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Lent begins Ash Wednesday, February 17. The
special liturgy for that day says:
I invite you . . . to the observance of a holy
Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by
prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading
and meditating on Godʼs holy Word.
Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It
is a season for reflection and taking stock. Lent origi-
nated in the very earliest days of the Church as a
preparatory time for Easter, when the faithful rededi-
cated themselves and when converts were instructed
in the faith and prepared for baptism. By observing
the forty days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates
Jesusʼ withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days.
All churches that have a continuous history extending
before AD 1500 observe Lent. The ancient church
that wrote, collected, canonized, and spread the New
Testament also observed Lent, believing it to be a
commandment from the apostles.
Because Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, we
skip over Sundays when we calculate the length of
Lent, which is forty days. Therefore, in the Western
Church, Lent always begins on Ash Wednesday, the
seventh Wednesday before Easter.
In many countries, the last day before Lent (called
Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Carnival, or Fasching)
has become a last fling before the solemnity of Lent.
For centuries, it was customary to fast by abstaining
from meat during Lent, which is why some people call
the festival Carnival, which is Latin for farewell to
meat.
During Lent at Trinity we will offer a few special pro-
Lent 2010
grams to assist with the observant of a “holy Lent.”
First, you will receive a Lenten meditation booklet
from the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund
(ERD) for you to use in your daily quiet times of
prayer and reflection. Secondly, on the Sundays of
February 28, March 21 and March 28 we will explore
the book The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of
Jesusʼs Final Week In Jerusalem by Professors Mar-
cus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. They wrote the
book The First Christmas that we studied during Ad-
vent. Thirdly, on February 21 we will have an In-
structed Eucharist during the course of the 10:00 a.m.
service. Rather than a sermon that day, you instead
will hear a narration read during the service that will
briefly explain each portion of the liturgy – the history
behind it, and why we do it.
Finally, I offer to you the words of Arthur Lichten-
berger, at one time a Bishop of Missouri, who later
became Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
When he was Presiding Bishop, he offered these
words of Lenten advice:
• Fast from criticism, and feast on praise.
• Fast from self-pity, and feast on joy.
• Fast from ill-temper, and feast on peace.
• Fast from resentment, and feast on contentment.
• Fast from jealousy, and feast on love.
• Fast from pride, and feast on humility.
• Fast from selfishness, and feast on service.
• Fast from fear, and feast on faith.
I look forward to seeing you Ash Wednesday and on
the First Sunday in Lent!
(The Rev. Dr.) Peter E. Van Horne
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Ash Wednesday Liturgy
by Rev. Carrol Davenport, Associate Priest
Ash Wednesday begins for us the season of Lent.
The Ash Wednesday liturgy is one that focuses on
confession and repentance. It invites us to consider
those habits that keep us from loving God and neigh-
bor more fully. Twice during the liturgy we come to
the altar; first to have the sign of the cross traced on
our foreheads with ashes and to be reminded that
from dust we came and to dust we will return, and
secondly for the Eucharist where we are reminded
that Godʼs healing presence can be found in things as
ordinary as bread and wine.
The liturgy will begin at 7:00, but the altar candles will
be lit at 6:45 and there will be time for silent reflection.
Stations of the Cross
by Krista Baker, Bishopʼs Warden
There are many ways to observe Lent.   Some of us
choose to give up something we love like chocolate or
a favorite TV program.  Some might add a prayer time
or choose to fast one day a week.  This year, we are
providing the opportunity to pray the Stations of the
Cross each Friday evening.  Some of you may not be
familiar with the Stations of the Cross.  The Stations
of the Cross (also called the Way of the Cross) is a
traditional liturgical devotion commemorating the last
days of the life Jesus.   The devotion originated with
pilgrims in Jerusalem retracing the traditional steps
Jesus is believed to have followed on Good Friday.
The service will be a short meditative service with no
music and no Eucharist.  Please join us each Friday
