portion of the post-op recovery. God’s grace
has been amazing, and He used your prayers,
cards and meals to lift us up from the ground.
We very much appreciate your hearts and
overwhelming outreach.
“But he was wounded for our transgressions,
crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the
punishment that made us whole, and by his
bruises we are healed.” ~ Isaiah 53.5
With Love & Peace,
Sharon & Mike LaFrancis
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Trinity
Children
&
Youth Newz
S ummer is almost here,
and while our regular programming is coming to
an end, we are looking forward to mission trips,
and summer events!
Thank you to everyone who supported our
summer mission trip! A big thank you to Roger
Nolte and Ted Arnold for all your help in the plant
sale.
This month our youth leave for their summer
mission trip on June 25th – 30th. This year we will
be going to Wayne County, NY. We will be
participating in a Week of Hope, organized by
Group Publishing. Our teens will be performing a
variety of community service projects including
working with children at a day camp, serving at a
food bank or homeless shelter, leading a Vacation
Bible School, improving the homes of people in
need, assisting the elderly, tutoring struggling kids,
working with disabled children, facilitating a sports
camp, and/or serving churches and other human
service organizations.
Our Awana Club has come to an end. On May 30th
we recognized all of our kid’s hard work during our
closing ceremony. Thank you to all our leaders and
volunteers for making this a great year!
Vacation Bible School is on July
31st – August 4th. This year we
will be traveling to Rome.
Explore a crowded Roman
marketplace, tip-toe past
watchful Roman guards, encourage first-century
Christians who meet in a dark cave, race chariots,
(Cont. next column)
and visit Paul for daily discoveries about God’s
love. Register online by following the link on our
church’s website.
Get Connected!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/TrinityMYF
Email: [email protected]
Pastor Daniel Lee,
Director of Children’s & Youth Ministries 860-688-9245 x 109 [email protected]
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
H appy Father’s Day
to dads, grandpas and
father-figures who rely on
our heavenly Father as
their model of love and
faithfulness.
SPECIAL JUNE DATES
• Pentecost, June 4, 2017
• Trinity Sunday and Youth Sunday @ Trinity,
June 11, 2017
• Flag Day, June 14, 2017
• Father’s Day, June 18, 2017
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APPALACHIAN
CRAFT FAIR
July 29
from 9 AM -- 2 PM
Trinity’s Great Room
T his summer we have the rare opportunity to be
a part of a unique ministry. The Appalachian
Craft Fair is a branch of Red Bird Mission in Beverly,
KY. Trinity has supported Red Bird Mission
financially for many years; and a couple of years
ago, we sent a team of men to participate in their
Work Camp.
Their unique ministry is the traveling craft
fair. Crafts are packed up from their local store,
loaded into trailers and hauled all over the United
States. The craft fair then sets up in various host
churches. The Craft Marketing program provides
economic opportunity for artisans within a 60-mile
radius of the Red Bird Mission. The program
purchases the craft directly from the artisan and
markets them locally and throughout the United
States. Many artisans have had their craft handed
down through the generations. The Red Bird
Artisan Crafts exist only to help
stimulate the area economy in
their impoverished region.
This craft fair will be open to the
public on Saturday, July 29 from 9
AM to 2 PM. There will be a special
opportunity just for the Trinity
Family on Sunday July 30 after church. Plan to
purchase your unique Christmas, birthday,
anniversary and “just because” gifts at this very
special fair...right in our building. Tell your friends
and family!
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE UPDATE/REMINDER
T hrough the years our church, because of the
generosity of people giving to our Trinity Church
Memorial Fund, have been able to purchase various
items to enhance our church to the Glory of
God. This is a caring way to
remember or honor those we
love. This fund is only used for
this purpose. Our committee
of the church encourages this
giving and would like to remind
our congregation of this
opportunity. Rest assured, if you give a gift in
memory or honor of a loved one, it will be used
wisely. God bless the gift and the giver.
Thank you.
The Trinity Church Memorial Committee
Nancy Yost, Chairman
Jan Masterman
Claudette Johnson
C.A.R.E.
at
Trinity
I f you see someone who is visiting Trinity
or is new to you, please welcome them
with a treat that you will find in the chest
freezer in the kitchen off Fellowship Hall,
labeled CARE.
Any questions, call Judy 860 688 0693.
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Trinity UMC: June2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
7:00 PM Boy Scouts
Patrol Leaders Council
2 9:00 AM Bulletin
Collating
6:30 PM Den Scout
Meeting
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4 8:15 AM Worship
9:10 AM Coffee Fel-
lowship
9:25 AM Cherub
Choir Rehearsal
9:40 AM Sunday
School
11:00 AM Worship
6:00 PM MYF
5 3:00 PM Scholarship
Committee Meeting
6 6:00 PM TCS PRE-
SCHOOL & KINDER-GARTEN GRADUATION
6:30 PM Boy Scout
Troop Meeting
7 10:00 AM AWARDS
CEREMONY & TCS 6th GRADE GRADUATION
6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
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6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
9 9:00 AM Bulletin
Collating
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11 YOUTH
SUNDAY
9:30 AM Summer
Worship Service
12 6:30 PM TEDC (Trinity
Educational Develop-ment Committee)
6:45 PM TCS Board
Meeting
7:00 PM Mission's
Committee Meeting
13 6:30 PM Boy Scout
Troop Meeting
14 6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
7:00 PM Trustees
Meeting
15 9:00 AM Bulletin Col-
lating
6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
7:00 PM Finance Com-
mittee Meeting
7:00 PM Troop Com-
mittee Meeting
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18 HAPPY
FATHER’S DAY!
