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Trinitarian Online Edit

Trinitarian Online Edition

September 2011

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The TrinitarianTrinity Episcopal Church, 44 North Second Street, Ashland OR 97520

(541) 482-2656 FAX 482-1260 [email protected]

The Reverend Carol Howser, Deacon The Reverend Meredith Pech, Deacon

www.trinitychurchashland.org

Godly Play UpdateGodly Play is back beginning September 11th during the

10am service. Our team is assembling with the addition offew new, yet very familiar faces. Jean McDonald, Kate Dobiecka, Melinda Bukey and Peter McBennett will continueto teach the wonderful stories. Joining our team are DougMcDonald, Diana Quirk, Ellen Eastman, Judy Clinton andhopefully others as door persons or greeters.

What is Godly Play? Godly Play is an imaginative ap-proach to working with our youngest Episcopalians as theyembark on their individual spiritual journeys. The childrenare encouraged to express their thoughts/feelings after eachpresentation with their own expressive art (paint, clay ordrawing) or through retelling the story using the materials

shared during the lesson. All of the lessons and beautifulmaterials are designed to guide our children toward thoughful discovery of God on their own which is as different forthem as for us.

The premise for Godly Play is well stated in a quote bythe Rev. Daniel Green: I find it a valuable approach to giving the children their own language for understanding Godand putting into words or symbols their own understandingabout the sacred. Children are not blank slates or empty vesels into which religious knowledge must be poured; ratherthey have their own sense of what is meaningful and signifcant. They just need to be given the language and the storie

to work with.We are in GREAT need of more volunteers to help us

with this important ministry. Please consider spending thefirst 45 minutes of your Sunday worship with us. The commitment will be one 45 session every 6 to 8 weeks duringthe 10:00 service. We join the service before communionright after the peace. Its a beautiful, spiritual space filledwith discovery and wonder.

Once we get started a short training session will be of-fered following the 10am service. -Jean McDonald

2012 pledge drive kickoff andwhats to followAs the door opens to 2012 and Beyond for Trinity, we inviteyou to join the beginning of stewardship season with ahosted dinner featuring The Rt. Rev. Michael J.Hanley,Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, as special guestand speaker. As space is limited, please contact the parishoffice if you havent already signed up for this event Fri-day, September 9th at 6pm.

Stewardship season also includes the annual pledge drive.

You are being mailed a letter, a brochure about who we areas a parish, and your pledge card for 2012. Please pray asyou consider your financial part in what is to come.

During this interim period the Rev. John Goddard andSenior Warden Mindy Ferris, parish administrator HubertaMurphy, our vestry, deacons and retired clergy, profile teamand search team, musicians and Eucharistic ministers andscores of unsung others have stepped up to continue minis-try and point us forward in worship and commitment. Weare a robust parish and blessed with an abundance of energyand leadership. But it is up to each and every one of us tokeep things moving forward as we give of our time, talent

and financial resources. In the last few months, though ourmembership has changed as some have fallen away, moved,passed to the Kingdom others have come and been re-newed and we are prepared to continue and expand our pres-ence in the community and the world, offering sanctuary inour worship to newcomers and visitors alike as we discernChrists call for all of us.

At the kickoff event you will learn the Bishops take onstewardship as well as summary information of Trinitysfiscal needs as we call a new rector. Those unable to attendmay request a visit from fellow parish members ready totalk about Trinity, our needs and the future. Pledges may be

returned at our special dinner or the old fashioned waybymail or simply dropping them in the Sunday collection plate.We ask that your pledge be returned by September 23rd sothat we may conclude with a celebration and blessing of ourofferings on Sunday, October 9th. Please join us with devo-tion and promise as we steer a new course.

Sr. Warden Mindy Ferris & Your Stewardship Team

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Trinity ForumsSeptember 4no forum due to Labor Day Week-endSeptember 9, 9am, a session with special guest

The Right Rev. Michael Hanley, Bishop of theDiocese of Oregon. Bring your questions for theBishop.September 18, 9am, forum on Immigration Re-form featuring the Dream Act. Guests includerecent Ashland HS grad and Dreamer active inimmigration rights and an immigration attorneywith Jackson County Legal Services. Your ques-tions welcomed.September 24, TBA.

