PARISHLIFE - Trinity Episcopal Church in Moorestown, New Jersey

CHORAL EVENSONG
with the Trinity Choir
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B-flat ~ Charles Villiers Stanford
My Eyes for Beauty Pine ~ Herbert Howells
Fear Not, O Land ~ William H. Harris
Reception following ~ food and fellowship

The 20s & 30s

POTLUCK DINNER

Wednesday, November 11

7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall

The 20s/30s will be having a potluck Thanksgiving dinner in the Parish Hall Wednesday, November 11th from 7 to 9 pm. Bring your favorite dish from Thanksgiving. As always, everyone in their twenties and thirties is invited. Watch the Sunday Bulletin for more details, and make sure you sign up to receive the evite invitation through email.

Calling All Red Hatters!

We are going to take a trip to Winterthur, a stunning house museum with a majestic garden and fascinating exhibitions. Admissions: Adults $18. Seniors (62+) $16. We will stop along the way for lunch. We will meet in the church parking lot at 10:30 a.m. Please RSVP to Queen Deaconess of the Grande if you will be joining us.

~Deacon Leslie Mazzacano

The Kirkin' O' the Tartans

Sunday, November 22
9:00 a.m. service

On November 22nd, we at Trinity Church will continue a noble Scottish tradition which celebrates national pride, liberty, and the belief in prayer. Our annual Kirkin’ O’ the Tartans service will be held on a Sunday close to St. Andrew’s Day because St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. Join us at the 9:00 a.m. service along with the Valley Forge Highland Band.

The Kirkin’ O’ the Tartans is an old Highland custom meaning, literally, “The Churching of the Tartans.” Most of us know that the Tartan is a fabric woven according to a certain thread-count design which results in a clear and distinctive cross-line pattern representing a specific clan or family. More than 100 authentic tartans exist today.

After the defeat of the Scots by the English at Culleoden in 1745, the wearing of the Tartan and the keeping of any other Highland customs was banned. The English knew of the Scot’s convenantal relationship between God and the families of believers, and they tried to break the Scottish spirit by banning the Tartans with their powerful symbolism. The wearing of the Tartans went underground. On one Sunday each year, the people went to church [Kirk] wearing a concealed bit of the forbidden Tartans; at a certain point in the service, the Tartans were touched while the minister pronounced a blessing upon all Scots who wore them. It finally became apparent to the English that this law only sparked greater interest in the Tartans and in national feelings and it was consequently repealed in 1782. With the repeal of the hated law, the Presbyterian Church of Scotland celebrated a service of Family Covenant at which the Tartans of all the families were offered as a covenant expression to the Lord.

ADVENT WREATH WORKSHOP

AND POTLUCK DINNER

Sunday, November 22

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The annual Advent Wreath Workshop and covered dish dinner will be held in the Parish Hall at 5 p.m. Wreath forms and candles will be provided. Please bring greens (evergreen and holly) and any other decoration that you would like to use to create your wreath. A sign-up sheet will be available in the Parish Hall for wreath making materials and the dinner. This event is open to everyone - bring a friend along too - but don’t forget to let us know how many people to plan for.