Letter to the Trinity Family from March 26, 2021

 

Greetings Trinity Family,

I hope you are all doing well on this, Palm Sunday Weekend.

LENT 2021

This Sunday is the final Sunday in Lent: Palm Sunday.  Most years, we join with our Skippack Christians neighbors for Lenten services at each other’s churches.  The churches of our Skippack Ministerium are all doing church differently in the time of Covid and most are not hosting in-person worship services.  

Instead of meeting in-person, each week a Lenten message from one of our pastors will be emailed to you and posted on our Trinity Christian UCC Skippack facebook page.  Attached to this is our sixth Lenten message that comes to from Pastor Stacy-Kyle Rae of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairview Village.  .

Here is a link to Pastor Rae’s message:

https://youtu.be/eYOcqMki7hc 

HOLY WEEK AT TRINITY

Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week. On Sunday,  we will have worship in our sanctuary limited to 25 people.  Please RSVP to me (Pastor Amelie).We will also have bunches of Palms available for you to pick up.  They will be in vases outside of the sanctuary doors at also at the start of our center walk way in our cemetery.

We are having a prayer walk/stations of the cross set up in our cemetery.  We will have 14 stations: each will have a painting and a prayer.  This year, our paintings are focused on the Pandemic Hope and we will have paintings by the artist Mary Button.  https://www.marybutton.com/#/pandemic-hope/  .  You are invited to take a prayer walk in our cemetery at any point during Holy Week. 

Holy Week has a 5^th Wednesday Special Hymn Sing – tune into the church’s facebook page at 7 pm to sing Lenten Hymns on March 31.

Our Maundy Thursday worship service will be held on Facebook at 7 pm on April 1.  A Hymn Sing will be on Facebook at 6:30 before the worship service.  This service will include Holy Communion.

We will have two Good Friday Worship services.  At 12 pm on Facebook and on 7 pm on Zoom.  Tune into Facebook at 11:30 AM for a hymn sing.   We will also have a hymn sing on the Zoom worship link at 6:30 PM.

On Easter Sunday, we will have a 7:30 am Sunrise service at the cross in the cemetery.  We will invite people to respect social distance and stay home if they are not feeling well.

We will also have a 10:15 service.  It will be live-streamed on facebook and will also have worship in our sanctuary limited to 25 people.  Please RSVP to Pastor Amelie if you are planning on being in-person at the service.  At 9:45, there will be a Hymn Sing streamed on facebook. We will also have an 11 am worship service on ZOOM.  The 10:15 and 11 am services will include Holy Communion.

WORSHIP SERVICES

Our in-person services resume this week in our Sanctuary.  They are limited to 25 people who make reservations in advance.  Please call the church office (610-584-4054) or email me to make your reservation.  We will also check temperatures, maintain social distance guidelines and wear masks.

On Sunday mornings, you are also invited to join us on Facebook or Zoom:

Join us for our Sunday morning hymn sing at 9:45 am livestreamed from the Trinity Christian UCC Skippack facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/TrinityUCCSkippack

10:15 Facebook livestream Worship.  You can find us at our "Trinity Christian UCC Skippack" facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/TrinityUCCSkippack

11 am ZOOM worship.  You can login at this link:

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BIBLE STUDY

We also have a Sunday morning Bible Study on ZOOM at 8:45 am.  Here is the link to log in:

Amelie Sell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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MUSIC MINISTRY

Here is information about Trinity’s Music Ministry: 

Wednesday music schedule:

Adult Choir - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month on Zoom

Mission Music - 2nd Wednesday of each month on Zoom

Leo - 4th Wednesday of each month on Facebook

Special Surprise - when there is a 5th Wednesday of the month on Facebook

* THIS WEEK OUR SPECIAL HYMN SING WILL BE FOCUSED ON LENTEN HYMNS*

 

Each of our Wednesday activities will be at 7 pm.   Here is the ZOOM link for our music ministry Wednesday evening activities:

 

Amelie Sell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 

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TRINITY FAMILY CRAFT ACTIVITY

On April 17, from 10 AM to 12 PM, we will have a springtime craft activity.  The craft is simple but everyone is invited to participate.  If you would like a craft kit, please let me know and I will make sure you receive one.  The craft bags will also include other Christian activity pages and coloring sheets.

