Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

TODAY
Sunday Eucharist, 8am Rite I, Chapel of St. Bede
Sunday Eucharist, 10am Rite II, Nave
Nursery, 9:45 a.m., Undercroft
AA, 7:00 p.m., Old Rectory.

WEEK OF JUNE 28- JULY 4, 2009
Prayer Group, Tuesday 11:00 a.m., Undercroft
Bible Study, Tuesday 12 noon, Old Rectory
Executive Committee, Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Old Rectory
AA, Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Undercroft
Rector’s day off, Friday
Office closed, Friday; have bulletin items in by Wednesday.

This morning we welcome John Callison with thanks for his Offertory Solo.
Welcome back, John!

Are you between 20 and 30?  If so, you are invited to a cookout at the home of the rector tonight.  Please join us at 6073 Contreras Road, just west of uptown.

St. Bede Pamphlets – Relative to Cleve Callison’s discussion in Adult Forum and his homily several weeks ago, there are now pamphlets in the narthex and foyer that can be picked up.

Kroger cards are again available.  If you need one or want more information about how they work please see or phone Linda Church (523-4356) or Judy Shaw (523-3493).  Proceeds from these cards support the Holy Trinity food outreach projects of the Community Dinner, Serve City dinner and the Community Food Pantry.  Cards are available from Linda, Judy, or in the church office.

PRAYER CIRCLE THIS WEEK:  Anne Brown; Bradley Brown; Bob and Karen Burnard; Cleve and Jenny Callison, Mary, John; Kathleen Carels; Mary Cayton, Hannah; Chris and Linda Church, Nathan, Suzanne; Barbara Cluster; Joe and Barbara Cox; Jim Coyle and Nancy Averett, Sylvia, Isabel; Carl and Marye Dahlman, Nicholas; Peter and Dorothy Dahoda.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Summer Opportunities

Camps – Family Camp, Junior Camp, Boys and Girls Camp, Intermediate Camp, Creation Camp ….. are all happening at Procter Summer Camp this summer.  Procter is our diocese’s camp in central Ohio.  For more information see the tri-fold brochure in the Undercroft of check out with www.youth.diosoho.org.

Habitat for Humanity: Construction of the Habitat house in College Corner continues each Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m.  Volunteer construction workers are always welcome. Please contact Jim Lipnickey (513 310 7280) in advance if you plan to work; it’s important for the supervisors to know how many volunteers to expect.   There are many Habitat tasks that do not involve construction such as administration, record-keeping, food provision, family selection, and more.  Please contact Mary Melvin (513 523 8752) to learn more about these opportunities.

Holy Trinity Pantry: As always, your generosity has helped enormously as we keep the pantry stocked for the community dinners. We are in special need of laundry detergent, baby products including wipes, shampoo, body wash, and diapers in sizes 2, 3, and 4, and cleaning supplies such as Pine Glo. No time to shop? Give us some cash or a check and we’ll do it for you.–Geoff and Judith

Holy Trinity Recycles: Containers for recycling: (1) Plastic bags; (2) batteries; (3) #1 clear plastic containers (look for the triangle with 1 on the bottom and on any detached lids); (4) fluorescent (not incandescent) bulbs are now located in the Bishop’s Foyer. Please remember that all recyclables that Rumpke takes (paper, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars) can be placed in the recycling bins in the kitchen and Old Rectory.

TODAY
Sunday Eucharist, 8am Rite I, Chapel of St. Bede
Sunday Eucharist, 10am (NEW TIME) Rite II, Nave
Nursery, 9:45 a.m., Undercroft
AA, 7:00 p.m., Old Rectory.

WEEK OF JUNE 21-27, 2009
Prayer Group, Tuesday 11:00 a.m., Undercroft
Bible Study, Tuesday 12 noon, Old Rectory
AA, Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Undercroft
Community Dinner, Wednesday 5:00 p.m., Undercroft
Rector’s day off, Friday
Office closed, Friday; have bulletin items in by Wednesday.

PRAYER CIRCLE THIS WEEK:  Eleanore Vail; Peter and Ruth Ann Williams; Jim and Carolyn Wilson; Chris Witt; Joel and Mandy Zylstra; Anita Atkinson and Luis Bautista, Alexander; Bill and Carol Baker; Margaret Barrier; Jeanne Bassett; Bill and Mary Bausano; Rich and Mickey Bement; Bob and Rosalyn Benson; Treva Boardman; Joan Bowie; Elaine Brandner.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

St. Bede Pamphlets – Relative to Cleve Callison’s discussion in Adult Forum and his homily several weeks ago, there are now pamphlets in the narthex and foyer that can be picked up.