Nathan T. Clinton,At Your ServiceDuring the last few weeks, a ca-pable young person has been fill-ing in during Huberta Murphysabsence. If the last name is famil-iar, its because hes Steve and Judys son, andfrom all accounts hes doing a fine job runningoperations in the parish office. Nathan says, I

have been a member of the Episcopal Church mywhole life and am a recent graduate of SOU with aMasters in Teaching in Art Education [Mark stu-dent taught last year at Ashland High School withlongtime art teacher Mark Schoenleber]. TheTrinitarian asked Nathan to share a bit about him-self: Activities that I enjoy doing are reading,reading, and more reading. I also am a practicingartist. I enjoy working in digital media and ceram-ics. I have been to countries such as Egypt, Italy,Mexico, and actually spent a little over a year ofmy childhood in Lima, Peru with my folks. Right

now I am also studying to become a Special Edu-cation teacher. I don't attend the Sunday Mass, butI am going to be going to the healing services onThursday.I decided to come to Ashland becausemy parents retired here. I was a manager withWal-Mart for a number of years and left the com-pany soon after I moved to Roseburg from FortWayne, IN. I love Ashland because of its wonder-ful art scene and the people are so friendly. I amhoping to make the Rogue Valley my permanenthome.

Nathan thanks us for all our interest and for

those who stopped by to meet with him. As ofMonday, August 29, he will launch his career as ateacher in the Phoenix/Talent School District. Wecongratulate him and wish him well, and we thankhim for his valuable service in our parish office.We consider him part of the Trinity family andwelcome him anytime.

Update on Search for New RectorWhen The Rev. Canon Neysa Ellgren was at Trinity for the forum oSunday July 24, she gave all in attendance a detailed overview of thesearch process for Trinitys new rector. She said our call for a rectorhas truly been national and, in one instance, international. VictoriaDuncan, Program Officer for Transition Ministry for The EpiscopalChurch in New York, has been assisting the Bishops Office inmatching applicants with communities on a nationwide scale. For thbackground check, the Bishops Office has used the services of the

Oxford Document Management Company. They did a criminal background check, verified vocational and academic records and checkedreferences. The Bishops Office also made its own calls to ensure theach applicant has qualities and qualifications appropriate for consideration.

The grace period for receiving applications ended on July 31. Aftescreening all the applications and completing background checks, thBishops Office sent the Search Team 14 vetted applications. We re-ceived the last one on August 5.

Four other congregations in Oregon are in active search mode. Onone is remotely similar to Trinity, so there is minimal overlap in ap-plicants. Trinity is a transitional (medium-sized) church and as such

presents a variety of challenges and opportunities that can be em-braced by the right rector, one who can be truly collaborative. CanonEllgren assured us that Trinity is fortunate to have very functional laleadership and actively involved parishioners to support any rector.

So, what are we doing now? We may be quiet but certainly not idlIn August the Search Team has been hard at work studying our applcants resumes, profiles, and other materials online such as sermons,blogs, and church profiles. The internet gives us much broader anddeeper insights into the clergy who answered our call, and thats agood thing. The only downside is that it has increased greatly theamount of information each team member must prayerfully evaluate

At the time of this writing, we anticipate completing the telephone

interviews and our own reference checks by the end of August. Inearly September we plan to make face-to-face contact by visitingchurches when appropriate or exploring other ways to clarify the ap-plicants suitability. The finalists will be invited to visit Trinity andthen we will make our recommendations to the Vestry, hopefully bythe end of September. If it takes a little longer (our applicants havecrowded schedules, too!), well have to be flexible and not rush thediscernment process.

How can the congregation support the search? The first, as alwaysis to continue to keep us and our applicants in your prayers. Prayer iessential to help us through the challenges of discerning the right persons to recommend to the Vestry. The second is to keep volunteerin

and participating fully in the life of the church. Third is to say thankyou to the clergy who are leading our worship between the departurof Fr. John and the arrival of our new rector. And finally, please support the annual Stewardship Drive so our new rector can be welcomeby a financially sound and spiritually vibrant parish.

