Beginning Sunday, August 19th, we will return to celebrating the Holy Eucharist at
8:00 a.m. in the Chapel of St. Bede and 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
Rite I at 8:00; Rite II at 10:30.
Also Note: Beginning August 17th, the Church Office will be open on Friday mornings as usual during the school year.

The Brown Bag Book discussion group will be reading the following books, which are now or will shortly be available at Follett’s:
•Jesus for the Non-Religious, by John Spong (2007), for September 10
•Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation about Faith, Churches, and Well-Meaning Christians, by Jim Henderson (2007?), for October 8
•The Hauerwas Reader, by Stanley Hauerwas (2001), selections for November 12
We look forward to seeing everyone at 12 noon, in the Undercroft, on Monday, September 10

To Joyce Rouse for the gift of a violist’s chair in memory of
her mother Gertrude Schmidt, who, when visiting and eventually living in Oxford,
enjoyed the music at Holy Trinity.

To the Columbus Equipment Company for a gift of unrestricted money
 in keeping with its fifty-five-year history of sharing its profits with worthy charitable organizations

We will continue to need your generous help to stock the pantry during the summer months. In particular  we need diapers and baby products, trash bags, feminine hygiene supplies, and razors. We always need toilet paper, laundry soap, cleaning supplies such as Lysol or Pinesol, dish detergent, paper towels. We could also use bleach and toilet-bowl cleaner.

As always, thank you so much for your help.

-Geoff and Judith

Do good by listening to steel drum music, eating rum cake, and putting on your most colorful clothes! St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is hosting its 5th annual Caribbean Festival on Saturday, August 25 from 1–5 pm in the church parking lot near the corner of Dana and Montgomery Roads in Cincinnati.

Come enjoy the Firelyte Steel Drum, children’s games, awesome Island cooking, a raffle with great
prizes, and tropical hospitality. Proceeds benefit community outreach.

Questions?  Call Gloria Turnage, Festival Chair, at 829-1904

I am writing this from the Kenyon Conference, intensely aware that August is next week! August is such a mixed month. Some of you are harvesting crops; others are taking summer trips or enjoying the lazy, hazy days of summer from your perch at home. At Holy Trinity still others continue our summer planning for 2007/08 events and experiences, and/or prepare for the new school year with enthusiastic anticipation.

Bob and I will be on vacation, visiting family and friends in New Hampshire and Maine, from the eve of August 2nd to the eve of August 11th.

The next week, Holy Trinity’s student intern, Mallory Holding, and I will be greeting and meeting students. On Sunday afternoon, August 19th, we invite you to be with us in uptown Oxford for the city’s student-welcome celebration. Holy Trinity will have a table where we hope you will join us for any part of the afternoon (more information will be made known as we learn of the details ourselves). That morning, August 19th, our worship schedule returns to the 8:00 and 10:30 Holy Communion times, 8:00 in the Chapel of St. Bede and 10:30 in the nave.

Later, on September 9th, Holy Trinity will host a brunch for Miami students after the 10:30 service. I encourage all of you to come, bringing an offering of food and introducing yourselves to those new in our midst. Please let me know of your interest in helping out with this brunch, too. As you know, many hands make light work!

As a child, the excitement in the air as school was about to begin was palpable. Thankfully, it still is. May our new year “openings” be particularly memorable because we are all here, together, rejoicing in the transition from season to season, giving thanks for the sustenance of our communal life.

Thanks be to God.

Karen +

Tools for Helping Youth Grow Up Healthy and Connected
August 10, 2007. Newport on the Levee, Newport, KY, 9-noon, 1–4 pm

The ASAP Center at Cincinnati's Health Foundation is offering a day of workshops August 10 with leading experts on how congregations can help teens resist addiction. This workshop will be useful to clergy and lay leaders of youth, outreach, and Christian formation, and comes highly recommended by Episcopal substance abuse experts Vicki Culler and Ann Barnum. The morning workshop focuses on Asset-Building as a tool for congregations to keep youth engaged, discover their strengths, and build healthy lives free of substance abuse. The afternoon session discusses how to build in evaluation tools to strengthen the program.

This inservice is VERY affordable: $40 for the whole day, or $25 per session, plus $5 for lunch. Scholarships are available. Social work and counselors can earn CEUs. For more information go to www.asapcenter.org, call the ASAP Center at 513-458-6640 or toll-free 888-310-4904, or email asap-AT-healthfoundation.org.

Holy Trinity Members Share with Others

Have you ever noticed the Sharing Shelf being pushed down the center aisle at the presentation of the offering with three cans of baked beans and one box of dry cereal and wondered: Is this the best Holy T can do?