Kroger cards are again available. If you need one or want more information about how they work please see or phone Linda Church (523-4356) or Judy Shaw (523-3493). Proceeds from these cards support the Holy Trinity food outreach projects of the Community Dinner, Serve City dinner and the Community Food Pantry.

Coffee Hour Host needed for next Sunday, June 28.  Please call the office if you can do this.

Summer Opportunities

Ohio Episcopal Celebration at Kenyon ’09 – (Formerly The Kenyon Conference) will be held June 25 through June 28 on the Kenyon College Campus in Gambier, Ohio.  Registration opens at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 in Pierce Hall.  Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a parent or guardian.  You can also register at
http://christian-formation.diosohio.org/digital faith/events/14.

Camps – Family Camp, Junior Camp, Boys and Girls Camp, Intermediate Camp, Creation Camp ….. are all happening at Procter Summer Camp this summer.  Procter is our diocese’s camp in central Ohio.  For more information see the tri-fold brochure in the Undercroft of check out with www.youth.diosoho.org.

Habitat for Humanity:  Construction of the Habitat house in College Corner continues each Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m.  Volunteer construction workers are always welcome. Please contact Jim Lipnickey (513 310 7280) in advance if you plan to work; it’s important for the supervisors to know how many volunteers to expect.   There are many Habitat tasks that do not involve construction such as administration, record-keeping, food provision, family selection, and more.  Please contact Mary Melvin (513 523 8752) to learn more about these opportunities.

Holy Trinity Pantry: As always, your generosity has helped enormously as we keep the pantry stocked for the community dinners. We are in special need of laundry detergent, baby products including wipes, shampoo, body wash, and diapers in sizes 2, 3, and 4, and cleaning supplies such as Pine Glo. No time to shop? Give us some cash or a check and we’ll do it for you. — Geoff and Judith

Holy Trinity Recycles: Containers for recycling: (1) Plastic bags; (2) batteries; (3) #1 clear plastic containers (look for the triangle with 1 on the bottom and on any detached lids); (4) fluorescent (not incandescent) bulbs are now located in the Bisop’s Foyer. Please remember that all recyclables that Rumpke takes (paper, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars) can be placed in the recycling bins in the kitchen and Old Rectory.

TODAY
Sunday Eucharist, 8am Rite I, Chapel of St. Bede
Sunday Eucharist, 10am (NEW TIME) Rite II, Nave
Nursery, 10:30 a.m., Undercroft
AA, 7:00 p.m., Old Rectory.

St. Bede Pamphlets – Relative to Cleve Callison’s discussion in Adult Forum and his homily several weeks ago, there are now pamphlets in the narthex and foyer that can be picked up.

Kroger cards are again available. If you need one or want more information about how they work please see or phone Linda Church (523-4356) or Judy Shaw (523-3493). Proceeds from these cards support the Holy Trinity food outreach projects of the Community Dinner, Serve City dinner and the Community Food Pantry.

WEEK OF JUNE 14-20, 2009
Prayer Group, Tuesday 11:00 a.m., Undercroft
Bible Study, Tuesday 12 noon, Old Rectory
Finance Committee, Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Old Rectory
AA, Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Undercroft
Habitat for Humanity, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Undercroft
Rector’s day off, Friday
Office closed, Friday; have bulletin items in by Wednesday.

The Rev. Deacon Tom Fehr invites you to his ordination to the priesthood, with others from the diocese, on Saturday June 20 at St. Barnabas in Montgomery. The celebration begins at 11:00 a.m. Tom was with us last summer and will be working at St. Luke’s in Granville soon. Please keep all the ordinands in your prayers and attend the service if you can.

Altar Flower donor needed for next Sunday, June 21.

COMING EVENTS
Summer Opportunities

Ohio Episcopal Celebration at Kenyon ’09 – (Formerly The Kenyon Conference) will be held June 25 through June 28 on the Kenyon College Campus in Gambier, Ohio. Registration opens at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 in Pierce Hall. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a parent or guardian. You can also register at
http://christian-formation.diosohio.org/digital faith/events/14.