In closing, we wish to thank Fr. John Goddard for his leadershipduring the interim period. Although he was not involved in the actusearch process, his counsel and preparations at the outset have beeninvaluable to us.

- Your Search Team, Judy Clinton & Jamie Hutchison, Co-chairs


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So you want to be an Episcopalian?-Ruminations by a co-chair of your Search Team.In the past few months I've learned a little bit about spiritual growth:

I'm learning things I never expected, learning just how much eachof us is necessary for Trinity to exist today, and how we determine howwe will exist tomorrow. I've learned how our role as stewards of our church, and commit-ment to ante up each year are essential to keep our house open; it'spart of what makes us Episcopalians and Trinitarians. We have the responsibility and privilege to select our own priest--they're not assigned to us, it's messy, it seems to take forever, and I can'timagine having to do it again in a few years. Still, at some point I haveto let go of the outcome: the candidate must seem best for the Trinityfamily, not just my personal preference. I also can't promise that thechoice won't present its own potential challenges. The Bishop's Office assists, granted, but the work we care about inthe selection process is squarely on our shoulders, and no one else's. I've learned to love and appreciate our parish family, especially ourvaliant Search Team Prayer and Discernment mean a lot, if we'll only take the time to

listen. Our ability to do this is directly related to our celebration of theselection process It is a rare honor to find the right rector [of whom I believe there aremany in our applicant pool]. I for one want someone that I would wel-come to my home in a time of crisis. If I want to honor the lessons I've learned from Rev. Anne, or frommy rector in my childhood church, and any spiritual mentors in be-tween, I must remember to surrender to the process, participate fully,speak my truth, and let go of the outcome. Wow! That was just one ofAnne's sermons! Can't wait to learn new insights to life and living andloving with the help of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and a dynamic newrector. But it means nothing if we can't do our part: Our family must com-mit to our part in a solid Stewardship campaign. If we want our newrector to jump at the opportunity to be called here, now is the time toshow him/her our true mettle. Take the time to remember how you arepart of this church, and honor it in a personal commitment to God andyour church and your new rector with your pledge.Trust that you may be called one day to help choose a rector too, orserve on a committee, the Vestry, and just like the Annual Stewardshipcampaign; you get to decide for yourself at what level your spirit willbe nourished in the giving and the growing.

Tom and I have always felt we have been truly embraced by this

parish, and in the process we have learned and taught one an-other what it means to honor our personal commitment to eachother. I've learned to acknowledge that we truly have God's lovein our union. In the Anglican Communion there may disagree-ment about this, so I've learned the importance to show up anddo my part. As a result, I find myself living in gratitude as aloved and loving member of this church, walking in Christ witheach of you as family. It is one of the reasons we will cherishhonoring our union this October, as we celebrate 30 loving yearstogether. Jamie Hutchinson

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HOW TO PREPAY YOUR YEAR2012 STEWARDSHIP PLEDGEWITH FUNDS FROM AN IRA AC-COUNT AND AVOID FEDERALAND STATE INCOME TAXAre you over 70 and years old with tax-deferred retirement money in a traditional IRAaccount? If so, you are required to take annualminimum taxable distributions (RMDs).However, under a special IRS exception whichis available again to taxpayers in year 2011, yocan withdraw taxable IRA funds to make direccharitable contribution(s) of up to $100,000 toqualified charitable organization(s) and avoidFederal and State income tax on such withdrawals.

These so called Direct Charitable Contribu-tion amounts can likewise be counted towardyour year 2011 RMD obligation.

Here is what to do. By early December, con-tact your IRA fund custodian (typically a mutu

fund or a brokerage/investment manager) andinstruct them to send your designated steward-ship pledge amount for the coming year 2012directly to Trinity Church. Most likely they wilask you for a short written confirmation with thpertinent information.

The fund custodian will then mail a check fothe designated amount directly to the TrinityChurch office on or before Dec 31, 2011. In ef-fect, you will be prepaying your 2012 pledgewith a lump sum in December of 2011. Underthe special exception rules, such IRA withdraw

als used to fund Direct Charitable Contributionare not subject to Federal or State income tax.

