TRINITY OUTLOOK TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | WWW.FORTWORTHTRINITY.ORG DECEMBER 2013 WELCOME TO ADVENT Welcome to Advent. This season of waiting in joyful expectation is marked by four Sundays before Christmas and brings special gifts of its own. To name a few: time, space, quiet reflection, prayer, and the opportunity to prepare inwardly for the coming of Jesus are just a few of the wondrous gifts of the Advent season. All of these gifts hold in common the ability to move us into God’s light. Which gift calls to you? Starting with that question may help you to experience a more mean- ingful Advent. To answer it requires some evaluation of your spiritual life, brings the current state of your spirit into God’s light, and can help guide spiritual practices during Advent. Choices of spiritual practice at Trinity are plentiful this Advent. Sunday Forums will focus on Advent themes. Wednesday night worship includes A Service for Healing and A Service for Peace and Comfort. Mother Barbara Crafton’s book, “Let Every Heart Prepare – Mediations for Advent and Christmas,” guides our individual daily prayer and reflection time. The Advent Quiet Day offers a period of deep peace and refreshment as reading, reflection, prayers, and a meal are all experienced in an unhurried quiet. Each practice is meant to assist your spiritual journey. What do you plan to do with the gifts that Advent has for you? Where might God lead you in these weeks leading to the celebration of Christ’s coming into the world? How will God’s light illuminate the far reaches of your spiritual life? I am excited to see how God will work in our midst this Advent and I look forward to hearing about your Advent journeys. Welcome to Advent where questions, seeking, and resting are welcome. Grace and peace, O house of Jacob, come let us walk in the light of the Lord! Isaiah 2:5
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TRINITY OUTLOOK
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | WWW.FORTWORTHTRINITY.ORG DECEMBER 2013
WELCOME TO ADVENT
Welcome to Advent. This season of waiting in joyful expectation is marked by four Sundays before Christmas and brings special gifts of its own. To name a few: time, space, quiet reflection, prayer, and the opportunity to prepare inwardly for the coming of Jesus are just a few of the wondrous gifts of the Advent season. All of these gifts hold in common the ability to move us into God’s light.
Which gift calls to you? Starting with that question may help you to experience a more mean-ingful Advent. To answer it requires some evaluation of your spiritual life, brings the current state of your spirit into God’s light, and can help guide spiritual practices during Advent.
Choices of spiritual practice at Trinity are plentiful this Advent. Sunday Forums will focus on Advent themes. Wednesday night worship includes A Service for Healing and A Service for Peace and Comfort. Mother Barbara Crafton’s book, “Let Every Heart Prepare – Mediations for Advent and Christmas,” guides our individual daily prayer and reflection time. The Advent Quiet Day offers a period of deep peace and refreshment as reading, reflection, prayers, and a meal are all experienced in an unhurried quiet. Each practice is meant to assist your spiritual journey.
What do you plan to do with the gifts that Advent has for you? Where might God lead you in these weeks leading to the celebration of Christ’s coming into the world? How will God’s light illuminate the far reaches of your spiritual life? I am excited to see how God will work in our midst this Advent and I look forward to hearing about your Advent journeys.
Welcome to Advent where questions, seeking, and resting are welcome.
Grace and peace,
O house of Jacob, come let us walk in the light of the Lord! Isaiah 2:5
PICTURE THIS!—A LOOK BACK
GRAB A TAG FROM THE GIVING TREE
Trinity’s Giving Tree is up in the Parish Hall! On it you’ll find gift tags to benefit four groups: women and children through Opening Doors for Women in Need (ODWIN), lower-income stu-dents at McLean 6th Grade Center, and families through South Central Alliance of
Churches and AIDS Outreach.
We encourage you to select multiple tags off the tree. All gifts should be returned to the tree by Sunday, Dec. 15.
SHOP THE ALTERNATIVE GIFT MARKET
On Dec. 8 and 15 you can make a contri-bution to the charity of your choice and receive a Christmas card to pass along to your loved one stating that you have giv-en a gift in their honor. These are wonder-ful gifts in so many ways, and they have become more and more popular with the members of Trinity’s parish family. Your purchases are a tax-exempt offering to people in need and a priceless gift to those you care about.
Enter the holiday season with a heart full of thanksgiving as you assist those less fortunate than yourself.
SATURDAY SUPPER UPDATE
Our next Saturday Supper will be Dec. 21, 7 p.m., at the home of Kay West-Molyneaux and John Molyneaux, 4017 Edgehill Road, Fort Worth. Please bring a dish to share. Coffee and tea will be provided. This is a great way to get to know your Trinity family in a casual at-mosphere!
Trinity’s annual Cookie Bake and Sale are coming your way. Join the Trinity Cooks on Saturday Dec. 14 starting at 8:30 a.m. to begin the mixing, baking and packaging process. We welcome all com-ers for as long as you can stay—more bakers make quick work! You may also participate by making and packaging your own favorites and dropping them by the kitchen. (Please clearly mark the type.)
All baking will be done on Saturday with the sale starting Sunday morning at the 8 a.m. service. For more information con-tact Cathy Neece Brown: [email protected].
IT’S COOKIE BAKE TIME!
HALFTIMERS HOST CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Halftimers Christmas Party is Satur-day, Dec. 14! The festivities will take place at Cafe Bella, 3548 South Hills Ave., 76109. Dinner reservations are at 5:45. After dinner, we will return to the church for a dessert buffet and ornament exchange. (Please bring a wrapped orna-ment!) Childcare will be provided for ages 6 weeks to 11 years old. Please bring a sack dinner for your child. Childcare be-gins at 5:30 p.m., and the doors will be locked at 5:45 p.m. The event ends at 8 p.m., and pick up will be completed by 8:15 p.m. Please RSVP to Brandy Bacon, [email protected] or 817-797-7796.
POTLUCK & WORSHIP: NEW YEAR’S EVE
Mark your calendars now and plan to join us on Tuesday, Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve Worship and Potluck Dinner from 8 to 10 p.m. Look for more details coming soon in your weekly e-newsletter and an-nouncement bulletin.