Camps – Family Camp, Junior Camp, Boys and Girls Camp, Intermediate Camp, Creation Camp ….. are all happening at Procter Summer Camp this summer. Procter is our diocese’s camp in central Ohio. For more information see the tri-fold brochure in the Undercroft of check out with www.youth.diosoho.org.

Habitat for Humanity: Construction of the Habitat house in College Corner continues each Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m. Volunteer construction workers are always welcome. Please contact Jim Lipnickey (513 310 7280) in advance if you plan to work; it’s important for the supervisors to know how many volunteers to expect. There are many Habitat tasks that do not involve construction such as administration, record-keeping, food provision, family selection, and more. Please contact Mary Melvin (513 523 8752) to learn more about these opportunities.

Holy Trinity Pantry: As always, your generosity has helped enormously as we keep the pantry stocked for the community dinners. We are in special need of laundry detergent, baby products including wipes, shampoo, body wash, and diapers in sizes 2, 3, 4, and cleaning supplies such as Pine Glo. No time to shop? Give us some cash or a check and we’ll do it for you. Geoff and Judith

Holy Trinity Recycles – Containers for recycling: (1) Plastic bags; (2) batteries; (3) #1 clear plastic containers (look for the triangle with 1 on the bottom and on any detached lids); and (4) fluorescent (not incandescent) bulbs are now located in the Bishop’s Foyer. Please remember that all recyclables that Rumpke takes (paper, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, glas

SUNDAY:
Sunday Eucharists, 8 am (Rite I, Chapel of St. Bede) and 10:30 am (Rite II, Nave) — Summer schedule of 8 and 10am begins next week
Adult Forum with Bishop Price, 9:15 am, Undercroft
Nursery, 10:30 am, Undercroft
AA, 7:00 pm, Old Rectory

Trinity Sunday today!  Join us to welcome Bishop Price and his wife Mariann at Adult Forum, 9:15, and coffee hour, after the 10:30 service.

Kroger cards are again available.  If you need one or want more information about how they work please see or phone Linda Church (523-4356) or Judy Shaw (523-3493).  Proceeds from these cards support the Holy Trinity food outreach projects of the Community Dinner, Serve City dinner and the Community Food Pantry.  Cards are available from Linda, Judy, or in the church office.

Week of June 7-13, 2009:
Prayer Group, Tuesday 11 am, Old Rectory
Bible Study, Tuesday noon, Old Rectory
Serve City cooking, Tuesday noon, Undercroft
AA, Tuesday 7:00 pm, Undercroft
Rector’s day off, Fridays
Summer hours begin, Office closed, next Friday. Please have bulletin items in by Wednesdays.

COMING EVENTS

Next Sunday, June 14 – The 10:30 a.m. service will move to 10:00 a.m.   The 8:00 service continues to be Holy Eucharist, Rite I.  Next week Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Rite II, will be celebrated at 10:00.

Coffee Hour volunteer needed for next week, Sunday, June 14.

The Rev. Deacon Tom Fehr invites you to his ordination to the priesthood, with others from the diocese, on Saturday June 20 at St. Barnabas in Montgomery.  The celebration begins at 11:00 a.m.  Tom was with us last summer and will be working at St. Luke’s in Granville soon.  Please keep all the ordinands in your prayers and attend the service if you can.

Summer Opportunities

Ohio Episcopal Celebration at Kenyon ’09 – (Formerly The Kenyon Conference) will be held June 25 through June 28 on the Kenyon College Campus in Gambier, Ohio.  Registration opens at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 in Pierce Hall.  Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a parent or guardian.  You can also register at
http://christian-formation.diosohio.org/digital faith/events/14.

Camps – Family Camp, Junior Camp, Boys and Girls Camp, Intermediate Camp, Creation Camp ….. are all happening at Procter Summer Camp this summer.  Procter is our diocese’s camp in central Ohio.  For more information see the tri-fold brochure in the Undercroft of check out with www.youth.diosoho.org.