Here is the link to the craft day:

 

Amelie Sell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 

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SKIPPACK FRENCH MARKET HOAGIE SALE – MAY 1, 2021

            On May 1, our church will participate in the Skippack French Market by holding a hoagie sale and also by selling croissant sandwiches for take-out.  More information is forthcoming. 

DAILY BREAD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

We continue to collect food and toiletry items for the Daily Bread Food Pantry.  They can be left at the doors of the church.

The Daily Bread's Current needs change every few weeks. This is their latest list of needs:

Personal Care: Laundry Detergent, Cleaning Supplies *

Food: Jelly, Jam, Peanut Butter, Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Rice, Skillet Helpers or Rice a Roni, Cookies, Chips, Juice, Shelf Stable Milk, Stuffing, Pie Crust Mix, Pie Crust Fillings in cans,

Pet Care: Dry Cat food*

And any other items you wish to donate would greatly be appreciated!

 

*These items can’t be purchased with Food Stamps.

 

THE DAILY BREAD IS REQUESTING DONATIONS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS SO THEIR GUESTS MAY PLANT GARDENS AND GROW SOME OF THEIR OWN FOOD.

REOPENING NEWS! – from Nan Burch, our Re-opening Committee Chair

Upon recommendation by the Re-opening Committee and with Consistory's approval, we have decided to again re-open our Church to in-person services beginning on Palm Sunday (March 28) at 10:15AM in the Sanctuary.

The same restrictions will be in place as when we held services in the Education Building. These include: distancing, wearing masks, taking temperatures, sanitizing when necessary, etc. As before, we will be limited to an attendance of 25, and you must reserve your place in advance of each service. To do this, email or call Pastor Amelie or our Administrative Assistant Deb Clewell. (610-584-4054)

Please note that we strongly discourage gathering in groups before or after the service, and remember that distancing must be observed at all times. We also encourage those older or compromised persons who have not yet been vaccinated to keep viewing services via Facebook or Zoom. We are thrilled that we may again gather together in person, but your safety is our greatest concern!

HYMNALS

If you would like to borrow a hymnal from the church, please let me know and I will arrange for you to receive one. 

TRINITY BLOG

Trinity now has a blog where I am posting notes to the congregation and the text of my sermons.  If you would like to read these notes and messages, you can find them at: www.trinityskippack.blogspot.com

I will “see” you in worship on Sunday!

Many blessings!!

Pastor Amelie

 

A Message for Sunday, March 21, 2021 -- Deep in our Hearts

 

Scripture Reading           John 12:20-33

Jesus Predicts His Death

Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. 

They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 

Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 

Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 

Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 

Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

“Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 

Father, glorify your name!”

Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 

The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 

Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 

He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.

The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. 

Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

Here ends this reading of the word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. Amen.

Prayer for Understanding from the Presbyterian Church of Canada

Loving God, by the power of your Spirit, open our hearts to receive and understand your Word, speaking through the scriptures. Teach us your wisdom and reveal your truth for our lives and our times, through Jesus Christ, the Living Word. Amen.

Message                             Deep In Our Hearts

            A little over a year ago, we spent our first Sunday at home: we were not in our sanctuary worshipping together.  As a pastor, I was at a loss.  Ralien and Amey Besch hosted their first hymn sing for the Trinity worshipping community and their church-y friends.  I felt paralyzed.  I didn’t have my act together to host an on-line service yet.  Ralien and Amey suggested everyone participate in the on-line service led by Pastor Scott Hutchinson of St. Andrew’s UCC in Perkasie.  So, we tuned in to St. Andrew’s service and heard the comforting words of Pastor Scott.  Afterwards, I personally felt ready to try something new, and the next Sunday, March 22, 2020, Trinity had our first Virtual worship service.

            Sometimes, you have to let something die in order for a new thing to be born. 