during Lent, Feb 19 thru Mar 26, in the church at
5:30.
Musical Changes for Lent & Easter
By Scott Alberts, Choir Director
So that our Lenten worship can help us reflect and
grow, the music during the season will become more
reflective. The service becomes more simple and
less ornate; things that are familiar will hopefully be-
come new again, just as the return of spring does to
nature. The Alleluia sung after the gospel takes a
well-earned rest, and other additional silences in the
service can sometimes be quite loud to our ears. We
will also be singing the Psalm together during Lent,
sometimes using a simple chant and sometimes with
an appropriate hymn.
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Easter will return triumphant with a Music Premiere.
On Easter morning, we will have a commissioned
piece premiering at Trinity. Anthony Steinbeck, a
composer and student at Truman will be writing a
work for our choir and brass group!
Calendar
! Sunday, February 14 ~ Donated items collected
for the Foster Family project (see page 4).
! Sunday, February 14, 12:00pm ~ Bishopʼs
Committee meeting.
! Sunday, February 14, 5:30pm ~ Kanaval cele-
bration to support ER-D relief efforts in Haiti.
! Wednesday, February 17, 7:00pm ~ Ash
Wednesday service (6:45pm ~ silent reflection).
! Wednesday, February 17 ~ Online Lenten de-
votional group begins (see page 3).
! Fridays, February 19 thru March 26, 5:30pm ~
Stations of the Cross.
! Sunday, February 21, 10:00am ~ Instructed
Eucharist during morning worship.
! Sundays, February 28, March 21, March 28,
12:00pm ~ Book group meets (see page 3).
! Sunday, February 28, 4:00 - 5:30pm ~ Hymn
sing for Haiti at Christ Church Cathedral.
! Friday - Saturday, March 12 - 13 ~ Dismantling
Racism training workshop in Columbia.
! Sunday, March 14 ~ Daylight Savings Time be-
gins.
! Sunday, March 28, 10:00am ~ Palm Sunday.
! Thursday, April 1, 7:00pm ~ Maundy Thursday
Service.
! Friday, April 2, 7:00pm ~ Good Friday Service.
! Sunday, April 4, 10:00am ~ Easter Sunday.
Special musical premiere from the choir and
brass ensemble. Potluck brunch to follow
morning worship.
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Bishopʼs Warden Report conversation, high points of the meeting included the
by Krista Baker, Bishopʼs Warden table display of Julie Seidlerʼs photos taken around
Trinity during 2009. I agree with a comment I heard
On Sunday, January 24, 2010, at the end of the meeting, “Our annual meetings are
many of us enjoyed a potluck fun.” I hope many of you feel the same way. If the
lunch in advance of the annual meeting was not fun, at least it was informative.
meeting where we engaged in Thanks to those who attended!
what Peter has described for
us as the Episcopal Churchʼs
form of participatory democ-
racy. We reviewed the min- Educational Opportunities
utes from the 2009 annual
meeting, and then began the ! If you haven't yet considered a "spiritual disci-
process of aligning the struc- pline" to add for the Lenten season, or if you
ture of our Bishopʼs Committee to be in compliance enjoyed being part of the Advent devotional
with the Diocesan Canons. The 2010 Bishopʼs Com- group, we invite you to participate in Trinityʼs
mittee will be made up of six individuals with stag- online Lenten devotional group.  This year,
gered terms of three years, and one student appoint- we will be using the devotional prepared by
ment. Using ballot and drawing lots, we arrived at the Episcopal Relief and Development with the
following. theme of "Healing ourselves and a Hurting
World."  The parish blog format will allow us to
Three Year Term (2013) discuss the meditations as a group, but at a
Pete Kelly time convenient to you.  Each day, a reflection
Wynne Wilbur question will be posted, and we invite your
comments on the reflection question.
Two Year Term (2012)
Krista Baker If you participated in the Advent devotional
Jessie Cragg group, you are already able to access the par-
ish blog.  The devotional booklets are on the
One Year Term (2011) table at the back on the church. E-mail Maria
Maria Evans at crankycricker@yahoo.com if you are interested
Laura Gruber in participating and/or to obtain access to the
parish blog, if you are not already a member. 
Kyle Miller will be the student representative. Dele- We look forward to studying with you during the
gates to the convention will be Talie Alexander (three 40 days of Lent!
year term) and Cole Woodcox (two year term). Scott
Alberts (one year term) and Julia DeLancey (three ! An Instructed Eucharist will occur during
year term) are alternates. Wardens for 2010 will be morning worship on the first Sunday of Lent,
Krista Baker, Bishopʼs Warden, and Maria Evans, February 21.
Junior Warden. Wynne Wilbur will be the committee
clerk. Pam Ryan will continue as Treasurer. ! During Lent, Peter will lead a book study of
