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Trinity News a Seasonal Publication of Holy Trinity Church, Thornhill (Established in 1830) Trinity News Spring 2015 - Trinity News A Seasonal Publication of Holy Trinity Church, Thornhill (Established in 1830) Trinity News 140 Brooke Street Thornhill, ON L4J 1Y9 Tel: 905 889 5931 Fax: 905 889 5632 www.holytrinity-thornhill.ca [email protected] Celebrating Our Past, Embracing Our Future Something good is happening here!!” 185th Off To A Good Start It was quite appropriate for Vic Steyck, who assumed the York-Credit Valley and a former assistant curate who leadership of the 185th anniversary committee, following spent the weekend with us at Breakfast on February 21 the sudden passing of Ross Creber, to inaugurate the when he discussed the future of the church and was celebrations of our anniversary year on Sunday, January 4. celebrant and preacher on the following day. He was the chair of the 175th committee. The launch was The sermons and Bishop Poole’s address can be heard on supported by an impressive display in the auditorium the church’s website www.holytrinity-thornhill.ca/sermons mounted by the Archives Committee. We were pleased to welcome back two young men, Dave Vic and Elaine, his wife, gave us a 17-minute overview of Addison and Andrew Brown, who shared in the ministry these past 185 years. Starting with the arrival in 1820 of of Bishop Poole during his time as curate. William Parsons and his brother-in-law, Benjamin Thorne, two years later, to that snowy Sunday, on February 28, The month of 1830, when the first service was conducted by March will end with What’s Inside Archdeacon John Strachan officiating, they gave glimpses The Footlights Club Lent & Easter 2 of the ministry of the first full time rector, the Rev. George presenting their Vestry Notes 3 Mortimer, and every generation to this moment, . annual performance The Canon’s Column 4 on Thursday, Friday Most of the bishops and clergy, active or retired, who Outreach 6 and Saturday, have or had a special relationship with our parish will be March 26, 27 and Eva Rea Millennium Fund 6 visiting us during the course of the year. 28. Ministry Brief 7 On February 1, when the Anglican Church Women From the Archives 8 More in the 185th celebrated their Ingathering Service, Bishop Linda Church School 8 on page 5 Nicholls, Area Bishop of Trent-Durham and our Incumbent Looking Forward 9 from 1995-2005, was our celebrant and preacher. The Calendars 11 month ended with Bishop Philip Poole, Area Bishop of Trinity News - Spring 2015 Lent & Easter 2015 Wednesdays in Lent Thornhill Ministerial Lenten Series 2015 With absence of some persons involved in Wednesdays 4:00 p.m. Sundays in Lent, we will conclude our series on April 8 when the Living Lent Through the Psalms call of Paul will be discussed. This session will be March 1- A Psalm of Imploring - Psalm 22 facilitated by John Carrington. We have been considering Christ the King-Dietrich Bonhoeffer Lutheran- Fr. Bill the call of God on the lives of a few persons in the Burns biblical narrative. To date, we have discussed God’s call March 8 -A Psalm of Sadness - Psalm 42 of Abraham, Moses and Mary to share in God’s mission. Thornhill Baptist Church- Pastor Dennis Jones March 15 - A Psalm of Confession - Psalm 51 Toonies & Loonies for Lent Thornhill Presbyterian - The Rev. Sebastian Meadows- The theological underpinnings of the Exodus story Helmer (Passover) are akin to those of the Easter story (The March 22 - A Psalm of Hope - Psalm 23 Pascha). As we observe Lent, we are invited to read St Luke's Roman Catholic - The Rev. Heather Vais excerpts from the Book of Exodus. To mark our 185th anniversary, the Advisory Board has voted to support the Thornhill Public School’s nutrition program as an Holy Trinity Choir will present on outreach project. As we read, we are encouraged to put Sunday, April 12, 2015 10:00 a.m. aside a “loonie” or “toonie” each day (40 days) to EASTER CANTATA support this project. We journey with Christ through After Easter please convert your coins to a cheque or Holy Week. “bills” and send them in Lent Envelope (available "The Power of The Cross" starting on Palm Sunday). You may use any blank provides a poignant reminder of envelope as long as you mark them “LENTEN Offering” Christ's sacrifice of love, His and include your name or envelope # so that tax receipt triumph over death, and His can be issued. promise of redemption for us all. Services for HOLY WEEK & EASTER Guest soloist & narrator - Laura Pudwell—mezzo soprano March 29 Palm Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. April 2 Maundy Thursday 7:30 p.m. April 3 Good Friday 12:00 noon April 5 Easter 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Sunday, May 3, 2015 10:00 a.m., Visit by Bishop Peter Fenty SPECIAL SERVICE April 