Recently we celebrated the art and faithful witness of Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), an

Anglican English poet of the 19th century. She is one of my personal favorites and we have

a couple of her poems set to music in our hymnal, “Love came down at Christmas, love all

lovely, love divine” and “In the bleak midwinter.” Rossetti was well received in her day

and interest in her continues in our time. She was neither a recluse, like our own Emily

Dickinson, nor a socialite or rebel. She came from a gifted family full of scholars and

intellectuals. Her brother, Dante, was the founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a

movement of painters, poets and critics.

The Poetry Foundation writes of Christina: [s]he was also influenced by the poetics of the

Oxford Movement, as is documented in the annotations and illustrations she added to her

copy of John Keble’s The Christian Year (1827) and in her reading of poetry by Isaac

Williams and John Henry Newman. For more than twenty years, beginning in 1843, she

worshiped at Christ Church, Albany Street...The importance of Rossetti’s faith for her life

and art can hardly be overstated. More than half of her poetic output is devotional, and the

works of her later years in both poetry and prose are almost exclusively so. The

inconstancy of human love, the vanity of earthly pleasures, renunciation, individual

unworthiness, and the perfection of divine love are recurring themes in her poetry. Her

most famous poem is a longer piece called Goblin Market. Here’s a small but poignant

sample of her work, entitled “What are Heavy?”

What are heavy? sea-sand and sorrow:

What are brief? today and tomorrow:

What are frail? spring blossoms and youth:

What are deep: the ocean and truth.

Jesus is the perfection of divine love, as Rossetti knew, and is the way, the truth and

the life for all of us. Alleluia, Christ is risen!!

Holy Trinity Times

Mark Your Calendars!

5.9 St. Elizabeth Guild Prayer Shawl 5.13 Daughters of the

King Meeting. 5.14 Happy Mother’s Day 5. 21 Family Fun Day!! 4 pm Parish Hall

Rogation Sunday & Blessing of the garden

5.29 Memorial Day Office Closed

6001 A St.

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Monthly Newsletter of

Church of the Holy Trinity

May 2017

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From the Church Register

Baptism: Greyson Eli Stockwell, April 30, 2017

Deaths: Dr. Charles Barton, April 19, 2017

Robert Cooley 1/19/2017

May light perpetual shine upon them.

May Birthdays

8 Jean Davie

13 Robert Hillyer, Jr.

14 Mary Ann Boman

17 Angee Dostal

17 Kyan Machmer Frederick

17 Curt Youngman

18 Mattie Davis

18 Sharon Ellermeier

20 Loretta Love

20 Donna Kahler

21 Rev. Susanna DesMarais

23 Helen Harwager

24 Russell Gasper If your birthday is not on our list, please call the

church office and we’ll be happy to add you.

Monday–Friday

9:00 am–1:00 pm

Closed on May 29-Memorial Day

Closed on LPS inclement weather days

Holy Trinity Times & Bulletin Deadlines

Please send your articles

for the next newsletter by

the 20th of the month.

Bulletin articles can be

submitted as needed but

will only be run as space

allows for the following

Sunday.

Please email them to

church@holytrinitylincoln.com.

All meetings (2 or more people) and events in the church must be

scheduled in advance through the office. Building use forms are

available at the parish office and on our website. Please continue to let

the office know when you are in the building.

Congratulations 2017 Graduates!

Miles Wilkins from Lincoln East High School.

Adam Spencer from South Dakota State University and will also be commissioned in the US

Army as a 2nd Lieutenant.

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Special thanks this month to the following ministers:

• Curt Butler and Ed Love for gracing us so many times with the gift of his music this month.

• All our gardeners who have greeted spring with new mulch and lots of pruning.

• Nancy Youngman and all the ringers for another year of wonderful music

• Amy Bloomquist and Nancy Youngman for another full year of children’s ringers topped off by

playing at the 10:30 service on April 30! YAY for the mini ding-a-ling-ers!

• Mary Lu for Easter breakfast! A wonderful refreshment between two glorious services.

How You Can Help Holy Trinity in the Future Just add a few lines to your will.