            We have been reading our way through the portion of the Gospel of John that records what took place during Jesus’ last week on earth before his crucifixion.  We are reading things out of order.  Next Sunday, we celebrate Palm Sunday.  Palm Sunday came the day after Jesus went to Bethany and raised his friend Lazarus from the dead.  It was a highly emotional time for Jesus and his followers.  The end was close…

            Lazarus had been dead and in the tomb for 4 days.  He was really, really dead.  When Jesus arrived to Bethany, he told his friends to open Lazarus’ tomb. The smell of death and decay filled the air as the rock covering the tomb was rolled away. Despite the stench and the obvious reality that Lazarus was “gone,” Jesus called him to come out of the tomb.  Lazarus was still wrapped in burial cloths.  Yet, he was resurrected.  Lazarus was alive again. The people surrounding Jesus in the cemetery couldn’t believe their eyes.  Jesus had the power to raise the dead to life – he truly was the messiah.

            The word spread.  People were whispering down the lane.  Everyone knew about this miracle of Jesus.  Everyone knew a dead man had been restored to life. And, Bethany was only a few miles from Jerusalem….the word quickly spread to the people of Jerusalem. The Messiah was here….and he was Jesus.

            When Jesus arrived to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the crowds rushed to greet him. Hopes were high. The people anticipated greatness. The Messianic age was upon them.

            After Jesus came into town a group of Greek converts to Judaism approached Philip and asked him to take them to see Jesus.  Jesus was attracting a lot of attention.

            We don’t know if the Greek Jews joined the crowd surrounding Jesus.  But, their arrival prompted Jesus to tell his followers the end was near – Jesus would have to die so that something new could be born.

            Throughout the scriptures, we read of times Jesus told his friends he would die.  His friends did not like this prophesy.  They wanted Jesus to stay with them forever.  On the occasion of this prophesy of Jesus, during Holy Week, the crowd questioned Jesus – if you are the Messiah, you are supposed to live forever with God.  You can’t die.

            But, the crowds did not understand what was about to happen.  Jesus did die.  He just didn’t stay in the grave.  God had plans that defied logic and laws of nature.  What is impossible for man is possible for God. Jesus would die, but that didn’t mean his message would die.

            Sometimes, you have to let something die in order for a new thing to be born.

            Even after the resurrection, Jesus did not stay on earth forever.  He didn’t keep living with his friends and carrying on like he had before his death.  Instead, Jesus passed the baton to his friends and followers.  He had to move out of the way for the church to be born.  Jesus had to ascend to heaven so that his friends would leave Jerusalem.  Jesus had to leave so that his friends would pick up themselves up and go out into the world, spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ to everyone they met.

            Sometimes, you have to let something die in order for a new thing to be born.

            When I was in college, I had the best group of friends in the world.  I lived with my friends, I ate meals with my friends, I took classes with my friends, I was in clubs with my friends, I went to concerts with my friends.  And, we were all in different stages of getting our degrees…if one of us was a junior, the next person was a freshman, and the next a fifth year senior.  Some of my friends came up with excuses for not graduating or they decided to stay at the same school to obtain a master’s degree or they decided to stay around an extra year and work at the local coffee shop instead of moving out of our small town and moving on with their lives.  We were so comfortable, and having so much fun, that it was difficult to move on.  It was hard to leave.

            Sometimes, you have to let something die in order for a new thing to be born.

             A little over a year ago, I felt like I was finally hitting my stride in being your pastor.  We were organized.  I had a full year under my belt here and I was learning more and more about our congregation’s history and traditions and dreams for the future.  We were getting new programs off the ground – we had a regular booth at the First Friday gatherings in Skippack – we were starting a youth group – our Sunday School class was so large we had to move into central room in our Education Building – our Bible study groups were growing – our Narthex was being renovated and we were about to order new furniture – lots of new faces were joining us for worship each week – we were accomplishing goals and making plans and we felt the presence of God and the Holy Spirit in our midst.

            And, then Covid-19 came to Pennsylvania.  Governor Wolff began to issue orders telling us to mask up and close down – to stay at home.  Everything at Trinity started to grind to a halt.

            Sometimes, you have to let something die in order for a new thing to be born.

