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Greet The Rev’d Michael Hadaway

(our future Priest Intern)

This weekend we are indeed fortunate to have with us at Trinity, the Reverend Michael Hadaway. He will be serving at Trinity in the Diocesan Priest Intern program beginning July 2000. As you may remember he was ordained a Deacon in September of this year (during his senior year at Virginia Theological Seminary) as is the custom of this diocese. He will be ordained a Priest in June at Trinity, Huntington.

The soon-to-be Father Hadaway will be joined on this visit by his fiancée, Leigh Palmer. She is a student at VTS also and will complete her Masters of Theological Studies this spring. She has recently served a Wallace Stegner graduate fellowship in poetry at Stanford University. By-the-way, the couple plan to be married just after graduation and just before ordination and coming to Trinity.

For all kinds of reasons, please plan to be at Trinity this Sunday; especially to meet and welcome Michael and Leigh.

Faith @ Fifth and Juliana

Dear Sisters & Brothers in Christ,

In these present times things like "institutional loyalty" have faded like cheap watercolors on a rainy day. Study after study tells us that there is no such thing as denominational loyalty anymore either. No longer do people go to a particular church just because their parents did. No longer are people "Episcopalians" (or any other religious tradition) because their family has been __________ (whatever) for two, three, or ten generations.

In many ways this is sad. In another way, this calls us out of complacency to meet the challenge of offering our faith — Christianity — in a way that is meaningful, relevant, and life-fulfilling to people living in the here and now. It is no small challenge, indeed.

Commitment and challenge do not motivate people of this day and age to respond — with either time, talent or monetary resources. Compassion and community draw people in a present time when job security is as fleeting as a morning mist; when those who love us and whom we love most are no longer in the same state, much less the same neighborhood or town.

Accept this invitation to hear about the compassion and community of Trinity Church. This Sunday, and for the next two Sundays following, we will offer to you: Trinity Church: In My Life, In My Heart, In My Dreams. Three different looks at the compassion and community of Trinity from three very diverse perspectives. It is sure to be a powerful time; a time you won’t want to miss. I look forward to seeing you there.

Blessings & peace,

Scott Hunter+

NOTICE:

A rural Episcopal Church in Hinton, WV needs children's books for their "Free books for kids" program. It is truly a divine outreach program. I am sending the left over children's book sale books, which only consists of about 3 boxes full. Father Herb Ellison told me he gave out around 300 books at a school this morning. These books are not going into a school library, they are going home with the kids. It brings tears... Any way, please send them your kid's books.

The Church of the Ascension
Attn: Free Books for Kids
618 Greenbrier Ave.
Hinton, WV 25951

Thank you all in advance for supporting their mission, and thank you Church of the Ascension, for doing God's work.

You are urged to attend a very special meeting of:

The Ohio Valley Deanery
Grace Church, St. Mary’s, WV
Sunday, November 7, 1999
at 3:00 P.M.

Members of the Search Committee will be giving a report of the recent Search Committee Meeting which was held on the 23rd of Oct. in Morgantown, as well as serve as moderators for the meeting. This meeting is one of several to be held. Everyone is welcome and urged to attend these meetings as we proceed with the Search for the next Bishop of West Virginia.

"Almighty God, giver of every good gift, we pray that your grace and mercy be with all of us and especially with those who will help select the 7th Bishop of West Virginia. Open our eyes and hearts to understand your will for this Diocese and enable us to make decisions pleasing to you. All this we ask through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. AMEN."

Assisting Bishop Selected:

The Standing Committee is greatly pleased to announce that The Rt. Rev. C. Charles Vaché, retired Bishop of Southern Virginia, has agreed to serve as Assisting Bishop during the interim period before the election and consecration of the seventh Bishop of West Virginia. He will serve from Jan 2000 until the new bishop is consecrated. The Standing Committee will be sending out a letter in the next couple of weeks with more information regarding Bishop Vache` and his duties as Assisting Bishop. Check your mail boxes !

Supper Club: Try it ….You’ll Like It !

Supper Club is next week, Friday November 12th at 6:30 P.M. at the home of Betsy Smith, 101 Wedgewood Place. Do come! Just let Betsy know, hopefully by Tuesday, what you will bring. Beverages are provided. All we need are you and your casserole or salad or dessert…..whatever. No agenda…..just a happy evening with your fellow Trinitarians. Call 428-7199. See you there !!!

Confusion Dinner??? You are invited to a very exclusive dinner-club at the Confusion Inn (Trinity Hall) on Sunday November 14th, 1999 at 6:00 P.M. Everyone is invited and your Confusion Dinner will be provided and served to you. What’s a confusion dinner? We can’t tell you !! But don’t miss this one-of-a-kind dining opportunity. You will enjoy it !! And childcare will be provided. The evening will end at 8 P.M. Sign up sheets will be on the Bulletin Board in Trinity Hall. Make plans now for a fun dining experience!

St. Cecilia: The next St. Cecilia Event will be held Sunday November 21st, not November 7th as previously stated. We apologize for any inconvenience. This Event will feature Linda Leyrer, coloratura soprano, accompanied by Jeffrey Peterson, pianist. They will be presenting a program of Gershwin music. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. in the church and will be followed by a reception for the musicians and St. Cecilia Society members in Trinity Hall.

