hearts and open doors. We believe that as people of God, we can all share in God's love; 11:00am Annual Meeting

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1 Parish FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY FEBRUARY 10, 2019 the week ahead notes Sunday, February 10 9:00am Church School 9:00am Parish Nurse WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS! Trinity is a place where you will find open minds, open 9:30am Holy Eucharist hearts and open doors. We believe that as people of God, we can all share in God's love; 11:00am Annual Meeting 3:00pm Youth Group Meeting a love that is inclusive, ever abundant and meant to be expressed through our action in 4:45pm 11th Step Centering Prayer the world. We are delighted to have you with us and hope you will come back often. If you would Tuesday, February 12 like to learn more about life here at Trinity please: 5:30pm Episcopal 101 Fill out a Welcome Card Join us for coffee on the Labyrinth Plaza Parish Notes: These pages contain information about today s worship and our upcoming meetings and events. Open Communion: From whatever tradition you come and wherever you are in your journey of faith, you are welcome at our table. You will find simple directions on how to participate in the worship bulletin. Gluten-Free wafers are available, just ask when the bread is presented to you. Prayer Ministers are available during communion at the 10am service. Proceed to the back of the church to receive prayer and laying on of hands. Children & Youth: Trinity offers religious formation for ages 3½ -12 through the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program. Children gather on Sundays starting at 9am in the church school behind the sanctuary. Trinity Youth Group includes all 7th- 12th graders, and meets approximately twice each month, usually on Sunday afternoons. See Parish Notes for upcoming activities. Children at Communion: Children are brought into the church during the Offertory Hymn to join us for Holy Communion. At this point, you are welcome to gather your children from the nursery to be with you. Nursery & Toddler care is available 9:15-11am. (Ask an usher for directions). Visit our Welcome Table Visit our website at events at trinity ANNUAL PARISH MEETING TODAY FOLLOWING THE SERVICE See Page 5 YOUTH GROUP MEETING TODAY AT 3pm See Page 3 EPISCOPAL 101 CLASSES CONTINUE TUESDAYS AT 5:30pm See Page 2 CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT 7pm See Page 2 SCHOOL OF THE HEART YOGA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 9:30am See Page 2 LENTEN SERIES STARTING MARCH 9 See Back Page of Bulletin for Details Wednesday, February 13 Noon Base Community 5:30pm Parish Council Meeting 7:00pm Contemplative Prayer Thursday, February 14 10:30am Women s Circle 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal Saturday, February 16 9:30am School of the Heart Yoga Sunday, February 17 8:00am Holy Eucharist 9:00am Coffee Hour 9:00am Church School 10:00am Holy Eucharist 11:30am Coffee Hour 4:45pm 11th Step Centering Prayer Justice and Outreach Council Invitation Trinity s Justice and Outreach Council invites you to share your input about what local ministries/organizations we might partner with in the coming year. TODAY at the Annual Meeting, following the 9:30am service, you ll find surveys on the tables in the Parish Hall, asking about local groups with which you are currently involved. Please feel free to complete a survey as you wait for the Annual Meeting to begin, or take one home to consider, and bring it back to the church office the following week. Questions? Please contact Jennifer Bergquist or Art Fisher. PARISH NURSE Jan Fadden, our Parish Nurse, will be in the library today prior to the 9:30am service and directly after. Trinity Episcopal Church 1500 State Street Santa Barbara Ca

2 worship ministers take note 9:30am Holy Eucharist Preaching: The Rev. Elizabeth A. Molitors, Rector Presiding: The Rev. Laurel Johnston, Associate Rector Acolytes: Carola Pisani, Sol Beard- Armbruster, Terre Sanitate, Zoe Perez Prayer Ministers: Anna Campbell, Anna Kokotovic, Marie Schoeff, Nina Zimmer Readers: Bob Burtness, Sky Beard- Armbruster Intercessor: Clark Roof Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Jane Hahn, Diana Buzerak, Ralph Armbruster- Sandoval, Mandy Phillips Ushers: Jean Davis, Pandra Moriarty, Steve Gibson, Jeffrey Krutzsch Welcome Team: Glenn Stuck, Robert Mann, Madeline Rogers, Norma Stuck Altar Guild: Nollie Dawson, Louise Fisher, Sarah McCarter, Jeannie Christensen Audio Guild: Greg Hawkins Flower Guild: Marlene Carroll Organist: Thomas Joyce Choir Director & Cantor: Grey Brothers Cantor of the Psalm: Jay Means Vocal Soloist: Lance Boyd Catechists: Susan Krutzsch, Amy Mathews, Mary Gibson, Betty Wenzel, Cathy Jones- Aidnik, Faye