Lent Programs 2016

LENT PROGRAMS 2016

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH & PARTNERS

Complete Schedule 2-3 Philip Gulley & Carrie Newcomer with pianist Gary Walters God’s Response to a Violent Nation: a Quaker Response

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Dr Leah Gunning Francis - author Ferguson & Faith: Sparking Leadership & Awakening Community

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A Christian Response to Gun Violence | ChurchNext offering

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Crossings: a Parish Conversation on Living & Dying Well

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HEALING OUR VIOLENCE

IF NOT NOW, WHEN? A Lenten series | February/March 2016 | Indianapolis, IN

Schedule on back page FEBRUARY 18, THURSDAY at 6:30 PM | ST JOHN’S SPEEDWAY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Zach Cardwell, survivor of violent crime - Determination and healing after a violent assault Stephanie Graebo, Moms Demand Action - non-partisan grassroots movement for stronger gun laws Michael Messina, Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church - Benjamin Britten and the War Requiem FEBRUARY 24, WEDNESDAY at 7:00 PM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

LENT PROGRAMS 2016

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH & PARTNERS (•)

Sunday, February 14 | A Christian Response to Gun Violence 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Crist Room This online course is part of the program offering during Lent at Trinity. Offered through ChurchNext, it is free to Trinity members and is taught by the Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Episcopal Bishop of Maryland and the Rt. Rev Ian Douglas, Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut who are outspoken advocates of deterring gun violence.

Sunday, February 14 | Crossings: a parish conversation 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Fortune Room Why is death so hard to think about and to talk about and how can we help one another move past that difficulty?

• Thursday, February 18 | Healing our Violence 6:30 PM | ST JOHN’S SPEEDWAY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Zach Cardwell, survivor - determination and healing after a violent assault Stephanie Grabow, Moms Demand Action - non-partisan grassroots movement for stronger gun laws Michael Messina, Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Church - Benjamin Britten and the War Requiem

Sunday, February 21 | Crossings: a parish conversation 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Fortune Room What is the Church’s teaching on death? Why wait until physical death for resurrection when we can have it now?

• Wednesday, February 24 | Healing our Violence, Philip Gulley & Carrie Newcomer 7:00 PM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH with pianist, Gary Walters - God’s Response to a Violent Nation: a Quaker Perspective

Sunday, February 28 | Crossings: a parish conversation 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Fortune Room How can we get ready for our own deaths? Is there unfinished personal business that we need to address, repentance and healing to consider?

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• Wednesday, March 2 | Healing our Violence, Dr. Leah Gunning Francis 6:30 PM | ST PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Leah Gunning Francis - author, Ferguson & Faith: Sparking Leadership & Awakening Community. Dr. Gunning Francis gleaned from these stories seeds of possibilities that, if nurtured, could serve us well into the future. These are the stories that were rarely imaged on television, yet they are integral to the fight for justice in Ferguson and resonate with the struggle for human dignity around the country.

Sunday, March 6 | A Christian Response to Gun Violence 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Crist Room This online course is part of the program offering during Lent at Trinity. Offered through ChurchNext, it is free to Trinity members and is taught by the Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Episcopal Bishop of Maryland and the Rt. Rev Ian Douglas, Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut who are outspoken advocates of deterring gun violence.

Sunday, March 6 | Crossings: a parish conversation 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Fortune Room How do we want our lives to be celebrated at our Funeral or Memorial Service? What do you do with your body once your soul has departed? The church can give you lots of help in answering these questions.

• Wednesday, March 9 | Healing our Violence, healing violence in our neighborhoods 6:30 PM | two locations: ST JOHN’S SPEEDAY & TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Table Talks: Gather for conversation and strategies to help our neighborhoods heal.

Sunday, March 13 | Crossings: a parish conversation 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Fortune Room How do we want to be remembered? What will your legacy be? Legacy is fundamental to what it means to be human. Without a sense of working to create a legacy, adults lose meaning in their lives. The idea of legacy may cause us to think about death and the end of our lives but it is actually about living and dying with purpose. Presenters will provide lots of tools to use for this reflection.

Sunday, April 3 | Crossings: a parish conversation 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Fortune Room Continuation of the March 13 presentation and conversation.

