Summer is here! Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

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1 Lu Otto photo A Monthly Newsletter June-July 2017 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Hot Springs Village, Arkansas phone: Summer is here! Summer s arrival is welcome. Things slow down. At least a bit. We come to the end of the Easter season with a flourish. Following Rogation Sunday, we celebrate Ascension Sunday, followed by Pentecost Sunday, leading up to Trinity Sunday, which is our special feast day, an opportunity to thank our choir for their dedication throughout the year, and to gather at the Balboa Pavilion for our parish picnic in the afternoon. This year, Trinity Sunday falls on June 11. I hope you will all be there for the picnic. It is one of the best opportunities we have as a parish with three worship services to gather in one place, at one time, and get to know one another better. If it is one thing I hear repeatedly about Holy Trinity, it is how genuine and friendly people are in this church. I agree. I so appreciate people who make a point of greeting visitors and talking with them at coffee hour after the service. You are the reason they come back. In May, we held our Vestry Workshop and Goal Planning Day with Fr. Dennis Campbell here at Holy Trinity. I believe he helped set us on a course for the next year with new goals, which are addressed in the article by Senior Warden Nancy Holst. My thanks to Nancy for all the preparatory work she did to make things run so smoothly for the workshop. The goals we set for ourselves are meant to help us continue to foster community that is healthy, mutually supportive, and listening for where the Lord is leading us. I also thank those who have agreed to be part of some new efforts around Holy Trinity. The Vestry created a new Grounds Care Team, made up of Arlene Hodgson, Patty Bridges, and LaVonne Speak. The team oversees the care and maintenance of the gardens and grounds around the church, and are doing a great job. Also, thanks to Jessica Dunn, who has organized a pilot recycling effort for the church office and kitchen facilities. If you are working in the office, kitchen or parish hall and have leftover items to dispose of, please make the effort to put them into the appropriate drawers of the recycle bin in the kitchen, or the bin located behind the drapes, near the choir room. Items include plastic, aluminum and steel cans, corrugated cardboard, paper and glass. Finally, I hope you all have a blessed summer. Enjoy the weather. Play golf, tennis, and pickle ball. Go boating and fishing, and enjoy your travels. But be sure to attend church wherever you are, and join us here at Holy Trinity whenever you are in the Village. Peace, Fr. Neil +

2 Page 2 The Village Episcopalian JUNE-JULY 2017 From the Senior Warden: Keeping You Up to Date Our Vestry workshop on May 9, 2017 went extremely well. The Rev. Dennis Campbell led us in open discussions on the course of action needed to take Holy Trinity into the future. We are grateful for his expertise in guiding us and getting all of us to participate in a meaningful workshop. The following 5 items will be action items over the next year: 1. We all agreed that it is important to support Fr. Neil in finding suitable opportunities for continuing education and to help him stay motivated and up to date in his ministry. 2. We are planning to review Holy Trinity s worship and events calendar to consider offering additional worship opportunities, special music, and events. In the past, these have been well attended and enjoyed by all as community builders. 3. We also decided to move forward in seeking financial support for a Carillon system. 4. We will be studying our process for incorporating newcomers to see how we might refine our current plan/process. 5. We will work with our Outreach Committee to explore needs in the community that are not currently being met. Holy Trinity has completed the on-line registration on the Smart 911 system. When an emergency arises at church be sure to use the phone in the kitchen to call 911, because it will automatically show the location of the church to the Police Dispatcher. I strongly encourage everyone to go on-line at and register all your personal phones. It is very easy to do. Our annual Trinity Sunday Picnic is scheduled for June 11, 2017 at 5 p.m. at the Balboa Pavilion. The cost is $10 per person. The menu will be barbequed chicken, pork and sausage, baked beans, coleslaw and potato salad. Cake will be provided as dessert. Be sure to bring your favorite beverage or cocktail for the social hour before dinner. Please sign up on the sheet posted on the bulletin board and pay ahead of time in the envelope provided with the signup sheet. I want to wish you all safe travels as we enter into the summer months. Many of you will be traveling to visit with friends and families, and we will miss you. We will also miss the choir during the months ahead and Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will also be taking the summer months off. Have a great and wonderful summer and look forward to all our activities in the fall. God bless, Nancy Holst

