The Bishop is Coming!

Bishop French's Visitation at the Easter Vigil

Saturday, March 30, at 7 PM

Trinity Church is honored to welcome Bishop Sally French as our Celebrant and Preacher at the Easter Vigil this year. Since this is her official visitation to Trinity for the year, Bishop French will do Baptisms as well as Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation of Faith as part of the service. Before she comes, we need to fill out a form listing the people being baptized, confirmed, etc. If you or your child(ren) are interested in Baptism and haven't already talked to us, please let Annie or Paul know. Young people who plan on being confirmed should contact Emily. Adults who would like to be confirmed, received, or making a reaffirmation of faith* should contact Kara. 

For confirmation, reception, and reaffirmation, we will need to know your full name, previous church affiliation if any, age, and the date and place of your baptism (a 'guesstimate' is fine). 

*What's the difference? In Confirmation, our young people affirm the promises that were made for them at their baptism. Adults from other traditions commit to living out their Christian life in the fellowship and communion of the Episcopal Church. Those who were previously confirmed in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches are received by the Bishop rather than confirmed again. And anyone, at any time, can make a public reaffirmation of their faith with the Bishop and receive her blessing on God's continuing work in their lives. 

20's-30s and Oregon Trailblazers: Help out with Lent dinner!

Our fellowship groups will be providing two of the Lent dinners for the Wednesday evening programs. We invite you to help out the parish and spend some time with old friends and new! 

If you're part of the Oregon Trailblazers ('vaguely middle-aged people'), or would like to be, we'll be doing the dinner on March 6th. Sign up here to contribute soup (including vegan and gluten-free options), salad, or bread:

https://forms.gle/3yjR5Lc9pEPfSMzaA

20's-30's Fellowship will be providing dinner on March 13th. Sign up here if you can help out! We need soup, salad, and bread, including vegan and gluten-free soup. 

https://forms.gle/NgnuMJTEAY4PvaMVA

Exploring Our Anglican Heritage: A Pilgrimage from Canterbury to York

Information Session Sunday, February 25th after the 10:30 service

Over the course of my life, I have been blessed by the time I’ve spent on pilgrimages in England, learning and worshiping in the cradle of our Anglican tradition. This time, I invite you to come with me – and with our Trinity Church family.
After flying from Newark to London, we’ll travel to Canterbury, where we will stay at the Canterbury Lodge within the Cathedral precincts. We will spend a day at Little Gidding, one of my favorite places in the world and the birthplace of post-Reformation Anglican monasticism. It’s also closely associated with the Oratory of the Good Shepherd, of which I’m a Priest Companion. We’ll then make the short trip to Cambridge and visit the collections of the Parker Library in the company of the Rev. Dr. Andrew Davison, followed by a journey east to Norwich before heading north to Lincoln, York, and Durham.
Throughout the trip, we will spend time in prayer, observing the Daily Office and celebrating the Eucharist. I’ll guide the spiritual aspects of the pilgrimage, and at each stop we will have the help of local guides who know the history and architecture of each cathedral. 
We have been planning this pilgrimage for a long time, and I hope that you’ll join me in what promises to be a wonderful, Christ-centered journey. You can learn more about the pilgrimage here:

https://lightlinena.com/pilgrimage/exploring-our-anglican-heritage-a-pilgrimage-from-canterbury-to-york/
Yours faithfully in Christ,
Kara

February at Trinity

February is about to get very busy at Trinity. I have several updates, reminders, and announcements from Family Ministries. The Sunday School announcements and Faith@Home resources are especially geared toward parents with kids from PreK-5th grade. 

First, I’ll go through announcements and updates for the special events and programs. Second, I will go through reminders for the ongoing programs. 

Shrove Tuesday 🡪 Ash Wednesday 🡪  Lent 

Family Lenten Spirals – available on the Family Ministries Table. 

February 13th will be Trinity’s annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Palm Burning Liturgy! 

  • Supper is in the Parish Hall at 6 p.m. and there will be games and activities available for kids. 

  • We will make Alleluia posters to put in hibernation until Easter.

  • Gluten-free pancakes available!  

  • Bring your old Palm Sunday palms and palm-crosses! We make our ashes for Ash Wednesday out of those. 

  • Palm-Burning Liturgy after supper. 

February 14th is Ash Wednesday

  • Services at Trinity at 7 a.m., noon, and 7 p.m. 

February 21st & 28th will be the first two Lenten Suppers

  • Supper will be soup, bread, and salad, provided by different groups in the church (Vestry, 20s/30s, Oregon Trail Blazers, Staff, etc.) 

