Back in the basement

After weeks of waiting and anticipation, after long hours of work and preparation - it's over.  Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany and the twelve days of Christmas come to a close. Christmas trees now lay bare on the side of the road, fallen needles are being swept up, the Christmas lights are being put away, the stockings are taken down from the mantle, and the creche will soon be back in its box.  It seems as if the season just got here and now we're putting everything back in the basement.  What just happened?  

But...not so quick.  Though the Christmas "stuff" may be finding its way back to the basement, I pray that the incarnational reality of Christmas isn't packed away, as well.  Light has broken forth and though we do have to get back to work, the Light is to come with us.  

Don't pack up everything quite so quickly. Perhaps this year leave something up and out and visible, don't put everything back in the basement.  Throughout the year, we need little reminders of the gift of the Incarnation.  We need to be reminded of the amazing gift of Christmas, the transforming presence of the Word made flesh.

So I invite you this year to leave yourself an ever-present reminder of the gift of this season.  Don't put everything back in the basement...we need a little Christmas all year long.

In Christ,

Paul+

  

The FEAST of the EPIPHANY 
 

HOLY EUCHARIST

Friday, January 6th

12:10

ALL WELCOME

  

Let light perpetual shine upon him...

The Reverend John Crocker, Jr.

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to Almighty God our brother, The Reverend John Crocker, Jr. who passed away on December 30, 2011. John Crocker was a much beloved rector of Trinity Church from 1977-1989. He came to Trinity in 1977 from the Episcopal chaplaincy at MIT and served until his retirement in 1989. His tenure included expanded outreach, consolidation of the many liturgical changes of the preceding years, and planning for needed facility improvements. 

The funeral will be Monday January 9 at 2:00 at Christ Church Cambridge, Zero Garden Street, Cambridge MA. Rest eternal grant to him, O Lord: And let light perpetual shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the departed, Through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

 BOSTON GLOBE OBITUARY

  

Meet the Author of Journey to the World of the Black Rooster, Beth Archer Brombert   

Sunday, January 8 

3:00 p.m.

Trinity Church  - Parish Hall 

Sponsored by Community Without Walls House 6, everyone who has ever felt the hospitable warmth of another culture is most cordially invited to come join another journey of discovery.

Ms. Brombert, well-known Princeton resident and acclaimed author/ translator, in her latest book "Journey to the World of theBlack Rooster", weaves the story of her marriage into a budding mutual love affair with Italy, nurtured over the many years of living there. Her text moves between past and present, America and Europe, Florence and New Haven, and Chianti and Princeton.

This original and captivating memoir suggests that multiple affinities can enrich a life, that identity need not be limited to one's place of birth. It provides an intimate experience of the language, customs, history and food of the country. It is more than a place. It is a state of mind where one learns what really matters.

Following Ms. Brombert's reading, refreshments will be served and copies of "Journey to the Worldof the Black Rooster" will be available for $15.  

  

Prescott House

11 Mercer Street

Since 2004, Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP) has provided up to 24 months of transitional housing and individualized case management services to low-income working families, and from 2008-2011 to single employed women who were in early recovery from substance abuse and had completed the residential treatment program at Crawford house. For seven years, Trinity Church has supported HIP's important work by leasing Prescott House (11 Mercer) to HIP at below market rates.

  

Thank you for your Generosity at Christmas! 

  

Benefit Concert for Zambia!  

Sunday, January 8 

5:00 p.m.

Trinity Church 

Help us support arts education in Zambia, Africa.
Former Trinity Choir Soprano Section Leader Fiona Gillespie and Westminster Choir College Graduate, Christopher Jackson, are raising money for a trip to Livingstone, Zambia where they will volunteer teaching music and arts in underprivileged schools. Part of the proceeds will also go toward helping fund a school for orphans in the capital, Lusaka.
Come for a short evening of song! Free-will donations are welcome. A light reception will follow where we will answer any more questions you might have about our trip! Thank you!

