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FR. JACOBS AWAY
John & Betsy Jacobs are visiting family in Pinehurst, N.C. from May 2-8. The Rev'd Don Clawson will officiate at services on May 7-8, and the Rev'd Lew Gwyn will officiate at the Thursday 10:00AM healing service (and Bible Study following).
There will be no Bible Study on Sunday morning, as Fr. John is out of town.
SATURDAY AT SIX
On Saturday, May 7th, please join us for our monthly social hour in the Media Center immediately following the 5 PM service.
FOOD SUNDAY
This coming weekend, May 8, is not only Mothers' Day but is also FOOD SUNDAY! Please remember that we all get hungry several times a day, and be a generous steward of that which God has entrusted to you. Without your help, someone here in Vero Beach will go without food for their family. Thank you for sharing!
Deacon Lew
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN
Please note change of meeting previously scheduled for April 28th has been postponed until Wednesday, May 11th at 11:00 o'clock in the Media Center.
Nominations for president and vice-president are open until the 11th and all interested in serving within Trinity's ECW Ministry are welcome as candidates and committee members. Please notify Nominating Chair, Rosalie Williamson at 299-5211.
Following the election and Installation of Officers, we will adjourn to Cannon's Restaurant for celebration of our 57th year at Trinity. Please call Rosalie at 299-5211 to make your reservation for lunch no later than May 9th. Spouses and guests are welcome to join in the celebration. Cannon's will serve your choices from their regular menu and yes, will provide separate checks. Rejoice! . .
Doris Mattingly
ECW President
MAY FRIENDSHIP DAY
Come join ECW as we come together in an ecumenical setting with Church Women United on Saturday, May 7th at 11:30 am at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1850 6th Avenue.
Please bring salad to serve six persons and savor the cuisine and delight of "Living Our Friendship, Passing on the Key"; sharing the same prayers , readings and songs at the same time all around the world.
RSVP for this exciting and informative program that truly is "Living Our Friendship".
Call Doris at 794-4600 to add your name to the list of Trinitarian friends!
Doris Mattingly
ECW President
UNITED THANK OFFERING
This weekend is our annual United Thank Offering ingathering. Thank you very much for your contribution. Please use the UTO envelopes on the desk in the Narthex, if possible. If contributing by check, make it out to Trinity, with "UTO offering" on the memo line. There is a basket in the narthex, and also at the side door of the church for your contribution. You may also just drop your check in the offering plate, if you prefer. Your support is greatly appreciated. It will significantly impact human needs throughout the world.
Rosalie Williamson
UTO Chairperson
NOTES ON THE NOTES
This Sunday's choral anthem is an English translation of the "Victimae paschali laudes," one of the oldest hymns of the church. The original chant dates from the 11th-century and is ascribed to Wipo of Burgundy who died around 1050. "Victimae paschali laudes" is a sequence, a chant sung before the proclamation of the Gospel, and is the source of our label for the "Sequence Hymn." This chant features dialogue between the men and women of the choir: the men inquire of Mary what she has seen, and Mary responds with the Easter story.
SEASONAL MEMBERS
Please call the church office to let us know what date you would like us to change your mailing address.
SATURDAY'S BLESSING OF ANIMALS
CHOIR MEMBER JOAN DE FRANCO
Last Saturday, April 30th, Fr. John Jacobs and Deacon Lew Gwyn participated in the Humane Society's annual Spring Blessing of the Animals. About 75 people were present with their dogs (this year we had no cats, birds, or exotic animals) for the Blessing Service. Everyone behaved very well.
Following the short program - including excellent music by musicians from the Vero Beach High School - all the dogs who came were individually blessed by Fr. John or Dn. Lew. Following the program under the pavilion, all the animals in the care of the Humane Society were blessed, with special prayers for adoption to good homes for those eligible. In total, over 250 animals, including rabbits, mice, tortoises, chickens, ducks, pigs and goats were properly blessed!
We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to everyone who works with The Humany Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County. Theirs truly is a calling blessed by God!
PRAYERS ANSWERED
God always hears us when we pray. Quite often, we don't get the answer we hope for, but sometimes we do.
On Saturday April 30th, Fr. John and I participated in the Blessing of the Animals at The Humane Society on 77th St. In addition to the dogs people brought for individual blessing, we prayed for those animals awaiting adoption as well as those for whom adoption is not a possibility.
Among the difficult to place pets was a dog named "Diamond," who had been in the shelter for nine months, without anyone showing any interest in adopting her. I prayed specifically that God might find a loving home for Diamond.
On Monday, I got a phone call from the Humane Society - Diamond had been adopted! The lady who had been Diamond's special caregiver during the entire time she was there was clearly overcome with emotion and appreciation.
So when you pray, pray with the expectation that your prayers will not only be heard - they will be answered!
Deacon Lew
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