Habitat for Humanity:  Many thanks to a number of parishioners, some new, some long-time, for your growing interest in current Habitat activity.  As most of you know, construction of a new Habitat house is underway at 106 Main Street in College Corner. The Miami University Habitat Chapter is paying $50,000 for the materials for this house; their student members will be the construction crew during the remainder of this semester.  While construction is underway an important non-construction task is providing food for the volunteers each Saturday.  Habitat also needs non-construction volunteers for the following tasks:  family selection and support; administrative tasks; website maintenance; record-keeping; photography.  Please contact Jim Lipnickey (lipnicje(at)muohio.edu) or Mary Melvin (melvinmp(at)muohio.edu) for information and to volunteer your talents.

Holy Trinity Pantry:  As always, your generosity has helped enormously as we keep the pantry stocked for the community dinners. We are in special need of laundry detergent, baby products including wipes, shampoo, body wash, and diapers in sizes 2, 3, 4, and cleaning supplies such as Pine Glo.  No time to shop? Give us some cash or a check and we’ll do it for you.  Geoff and Judith

Holy Trinity Recycles – Containers for recycling:  (1) Plastic bags; (2) batteries; (3) #1 clear plastic containers (look for the triangle with 1 on the bottom and on any detached lids); and (4) fluorescent (not incandescent) bulbs are now located in the Bishop’s Foyer.  Please remember that all recyclables that Rumpke takes (paper, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars) can be placed in the recycling bins in the kitchen and Old Rectory.

SUNDAY:
Sunday Eucharists, 8 am (Rite I, Chapel of St. Bede) and 10:30 am (Rite II, Nave)
Nursery, 10:30 am, Undercroft
No Church School; children join parents in church
AA, 7:00 pm, Old Rectory

Week of May 31-June 6, 2009:
Prayer Group, Tuesday 11 am, Undercroft
ECW, Tuesday noon, Knolls of Oxford
Vestry, Tuesday 7 pm, Old Rectory
AA, Tuesday 7:00 pm, Undercroft
CLC, Wednesday 7 pm, Old Rectory
Rector’s day off, Fridays

We are especially thankful to Bob Benson for his musical gifts and leadership last Sunday and today. Thanks Bob!

Our loose offering for today will be contributed to the diocese for the New Congregations Fund, as is the custom for Pentecost Sunday.

Congratulations to Geoffrey Blackwell who is graduating from Talawanda High School this coming week.

Surveys – There are boxes in the Narthex and the Foyer in which you can return the Fellowship Surveys you received in the mail.

Kroger cards are again available.  If you need one or want more information about how they work please see or phone Linda Church (523-4356), Judy Shaw (523-3493).  Proceeds from these cards support the Holy Trinity food outreach projects of the Community Dinner, Serve City dinner and the Community Food Pantry. Cards are available from Linda, Judy, or the church office.

COMING UP 

Trinity Sunday is next Sunday! Join us to welcome Bishop Price and his wife Mary Anne.

The Rev. Deacon Tom Fehr invites you to his ordination to the priesthood, with others from the diocese, on Saturday June 20 at St. Barnabas in Montgomery.  The celebration begins at
11:00 a.m.  Tom was with us last summer and will be working at St. Luke’s in Granville soon.  Please keep all the ordinands in your prayers and attend the service if you can.

Habitat for Humanity: Many thanks to a number of parishioners, some new, some long-time, for your growing interest in current Habitat activity.  As most of you know, construction of a new Habitat house is underway at 106 Main Street in College Corner. The Miami University Habitat Chapter is paying $50,000 for the materials for this house; their student members will be the construction crew during the remainder of this semester.  While construction is underway an important non-construction task is providing food for the volunteers each Saturday. Habitat also needs non-construction volunteers for the following tasks:  family selection and support; administrative tasks; website maintenance; record-keeping; photography.  Please contact Jim Lipnickey (lipnicje@muohio.edu) or Mary Melvin (melvinmp@muohio.edu) for information and to volunteer your talents.

Coming soon another Talent Sale Offering. . . . Sunday, June 7th. “Politics or Not: Soup, Salad, and Conversation after Church.” Limit 6 people (4 places remain). 17 Gardenia Drive; $15 per person. (previously announced lunch on May 24th is cancelled)

Sunday, June 14 - The 10:30 a.m. service will move to 10:00 a.m. Eucharists at
8 and 10:00 a.m. until further notice.

Summer Opportunities

Ohio Episcopal Celebration at Kenyon ’09 – (Formerly The Kenyon Conference) will be held June 25 through June 28 on the Kenyon College Campus in Gambier, Ohio. Registration opens at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 in Pierce Hall. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a parent or guardian. You can also register at
http://christian-formation.diosohio.org/digital_faith/events/14.