Sunday, April 10 | Crossings: a parish conversation 9:00 AM | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Fortune Room What kinds of legal steps do we need to take now to insure that our death and our affairs will be managed as we wish in the future? As stewards of God’s bounty and caretakers, what we do with these gifts ultimately de- fines our lives and faith. Introduction on what does it mean to be a member of the Trinity Tree of Life Society.

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God’s Response to a Violent Nation: A Quaker Perspective Stories with musical response

Philip Gulley and Carrie Newcomer with Pianist Gary Walters

W e d n e s d a y, F e b r u a r y 2 4 , 7 : 0 0 p m sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church 3243 N. Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Free to the public Donations accepted at the door Questions: 317-926-1346

Part of the Lenten Series: Healing Our Violence. If Not Now, When?

For more info, including links to register: TrinityChurchIndy.org/healing-our-violence accept - nourish - send

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Dr. Leah Gunning Francis is the Associate Dean of Contextual Education at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. In June 2016, Dr. Gunning Francis will begin serving as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dr. Gunning Francis is the author of the newly released book Ferguson and Faith: Sparking Leadership and Awakening Community (Chalice Press, 2015).

She interviewed more than two dozen clergy and young activists who were actively involved in the movement for racial justice in Ferguson and beyond.

Dr. Leah Gunning Francis - author, Ferguson & Faith: Sparking Leadership & Awakening Community

W e d n e s d a y, M a r c h 2 , 6 : 3 0 p m ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 6050 N. Meridian, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Free to the public.

Ferguson and Faith is a collection of stories of courage and hope.

Dr. Gunning Francis gleaned from these stories seeds of possibilities that, if nurtured, could serve us well into the future. These are the stories that were rarely imaged on television, yet they are integral to the fight for justice in Ferguson and resonate with the struggle for human dignity around the country.

Part of the Lenten Series: Healing Our Violence. If Not Now, When?

For more info: TrinityChurchIndy.org/healing-our-violence

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A Christian Response to Gun Violence | ChurchNext offering at Trinity This online course is part of the program offering during Lent at Trinity. Offered through ChurchNext, it is free to Trinity members and is taught by the Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Episcopal Bishop of Maryland and the Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas, Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut who are outspoken advocates of deterring gun violence.

In this class, Episcopal Bishops Eugene Sutton (Maryland) and Ian Douglas (Connecticut) offer insight into the reasons for high rates of gun violence in the U.S. They discuss violence in the context of Christianity, offering guidance on how to interpret violent passages in scripture and discussing violent responses to conflict on a theological level. Finally, they offer concrete suggestions as to what Christians should do and how we should act in response to gun violence in the United States.

The Right Reverend Eugene Taylor Sutton is the Episcopal Bishop of Maryland. The Right Reverend Ian Douglas is the Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. They are conveners of Bishops United Against Gun Violence.

They have written and spoken extensively on the topic of resisting gun violence, as well as organizing and participating in protests and rallies that advocate for stronger gun safety laws.

Participants will meet for group discussion twice during Lent in the Crist Room at 9AM. Sunday, February 14 & Sunday, March 6, 2016 Prior to the first meeting participants should register and take the first class entitled: The Unholy Trinity.

To join the class, send an email to Communications@TrinityChurchIndy.org Subject line: A Christian Response to Gun Violence In reponse: you will receive an invitation via email to register and create your account on ChurchNext.

The Course is free to Trinity Members

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Lenten Series Sundays at 9 am

Crossings: a parish conversation on living and dying well.

February 14, 21, 28 March 6, 13 April 3, 10

Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love’s sake. Amen Book of Common Prayer, Evening Prayer II

Adult Education

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TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

3243 N Meridian Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-4677 T: (317) 926-1346 F: (317) 921-3364 Our Mission As a worshiping community of diverse Christians, we accept, nourish, and send all to do God’s work.

Our Vision To build and enhance connections with God, with one another, and with communities around and beyond us; to be an urban center of Christian ministry sought after by anyone on a quest for a deepened relationship with God.

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ST JOHN’S SPEEDWAY EPISCOPAL, 5625 W. 30th Street TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 3243 N Meridian Street St. John’s Speedway Episcopal Church, 5620 W. 30th Street