9:30 AM Summer
Worship Service
10:45 AM Reception for Bob Gilbert
19 20 21 6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
7:00 PM Church Coun-
cil Meeting
22 9:00 AM Bulletin Col-
lating
6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
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25 9:30 AM Summer
Worship Service
11:00 AM Nolte Wed-
ding Shower
2:30 PM South Park
Soup Kitchen Ministry
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6:30 PM Gideons
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9:00 AM Methodist
Folding
6:30 PM All-Church
Prayer
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6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
29
9:00 AM Bulletin Col-
lating
6:00 PM Youth Basket-
ball
30
MYF Summer Mission Trip “Week of Hope” to Wayne County, New York
6.25 t0 6.30.17
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FOOD BANK
NEEDS
R ecently we have learned there is an
even greater need for children's diapers and wipes than for food. All sizes are needed-under size 1 through size 6.
Food items are still welcome, especially “Groceries To Go” for the folks at the Senior Center, including low-salt items, e.g., saltines, soups, ravioli, pudding cups, etc. Mayonnaise, ketchup, hot dog relish, mustard, cereal, Ramen noodles, snacks and potato chips always go quickly. The greatest need is for diapers and wipes.
The Food Bank is so grateful for the items that Trinity has always contributed. We have been very faithful over the years. Hopefully we will be able to provide diapers for several months because people using the Food Bank are not allowed to buy diapers with the funds provided them.
Please place donated items in the bin beneath the Windsor Food Bank sign in Fellowship Hall. Thank you and God Bless you for your generosity and loving care you supply through your donations.
Jeannine Gilman and Marie Kinkead
SOUTH PARK INN
PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING...YOU WILL BE BLESSED!
S outh Park Inn's mission is to assist homeless people to improve their life situation by providing
temporary and long-term housing and supportive services. Trinity is a part of the South Park Soup Kitchen Ministry, providing meals the last Sunday of every month, January through October. If you would like to help prepare and serve meals, a sign-up sheet for 2017 is located on the Mission's Bulletin Board in
Fellowship Hall. Also this year, we will have a South Park Inn Collection Box located in Fellowship Hall. You can donate personal hygiene supplies, laundry detergent, and twin sheets. For more details or questions please
call Chris Boyer at 860-688-7670 or 860-212-8818.
2017 Bushnell Park Lunches - Feeding the
Hungry in Bushnell Park/Church Street Eats/
Church By the Pond
T hese are some of the names for this program that
provide lunches to the homeless on Saturday afternoon in Bushnell Park. This program is affiliated with Hands-on Hartford serving needy and homeless people throughout the city. If you would like to take part, there are many ways to help. 1) Come to Trinity at 1 PM on one of the days below to help make sandwiches and assemble 100 lunches. 2) Make desserts for the lunches - usually cookies, brownies or bars. 3) Travel into Hartford with the group to help serve the lunches; we're back at church by 3:45 or 4.
Our remaining dates for 2017 are:
July 1, November 4.
If you're interested in serving, but have questions, please let Kelly Caruso or Donna Myers know. If you would like to join us on a particular day, please call Donna at 860-688-7230. Thank you!
April 22, 2017
Recap
It was a cool April
Saturday but we
had a lovely
service at Church
By The Pond. As is often the case street
ministries present unique challenges. Besides
our typical walkers in the park we had a
construction truck working alongside us! Rev.
Rebekah Hatch provided an inspiring sermon
and a sense of humor through the noise and
celebrated the Eucharist with 40. Trinity
Church of Windsor (see photos) brought great
bagged
lunches
(popcorn
was a nice
treat!) to 52
guests.
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HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
WISHES!
06/03 Karin Arnold
06/05 Jon Sasportas
06/06 Beverly Pietraroia
06/07 Hector Webb
06/09 Karin Hawkinson
06/10 Daniel Harris
06/11 Clarence Butler
06/12 Jeannine Gilman, Jack Gregory
06/13 Desna Foster
06/17 Dave Scammon
06/19 Chelsea Lee
06/20 Lori Hopkins, Phyllis Liegl
06/21 Jesse Peters
06/22 Jane Evans, Jennifer Nolte,
Sarah Szepanski
06/23 Larry Myers, Evan Petkis
06/24 Elaine Attanasio, Althea Balkus-Bouthet,
Debbie Tetreault
06/25 Abigail Abrham, Ann Gallagher,
Ron Stavens
06/26 Richard Crockett
06/28 Jean Shultz
06/29 Sara Hemp, Howard Jubrey, Jr.
HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY
WISHES!
06/02 Mr. and Mrs. Win Senter
06/05 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas DiGiore,
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Samuelson
06/08 Rev. and Mrs. Roy Jacobsen
06/12 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clift
06/14 Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne Foster
06/17 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gunning
06/19 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stechschulte
06/20 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grant,
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bright Otaluka
06/23 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dell’Aera
06/25 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gordon
06/30 Mr. and Mrs. John D'Agata,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gustafson
FREE COMPUTER/PRINTER ITEMS
T he Arnolds have a couple of computer/printer items to offer free for the asking. They are an
Ellipsis 16 GB tablet (Android) which is cleaned of data and a boxed set of new #271 ink cartridges used in Canon printers. Just let us know if you'd like them.
Ted Arnold
Phone: (860) 683-8425 and
Mobile: (860) 306-3341
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Just 4 Trinity Kids (ages 2-102)
Puzzle Answers may be found on Page 4
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Gathered 1790
We believe the Holy Spirit calls us to gather to worship God, be equipped and be sent out to make followers of Jesus Christ.
Worship Service Times
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 Worship Begins
8:15 AM & 11:00 AM
Summer Worship Beginning June 11, 2017 9:30 AM
Infant & Toddler Care Available
During Worship Services