Or perhaps you have heard a request for contributions to the Holy T Pantry and wondered what the difference is between the shelf and the pantry?

We hope this brief explanation will help:

The Sharing Shelf is a vehicle for our Holy T community to give weekly food items which are needed by other members of the Oxford community. In past years the food has been distributed by the Family Resource Center. Beginning on July 9, Oxford’s two main food assistance missions, the Family Resource Center and St. Mary’s St. Vincent de Paul’s, reorganized as one pantry called the Oxford Community Choice Pantry. It is located in the Knights of Columbus Hall adjacent to Mt. Olivet Cemetery; the entrance is off Locust Street just north of College Corner Pike. Holy T’s Sharing Shelf food is now taken there.

Food is needed all year long. In fact, summer months are especially difficult because less food is donated and school children are not getting a hot meal at school, so Holy Trinity members are asked to increase their regular food contributions.

The Holy Trinity Pantry is not a food pantry. It is located in a deep closet across from the kitchen in the Undercroft, and operates in conjunction with the Community Dinners on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Its purpose is to make available a few non-food items to the Community Dinner guests who need things not available with food stamps, such as paper towels, cleaning products, toilet paper, and personal care and baby items. A more complete list is frequently included in the Bulletin. Holy T members who can’t shop or haven’t the time to make purchases but still want to donate can give Geoff or Judith cash or a check (memo line should read “Holy Trinity pantry”) and they will do the shopping.

Now—to act on our good intentions: let’s each find a pattern which works for us.

-Some Holy T members bring food items every Sunday
-Some bring food once a month;
-Some contribute to the pantry as need arises.

Where to put things you bring if not on a Sunday:

Food: The Sharing shelf is accessible in the Bishop’s foyer during the week.

Non-Food: If the pantry closet is not open, leave the bags clearly marked “Holy T Pantry” in the Bishop’s foyer OR in the ugly brown box marked “pantry” in the narthex

Many thanks to everyone who has been using gift cards for Kroger purchases. Holy Trinity received about $500 from Krogers in the first two months of using the cards. We will continue to earn 4% of purchases as long as we use them. Funds earned are earmarked for outreach. If you do not have a card and want to participate, please contact Judy Shaw (523-3493) or Linda Church (523-4356). This is an easy way to increase our ability to help people in need, locally, nationally and internationally.

Geoff and I will be joining our family in Columbus for the American Heart Association Heart Walk and we are looking for sponsors. The Heart Walk raises money for research and education on heart health and stroke. This year the walk takes place on August 18. You can learn more about heart health and stroke prevention or sponsor us online by going to http://centralohheartwalk.kintera.org. To sponsor us click “donate here” and enter Geoff Blackwell as the participant name. We can also accept donations from you in person. Checks should be made out to the American Heart Association. All donations are tax deductible.

Thank you,
Stephanie Nowak and Geoff Blackwell

All members of Holy T who love tidied and trimmed gardens are invited Saturday, August 11, 9 am – noon, to bring tools for pruning, weeding, clipping—tools for other jobs you believe need to be done. Call Jackie at the office with any suggestions you have of work that needs doing—or call Sally at 523-5511 after August 1.

The Community Adult Day Service is pleased to announce that Stephanie Lineback will assume the position of Coordinator of the service. Ms. Lineback holds a Certificate of Completion for a 90-hour basic education course for activity professionals in long-term care and has been employed with the day service since 2004.

Mary Lou Plank will continue in the position of Activitiy Director. She holds a Master of Education degree and has been with the day service since 2000.

Kay Manka, Activity Assistant Aide, will also continue in her position. Manka has extensive work experience as an educational assistant and has been with the day service for over a year.

Jan Jewell will remain the Registered Nurse. She visits the day service at least eight hours a month and performs the intake assessments and monitors the participants’ blood pressures, weight, and overall health.

Joan Potter-Sommer is joining the Oxford Senior Citizens at the Senior Center as the Executive Director. She will be replacing Sharon Peterson in this position. Potter-Sommer has been with the day service since 1998 and is a licensed social worker and licensed nursing home administrator.

All members of the staff will continue to work together to provide the utmost care for the day service participants.

--from Carty Ellis

Holy Trinity Homeowners over the age of 65 can now apply for a tax reduction and must do so by October 1, 2007. The form is available on the Internet at

http://www.butlercountyauditor.org/pdf/DTE105a_Homes.pdf

for residents of Butler County. Perhaps when you file for and receive this tax exemption, you might reflect on this gift “from Caesar” as you might add ten percent of the savings to your pledge for next year to Holy Trinity.

