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The monthly newsletter of Trinity Episcopal Church
120 Allegheny Avenue,
Towson, MD 21204-4019
Phone 410-823-3588; Fax 410-583-9047
[email protected] www.TrinityChurchTowson.org
Rector: The Rev. Kenneth H. Saunders III
Vocational Deacon
The Rev. Diane Fadely
Director of Evangelism & Formation:
Kathleen Capcara [email protected]
Organist & Choir Director:
James Wincelowicz
Music Team Leader: Doris Yousfi
Interim Director of Trinity Episcopal
Children’s Center: The Rev. Beverly Braine
Parish Administrator: Jan Schroeder
Bookkeeper: Donna Blake
Surprise Shop Director of
Volunteers: Erin Woodward
Sexton: Luis Tejeda
February, 2013
The Trinity
Times
Inside this issue:
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Candlelight concert 2/17 2
Music 3
Christian Formation 4 5
6
February Calendar 7
Trinity’s Own Surprise by Erin Woodward, Surprise Shop Director of Volunteers
You may be SURPRISED to discover that Trinity’s own Surprise Shop is so much more than
a shop! This ministry works in many ways to reach out to the community, in addition to our
quarterly contribution to Trinity Church’s outreach programs. Surprise Shop Volunteers
work very closely with the Assistance Center of Towson Churches (ACTC) and Prologue, as
well as other community organizations such as CARES, Neighbor to Neighbor, Santa Claus
Anonymous, the Pimlico Elementary School "Prize Closet," and Port Recovery, to make sure
those who need items we may have receive them for free. We donated over $2000 worth of
items to these groups in 2012. In addition, the generous donations of our volunteers and
Trinity members to the Prologue “Dollar for Dinner" program exceeded $1,000 for the food
we provided and cooked for our third Tuesday luncheons in 2012. Our unique group of Trin-
ity Church Surprise Shop Volunteers goes above and beyond every day to help those in need
in any way possible.
In the Surprise Shop itself, new inventory is pouring in
daily in all departments. Many of our items are brand new
with tags on them; some are vintage and fun; and some
are just plain basics we all need—at a fraction of the re-
tail cost! Please come and visit us Monday through Sat-
urday between the hours of 10:00-4:00. If you would like
to volunteer, please call Erin and make arrangements to
come and join us. We are very flexible!
Erin Woodward: 410-828-9343 or [email protected]
The Surprise Shop,
in the former Rectory
next door to the church—
is a consignment & thrift shop
with all proceeds contributing
to
Trinity’s outreach programs;
and with volunteers and staff
offering food and hospitality,
building relationships,
and
donating clothing for use by
community organizations.
Ash Wednesday
Worship Schedule February 13, 2013
7:00-9:00 a.m. “Ashes to Go”
(see p. 6 for details)
12:00 noon
service in church
3:00-5:00 p.m. “Ashes to Go”
7:00 p.m.
service in church
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February Anniversaries
5
Edmund and Suzanne Haile
February Birthdays
1
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
17
19
20
21
23
24
25
26
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Virginia Cole
Courtney Banks, Alex Calder, Jake Calder
Kimberly Chambers
Natalie Edwards
Claire Krisanda, Sierra Shetler, Ty Swindell
Cooper Grable, Ebbie Wheeler
Carol Krisanda
Richard Chapline, Danielle Lemieux
Patricia Blake, Susan Mund
Charlie Bouloukos, David M. Williams
Samantha Tumminello
Constance Nlemadim, Gail Robinson
John Weber
Mac Caltrider, Francis Mwaisela
Phoebe Bacon
Matthew McShane
Emmily DeBoard, Taylor Warthen
Katherine Bass, Susan Hudson
Thomas Calder, Betty Denison, Agnes Lozoskie
Andrew Boozer, Thomas Cooper, Nancy Nicholson
Mary Kentch, James Weatherly
Andrew Howard
David Williams
Trinity’s own Music Team and Choir directors, Doris
Yousfi, pianist, and Jim Wincelowicz, organist, are cur-
rently working on preparations for the Candlelight Con-
cert on Sunday, February 17 at 5:00 p.m.
We welcome guest musicians Milissa Blonquist, flautist,
and Sheila Huskey, violinist, who will perform familiar
works with piano and organ.