A will is one of the easiest and most effective ways to distribute your estate and it can also be a

very effective way to impact the future of this church. Holy Trinity has four areas for endowment

bequests; a general fund, a maintenance fund, a music fund, and a youth fund. A bequest to any of these

funds helps insure that Holy Trinity will continue in ministry into the 22nd century. Income from the

endowment is a crucial addition to our budget. You can make a difference. by including Holy Trinity in

your estate plans. It is as simple as adding a few words to your will and can be a huge benefit to future

generations of parishioners. In addition this entitles you to membership in the Holy Trinity Legacy

Society and your name will be added to the Legacy Society plaque in the foyer. Please call me if you have

any questions, and thank you.

The Giving Cart: A Tower of Diapers!

In May, we are very excited to team up with Lutheran Family Services to

collect disposable diapers that will be given to families here in Lincoln.

Let's build a tower of diapers around the Giving Cart. Our theme for April and May is:

Luv 'em, Hug 'em, and Pamper 'em. Get it?

Holy Trinity's generosity has touched and continues to touch so many lives in our community. Thank

you.

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Lincoln Choral Artists

Sowing the Seed of Music in Nebraska

Sunday, May 7, 3pm at O’Donnell Auditorium, Nebraska Wesleyan

The Lincoln Choral Artists will present a concert "Sowing the Seeds of Music in

Nebraska" to celebrate the 150th anniversary of our state. Joining the Lincoln choir,

will be community choirs from Grand Island and North Platte, as well as

Lincoln's community handbell choir, Bell-issimo, directed by Nancy Youngman. Several of the Holy

Trinity ringers play with this group. In addition to solo numbers during the concert, Bell-issimo will be

playing in the foyer as the audience arrives. The grand finale of the concert will include 100 singers, Bell-

issimo, and piano and organ. Contact Nancy or Curt Butler for tickets or call 402-405-8070. They will

also be available at the door. Come and celebrate Nebraska with glorious music!

St. Elizabeth’s Guild Next Meeting & News Salad Luncheon Tuesday, May 9 at noon

Salad Luncheon held by St. Elizabeth’s Guild will be on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 12:00

noon in the Parish Hall. The hostesses will be Mary Belle Beach and Darlene Barker. Please

bring a salad to share; sign-up in the foyer. EVERYONE is welcome to attend this lunch meeting. It is a

great time to invite your friends. If you need a ride, or have questions, contact Marlene Perkins (402-489-

20156) or Kathleen Jacobson (402-438-1428)

Due to severe weather conditions the January meeting was cancelled. It was generally agreed at the

February lunch that the Guild would meet in June and July and eliminate the January and February winter

meetings. Dates for the summer meetings are Tuesday, June 13, and Tuesday, July 11 at 2:30 pm in the

Parish Hall. These summer meetings will feature coffee, hot and cold tea, and dessert.

St. Elizabeth’s Guild sponsored a full breakfast between the church services on Palm Sunday April 9,

2017. This was Bishop Barker’s yearly visit which made the breakfast even more special. Thank you to

everyone who helped out by bringing food and serving and cleaning up.

Please continue to save your Barcodes, UPCs & Box Tops! Please continue to collect and trim “Best Choice” brand barcodes, “Box

Tops for Education”, and “Labels For Education”. We are collecting

them for Clinton Elementary School and receive money for each label and

top collected. NOTE: Please collect and trim the entire label/box top; we won’t get credit for partial pieces.

Please see the collection boxes in the foyer for examples. Many thanks from St. Elizabeth Guild.

St. Monica's Elves need your help! As you travel this summer, please remember our donation box in the Foyer. We are collecting

shampoos, soaps, lotions, cosmetic samples, toothbrushes and toothpaste (we are always short

of toothbrushes), cosmetic bags, etc. through November for our Christmas Gift Outreach. For

health/safety reasons, we cannot accept opened/used items. Questions? Contact Elf Manager

Linda Cumming at 402-488-8556.

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Camp Canterbury July 24 - 28, 2017

Camp Canterbury is for youth entering 4 - 12th grade.

