1 Trinity Episcopal Church • 1500 State Street • Santa Barbara Ca 93101 • 805.965.7419 • www.trinitysb.org

Parishnotes

W ELCOME TO ALL VISITORS! Trinity is a place where you will find open minds, open hearts and open doors. We believe that as people of God, we can all share in God's love; a love that is inclusive, ever abundant and meant to be expressed through our action in

the world. We are delighted to have you with us and hope you will come back often. If you would like to learn more about life here at Trinity please:

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 commu-nion 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).

Fill out a Welcome CardJoin us for coffee on the Labyrinth Plaza

Visit our Welcome TableVisit our website at www.trinitysb.org

events at trinity

LENTEN SERIESON SUNDAYS, MARCH 24, 31 AND

APRIL 7 AFTER THE 10am SERVICE

See Page 2 for Details

NEW ON FRIDAYS!MORNING PRAYER AT 8:15am

In the ChapelSee Page 2

PILGRIMAGE TO PEACEPanel on the Middle East

SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 6:30pmSee Page 2

YOUTH GROUP MEETINGSUNDAY, MARCH 31, 3-6pm

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

MARCH 24, 2019

the week ahead

Sunday, March 248:00am Holy Eucharist9:00am Coffee Hour9:00am Church School10:00am Holy Eucharist11:30am Coffee Hour11:30am Lenten SeriesWednesday, March 27Noon Base Community6:15pm Vestry MeetingThursday, March 2810:30am Women’s Circle7:30pm Choir RehearsalFriday, March 298:15am Morning PrayerSaturday, March 306:30pm Pilgrimage to PeaceSunday, March 318:00am Holy Eucharist9:00am Coffee Hour9:00am Church School10:00am Holy Eucharist11:30am Coffee Hour11:30am Lenten Series3:00pm Mary Alice Barnhouse Service at Samarkand3:00pm Youth Group3:30pm Music at Trinity

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, May 18, 2pm Join us for the installation of Trinity’s 19th Rector, Elizabeth Molitors, and a celebration of new ministry together. Festive reception to follow.

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE ON

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Dear People of Trinity -

Please join me, the wardens, and the vestry in recognizing and thanking the Rev. Laurel Johnston for her faithful service at Trinity these past two years. Laurel has been a steady pastoral presence through a time of great transition for our congregation, and has generously shared her expertise in stewardship and discipleship, as well as being with many individuals and families in times of loss and hardship. Laurel’s contract with Trinity is up at the end of March, and we want to wish her well in discerning her next steps in serving God and God’s people.

May God’s grace and peace and blessing be with her.

Elizabeth+Rector

TODAY’S PREACHERWe welcome Sarah Thomas, a member of Trinity since 2005. She is a postulant for the priesthood and is currently in seminary at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific where she will graduate next May. Sarah is also a part-time spiritual director and a full-time mom of Trinity kids Maddie, Zoe and Gwyneth.

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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.

worship ministers take note

8am Holy EucharistPreaching: Sarah ThomasPresiding: The Rev. Elizabeth A. Molitors, RectorReader: Bob BurtnessIntercessor: Sarah FenstermakerLay Eucharistic Minister: Jane HahnAcolyte: Michael Neal ArnoldUshers: Mark Benson, Mary Jane SalcidoAltar Guild: Barbara WagnerAudio Guild: Nollie Lei Dawson

