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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012

THE WINDOW A monthly publication of Trinity Episcopal Church

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Visit by Bishop Tom Shaw

Forum at 9 am ~ Worship at 10 am

Reception following

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Annual Meeting following

worship (one service only at 9 am)

INSIDE THIS MONTH’S WINDOW…

From the Rector ........................... 3 From the Associate .................. 4, 5 Rite 13 Youth Group Summer Camp Mission Work ........................... 6, 7 YAC and Habitat Homelessness Forum Adult Forums ........................... 8, 9 Green Grants and Simple Acts A Conversation with our Bishop Everyday life and work Middle East issues Music Notes .......................... 10, 11 Concord Five Choirs Festival Prelude Recital/Choral Evensong Undercroft Blessings ........... 12, 13 Gap Year Field Trip New Godly Play Stories Advent Afternoon Re-cap Church School Staff Additions Upcoming Events Caring Connection............... 14, 15 Stress Reduction Good Grief Thank You .................................. 16 Thank You Fayre Planning Brunch Cathedral Events ....................... 17 Feeding the Homeless Family Day at the Cathedral Lenten Soup & Study .......... 18, 19 Saved from Sacrifice Trinity Arts Council ............ 20, 21 January: Unique Jazz Art February: From Photo to Sketch Shrove Tuesday/Ash Wed. ...... 22 Window of Opportunity

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

81 Elm Street

Concord, MA 01742

Phone/Fax: 978-369-3715

www.trinityconcord.org

trinity at trinityconcord dot org

TRINITY STAFF

The Rev. Tony Buquor, Rector

The Rev. Nick Morris-Kliment

Associate Rector

Carol Brady

Director of Christian Form-

ation for Children & Youth

Robert Barney, Music Director

Anne Lynch

Office Administrator &

Pastoral Care Coordinator

Susan MacDonald, Publications

Nancy Marshall, Bookkeeper

Ted Hull, Sexton

Jim Boyd, Sunday Sexton

Emily Waters, Sunday Childcare

WORSHIP TIMES

Holy Eucharist

Tuesdays 7:00 am in the Chapel

2nd Thursdays 11:30 am

in the Chapel

Sundays 8:00 am in the Chapel

Sundays 10:00 am in the Church

OFFICE HOURS

Monday through Friday

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Window articles due the

15th of every month to:

macdonald at

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FROM THE RECTOR

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As a parish we have much for which to be thankful! We are in the midst of a very successful Capital Campaign. It will eventually result in construction of a new Parish House which will greatly improve our ability to meet the needs of our congregation. Thus far we have raised over $3.5 million. That’s a huge achievement – the most money we have ever raised as a congregation. Over $1 million of that has already been received. Clearly we are not done yet, but we are off to a great start. Thanks to all of you who have so generously support this project! We are also very grateful for having finished our budget year in the black. Thanks to all of you who have been able to follow through on your 2011 pledge commitments. Thanks as well to all of you who have pledged for 2012. We rely on pledges for nearly 90% of our budget income. Your support is critical to the finan-cial stability of our church, and to support of the many ministries that emanate from Trinity. If you have not yet pledged, we urge you to do so. We are in the final stages of budgeting for this year. Pledged support is very important to being able to plan and budget responsibly. May the year ahead bring you many blessings, and may it be a time for you to grow more deeply in your faith. Faithfully, Tony

* Office is closed on February 20 in honor of Presidents’ Day *

From the associate

Trinity’s youth groups continue to be active in service, fun and faith. We highlight two of our groups here: Rite-13 group, which serves 7th and 8th graders, and our YAC (Young Adults in Church) group, which works with 11th and 12th graders.

Rite-13 Youth Group We have an active and busy Rite-13 group with nine students: Julia Coleman, Cole Easton, Grace Materne, Max Newell, Ian Sampson, Michelle St. Francis, Matt Teitelman, Eleanor Van Arsdell, and Christina Vialle. They have been faithful in coming despite the busy lives we all lead. Mike Quayle and Patricia Kent have been fortunate to mentor this group. In class, we have spent time discussing respect and empathy in the setting of being members of the church. A big step for the Rite-13 students has been being a part of the first Sunday of the month service. The ushers have been patient with us in learning what we need to do during the 10 AM service, and we are grate-ful for the guidance we received from the Pilgrims. It is hard to get up in front of the congregation to do a Sunday reading, but we are very proud of the Rite-13 students for the great job they are doing. Once a month or so, we try to do a special activity together to get us out of our classroom. Our thanks go to the Rite-13 parents who have taken the lead in planning these extra activities for the group. We started off the year at Walden Pond on a beautiful fall day with a letterboxing adventure, in which you follow a set of written (often unintentionally cryptic!) directions that lead to a special hidden box. We have exercised our cooking skills by pre-paring and serving a pasta dinner together in the Trinity kitchen, and by baking for the Trinity Caring Connection supplies. We also volunteered one Sunday morning to help sort out food at our local Open Table Pantry.