  • The schedule for Wednesday evening programs goes like this:

    • 5:30 p.m., Eucharist in the church 

    • 6 p.m., supper in the big side of the Parish Hall 

    • 6:30 p.m., childcare in the small side of the Parish Hall 

    • 6:30 p.m., Life Together program and discussion in the big side of the Parish Hall. 

    • Need a copy of Life Together? Get yours in the Narthex (entryway) or at the front desk. 

    • Don’t have time to read Life Together? That’s ok. Join us for supper and conversation anyway. 

Faith @ Home Resources for February: 

Click the link to visit the Princeton Public Library (PPL) website entry for each book.

You can find the lectionary texts for each Sunday in the BCP, or online at https://www.lectionarypage.net/. 

Mogie, the Heart of the House, by Kathi Appelt, tells the story of Mogie, a dog who lives at the Ronald MacDonald House and uses all her energy and affection to help the children staying there heal. This book connects to the Gospel for February 4, Mark 1:29-39 and the theme of healing. 

When Lightning Comes in a Jar, by Patricia Polacco, tells the story of Tricia’s family reunion. After a wonderful day with family and good food, Tricia’s grandmother sends everyone home with jars of fireflies. The family carries the light of their reunion out into the world with them. This book connects to the Epistle for February 11, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, and particularly to the light of God that we carry in our hearts and spread throughout the world. 

Water Come Down: The Day You Were Baptized, by Walter Wangerin, Jr., is a celebration of baptism, illustrated vibrantly, and overflowing with the excitement and joy surrounding this sacrament. We have multiple copies of this book at Trinity, and we often give them as baptism gifts. On February 18, we will read in Mark’s Gospel of Jesus’ baptism. 

The Wonderful Things You Will Be, by Emily Winfield Martin, is all about the hopes we have as parents for our children as they learn and grow. This book connects to the theme of the blessings and promises God gives to Abram and Sarai, in our Old Testament reading from February 25, from Genesis 17. 

Sunday School & Playful Worship: 

In Sunday School, on February 11, we will make Valentines in Sunday School for the residents of Stonebridge and Meadow Lakes. 

Playful Worship on Sundays has been a huge success! A big thank you to Alex Englert for taking the lead on that. Until Easter, Playful Worship will meet in the Children’s Chapel, since Betsy Ashton’s beautiful portrait series is housed in the Thomas room. (If you have not had a chance to look at the paintings, they are stunning. I highly recommend taking some time to walk through the exhibit. 

You can sign up to help with Playful Worship HERE. 

You can sign up to assist in Sunday School HERE. 

You can sign up to provide snack for Sunday School HERE.  

Questions? Please ask. 

Just want to check in or get coffee? I’d love that!! Please reach out, and we will find a time to connect. 

Peace and blessings, 

Emily 

Forum This Sunday

Over the next two weeks, our Adult Forum will explore immigration and the lives of immigrants. Our forum this Sunday will be a talk by Professor Leah Boustan of the Department of Economics at Princeton University. Prof. Boustan is most recently the author (with Ran Abramitzky) of Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success. She is the co-director of the Development of the American Economy Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and serves as the co-editor at the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. An Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in 2012 and winner of the IZA Young Labor Economists Award in 2019, she is also an active member of the Jewish Center of Princeton. 

Anglican Prayer Seminar

On Saturday, January 13, the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in New York City (“Smoky Mary’s” in Times Square) will host a seminar with Dr. Derek Olsen entitled “Life, the Universe, and Everything: Finding Holiness in Anglican Prayer.” The seminar will last from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM and will include Morning and Evening Prayer as well as the Eucharist. For more information, see this link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-the-universe-everything-finding-holiness-through-anglican-prayer-tickets-779606974447

If you’re interested in attending, contact Kara at sladek@trinityprinceton.org. We have some train tickets to Penn Station leftover from a choir event and can go as a group if you’d like.

Twelfth Night Party

Friday, January 5, 6pm: Twelfth Night Party with Trinity 20s-30s Fellowship and the Episcopal and Lutheran seminary fellowships. Seminary students and Trinity 20s-30s folks are invited to join us for a party to celebrate the 12th day of Christmas! If yo have not already done so, please RSVP now at this link. https://forms.gle/UqRei39nJLEeVBcYA

We will provide dinner - bring a beverage, a dessert, or just yourself! We need a headcount for food by Thursday evening, and we would like to know about any dietary restrictions you might have.

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