The Messenger. September 2013 OF TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH

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1 September 2013 The Messenger Growing as Disciples of Jesus Christ Through Worship, Learning, Fellowship and Outreach OF TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH Future Planning For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ~ Jeremiah 29:11 These past several months have been eventful, to say the least, but there seems to be a sense in which the dust is settling and we, as a family, are exhaling, knowing that we have made it through this phase of the challenge. The question in many minds is now what? At the Board of Directors August meeting, the decision was made to commission a committee to begin a Preliminary Study in preparation for a capital campaign to obtain new facilities for Trinity Church. The work of the Preliminary Study Committee is threefold: First, to discern what God is calling Trinity to be and do. Second, to discern how we can accomplish that work. Third, to estimate the cost of bringing that plan to fruition. The members of the Committee are working on the details of how best to gather the discernment input of the congregation in response to the first two questions. Once that input is gathered, they will then work to generate an estimate of the cost and possibilities. The members of the Committee are: Marguerite Biklian Darcie Larman Joy Rose Donna Chaffee Garrett Ming Robert Sawyer Walt Dietze John Pryor Scott Underhill Richard Giles Kevin Ray Ray Watson Lynne Hall Keep your eyes open for more information from the Preliminary Study Committee! But as you wait for the information, don t wait to start thinking and praying! It is extremely important, though, that we, as a congregation, do the work in the proper order. It is tempting, if not a bit exciting, to jump to the second phase and dream of what building we want and where we hope it will be. But the first questions need to remain first. For example, when one buys a home, it is based on key factors: how the family lives (do they like private rooms or open space, do they like to be outside and maintain a large yard, do they like to entertain, etc.), how much space is needed (how many kids living at home, how many guests staying over, etc.), what school district they prefer for the children. One has to know how their family lives and their family s needs in order to find a home that will meet their needs. The key factor for our future is knowing who God has called Trinity to be and what God is calling Trinity to do. Our identity, who we are, and mission, how we live and what we are called to do, will shape our future needs. Once we discern God s answers to the first questions, the rest will follow! Last month, I wrote about how God guides us. I want to encourage you to revisit that article and begin praying for God to open your eyes to what He is doing in our midst and to help us listen to where His Holy Spirit is lighting a fire in our heart and giving His fruit. In particular, I want to encourage you to ask God to show you where He is giving Trinity growth, what He has made us good at, and where He has given us passion. This is an exciting time in the life of our Church Family! I am eager, as I am sure you all are as well, to see the fruit of our discernment as we seek to clarify who God has made us to be and what He is calling us to do! Your Brother in Christ, Fr. Karl+ 1

2 Join a Discipleship Group the week of September 15th to participate in CBE. Community Bible Experience (CBE) is a program that allows people to read through the entire New Testament over an 8 week period by doing 5 daily readings a week. CBE uses the NIV translation laid out in its original book form. There are no subheadings, chapters, verses, or double columns. Each week you meet in a group to discuss what you ve read in a fashion similar to a book club. Check out this link to learn more about CBE and the amazing results it s had: Contact the church office to join a group. Parent Connections Parent Connections aims to assist parents in building upon what their children are learning in Sunday school. This can be done as a short talk on the way home from church, or as a longer discussion around a meal, or at bedtime. Parent connections are posted weekly on our website. Begins September 8th Register on-line today! We can still use more volunteers to assist in this vital ministry. Contact Tracey or Kevin at if you are interested in serving. Trinity Family Ministry Growing Together in Christ Sunday School (11a.m.) PreK-8th Grades meet in Bldg. 3 Youth Group Sunday 5:30-7pm in Bldg 3 9/8 Teaching & Games 9/15 Teaching & Games 9/22 Fun & Fellowship 9/29 Outreach Rescue Mission * We could use volunteers willing to provide meals and snacks for our weekly meeting Contact Fr. Mark with? s at mark@trinitybakersfield.com Trinity Family Ministry At Trinity our focus is to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ through worship, learning, fellowship, and outreach. This is the lens through which we view all that we do as a church, from adult education down to our nursery care. Though we have age appropriate ministries it is vital that we remember that as disciples we are members of one body, a body where all ages of members are needed to function with health. This is one of the reasons that we refer to children s Sunday school and Youth Group under the heading of Family Ministry. Children and youth are naturally a part of a biological family, but we use the title because they are an essential part of our church family. They are disciples of Jesus, too. Sadly, what has developed over the last several decades in the larger American church is that age segregation has occurred. This has had the sad consequence of children growing up in the church without ever really being integrated into the larger body. Thus, the church has often lacked the rich inter-generational relationships that we are called to have in the church family. Perhaps the gravest consequence of this trend is that the primary responsibility of Christian parents has been wrongly given over to the church. What is this responsibility? The discipling of our own children. If you are interested in helping Trinity s Family Ministry have more inter-generational events and equipping opportunities for parents, please contact me. Remember, it takes the whole church to grow the whole church. In Christ s Love and Service, Mark + 2