3 JUNE-JULY 2017 The Village Episcopalian Page 3 E C W EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN ALL WOMEN OF THE PARISH ARE MEMBERS Taking a summer vacation! There are no meetings in June, July and August. Daughters of the King will hold their next meeting on Friday, July 7, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in the church library. (No June meeting) For more information, contact Nancy Jorgensen at (501) Come on back in September for two fun events: Sunday, September 24 Holy Trinity Picnic Cortez Pavilion ~ Sponsored by ECW ~ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Tuesday, September 26 Regular business meeting and refreshments Fashion Show by Annie s Fashions and Accessories Calling all volunteers! The Grounds Care Team needs volunteers each month for a few hours, a few days, to help maintain our landscapes. Our focus is to pick up branches and leaves that pocket around the buildings and shrubs, and to tackle small projects as they arise. Prior to each work day, you will be contacted about what tools to bring, Buckets and yard waste bags will be provided. You will want to bring your own gloves. If you are interested, sign up on the sheet posted on the bulletin board outside the kitchen. Thank you! Patty Bridges, Arlene Hodges and LaVonne Speak

4 Page 4 The Village Episcopalian JUNE-JULY 2017 ANNUAL TRINITY SUNDAY PICNIC Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Cortez Pavilion The first parish-wide picnic of the year will be held on Sunday, June 11th at the Cortez Pavilion. This Vestry-sponsored event will feature a catered lunch by Corky s BBQ from Little Rock. Cake will be provided for dessert. There is no need to bring appetizers, but you will want to bring the beverage of your choice. The cost of $10.00 per person covers the meal, pavilion rental and other expenses. A sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board in the hallway, along with an envelope in which to leave your payment. Make checks payable to Holy Trinity and marked Vestry Picnic in the memo section. If you leave cash, please put your payment in an envelope with your name on it. JOYFUL EPISCOPALIAN shirts for sale in church bookstore Many parishioners plan to wear their Joyful Episcopalian shirts to the annual Trinity Sunday picnic. Some of us also wear the shirts when we do our volunteering in the village and out in the community. The shirts are all the same: black shirt with the I m a Joyful Episcopalian heading and Episcopal shield on the front; and Robin Williams Ten Reasons to be an Episcopalian on the back. The shirts are available in the church bookstore, priced at $20.00 for sizes large and extra-large, and $15.00 for size medium. Give Kay Tucker a call at (501) if interested.

5 JUNE-JULY 2017 The Village Episcopalian Page 5 Care Group #10 ~ will gather on Sunday, June 25, 2017, 6 p.m., at the home of Kay and Dan Tucker, 2 Templo Way, Hot Springs Village. Appetizers and a few desserts are welcome. Please RSVP to Kay Tucker at (501) or Damon Schleuse at (817) If you know of any recent visitors to our church, and can provide Damon with contact information, we d love to invite them, too. JUNE GOLF SCRAMBLE We had a great day of golf at the Isabella course on Mother s Day. Our next scramble happens to occur on Father s Day, June 18, We ll play at the Cortez course, and then enjoy a meal right there at the Rafaella Rose restaurant in the Cortez clubhouse. If you plan to play, print your name clearly on the sheet posted on the bulletin board. We look forward to another friendly time together on the golf course. If there are any questions or concerns, please contact Dan Fitzgerald at (501) HOLY TRINITY-ITES TEAMED UP TO LOAD AND DELIVER EASTER BOXES OF FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED. George Donnelly and Bill Monson Rick and Jan Ellis, Linda Monson Bob Landers Gene Farnsworth

