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FROM THE RECTOR
Alleluia, Christ is Risen!
I hope you share my anticipation for the Bishop's Visit this Sunday for the service of Confirmation and Reception. Since January I have been meeting with our teenage Confirmands to prepare them for this important sacramental rite and the meetings have been a great joy and encouragement for me. We should be proud of these young adults as we prepare to support these persons in their life in Christ ( Book of Common Prayer, p. 416). The service of Confirmation is an opprortunity for each Confirmand to make a public statement of their faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. If we are baptized as infants, our godparents make a statement of faith on our behalf. When we come to the "age of discretion," we are asked to publicly "confirm" for ourselves what our godparents claimed for us as children. As catholic Christians, we also believe that Confirmation and the laying on of hands by a Bishop actually confers the strength and power of the Holy Spirit for the service of the Lord (BCP, p. 418). So Confirmation is both an outward affirmation of faith, as well as an actual strengthening of our walk with the Lord. On Sunday I will present ten candidates to the Bishop: four young adult Confirmands and six adults. Some are going to be Confirmed and some are going to be Received into the Anglican Communion. As the Rector of this parish, I am proud that we have raised up so many for the service of Christ, and I pray that each of us will make a special effort to come out and support them this Sunday at 3:00pm. I look forward to seeing you then.
Onward and upward!
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PARISH WEBSITE - Wondering if you are scheduled to lay read, or chalice bear on Sunday? Not sure if the kids are scheduled to serve at the altar? Not to fear, you'll find the Second Quarter Master Schedule for acolytes, lay readers etc as well as online sermons, the "official" Trinity Calendar and this newsletter at our website, www.TrinityRedBank.org The website is your one-stop-shop for news and events in the life of this parish. Check back frequently!
PARKING: PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT PARK behind the building next to the church during business hours. It is private property and your car will be towed.
VOLUNTEERS FOR LOCK-IN. We are in need of four overnight chaperone's for the Overnight Lock-In being held on May 14th. If you are able to help out we would greatly appreciate it! Please call or email me at
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if you are able.
QUARTERLY PARISH MEETING – Our quarterly meeting will be held on Sunday, May 2nd at 11:30 am in the Parish Hall. Please plan on attending.
BISHOP COUNCELL - will visit us on Sunday April 25th at 3 pm to administer the sacrament of Confirmation and Reception. This will be a full Episcopal visitation and Sunday Mass. We will have our normal service times of 8 am and 10:15 am on the 25th but all are encouraged to attend at 3 pm to support our Confirmands and our Bishop. The 3 pm Eucharist will constitute regular Sunday worship. A reception will follow in the parish hall.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO Sunday school on Sunday April 25th due the the Confirmation mass and reception at 3pm. We hope you all will be able to join us for the 3pm service to support our Confirmands and the Bishop's visit. We will be offering craft and song at the 3pm service for the children. We also will be providing nursery service at 3pm.
RECTOR’S FORUM - NO RECTOR’S FORUM on Sunday, April 25th. We will resume on Sunday, May 2nd.
COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for a time of fellowship and light refreshments following our services. Trinity thanks Tammy Young for hosting the 8:00 am Coffee Hour and Joan Gardner for hosting the 10:15 am Coffee Hour. Volunteers are needed to supply the “goodies” for our Coffee Hours. (Coffee, tea, sugar and milk are supplied). Please sign up to host a Coffee Hour; the sign up sheet is on the easel in the Parish Hall. Two or more families are welcome to share a Sunday. The following slots are taken:4/25/10 8 am Tammy Young, 10:15 am Joan Gardner; 5/2/10 8 am Haviland/Bogues, 10:15 am The McKibben Family; 5/9/10 8 am ____________,10:15 am _____________; 5/16/10 8 am Katherine Haynes, 10:15 am_________
ACT OVERNIGHT LOCK IN - The ACT group will be hosting an overnight lock in on Friday May 14th 2010. Don and Ruthellen Patterson have graciously offered to be the overnight chaperones. This is open to all Trinity teen's grades 7th-12th and their friends. If you are interested please sign up in the parish hall. There will be a brief parents meeting to all those who will be participating to go over the evenings events and rules of the night. If you are interested in volunteering to assist Don and Ruthellen for the event please see Rachel McKibben or email her at
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CHILDREN'S SONG/CRAFT April 25th 2010. There will be NO Craft/Song at the morinng service on April 25th. However we will have it at the 3 p.m. Confirmation service in the afternoon. The Theme will be - Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19 As a reminder of Jesus' call, the children are invited this Sunday to cast their nets and spread the good news by creating tissue paper fish wall hangings. So please join us as we gather together to celebrate (and rejoice) in the discipleship Christ has called upon each of US to perform! - Miss Tammy
PRAYER REQUESTS - If you would like to have someone remembered on our Parish Prayer List, please fill out a "Request for Prayers" card found in the pews or call the parish office 732-741-4581 to have the name(s) placed on list.
JENNIFER CHECK - We all enjoy inspiring and worshipful music at Trinity. One of our pleasures is Jennifer Check. There are two golden opportunities to hear her perform. The afternoon of 3/20 she is generously supporting a fund raiser by NJ Chamber Singers at Bayhead Gold Club. On Sunday, May 2nd, at 3:00 PM she is performing with NJ Symphony Orchestra “The Four Last Songs of Strauss”. We are trying to put together a group booking to support her. Please contact David Parkes at 732-450-0569 if you have an interest. They will also be fund raisers for Trinity. Thank you. - David Parkes
FIREPROOF YOUR MARRIAGE! - This Spring we will host an eight-week marriage marathon called the Love Dare. Based on the acclaimed movie Fireproof, we will watch the movie and then spend the next eight weeks in a Bible study and discussion of lessons learned from the movie. The event will culminate with an service of "renewal of vows" where married couples will be given the chance to renew their marriage vows. We will watch the movie on Friday, May 7th 6 - 8:30 pm, nursery care will be provided. The "Love Dare" Bible study begins the following Thursday, May 13th from 6:30 - 8:00 pm and will continue every Thursday through June 24th. Nursery care will be provided. Mark the dates, sign up at Coffee Hours or see Fr. Chris or Rachel McKibben for more information. Everyone is invited to join us for the viewing of the movie and a potluck dinner on Friday, May 7th at 6 p.m.
PARISH PICNIC JUNE 5th - The annual parish picnic at the Rectory is schedule for the afternoon of Saturday, June 5th. Rain date is June 12th Please mark your calendars and start to think about who you might invite to join us. More details to follow. - Fr Rodriguez
COME JOIN US ON THE RANCH! VBS this year will be Saddle Ridge Ranch. We will run the program the week of 8/16 and need your help to make this a grand success. Calling all volunteers, we need group leaders, teen leaders, snack help, registration, craft assistants, music assistants, and outside assistants. We also could use a team to help with the final show and reception. If you are interested in helping out with this program and can lend a hand in any way please see me. Thanks! - Rachel McKibben
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