Registration runs April 30 - July 3

http://campcanterbury.episcopal-ne.org/Registration.html

Early registrations are greatly appreciated-

Camp costs $250/camper - scholarships available

Ongoing Bible Study Group Wednesdays at 9:00 am in the Memorial Room (Conf. room) The Bible is not just another dry dusty book; it is the story of our salvation and

as disciples and followers of Jesus Christ we find hope and life in the scriptures

and stories. Join us on for our lively and spirited discussion of the upcoming

weeks Holy Scripture reading. Coffee provided!

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Family Sunday Funday ~ Sunday, May 21 @ 4pm

Rogation Sunday

Last one for this academic year.

In the creation story Adam comes from the rich humus of the

earth; adamah even means soil or dirt. On this Rogation

Sunday we will be blessing the dirt on this day, and then

playing in it, planting and watering. Wear clothes that can get

wet and dirty. If the weather is good, we can play in the

sprinklers or slip and slide-stay tuned on that part.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

The Prayer Shawl Ministry at Holy Trinity continues to create prayer shawls

and pray for the people who receive them. As we work on each shawl, we are

praying for the person who will be wrapped in the love and prayer that is in

each garment. Most of the time we know who will receive our shawls, but,

there are times when we do not. The warmth and love that the prayers said

while making the shawl is there for the recipient to feel.

We hope that those of you who have not been with us for a while will come and

enjoy the fellowship of this important Ministry. We welcome all to join us. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday

of the month, at 1 pm in the Memorial (conference) Room at the church. If you have any questions,

concerns or shawl requests, please do not hesitate to call Sue Fenster, 402-483-5327.

Dear Church Mouse, When I come to church, some people are busy chatting at full

volume in the back and others are quietly praying in a pew. Is

there a right or wrong way to get ready for our worship service?

Dear friend,

No, there is no right or wrong way. Some churches use that time

to catch up with friends, others use it for a time of self reflection

and preparation for worship. My own thought is that preparing

yourself for worship is a good and commendable practice, and

perhaps you do that by greeting your friends in Christ. The most

important thing to do is to consider others and what they might

want upon entering the sanctuary. Certainly it’s always good to

catch up with church friends but perhaps that can best be done in

the foyer or parish hall over a cup of coffee, so that those who

would like some quiet prayerful time are able to do that. Just remember the golden rule; do unto others as

you would have them do for you.

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Welcome Claire Atkins!

Seminarian Intern for this summer at Holy Trinity

Once again, we will be hosting a seminarian this summer, dates to be

announced (probably June through July). I know Claire from camp and a

variety of other ways and think she’ll enchant you just as she did me. I’m

excited to have her here this summer and you can expect to see her doing

lots of different things with us. Let me let Claire introduce herself to us.

A 2010 graduate of Converse College and a South Carolina native Claire

Atkins moved to Nebraska in September of 2012 to serve in Resurrection

House, Omaha, a member program of the Episcopal Service Corps. After nine months in Omaha, Claire

worked a summer extension in Holdrege, Nebraska with Mother Karen Watson where her love for the

Episcopal Church in Nebraska was cemented. She is currently a Postulant for the priesthood and is

finishing her first year of seminary at Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. In her

spare time, Claire loves anything and everything Spanish, especially salsa dancing. In her undergraduate

work, she majored in Spanish and Religious Studies spending her junior year abroad in Spain. She has

done mission work in both Ecuador through the Diocese of Upper South Carolina and in the Dominican

Republic through the Diocese of Nebraska and is looking forward to much more work in that area of

ministry. She has also done a lot of work with the youth of the church and is a regular at Diocesan camp

as the tie dye lady! “I am so very excited to be working with the people of Holy Trinity this summer and I

hope it to be a fruitful and beautiful experience for all of us!”

Needed: Car for the summer This summer we are hosting a seminarian again. Claire Atkins will be coming in

early June but she has no car! If you know of or have a spare automobile that can

be lent to her during her two months here, we sure would be for your help. Please

contact Rev. Susanna about it.