Note: you will not be able to include suchcharitable contribution amounts as an itemizedcharitable deduction on your 2011 tax return.However, in reality most retirees with no mort-gage interest and/or no extraordinarily highmedical bills do not itemize but rather take thestandard deduction ($13,600 for the year2011for a married couple ages 65 or older).Therefore, folks who do not normally itemize oSchedule A will not lose any deductions.

Several Trinity members have expressed inteest in taking advantage of this opportunity tomake a tax-free IRA withdrawal and likewisesatisfy their year 2012 pledge obligation with aprepayment in December 2011.

Questions? Please feel free to contact eitherRoger Graves or Dick Cogswell who are avail-able to guide you in this process.



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Senior Wardens ReportA number of you have asked and are wondering what will happen at Trinity now that FatherJohn is gone, leaving us with two to three months without a resident priest. My hope is thatthings will go pretty much as normal. It is my job now to see that there is a priest here everySunday to celebrate and preach. Father Morgan has kept his fall schedule deliberately light sthat he is available for when we need him. Father Tom will help as he is able. Besides ourblessed wise guys I have asked some priests from around the state to join us just to keep thininteresting. For instance, Robert Ladehoff, the former Bishop of Oregon, will be with us onOctober 23rd. I have some other invitations out and hopefully we will have a few more inter-

esting and new faces at the pulpit.As you know by now, Bishop Michael will be here on September 9th for our stewardshipdinner and will make this his official visit. He will celebrate and preach at both services on th11th. Father Tom will be here that weekend to help with whatever is necessary to make theBishops visit successful and productive. Our fall stewardship campaign team will continuewith the work initiated by Father John culminating in an in-gathering and blessing of thepledges on October 9th. The pastoral care team will continue their excellent work providingsupport and comfort to the sick and needy. The Vestry will meet the third Wednesday of eachmonth as usual and all of our other committees will proceed with their missions just as in thepast.

What about the search? That team is going strong and works without the guidance of theinterim priest or the senior warden. I will be here to answer any budget questions and the ves

try has a part to play when candidates make their visit. All of this is either planned or beingplanned and will take place in its proper time.

During this entire time I will either be here or reachable by telephone. If you have any issuor questions, call or send me an e-mail. With the help of staff and committees we will keepthings running smoothly. It is an interesting time in our parish life it is rather like the seasoof Advent as we wait and pray for what is to come. Its exciting and stressful and energizingand sometimes even a little peaceful but we are doing this together and I feel your support ancare all of the time. Mindy Ferri

JUNIOR WARDENS REPORTTrinity Church is truly blessed with historic and beautiful buildings and grounds. You haveheard me say that over the last two years, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to care forthis special place for our parish.

Past generations of Trinitarians have given us a legacy of carefully built and well cared forbuildings and grounds. It is so easy for a Vestry to defer maintenance when there are budgetcrunches as I am sure there have been over the last 100 plus years. Our predecessors at Trinitdid not do that. We have inherited a historic and wonderful place that has been cared for withmuch love for over 100 years and many generations of Trinitarians. We can be justifiably

proud of our historic landmark little church and church yard on Second Street and the remarkable condition of these old buildings.A significant portion of each years ongoing budget is for the operation, care and mainte-

nance of Trinitys buildings and grounds. We also have a reserve account for special, verycostly, occasional maintenance issues such as a new roof when we will eventually need one;fortunately not yet. We owe it to ourselves and future Trinitarians to continue this legacy ofloving care for our buildings and grounds. My pledge to you as your Junior Warden is to continue that fine legacy.

Remember these ongoing operating and maintenance costs and the legacy to Trinitys buildings and grounds when considering your stewardship pledge for next year.

-Milt Morga

SENIOR WARDENMindy Ferris (2011)

JUNIOR WARDENMilt Morgan (2012)

Jeff LaLande (2011)

Kathy Griffin (2011)

Rhonda Loftis (2011)

Jean McDonald (2012)

Ward Wilson (2012)

Vicki Gardner (2012)

Greg Gonzalez (2013)

Tom Harrington (2013)

Carol Harvey (2013)

Donna Ritchie (2013)

Your Vestry meets the 2ndWednesday of the month atthe Parish Hall. Parish mem-bers are welcome to attend.Submit written proposals forVestry action to the Rector orthe Parish Clerk (PhyllisReynolds) one week prior tothe meeting.