Although admission is
FREE, a free-will offering
will be accepted, with
proceeds to be donated to
the Episcopal Relief and
Development organiza-
tion. This agency works
on an international level
supporting unique local,
long-term initiatives that
address poverty, hunger,
disease, economic devel-
opment, and disaster re-
sponse.
This program welcomes individuals of ALL ages
and IS certainly a CHILD-FRIENDLY event!
Candlelight Concert February 17
Trinity’s Music Team and Choir
The Trinity Times
Musical Notes
Page 3
You may wonder: WHY should I take part in the Choir or Music Team?
It seems to me that there are four main areas of benefit to singing in a group.
SOCIAL
Singing is a community activity:
Gathering people from a range of different backgrounds
Creating friendships with others who have a shared interest
Building a group of like-minded people with the same goal
Working as a team (every contribution counts; the team functions as one)
PERSONAL
Singing creates a sense of achievement:
Finally nailing that difficult song
Constantly improving your singing technique
Regularly developing your vocal skills
Learning new languages
Remembering words and melodies
Being challenged by more difficult material
MUSICAL
Singing together makes for a great sound:
Developing a bigger musical sound
Enjoying the pleasures of harmonizing with others
Creating beautiful music together
Rehearsing to make a song sound really good
Getting positive feedback from the congregation after working hard on a piece
WELL-BEING
Singing is good for your health:
Improving flexibility, rhythm, balance, self-awareness, etc. through warm-ups
Helping to reduce stress and relax the body, through breathing techniques
Releasing emotional blockages by expressing yourself through sound
Creating a sense of belonging, community, and shared endeavor by being part of a group
Singing is an aerobic activity that increases oxygenation in the blood stream and exercises major muscle groups
throughout your upper body.
Singing has a positive effect in reducing stress levels through the endocrine system which is linked to our sense of emo-
tional well-being.
Singing can increase lung capacity (broadening mental alertness through greater oxygenation), improve posture, and
clear respiratory tubes and sinuses.
Singing promotes both a healthy heart and an enhanced mental state in addition to improving your immune system (so
you will live longer!)
Recent Swedish research shows choral singing has strong effects, in that positive emotions greatly increase and nega-
tive emotions radically subside. Singers, women in particular, are happier, more alert, and relaxed after a rehearsal.
Remember:
Choir rehearsals are Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. in the Guild Room. Pick the
time that is best for you! Sing with us once a year or every week; there is NO obligation!
Music Team rehearsals are Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in the church.
Peace,
Jim
Organist/Choir Director
Jim Wincelowicz
Doris Yousfi
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Christian Education is a lifelong learning process at Trinity. In addition to weekday Bible study classes for adults, Sunday morning classes for people of all ages are offered at 10:00 a.m. in the parish hall and environs.
Christian Formation for All Ages
10:00 a.m. Sunday Christian Formation Offerings, February, 2013
February 3— Sunday school: The Woman at the Well (Weaving God’s Promises)
Adult forum: God’s Echo: The Exodus: Taking Risks for Freedom
Parenting discussion group
February 10— Second Sunday Pancake Breakfast*
For children, after breakfast: Making Mardi Gras masks and an Alleluia banner
February 17— Sunday school: Jesus and the Man Born Blind (Weaving God’s Promises)
Adult Forum: 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life— Learn About Compassion
Parenting discussion group
February 24— Sunday school: Jesus and Zacchaeus (Weaving God’s Promises)
Adult forum: 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life— Compassion for Yourself
Parenting discussion group
Our February Second Sunday Breakfast will feature
pancakes in Memorial Hall. Come share in
“breakfast with a twist,” in place of the evening
Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper. After breakfast,
children will make masks and an Alleluia banner (to
be “buried” in the columbarium on the first Sunday
of Lent) with help from Trinity’s Youth Group, who
will also be serving pancakes. This is a fundraising
event, so there will be a suggested donation of $5/
adult and $3/children (ages 3-9 years old), with a
maximum of $20/ family. Profits from the breakfast
will go towards the youth pilgrimage fund.
*Pancake BREAKFAST and Mardi Gras celebration
On the Weekend of February 1-3, eleven of our Rite 13 youth, in grades 7–11, will at-
tend a retreat at the Diocesan retreat center (“Claggett”) near Frederick, Maryland. Trin-
ity groups have participated in this event, which typically includes about 80 youth from six
congregations, for more than a dozen years. This year’s theme–chosen by Diocesan
youth–is A Christian Time Machine. Retreat participants will explore what is means to
be a Christian in the past, present, and future. The schedule includes time for small
group activities, free time for outdoor hiking and “mud football,” and a worship service
planned by the youth. A variety show is always one of the highlights of the weekend.