Cox, Stephanie Perez, Farina Talbert, Robert Price Office Volunteers: Jessie Breytspraak, Michael Dean, Sarah Dobbs, Jane Ellison, Betty Ferry, Andrea Fritzen, MK & Jim Micallef, Kristi Wallace, Nina Zimmer Today s flowers are given in loving memory of Geraldine and Melville Sahyun. ~Mel & Irene Sahyun EPISCOPAL 101 Classes Continue through February 19 at 5:30pm New to the Episcopal Church? New to Trinity? Or just interested in learning more about the Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement (as Presiding Bishop Michael Curry says)? Then join us... We will gather on Tuesday evenings over dinner beginning at 5:30 pm. Signup at the Welcome Table. Childcare is available upon request. Class Overview Feb 12: Instructed Eucharist Feb 19: Spiritual Practices Sunday Feb 24: Lunch at the Rectory with the Rev. Elizabeth Molitors For questions, contact the Rev. Laurel Johnston, Associate Rector at ljohnston@ trinitysb.org CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER Wednesday, February pm Contemplation in the Age of Terror We live in a time of deep and widespread fear. In such a context, how do we hold that reality in our hearts and practice Christian faith, hope, and love? Join us as the contemplative prayer group addresses this issue on Wednesday, February 13, 7-8 p.m. in the Fireside Room. All are welcome. Judy Stevens will facilitate the session. MEET ELIZABETH ONE ON ONE! Visit the Welcome Table if you would like to sign up to meet with our new rector, Elizabeth Molitors. Don t worry if the dates fill up, there will be more opportunites! OUR FREEZER IS EMPTY! WARMING CENTER CASSEROLES NEEDED! Trinity has been a Warming Center for several nights and once again, we need to stock up our freezer! We anticipate being activated as a Warming Center this coming week. Please consider making a casserole for the freezer - hearty casseroles with chicken, pasta or beef. You can pick up an aluminum pan at the Welcome Table to fill and return to the office. This standard size will stack in the church freezer and will cook in a similar amount of time. Frozen purchased casseroles are also welcome. Contact: office@trinitysb.org. School of the Heart YOGA Saturday, February 16, 9:30-10:30am All levels welcome. Please bring a mat and a blanket or towel and blocks and/or a strap if you have them. This Hatha Yoga class will focus on the connection of the mind to the breath, the breath to the Spirit and the Spirit to the body. No matter where you are on the yogic path, you are welcome here! A $3 free-will donation to Trinity will be taken. Questions? Mac McNeel, yogimac@ cox.net TRINITY BACKSTAGE Saturday, March 2, 8:00pm We welcome guitarist Johnsmith for an evening of exceptionally written songs, passionate vocals and intelligent lyrics. The show starts at 8pm at Trinty. Donation is $10 at the door. You can reserve a table for four or more by calling our mission As God s people, we will share the love of God in a way that nurtures body, mind and spirit. Demonstrating God s love for the world, we will serve a diverse population and accept one another without reservations. By including all people as one family in worship and service to God, we are all empowered and inspired by the Spirit to continue the work of Jesus Christ.

3 take note ASH WEDNESDAY MARCH 6 7:30am and 12:30pm Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes. 6:00 p.m. Primary Liturgy with Choir: Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes. Childcare available for ages 5 and under (only at the 6pm service). DRIVERS LISTOS UPDATE We have received a generous donation to extend our outreach to those needing safe rides and also to recruit more volunteers in North County. Molly Kellogg will be away until the end of April and two very experienced volunteers will take over joined by two other team members, so all will run smoothly. For questions contact Laurinda Marshall: laurindax@yahoo.com or Hilary Peattie: hilarypeattie@gmail.com. They can send you our new flyers to distribute to your immigrant neighbors who may need rides. TRINITY MEN SAVE THE DATES Trinity Men s Retreat will be May 31 through June 2 this year. Our retreat leader will be Tim Burnette, the cocurator (with Sarah Thomas from Trinity) of the Way Collective in Santa Barbara. Further details coming soon. campus ministry at UCSB St. Michael s University Church, also known as St. Mike s, was initially founded as a mission of Trinity in the fall of 1954, as the first church near the new University of California at Santa Barbara campus that had opened that year. Trinity parishioners have an open invitation to visit on Sunday mornings at 10:30 for a community eucharist with lively music provided by talented students and community members. St. Mike s is located at 6586 Picasso Road, next to Hillel, in Isla Vista. Jewish