3 In The Parish Family Sympathy to Liz, Kent & Eileen Brown on the recent death of Mort Brown. Thank You to...on behalf of the AGO convention Steering Committee, I would like to thank all of the volunteers who assisted us on the Young Organists Competition and Winner s Concert at St. Paul s in June. Our convention was a huge success, much to the surprise of attendees who were skeptical about coming to Bakersfield. The people in the gold sashes were given very high marks on the post-convention surveys. These volunteers were an important factor in making the 4-day event run smoothly. Thanks so much! Sue Wagner MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ANGLICAN 4 TH DAY!!!!!!!! Now hear this!!!!!!! The San Joaquin Secretariat is excited to let you know of our upcoming A4D Weekend at ECCO, to be held January 2-5, The theme of our Weekend is The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me. Prayer and planning are seriously underway. The Leadership Team for the Weekend is: Dennis Mann Annie Curtier Christine Miller Frank Reed Ron Christolear (St. Jude s, Tehachapi) Rector (St. Andrews in the Desert, Lancaster) Rectora (Trinity Anglican Church, Bakersfield) Head Cha (St. Luke s Anglican Church, Merced) Assistant Cha (Trinity Anglican Church, Bakersfield) Music Director If there are any Cursillistas/Anglican 4 th Dayers from the past, who wish to get involved again, please let us know ASAP, so that you can be a part of our dynamic, Spirit-filled Team! We would love to have you! Please be praying about those in your congregations who wish to deepen their commitment to Christ by coming to the Weekend as a Candidate. We ask for your prayers as we seek the Lord s will for every phase of HIS Weekend! Questions: Annie Curtier or Christine Miller Mary Swanlund Halle Young Mary Wakefield Richard Young Virginia Doyle Sarah Thomas Liz Brown Lori Pflugh Amy Ray Scott Underhill Matthew Chaffee Dick Giles Myranda Sawyer Sarah Swanlund Donna Chaffee Laura Landucci Fr. Mark Hall Norma Jackson Alan Cartmell Marshall Lewis Patti Young September Birthdays Pam Knight Gregory Smith Mallory Holmes Ellen Elliott Michelle Bycheck Katie Lewis Koehn Ray Russell Ming Steve McCalley Katharine Tolar Francine Stubblefield Eliza Kinney Sharon Giboney Lila McIntyre Joe McIntyre Susan Hankins Halia Howard Joyce Quilling CAPISTRANO HOUSE BOOK FAIR As part of our ongoing book ministry here at Trinity Anglican Church and our weekly ministry work at Jason s Retreat, this last Friday morning, August 23rd, we hosted a Book Fair for the clients and staff at Capistrano House, one of several women s recovery and sober living homes operated by Bakersfield Recovery Services. In the cool of the midmorning, underneath a venerable old shade tree, we set up two tables covered end to end with donated books such as devotionals, inspirational writings, New Testaments, and books dealing with such topics as drug and alcohol recovery, strengthening your marriage and raising your children all written from a Christian author s perspective. Over ice tea, punch and cookies there were broad smiles and expressions of sincere gratitude from the women who came out to meet and welcome us into their home. More than several times we heard the expressions of disbelief saying, You are doing this for us? All these are free for us? We came asking nothing from them and just opening our hearts and our gifts for them as a true and simple expression of the love of Christ from God s people. It truly was a morning to remember. From the ladies and staff of Capistrano House to Larry Ray, Mark and Michelle Hall, and Linda La Mar, their sincere and heartfelt thanks for making that particular Friday morning a truly special one. Dcn. John La Mar 3

4 TO BE ELECTED AT THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION Standing Committee Class of 2017: 1 clergy and 1 layperson ECCO Commission Class of 2016: 1 clergy or layperson * Diocesan Education Trust Class of 2016: 1 clergy or layperson * San Joaquin Anglican Foundation Class of 2016: 1 clergy or layperson Ecclesiastical Court Class of 2016: 1 clergy Ecclesiastical Court Class of 2016: 1 layperson Provincial Council: 1 layperson Provincial Assembly: 2 clergy and 2 laypersons TRINITY STATS Attendance July 28th 219 August 4th 201 August 11th 221 August 18th 245 August 25th 221 *Committee is currently on hiatus due to the funds being frozen. In the eventuality of our win, the committee will once again become active. TO BE ELECTED AT THE PRE-CONVENTION DEANERY MEETINGS Diocesan Council Deanery Representatives, Class of: Kern - 1 clergy Prayerfully consider nominating those who you believe can serve our Diocese in these positions. Click here or call the Church Office for Nomination Forms. Contact the church office if you d like to participate. DAUGHTERS of the HOLY CROSS (DHC) All church women are invited to join Daughters of the Holy Cross. We will start training at the church, in Building #3, on the Sunday after Labor Day, September 8th, from 9:30 to 10:30. The training is not a total commitment, but a discernment period. We will then continue meeting on the third Sunday of each month at 9:30 a.m.. CHOIR ALERT! Choir practice will resume on Wednesday, September 4th, at 7 p.m., in Building 3. We are looking forward to having the crew back in action, and we are hoping that we can add some new singers to our ranks. New choir robes will be ordered at the beginning of September, and we would like to have you measured for one. Please contact Sue Wagner ASAP if you are willing to share your talent and time with us. RESUMING IN SEPTEMBER Wednesday 9/4 Thursday 9/5 Sunday 9/8 Thursday 9/12 Monday 9/16 Men s Bible Study Choir Healing Service Rector s Bible Study Sunday School Youth Ministry Handbell Choir St. Anne s Guild FALL FELLOWSHIP FESTIVAL Come join us after services on Sunday, October 6th for a BBQ, entertainment, and fellowship on the beautiful grounds of the Church Campus. Mark Your Calendars Now More Information to Come 4

5 Trinity Anglican Church 5500 Olive drive, Bld. 3 Bakersfield CA Trinity Anglican Church 5500 Olive Drive, Bld. 3 Bakersfield CA Office Fax trinity@bakersfield.com WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday Rite I - 8 a.m. Rite II - 11 a.m. September 2013 Our Clergy The Rev. Karl E. Dietze, Rector The Rev. Mark Hall, Assistant The Rev. John M. Wilcox, Retired The Rev. John LaMar, Deacon The Messenger 5 Our Staff Sue Wagner, Director of Music Tara Michaels, Office Manager Kendi Miller, Bookkeeper