Dear Sisters and Brothers:

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1 Dear Sisters and Brothers: VOLUME EIGHT ISSUE ONE JANUARY 2019 What a marvelous Advent and Christmas we had together at Trinity Church! I am so grateful for ALL of you who worked so hard to make this year's seasonal observances so special! As I say quite o en, "None of the stuff around church "St. Nicholas" visits Family Fellowship on December 7 happens by magic parish things happen because parishioners make them happen." We are blessed to have so many parishioners who are willing to give their me, energy and talent to make this parish such a vibrant place. comments to me as they were leaving. Here is a sampling: On Christmas Eve, I was par cularly aware of how the efforts of so many contribute to visitors' experience of our worship services. While our 10:00 p.m. liturgy no longer draws the standing room only crowds like "back in the day," the congrega on at that liturgy, has, for the past few years, been comprised of a large number of visitors. This year visitors accounted for at least 35% of the total a endance. And for whatever reason, this year, a fair number of those visitors offered One visitor thanked me for the welcoming, elegant simplicity of the liturgy. Another visitor thanked us for con nuing to do a later liturgy even though he knew it was a sacrifice of me and energy on the part of all those involved. Another visitor said they felt more at peace in the liturgy than they had felt in months. Another visitor said they had just moved into the neighborhood, and had been thinking it was me to get reconnected with a church. It is some mes easy to become burdened by all of the ways we need to improve as a parish, and to be sure, we aren't perfect, but some mes it's nice to hear a compliment or two. And when I heard so many on Christmas Eve, I knew I needed to share them with you all, because the fact is, every one of you are a part of the story of Trinity Church. Thank you for your con nued faithfulness to the mission and ministry of this place. We are making a difference one moment at a me. Faithfully, A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF TRINITY CHURCH WAUWATOSA The Rev'd Gary B. Manning, Rector Inside: Friday Fellowship...2 The Good Book Club....2 Drop-In/Drop-By Hours.2 Good Book Club Readings Annual Parish Mee ng..5 Vestry Nomina on Form..5 Outreach Opportuni es.6 Northern Ireland...6 Trin-i-Tree and Fleece.7 Updates.7 1

2 Friday Family Fellowship January 4 at 6:00 pm Please bring a dish to pass. R.S.V.P. to Liz Paulsen at liz.paulsen@yahoo.com or During the season of Epiphany, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry, invites Episcopalians everywhere to join him in reading Paul s Epistle to the Romans. The schedule of daily readings is included in this issue of Tidings, and will begin on Monday, January 7, The daily reading plan concludes on Shrove Tuesday, March 5, In addi on to the daily reading schedule, Gary Manning will offer the following resources to assist you in your daily Bible reading: 1. There will be four evening and four morning Good Book Club Check-In sessions in which Gary will be available to speak with interested parishioners about their progress, their difficul es, and/or ques ons that have arisen for them as they are progressing with their reading. Morning and evening sessions will be conducted on the following Mondays, January 14, January 28, February 11, and February 25. The morning sessions will be from 10:00 am 11:00 am. The evening sessions will begin at 7:00 pm and end at 8:00 pm. 2. There will be a daily audio reflec on of 6-8 minutes offered via Gary s Audioboom channel, h ps://audioboom.com/channels/ Each day s reflec on will be posted no later than 6:00 a.m. Watch the weekly Trinit-E-Newsle er for links to more resources as we read this important text together. Find out more about the "Good Book Club" here. h p:// January Drop-In/Drop-By Hours for the Rector Wednesday, January 16-10:00 am to 2:00 pm Thursday, January 17-5:30 pm to 8:30 pm Drop on in for a 15 minute chat with the Rector! 2

3 Monday, January 21 Romans 6:1-14 Tuesday, January 22 Romans 6:15-23 Daily Reading Schedule Monday, January 7 Romans 1:1-7 Wednesday, January 23 Romans 7:1-6 Thursday, January 24 Romans 7:7-13 Tuesday, January 8 Romans 1:8-17 Wednesday, January 9 Romans 1:18-32 Friday, January 25 Romans 7:14-25 Saturday, January 26 Romans 8:1-8 Conversion of Saint Paul Thursday, January 10 Romans 2:1-16 Friday, January 11 Romans 2:17-29 Saturday, January 12 Romans 3:1-8 Sunday, January 13 1 Epiphany Monday, January 14 Romans 3:9-20 Tuesday, January 15 Romans 3:21-31 Wednesday, January 16 Romans 4:1-12 Thursday, January 17 Romans 4:13-25 Friday, January 18 Romans 5:1-11 Saturday, January 19 Romans 5:12-21 Confession of Saint Peter Sunday, January 20 2 Epiphany Sunday, January 27 3 Epiphany Monday, January 28 Romans 8:9-17 Tuesday, January 29 Romans 8:18-30 Wednesday, January 30 Romans 8:31-39 Thursday, January 31 Romans 9:1-18 Friday, February 1 Romans 9:19-33 Saturday, February 2 the Temple Romans 10:1-4 Presentation of Jesus in Sunday, February 3 4 Epiphany Monday, February 4 Romans 10:5-13 Tuesday, February 5 Romans 10:14-21 (Con nued on page 4) 3