Camps – Family Camp, Junior Camp, Boys and Girls Camp, Intermediate Camp, Creation Camp ….. are all happening at Procter Summer Camp this summer. Procter is our diocese’s camp in central Ohio. For more information see the tri-fold brochure in the Undercroft of check out with www.youth.diosoho.org.

Holy Trinity Pantry: As always, your generosity has helped enormously as we keep the pantry stocked for the community dinners. We are in special need of laundry detergent, baby products including wipes, shampoo, body wash, and diapers in sizes 2, 3, 4, and cleaning supplies such as Pine Glo. No time to shop? Give us some cash or a check and we’ll do it for you.
–Geoff and Judith

Holy Trinity Recycles – Containers for recycling: (1) Plastic bags; (2) batteries; (3) #1 clear plastic containers (look for the triangle with 1 on the bottom and on any detached lids); and (4) fluorescent (not incandescent) bulbs are now located in the Bishop’s Foyer. Please remember that all recyclables that Rumpke takes (paper, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars) can be placed in the recycling bins in the kitchen and Old Rectory.

SUNDAY:
Sunday Eucharists, 8 am (Rite I, Chapel of St. Bede) and 10:30 am (Rite II, Nave)
Nursery, 10:30 am, Undercroft
Church School, (ages over 6), 10:30 am, Old Rectory
AA, 7:00 pm, Old Rectory

Week of May 24-30, 2009:
Memorial Day, Monday, office closed
Prayer Group, Tuesday 11 am, Undercroft
Bible Study, Tuesday noon, Old Rectory
AA, Tuesday 7:00 pm, Undercroft
Rector’s day off, Fridays

If you are interested in exploring the idea of serving as a Eucharistic Visitor, taking communion to people in homes, hospitals and other residential settings, please see Karen Burnard.

Kroger cards are again available.  If you need one or want more information about how they work please see or phone Linda Church (523-4356) or Judy Shaw (523-3493).  Proceeds from these cards support the Holy Trinity food outreach projects of the Community Dinner, Serve City dinner and the Community Food Pantry.

COMING UP 

Adult Forum will not meet on May 31.  The final Adult Forum for this year will be on Sunday, June 7 with Bishop Price as our guest.   Recently, we had a series on the Mystery of Faith—The Holy Trinity which produced many questions.  We invite each of you to share your questions about the Holy Trinity.  We’ll ask Bishop Price to respond to those questions on June 7.  Please leave your questions in the office for Karen Burnard.
Committee can glean great ideas for programs for Holy Trinity from these materials.

The Lila Mason Exhibit, through May 30. Lila Mason, Current Vice President of the Preble County Art Association, will exhibit dozens of her paintings and other works of art May 15-30 in Studio A of the Fine Arts Center, 601 Hillcrest Drive, Eaton, OH 45320. Lila is one of the founding members of the PCAA and, in the past, has served as president for many terms. Lila has received numerous awards including those from the Preble County Fair and the PCAA ’s Juried Art Show. Lila has worked in several media including paint, ink, ceramics, basket-making, and more. Many of her works will be for sale in the upcoming show.

Habitat for Humanity: Many thanks to a number of parishioners, some new, some long-time, for your growing interest in current Habitat activity.  As most of you know, construction of a new Habitat house is underway at 106 Main Street in College Corner. The Miami University Habitat Chapter is paying $50,000 for the materials for this house; their student members will be the construction crew during the remainder of this semester.  While construction is underway an important non-construction task is providing food for the volunteers each Saturday. Habitat also needs non-construction volunteers for the following tasks:  family selection and support; administrative tasks; website maintenance; record-keeping; photography.  Please contact Jim Lipnickey (lipnicje(at)muohio.edu) or Mary Melvin (melvinmp(at)muohio.edu) for information and to volunteer your talents.

Coming soon another Talent Sale Offering. . . . Sunday, June 7th
“Politics or Not: Soup, Salad, and Conversation after Church”
Limit 6 people (4 places remain). 17 Gardenia Drive; $15 per person.
(previously announced lunch on May 24th is cancelled)

Summer Opportunities

Ohio Episcopal Celebration at Kenyon ’09 – (Formerly The Kenyon Conference) will be held June 25 through June 28 on the Kenyon College Campus in Gambier, Ohio. Registration opens at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 in Pierce Hall. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a parent or guardian. You can also register at
http://christian-formation.diosohio.org/digital faith/events/14.