Your VESTRY



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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSTheThe Seven Months Ended July 31, 2011

INCOME EXPENSESBudget this year $145,210 $143,109Actual this year 147,710 126,330Actual last year 150,713 141,884

Financial Reports are posted monthly on the Vestry BulletinBoard in the Parish Library. Jim Littlefield

Vestry HighlightsAugust 17, 2011

Related to an update on Search Committee Activities,the Vestry clarified its role in the final rector selectionprocess. This role includes meeting with final candi-dates put forward by the Search Committee, contractnegotiations, final voting, informing the Bishop of ourdecision, and making the official call to our selectedcandidate. It involves prayerful and spiritual summon-ing for guidance at this crucial juncture. The Vestry reconfirmed its total confidence in the spirit and tirelesswork of the Search committee.

Vestry voted to once again support the Southern OregoPride Celebration in Ashland in October by a $100 contribution and to allow use of our name on the Integritygroup booth in Lithia Park.

An enthusiastic and positive discussion centered on thfall stewardship drive including details of the theme,The Door to Trinity 2012 and Beyond, new pledgecards, colorful brochure, training for committee, anddetails of the Bishops visit and dinner September 9.Kudos were given to all involved for the unity of pur-pose, fast-paced organization, and the time and talentthat have gone into all.

Father John, at this his last meeting with Trinity Vestrpresented a thorough overview of his time with the Parish, outlining his positive experiences and suggestionsfor moving forward. He offered warm thanks to Senio

Warden Mindy, the Vestry and all those who haveworked so hard with him during this successful transi-tion year

Phyllis Reynolds, Clerk of VestryWANTED: WOODWORKER/INVENTORMany of you have noticed that the Labyrinth Garden rosetrellis has a leaflet holder mounted on it. BUT, the holderswe are able to find commercially are expensive, plastic, anare easily vandalized. We are on our second set just thissummer. Rather than continue to replace plastic ones, we

are hoping for a wooden holder--something between a birdhouse and a mailbox--that has a well-hinged lid and a placfor some sort of plexiglass insert that lets people see thatthere are leaflets inside for people to take. In a perfectworld, this holder would blend well with the wooden trelliand would be difficult to rip down. Any enterprising parishioner who would like to help us out, please let me know.We can discuss ideas and hopefully come up with a permanent solution. Thanks in advance.-Maggie Mccartney, for the Cemetery/Garden Committee

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remembering Mark Hatfield, Ore-gon Governor, republican U.S.Senator, Christian

Visko Hatfield's poignant story about his father telling him'You need to save a life', is a very emotional one for me because as a 24 year old staffer to Senator Hatfield in 1978 Iwas diagnosed with an 'inoperable tumor' that had wrappedaround my abdominal aorta and displaced several vital or-gans. And it was malignant. Doctors did not tell me, but informed my parents that my chances of surviving were lessthan 30%. Within hours of my diagnosis, the Senator was othe phone seeking counsel from everyone he knew, includ-ing Oregon's own Linus Pauling. Gerry Frank spoke directwith the head of surgery who was 'given orders' to conductthe surgery himself. Months of chemotherapy ensued. But

was in 1989, ten years later, that I was accompanying theSenator to an event when he stopped and said, "Did I evershow this to you?" And from the breast pocket of his coat hretrieved a small note card, similar to the ones Senators useto keep their daily schedule. But on this card was a list ofhand written names of dozens of people. Very importantworld and national figures, among others. And there was mname. This is my prayer list, he said. Ive been prayingfor you all this time. I dont know what its like to savesomeone elses life, but I know what it feels like to besaved. (Gary Barbour inOregonlive.com August 15, 2011

The Trinity Book Group will start againSept. 26th at the church library at 7pm. We will read Gen-tlemen and Players by Joanne Harris instead ofAt Home bBill Bryson.At Home will not be in paperback untilOctober, at which time we will read it. All are welcome. -Ann Anderson

