The "Church On the Hill" in Solebury

Sunday Worship at  9:30 a.m.
(with full choir, no church school for summer)

Those in Our Prayers

If you would like to place a name on the Trinity Prayer List, please call the office at 215-297-5135 or visit trinitysolebury.org/prayerlist

We offer up for special prayers this week: Kenny and Patty Kerwood, Bonnie Twitchell 

We commend to God’s care and keeping: Delainey Millikan, niece of Terri Reynolds; Anne Schafer

For Those of Our Parish:

Ru, Emory, Phyllis, Jean, Adele, Janet, Emil, Ruth, Laura, Alice, Christine, Rick, Cat, Cathy, Jeanne, Anne, Joe, Bill, Carol

For Friends and Family:

Dennis, Tom, Tom, Nancy,  Sandra, Annie, Joseph, Irene, Corky, Justin and Lee Anne, Joray, Lucille, Jim and Diane, Dee, Vince, Steve

For the complete prayer list including non-parishioners, go to trinitysolebury.org/notices

For church members only - to view last names go to trinitysolebury.org/members

Serving This Week

Coordinators

One of the greatest joys of being a part of Trinity's community is discovering one's own gifts and the gifts of others as we work toward a common purpose. Listed above are ways any member of our congregation can participate in weekly worship. Please let coordinators know of your interest.

Trinity Community Notices

Peacemeal
This Sunday
August 4th, 3 p.m.

Peacemeal is for ALL, but especially for anyone that might be experiencing a sense of isolation and loneliness: the elderly, homeless adults and youths, or anyone who would benefit from sharing a meal with others in a safe space without judgment. And you don't have to be experiencing problems to to join in the festivities. All are welcome!

We are always looking for volunteers to help set up/break down.  Setup begins at 2 p.m.  For August, the entree will be Sicilian pasta. We can use donations of appetizers, bread, any type of cold salads, and desserts.

If you would like to make a donation and support the work of Peacemeal, please include 'peacemeal ‘ in the memo field of your check or donate online at trinitysolebury.org/donate and note 'peacemeal'.

New: If you shop at McCaffrey's, please save your receipts and give them to Kyle Evans or John Dey.  As a non-profit, we can redeem them for 1% of their face value to help fund Peacemeal.

Have questions? please contact Kyle Evans at kyle.evans55@gmail.com

On September 8th, our bishop, The Rt. Reverend Daniel G. P. Gutiérrez, will be present at Trinity. He will welcome new members to the Episcopal Church with confirmation, reception and baptism.

If you are interested in substantiating your relationship with God and the Episcopal Church through confirmation, reception or baptism, please contact Rev. Rob. The bishop's visit is only a month away, so don't delay in letting Rob know of your interest.

July 25
CTNNB1 Awareness Day

CNTTB1 Syndrome is a extremely rare genetic disorder caused by pathogenic mutations of the CTNNB1 gene in the third chromosone. The CTNNB1 gene controls the creation of proteins used in inter-cellular communication, and the disruption to that production causes neurodevelopmental delays in the brain and central nervous systems. Common signs and symptoms include delays in speech, muscle tone, vision impairments, and other developmental milestones.

The hopeful news is that in addition to therapies designed to improve and minimize symptoms, growing awareness of the disorder (often confused for cerebral palsy) has meant that more and more families are participating in the gathering of clinical and genetic data that can be used to better understand how and why this happens. The first in-person conference on CTNNB1 Syndrome occurred in 2023 in Madison, NJ, and a global conference was convened in Spain last year. Researchers have begun working with inducing the syndrome in mice with the goal of using that process to begin to work towards genetic treatments in humans.

Our own Parker Baldwin has CTNNB1 Syndrome, one of only about 430 documented cases at this time, although researchers believe that the real number could be as large as 200,000 worldwide. Within the community of CTNNB1 families our children are called "dragonflies" for their beauty and spirit and are celebrated by the blue and gold dragonfly logo.

If you would like to learn more about CTNNB1 disorder, visit curectnnb1.org

Rev. Rob Baldwin+

Kensington Mission
Change in Plans
July Visit Cancelled
Our next visit will be August 24th
Meal prep on August 23rd

All your support is greatly appreciated and we hope to see you on Friday August 23rd at 3:00 p.m. in the kitchen to make our next batch of lunches.

Financial donations can be made to the church, either by check or online at trinitysolebury.org/donate. Please put Kensington in the memo line.

Questions? contact kim@parkavepastries.com or phone 215-718-3973

Kim Laughlin

Local Community Notices

Celebrating 50 Years of Women Serving as Priests 

July 29 will mark 50 years of women’s ordination to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church, and Episcopalians across the church are preparing this month to celebrate those initial 11 trailblazing women, who are remembered fondly today as the Philadelphia Eleven.

The women were ordained on Monday, July 29, 1974, the Feast of Saints Mary and Martha, at the Church of the Advocate, 18th and Diamond Street in North Philadelphia.

Those 11 women, Meryl Bittner, Alla Bozarth-Campbell, Allison Cheek, Emily Hewitt, Carter Heyward, Suzanne Hiatt, Marie Moorefield, Jeannette Piccard, Betty Bone Schiess, Katrina Welles Swanson, and Nancy Hatch Wittig were ordained by two retired bishops and one resigned bishop - Daniel Corrigan, Robert DeWitt, and Edward Welles - in the presence of one active bishop, Antonio Ramos of Costa Rica, and a congregation of about 2,000, with buckets of water at the end of each pew in case of attack by fire, demonstrating the very commitment to faith, justice, equality, and action to which Christ calls us.

While there was no law explicitly prohibiting the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church, there also was no law allowing it. After the Philadelphia action at the Church of the Advocate, the 11 women were deemed “irregularly” ordained, and Episcopal bishops warned the church not to recognize the women as priests. But two years later, the Episcopal Church’s General Convention affirmed and authorized the ordination of women to the priesthood.   

Midway between The Fourth of July and Labor Day is August 6th, an often overlooked day of remembrance, the date marking the first and only wartime use of nuclear weapons. The establishment of The Manhattan Project in the United States culminated in the successful detonation of two atomic bombs: "Little Boy" over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and "Fat Man" over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. This date of memorial to such an awesome power of destruction reminds us of the necessity for  non-violent conflict resolution and nuclear disarmament. 

Did You Know - the many touchpoints of Fishermans Mark: Fisherman's Mark in Lambertville has been providing help for those in need for over 40 years. They estimate that, over time, they will provide assistance to 20% of the people in our New Hope/Lambertville community. In addition to their well known food bank, they offer the "Lambertville Academy" (providing pre-school and school-age programming), ESL (English as a second language) classes and social services, such as help with transportation issues, filling out paperwork, explaining benefits, reading mail, translation, companionship, housing opportunities, court appearances, and meeting representation.

For more information, and to to view the astounding numbers of people helped last year, please go to fishermansmark.org

Standing Notices