TONIGHT

Preschool Parents' Night Out
An evening for parents of Holy Trinity Parish Preschoolers to enjoy some time out. We will have fun activites for your children here at HTP from 5:30 - 10:00 p.m. tonight. Call Preschool Director Kay Watkins for more info: 404.371.1310.

SATURDAY

Rite 13 Class to Monastery of the Holy Spirit.
On Saturday, the Rite 13 class is going to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers - meet at HTP parking lot at 1:45 p.m. We will return by 5:15 p.m. Contact Rosie Lowndes for details.

Just Voices Concert
The Just Voices community chamber chorus' spring concert will be held at HTP on Saturday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the nave.

The program, "Psalms of David," includes psalm settings from Renaissance to contemporary as well as Mendelssohn's "Hear My Prayer" for soprano, chorus and piano; Bach's Motet #6 "Lobet den Herrn," for chorus, strings and organ; and "In Virtute Tua," by the Polish Baroque composer Grzegorz Gorczycki, for two violins and continuo.

Admission: $15; students and seniors: $10.

Contact: Liz Frazer, director, at 404.875.3266, lizfrazer@justvoices.org.

Folk Concert: Teresa Storch, Jason Luckett, Ashley Wells

Who needs Eddie's Attic when you've got Tisdale Hall? ;o)

On Saturday, May 10, at 9 p.m., we'll host a concert in Tisdale Hall for several touring folk singer/songwriters: Teresa Storch, Jason Luckett, and Ashley Wells (Tracy Wells's younger sister).

Admission: $10 (all proceeds go directly to the artists)

We'd love to have some refreshments available that evening for folks - if you'd like to come and are interested in bringing snacks/goodies, please let Tracy Wells know ASAP: wells@htparish.com

About Teresa Storch:
Boston-based singer/songwriter Teresa Storch is constantly moving. Her music has been described as a "bounding folk rock sound... mesmerizing vocal riffs" by Boston's Metronome Magazine and "Vega/Merchant-esque vocals... funky guitar work... fabulously catchy folk-genre'd tunes" by Boston Girl Guide. Her first release 'Muscle Memory' and live shows are gathering her national acclaim.

About Jason Luckett:
Jason Luckett is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. His sound is an organic mixture of passion and peace. Influenced by Bob Dylan, Curtis Mayfield, and The Smiths, Luckett's sixth album, Adjusted Expectations, Vol. 1 (of 3), What is Reasonable?, was completed in 2006. Music Connection says about Jason: "He uses his guitar as an accompaniment to his stellar, expressive voice as well as his intriguing love songs and mesmerizing essays... He's a little Sam Cooke, a little Lenny Kravitz, and a little Neil Young... His friendly demeanor and barefoot appearance draws you into the moment and relaxes your guard."

About Ashley Wells:
Ashley Wells is a singer/songwriter from Columbia, S.C. A classically trained musician, her music slides effortlessly between acoustic guitar and jazz piano.  Her voice has been called "angelic," "lilting," "gorgeous and rich," and she has been compared to Norah Jones, Natalie Merchant, Joni Mitchell, and Jewel. In 2007, Ashley attended the prestigious New Song Academy, hosted by NPR's Mountain Stage program, where she was recognized as a stand-out songwriter by industry professionals.

SUNDAY

UTO In-Gathering
The United Thank Offering Spring In-gathering will be on Sunday, May 11 (the Day of Pentecost).  If you've been saving coins in a little blue box, this is the day to bring it to church.  If you've not been giving thanks daily for all God's blessings, it's never too late to start.  You may pick up a blue box in the narthex this morning at the UTO display.

Last TGIS of this school year
Led by our seniors Kate Hardin and Laura Lowndes, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the YAC Room. No dinner (and no charge) due to it being Mother's Day. Bring a friend!!

VBS Registration Underway 
Registration is open for Vacation Bible School.  The VBS dates are June 16-20 from 9 a.m. to noon.  Once again, we are using the very popular VBS program from Group Publishing; this year's theme is "Power Lab: Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power."  VBS is open to all rising kindergarteners through rising 5th graders, and it's FREE!  50 spaces are available (including an expected 20-25 visitors from St. Bartholomew's Church) and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.  Don't delay - sign up soon for this great week of fun in the (soon to be created) HTP science lab!  Contact Chris Bray for more information.

5/17 - Children's Eucharistic Workshop
All children and parents are invited to the upcoming Eucharistic Workshop at HTP on Saturday, May 17 at 9:30 a.m. This workshop, which is designed for kids and parents to do together, will include age-appropriate instruction about the Holy Eucharist for children plus helpful information for parents. We'll also enjoy music, food, and fun. We'll even bake (and break) bread together!  The highlight of the event will be an instructed Eucharist with Fr. Deneke. Contact Chris Bray for more information or to register.

5/18 - Faith Factory Spring Production
Faith Factory will present the musical "Zeroes into Heroes," which tells the story of Gideon, on Sunday, May 18 at 9:15 a.m. in the nave.  All are welcome!
 
5/31-6/1 - Youth Lake Party at Lowndes' Lake House on Lake Sinclair.  More details to follow...

The Church of the Holy Comforter at 737 Woodland Ave. in Atlanta needs volunteers. Holy Comforter ministers to neighbors who are mentally ill, developmentally disabled, sick or elderly.  

There is an immediate need for volunteers to:

• drive church vans,
• coordinate a transportation program,
• input data for a directory and then produce the directory, and
  
• establish and administer a system for registering Friendship Center participants.
• There's also an outdoor work day planned May 10.
  

If you can help, call the Rev. Mike Tanner at 404-402-9876 or e-mail him at mtanner@bellsouth.net. To find out more about Holy Comforter, click here.

"Living Beyond Stress and Hurt" is the theme for a retreat Saturday, June 7, at the Episcopal Convent of St. Helena in Augusta.  Retreat leader Sister Vernonica says: "When we feel bewildered and perplexed by the worries of this life, hardly knowing what to do or who to turn to, this is the time to grab our buckets and walk to the well like the young Samaritan woman. (There) we meet Jesus with his gift of living water that will satisfy our needs and wants." Information: 706-798-5201, augustaconvent@comcast.net or www.osh.org  

Presiding Bishop's Pentecost Letter

In this season: Pentecost 2008
A Letter to The Episcopal Church
 
My brothers and sisters in Christ,
 
As we come to the end of Eastertide and the feast of Pentecost, we shift to an awareness of God present with us in Holy Spirit. The early church marked that gift as inspiration, fire, and language -- the breath of ever-new life and the burning desire for ongoing relationship with God. That gift of Holy Spirit keeps us lively and moving, bears us into new territory and challenges unsought. 
 
In this as in every age, we face issues of identity, vocation, and mission as members of the Body of Christ. Entering the long season of Pentecost brings our focus to how we, too, will follow Jesus inspired by Holy Spirit. I would like to offer a few reminders about identity, vocation, and mission that I shared recently with the people of the Diocese of San Joaquin...