"Trinity Church: In My Life, In My Heart, In My Dreams"

Beginning this Sunday we will listen to the first of three lay speakers in the above titled series. This Sunday our speaker will be Dan Ruley. Please plan to attend each of these three Sundays to hear our speakers which also include James Wright and, father – daughter, Bill Bailey & Beth West.

Harvest Sunday:

This past Sunday was Brown Bag Sunday at Trinity. Harvest Sunday is November 14th. Please limit items to those listed. We have an abundance of certain items, ie. vegetables. Bags are still available at the church if you have not picked one up yet.

FaithLink Concert: FaithLink is having their Second Annual Celebration of Caregiving Concert on Sunday, November 14, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 11th and Market Streets. The program will feature instrumental and choral music by members of FaithLink's participating churches and will last about 1 hour. There will be a reception to follow in the Fellowship Hall. Admission is free; a free-will offering will be taken to benefit the FaithLink ministry. Everyone is invited to attend this afternoon of music !

Aim at Heaven

If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next. The apostles themselves, who set out on foot to convert the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middle Ages, the English evangelicals who abolished the slave trade, all left their mark on earth, precisely because their minds were occupied with Heaven. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this one. Aim at Heaven and you will get earth "thrown in." Aim at earth and you will get neither. —– C.S. Lewis

as printed in the Anglican Digest

Connie’s Corner

Jesus Wants to Know

If you never felt pain, then how would you know that I AM a Healer? If you never went through anything, how would you know that I AM a Deliverer? If you never had a trial, how could you call yourself an Overcomer? If you never felt sadness, how would you know that I AM a Comforter? If you never made a mistake, how would you know that I AM Forgiving? If you knew all, how would you know that I WILL answer your questions? If you never were in trouble, how would you know that I WILL come to your rescue? If you never were broken, then how would you know that I CAN make you whole? If you never had a problem, how would you know that I CAN solve them? If you never had any suffering, then how would you know what I went through? If you never went through the fire, how would you become pure? If I gave you all things, how would you appreciate them? If I never corrected you, how would you know that I LOVE you? If you had all power, then how would you learn to depend on Me? If your life was perfect, then what would you need Me for?

Peace, Connie

Please hold these people, events and circumstances in your daily prayers. Also, we encourage you to always say a prayer for those unknown persons who have no one to pray for them. By-the-way, please remember to renew prayer requests weekly.

Tom Patrick, Nellie Taylor, Terri Hindman, Alex Northrup, Bill Mildren, Sr., Donna Tyo, Ruth Greer, Mazie Smith, Maggie Crofton, Gladys Fitcher, Julia Batten, Julia and Shirley Davis, Elsie Reed, Jamie Hill, Dick Smith, Mary Glen Rice, Sarah Jane Yates, Seldon Stone, Faye Watson, Gene and Periene Oeland, Betty Stout, Michelle Turner, Ann Johnson, Louann Cottrell and Family, Tom O’Shea, Sam Dils, Charlie Cope, Corinne Aymar, Andrew Hunt, Tonya Mason, Alice Hensley, Don Northrup, Rose Ann Johnston, Jim Johnston, Mimi Seaman, Marjo Hiehle, Luis Monegro, Richard Tucker, Lexi Grant-Snider.

Ministers for Sunday, Nov 1, 1999

Chalice Bearers: Carol Olson, Kim Couch, LaVerne Marshall, Paul Miller

Lectors: Carol Olson, Susie Fitcher, Lee Fritch

Ushers: Charlie Allman, Jim Full, Jackie Nicholson

Acolytes: John Northrup (Captain), Paul Miller, Maggie Northrup, Alex Dauphin, Nathaniel Miller, Carter Currey, Gavin Blankenship.

Coffee Hour: Joan & Dick Mason

Proper for Sunday, All Saints Sunday, November 7

Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10, 13-14 Psalm 149 Revelation 7:2-4, 9-17 Matthew 5:1-12

Altar Guild for the week of Nov 4 - Nov 10

Sat. Nov. 6: Tina Hunter and Julie Rathbone, Sunday, Between: Helen Roberts, Clean-up: Joyce Vincent, Betsy Curry, Tues., Carma Guertin, Wed. ,Emily Dowling

Outreach Items of the Month

	Cereal
	Dishwashing detergent

Please place in basket at the
back of the church

Stewardship: A gentle reminder to please keep your pledges current: bill-bearing mail continues to find us and demand our attention ! Your cooperation is always appreciated !

Book Sale:

The Book Sale is in full swing as this is being written. By the time this is read it will be near its end or over. If anyone is able to do any last minutes helping-out, especially with clean up please give Carol Ralsten a call.

Finance Committee:

The next meeting of the finance committee will be Wed. November 10th at 5 p.m.

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Adult Forum

Adult Forum continues on Sunday mornings at 9:15 am. This week we will be discussing Luke Chapter 13. Come and bring a friend.

For young people and those who love them

BOOK

Oh, look, it’s a book!
I’m sure it must be
A path of adventures waiting for me,
A yellow brick road to the Wizard of Oz,
A frivolous poem without any cause.
Should I open it and peek to see what’s inside?
What if it’s scary I might need to hide.
I’ll never know unless I dare.
I need a good laugh, a cry or a scare.
I’m sure it can wait - well, then I’ll never know
Maybe it’s some place that I’ll never go.
But today is the day that’s been waiting for me
I’ll open this book, and I will see.

by Jessica McCain, age 14

Source...Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul

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