Spread God s Love this Christmas

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1 2016 Centered in Christ ~ Scripture, Tradition and Reason 860 S. 3rd St. Lander, WY (307) trinitylndr@gmail.com Website: Trinity Episcopal Church Lander, Wyoming Sunday Service 9:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Priest Ray Price Deacon Linda Hudson Ministerial Developer Rev. Kay Flores Parish Administrator Kass Harrell Spread God s Love this Christmas With the holiday season upon us, we wanted to simply encourage everyone to share the good news and spread the love in the name of Jesus Christ. See the Advent calendars below or on p. 3 for some fun ideas to share God s love. Please see the attachment with the newsletter for a full-size copy in addition to another advent calendar you can use for good deeds this Advent year! Trinity Trivia The English word "Christmas" derives from the old English Christes maesse, meaning "Christ's mass." Christians have been celebrating Jesus' birth on 25 since at least the early fourth century. The first evidence of its observance is in Rome in 336 AD.

2 Page 2 Trinity Episcopal Church Phone trinitylndr@gmail.com Page 2 Did you know? Trinity Vestry Members Ed Newell, Senior Warden Judy Sutt Marcy Tepper Beynon St. John GENE DEHNERT has returned to regular Trinity activities after a short stay at Westward Heights. While there, he was roommates with Kass father, Roger! SOME TRINITY MEMBERS have been able to better participate in Trinity s services thanks to the new hearing and audio system that was installed at Trinity last month! WHITNEY SUTT and JOSIE ROUNDS are both starting work on their Master s degrees. RAY PRICE is getting married next spring or early summer Sue Butts Gene Dehnert John Rounds, Treasurer Please pick up a copy of "Living Well Through Advent 2016". The copies are located on the refreshment table Special blessings for all of our birthdays! 8 ~ Tyson Rounds 17 ~ Beynon St. John 29 ~ Marshall Brame 30 ~ Django Ferguson 28 ~ Dale & Roberta Palmer

3 Page 3 Trinity Episcopal Church Phone trinitylndr@gmail.com Stewardship 2017 Stewardship begins with God s abundance & our response to it. You will be contacted in January by the stewardship team. The annual giving campaign is a time to reflect on the practice of intentional giving so that we live into the generous and abundant life God is calling us to live. Psalm 112 speaks eloquently about the theme of Living Generously. It defines such generous living as being gracious, merciful and righteous. To live in such a way, we are to conduct our lives with justice. Generous living is much more than what we do with our money. We are called to be kind to one another and to all living things. We are called to deal with each other honestly, and to be humble. You are invited to prayerfully consider how you might live life more generously. Please consider how your standard of living lines up with your standard of giving. Think about the impact this community of faith has on your life and the wider community. Pray about God s generosity in your life and then plan on making a pledge that reflects that generosity. Income and Expenses Year to Date Income: $ Liabilities: $42,374 Percentages of the $42,374 spent Outreach 25% Maintenance 16% Utilities 15% Payroll & Payroll Tax 12% Insurance 10% Diocesan Assessment 9% Other 13% Thank you all for your support and faith in Trinity!

4 Trinity Episcopal Church Phone Coming Up at Trinity Mon., Dec. 5 8 a.m. Men s The Summit Wed., Dec. 7 6 p.m. Blue Christmas Workshop - Lander United Methodist Church Wed., Dec. 7 6 p.m. Youth Orchestra Sat., Dec. 10 Sandy Del Monte Piano Recital Wed., Dec. 14 6:30 p.m. Trinity Christmas Party at Tony s Pizza (see p. 4) Tues., Dec p.m. Youth Orchestra Concert - Carnegie Room, Lander Library Sat., Dec p.m. Christmas Eve Service EVERYONE is welcome please invite your friends Sun., Dec. 25 Merry Christmas! Sat., Dec. 31 New Year s Eve Sun., Jan. 1, 2017 Happy 2017! Alcoholics Anonymous - every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous - every Thursday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. First Stop Help Center - hours Tuesday through Thursday 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. All loose plate offerings received on the first Sunday of the month go to the First stop help center. You are also welcome to put a check in the plate made out to First Stop Help Center. Page 5 4 What can Trin ity Offer y ou? We have something for everyone! Worship and Communion Fellowship Bible Study Sunday School Nursery Care and Share Food Bank Community Outreach Monthly Brunch Pastoral Care Men s Breakfast Ladies Night Out Thank you Bell Ringers! Thank you to all who helped with ringing the bells! The Lander Community and the Salvation Army greatly appreciates your help. Picture, Tyson Rounds, aka. Spider Man, ringing the bell with Kass and Addison

5 Happy and MERRY CHRISTMAS! We started off with a very fun Children s Service. See below for some pictures of the service. The Christmas season is also the season of Advent. Do you have an Advent calendar at home? Does it have chocolate in it? Advent comes from a Latin word that means coming. During Advent we remember the coming of Baby Jesus and we celebrate his birth all month. What fun ways do you celebrate Jesus in your home during the Christmas season? We also want to announce that there will be an informal children s Christmas pageant during the Christmas eve service at Trinity. All children are welcome to be a part of the pageant. Remember: No Sunday school 11, but we will be back 18. We hope you all have a great holiday season! Have a happy Christmas and New Year!