Weekly Trinity Times January 5

We welcome the Rev. Lydia Speller as celebrant and preacher this Sunday at 8:00 and 10:30 while the rector is away. The Rev. Anne Kelsey will return this coming Tuesday.

Film and Fellowship: To allow film buffs to celebrate Valentine's Day, we are moving our meeting from the second Tuesday of the month to the first, Feb. 7. John Works will lead the discussion of "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," the story of a boy looking for his father in New York a year after 9/11 (the cast is fabu). We also invite talk of other films you have seen recently, given how many have opened since Thanksgiving and how many are lined up for the Academy Awards presented Feb. 26. Bring a bit of food to share in communion. North Parish Hall, 6:30 p.m.

The Gift of Years by Joan Chittester will be the study book for the upcoming Lenten series. Get a jump on the class and start reading now - it is available in paperback and may be ordered from Left Bank Books as well as online. The chapters are short and don’t have to be read in order; more information about the series will be forthcoming.

The Bishop’s Visit will be on Sunday, February 12th at 10:30 a.m. This is an important event in the life of the parish so we come together as one single community to welcome Bishop Smith that day. There is only one service that day, which will be followed by a reception and the opening spring art exhibit. Stay tuned.

Festival Sunday! February 19th is the last Sunday before Lent and we will celebrate at 10:30 with a version of the family service, complete with dramatic readings. Wear your mardi gras beads and invite your friends!

A Lenten Retreat will be held on Saturday, March 17 at the Mercy Center from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The cost is $27 per person with lunch provided. Please contact the parish office or sign up in the south parish hall, and make checks payable to Trinity. Scholarship assistance is available just for the asking. The deadline to register is Friday, March 2nd.

Upcoming Diocesan Events

Seeking Our Past, Creating Our Future: A worship to promote dialogue and actions towards healing and reconciliation around issues of race. 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Christ Church Cathedral. Bishop Smith has asked the Commission on Dismantling Racism to develop a program for parishes to engage in the work of racial reconciliation, and all Episcopalians in the Diocese of Missouri are urged to attend the workshop. The goal is to create a more open and welcoming church. There is no cost to attend.

2012 Leadership Conference Saturday, March 3 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at St. Martin’s Church in Ellisville. Workshops for everyone! Registration is $20 per person and includes lunch. Please contact the rector or reply directly to Robin Weisenborn at rweisenborn@DioceseMo.org.