            And, what has been born here among the Trinity Community during the pandemic?  We have embraced technology in new ways.  Our meetings are on Zoom so everyone can attend, even those of us who don’t like to drive at night, even those of us who are travelling for work, even those of us who are sheltering in place.  Our worship services are begin live-streamed…so no matter who you are or where you are, you can worship with us.  And, even if you can’t worship with us when we are live, you can worship with us later in the day or the week or whenever.  New people have become part of our church family – some of you joining us officially – some of you joining us from afar.  We have learned to be more intentional in our outreach to each other – we make phone calls, we send texts – we can’t just assume we will see each other on Sunday mornings, so we have been figuring out new ways to connect.

            We aren’t sure what has “died” yet, or what has just “paused.” We may not understand what we learned from this year of Covid for years to come.  When our grandchildren are in college they may take classes on the ways the world changed and the church changed in the 2020 Pandemic.  But, despite the changes afloat, we continue onwards.  We are tenatious.  We move forward.  And, we are resilliant.  We learned to try new things. We have been patient when things haven’t worked out exactly how we wanted.  We have changed, maybe for the better.

            Sometimes, you have to let something die in order for a new thing to be born.

            Before Jesus came to earth, the Jewish people were the only group who worshipped our God.  After Jesus died, the whole rest of the world was invited to believe in God and follow God. Before Jesus came to earth, the people of the world didn’t know about God’s incredible grace….Now we know, no matter what we do wrong, and how we fail, and how we mess up, God loves and forgives us….When Jesus left the earth, he didn’t leave us alone.  He told his friends God’s Holy Spirit was coming in his stead.  At the first Pentecost, God’s Holy Spirit filled the newbie Christians.  The Holy Spirit is here with us now – guiding us, supporting us, sustaining us, healing our bodies and our spirits, making things right.  Jesus had to leave his friends, and leave this earth, and transition to be with God so that we could have access to the Holy Spirit. 

            Sometimes, you have to let something die in order for a new thing to be born.

            We thank God for the work of Jesus Christ, and that through his death and resurrection, all things are being made new.

            Thanks be to God. Amen.

A Message to the Trinity Family -- March 19, 2021

 

Greetings Trinity Family,

I pray that you are well as we prepare for this, the second weekend in March.  The sun is shining and the snow is melting…thanks be to God!

LENT 2021

This Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent.  Most years, we join with our Skippack Christians neighbors for Lenten services at each other’s churches.  The churches of our Skippack Ministerium are all doing church differently in the time of Covid and most are not hosing in-person worship services. 

Instead of meeting in-person, each week a Lenten message from one of our pastors will be emailed to you and posted on our Trinity Christian UCC Skippack facebook page.  Attached to this is our fifth Lenten message that comes to from Pastor Larry ONeill of Skippack Church of the Brethren.  Stay tuned for our next message that I will post and email to you on Wednesday.

Here is Pastor ONeill’s message and music:

https://youtu.be/1WBGdhWAA5c

https://youtu.be/oWaqn9j4Ozg

https://youtu.be/1JNYvvX0mco

HOLY WEEK AT TRINITY

Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week.  This year, it is on March 28.  We will have worship in our sanctuary limited to 25 people.  Please RSVP to me (Pastor Amelie).We will also have bunches of Palms available for you to pick up.  They will be in vases outside of the sanctuary doors at also at the start of our center walk way in our cemetery.

We are having a prayer walk/stations of the cross set up in our cemetery.  We will have 14 stations: each will have a painting and a prayer.  This year, our paintings are focused on the Pandemic Hope and we will have paintings by the artist Mary Button.  https://www.marybutton.com/#/pandemic-hope/  .  You are invited to take a prayer walk in our cemetery at any point during Holy Week. 

Holy Week has a 5^th Wednesday Special Hymn Sing – tune into the church’s facebook page at 7 pm to sing Lenten Hymns on March 31.

Our Maundy Thursday worship service will be held on Facebook at 7 pm on April 1.

We will have two Good Friday Worship services.  At 12 pm on Facebook and on 7 pm on Zoom.  Tune into Facebook at 11:30 AM for a hymn sing.   We will also have a hymn sing on the Zoom worship link at 6:30 PM.

On Easter Sunday, we will have a 7:30 am Sunrise service at the cross in the cemetery.  We will invite people to respect social distance and stay home if they are not feeling well.