Camps – Family Camp, Junior Camp, Boys and Girls Camp, Intermediate Camp, Creation Camp ….. are all happening at Procter Summer Camp this summer. Procter is our diocese’s camp in central Ohio. For more information see the tri-fold brochure in the Undercroft of check out with www.youth.diosoho.org.

Holy Trinity Pantry: As always, your generosity has helped enormously as we keep the pantry stocked for the community dinners. We are in special need of laundry detergent, baby products including wipes, shampoo, body wash, and diapers in sizes 2, 3, 4, and cleaning supplies such as Pine Glo. No time to shop? Give us some cash or a check and we’ll do it for you.
Geoff and Judith

Holy Trinity Recycles – Containers for recycling: (1) Plastic bags; (2) batteries; (3) #1 clear plastic containers (look for the triangle with 1 on the bottom and on any detached lids); and (4) fluorescent (not incandescent) bulbs are now located in the Bishop’s Foyer. Please remember that all recyclables that Rumpke takes (paper, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars) can be placed in the recycling bins in the kitchen and Old Rectory.

Sunday:

Sunday Eucharists, 8 am (Rite I, Chapel) and 10:30 am (Rite II, Nave)
Adult Forum, 9:15 am, Undercroft
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, 10:00 am,  Sunday School Rooms
Nursery, 10:30 am, Undercroft
Church School, 10:30 am, Old Rectory
Inquirer’s class, 11:30 am, Old Rectory
College Students, 4:00 pm, Library
Recital, 6:30 pm, Nave
AA, 7:00 pm, Rectory

Week of April 19-25, 2009:

Prayer Group, Tuesday 11 am, Old Rectory
Bible Study, Tuesday noon, Old Rectory
Parents’ Group, Tuesday 5:30 pm, Old Rectory
AA, Tuesday 7 pm, Undercroft
Finance Committee, Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Old Rectory
Adult Ed meeting, Wednesday noon, Undercroft
Community Dinner, Wedmesday 5:30 pm, Undercroft
NA, Thursday 7 pm, Old Rectory
Choir rehearsal, Thursday 7:30 pm, Undercroft

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the fact that our parking signs for our tenants have been stolen, please try to remember not to park in the middle two parking areas next to the Old Rectory.

Sunday parking is FREE at the City Parking Garage. Parking is also available in the Hillel lot.

COMING UP

The Adult Education Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 22 to consider ideas for next year’s Adult Forums.  Please share your suggestions with any committee member: Carol Baker, Karen Burnard, Cleve Callison, Carrie Galsworthy, Dick Lodge, Mary Melvin, Ellen Phelps, Peter Williams.

Walk of the Generations: The second annual Walk of the Generations will be held on Saturday, April 25 from 10:00am to 12:00 noon at the Knoll’s of Oxford.  It will benefit the Oxford Senior Citizens, Inc.-Community Adult Day Service.  Registration is $5.00 with participants asked to obtain additional sponsors.  Please consider joining the walk to support the adult day care.  For more information and registration/sponsor forms, call Debbie Curry, LPN at 513-523-0464.

Adult Forum: Conversation about Bible Stories Revisited will continue at Adult Forum for the next two Sundays, April 26 and May 3.  Ellen Phelps and Rosalyn Benson will lead these sessions in which participants can recall favorite Bible stories from their youth and look at familiar Bible stories with a more mature perspective.  Please join us for coffee at 9:00 and Forum at 9:15 in the Undercroft.

Come and see – the one-man art show by parishioner Glenn Julian at the Knolls of Oxford through May 8.  See if you would like an original from Glenn to benefit Holy Trinity’s Talent Sale for Outreach (please see Glenn personally about that).

Saturday, April 25 – Spring Benefit Concert at St. Mary’s Church, 111 East High Street.

To help some worthy causes, St. Mary’s singers and musicians, along with special guests from the Bethel AME Church, will combine their talents to present an evening of joyous songs of praise.  This will benefit Relay for Life, the Oxford Choice Pantry, and a St. Mary’s student mission trip.  Canned goods and boxed products are also being collected for the Pantry.  Everyone is invited!  Bring your friends!

