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Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 North Second Street, Ashland OR 97520 (541) 482-2656 FAX 482-1260 office@trinitychurchashland.org

The Reverend John Goddard, Interim Rector

The Reverend Carol Howser, Deacon August 2011
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Rummage sale august 27th dont miss it!

Gather your treasures and sign up to help at this fun annual event that benefits the community as it does Trinitys music program. We take good clean used clothing and household goods, antiques and collectibles, treasured books, jewelry, shoes, purses, household items, china, linens, small kitchen appliances, home dcor, fabric and sewing patterns, plants, small furniture, sporting goods, hardware & tools, some CD's and DVD's, games & puzzles. (Sorry no computers, printers, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, VHS tapes & audiocassettes this year). DONATION DROP-OFF is Wednesday August 24th from 9am to 4pm and Thursday, August 25th from 9am to noon in the Parish Hall. TRINITARIAN PRE-SALE PARTY for Trinitarians and their invited guests is Friday, August 26th from 5 to 7pm with a small fee to attend and refreshments for you and your guests. OFFICIAL RUMMAGE SALE is Saturday, August 27th from 8:30- 3 (open to the public) Rummage or Rubbish? Whatever you deem it, consider saving it for the Trinity Rummage Sale on Sat. (for any questions about delivering goods or helping out, please Contact Emily Cox )

The Kickoff event is September 9th at 6:00 PM Light Dinner - Catered With special guest and Keynote speaker The Rt. Rev Michael J. Hanley Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon Watch for more detail in the next Trinitarian Mark the date Join the fun evening of Food, Friends, Music, Our Bishop and a look at the future of Our Parish with an opportunity to Pledge our Support for our Parish

Greening of faith continues A Godly Play Workshop will be offered at Trinity on August 13th and all are welcome to attend. Kate Dobiecka will lead the training and lunch will be included. If youre interested in this important offering for those working with our children, please contact Jean McDonald , for details. Godly Play has been offered at Trinity for several years but new volunteers are always encouraged to join us. The "Greening of Faith," a follow-up to the "Urban & Wildness Mysticism" forums will be presented by Gary Woodring. All are welcome to participate in this important discussion in the Parish Hall, August 14th at 9 am.

Adult Forums for August

During the months of August there will be a few presentations on topics of interest to the parish. When there is an opening the topic will be a bible study on the lessons of the day. Please watch your weekly email announcements and the bulletins.
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The Interim Rectors letter to the Trinitarians August 2011 Dear Friends in Christ, It is unusual for there to be a newsletter in the month of August but this is an exceptionally unusual year for the parish. Transition times are full of the unusual, with the arrival of an Interim Priest and new faces leading the parish as we move toward the calling of the next Rector for Trinity. As this newsletter goes to press the Search Team is hard at work doing its ministry of discerning the selection of the final candidates for the call of the Rector for Trinity in 2012 and beyond. This is an exciting time and this year we are jump starting the Financial Pledge Drive with the Kickoff event on September 9. Many more details concerning this exciting evening of food, friends, music and time with our Bishop will be coming your way shortly. As interim priest I love to feel the excitement of the next steps in your faith journey as the People of God in the Place. It was just a few short months ago that I arrived and stood before you looking out at a group of strangers. From your point if view I was a stranger also, but now I can call many by name and have walked with you as you prepare for the rectorship of your next priest. It is time for me to say good-bye, which we will do on August 21 at both the 8 and 10am worship times. This Sunday will feature the celebration of the liturgy of Ending the Pastoral Relationship as we conclude our time of transition. I want to express my heart felt thank you to all that have been part of this time of change and reflection. So many have made my work here very rewarding and rich with great memories. I take small snapshots of the Party of Parties on Shrove Tuesday; the joy of standing before the choir each Sunday as they lifted the beautiful music to the rafters; the gift of working with the staff, Huberta, Paul, Jodi and others that have made the ordinary special. Thanks to each one for your kind words as you left our worship each Sunday and the Spirit of the Living God that you share not only in the buildings of Trinity Parish but out into the wider world. My prayers will be with you as I watch from my new interim position up I-5 in the state of Washington. You may not see it but I will be smiling the first Sunday your new priest breaks bread with you and begins to open afresh the Word of God. Peace John Goddard Interim Rector for a few more weeks