We were also fortu-nate to meet teachers from the Maran-yundo girl's school in Rwanda and hope to develop a connec-tion with them in the upcoming months. The Rite-13ers are thinking about the responsibilities of becoming Pilgrims next year and choos-ing an appropriate

place for our pilgrimage to seek out God’s presence. We are appreciative of all the support from the church and also the Rite-13 parents who have been instrumental in helping us to accomplish our goals.

What are your kids doing this Summer? Beginning February 1st, online registration for the Barbara C. Harris Summer Camp will be open. Located on a beautiful spot beside Otter Lake in Greenfield, NH, The Camp is a wonderful place to spend a week of outdoor fun in the context of a loving Christian community. Nick Morris-Kliment, Trinity’s Associate Rector, will be there as chaplain from July 29 – August 4. Please contact him with questions you may have, or to be put in touch with Trinity families who sent children there last summer. You can see in the photos that they had fun!

Mission work

YAC at Habitat for Humanity by Bob Penfield On Saturday, December 10, 2011, YAC youths Alex Doig and Danny Horvath, along with J2A mentors Bob Penfield and Chas Horvath, volunteered at the Habitat for Humanity site on Carter Way in Bedford.

Through a partnership with the Town of Bedford, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell acquired nearly three acres of land and a historic farmhouse on North Road in Bedford. HFHGL renovated the existing house, is building seven new affordable homes, all of which will be designated for deserving, low-income families.

Alex and Danny were part of the crew that dug a trench for a conduit to carry electrical, telephone, and cable to the newest house on Carter Way, which is being built mostly by the students at Shawsheen Technical High School. Chas did some landscaping and clean-up. Bob assisted with the trim on the bath-

room window and the lattice work for the porch on House #8, which is 85% complete. At the end of the day everyone helped install the lattice work on the porch of House #8. All had a productive, tiring, and rewarding day working together and with volunteers from area churches.

How Homelessness Hurts Children’s Health March 11 at 3 to 5 pm at Trinity Church This forum is free and open to all. Family homelessness remains a severe problem in MA with over 33,000 families applying for emergency shelter in the year ending July 2011. Expectant homeless women are 30% more likely to deliver pre-term and 50% more likely to have low-weight babies. Children without permanent housing are 70% more likely to have developmental delays and 50% more likely to be in poor health than children who enjoy stable housing. Learn what we can do to protect children’s health by sustaining the state’s successful Homelessness Prevention Program NOW AT RISK due to limits in state funding. Speakers are Dr. Megan Sandel, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at Boston Medical Center and a nationally recognized expert on housing and child health; and Robert Pulster, Associate Director, Department of Housing Stabilization, MA Department of Housing and Community Development.

Our Forum presents speakers who connect with 1 of 6 themes—witness, wonder, word,

work, world, worship—each being an im-portant aspect of our Christian life. Forums meet on Sundays at 9:00 am in the Parish Hall. Professional childcare is available.

February 5 (World) Green Grants and Simple Acts for the Environment Lifestyle Rev. Karen Montagno and the Diocesan Green Grant Committee will present this forum. Green Initiatives are for everyone and especially for you and your congre-gation! How do we do the same thing we do every day, but do it differently? How do we celebrate God's Creation in our liturgy and in our lives? What programs will engage our teens? Where are the resources to support our vestry's decisions? What can we do at church that translates into greening homes, schools and the wider community? Hear stories of successful green programs as well as share your own projects, network, and hear about the diocesan Green Grants.

February 12 (Witness) A Conversation with our Bishop Bishop M. Thomas Shaw will share thoughts and address ques-tions, kudos and concerns from parishioners.

