 |
In Thanksgiving and Memory
The Bread and Wine donation is given by the people of Holy Trinity.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE: We hold one Sunday service held at 10:00 a.m.
Interested in becoming a CHALICE BEARER? Or how about a WORSHIP HOSPITALITY MINISTER? We need folks to help make and keep Holy Trinity a warm and friendly place.
Youth Groups meet on every other Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm. All youth, grades 3 and up, are cordially invited to attend. Meetings open at 5:30 pm with a dinner in St. Margarets Hall and end at 7:00 pm.
Next Meeting: Youth Group is on recess during the summer and will resume in the fall.
A Word from Father Rivers:
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was mentioned last week, and his Thanksgiving Sermon that concluded with the assertion, Possessions are not Gods blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which God entrusts to us. That was in the opening section of Martin Martys Part A of Context. Part B concludes with material drawn from an essay by Curtis White published in Harpers of December, 2007, which suggests that there is quite a conflict between Bonhoeffer's God and the American views of Captalism.
Through the concept of religious freedom, American political culture has succeeded in mediating the competing claims of true religion (Isaiah 30:18 the Lord is a God of justice ) and idolatry. Capitalism accommodates a pluralism of religion (towards most forms of which it may be intellectually disdainful) so long as its own universal principle privatization of wealth is allowed to move forward in plain view and yet as if in secret. Capitalism as an ethical system has succeeded in convincing the people living under it that it is not a system at all but a state of nature. In this way, it has managed to remain above the fray of the cultural war, and restricted those value systems that might compete with it to compete with each other&
[White suggests that the movement of major elements of evangelical Christianity towards environmental concerns and involvement brings them into alignment with mainstream environmentalists, pantheists, ecological scientists, even outdoorsmen and] for all these groups, the world is, if not something holy, then something that ought to be the object of great and abiding Care.
The opposition is between those whether religious or humanist who see nature and humanity as a culture of life, and those who see nature and humanity instrumentally, as things to be manipulated rationally and technically in a culture of profit. For when at last the evangelical advocate of Creation care and the pantheistic Nature lover come together as one, they will see what stands opposite them is something unmoored from any meaning other than its own relentless internal procedures: the Market God.
Context, Martin Marty, Editor August 2008, Part B
Lay Readers: Anyone interested in joining the Lay Readers ministry should plan on attending a short in-service on Oral Interpretation of the Scripture today following the 10:00 service.
All CURRENT Lay Readers are also asked to please attend.
The meeting will only be for about 1.5 hours. All are welcome. If you are unable to attend, please speak with Deborah Darlington.
From the Peoples Warden: The Parish Planning Meeting, proposed for September may be moved to OctoberSeptember is busy for many.
An October date can allow for more thought and comment about the activities of Holy Trinity over the next few years.
For any concerns that parishioners or attendees want to express anonymously, please use the office of the Peoples Warden.
Please look to the Herald for more information.
Tom OLeary Peoples Warden 215-361-3347
HOLY TRINITY IN THE REPORTER
The Reporter is willing to give us coverage in their Saturday edition, without charge for any of the following reasons:
soloists **guest speakers **special events **special music (not the regular) **Ash Wednesday **Holy Week Services ** dinners ** workshops ** seminars **children's events ** women/men groups ** vacation Bible school ** collecting for CHS (Community Housing Services) ** in other words, anything out of the ordinary. This is a good way to invite people to get to know about us.
Articles must be emailed to The Reporter no later than Tuesday night. The contact person is Lynn Janoff 215-361-8854, and her hours are M-F after
6 PM. Articles must include the full name of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the address and phone number. The subject heading is WORSHIP NEWS and is emailed to religion@thereporteronline.com
If you have anything to submit, you can call Ann Helbe 215-361-1893, or email helbe033@cavtel.net Hard copies of items must be in Ann Helbe's church mailbox by Monday evening.
A Brief History of The Church of the Holy Trinity: Pat Brownback has written a brief history of the Church (see below). We are incorporating this information into our Worship Booklets as well.
January 5, 1885: The first service is held in Freeds Hall, Main Street, Lansdale, conducted by a deacon from The Church of the Messiah, Gwynedd.
1890: The present church building is erected at Fourth and Broad Streets, built by Philadelphia architect, Samuel Milligan, using plans adapted by Mr. Weems, an English architect from St. Giles, the parish of Stoke Poges. St. Giles was built in 1222 and is the final resting place of the Penn family, founders of Pennsylvania. St. Giles was made famous by Thomas Greys Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard.
1903: The rectory is constructed.
1930: The parish hall (St. Margarets Hall) is built.
1946: Holy Trinity is granted parish status by the Diocese of Pennsylvania.
1957: The parish house is enlarged and an educational wing is added.
1965: The church building is extended and the altar is moved away from the wall, enabling the celebrant to face the congregation during the Eucharist. The linear communion rail becomes semi-circular and the choir is moved to behind the altar. A modern stained glass window depicting a descending dove is installed behind the baptismal font. The dark wood in the nave is replaced by light wood. In recent years, chairs have replaced the pews.
1990: The former Guild Room, located between the narthex and St. Margarets Hall is transformed into a chapel. Later in the 1990s two new stained glass windows are added to the nave and the rose window is replaced.
|
