The Commentary

Dear Ones,

A blessed Thursday to you – I pray you are all okay this week. There is much in the world that is hard, painful, and grievous. Please tend your hearts and spirits to find hope in the midst of it all, okay?

There are a couple things I want to draw your attention toward coming up:

1. Trinity Seniors will gather on Tuesday, October 8 and we are ALL invited! This kick-off event of the year features former Attorney General of Arizona, Terry Goddard, who will walk us through the MANY ballot propositions that we will find on our ballots in the upcoming election. His presentation is called “The Good, The Bad, and the Really Ugly! Understanding the Ballot Propositions.” Lunch is at noon and his presentation will be at 1 p.m. RSVP online by calling the office or touching base with Pam Clark at [email protected].

2. On Sunday, October 13, we will have a special morning with guest preacher and teacher, The Rev. Dr. Altagracia Perez-Bullard from Virginia Theological Seminary. Following a bilingual Eucharist at 10am, we will have a parish-wide potluck celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and we need your help! Your dish does NOT have to be of Hispanic origin, and you can indicate what you will bring to share on the form found HERE. Please sign up today and we will have a great community event! Thank you in advance!

3. Later that day, on Sunday, October 13, we will offer our annual Blessing of the Animals at 4pm! Bring your pets to the courtyard for a brief prayer and a blessing in the tradition of St. Francis. It is said that Francis once preached to the birds and it went so well that he chided himself for not doing it sooner! (After my last sermon, I’m sure you can imagine I particularly love this about him.) While I imagine it’ll be mostly dogs and cats, I sure do love it when our more unusual pets show up for this event, so I hope you’ll bring your animal friends at 4 p.m. on October 13!

Much is coming dear friends, and I am grateful for all of you! Looking forward to seeing you in church.

Peace,

The Reverend Canon Erika von Haaren
Priest-in-Charge
[email protected]