4 Tuesday, February 19 Romans 14:1-6 Wednesday, February 20 Romans 14:7-12 Daily Reading Schedule Continues Wednesday, February 6 Romans 11:1-10 Thursday, February 7 Romans 11:11-16 Friday, February 8 Romans 11:17-24 Saturday, February 9 Romans 11:25-36 Sunday, February 10 5 Epiphany Monday, February 11 Romans 12:1-2 Tuesday, February 12 Romans 12:3-8 Wednesday, February 13 Romans 12:9-13 Thursday, February 14 Romans 12:14-21 Friday, February 15 Romans 13:1-7 Saturday, February 16 Romans 13:8-10 Sunday, February 17 6 Epiphany Monday, February 18 Romans 13:11-14 Thursday, February 21 Romans 14:13-18 Friday, February 22 Romans 14:19-23 Saturday, February 23 Romans 15:1-6 Sunday, February 24 7 Epiphany Monday, February 25 (tr.) Romans 15:7-13 Tuesday, February 26 Romans 15:14-21 Wednesday, February 27 Romans 15:22-29 Thursday, February 28 Romans 15:30-33 Friday, March 1 Romans 16:1-7 Saturday, March 2 Romans 16:8-16 Saint Matthias, Apostle Sunday, March 3 Last Sunday after the Epiphany Monday, March 4 Romans 16:17-23 *NRSV omits verse 24 Tuesday, March 5 Romans 16:

5 Annual Parish Mee ng Sunday, January 27 8:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I 9:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II Brunch follows immediately a er the 9:30 am Liturgy 11:15 am Parish Mee ng Children are invited to eat with their families and then during the "mee ng" por on of the day, they are welcome to stay or go downstairs for cra ac vi es and a movie. The nursery will also be available. VESTRY CANDIDATE NOMINATION FORM At the Annual Parish Meeting on January 27, 2019 we will be electing new Vestry members. Candidates must be Communicants in Good Standing who are willing to be elected and to serve faithfully in the best interest of Trinity Church. Please get permission from the candidate you wish to nominate, complete this form, and return it to the parish office. As a committed and communing member of Trinity Episcopal Church, I hereby nominate Name of nominee who is a Communicant in Good Standing, for election to the 2018 Vestry of Trinity Church. Nominated by: 5

6 Outreach Opportunities Please join us in the Fellowship/Parish Hall from 11:00 am to 11:30 am on the following Sundays to hear informa on on several organiza ons that receive support from Trinity Church through its outreach funds. January 13 - Heidi from WAVE-Wisconsin An -Violence Effort January 20 - Joyce Squire from Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity Watch the newsle er, bulle n and Trinit-E-Newsle er for more informa onal presenta ons to be scheduled in spring. January Bo le Cap Collec on Please bring in plas c bo le caps for a local school project. Informa on on the acceptable bo le caps needed to build a "Buddy Bench" is taped to a table in the Narthex and on the kitchen counter. Addi onal informa on about building a "Buddy Bench" is near the collec- on site. Thanks for your help. Cultural Opportunity in Northern Ireland for Young Adults Cultural Program in Northern Ireland for Young Adults The friends of the Saint Patrick Centre - Milwaukee Chapter is once again sponsoring the Young Ambassador program, in which young adults ages are selected for an all expense paid two week cultural learning program in Northern Ireland, hosted by the St. Patrick Centre in County Down during the first half of June We are looking for students who are very interested in Northern Ireland who will gain a lot by an internship-like experience that will be tailored toward their intended career. Students are preferred who will be living in Milwaukee for the school year after they return and will be available to participate in local chapter meetings, events and speaking engagements. Contact Jen Vettrus at jentropy4@gmail.com and visit the website: The application process will be open in December and the deadline is March 17th. Please share this with young adults you know. Follow our local chapter's activities on Facebook: search for Friends of Saint Patrick Centre- Milwaukee Chapter the Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick: 6

