Calendar & Announcments 031906

Calendar and Announcements for March 19, 2006

The next Citadel will be published Wednesday, April 19, 2006! The next deadline for this print version is Tuesday, April 18.

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Today

8:00 AM – Holy Eucharist

9:00 AM – Combined Coffee Hr

9:00 AM – Bible Study-Chapel

9:15 AM – Adult Forum-

Charney Rm.

9:15 AM – Church School

9:15 AM – Confirmation

Classes-Ed. Bldg, 2^nd Floor

10:00 AM – Choir Rehearsal

10:30 AM – Holy Eucharist

Noon – Early Communion

Class-Chapel

Noon – Thurifer Training

Monday, March 20

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

6:30 PM – Easton Parent Tree

Charney Rm.

Tuesday, March 21

7:00 PM – Lenten Small Group

at Father Gerns’ home

Wednesday, March 22

10:00 AM – Lenten Small

Group-Charney Rm.

12:10 PM – HE & Healing

7:00 PM – Stations of the

Cross

7:45 PM – Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, March 23

7:00 PM Lenten Study – Jean

de Streel’s home

Friday, March 24

Fr. Andy’s Day Off

7:00 PM – AA -Conine Hall

Saturday, March 25

Noon – Ark Soup Kitchen

Noon – Praying with the Desert

Fathers & Mothers-Chapel

5:00 PM – Holy Eucharist &

Prayers for Healing

Sunday, March 26

8:00 AM – Holy Eucharist

9:00 AM – Combined Coffee Hr

9:00 AM – Bible Study-Chapel

9:15 AM – Adult Forum-

Charney Rm.

9:15 AM – Church School

9:15 AM – Confirmation

Classes-Ed. Bldg, 2^nd Floor 10:00 AM – Choir Rehearsal

10:30 AM – Holy Eucharist

Noon – Early Communion

Class-Chapel

U Hospitalizations Please call the parish office or either Fr. Andy or Mtr. Donna at home whenever you or a family member go into the hospital, even if you’ve signed the hospital clergy card! Do not count on the hospital to call the parish, they probably will not.

U When you are discharged from the hospital, please call the office and let us know as the hospitals will not inform us of your discharge whether to home or to another facility.

U Parish Prayer List: To add to the prayer list, please call the church office. We update on a monthly basis. Let us know if a person needs to stay on our list.

U For your safety please stay out of the Tower room while it is being restored. Thank you.

Our New Adopted School in Kajo-Keji is the March Mission of the Month

After many years of fruitful ministry to Kerwa and Mondikolok Primary Schools, we have been assigned a new Primary School to adopt. The Episcopal Church of Sudan is concentrating on seven schools, instead of supporting 28 schools at merely survival levels. Other agencies have taken over the restoration of the remaining schools including Kerwa and Mondikolok Primary Schools. Hence Trinity Easton’s support will shift to one of the seven. That school is Loopo Primary School, which will receive support from Trinity Easton, the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem and the Church of the Mediator in Allentown. (Read more about it in the Citadel and on our blog, TrinEast http://trinityeaston.blogspot.com.) The Mission/Outreach Team

Current and Upcoming

U Confirmation Classes: Young people seeking confirmation who are in 7^th through 10-11^th Grade will take place Sundays in the Christian Ed. Building, 2^nd floor starting at 9 am. The class will be led by Mike Burke, Pete Olieman and Fr. Gerns.

U Early Communion Class: Sundays in Lent after the 10:30 service in the Chapel. Students will be presented at the Maundy Thursday liturgy, April 6. This class will be led by David Reed and Carmen Wilson.

U Praying with the Desert Fathers & Mothers (formerly listed as Benedictine Quiet Day): Presented by Br. Chad-Anselm, OSB, Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:00 PM-4:30 PM in the Chapel – The Desert Fathers and Mothers were early Christians of the Middle East. They lived in the Middle East in the fourth and fifth century and they lived as Solitaries around established Christian Communities. Their work to be closer to Christ by living and working alone in constant prayer became an example of faithfulness that strengthened the church. Come join Br. Chad-Anselm as we explore who these people were, the example they set and the challenges and problems they experienced. There will be opportunities for prayer, meditation and discussion during the afternoon.

U Spring Cleanup Will Be On April 1st @ 8:30 am with a rain date of April 8th. Anyone wishing to help out should bring a rake or any other necessary yard tools. Please use the signup sheet at the back of the church.

U Evensong and Organ Recital in commemoration of the feast of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. featuring Albinas Prizgintas, Director of Music Ministry, Trinity Episcopal Church, New Orleans as guest organist.

U Church School Easter Project: On Palm Sunday, Church School children will be participating in an Easter project. The children will assemble Easter Baskets and small bags of goodies to be distributed to the children and adults who come to the soup kitchen. There is a list in the back of church of items needed to fill the baskets and bags. Please sign up if you wish to donate.

U The “Bread And Milk Miracle” Has Happened! We made a request in January for persons or families to take on the provision of bread and milk for the weekly Ark Soup Kitchen meal. The following people have responded, and we thank them for their support. Week 1 – the Vigliones; Week 2 – the Burkes; Week 3 – The Morrisons; and Week 4 – the Diettericks. Week 5 (4 times/year) has had no volunteers yet, so if you see this as a ministry for you, please call or e-mail me, and I c an give you the dates and particulars. Thanks. Jan Charney for the Ark Angels 610/837-4613 or xwrdfan@aol.com

U Prayer Companions A member of the Spirituality Circle is available after each service to sit in prayerful companionship with anyone who desires it. If you would like some extra time devoted to a special prayer need or concern, you will find one of us seated in the front pew on the Gospel side of the sanctuary (in front of the pulpit) after the Saturday evening and both Sunday morning services. From this pew we shall move to a more private area for us to silently or in our hearts best language give voice to your prayer.

U Daffodil Days—March 20-26, 2006: Sign up in the rear of Church on the Mission Table for your Daffodils from the American Cancer Society. Bunches, $7.00; Vase of Hope, $15.00; and a Bear and Bunch is $25.00. See Helen Forshaw if you have any questions.

U The Trinity Store is looking for a few good shopkeepers! The Trinity Store is looking for people to help as shopkeepers after Sunday services, for one Sunday each month. This is a fun ministry that helps people grow in their faith. Please speak to Karen Miles (610-253-5914, gbmiles@rcn.com) if you have any questions.

U Sitgreaves Coffeehouse: Gathers again Sunday, April 9 in Conine Hall. Open mic, vocal and acoustic music open to all ages. Musicians sign up starting at 6:30 pm. See Rob Fedorczyk or Rob Gerns for details. Come, relax, and invite a friend!

U UPDATED: ProJeCt Wish List: Items currently in need are 12 or 18 oz. jars of peanut butter and jelly (same size jars); soup; crackers; macaroni & cheese. Cash donations are always gladly accepted every – $1 donated will purchase approximately $15 worth of food from Second Harvest. Donations of food may be put in the basket at the rear of church.

U Adult Forum, Sundays starting at 9:15: TODAY: A Journey to India: the heart of Hinduism as well as the second largest Muslim nation in the world, with a vibrant church and diverse interesting culture.

U Next Forum – Mar. 26: Symbols of Christian Faith & Practice. Our faith is filled with symbols, icons & ritual—and then there is Church! Learn how our spiritual practices are informed by our symbols.