Thank you to Mark Nicholson and Cindy Adler, our faithful youth leaders, who will give
up an entire weekend to enjoy the retreat with our youth. Please keep Trinity’s youth
and their leaders in your prayers as they work and grow together on this retreat and
through the year.
Christian Time Machine: 2013 Youth Retreat at Claggett
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Sunday a.m. Adult Series in Lent & Easter: 12 Steps to Compassionate Living by Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong is a former Catholic nun who has written widely on religious issues. In
2007, Armstrong was awarded a substantial cash prize from a nonprofit organization known
as TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) to promote ideas that could "make a differ-
ence" in people's lives. Armstrong opted to use the award to promote the development of
compassion. She worked with religious leaders from a variety of traditions to formulate and
develop a "Charter for Compassion" that would "restore compassion to the heart of reli-
gious and moral life." The Charter was unveiled in Washington, D.C. in December, 2009.
(To see Karen Armstrong’s 6 minute TED talks about the Compassion Charter and The Golden Rule,
go to www.ted.com and search for Karen Armstrong.)
As part of her project, Armstrong also wrote the book "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate
Life," in which she explains the nature and importance of compassion and offers a 12-step
plan for increasing the degree of compassion one achieves in one's own life. Armstrong be-
gins with the Golden Rule in both its negative formulation: "Do not treat others as you
would not like them to treat you;” and its positive formulation: "Always treat others as you
would wish to be treated yourself.” But how many among us truly live up to the Golden
Rule in everything we do?
The first of Armstrong's 12 steps is to learn about compassion. She suggests reading and study, either alone or, preferably,
in the company of other people representing different faith traditions (including secularism).
In the remaining chapters, Armstrong develops a program based upon a concentric approach— beginning with an attempt
to understand and develop compassion towards oneself, and then gradually developing outward until one is finally able to
see the value of, and try to practice, loving one's enemies. Armstrong offers good discussion, examples, and exercises for
each step, with the goal that her readers will take time on each single step before moving on to the next. Copies of the
book are available at Amazon.com in hard copy and for the Kindle, or you can purchase one in the church office.
Lessons of compassion are never fully learned, but starting in Lent, we will begin during four Sunday Morning Adult Forums.
We’ll share our thoughts and efforts towards living a compassionate life, learn about Armstrong’s twelve steps, listening to
each other’s ideas about the qualities we want and need to make our world better for everyone. We will continue the
learning and discussion during the Easter season.
This study will be enhanced by the thoughts and insights of every participant each week, so please plan to attend as many of
the sessions as you can. We will begin at 10:10 a.m. in Memorial Hall and finish in time for the 11:00 service.
Sometimes we forget just how much faster the pace of our lives has become—and just
how busy each day is. In the past, the typical response to the question, “How are you?”
was something like, “Fine, thanks. How are you?” Today, the more typical response to
the same question is, “Busy,” or “Crazy busy. And you?”
But without a quiet heart, how can we hear “that still small voice” that so often is God’s
reaching out to us?
5:00- 5:30: Gathering/Social Time
5:30: Supper- provided by Trinity
(donation $5/person toward cost)
6:15: Quiet time in the church
(separate activities for young children) followed by candlelight worship
7:00: Go in Peace
Lenten Sunday Evening Series— Sundays Beginning February 17
This Lent, Trinity will offer some
time and space for you to feed body
and soul with in-between time, be-
fore your hectic work week begins,
when maybe that still, small voice of
God can be heard by you and your
children. This Lent, consider spend-
ing some quiet time with God and
your church community. Together
we can slow the pace of our lives
just a little.
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Save the Date!
Trinity Sunday School teachers use this 3-year program for children age 3 through 12 (preschool
through 5th-6th grades). Developed and written exclusively for the Episcopal Church, it is called Weav-
ing God’s Promises after the process of faith formation in which we learn how God’s promises of salva-
tion are inextricably woven into our lives. Each lesson follows a pattern of gathering, story, prayer,
sharing, enrichment, and dismissal, and activities are varied to accommodate different learning styles.
Sunday School Curriculum for Pre-School through Grade 6
On Easter morning most children today think about Easter egg hunts and baskets full of
candy. But among young ladies there is also a long tradition of having a new Easter hat, or
“bonnet;” a practice memorialized in the Irving Berlin song, Easter Parade.