10am Holy EucharistPreaching: Sarah ThomasPresiding: The Rev. Elizabeth A. Molitors, RectorAcolytes: Sky Beard-Armbruster, Sol Beard-Armbruster, Terre SanitatePrayer Ministers: Tricia Backelin, Anna Campbell, Marie Schoeff, Nina ZimmerReaders: Andrew Siegel, Melinda CareyIntercessor: Jeannie ChristensenLay Eucharistic Ministers: Ralph Armbruster, Anne Roediger, Jeannie Christensen, Cheri YoungUshers: Teresa Angulo, Tim Angulo, Hannah Henderson, Jim SterneWelcome Team: Mark Stout, Inez Christensen, Steve Kriz, Robert Mann, Kathryn MeyerAltar Guild: Norma Stuck, Betty Wenzel, Paula UrschelAudio Guild: RJ PlummerOrganist: Thomas JoyceChoir Director: Grey BrothersCantors: Andria Bargiel, Grey BrothersCatechists: Carrie Brothers, Mac McNeel, Mary Gibson, Cathy Jones-Aidnik, Barbara Larson, Stacey Gannon, Farina Talbert, Alexis HendersonOffice Volunteers: Michael Dean, Sarah Dobbs, Jane Ellison, Betty Ferry, Andrea Fritzen, MK & Jim Micallef, Kristi Wallace, Nina Zimmer

MORNING PRAYERFridays at 8:15amIf you are looking for a meaningful discipline to add to your routine for Lent, you might want to consider Morning Prayer. We are meeting Fridays in the Chapel at 8:15am. Morning Prayer is an offshoot of the ancient Christian tradition of the Daily Office. The thirty minute service is usually lay led and consists of reciting psalms and prayers together. All are welcome.

“Pilgrimage to Peace” Panel on the Middle East Saturday, March 306:30pm Informal reception 7-8:30pm Panel presentationHave you ever been to the Holy Land? Would you like to meet people who have worked for justice and peace in Palestine, including the West Bank areas of Gaza and Ramallah? You are invited to Pilgrimage to Peace, a Panel from the Holy Land. Panel includes: Suzann Mollner, Executive Director of Beirut and Beyond, a Palestinian refugee support organization. She has served in Palestinian refugee camps across the Middle East; Obada Shtaya, an organizer and activist born and raised in Nablus, Palestine. Previously the director of One Voice Movement, he is now with Zimam, an organization that promotes non-violence and empowers young Palestinian leaders; Alison Glick, Executive Director of Churches for Middle East Peace. Alison lived and worked for six years in the Middle East, including three years in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and three years in Yarmouk Camp near Damascus, Syria, as well as teaching in Ramallah, Palestine.Sponsors: The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), Trinity Episcopal Church. $10 suggested donation.Contact Art and Louise Fisher afisher100@yahoo.com or loufisher2@gmail.com

TRINITY LENTEN SERIESEmbracing Transition: Humanity at the CrossroadsSundays, March 24, 31 and April 7 after the 10am service for one hour.During Lent we are exploring a journey into what Lee Van Ham, Director of Jubilee Economic Ministries, calls the “OneEarth Paradigm”—shorthand for the idea that in order to remain viable, humanity must embrace a new way of life that is sustainable by the resources of our one planet Earth. In this Sunday series, we will think together about what it would mean to live in the OneEarth Paradigm, and what we must do to achieve it, including:* From Ego Consciousness to Christ Consciousness: Who’s in the driver’s seat of our thinking, feeling and acting? Moving from Fear to Love as a requirement for the paradigm shift.* 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 peoplecan have an impact at the moment.

THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is an opportunity to make an honest inventory of our lives in order to be reminded of God’s love which sets us free through forgiveness. Contact The Rev. Elizabeth A. Molitors at emolitors@trinitysb.org or 965-7419; The Rev. Judy Stevens at prayandact3@gmail.com; The Rev. Martha Siegel at mbsiegel@cox.net; The Rev. Colleen Sterne at cksterne@cox.net; The Rev. Michael Corrigan at mcorrigan@corrigan-co.com.

EASTER FLOWER DECORATIONSIn celebration of Christ’s resurrection, you are invited to make a contribution—in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving for some blessing in your life—toward the flowers that will decorate our church this Easter season. Envelopes marked “Easter Flowers” are in the pews, or you may send a check to the office with “Easter Flowers” noted in the memo line. Suggested donation is $20. Please print clearly.