  

Epiphany Conversations

Beginning January 8th

Beginning on January 8th - the first Sunday after the Epiphany - Dick and Juliana McIntyre Fenn will lead a series of five conversations about the many facets of Epiphany.
Epiphanies are turning points when we see ourselves, others and the world around us in a new light... or when we come into a deeper sense of  our connection with others or with the cosmos. Epiphanies may also turn us to enter into a new way of life.

We will invite participants to explore various Biblical accounts and to share their personal experiences of such revelatory moments.

Conversations will take place in the Thomas Room during the Forum Hour: 10:15 - 11:00. 

  

Searching For The Light Illuminating Us All

Epiphany Conversations

  

Plough Monday  

Monday, January 9   

6:00 p.m.    

  

Kinnara Ensemble Presenting: Light 

Saturday, January 14 

8:00 p.m.

Trinity Church 

Tel: 908-277-0310

Email: KinnaraEnsemble@gmail.com

Kinnara™ Ensemble, the noted chamber choir, returns to Trinity Church to present "Light," a one hour choral concert on January 14th, at 8pm. The warm and inspiring choral experience will explore how various composers have considered light, flame, sun, and stars in their music. Repertoire will include works by Brahms, Tallis, Gretchaninoff, and Paulus. A reception to meet the artists will follow. The Princeton based choir consists of 20 professional artists including Trinity singers Adam Phillips, Heather Fetrow, and Liza Juzwak, and is under the direction of J.D. Burnett. Detail's regarding tickets can be found  http://kinnaraensemble.org/upcomingconcerts 

Formed in 2008, the ensemble is a non-profit tax exempt organization, dedicated to bringing the finest choral music to NJ and providing new opportunity for the young professional choral singer.  http://kinnaraensemble.org/ 

  

Food Stamped: Screening and Discussion

Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St.

Sunday, January 29

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Free and open to the public

This humorous and award-winning documentary, directed by Shira and Yoav Potash, follows the couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet within a budget of a $1.00 per meal (per person), the approximate amount of food stamp benefits for low-income Americans. Along the way, the filmmakers consult with members of Congress, food justice organizations, nutrition experts and people living on food stamps. For more on the film, visit  www.foodstamped.com. Panel discussion and Q&A will include the film's directors via Skype, Julia Hicks de Peyster, a former Princeton resident and graduate of Princeton University ('86), who attempted to feed her family of five on the allotted food stamp budget for forty days, and the Crisis Ministry's Hunger Prevention Director Mark Smith. Moderator will be Liz Cohen of Yes We CAN! Food Drives, which supports the Crisis Ministry. Donations of fresh produce will be gratefully accepted at the door for distribution to the Crisis Ministry's pantries. For more on the Crisis Ministry:  www.thecrisisministry.org.

This screening of Food Stamped is part of the 2012 Princeton Environmental Film Festival and is co-sponsored by the Princeton Public Library, Crisis Ministry, and Yes We CAN! Food Drives. For information on the Princeton Public Library's film festival and for directions and parking: www.princetonlibrary.org/peff 

  

Weekday Worship at Trinity and Beyond  

Trinity is a worshiping community. Please join us in worship:

• Tuesday at 12.10 p.m.  for Holy Communion
• Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. for Holy Communion and prayers for healing
• EVERY weekday at 5 p.m. for the Order of Evening Prayer
• Service of Morning Prayer at PTS at 8a.m. on weekdays to which all are invited.  
• Sunday nights at 9 p.m. in the PU Chapel, Holy Eucharist sponsored by the ECP.  
  

   

   

    

Women at the Well 

Wednesdays 

Noon - 1:30 p.m. 

Flemer Library  

  

Episcopal Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 2012 

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land-2012
Hosted by Bishop George Councell
(Attachments:  Flier - 4 pages and registration form)

EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NEW JERSEY
Departs USA, July 23rd
Returns USA, August 5th     

Cost of the Pilgrimage-$2524 for double occupancy ($385 extra for single occupancy) - see page 4 for further information.
Fees and Airline fare are handled by:
Chris Winchell, Pinnacle Travel Services LLC,
185 S. Douglas Street, Suite 200, El Segundo, California 90245
(800) 896-3636, Fax (310) 414-0188

You can find more information and applications at the reception table in the Trinity office.