The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Je-
Peter shared his report susʼs Final Week In Jerusalem written by Mar-
with the congregation cus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. Discus-
earlier during the sion will start after coffee hour on February 28,
Eucharist. Carrol, our March 21, and March 28. Books are available
associate, was away from Scott for $10. We are also looking for
supplying in Columbia several more books to discuss this summer
so her report was read and into the fall. Talk with Scott if you have
by Peter. All of the re- suggestions.
ports including those
from the wardens and other ministry coordinators ! Canterbury club continues to meet for Bible
were made available in printed form. Several chose Study on Sunday Evenings.
to stand and make additional remarks. The budget
was also discussed. In addition to the good food and
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Upcoming Outreach Opportunities
! Trinity is beginning a new outreach project to
support the Foster Families of Adair County.
Children coming into foster care face many
challenges.   We have the opportunity to help
meet a few of these challenges. Often a child
comes into the foster care system with their
personal belongings being placed in trash
bags. We want to provide each child with a
suitable duffle bag or suitcase.   We want to
help the new foster family welcome the child
into their home, and help the child make a
smooth transition, by providing a new pillow &
pillowcase and possibly a small personal hy-
giene kit for each child entering the foster care
system.
How can you help?   Do you have any gently
used duffle bags, suitcases, satchels, or dia-
pers bags that you no longer use and can do-
nate?   Do you have any nice pillowcases that
you no longer use?   Are you willing to buy a
new regular size pillow or a toothbrush?   Do
you have or collect small travel size personal
items such as shampoo & soaps from hotel
travel?   If you have any of these items, bring
them to the church on February 14, Valentines
Day.
After February 14, we will assess what we col-
lect and set future collection dates based on
the needs of the Foster Families of Adair
County.   There are currently approximately 64
children being served by this agency. Thanks
for your help!
! Choir will be hosting their annual fundraiser on
February 14 at 5:30pm. This year, the theme
will be Kanaval: Haitian celebration and
meal. Money raised will be donated to Episco-
pal Relief and Developmentʼs Haiti Fund. Our
complete press release is posted on the Dioce-
san website:
http://www.diocesemo.org/news/2010/02/08/haiti-kar
naval-trinity-kirksville/
! Look for egg-making dates TBD in March!
! Food bank donations are always welcome;
items may be placed in the basket located just
inside the sanctuary door.
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December Outreach Thanks
by Diane Johnson
The "tax" we place on our Uncle Al's nut orders and
other contributions generated $180 for the Christian
Community Food Depot this Christmas. Thanks for
your generosity!
Our annual mitten tree was festooned with 20 pairs of
gloves and mittens, 14 hats, 6 sets of hats and
gloves, and a scarf (I was tempted to say a partridge
in a pear tree). These items were taken on December
22 to the headquarters for the Salvation Army to be
distributed to those in need, especially children.
Thank you for knitting, purchasing, and donating
these items.
Childcare Update
by Marcy Graham
Please welcome Emily Seithel, who has newly joined
us to take care of the older children in the Undercroft
during the Sunday morning worship service time.
Emily is a sophomore at Truman, originally from St.
Louis, and is majoring in Communication Disorders.
She is on track for the MAE (Master of Arts in Educa-
tion) and plans to become a special education
teacher.
Emily joins Carmen Holahan, also a Truman sopho-
more, who continues to care for our children in the
Nursery during the worship hour.  Carmen is majoring
in Exercise Science and is also on the pre-elementary
MAE track.  She hopes to teach physical education at
the elementary level when she graduates.
Please say hello to both of these women when you
get the chance.  
Trinityʼs own Maria Evans had
four prayers published in Lift-
ing Womenʼs Voices, a book of
prayers crafted with the United
Nationsʼ Millennium Develop-
ment Goals in mind.   Trinitari-
ans will recognize one prayer,
“A Litany for Moments of Na-
ture” (p. 234).  It was the litany
we used at last yearʼs Liturgy at
the Lake. Here is a link to where you can pur-
chase the book:
http://www.churchpublishing.org/products/index.cfm?fu
seaction=productDetails&productID=3532
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Volunteer Opportunities Parish History Project