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take note

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. Level I will work with the materials for the Last Supper, reflect on the gesture and prayer of Epiclesis over the bread and wine, and work with materials connecting Jesus’ image of the Good Shepherd with the celebration of Eucharist. Level II will reflect on Jesus’ parable of the Found Coin, work with materials depicting sites in the city of Jerusalem, and read and discuss the Feeding of the 5000. Level III will continue their reading and discussion of the Old Testament account of The Fall.

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CONTACT:Nursery/Toddler care, Church School ages 3–12 and Youth ages 13–18Vanessa Woods, nessawoods@gmail.com

children and youth

YOUTH GROUPNext Meeting:Sunday, March 31, 3-6pm

We are saddened by the death of Mary Alice Barnhouse, who passed away on the evening of February 13, surrounded by family. A service will be held for her on Sunday, March 31 at 3pm at the Samarkand in the Mountain Room.Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord; And let light perpetual shine upon her. May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

CHOIR OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORDWednesday, April 10 at 7pmThe Choir of New College, Oxford is one of the most celebrated and acclaimed choral groups of the UK. Trinity’s splendid pipe organ, built by Abbot & Sieker in 1965, besides offering accompaniment to the choir, will be featured in solo selections.This event is co-sponsored by Trinity, Westmont College, CAMA and the American Guild of Organists.Tickets are $20 general; $10 student.Tickets can be purchased online at trinitysb.org, or at the door, pending availability as we may sell out.

Trinity has offered to host 15 adult male singers the evenings of April 9 and 10. Please see Grey Brothers if you can provide lodging!

SAYING GOODBYE & SAYING HELLO. . . A Message from Our Associate Rector

Why did Sarah laugh, and say, “Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?”Is anything too wonderful for the Lord? (Genesis 18:13-14)

Dear Members of Trinity—I share news of my departure with mixed emotion. I’m so very grateful to have been welcomed and embraced by the Trinity community. In the midst of much transition, your faithfulness has both nurtured and inspired me to “proclaim the hope within me,” for our common life. Together, we’ve grieved the loss of many and hoped for a future that reveals the fullness of God’s love. The love I feel for this community will be forever etched into my heart. I will take comfort and rest in the bonds of affection developed over the past two years. As your priest, I’ve had the privilege of placing into your cuppedhands the body of Christ, and the privilege of being present to each of us becoming who we are in Christ. For this, I thank you and I will miss you.

With cupped hands, I now await the blessing of a child. I’ve waited far too long for a tiny infant hand to be nestled in mine and put off the call to motherhood for far too many years. Last summer I took the steps to begin a process of adopting a child. I’ve been matched with a birth mom in Indianapolis. Her due date is March 21, the first day of Spring. When the birth mother goes into labor, my mom and I will fly to Indianapolis and God willing, I’ll bring a home a baby girl, who will be called Lauren Claire. I ask your prayers for the birth parents, the baby and my family as we wait in joyful anticipation.

Considering the baby’s due date, today may just be the last Sunday I worship with you as your Associate Rector. Please know that I carry with me your generosity of spirit, love and prayers. I will keep Trinityapprised of the progress of the adoption and I look forward to introducing you to Lauren Claire at some point in the future. In the meanwhile, please feel free to stay in touch at laureljohnston@earthlink.net or (805) 630-6244.

In Christ’s Love,Laurel

MUSIC AT TRINTYSUNDAY, MARCH 31 3:30pmJohann Sebastian Bach’s Birthday An All-Bach ConcertCelebrate Bach’s Birthday with a concert of solo and chamber music featuring a variety of instruments. An Italian harpsichord will be on loan to Trinity for this concert. Musicians include: Adriana Ruiz, Soprano; Grey Brothers, Tenor; Jane Hahn, Flute; Judy Goldwater, Flute; Andrew Saunders, Viola da Gamba; Thomas Joyce, Organ and Harpsichord; Patrick Lindley, Piano and Harpsichord.$10 suggested donation at the door.

