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Sunday, April 28, 2024
Happening this week
Sunday
April 28th
(The Fifth Sunday of Easter)
9:30 am---Sunday Service (Hybrid)
9:30 am---Sunday School (Lower Level)
1:30 pm---Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
Monday
April 29th
6:30 am---Morning Prayer (Chapel)
12:00 pm---Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
Tuesday
April 30th
6:30 am---Morning Prayer (Chapel)
12:00 pm---Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
Wednesday
May 1st
6:30 am---Morning Prayer (Chapel)
12:00 pm---Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
1:00 pm---Senior Fitness (Hall)
Thursday
May 2nd
6:30 am---Morning Prayer (Chapel)
10:00 am---Bible Study (Chapel)
12:00 pm---Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
6:00 pm---Tai Chi Senior Health (Hall)
Friday
May 3rd
6:30 am---Morning Prayer (Chapel)
12:00 pm---Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
Saturday
May 4th
9:00 am---Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
Sunday
May 5th
(The Sixth Sunday of Easter)
9:30 am---Sunday Service (Hybrid)
9:30 am---Sunday School (Lower Level)
10:50 am---Worship Committee (Chapel)
1:30 pm---Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
Hybrid – Facebook, YouTube, and in person
For your advance reading and meditation, the lessons for next Sunday, May 5th, 2024, are:
Acts 10:44-48
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17
Psalm 98
April 28th
Holy Eucharist Rite II
9:30 am
Celebrant Rev. Cynthia Garman
Reader Becky Somsel and Anne Bohl
Organist Randy Turpin
Broadcast Marguerite Grupke
Usher Wendy Myers
Counters Becky Somsel and Paul Rauth
Coffee Hour Mike and Karla Love
May 5th
Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:30 am
Celebrant Rev. David Ottsen
Reader Tasha Shippell and Patty West
Organist Randy Turpin
Broadcast Julie Kaminski
Usher Keri and Scott Koch
Counters Keri Koch & Beth Howard
Coffee Hour Karl and Sarah Loomis
Celebrations This Week
Birthdays:
Roger Moore—-------------------April 26
Allen Grupke—-------------------April 29
Stephen Hagerty—---------------April 30
Megan Willerick—---------------May 3
Ryan Konkle—--------------------May 3
Sophia Martin—------------------May 3
Bonnie Quick—-------------------May 4
Tim Banfield—--------------------May 4
Baptisms:
James Needham—---------------April 28
Teresa Nelson—------------------April 29
Amanda Battles—----------------April 30
Noah Brown—--------------------April 30
Mara Brown —--------------------April 30
John Kellogg—-------------------May 1
Emily McCaleb—----------------May 1
Announcements
Update from your Board of Missions - We have added a few new charities over the past few years. Supporting our dioceses Plainsong Farm in Rockford, MI, supporting our animals in need by donating to local rescue organizations and contributing to the Wanda Nash Memorial Fund (through the Marshall Community Foundation) that supports area efforts in animal advocacy, protection, and education. Our mission is to educate parishioners and the wider community about the needs around the world. We support Global, national and local charities.
Our question to you is, do you have a passion and/or wish to support one of these below? Would you like more information about any one of them? We need your help so we can open hearts and minds to the needs in our world! Contact any one of the Board of Mission members, Tom Bayley, Ginny Baldwin, Debbie Egnatuk, Wendy Myers, Paul Rauth, Diane Shreve or Ruthann Thomas. Thank you for careful and prayerful consideration.
2023 distribution to charities
Bread for the World $200.00
Charitable Union $500.00
Episcopal Relief and Dev $1200.00
Food Bank of South MI $400.00
Fountain Clinic $500.00
Habitat for Humanity $250.00
Haven of Rest $400.00
MACS Christmas $750.00
MACS year end $500.00
There’s Enough Store $200.00
Mobile Meals $300.00
Safe Place $400.00
Salvation Army $300.00
Share Center $200.00
Companion Cats $200.00
Erin’s Angels $200.00
Wanda Nash Mem Fund $300.00
Total Giving 2023 $6800.00
Held in Reserve $495.71
CELEBRATE BISHOP WHITTEMORE MONTH IN MAY
April 23, 2024/in Blog, News/by Michelle Ruiz
FRIENDS IN CHRIST,
During the month of May, Whittemore month, help us make a difference in the West Michigan community with a financial gift to the Bishop Whittemore Foundation. Your gift empowers our efforts to provide grants supporting communities in the Diocese of Western Michigan with their new ministries, building and accessibility projects, and more.