Adult forums WITNESS

WONDER

WORD

WORK

WORLD

WORSHIP

February 19 (Work) What does love have to do with it? A conversation about spiritual imagination, moral courage and everyday life and work. David Specht serves as Director of Research and Organizational Services for Seeing Things Whole, an action-research effort he co-founded. Since 1993, this organi-zation has worked in association with a network of theologians and organizational leaders to explore the implications of religious belief and deeply held values for people's lives and work. During the early 1980s, David collaborated with others on an earlier action-research effort focused on workplace ministry through Andover Newton Theological School's Center of the Ministry of the Laity, where David served as Director of Publications and editor of the Center's quarterly publication Centering. He and a colleague recently completed work on a book of case studies on business and faith entitled, Leading Wisely in Difficult Times. David lives with his wife, Clare on a farm in the northern Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.

February 26—No Forum—Annual Meeting

March 4 (World) Optimal Water Management And Conflict Resolution in the Middle East Franklin M. Fisher, Ph.D., has served for many years as the Chairman of the Middle East Water Project, a cooperative endeavor of American, Dutch, Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian experts formerly facilitated by the government of The Netherlands with the cooperation of the Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian governments. He is the senior author of the major book of the project, Liquid Assets: An Economic Approach for Water Management and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond, published by Resources for the Future Press in the Summer of 2005, as well as a number of related articles. He will discuss the economics of water and water systems. (Not at all a dry topic!) In 2001, he was awarded an Honorary Ph.D. by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for his work on water.

MUSIC NOTES by Robert Barney

Concord Five Choirs Festival February 12 at 4:00 PM The Parish Choirs from five churches in Concord: First Parish, Trinitarian Congregational, Holy Family, West Concord Union and Trinity Episcopal will participate in a Festival of Choral music, with a presentation open to the public. The choirs will rehearse together after their own services, and then take some time to practice individually in our space. The combined choirs will sing works by Felix Mendelssohn, Anton Bruckner, Martin Shaw and a Spiritual arranged by Jester Hairston. Individual choirs will offer an even wider variety of works with hymns sung by the whole assembly. This is a marvelous chance for the choirs to sing together and to hear each other. At the presentation, an offering will be taken to benefit the Concord Open Table. Come, bring your friends and join with a combined choral force of perhaps as many as 100 singers!

Prelude Recital Choral Evensong Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 5:00 PM Our Parish Choir will offer traditional Anglican Choral Even-song , a liturgy that is the office of Evening Prayer set to music and sung by choirs in Cathedrals and parishes throughout the world. The settings for this service are by English composer Thomas Tomkins, a gentleman in the Chapel Royal. He lived from 1572–1656 and led music at Worcester Cathedral from 1596-1646. As a prelude to this service, our ensemble in residence, Concordia Consort, will play a half-hour Prelude Recital. The repertoire will be from the 16th and 17th centuries, and feature guest soloist, Eileen Cecilia Callahan, who grew up in this parish. The Recorders will play with the choir in the service. Mark your calendars to come hear our choir join with choirs throughout the ages to sing prayers in this ancient form of worship.

Trinity Episcopal West Concord Union

CONCORD 5 CHOIRS FESTIVAL Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 4 PM

Trinity Episcopal Church

An offering will be received for Concord Open Table

Trinitarian Congregational First Parish Holy Family

Gap Year Class Enjoy Field Trip In November, the sixth and seventh graders went on a field trip to the Harvard Semitic Museum. After driving into Cambridge and getting a quick lunch at Crazy Dough’s in Harvard Square, we headed to the museum to meet our personal guide and tour of a life-sized replica of a typical pillared house from 1200 – 500 B.C.E. It was fascinating to see how Israelites ate, slept, and lived! We enjoyed asking questions and seeing numerous Near Eastern artifacts. We would like to thank Janet Hentschel for coordinating the trip, and Carolyn Coffin for chaperoning!

New Godly Play Stories As of this month, Pre-K through 2nd grade Church School students will experience new Godly Play stories. 1st and 2nd graders will begin exploring new parables, including the Prodigal Son and the Parable of the Two Sons. The Pre-K through Kindergarten class will discover stories of Jesus’ life leading up to His ministry, beginning with Jesus’ naming ceremony all the way to the Temptation in the Wilderness. Special thanks to Barbara Carvey for her help preparing materials. We could still use help staining some of our figures, and if you are able to help please contact Carol Brady.

Undercroft blessings by Carol Brady

Advent Afternoon Re-cap December’s Advent Afternoon was a successful fundraiser for the J2A pilgrimage. Over 35 children made Jesse trees, enjoyed Sharon Dickinson’s storytelling, made and played games to learn about Advent, and sung Christmas carols and watched movies with Robert Barney. Children took home an Advent booklet of daily readings for each Jesse Tree Ornament. Thanks to every-one’s hard work, the J2A group raised $500!