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While UCSB students are on Spring Break (March 22-31), St. Michael’s University Church in Isla Vista scales back its student targeted activities, such as Café Picasso, but continues its regular parish activities including Sunday Eucharist (10:30am). St. Mike’s is an inclusive, multi-generational Episcopal parish, as well as a center for Campus Ministry at UCSB.

campus ministry at UCSB

community

FASHION FLINGToday, 10am-1pmJefferson Hall, Unitarian Society1535 Santa Barbara StWomen of the Unitarian Congregation invite women from nearby congregations to a women’s clothing sale. Women’s clothing for all sizes and ages is offered at thrift store prices. Questions? sallyshamilton@gmail.com

12th ANNUAL INTERFAITH HOMELESS FOOT WASHING APRIL 18, 2018Volunteers are needed on Thursday, April 18 between 9am and 1pm. This event, sponsored by Willbridge, is at the Veteran’s Memorial Building, 112 West Cabrillo Blvd. If you can help, please call their office at 805-564-1911. WE NEED SHOES!You can also help by donating NEW sneakers, hiking shoes, work boots or socks—adult sizes for women 7-12 and men 8-13. Shoes can be dropped at Trinity through April 15.

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FREE NOON CONCERT AT TRINITYREED TRIOSFriday, April 12 12:15-12:45pmThe concert will feature Michele Forrest, oboe; Juan Gallagos, clarinet and William Wood, bassoon, with music by Gordon Jacob, J.S. Bach and Georges Auric.A free will offering will be collected to support live music and the music ministry at Trinity.

TRINITY MEN’S RETREAT 2019Church 2.0: Refreshing Our Faithful PracticesLed by Tim Burnette (from the Way Collective in Santa Barbara). Friday evening, May 31, through Sunday noon, June 2. Cost: $320. Held at Westmont College - space is limited. Contact Mark Benson (markb1351@gmail.com)

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!

WHO ARE YOU??In order to help Elizabeth, our new rector, we encourage you to wear your name tag. The Welcome Team has blank name tags and forms to fill out if you’d like the office to make one for you.

THANK YOU...to everyone who made a casserole, donated food or help serve when Trinity was activated as a warming center. During this season, Trinity hosted for 11 nights and fed and housed over 750 people. Over 100 parishioners contributed casseroles, cookies, salad and butter and there were 70 kitchen volunteers. Hooray for so much participation! Trinity’s efforts were very much appreciated by our guests. Our next season will start in November 2019.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP WITH AUDITWe are in need of five people to serve on the audit committee this year. No experience necessary! An outside CPA will explain exactly what each person’s task will be. He will also be available for any questions. Each team member may choose their own work schedule. If you can help, please call or email Cami (csegna@trinitysb.org 805-452-4885).

Baptism, a principle sacrament of the church, is a joyous public service of initiation. The gathered community takes vows to support the newly baptized, celebrates with and welcomes them. At Trinity we baptize people of any age within regular worship services. Our next baptisms are:• Easter Eve Vigil, Saturday, April 20 • Day of Pentecost, Sunday, June 9For information contact: office@trinitysb.org.

CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYERWednesday, April 19 7-8pm Enhance your Lenten journey with contemplative prayer Wednesday, April 10, 7-8 p.m. In the Fireside Room. All are welcome. Norma Stuck will facilitate the session.

A tremendous THANK YOU to the many people (nearly 100) who came together Saturday night, March 16th for our Intergenerational Dinner and Contra Dance hosted by Trinity’s Children and Youth Council. It was a joyful time with delicious gourmet foods and full participation in the dancing by ages 3 to 73. The way in which people connected and engaged with each other was gratifying; Elizabeth would have been “positively chuffed”. We are grateful for all the time, talent and treasure bestowed in her honor. A total of roughly $8,000 has been donated to date. To contribute to the fund, please make your check out to Trinity Church with E Hess Memorial Fund on the memo line, or contribute online, noting The Elizabeth Hess Memorial Fund.

