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The Trinity Times The Trinity Times Fall 2017 Newsletter of Trinity Episcopal Church Buckingham, PA Rect or 's Reflect ions Dear Family in Christ, The Apostle Paul said that God created all who inhabit the earth, and remains near to this beloved creation, so that each one of us, in searching and groping for God, can be sure to find God. In God we live, and move and have our being. (Acts 17: 26-27). Exploring this intimate and infinitely close relationship with God was the basis of my 10-day residency program with the Shalem Institute in July.The residency is part of a two-year certificate program in Spiritual Direction or Spiritual Guidance I began in March. It is intended to equip me to be a better companion in faith to individuals, small groups and congregations. Tally ponders an upcoming Sunday sermon for Pastor Nancy. loves me through and through. I am persuaded that The working assumption is that God longs to be front time spent wrapped in that Loving Presence will help and center in our lives, both as individuals and as a me see and perceive that Presence at all times. church. God longs for us to know that S/ He is the ground under our feet and the breath that gives us life. God?s deepest desire is to love us into being the And I am persuaded that your intentional turning to people we are created to be, and we are better able the Holy One can make the Divine manifest in your to apprehend God?s loving presence in our lives daily life as well. You may do that differently than I when we seek God together. do, but that?s kind of the point. When we grope together after God, using four (or more) ears, four (or more) eyes and two (or more) hearts, how much As the Sufi poet Hafiz writes, ?God said, ?I am made better we will come to hear, see and love the One in whole by your life. Each soul, each soul completes whom we live and move and have our being. me.?? And as Jesus said, ?Whenever two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.? (Matthew 18:20) Our groping after God finds As we move into the new program year, don?t be God more easily and more fully when we do our surprised if I begin to ask more directly, ?Who is God seeking in the company of faithful companions. for you?? ?Where do you perceive God in this?? ?How does this program or ministry participate in the life of God?? ?How is God present in your life?? ?How So my study with Shalem is intended to assist me in are you present in God?s life?? being a faithful companion to you as individuals ? I am happy to explore with you what individual spiritual guidance could mean for you, whether with The pages that follow are full of opportunities for us me or with another trained director ? and as the to be together in the One in whom we live and move rector of Trinity Church. and have our being. How can we be better companions to one another on our journey into the heart of God? I am recommitting myself to contemplative practice ? frequent times of centering prayer and quiet, Blessings, abiding in the One who knit me together, knows and Nancy+ www.trinitybuckingham.org The Trinity Times Page 2 Please Meet Mat t hew Sim pson I am originally from the Diocese of Virginia where I was baptized and confirmed an Episcopalian. Five years ago I moved to the area, and my home parish until now has been St. Philip?s in New Hope. I am a Deacon-in-Formation in the Diocese of Pennsylvania, and I am looking forward to spending my last year of formation here at Trinity Buckingham. The formation process to be an ordained Deacon in the Episcopal Church is three years. The first year of formation I worked at the Community Kitchen at Centenary Methodist Church in Lambertville, NJ. My second year I did Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Mary?s Medical Center in Langhorne, and this final year I will be here at Trinity Buckingham. I am also doing part-time seminary through General Theological Seminary in NYC, and I go to the Cathedral once a month for Deacon Formation Days. I am currently a Nursing Student at Holy Family University, and I am due to graduate with a B.S.N. next year. I am a volunteer at St. Mary?s Medical Center as a Respite Companion to the Lonely, and I am a member of the No One Dies Alone Program. I I have also been a youth mentor for the past three years. Before endeavoring in the calling to be a Deacon and a nurse, I was an international flight attendant for ten years, I was a missionary in Thailand and Laos for eight months, and I Favorite Quote: ?Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of graduated with a B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of mine, you did for me.? ? Jesus of Nazareth Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. I am looking forward to learning from you all, and working alongside you in your various ministries. I am also hoping to introduce new ministries and programs that can assist with spiritual formation, education and pastoral care. Pastoral Care and Lay Chaplain Training Through Community of Hope International Spiritual Formation, the Building of Community, and Charity are core values to our Episcopal Faith Tradition. This year, Trinity Buckingham is becoming a new regional training center for Community of Hope International, an Episcopal and Benedictine-based organization that facilities the training of lay chaplains and pastoral care givers. The program will focus on spiritual formation in the Benedictine-tradition, which focuses on union with God and taking a balanced and moderate approach in all areas of our lives. It will help form and train individuals to be a healing presence to those who are sick, in grief, or in need of companionship and a friendly visit. The program will also facilitate the building up of a community of lay chaplains and caregivers to support and build each other up throughout each other's ministry. The program has 14 modules that will be taught on Sunday afternoons at Trinity Buckingham by various spiritual caregivers in and around our community. This program is a great opportunity to deepen our spiritual lives, to form ourselves into a community of caregivers, and to be a healing presence in our world today. Classes begin on October 15th, and registration will begin in September. If you have any questions please contact the Program Facilitator, Matthew Simpson, at [email protected] or call at 540-429-9172. Ma t t h e w S i m p s o n www.trinitybuckingham.org The Trinity Times Page 3 Vision and Talent: What do we have to offer our Community? Asset-Based Community Development Brainstorming Session Episcopal Relief and Development, an international charity and community-building program, is encouraging our local parishes and communities to re-think how we look at ourselves and how we do mission. By using Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), we seek to identify the talents and skills we have as individuals, the assets we have as a faith community, and the passions and visions we have to transform our local communities. ABCD encourages us to look at and to celebrate what we have and who we are, instead of looking at ministry through what we need or what we lack. This Brainstorming Session will be a great opportunity to identify and to find out what talents we have, what passions we share, and to think about how we want to form our future ministry around our strengths and passions. The Session will be held on September 17th after the 10:15 am service. It will be led by Matthew Simpson, our Deacon-in-Formation, and it will run from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm. Matthew Simpson ECW (Episcopal Church Wom en) The ECW end-of-the-year picnic was held at the home of Mary Beth Perisho. We had a great pot luck and a successful business meeting. We distributed our Spring Rummage Sale profits to New Britain Food Larder, Doylestown FISH, the Rector's Discretionary Fund, Episcopal Church Services, Jazz & Joe, BARC Developmental Services, Meals on Wheels, Welcoming Strangers, GAP (Grandparents as Parents) and set some money aside in our freezer fund. Thanks to all who contributed to this week of hard work to make it the success it was. Our Fall Sale will be held on Oct. 21st.Please set aside clothing for the Fall and Winter that you no longer want. We need it!!!!! We will have a planning meeting on Sept. 20th, a Wednesday, in Faith Hall at 12 noon. Please bring a lunch. We welcome all women in the church. Mary Beth Perisho Trinit y Trim est er Meet ing Not es Our first Trinity Trimester meeting on June 4th was a great success. We gathered as the Body of Christ for a single service and lunchtime fellowship and we talked about the many ways there are to get involved with what God is doing in the world through God?s people at Trinity Church. Members signed up to participate in ministries of Inreach, Outreach and Administration (property and finance) during the Season of Pentecost.
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