The Rt. Rev. Lewis Bliss Whittemore was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan serving 1937-1953. Bishop Whittemore was a talented administrator and gifted pastor, bringing the diocese out of a period of financial instability and laying the foundation for growth and advancement over the next several decades. This foundation was created in his name to continue his mission to actively support and encourage growth and advancement of the diocese, its parishes, and its parishioners.
Since its inception in the 1950s, the foundation has made a grant to every single congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan, incorporated as an independent organization. Our most recent grants benefitted the St. Thomas, Battle Creek Laundry of Love program; a ramp replacement and front step repair at Holy Trinity, Manistee; a lighting and window project at Trinity, Marshall; and the Breakfast Café at St. Mark’s, Grand Rapids.
You can find more information about the Bishop Whittemore foundation, our work throughout the Diocese of Western Michigan, information about our grant process, contact information, and ways to donate at whittemorefoundation.org.
We truly appreciate your prayers and consideration!
The Foundation Trustees
The Bishop Whittemore Foundation
Looking for 2024 Graduates
Trinity will be celebrating all 2024 High School and College Graduations on Sunday June 2, after church in the parish hall. If you have a child or grandchild celebrating this milestone this year, please let Paula know the name of the graduate and relationship to you, by contacting her in the office 269-781-7881 or office@trinityofmarshall.org. by May 24.
Gifts will be carried forward during the offertory
Just like in days past or prior to COVID, the ushers will bring the bread and wine forward to the altar and receive the brass collection plates on Holy Eucharist Sundays. The ushers will then carry the plates down the aisles to collect pledges and open plate money. We will still set the collection plates at the altar rail during morning prayer services. This is beautiful to return to our traditional worship practices.
Trinity Gardeners Needed
Trinity is looking for parishioners who can lead the gardening and weeding in the beds surrounding the church. Mike and Karla Love have been the committee for the last eight years along with Joe Myers. Joe is moving to Indiana with a new job this Spring and Karla and Mike are having problems bending down. If you would like to lead this ministry, please contact a Vestry Warden.
Leadership Day Workshop at Trinity - May 11
You can now register for the Leadership Day Workshops on Saturday, May 11 for a bi-diocesan training to be held at Trinity in the parish hall and other rooms from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. The topics covered will be: Finance and Administration, Communications and Evangelism, Intergenerational Formation, Vestry Leadership, and Ministry Transitions. Lunch will be provided. The movie "The Philadelphia Eleven," a documentary on the eleven women ordained in 1974, will be shown in the afternoon. To register go to the website: The Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan, click on News and Events, click on Leadership Workshop Days, and scroll down and click on register.
Then click reserve a spot on the right. The cost is $15. If you need help registering, contact the office.
Chain of Gratitude
We wish to thank these members of the Trinity Board of Missions for delivering Mobile Meals: Ruthann Thomas, Diane Shreve and Debbie and Ivan Egnatuk. You are a blessing to the Marshall community.
Bible study and prayer group
The Trinity Bible Study and Prayer Group continues to meet on Thursdays at 10:00 in the chapel. We will be studying the Gospel of Matthew. All are welcome. Come and see!
UTO Blue Box ingathering will be Sun, April 28th
Hopefully you have been able to participate in this practice during the past few months. A few boxes have been placed in the collection plate already. That is fine! We will officially gather them together on April 28th, yet realize that they will trickle in for the few weeks after! The wooden blue cross has been placed in the Garden entry (thanks to Karl Loomis and Charlie West) to place your boxes as well as putting them in the collection plates.
Updating the Trinity Prayer List
If you wish to have loved ones or friends added to the daily and Sunday Morning prayer list, send the names and your name to office@trinityofmarshall.org or drop the names and your name in the basket outside the office. Believe in the POWER of PRAYER.
Pastoral Care Committee
The pastoral care committee is running and active! We are here for you! Please reach out to Mike Renaud (269-830-2403 or pastoralcare@trinityofmarshall.org) for your pastoral care concerns . The pastoral care committee is here to provide support to you for your emotional life, spiritual life, or prayer for your physical needs. Please share with us if you also know of concerns for others.
Emergency Exits
Per our insurance carrier we need to announce our emergency exits in the church, so please note:
-two in the back exiting to the outside
-one in the front left of the altar exiting to the garden door
-one left of the baptismal font exiting to the garden door.
Coffee Hour
04/28/2024
Mike and Karla Love
05/05/2024
Karl and Sarah Loomis
05/12/2024
Niel and Becky Somsel
05/19/2024
Anne Bohl