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trinity contact list

staff The Rev. Elizabeth Molitors, Rectoremolitors@trinitysb.orgThe Rev. Laurel Johnston, Associate Rectorljohnston@trinitysb.orgThe Rev. Michael Corrigan, Pastoral Associatemcorrigan@trinitysb.org, 805-570-0866Katrina Perez, Administrative Assistantoffice@trinitysb.orgHannah Ruth Brothers, Administrative Assistantoffice@trinitysb.orgCami Segna, Business Managercsegna@trinitysb.orgBetty Wenzel, Program Assistantbwenzel@trinitysb.org Grey Brothers, Minister of Choral & Congregational Music brothers@westmont.eduThomas Joyce, Minister of Keyboard Musictjoyce@trinitysb.orgMiguel Toscano, Sextonmtoscano@trinitysb.org Jan Fadden, Parish Nurse, 805-636-2559 parish councilAdministration & Inclusion: Anne Shaw, 805-448-4606, anne.shaw09@gmail.comChildren & Youth: Stephanie Perez, 805-886-8784, eyedocsteph47@gmail.com and Mary Gibson, 805-570-4165, sgibson_us@yahoo.comAdult Formation: Jean Alexander, adultformation@trinitysb.orgHospitality: Marisa Brenninkmeyer, 760-914-2501, marisa@brenninkmeyer.net and Jim Terzian, 408-739-3828, jimterzian@hotmail.comJustice & Outreach: Jennifer Bergquist, 805-886-6256, jenniferbergquist@gmail.com and Art Fisher, 805-684-9389, afisher100@yahoo.comWorship: David Gartrell, 805-698-0086,gartrell@ucsb.edu and Dodie Little, 805-963-8656, dodielittle@gmail.com

vestryMelinda Carey, Senior Warden, melindacarey@cox.netSteve Thompson, Junior Warden, steve@cabanahome.com Mandy Phillips, Clerk, mandyphillips2@gmail.comMichael Dean, Treasurer, mxdean47@yahoo.comKaye Cantu, kkomenda@cox.netElaine Christ, elaine.christ@agilent.comJohn Gannon, gannonsbhs@yahoo.comSteve Kriz, steve.kriz@ucsb.eduKate McDonald, namatakogari@gmail.comKathleen Rogers, kathmade.rogers@gmail.comClark Roof, wcroof@religion.ucsb.eduJim Sterne, jsterne@targeting.comJeannie Christensen, jchristensen136@gmail.com

trinity contact listjanuary financials

Jan 2019 Actual BudgetIncome $104,445 $111,787Expense $51,169 $60,192Year-to-DateIncome $104,445 $111,787Expense $51,169 $60,192Trinity 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 carePastoral Care Emergencies: Contact Mi-chael Corrigan at 805-570-0866 or Eliza-beth Molitors at 847-727-0862.

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 805-968-4084. 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, 805-280-2504

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, 805-964-5807, normaestuck@gmail.com.

mid week worshipContemplative 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 (883-8105) or Judy Stevens (698-9309).

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.

Morning Prayer: Fridays, 8:15am in the Chapel. This thirty minute service is usually lay led and consists of reciting psalms and prayers together.

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, Fawzia Talbert, Vern & Hannah Bengtson, Tyler Gregory, Bob Ward, Judy Boyd, Hess and Delaney families, Elizabeth & Max, Little family, Susan Poprock, John Mealy, Karen & Michael K, Art Stevens, Steven Hanlin, Bill Ferguson, Kathy Jennings, Lydia Matthews, Mary Lou Smitheram De Pravia, Todd, Boggess family, Vivian Leith, Nadine Wilcox, Daniel Gamas, Stephen Herney, Bill Arnold, Paul Larsen, Amanda and Rosie.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, Eden Martinez Ortiz, Alex Cruz Piedra, Jose Raygoza, Dianne, Terrie Milliken & family, Quinn Sellars, Joy Andrews, Jane Arnold.For the departed: Elly Wyatt, Bill Beasley, Elizabeth Hess, Mary Louise Little, Lois Molitors, Joby Nunez, Mary Alice Barnhouse, Garry Polled, Rowland Muller.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 965–7419 or email office@trinitysb.org. Please indicate which list: short-term, long-term or departed.