Thursday, April 30 – an award luncheon at the Procter Center for members of St. Simeon and St, Anna group, a 11:00 a.m.  For reservations contact the Rev. Nancy Hardin, 937-653-3497 or the Rev. Steve Cuff, 513-871-2090.

The 2009 May Fellowship Day Celebration sponsored by Church Women United will be held Friday, May 1, at the United Methodist Church beginning at 11:30 a.m.  Bring a salad and table service for the luncheon.  The program “Building Our Stories” is based on the scripture from Joshua 4:1-9, in remembrance of what God has done in the past to save his people.  May Fellowship Day is an annual event that unites Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women in common worship, fellowship and programs.

On Sunday, May 3, at the 10:30 service we will be recognizing all MIAMI GRADUATING SENIORS.  Please plan to be with us as we congratulate them, invoke God’s blessings upon them, and give them a token of our gratitude for their presence among us.

On Sunday, May 3, a Committal Service will be held for Jim Heinold at 1:00 p.m. in Holy Trinity’s Courtyard.  All are welcome.  A simple reception will be held in the Undercroft.

NEW TALENT SALE OFFERING:  SUNSET SOIREE, with wine, hearty hors d’oeuvres, sweets – in the garden, under the stars.  This is a casual event with good conversation, great food, and lots to look at in the garden – at 819 South Oak Street, Saturday, May 9th, at 7:00 p.m. (Rain location in the house).

*Limited: to first 30 persons who sign up; Cost: $20 per person (all proceeds go to the Talent Sale);  RSVP:  the Lodges at 796-7000 or the Michaels at 523-3129.

Habitat for Humanity: Many thanks to a number of parishioners, some new, some long-time, for your growing interest in current Habitat activity.  As most of you know, construction of a new Habitat house is underway at 106 Main Street in College Corner. The Miami University Habitat Chapter is paying $50,000 for the materials for this house; their student members will be the construction crew during the remainder of this semester.  While construction is underway an important non-construction task is providing food for the volunteers each Saturday.  Habitat also needs non-construction volunteers for the following tasks:  family selection and support; administrative tasks; website maintenance; record-keeping; photography.  Please contact Jim Lipnickey (lipnicje@muohio.edu) or Mary Melvin (melvinmp@muohio.edu) for information and to volunteer your talents.

“Holy T Build Day” for Habitat May 16: In the tradition of our local Habitat for Humanity, an organization or group of volunteers can select a “Build Day” on which they work together with a partner family to help build their house. In this way we can share fun and make a tangible contribution to the ongoing construction project.  At present, the house of Habitat partners Betty Fisher and family is under construction in College Corner IN. (This is independent of plans for a group of Habitat homes off Hester Road in Oxford.) Through April 25, Miami students will work at the site. After classes end, other volunteer groups will be needed and welcomed.

It’s been suggested that as an Outreach project, Holy T “adopt” one particular Saturday as a “Holy T Build Day” at the Fisher home. Experienced Site Supervisors determine what needs to be done and provide guidance where needed; it’s not necessary for volunteers to be experienced at construction.  A date has been selected: Saturday, May 16. Already several volunteers are planning to work on that day, starting at 9 AM. Depending on construction needs, our part of the project might be completed by noon.

Won’t you join us?

Contact Glenn Julian, 523-4076 or pipesandphysics@aol.com. More information is at www.oxfordhabitat.org

Holy Trinity Pantry: As always, your generosity has helped enormously as we keep the pantry stocked for the community dinners. We are in special need of toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags (13 and 30 gallons), and baby supplies such as wipes, diapers 4 and 5. No time to shop? Give us some cash or a check and we’ll do it for you.
–Geoff and Judith

Holy Trinity Recycles – Containers for recycling:  (1) Plastic bags; (2) batteries; (3) #1 clear plastic containers (look for the triangle with 1 on the bottom and on any detached lids); and (4) fluorescent (not incandescent) bulbs are now located in the Bishop’s Foyer.  Please remember that all recyclables that Rumpke takes (paper, cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic bottles can be placed in the recycling bins in the kitchen and Old Rectory.

OTHER EVENTS

Kroger Cards are available from Judy Shaw and Linda Church. $2.50 each.