The Other Trinity Book GroupA group of people from Trinity, but with occasional outsidevisitors, have been meeting to discuss four books: Take thisBreadby Sara Miles,Everything Must Change by BrianMcLaren, Souls in the Hands of a Tender Godby CraigRennebohm and Tattoos on the Heartby Gregory Boyle.When we started we were just picking a book that seemed

interesting, but the spirit has led us to four books that con-tinue to challenge us to be the hands and feet of Jesus in theworld. We have cried; we have railed at the injustice of theworld; we have shared our fears at meeting the homeless;we have heard our own stories as well as those in the books.While we are frustrated at times at our own lack of courageor direction to solve problems, we are, as one membershared, getting attuned to these issues. When we volunteerat Food and Friends, the Food Bank, the Family NurturingCenter, or when we walk downtown, or come upon some-one at a freeway entrance asking for money, we see it withdifferent eyes.

We are going to take the month of September off and be-gin again in October. We are seeking suggestions for newbooks. They might take us in a new direction or deepen ourunderstanding of current situations. Please give book sug-gestions to Sara Hopkins. - Sara Hopkins

The Giving Tree, our Outreach Ministries annuingathering of winter clothing for local children in need, ishaving an organizational meeting in the library after the 10

am service on Sunday, Oct. 2. Please attend to learn moreabout how you might participate in making plans for thisvery special holiday activity. We need volunteers to dosome small do-at-home tasks ahead of time and also to helwith the gift ingathering, sorting and wrapping on Dec. 4and 5. If you have any questions, please contact Judy Clin-ton.

ROLLING REQUIEM FOR 9/11Choruses around the country will perform Mozart's Req-uiem in memory ofthe lives lost in the 9/11 attacks 10 yeaago. The Rogue Valley Chorale will sponsor two FREEconcerts (one at 3:00, one at 7:00 pm) at the North MedforH. S. Auditorium. Though free, you will need to get ticketeither at the Ashland Chamber of Commerce or in Medforat the Britt or Craterian Box Offices or the Medford VisitoInformation Center. Diana Quirk

Rummage or Rubbish? Not somuch!! Once again we took what we were willing topart with and blessed so many others in our community andraised over $4,200 for the Friends of Music at Trinity. Andonce again we could not have done it without all ofyou! From the committee members planning the annual

sale, to all of you wonderful volunteers and to your gener-ous donations, we turned our Parish Hall into a CommunityStore that blessed so many. I have been honored to be theChair of this committee for the past 3 years and I am trulyamazed at how much Outreach, Friend-raising, Fellowship,laughter and joy come from this last week of August at Trin-ity. Thank you for allowing me to be a part this ministry.

Emily Cox

IT'S NOT TOo LATE to reserve a spot at the Ameri-can Bandstand outreach party scheduled for Sunday eve-ning, Sept. 11th from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at EdenVale Win-ery's Voorhies Mansion Gardens. This is an annual highlightevent where we share our friendship with St. Mark's; enjoyincredible music by Rhonda Loftis' band 'Blue Lightening';dance as if we were teenagers again; and partake of great

food plates and beverages from EdenVale. Tickets, just $15,will be on sale for the next two Sundays after services atTrinity for $15. All proceeds are directed solely to the veryworthy Jackson County Family Nurturing Center.



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Episcopal Church to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacksPresiding bishop calls for reflection, commitment to peace

By Matthew Davies, August 18, 2011Episcopal Church and other religious leaders are

planning interfaith events to mark the 10th anniversaryof the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when almost3,000 people perished after hijacked planes slammed

into the World Trade Center in New York City, thePentagon in Washington, D.C., and a field in Shanks-ville, Pennsylvania.

The Executive Council, at its June meeting, invitedall Episcopal communities "to open the doors of theirinstitutions" during the Sept. 10-11 weekend to com-memorate the anniversary "with acts of prayer andremembrance, service, creativity, interfaith coopera-tion, education, community building, and fellowship,offering our institutions as active, accessible sites ofhealing for our local communities."