We will also have a 10:15 service.  It will be live-streamed on facebook and will also have worship in our sanctuary limited to 25 people.  Please RSVP to Pastor Amelie if you are planning on being in-person at the service.  We will also have an 11 am worship service on ZOOM.  The 10:15 and 11 am services will include Holy Communion.

WORSHIP SERVICES

On Sunday mornings, please join us on Facebook or Zoom:

Join us for our Sunday morning hymn sing at 9:45 am livestreamed from the Trinity Christian UCC Skippack facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/TrinityUCCSkippack

10:15 Facebook livestream Worship.  You can find us at our "Trinity Christian UCC Skippack" facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/TrinityUCCSkippack

11 am ZOOM worship.  You can login at this link:

Amelie Sell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 

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BIBLE STUDY

We also have a Sunday morning Bible Study on ZOOM at 8:45 am.  Here is the link to log in:

 

Amelie Sell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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MUSIC MINISTRY

Here is information about Trinity’s Music Ministry: 

Wednesday music schedule:

 

Adult Choir - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month on Zoom

Mission Music - 2nd Wednesday of each month on Zoom

Leo - 4th Wednesday of each month on Facebook

Special Surprise - when there is a 5th Wednesday of the month

 

Each of our Wednesday activities will be at 7 pm.   Here is the ZOOM link for our music ministry Wednesday evening activities:

Amelie Sell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 

Topic: Trinity's Music Ministry

Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

 

Join Zoom Meeting

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        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

Meeting ID: 873 6350 5182

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbetKNjam4

TRINITY FAMILY CRAFT ACTIVITY

On April 17, from 10 AM to 12 PM, we will have a springtime craft activity.  The craft is simple but everyone is invited to participate.  If you would like a craft kit, please let me know and I will make sure you receive one.  The craft bags will also include other Christian activity pages and coloring sheets.

Here is the link to the craft day:

 

Amelie Sell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 

Topic: Trinity "Family" Ministries

Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

 

Join Zoom Meeting

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        +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)

        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Meeting ID: 828 5415 5123

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kutYtTfC6

DAILY BREAD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

We continue to collect food and toiletry items for the Daily Bread Food Pantry.  They can be left at the doors of the church.

The Daily Bread's Current needs change every few weeks. This is their latest list of needs:

Personal Care: Laundry Detergent, Cleaning Supplies *

Food: Jelly, Jam, Peanut Butter, Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Rice, Skillet Helpers or Rice a Roni, Cookies, Chips, Juice, Shelf Stable Milk, Stuffing, Pie Crust Mix, Pie Crust Fillings in cans,

Pet Care: Dry Cat food*

And any other items you wish to donate would greatly be appreciated!

 

*These items can’t be purchased with Food Stamps.

THE DAILY BREAD IS REQUESTING DONATIONS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS SO THEIR GUESTS MAY PLANT GARDENS AND GROW SOME OF THEIR OWN FOOD.

REOPENING NEWS! – from Nan Burch, our Re-opening Committee Chair

Upon recommendation by the Re-opening Committee and with Consistory's approval, we have decided to again re-open our Church to in-person services beginning on Palm Sunday (March 28) at 10:15AM in the Sanctuary. 

The same restrictions will be in place as when we held services in the Education Building. These include:  distancing, wearing masks, taking temperatures, sanitizing when necessary, etc. As before, we will be limited to an attendance of 25, and you must reserve your place in advance of each service. To do this, email or call Pastor Amelie or our Administrative Assistant Deb Clewell.  (610-584-4054)

Please note that we strongly discourage gathering in groups before or after the service, and remember that distancing must be observed at all times. We also encourage those older or compromised persons who have not yet been vaccinated to keep viewing services via Facebook or Zoom. We are thrilled that we may again gather together in person, but your safety is our greatest concern! 

HYMNALS

If you would like to borrow a hymnal from the church, please let me know and I will arrange for you to receive one. 

TRINITY BLOG

Trinity now has a blog where I am posting notes to the congregation and the text of my sermons.  If you would like to read these notes and messages, you can find them at: www.trinityskippack.blogspot.com

I will “see” you in worship on Sunday!

Many blessings!!

Pastor Amelie