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Trinity Outreach Funding

In July, Vestry approved the following allotments as recommended by the Trinity Outreach Funding Committee. Thanks to Carolyn Anderson and her committee for prayerful consideration of so many deserving organizations. And to the Clements and those many whose creativity and generosity shows forth through our Party of Parties outreach tradition. Local Programs Ashland Emergency Food Bank: $1,500 Ashland Family YMCA Scholarship Fund: $500 Backpack Buddies: $500 Dunn House: $1,200 Family Nurturing Center: $1,700 (this is in addition to the proceeds from the American Bandstand Fundraiser) Jackson County Sexual Assault Response Team: $900 Jackson County Maternal Child Health: $2,000 Lotus Rising: $400 Planned Parenthood: $500 Uncle Foods Diner: $1,100 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): $900 Rotary Garden Project: $100 Help Now Advocacy Program: $840 Total designated locally: $12,140 (80%) International Programs Great Shape: $750 Partners in Health: $1,200 Ashabavan Women's Respite Home: $500 Sudan Medical Relief: $585 Total designated internationally: $3,035 (20%) Total held in reserve: Whatever comes in from Party of Parties events and other donations.

Gods extravagance
I am thinking of extravagant gifts I have received. When I was eight, it was a horseLucky, a baldfaced swaybacked strawberry roan mare, my nonjudgmental companion for so many years. When I was twelve it was a new Schwinn bike under the Christmas tree. When I was eighteen, it was a tiny matchbox with a little dried flower and a poem inside from someone I admired; when I was twentythree, it was a wedding gift of a patchwork quilt made out of flour sacks by the sisters of the man who watched over me and kept me safe; when I was thirty-two and had difficulties with my son, it was a long hug from a fellow teacher who knew us both, who simply said, Just cuz and no more. And with my partner, its a loving touch on the cheek, given at the right time, no words spoken. Its being forgiven despite the odds. Today, on a Trinity hike, it was reflecting on the parish family with which Ive been honoredthe one in Ashland and the crowd of saints in the many places Ive lived and had my being. At Eucharist, more than once, its the sensation of being physically touched by a gentle presence. I walk in the continual consciousness that there is no way I can repay the extravagant gifts I have received in my life. Its not about payback. Its about the cycle of grace, continuing...forever. And so it is with stewardship. We are given this world, this life, this beauty, loss, gain, family, loneliness and companionship, sickness and healthall Gods gifts in this too precious time we have. I realize none of it is really mine. And so when I pledge this fall, I hope to remember that. This is my church family. Nothing I have is really mine. And so I hope to richly give as I have richly received. Ann Magill

Legacy Giving at Trinity

On May 11, 2005, the Vestry approved a resolution to establish the Endowment Fund and defined its operation. At this point, the members of the Endowment Board, and rules by which it would lead, were also defined. The Resolution states: The BOARD shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be members in good standing of TRINITY; they shall be appointed by the Vestry. Additionally, the Rector and senior warden shall be exofficio members of the BOARD. In addition, the treasurer will be an ex-officio, non-voting member of the BOARD. Today, the members of the Endowment Board are: Kathy Griffin, Chair; Milt Morgan; David Clements; Maggie McCartney; and John Sanders. Collectively, the members of this Board possess a vast amount of business experience. Please feel free to contact any one of the members should you have any questions.
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A Benediction offered by Rev. Bobbie Parini The Lord be with you in all the places where you will go. Go then: go where there is ignorance; go where there is need; go where there is danger; go where there is pain; go where there is narrowness; go where there is fear; Go in courage; go in doubt. Go in wisdom of knowing and the wisdom of not-knowing Go in strength, and in the strength of weakness. Go in the joy which overcomes sorrow, and in the love which casts our fear. Go and the blessing of God go with you. Amen.

VESTRY HIGHLIGHTS
July 20, 2011 After a detailed presentation by Ward Wilson, Vestry acted to accept the Year 2010 Audit of Financial Statements of Trinity Episcopal Church, including recommendations by the Audit Committee for refinement of some financial formats and procedures. Kudos were given to the Dick Cogswell, Ward Wilson and Donna Ritchie, members of the Audit Committee, for a fine job on this crucial aspect of church operations. Related to Trinity Pledge Drive 2012, Fr John announced the Stewardship Committee has been at work on exciting plans, including a September 9 allparish kick-off dinner with very special guest Bishop Michael Hanley, a brochure in the making, and acceptance by Roger Graves and Ann Magill as chairs of this years drive. Vestry is involved in work and leadership in this campaign. Father John announced that he has accepted a new position as interim priest. His final Sunday as celebrant and preacher at Trinity will be August 21. Mindy clarified that the scheduling of clergy once Fr John is gone and before the new rector arrives, is well in hand, with a number of interim interims available including Fathers Tom and Morgan as well as others in the community. Committee chairs are actively being sought for Outreach, Party of Parties, and Friends of Music, all crucial in fundraising for important Trinity programs. Phyllis Reynolds, Clerk of Vestry