Voice for Peace Santa Barbara welcomes back Eran Efrati, investigative researcher and former Israeli Defense Forces soldier. Eran Efrati will discuss the training of U.S. police forces by the Israeli military and its context in racial profiling, surveillance, and suppression of protest. These are critical issues that involve the Black Lives Matter movement and efforts to prevent the criminalization of citizens and immigrants. Please join us for a conversation and presentation at St. Michael s University Church, Sunday, February 3, 8pm at the corner of El Greco and Camino Pescadero in Isla Vista. Parking is on El Greco. children and youth CONTACT: Nursery/Toddler care, Church School ages 3 12 and Youth ages Vanessa Woods, nessawoods@gmail.com TODAY IN THE CHURCH SCHOOL Children at Trinity meet most Sundays for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program (CGS). Since each Level of the program covers a range of ages, often several lessons are offered each Sunday, with most children taking part in only one. Today Level I will work with the model of the Tabernacle, and have time to catch up on earlier materials. Level II will reflect on the Lord s Prayer, work with the materials depicting the parable of the Insistent Friend, and reflect together on a passage from the Bible. Level III will spend their morning working with familiar materials. YOUTH GROUP Next meeting: Today, 3-6pm. Upcoming: Group hike, Sunday, February 24, 2-5pm. Meet at Trinity at 2pm to carpool. Bring snacks! Justice & Outreach Council Update In late 2018, a one-time disbursement was given to Trinity s Historical/Ongoing Ministries which included: St. Michael s Campus Ministry, Transition House, Sarah House, Faulding Hotel, Harding School Foundation, Sustainable Trinity, Freedom Warming Center, PFLAG Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, CLUE Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice, IDEAS Improving Dreams, Equality, Access & Success and CAUSE Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy. New this year are three ministries: Drivers Listos, the Immigrant Legal Defense Center and Showers of Blessing. The total of these disbursements is $10,350 and each grant represents further systemic change. PFLAG MEETING Monday, February 11, 7pm Special Panel: Faith Communities and the Journey to Embrace LGBTQ People With Rev Frank Schaefer & Rev Mark Richardson Reception to follow Location: First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu Street. pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com. Website: pflagsantabarbara.org community Hospice Volunteer Training Central Coast Hospice is seeking both men and women who are willing to volunteer a few hours a week to help provide companionship, emotional support, practical assistance and/ or respite care to hospice patients and families. A compassionate volunteer can make all the difference in supporting families during a difficult time. Volunteer tasks may consist of: staying with the patient while the caregiver runs errands, listening to patients concerns, sharing a common interest or hobby, or just being a comforting presence. If you are interested to learn more about becoming a volunteer, please contact Central Coast Hospice at We hope you can join us! 3

4 december financials Dec 2018 Actual Budget Income $68,259 $63,407 Expense $75,250 $66,907 Year-to-Date Income $736,177 $715,981 Expense $723,320 $778,416 Trinity is grateful for each financial pledge and gift supporting our programs and ministries. Because our expenses are largely predictable and our income varies from month to month, staying as current as possible is a great help to us. If at any time your circumstances change, please notify Cami Segna, our parish Business Manager. For a full statement of our income and expenses, and vestry notes, see the bulletin board in the Parish Hall building for monthly updates. pastoral care Pastoral Care Emergencies: Contact Michael Corrigan at or Elizabeth Molitors at Hospital Visitation: If you, or a member of the parish whom you know, is going into the hospital, please notify the office so a visit can be arranged. Homebound Visitation: If you, or a member of the parish whom you know, is homebound (long-term or short-term) and would like a visit or Communion brought to them, please contact the Pastoral Care Committee: Anne Roediger, roedigeranne@yahoo.com. Healing Touch Prayer Ministry: If you, or someone you know, would like to receive a time of Healing Touch Prayer, please contact Nina Zimmer at Helping Hands: The purpose of Helping Hands is to provide short-term care and support for parishioners who need a little extra help due to illness or life circumstances. These volunteers do things like cook a meal, run an errand, or provide transportation. Helpers are put into a resource