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Westmont College, Trinity Episcopal Church, CAMA, and the American Guild of Organists Present

THE CHOIR OF NEW COLLEGE OXFORD Wednesday April 10, 7:00 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church

1500 State StreetSanta Barbara, CA 93101

Tickets available at westmont.edu/music

$20 General Admission, $10 Student Admission

For more information please email music@westmont.edu

Presenting the world’s finest classical artists since 1919

Trinity has offered to host 15 adult male singers the evenings of April 9 and 10. Please see Trinity Choir Director Grey Brothers if you can provide lodging!

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holy week and easter 2019

From early times, Christians have observed the week before Easter as a time of special devotion. As the pilgrim Egeria recorded in the late fourth century, Jerusalem contained many sacred places that were sites for devotion and liturgy. Numerous pilgrims to the holy city followed the path of Jesus in his last days. They formed processions, worshipped where Christ suffered and died, and venerated relics. From this beginning evolved the rites we observe today on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. These services provide a liturgical experience of the last days of Jesus’ earthly life, as well as the time and events leading up to his resurrection.

The three Holy Days, or Triduum, of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are at the heart of the Holy Week observance. Please join us—be part of the story—for all of the sacred richness of our Palm Sunday, Triduum, and Easter Sunday services.

April 14: Palm SundayWe remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem the week before his death.8am The Blessing of the Palms and Holy Eucharist.

10am The Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist.All who are able please assemble on the Labyrinth Plaza for the Blessing of the Palms and procession into the church for Eucharist. April 18: Maundy ThursdayOur celebration commemorates the institution of the Eucharist, and Jesus’ mandate to his disciples to show love through acts of humble service.6pm Agape Meal, Footwashing, Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar.Please gather in the Parish Hall for a simple, shared meal before moving to the church sanctuary for foot washing, Eucharist, and the stripping of the altar. See the sign-up chart by the Welcome Table to sign up to bring bread, cheese, olives, dried fruit, nuts, hummus, grapes, wine/grape juice to share with the people at your table.

April 19: Good FridayWe commemorate the trial and crucifixion of Jesus as we hear The Passion story, offer honor to the cross, and share communion from reserve sacrament.12 noon Good Friday Ecumenical Service at First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave in Santa Barbara.

6pm Good Friday Liturgy, with veneration of the cross and communion from reserve sacrament. The principal liturgy of the day with choral singing of The Passion narrative.

April 20: Great Vigil of Easter9am Decorating of the Church. Everyone is welcome to help prepare and transform the sanctuary for our Easter Vigil and Easter Day liturgies. No experience necessary. Sign up at the Welcome Table.

7pm Great Vigil of Easter with festive reception to follow.This liturgy is the first celebration of Easter, rejoicing in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Our service begins on the Labyrinth Plaza with the lighting of the new fire, symbolizing the light of Christ in the world. After processing in to the sanctuary, we hear readings and sing hymns that recount salvation history; we renew our baptismal vows and we share the bread and wine of the Eucharist. Please bring bells to “ring in the Alleluias” as well as an appetizer to share at the reception in the Parish Hall following the service.

7pm Liturgy of Light. This joyful and solemn atrium service for children aged 5 through 12 takes place during the Easter Vigil. In prayer, song and scripture we remember the death and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. No nursery care is provided during the Easter Vigil. *The Labyrinth will be available for walks before and after this service.

April 21: Easter SundayCelebrating Jesus’ glorious resurrection, and triumph over death.8am Festival Choral Eucharist.

10am Festival Choral Eucharist. (Incense will be used. ) All children are invited to “flower the cross” to begin the service (you may bring your own flowers, or some flowers will be on hand). Activities for children will take place in the Parish Hall during the first part of the service; children will join their families for the Eucharist. Nursery care is available, and a children’s Easter-egg hunt follows the service.