From the Butler County Auditor’s web page:

Senior Resident Homeowners Should Apply NOW for Property Tax Relief

The Ohio General Assembly has enacted a new, expanded Homestead Exemption that will provide additional property tax relief to qualified senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled Ohioans. Previously, most senior citizens and disabled Ohioans were excluded from the Homestead Exemption because of income tests.

The new exemption offers eligible homeowners, regardless of income, the opportunity to shield $25,000 of the market value of their home from property taxation.

However, seniors and disabled Ohioans who were previously ineligible must apply with their local county auditor by Oct. 1, 2007 in order to take advantage of the Homestead Exemption, which will save the typical homeowner about $400 per year.

New Homestead Exemption forms for Butler County residents are available at this location as well as the Butler County Auditor’s Office, 130 High Street in downtown Hamilton, or Online at www.butlercountyauditor.org.

A photo copy of a picture ID for proof of age such as a drivers license, State of Ohio ID card or current or expired passport must be provided. For more information, call 887-3154.

--Kay Rogers

Grantwriting Workshop Aug. 6

On August 6 the Episcopal Community Services Foundation is offering a basic grantwriting workshop at Procter Conference Center.  This is designed to help those requesting money for from ECSF as well as other funders, To accommodate the varied schedules of clergy, church staff, or volunteers, the workshop will be offered twice: 2:00 – 4:30 pm, and 6:00 – 8:30.

ECSF grants are for ministry in response to human need in Southern Ohio. Only Episcopal congregations or entities are eligible to apply, but we encourage applicants to collaborate with other churches or non-profits.  Applications for grants must be received by Sept. 15 to be considered for funding in 2008.

The hands-on workshop will take you through the steps of planning a project and making the case for it. We’ll give a quick tour of new tools on the ECSF website which can help you with needs assessment and program design. The workshop will also offer tips on identifying other potential funders.

Participants in both sessions are invited to a networking supper from 4:30- 6:00.  The only charge is $9 for those attending the supper.  Reservations are required by Thursday, August 2 to enable us to plan topics and order meals. Feel free to contact ECSF’s staffperson Ariel Miller at 513-221-0547 or ecsf@eos.net with any questions.

ECSF August 6 Grantwriting Workshop Registration Form available in the printed Triad for August

7 Victoria Dobson
8 Peter Williams
9 Dave Evans, Margaret Barrier
10 Bill Hutchinson
14 Mila Ganeva
18 Sam McVey
20 Martin Ganev
21 Michael Stahr (’06)
26 Venelin Ganev
28 Heidi McKee, Bob Burnard
30 Harriet Schmitt, James Coyle
31 Annette Tomarken

13 John & Susan Fortney Harlan
19 Cynthia & William Hanscomb
23 Barbara & John Pontius, Drew & Mary Cayton
25 Anne & Dick Lodge, Bill & Joyce Rouse, Karen & Karl Schilling

The Triad is published monthly by

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
25 E. Walnut Street
Oxford, OH 45056
(513)523-7559; fax (513) 523-8086
e-mail: htoffice-at-nuvox.net (email address altered to foil spammers)
website: http://members.nuvox.net/~on.holyt/

The Rev. Karen Burnard, Rector
Susan Kay, Senior Warden
Karl Schilling, Junior Warden
Frank Jordan, Organist
Wiliam Bausano, Choir Director
Steve Elliott, Treasurer
Ruth Lindsey, Clerk of the Vestry

Jackie Engelhard, Parish Secretary (htoffice-AT-woh.rr.com)

Vestry:

Al Lindsey
Gary Martin
Lila Mason
Mike McVey
Neil Poppendeck
Judy Shaw
Rob Thomas
Diana Uhlman
Eleanore Vail

Newly elected: Barbara Hamilton, Glenn Julian, and Oliver Mogga

Robert Benson, Acolyte Coordinator
Frank Jordan, Organist
William Bausano, Choir Director
Steven Elliott, Treasurer
Jackie Engelhard, Parish Secretary

--, Christian Education Director

Pre-school (ages 3-6) Church School:
Barbara Hamilton, Anita Atkinson

Elementary (age 7-8th Grade):
Susan Fortney Harlan, Parker Moore, Kathy McCabe, Mila Ganeva

High School Youth Group:
tba

Panama Experience:
Anita Atkinson

Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, editor
(comments and corrections welcome at 513-523-6235, at the Church office and thomasrj-at-muohio.edu [address altered to foil spammers)

Deadline for September: August 20