pool and called upon on an as needed basis. Mac McNeel, Prayer Shawl Ministry: Shawls are handmade by parishioners and blessed quarterly. If you or someone you know is in need of this prayer-filled comfort, please contact: Norma Stuck, , normaestuck@gmail.com. mid week worship Contemplative Prayer: A Trinity group practices various forms of Christian contemplative prayer monthly on the second Wednesday evening, 7-8pm, in the Fireside Room. For more information, talk with Art ( ) or Judy Stevens ( ). Base Community Bible Study and Eucharist: Wednesdays, noon, in the Library. This group meets each week for Bible Study and reflects on the upcoming Sunday s gospel lesson. It closes with an informal Eucharist. prayers Please remember these prayer requests during the Prayers of the People and the week ahead. *Please Remember in Your Prayers: Anne and John Cotton, Anne French, Gladys Secunda, Don Zimmerman, Fawzia Talbert, Judy Baskette, Vern & Hannah Bengtson, Tyler Gregory, Karlie Guse, Bob Ward, Judy Boyd, Raylene Albidrez, Quinn Sellars, Sharon and Owen, Craig L., Joe W., Hess and Delaney families, Elizabeth & Max, Little family, Susan Poprock, John Mealy, Karen & Michael K, Art Stevens, Steven Hanlin, Bill Ferguson. Those with Long Term Illness: Margaret Marvin, Kathryn Dean, Christine Langenfeld, Miguel Mendez, Dorothy P, Christoper Dawson, Russell Cunningham, Marjory Smith, Shirley Burris, Roger West, Alex Cruz, Mark Frodesen, Andre, The Rev. Richard Graves, Travis Anderson, Quinn, Ruben Grant, Winston Filmer, Mary Pat Franco, Ana and Chris Mossaad, Shardul Panchal, Randy Howard, Judith Rose, Drew DeArmond, Nancy Campbell, Eric Morton, Lisa Skioldhanlin, Ben and Adele Peters, Loy Harris, Susan Malmgren, Rosemary L, Joyce Raimer. For the departed: Genevieve Nauman, Maura Kennedy, Steven Siegel, Julie Gregory, Mary Ann Wells, Robert Strunk, Bob Guthrie, Marjorie, David Schulz, Elly Wyatt, Bill Beasley, Elizabeth Hess, Mary Louise Little, Lois Molitors, Joby Nunez. In the Armed Services: Craig and Catherine Christ, Grant Fish, Michael C. Fish, David Dees, Theresa Berry, Frederick Johnston, Nicole A. Dennis, Kyle Ray, John Whitney, Sean Dunbar, James Badgett, Nicholas Hoegh-Guldberg, Ryan Carey. Candidate for Holy Orders: Sarah Thomas. *Note: Names will be removed after 60 days. If you wish to have someone added, call the office at or office@trinitysb.org. Please indicate which list: short-term, long-term or departed. trinity contact list staff The Rev. Elizabeth Molitors, Rector emolitors@trinitysb.org The Rev. Laurel Johnston, Associate Rector ljohnston@trinitysb.org The Rev. Michael Corrigan, Pastoral Associate mcorrigan@trinitysb.org, Katrina Perez, Administrative Assistant office@trinitysb.org Hannah Ruth Brothers, Administrative Assistant office@trinitysb.org Cami Segna, Business Manager csegna@trinitysb.org Betty Wenzel, Program Assistant bwenzel@trinitysb.org Grey Brothers, Minister of Choral & Congregational Music brothers@westmont.edu Thomas Joyce, Minister of Keyboard Music tjoyce@trinitysb.org Miguel Toscano, Sexton mtoscano@trinitysb.org Jan Fadden, Parish Nurse, parish council Administration & Inclusion: Anne Shaw, , anne.shaw09@gmail.com Children & Youth: Stephanie Perez, , eyedocsteph47@gmail.com and Mary Gibson, , sgibson_us@yahoo.com Adult Formation: Jean Alexander, adultformation@trinitysb.org Hospitality: Marisa Brenninkmeyer, , marisa@brenninkmeyer.net and Jim Terzian, , jimterzian@hotmail.com Justice & Outreach: Jennifer Bergquist, , jenniferbergquist@gmail.com and Art Fisher, , afisher100@yahoo.com Worship: David Gartrell, , gartrell@ucsb.edu and Dodie Little, , dodielittle@gmail.com vestry Claude Garciacelay, Senior Warden, garciacel@aol. com Patsy Price, Junior Warden, pstadel@gmail.com Melinda Carey, Clerk, melindacarey@cox.net Michael Dean, Treasurer, mxdean47@yahoo.com Kaye Cantu, kkomenda@cox.net Elaine Christ, elaine.christ@agilent.com Jean Davis, jeanlangedavis@gmail.com John Gannon, gannonsbhs@yahoo.com Steve Kriz, steve.kriz@ucsb.edu Kate McDonald, namatakogari@gmail.com Mandy Phillips, mandyphillips2@gmail.com Kathleen Rogers, kathmade.rogers@gmail.com 4