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~Coming this Summer ~

Holy Trinity At The Food Bank Of Lincoln

The Least of These – “How will what we are doing here affect or involve people

living in poverty?” --Annual Council, Diocese of Nebraska, 2012

Holy Trinity will again assist with the Summer Backpack Program at the

Lincoln Food Bank. As in the past, the summer program begins in June and

concludes the second week of August. This is your chance to make a real

difference for hungry children in Lincoln. Join Holy Trinity’s team of volunteers assembling backpacks

of food items for distribution to food insecure students from the Lincoln Public Schools. We can make a

difference in the lives of Lincoln families….and it is super fun as well. There will be a sign-up sheet on

the table in the foyer. We need a minimum of eight volunteers each Monday:

June 5 9:00 to 11:00

June 12 9:00 to 11:00

June 19 9:00 to 11:00

June 26 9:00 to 11;00

July 3 9:00 to 11:00

July 10 9:00 to 11:00

July 17 9:00 to 11:00

July 24 9:00 to 11:00

July 31 9:00 to 11:00

Aug 7 9:00 to 11:00

Thank you!!–Community Ministry

Dinner & a Movie ~ Friday Nights Movies often convey deep truth in story and visions, truth that can

shake us and awaken new thoughts and new ways. This summer we

will jump into a full-length movie together after we share a meal

together. Potluck dinners (Holy Spirit style, meaning bring what

pleases you and we’ll see how it works), then the full showing of the

movie, topped off with a short discussion around the table.

The movies this year will be

• Lion

• Loving

• A Monster Calls

Dates to be announced. Starts in early June.

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Summer Book Group: 2 Books This Year! Starting in June, date to be announced

Thursday afternoons at 3:30 pm

The Harbor Coffee Shop in Piedmont Shopping Plaza

Our First Selection: You Can’t Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson

From Amazon: Being a black woman in America means contending with

old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day. Comedian Phoebe Robinson

has experienced her fair share over the years: she's been unceremoniously

relegated to the role of "the black friend," as if she is somehow the authority

on all things racial; she's been questioned about her love of U2 and Billy

Joel ("isn’t that . . . white people music?"); she's been called "uppity" for having an opinion in the

workplace; she's been followed around stores by security guards; and yes, people do ask her whether they

can touch her hair all. the. time. Now, she's ready to take these topics to the page—and she’s going to

make you laugh as she’s doing it.

Our Second Selection: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

A bestseller for over 6 years, and recently made into an HBO movie

From Amazon: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa.

She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her

knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital

for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta's

cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually

unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance. This phenomenal New

York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race,

and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter

consumed with questions about the mother she never knew.

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Holy Trinity Book Shop – Book Review

Have A Great Day—Every Day! Hardbound 168 pp. $4.00

by Norman Vincent Peale

Fleming H. Revell Company 1985

Here in this bright orange, sunshine-covered book, Norman Vincent Peale, famous for The Power

of Positive Thinking, sets forth short, concise thoughts to lift your spirit, one for each day of the year,

including Leap Year Day. It is a helpful book, one to keep handy on your shelf or on your bedside table,

something to reach for as you awaken each morning.

Although Mr. Peale recognizes that all of our days will be neither easy nor happy, he suggests

watching for any number of things that can turn our thoughts away from despair: remembering God's

presence in our lives, stashing worries away, marking spots in our Bible that speak to us of faith and hope,

loving the life God has given you, watching for a time of quiet, maybe an evening star.

Reviewed by Marilyn Dorf

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Church of the Holy Trinity

Vestry Minutes

April 10, 2017

Our mission is to be an open and welcoming Christian community

following the path of God’s teaching and love, respecting the worth and dignity of all people

in our dedication to service and ministry.

Present: Rev. Susanna DesMarais; Dana Visger, Senior Warden; Darlene Percival, Junior Warden; Sally Bates,

David Bloomquist, Cheryl Hejl, Jane Janesch, Mary Norris, John Streedbeck, and Corey Wasserburger, Clerk.

Absent: Terry Edwards, and Jacob Manyang. Guests: Dick Cumming, and Ann Wahl.

Opening prayer Jane Janesch

Reflection ~ Chapter 2 of The Vestry Resource Guide.

Approval of March minutes. Darlene moved to approve the minutes as presented. Jane seconded. Motion

carried.

• Treasurer’s Report Dick Cumming

o Dick presented the Treasurer’s Report.