Announcing Church School Staff Additions We welcome back Cathy Adams and Kathy Clark to our Godly Play team! They are working with the 1st and 2nd grade class. Also, Gaylord Brynolfson substitutes for Ben Smith on the first Sunday of every month in the 6th/7th grade class.

Upcoming Events February 12 Bishop Visitation: Special Church school activities about our Diocese and Bishops February 19 Children’s Chapel February 21 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Food & Fun for the whole family! February 26 Church school at 9am followed by child care during the Annual Meeting

Happy new year! Yes, I know it’s almost February, but doesn’t it seem like we were just celebrating Christmas? What happened to January? I don’t know about you, but it seems only yesterday I was making resolutions…and keeping them has already become a challenge. So when I came across the following on the internet, (author unknown) it “spoke” to me, and I decided to share some of it with you. It might be a better way to live our lives than resolving to make some big changes that, for whatever reason, we probably won’t. These practical and realistic suggestions might actually get done and help us to grow physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Christian Ways to Reduce Stress Pray. Go to bed on time. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health. Delegate tasks to capable others. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places. Take one day at a time. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.

CARING CONNECTION by Anne Lynch

Eat right. Make friends with Godly people. Laugh. Laugh some more! Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can). Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most). Talk less; listen more. Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before.

Good Grief We’ll be starting a new bereavement support group on Sunday afternoons from 3 to 4:30 pm beginning March 4 and running for five weeks.

You are welcome to join this “Good Grief” group whether you’ve lost someone recently or a while ago. Unresolved grief needs to be acknowledged so it can be mourned. This will be an environment where people can share their feelings and experiences in a caring and confidential setting while receiving information about the grief process. If you are interested in joining us, or have any questions, please contact Anne at 978-369-3715 or email: [email protected]. It will be a “closed” group after it begins, and participants are expected to make every effort to attend all five sessions. If you need transportation, please contact Anne and The Caring Connection will try to find you a ride.

mailto:[email protected]

thank you!

THANK YOU to all who helped to make the first handcrafted gifts sale a success. The helpers for set-up and selling and, especially, for the donors and the buyers! We made $1,318 for Trinity’s Building for Ministry Fund. Many thanks again to all of you. We couldn't have done it without you. Barbara Carvey and Margo Rafuse THANK YOU to Linda Hossfeld and Linda Vittum for sharing their gifts and skills directing the pageant, and to the parents who assisted with gathering the children getting them fitted into costumes, etc. We also thank all of the children for their participation, and the parents and teachers for their support. Carol Brady

Fayre Planning Brunch on Sunday, February 5—Please

join us for brunch in the Undercroft at 11:45 am to begin

planning for next year’s Fayre. Last October, we raised over

$9,000 to help local food pantries with only 4 weeks of

planning…with a snowstorm! Just think how much more we

could do with more lead time! Come discuss ideas for timing,

activities, how the Fayre fits into Trinity's overall fundraising,

new options to try and old ones to eliminate. Even if you just

want to hear about the Fayre, this is the meeting to come

to. Linda and Barbara are cooking so we promise the food

will be great and the discussion lively. Please RSVP on the

Window in the link or to Linda ([email protected]) or

Barbara ([email protected])



Feeding the Homeless Trinity is responsible for providing lunch to feed the homeless and needy in Boston at the Cathedral on a monthly basis. We have a schedule of loyal folks who cook the spaghetti sauce in the church kitchen each month. But we need more people willing to join our team. This is a wonderful opportunity for a family activity, and you will only be called on about once every nine months; less if we get more people. You do not need to be a gourmet cook; the recipe is provided and simple, and the ingredients will be in the refrigerator. It takes only 1-2 hours maximum. Also we could use a few more people to join the team of folks who drive into the Cathedral on the third Monday of the month, to serve our guests there. You would be put on a roster and NOT be required to go in every month. If you feel you can help out with either of these requests, or want to learn more, please email Brenda Hawes at [email protected] or Sue Tunnicliffe, at [email protected].

Family Day at your Cathedral Come celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Cathedral of St. Paul on the Boston Common from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, February 11. There is something for children, teens, parents, and educators, and it’s FREE! See Nick for more details.

Conversations w/ Bishop Tom & Bishop Barbara Harris (first female bishop in the Anglican Communion

Crafts and Fun activities for pre-school and older children

Cathedral Scavenger Hunt and Dean’s Discussion Time for Teens

Abundant Life Garden Project Demonstration by Episcopal Relief and Development for Educators, Kids, and Parents

Learn about the Cathedral’s rich history; Sing songs; Eat Birthday Cake!