5 take note ANNUAL PARISH MEETING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 ONE COMBINED SERVICE AT 9:30am Trinity worships together as one congregation at 9:30am, followed by the Annual Meeting, including a light brunch. This year, we ll elect four new vestry members, and approve a budget for the upcoming year. All are welcome to participate! MEET THE NEW VESTRY NOMINEES FOR 2019 Jeannie Christensen When my church, Grace Lutheran, closed its doors in 2013, I began to search for a new church. The first Sunday I visited Trinity I knew I was home. The message of inclusiveness, justice and love was so clear. I love the concept of shared ministry and how the people here follow Matthew 25. Since coming to Trinity I have served on the Adult Formation and Justice and Outreach Councils. It is an honor to be called to serve on the Vestry. Jim Sterne I became acquainted with Trinity through my wife, Colleen, who has been an active parishioner for more than 20 years. I joined her for Christmas and Easter services, enjoyed helping out occasionally with hands-on work (pew cushions, the Labyrinth), and getting to know other parishioners as friends. I learned a great deal though Colleen s seminary studies and even more while observing as she crafted sermons over the years. I gained the needed confidence in the alignment of my spirituality with the Trinity community s theology to put myself forward for baptism. My work as an usher and on Audio Guild have given me a deeper sense of stewardship and love for the congregation. I am deeply honored to be asked to serve on the Vestry and pledge to give it my very best. Clark Roof Terry and I moved to Santa Barbara in 1989 and after a year or so of visiting churches, we settled upon Trinity. By then Mark Asman had become the rector and there was a growing sense of a new and stronger social and spiritual commitment within the congregation. I was especially drawn to the diversity and progressive views of the congregation. Early on I served for a time on the Vestry until I had to give it up to take on a UCSB faculty assignment for six months out of the country. In 2015, I also chaired the church s Portfolio Committee as we began thinking about Trinity s longer-term future, and especially what should be our vision of ministry and social justice in today s changing world. I am humbled to be asked to serve on the Vestry, and especially now to help carry on this important discussion when we have just welcomed a new rector to work with us in discerning what faithful commitment to the Gospel expects of us in our time and place. Steve Thompson I come to Trinity from 13 years at All Saints by the Sea, where I was on the Vestry and headed up the Buildings and Grounds Committee. I was confirmed at St. Michaels and All Angels in Dallas, TX. Trinity opened their arms to me, just as they open their hearts and souls to all who come through the doors. I m grateful to have found a church home that values diversity and differences. I am a partner of the retail store and design studio Cabana Home in Santa Barbara; a designer and residential developer completing projects across the country. I ve served on non-profit arts and culture committees and Boards of Directors specializing in the preservation of buildings that are National Historic Landmarks. I look forward to the opportunity of putting my past Vestry experience and my understanding of historic buildings to good use at Trinity Episcopal Church! 5

6 TRINITY LENTEN SERIES Trinity Episcopal Church 1500 State St, Santa Barbara, Embracing Transition: Humanity at the Crossroads During Lent we will explore the great shift taking place on a global scale, as humanity transitions from the old order, now in crisis, to a new path forward. The resurrection focus for our 2019 Lenten Series will be co-creating a new consciousness and way of living, firmly grounded in God s eternal truths of love, justice, peace, and reverence for the Earth. Relocating into the OneEarth Paradigm: A Workshop with Lee Van Ham Co-director of Jubilee Economic Ministries. Lee will walk us through the hero s journey from our current, unraveling cultural/economic paradigm which is both unsustainable and unworthy of our true humanity to a new, compelling OneEarth Paradigm, grounded in an expanded spiritual consciousness that empowers us to live in just and right relationship to Earth and all of her inhabitants. Saturday, March 9, 9am-3pm. $10 suggested donation; a simple lunch will be provided. Please sign up at coffee hour on Sunday or by contacting the Trinity Office: or office@trinitysb.org. Dialogues at the Crossroads On successive Sundays during Lent we will further unpack certain specific transitions facing humanity, and our response to them, including: From Ego Consciousness to Christ Consciousness: Who s in the driver s seat of our thinking, feeling and acting? Moving out of Fear and into Love. Church and Spiritual Practices: Transitioning to a creation-centered spirituality/theology as an imperative in the coming age. Putting Money in its Place: Weaning ourselves from the economics of perpetual growth, profit and greed, and embracing the simple elegance of enough. The OneEarth Consumer: How and what we consume and eat is perhaps the single biggest area where ordinary people can have an impact at the moment. Sundays, March 17, 24, 31 and April 7 after the 10am service (~11:30am). Childcare provided if requested by March 3. Contact the Trinity Office: or office@trinitysb.org. 6