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in an

Aug. 18 statement that the anniversary is "an opportu-nity for reflection," adding that the Episcopal Church"continues to work for healing and reconciliation."

"The greatest memorial to those who died 10 yearsago will be a world more inclined toward peace," saidJefferts Schori, who will preach at 7:30 a.m. on Sun-day, Sept. 11, at St. Paul's Chapel in New York, a fewmeters from where the World Trade Center stood, andat 11 a.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Di-vine.

Acknowledging that "many people died senselesslythat day, and [that] many still grieve their loss," the

presiding bishop said, "We believe there is hope."Following the terrorist attacks, she said, church com-munities in many places "began to reach out to theirneighbors of other faiths, offering reassurance in theface of mindless violence. That desire for greater un-derstanding of other traditions has continued, andthere are growing numbers of congregations engagedin interfaith dialogue, discovering that all the greatreligions of the world are fundamentally focused onpeace."

In the aftermath of 9/11, Trinity Church and St.Paul's Chapel in Lower Manhattan became sanctuariesfor those seeking consolation.

For eight months after the attacks, St. Paul's Chapelserved as home to a volunteer relief effort, "becominga place of renewal and inspiration for Ground Zero'sphysically and spiritually weary," a Trinity Churchpress release said.

"People of faith gave sacrificially in the immediateaftermath of the plane crashes," said Jefferts Schori inher statement. "St. Paul's Chapel opened its doors

to the emergency responders, and volunteers appearedwith food and socks, massaging hands and prayinghearts. Volunteers continued to staff the chapel formonths afterward, and prayers were offered as humanremains were sought and retrieved in the ruins of the

towers."As it did a decade ago, Trinity will open its doors inSeptember to all seeking spiritual refuge. "The parishwill honor the memory of those so tragically lost, andmark the unparalleled efforts of the first responders,recovery workers and volunteer community with com-munity observances offering contemplation, solaceand the embrace of a hopeful future," the Trinity re-lease said.

A series of commemorative events will be held atTrinity and St. Paul's from Sept. 6 to 11 under thetheme "Remember to Love."

During the six days, the public will be invited to tiewhite ribbons symbols of remembrance with thewords "Remember to Love" on the fence around St.Paul's Chapel. Names and prayers may be written onthe ribbons.

On Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. acclaimed author and teacherSharon Salzberg will lead a workshop, "Meditation onLovingkindness," that will focus on remembering tolove, "cultivating a deep sense of caring for self andfor all of creation." The event will be held at Char-lotte's Place, a storefront community center of TrinityChurch located at 109 Greenwich Street.

An all-night vigil will be observed from 6 p.m. to 5a.m. beginning on Sept. 10, when St. Paul's Chapelwill stay open for informal prayer, meditation, andlabyrinth walks.

On Sept. 11, events and services will run throughoutthe day, commencing with Holy Eucharist at 7:30 a.m.with Jefferts Schori as preacher and Diocese of NewYork Bishop Mark Sisk celebrating.

Other events will include the ringing of the bell ofhope, in remembrance of 9/11 victims, at 8:46 a.m.,the time the first plane crashed into the World TradeCenter; Holy Eucharist at 11:15 a.m.; the unveilingand blessing of an "Out of Many, One" flag at Char-lotte's Place at 1 p.m.; a service honoring first re-sponders, recovery workers and volunteers at St.Paul's Chapel at 2:30 p.m.; an interfaith ringing of thebell of hope, in remembrance of the victims, at 7:14p.m.; and a candlelit Compline service at TrinityChurch at 8 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public. For infor-mation visit http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/911.



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Trinity Episcopal Church44 North Second StreetAshland, Oregon 97520

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children can find, celebrate,and grow in Gods grace.

Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 North Second Street, AshlandOR 97520 publishes The Trinitarian monthly.James Johnson and Ann Magill, Editors. Submit articles [email protected] at the church office by the20th of the month. For more information, visit Trinity Epis-copal Churchs website at www.trinitychurchashland.org.

Special September EventsStewardship Kickoff, Sept 9, 6:00 pm

Sunday Worship with Bishop Michael, Sept 11American Bandstand III

Outreach Fundraiser, Sept 11 6:00 pm



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