Easter Bonnets even go farther back in time than Easter itself. The first bonnets, usually a
circle of leaves and flowers, symbolized the cycle of the seasons and the coming of spring.
The Christian holiday of Easter often celebrates new life of Christ with the color white—
and with new clothing.
After the end of the Civil War, people in the United States celebrated Easter as the
“Sunday of Joy.” This day allowed mothers and daughters to come out of mourning wear-
ing pastel colors and incorporating spring flowers. The 1870’s marked the beginning of the Easter Parade in New York
City, an event at which women and girls proudly showed off their new spring clothing and Easter Bonnets.
This year, the Surprise Shop and the Hospitality & Evangelism Committee will invite women and girls of all ages to enjoy
our “Easter Bonnet Tea” on Saturday, March 23. We will gather in Memorial Hall to make Easter bonnets of all shapes,
sizes, colors, and designs. Tea, scones, and pastries will be served – with a separate tea room for young children and their
dolls (or stuffed animals) to gather, enjoy tea prepared especially for them – and learn a little about formal tea “manners.”
The cost of this event will be $7/person—with an extra charge for hat making supplies. Space will be limited. Reservations
can be made at the Surprise Shop or in the Trinity Church office, or by contacting Kathleen Capcara at 410-963-3773 or
Save Saturday, March 23 for A Rite of Spring: The Easter Bonnet Tea
Ash Wednesday “Ashes to Go”
On Ash Wednesday last year, we participated in “Ashes to
Go,” for people unable to attend full midweek church ser-
vices. For each passerby who stops, a prayer is said and
ashes are placed on the forehead in the shape of a cross.
The intention is to bring spirit, belief, and belonging out
from behind church doors, and into the places where we
go every day. It is a simple event with deep meaning,
drawing on centuries of worship and tradition to provide a
contemporary moment of grace. This year, our rector will
again be outside on Ash Wednesday from 7:00-9:00 a.m.
and from 3:00-5:00 p.m., to reach some of those who live
and work in Towson, as they pass along Allegheny Avenue.
Weddings are a valued chapter in Trinity Church history!
Please come and
celebrate on
Sunday, March 10
at the 9:00 service,
and stay for breakfast.
In honor of weddings at Trinity,
and weddings of Trinity parishioners, special prayers will be said at the 9:00 service
and this festive celebration will continue at our 2nd Sunday Breakfast. Please bring pictures to share!
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11:00
Eucharist
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10:30
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6:00
Music
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7:30
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7:00
Ash W
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12:00
Eucharist (chap
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8:00
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9:00
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9:30
Cho
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10:00
Education
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11:00
Eucharist
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6:00
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Vestry (M
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Bible C
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6:00
Music
Team
(church)
7:00
AA
(MH)
20
3:30
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(lib)
7:00
Cha
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(7:00
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7:30
Bible C
lass (lib
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12:00
Eucharist (chap
el)
6:30
EfM (lib
.)
7:30
Cho
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22
23
24 (
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8:00
Eucha
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9:00
Eucha
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9:30
Cho
ir rehearsal
10:00
Education
hour
11:00
Eucharist
25
6:00
Tai C
hi (MH
)
26
10:30
Bible C
lass (lib
.)
6:00
Music
Team
(church)
7:00
AA
(MH)
27
7:00
Cha
nging
Focus (M
H)
(7:00
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7:30
Bible C
lass (lib
.)
28
12:00
Eucharist (chap
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6:30
EfM (lib
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7:30
Cho
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Sunday Schedule:
8:00 a.m. Eucharist
Coffee Hour
9:00 a.m. Eucharist
Coffee Hour
10:00 a.m. Education Hour
Programs for all ages
11:00 a.m. Eucharist
Coffee Hour
Thursday:
12:00 noon Eucharist
The Trinity Times
March 2013
newsletter deadline
will be
February 10
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Trinity’s Mission
Trinity Episcopal Church is an inclusive and caring Christ-centered commu-nity nurtured by our wor-ship and tradition. We ask God to strengthen and guide us as we live out our mission to wel-come and celebrate the diversity of all people through spiritual educa-tion, growth in faith, and service in Christ’s Name.
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TECC is a Preschool
offering full time childcare
for children ages 2 through Pre-K.
We are open 7:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday,
year round.
You can visit us on the web at www.tecckids.org
or contact the office for more information
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