This Week

What's Happening at Trinity This week

For your advance reading and meditation, the lessons for the upcoming weeks will be:

All Saints Sunday, November 2, 2025:
Habakkuk 1:1-4 & 2:1-4
Psalm 119:137-144
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 & 11-12
Luke 19:1-10

November 9, 2025:
Haggai 1:15b-2:9
Psalm 98
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Luke 20:27-38
Last Week’s Attendance:
In Person: 55   Online: 16

Happening this week:
Sunday, November 2:
(The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost)
Proper 26
9:30 am      Sunday Service (Hybrid)
9:30 am      Sunday School (Lower Level)
1:30 pm      Marshall Miracles (Chapel)

Monday, November 3:
6:30 am      Morning Prayer (Chapel)
12:00 pm    Marshall Miracles (Chapel)

Tuesday, November 4:
6:30 am      Morning Prayer (Chapel)
10:00 am    Bible Study (Chapel)
12:00 pm    Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
7:00 pm     Pastoral Care Team (Chapel)

Wednesday, November 5:
6:30 am      Morning Prayer (Chapel)
12:00 pm    Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
1:00 pm      Senior Exercise Class (Hall)

Thursday, November 6:
6:30 am      Morning Prayer (Chapel)
12:00 pm    Marshall Miracles (Chapel)
6:00 pm      Tai Chi (Hall)

Friday, November 7:
6:30 am      Morning Prayer (Chapel)
12:00 pm    Marshall Miracles (Chapel)

Saturday, November 8"
9:00 am       Marshall Miracles (Chapel)

Sunday, November 9:
(The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost)
Proper 27
9:30 am      Sunday Service (Hybrid)
1:30 pm      Marshall Miracles (Chapel)



Join us in person, or Online – Facebook and YouTube
🍽️ November 11 – Community Dinner🍽️
Join us for a delicious meal prepared by Julie and Todd, featuring herb-roasted chicken with roasted vegetables. Please sign up to help serve and to bring salads or desserts to complement the meal. Your helping hands and homemade touches make these dinners such a blessing to our community!

🕊️ Bells of Peace – Veterans Day, November 11🕊️
Join us at Trinity Episcopal Church for a special Bells of Peace Veterans Day observance. We will begin at 10:15 AM with a brief service, marking the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month with gratitude and remembrance. Together, we will honor those who have served and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Schedule:
10:15–10:30 AM – Enter the sanctuary; quiet reflection with organ music.
10:30–10:58 AM – Veterans Day service
11:00 AM – Bells toll 21 times at First Presbyterian and Trinity Episcopal
11:05 AM – Dismissal.
For questions, please contact Becky Wright at: becky.wright@trinityofmarshall.org

MACS Christmas Basket Program
MACS is once again organizing Christmas gift and food baskets for families in need in the Marshall area. There are several ways to help:
Food & Gift Drive:
Drop-offs for the Christmas Basket Program will take place at Trinity Episcopal Church:
• Monday, Nov. 10, 12–2 PM
• Tuesday, Nov. 11, 4–6 PM
(Use the Division Street entrance where volunteers will assist.)
Make a Monetary Donation:
Checks may be made payable to MACS Inc. and mailed to:
P.O. Box 611, Marshall, MI 49068
Gift Donations:
New gifts only, please.
Deliver to Trinity by Noon, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.

Ideas include books, art supplies, games, puzzles, stuffed animals, Legos, headphones, gloves/hats, and gift cards. All teenagers receive gift cards. Suggested retailers include local restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues.
Thank you for helping spread Christmas hope and joy in our community!

🛍️ Trinity Clothing Store – Show Your Church Spirit!
Trinity now has an online clothing store through FUG! This fundraiser is a great way to show your church spirit and our cool Trinity logo while supporting our ministry.
🕒 Store closes: Wednesday, November 12, at 11:59 PM.👕 Order info: Orders will be fulfilled at the store.
Please allow 1–2 weeks for production.
📦 Pickup: Zack Shippell will pick up all completed orders for distribution at the church.
🖱️ Shop here: https://fug.printavo.com/merch/trinity-episcopal-church
Don’t miss your chance to grab some Trinity gear and support a good cause!

🍂 Fall Garden Clean-Up – Friday, November 14🍂
Join us at 11 AM as we rake and clear the leaves from Trinity’s flower beds for delivery to the Marshall City Compost Center. We’d love your help—please bring tarps, blowers, and rakes if you have them. A truck would also be greatly appreciated so we can avoid bagging the leaves. Rain date: Saturday, November 15, at 11 AM. To volunteer or offer a truck, please contact Mike or Karla Love.

2026 Pledge Campaign
Trinity’s annual pledge campaign kicks off this month! Your pledge package—containing a heartfelt letter from Tasha Shippell and a pledge form—has been mailed or hand-delivered. If you need another pledge form, extras are available at the back of the church, or you can call the Trinity office (269-781-7881) to have one mailed to you.Please return your completed pledge form as soon as possible, either by placing it in the Sunday collection plate or mailing/delivering it to the church office. This helps us develop Trinity’s 2026 budget based on our projected income.🔒 All financial pledges are confidential—please return yours in a sealed envelope.If you have any questions, contact Diane Vezmar at trinityepisbookkeeper@gmail.com  or by phone during her office hours (Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9 AM–1 PM).The Vestry extends heartfelt thanks for your continued support of Trinity’s ministries and mission.
Office Notes

• Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
• The Bulletin Deadline is Tuesday morning of the preceding week.
• Paper submissions for the Bulletin and the Newsletter can be placed in the designated basket in the Office.
• Electronic submissions can be sent to the church email address, which is office@trinityofmarshall.org.
• The Newsletter Deadline is the 20th of each month.
• Please note, we renew the Prayer List every month.
• Call the office at 269-781-7881 if you would like a Pastoral visit from Deacon Wendy or the Pastoral Care Team.

🔒Doors Locked During Office Hours🔒
Please note that we have decided to keep the church doors locked during office hours. Please call the office at (269) 781-7881 to arrange for someone to come and let you into the building.

In Case of an Emergency After Office Hours,
Contact Numbers are:  
Anne Bohl, Senior Warden   (269) 224-1664
Rev. Deacon Wendy Pearson   (269) 781-3235
Cherie Riser, Junior Warden   (269) 274-2185