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The Trinity website needs you! Are you the chair of a committee or leader of a ministry at Trinity? We need to know more about what your ministry does on the new Trinity website. Not only for anyone visiting our website, but also for any potential candidates for our next Rector. Please write up to 250 words describing what your ministry does, when you meet, and who to contact. Include any major or significant accomplishments over the last year and any upcoming plans for this year, as well as a _little_ history if there's room. Include what part(s) of the Baptismal Covenant you fulfill with this ministry. Send your responses to Colleen Graves or James Johnson), or drop them off at the Parish Office. Then check the website later to see your new page! 4

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Six Months Ending June 30, 2011 INCOME EXPENSES Budget this year $128,107 $122,959 Actual this year 128,922 108,397 Actual last year 135,407 124,266 Financial Reports are posted monthly on the Vestry Bulletin Board in the Parish Library. Jim Littlefield
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Your VESTRY
SENIOR WARDEN Mindy Ferris (2011)

Senior Wardens Report

By the time you read this article you will already know that Father John has accepted a new post as interim priest and will be leaving Trinity in late August. It is hard to believe that nearly ten months have gone by since he agreed to help us wend our way through the intricacies of preparing for a new rector. His work with us is finished now and it has been a job well done. Our search has been successfully launched and I believe we are well on our way to having a new rector. That being said we need to talk for a minute about this next period of time. Although we will not have an interim priest at the helm we have lots of help. Both Fathers Tom and Morgan are aware of our needs and will be with us on many Sundays. As you also now know, Bishop Michael will be in Ashland on September 9th through the 11th. Father Tom has agreed to be present on that Sunday and will help us with what is necessary to prepare for the visitation. This is a very long way of saying that all will be well. Rest assured that there will be a priest in the pulpit every Sunday until that blessed day when we can welcome our new rector. This is indeed a time of waiting. Although we wish our search team godspeed we also need to support them and let them know that we are okay. There is no need to rush the process. We want them to take the time that is necessary to fully complete their work. So during this time if you are on a committee please keep working, sign up for coffee hour, help with the gardens, sign up to be part of our Godly Play program, volunteer to drive a needy parishioner to church or the doctor, deliver food to shut-ins, help prepare for the Bishops visitation or just come to church and remember why we do all of the things we do. It is for God, and thank goodness we have each other to depend on during this journey. Mindy Ferris

JUNIOR WARDEN Milt 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)

JUNIOR WARDENS REPORT

Trinity Church has a new Sexton beginning immediately. Jacob has decided to move on to other new challenges with our best wishes, gratitude for a job well done and Gods blessings. I am excited and pleased to introduce to our Trinity family Tyler Klaus, our new Sexton. Laura is his wife and companion and they have two children a son Evan who is two years old and a newborn daughter Vienna. Vienna is really new, born on July 11th 2011. As a matter of interest Laura went into labor while I was introducing Tyler to the building and grounds of Trinity and he rushed off to be at her side. I am pleased to report that both Laura and Vienna are healthy and doing very well. Tyler was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania and began his higher education at nearby Lancaster Bible College. After a short time in California the family moved to Ashland so Tyler could finish his education at Southern Oregon University. He is in his last year as a history major and when completed intends to pursue an additional degree in nursing at SOU. His long range goal is to attend seminary and become a pastor. In addition to being the Trinity Sexton, Tyler is also a Resident Manager at the SOU married student housing. In his spare time, if he has any as a new father, he wants to spend some time fishing the waters of southern Oregon. I told him we had some parishioners that would be more than willing to help him. We are very fortunate to have Tyler join our Trinity family as our Sexton. If you see him about the church please introduce yourself and give him a warm Trinity welcome aboard. Milt Morgan, Junior Warden

Carol Harvey

(2013)

Donna Ritchie

(2013)

Your Vestry meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Parish Hall. Parish members are welcome to attend. Submit written proposals for Vestry action to the Rector or the Parish Clerk (Phyllis Reynolds) one week prior to the meeting.

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CONTENTS
Rummage Sale, Stewardship, Godly Play, Forums............................ Front Interim Rectors Letter ...............p. 2 Outreach, Endowment, Parish Directory changes ...........p. 3 Vestry Highlights, Website, Financial Report .........................p. 4 Wardens and Vestry ...................p. 5
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