Cathedral events


Saved from Sacrifice Five Wednesday evenings Beginning February 29

Lent is the time to prepare for Holy Week and Easter, when we

observe the momentous events at the heart of the Christian story:

the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This year we

will take a closer look at the meaning of the Cross. What does it

mean to say that Christ’s death saves us? Saves us from what?

Why did Jesus have to die the way he did? Where was God on

Good Friday? Does the cross glorify violence, as some critics

say? Using images from early Christian art, our favorite hymns,

and prayers from the Book of Common Prayer, we’ll reflect

together on what Christians have made of the cross. We’ll look

again at what the Bible really says about God’s place on Good

Friday. We will aim to complete our study with new insight into

the fundamental meaning of our faith. The series will focus on an

important recent theology of the cross entitled Saved from Sacrifice

by S. Mark Heim. The Rev. Dr. Maureen Kemeza, Priest Assoc-

iate in Trinity Church, will lead the discussions on five

Wednesday evenings beginning February 29.

Evening Schedule

6:30 pm – Soup and bread supper

7:00 pm – Presentation and discussion

7:45 pm – Compline

End by 8:00 pm (those who can, may stay after to help clean up)

Lent 2012

Wednesday Lenten Wednesday Lenten Soup & StudySoup & Study

Unique Jazz Art For at least two decades, E.

Richard Freniere (1921-2008), a

graduate of MA School of Art,

and a Boston newspaper artist,

dominated the regional jazz art

scene with his powerful draw-

ings, murals, record jackets, and

posters. Now, for the first time,

collectors have brought together

28 of Freniere’s artworks to

form a rare retrospective.

Dick was a collector and artist of traditional jazz when he arrived

in Concord in 1954, portraying such as Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney

Bechet, Louis Armstrong, and Albert Ammons. But he was soon

attracted to contemporary jazz, influenced by Concord neighbor

and jazz commentator, John (Fitch) McLellan.

Dick’s work covers the full jazz range, including Billie Holiday,

Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker. A showman, as well as an

artist, Dick gave art lectures and spontaneously created complex

paintings as he talked. His capture of the Negro visage was

remarkable and gave authenticity to his work. Art-works have

captions that provide jazz background.

Exhibit will be on display through February 5.

january art gallery

From Photo to Sketch Trinity Church will be show-

ing works by Katherine Day

Old, known affectionately as

“Bunny,” a longstanding mem-

ber of Trinity Parish.

Bunny adored drawing. She

drew people of all ages, and

also cats and dogs. She would

often take her sketch pad to a

friend’s house and draw their

newborn child when it was napping. Bunny would often draw

from a black and white photograph, and make the sketch more

telling than the photograph.

Bunny was born in Newton, Massachusetts. She went to the

Newton schools and later on to Westover School in Connecticut.

She married Bruce Old and had five children: Ted, Randy,

Lansing, Ashlee, and Barbara.

The exhibit will be held in the parish hall at Trinity Church from

February 7 through March 5. There will be a reception on

Sunday, February 19, from 2 to 4 pm.

Art exhibits are open to the public weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm.

february art gallery

This is a drawing of Bruce Old

sketched by Bunny Old.

Join us on Tuesday, February 21, 2012

6:00 PM

Come one, come all to share the spir-it of Mardi Gras for the 14th annual Intergenerational Pancake Supper!

Join our festive gathering in a setting of balloons, beads, banners, and

doubloon coins. This is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship and to celebrate a centuries old tradition

before we begin Lent! Sign up on the Window in the Link. A modest contribution will be requested.

Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes

7:00 AM ~ 12 NOON ~ 7:30 PM

WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY

Trinity Luncheon February 9 11:30 Holy Eucharist

Noon Lunch $7 donation

Menu:

Beef Stew, rolls, dessert

If your Trinity-connected program needs some PR help, Sheila Beardslee is happy to

assist. Please send your event details at least 3 weeks in

advance to [email protected].

A good quality photo would help. If your event features a

special guest, be sure to include a brief bio.

Lenten Soup

& Study

begins February 29 Details on page 18

Concord Five Choirs Festival

February 12 at 4:00 PM

Details on page 10

Bereavement Support Group

Sunday afternoons 3 to 4:30 pm

Details on page 15

Fayre Planning Brunch Sunday, February 5

Details on page 16


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