12 Easter 1 8:00 Holy Eucharist with hymns that could have been sung in 1830 at Holy Easter CANTATA 10:00 a.m. Trinity. We will use all the music and words that were available at the birth year of Holy Trinity Church.. Maundy Thursday will be different this year. Church/Altar Flowers There will be STEEL PAN VESPERS… with Joy The Altar Guild relies on donations from the Lapps-Lewis, “Princess congregation to beautify our church with flowers. of Pan”. As we watch The flowers are placed on the Altar and Memorial with Jesus and reflect Table. Donations in any amount are most on the Stations of the welcome. You may dedicate flowers - Cross, we listen to the In celebration of events in your family’s life; sounds of the sweet In memory of loved ones. steel pan. To donate, or for more information, please contact Lois Symons. Thank you. 2 Spring 2015 - Trinity News Vestry Notes Our Vestry meeting was convened on February 15 and Subsequently, as a result of the growth and change of was adjourned until the spring when the audited demographics of the area, our church is facing significant financial statements will be received. This delay was challenge. beyond the control of the Wardens. Vestry made some significant decisions, among them are the following. It was noted that a Missional Church goes out to the community to find out what God is already up to and to Audio Visual Projection help God along. It was further noted that we need to In 2014 Vestry authorized the Churchwardens to continue build relationships with people in our continue to explore the integration of video technology community. We are currently involved in several into our worship and to make any temporary initiatives including the Out of the Cold program and installations to facilitate this process, not exceeding a mentoring at Holy Trinity School. We have begun budget of $6,000. Bob Priestman and Canon Stephen conversations with York Regional Police and the United subsequently talked to a number of suppliers about Way. demonstration projects using monitors placed around the church. Proposals were discussed with the Wardens. Members were invited to speak of their “passions” and The Churchwardens were authorized to request to consider how these match the needs of our quotations for the audio-visual equipment and community. It was suggested that we implement one to installation as described in the update presented and, two projects in 2015. Our work continues. subject to consultation with Advisory Board, the Churchwardens were authorized to award the contract Climate Change to the best qualified bid, based on cost, proposed The Archbishop of our Diocese, in his letter to Vestries, technology, support service, warranties and other asked each parish to consider passing motions at vestry relevant considerations. The total cost of the project, to take some local action to address climate change and including contingencies, is not to exceed $40,000." to call on provincial or federal governments to implement effective policy to reduce greenhouse gas Subsequent to our Vestry meeting, a group of members emissions and combat ongoing climate change. The visited St. John's York Mills to see their setup and spoke Advisory board considered this request and suggested to the parish administrator and other persons who were possible actions, and recommended the following involved in the project there. They had a similar motion which was approved by Vestry: challenge regarding their stained glass window. This was addressed by installing two screens off centre. They gave “That the parish supports the Diocese’s advocacy at the a strong endorsement for their supplier, who has also provincial and federal government level for responsible been recommended by a couple of other churches. and effective policy on climate change. Furthermore, Following this visit and a look at our sanctuary it is that the Advisory Board investigates opportunities and believed that four monitors can be tastefully installed in considers suggestions from parishioners to reduce our the sanctuary and the two wings (by the chapel and local carbon footprint over the next year, and reports on pulpit). We will invite companies to consider our issues results and recommendations for future action to the and then submit proposals with suggestions (and costs) 2016 vestry.” as to how we can proceed. The congregation will be Stephen Law has agreed to undertake the leadership of given an update in June. this initiative. Iverson Grimes, Deputy Warden, will be the Wardens’ liaison on this initiative Looking to the Future There was a presentation “Looking to the Future” – What Worship at HTC then shall we Do? Ministry after 185 years”. This arose The nature of our worship was discussed and it was out of the conversations in the Fall.
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