! Worship Leadership: Soon it For two Sundays in January,

will be time to put together a many Trinitarians partici-
new schedule for those who pated in a history project by
assist in worship. We are in writing their comments on a
particular need of people who timeline covering several
might be willing to serve as tables in the undercroft.
acolyte. If this is something People were asked to share
you think might interest you, their recollections of impor-
please talk to Peter or Carrol. tant dates, people, clergy,
memories, stories and
! Individuals who would like to events in the life of Trinity
join in the ministry of baking and the community. The
communion bread should information gathered will be used to help tell Trin-
speak with Carrol or Kerrin (see page 6). ityʼs collective story, and will be an important self-
study tool as we prepare for the search process in
! To help with photocopying our weekly serv- the coming months.
ice bulletin, please speak with Scott or Julia.

! The Easter Egg fundraiser is a tradition at

Trinity.  We are looking for a volunteer to coor-
dinate the effort this year.   As coordinator you
get to choose the dates for the egg making, buy
the supplies, oversee the making & decorating
of the eggs and then gather the proceeds.   If
you are interested, please contact Sarah at
sbmohler@truman.edu for the handoff of the King
or Queen of the Eggs crown!

Prayers

Please remember in your prayers: The Companions of St. Luke, OSB (Maria); Tracee & Paul (Joanne);
Maggie (Diane); Lew (Diane); Damaris (Talie’s friend); Donnie (eye surgery); Leslie (Joanne’s niece); Tim
(Tim B.‘s friend); Rocky (Jean); Betty (Sally’s mother); John (Jessie’s husband); Rex (Cynthia’s father);
Elias; Arnie & Alanna (Barb); and Lorraine (Ian).

A prayer for the parish: “Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our
prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us
all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy church;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (BCP p.817)
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The Bread of Life
By Kerrin Smith
 
In preparation for the bishopʼs visit this fall, Krista
asked me if I would be interested in baking bread for
communion, as the bishop always prefers to use loaf
bread or pita along with a single chalice—“the rubrical
intent of the Prayer Book rites. One bread, one cup,
one body.” I eagerly accepted, excited by the pros-
pect of spending a little time in
my kitchen considering what
constitutes good communion
bread. With fond memories of the
sweet, earthy, whole-wheat
loaves used in my childhood
church, I began my research. I
came to learn that for a loaf to
function properly, it needs to be
dense and dust-free, so it can be
easily broken without producing
crumbs and dipped in wine with-
out turning to mush and creating
“wine soup.” I experimented with a collection of reci-
pes I found on the Internet—some leavened, some
not—and finally settled on the one below, adapted
from a recipe used by All Saints Episcopal Church of
Northfield, Minnesota:
http://www.allsaintsnorthfield.org/parish_life/bread_recipe/
At the request of Carrol and Peter, I have continued to
bake this bread each Sunday and have been happy
for the opportunity. Regardless of how crazy my week
has been, I find that, as when I come to worship at
Trinity, my world calms and comes into focus when I
bake this bread. One of the things I like most about
this recipe is that it only uses ingredients that would
have been available in the Middle East during the
time of Christ (albeit in slightly different form). I love
the smell and texture of these ingredients, both indi-
vidually and collectively. I love the way the dough
yields to my rolling pin and how
easily it is shaped. I love the acts
of cutting a cross in each loaf, of
brushing the baking loaves with
olive oil, and finally of pulling the
risen loaves from the oven, pip-
ing hot and golden brown. Most
of all, I love seeing a loaf carried
forth by a child, consecrated at
the altar, and shared amongst us
on bended knee.
Baking communion bread is truly
a spiritual experience. If you like to bake, or if you
would like to learn how, I would encourage you to
consider joining me in taking turns baking communion
bread. Simply let me or Carrol know when youʼd like
to make it, and weʼll put you on the calendar. Whether
you make it just once or on a regular basis, Iʼm sure
you will find it a rich, worshipful experience.
Peace, Kerrin

Clergy Worship Services

Rev. Dr. Peter E. Van Horne, Interim Vicar Holy Eucharist
Rev. Carrol K. Davenport, Associate Priest Sundays ~ 10:00 a.m.

Morning Prayer
Bishop’s Committee Wednesdays ~ 7:30 a.m.
Krista Baker, Bishop’s Warden (2012)
Maria Evans, Junior Warden (2011)
Wynne Wilbur, Clerk (2013) Trinity Episcopal Church
Jessie Cragg (2012) 124 N. Mulanix
Laura Gruber (2011) Kirksville, MO 63501
Pete Kelly (2013) 660-665-6155
Kyle Miller, Student Representative (2011) www.trinitykirksville.org

Thanks to Julie Seidler for the wonderful photos!

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