7 Trin-i-Tree and Fleece Blankets A huge thank you to the people of Trinity Church. I am always amazed at your generosity to strangers. The men at the United Community Center had a fantas c Christmas. They each received a gi box of toiletries, socks, hats, scarves, gloves and some candy. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Thank you for your dona ons to Trin-i-Tree. Addi onally, we are thankful for the gi s of items for the Godly Playroom at St Augus ne Chris an School. Your generosity included cash dona ons totaling $ to purchase addi onal gi s of the heart for those two programs. ~Jane Johnson and Corliss Rice Thank you to all who purchased polar fleece fabric, and cut and ed the blankets. We delivered 110 blankets to the Cath Lab at Children's Hospital. The children joyfully chose the one they wanted. We will be con nuing this outreach during We use 1 1/2 yards of polar fleece to make the blankets. We e two pieces together. Dona ons of polar fleece are always needed. Thank you from the children and staff at Children's Hospital. ~Jane Johnson Here are some updates for You 1. SCRIP: SCRIP is a gi card program which raised $3,000 for the Gathering, Wauwatosa Food Pantry and the Rector's Discre onary Fund in This only happened because you are faithful about ordering cards every first Sunday of the month. Thank you. How you can help? Consider ordering one or two cards each month Maybe for groceries, gas or something else you regularly use. There are always forms on the pillar outside of the library and your order can be placed in the envelope any me. The orders are processed on the Monday a er the first Sunday of the month. 2. Fleece blankets: In early 2018 we began sharing blankets with Children's Hospital Cath Lab. A er a child has the procedure, he or she chooses a blanket from the closet. We have a group of people who buy material, cut and e the blankets. We usually schedule one morning a month to e at church. 130 blankets have been shared with Children's Hospital. In November Kathy's House was added to the recipient list. Kathy's House serves adults who are receiving ongoing care, mostly at Froedtert. Jefferson School became our partner on Community Day. The fourth grade ed 12 blankets and we bought the fleece with some outreach funds. Trinity also ed 25 more for them. How you can help? Purchase either 1 1/2 yards or 2 yard lengths of fleece. It takes two lengths to make one blanket. Help e blankets on the monthly scheduled date at Trinity Church. 3. Fellowship me: Every Sunday there are snacks and beverages served during fellowship me. Trinity folks do love their snacks. Snacks can be homemade or purchased. Some favorites are cheese, sausage and crackers, fruit, coffee cake...you get the idea. How you can help? Bring a snack to share or freeze for another day. Buy cups, plates or napkins (please no Styrofoam). If you are able to help, just leave your dona on in the kitchen on the counter (unless it needs refrigera on). Our budget for coffee and supplies is small, so any help is appreciated. Trinity parishioners are so generous and helpful and that is just one of the reasons it is such a blessing to belong to this parish. If you have any sugges ons or ques ons about these ministries, please speak with Jill Paradowski or her at jill.paradowski@gmail.com. Many blessings to you. 7

8 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 January 2019 New Years Day :00 pm Family Fellowship 5 6 The Epiphany of Our Lord SCRIP 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Holy Eucharist 10:45 am Fellowship 7 7:00 pm Men's Spirituality Group Baptism of Our Lord 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Holy Eucharist 10:45 am Fellowship & Christian Formation 11:00 am WAVE presentation 11:30 am Vestry Mtg. 6:00 pm EYC 14 10:00 am 11:00 am Good Book Club Check-In 7:00 pm 8:00 pm Good Book Club Check-In :00 am 2:00 pm Rector's Drop-In/Drop- By Hours 17 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm Rector's Drop-In/Drop -By Hours Epiphany 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Holy Eucharist 10:45 am Fellowship & Christian Formation 11:00 am Milwaukee Habitat presentation 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Epiphany 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Holy Eucharist 11:15 am Annual Mtg :00 am 11:00 am Good Book Club Check-In 7:00 pm 8:00 pm Good Book Club Check-In

9 8 w w w. t r i n i t y w a u w a t o s a. o r g TIDINGS Trinity Church 1717 Church Street Wauwatosa, WI January 2019 REMINDER FOR JANUARY Annual Parish Mee ng Sunday, January 27 8:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I 9:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II Brunch follows immediately a er the 9:30 am Liturgy 11:15 am Parish Mee ng Children are invited to eat with their family and then during the "mee ng" por on of the day, they are welcome to stay or go downstairs for cra ac vi es and a movie. The nursery will also be available.