• Rector’s report Rev. Susanna

o Seminarian Claire Atkins

▪ Rev. Susanna reported that she anticipates that the Seminarian will join us in June and

July. Rev. Susanna is looking forward to working with her and reported that she has

worked with her at camps before.

o Sign in front

▪ David reported that he had a quote, “site unseen,” for $75,000. He is awaiting quotes

from two other sources.

o Vestry Sundays

▪ Rev. Susanna revisited the Vestry Sunday discussions that were suggested at the prior

meeting. Vestry members would be available for discussions with parish members after

the 8 & 10:30 service.

o Big picture planning day

▪ Rev. Susanna suggested that Vestry find a date to discuss big-picture issues. She

suggested several dates, including May 20, June 3, and June 10.

o Sabbatical

▪ Rev. Susanna reported that Verneda Kelly will be filling in for her during her

sabbatical, August 18-September 30.

• Senior Warden’s report Dana Visger

o Fall Pledge

▪ Dana reported that he will be coordinating the Fall Pledge Drive. He will have details at

upcoming meetings.

• Junior Warden’s report Darlene Percival

o Lawn care

▪ Darlene reported that we likely have grubs. Yard Yankee, the lawn care company,

quoted a bid of $4,104 for a seven-step treatment that includes pre-emergent treatments,

herbicide treatments fertilizer treatments, winterizer treatment, and grub treatment.

Final decision regarding accepting this bid pending further information

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o Drinking fountain

▪ Darlene reported that has received a bid from Green’s Plumbing for approximately

$539 for a water fountain plus $200 to install a water fountain in the parish hall.

▪ Sally moved to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,000 to install a water fountain in

the parish hall. Jane seconded. Motion carried.

o Driveway/parking lot

▪ Darlene reported that so far she has received one bid from Cather & Son’s Construction

to redo the driveway on the west side of the building in the amount of $18,000 and a

bid to redo the parking lot on the west side of the building in the amount of $17,160.

She is awaiting another bid from Pavers Construction.

o Apartment cleaning

▪ Darlene reported that she will be coordinating the cleaning of the apartment before the

seminarian arrives. Anyone that wishes to donate specific items, such as coffee, for the

seminarian can talk to Darlene.

• Ministries at HT

o Cursillo update and opportunity Cheryl Hejl

▪ Cheryl reported on Cursillo 25, which will take place June 8 through June 11 in

Norfolk. Cursillo is a spiritual retreat that occurs over four days. If anyone has interest,

see Cheryl.

Closing prayer Jane Janesch Next meeting: May 8

Serving In May

Sunday, May 7

Sunday, May 14

Sunday, May 21

Sunday, May 28

Altar Guild Mary Jo Tietjen

Ann Kansier

Mary Jo Tietjen

Ann Kansier

Nancy Stara

Roxane Graham

Nancy Stara

Roxane Graham

Tellers Jane Janesch

Jacob Manyang

Mary Norris

Dana Visger

John streedbeck

Corey Wasserburger

Sally Bates

David Bloomquist

8:00 AM

Greeters Liz & Jim Carney Jann & Lee Horeis Roxane Graham

Marilyn Wright

Gina Fountain

Ann Wahl

Lector Nancy Coffman Bob Hillyer Jack Campbell Brick Paulson

Chalice Bearer Jack Campbell Bob Hillyer Bob Hillyer Marcia White

10:30 AM

Greeters Scott & Angee Dostal Sally Bates

Darlene Percival

Ann Kansier

Darlene Percival Darlene Percival

Ushers John Streedbeck Vivian Edwards

Darlene Percival Richard & Sue Spencer O’Keefe Family

Lector Sheppard Perkins

Mary Lu Long

Darlene Percival

Luke Long

Bob Halvorsen

Sue Spencer

Sheppard Perkins

Sally Bates

Chalice Bearer George McCabe

Mary Lu Long

Mary Jo Tietjen

George McCabe

Jane Hanson

Dana Visger

David Bloomquist

Sue Everett

Scripture Readings Available on the Web You may view or print your scripture reading from the lectionary calendar found online at: http://www.lectionarypage.net/

Click on the Sunday that you are scheduled.