6 Page 6 The Village Episcopalian JUNE-JULY 2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS JUNE - JULY 2017 JUNE 2017 EVENTS June 2 8:30 am Holy Eucharist & Prayer Breakfast June 9 10:00 am Recycling Committee June 11 TRINITY SUNDAY 5:00 pm Trinity Sunday Balboa Pavilion June 12 1:00 pm Holy Trinity Knitters June 13 10:00 am Christian Formation Committee June 14 11:00 am Holy Good Sam June 18 June 20 9:00 am June 21 3:00 pm Golf Cortez Community of Hope/ Circle of Care Vestry June 25 11:00 am Love Lunches 6:00 pm Care Group #10 June 28 11:00 am Holy Good Sam Jane JULY 2017 EVENTS July 4 OFFICE CLOSED HOLIDAY July 6 8:30am-2pm CARE CAPS July 7 8:30 am Holy Eucharist & Prayer Breakfast 9:30 am Daughters of the King July 9 Golf July 10 1:00 pm Holy Trinity Knitters July 11 10:00 am Christian Formation Committee July 12 11:00 am Holy Good Sam July 15 VE DEADLINE July 18 9:00 am Community of Hope/Circle of Care July 19 3:00 pm Vestry July DICK JOHNSTON CHILDREN S CAMP July 26 11:00 am Holy Good Sam Bill and Karan

7 JUNE-JULY 2017 The Village Episcopalian Page 7 HOLY TRINITY BIRTHDAYS June 2017 Pat Pike (6/3) Jan Ellis (6/3) Reynolds Crawford (6/4) Alvin Hall (6/6) Carol Henderson (6/9) Kari Petersen (6/13) Pat Hill (6/16) Jessica Dunn (6/17) Craig Henderson (6/18) Sue Crawford (6/18) Charles Hood (6/24) Dan Fitzgerald (6/24) David Kalvelage (6/29) Sharon Bressler (6/29) Don Lancaster (6/30) HOLY TRINITY ANNIVERSARIES June 2017 Hal & Judy Lockwood (6/1) Brian & Brenda Kroll (6/1) Jerry & Pat Hill (6/6) Roy & Carol Bogle (6/8) Nap & Betsy Videan (6/11) Joe & Sharon Stewart (6/12) Walt & Sandy Shepherd (6/17) Jim & Becky Denny (6/18) Dan & Kay Tucker (6/21) Tom & Sandra Durant (6/23) Bill & JoAnn Thompson (6/24) Bill & Barb Stiff (6/25) Steve & Rebecca Mason (6/25) Dan & Jill Fitzgerald (6/28)

8 Page 8 The Village Episcopalian JUNE-JULY 2017 HOLY TRINITY BIRTHDAYS July 2017 Bill Kuno (7/1) Becky Denny (7/2) Pat Shaha (7/5) Peggy Wachtel (7/5) Phil Visser (7/7) Susan Schmidt (7/8) Nancy Kuno (7/9) Ellen Nagode (7/11) Susan Read (7/14) Carroll McLean Baker (7/15) Marilyn Sheuerman (7/15) Fr. Jim McLean (7/17) Tony Lipari (7/17) Barbara Young (7/17) George Donnelly (7/18) Michelle Nagode (7/20) Gene Seymour (7/22) Jan Hanna (7/26) Sharon Swintz (7/28) Terri Blackburn (7/29) Betty Price (7/31) HOLY TRINITY ANNIVERSARIES July 2017 Bob & Eyvonne Whipple (7/3) David & MaryAnn Kalvelage (7/10) John & Bonnie Samuelson (7/11) Carl & Sharon Bressler (7/12) Gordon & Kathy Watts (7/13) Tony & Dorla Lipari (7/13) Winford & Terri Blackburn (7/14) Tony & Nancy Mayerhofer (7/16) Tim & Barbara Young (7/19) Tony & Julia Milano (7/23) If you have something of interest, photographs, activity or event notices to be included in the monthly Village Episcopalian, please send it by the 15th of each month to Susan Read, Editor, at susan.read7@yahoo.com.