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Readings for Fourth Sunday after Epiphany - February 1, 2026 Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12, Psalm 15 For the text of Sunday's readings, visit lectionarypage.net |
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: The people of Minnesota, all who feel helpless and angry and are struggling to forgive, Judy, Joshua, the McQuillan family, Steve and Kathy Benner, Sue, the Rev. Mark Clevenger, the Rt. Rev. Craig Loya, Lynn, Rachel, Bonnie Twitchell, Ellen, Edward Webster, Janet Gill, Susan Johnson, Aiden Drakeley, and Howard Fradkin.
We offer prayers of thansgiving: for Mary Falzone, who is recovering smoothly from hip surgery.
We commend to God’s care and keeping: Alex Pretti, Tom Wall, and Roger Petri. Please keep your family and friends in your prayers
For Those of Our Parish:
Ru, Earlene, Emory, Phyllis, Eric, Jean, Janet, Emil, Ruth, Christine, Rick, Barbara, Jeanne, Anne, Emily, and Bill.
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
The Rev. Rob Baldwin, Rector Tim Harrell, Organist and Choirmaster Trinity Senior Choir Acolyte: Lindsay Christie Lectors: Walter Dixon Lay Eucharistic Minister: James Wells Chalice Bearers: Walter Dixon and Susan Wells Healing Prayers: Ann Koberna and Jeff Harrison | Greeters: Ann and Henri Marguet Ushers: Carol Church and Gary Wilmore Altar Guild: Susan Wells Flower Guild: Betty Stagg Flower Distribution: Lyn Fox Annual Meeting Luncheon: Trinity Vestry Laundry Angels: Marty Wheelwright and Walter Dixon
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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.
Annual Meeting - Sunday, February 1st 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting & Brunch
This Sunday February 1st after 9:30 service
Brunch provided by the Vestry!
The Annual Parish Meeting will follow a fantastic brunch provided by our Vestry and Wardens, an important occasion for our congregational life. The state of the parish will be reported, and our mission articulated. We will review the parish finances, highlights of our ministries, and discuss those matters that are most important to us. It is also when leadership for the next year is selected and commitments made to the mission and ministry for the upcoming year... and THERE WILL BE COFFEE! The meeting will be livestreamed on trinitysolebury.org starting around 11:30 a.m.
And whether you are a member of trinity or not, everyone is welcome to attend.
Click here to view the annual report, along with vestry and warden nominations.
"Trinity 150"
1876 - 2026
Honor the Past Brunch - Sunday March 1st
immediately following the 9:30 service
In 1860, women of Solebury came together to create a Sunday school in the small school-house that is now the Solebury Historical Society. Sixteen years later, in 1876, their efforts brought to fruition the Trinity Chapel, marking the beginning of what is now our beloved Trinity home.
150 years later, we have a wonderful community to celebrate, rooted in those dreams and desires that started so long ago.
To properly acknowledge our heritage, and to properly thank all those that came before us, Nancy Ruddle, Terri Reynolds, Kevin Clark and Cinda Ball are organizing a year of celebratory and engaging events.
They have organized our celebration around the following principles: "Honor the Past", "Celebrate the Present" and "Envision the Future"
On March 1st, we commence with an “Honor the Past” brunch - a parish-wide gathering to honor and celebrate our history. Roger Stikeleather will be our presenter, including a video by Michael Loftus.
Three more events are planned as we move through the year: A special Lobserfest, "150 Acts of Kindness", and "Envision the Future". More details about each will be announced as we get closer.
Questions about anything? Contact the 150 team at trinity150@trinitysolebury.org or speak with Nancy Ruddle, Terri Reynolds, Kevin Clark or Cinda Ball
A message from
Daniel Gutierrez
Bishop, Diocese of Pennsylvania
Sunday, January 25th
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave. (Rev 1:17-18)
My Siblings in Christ,
Over the last few weeks, we have been left heartbroken by what is occurring in Minneapolis, our country, and the continued pain suffered by God’s children. I plan to write, expand, and call us to act further in my Lenten message.
Prior to yesterday's news, I scheduled a time to meet with our Deacons to prepare for continuing to live into our calling to be the Church of the Poor. I am also scheduling a time with the Deans and the clergy in the next few days.
If we are called the Body of Christ, called the Church, then we must reawaken in heart, lives, and spirit what it means to become human. We must be the Church of the Poor. A Church of the poor, compassionate, merciful, and loving.
We must now, more than ever, live into a theology of Proximity and Presence. A church willing to go to the foot of the cross. Being the church of the poor means being present and close to those who are hurt, suffering, and marginalized. A church whose hearts break at whatever breaks the heart of God. Death, division, and despair are not the tenets of our faith. Only new and abundant life is found in the transformative power of Jesus Christ. Dean Crozier Nestlehutt and I are working on a vigil later this week, and that will be followed by concrete, prayerful, spiritual, and active ways we can stand at the foot of the cross with the suffering and poor of the world.
We are not of the political realm, the intellectual, social, or philosophical realm. We are the church, and our lives must bring to fullness the salvation of a sinful and broken world through realizing the fullness of the Gospel. When Jesus stepped into the synagogue, his words cannot be ignored: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free.” (Luke 4:17-18)
There is historical power in the Gospel, and we will attempt to live into Christ's call for a new earth where the values are known as justice, love, community, freedom, and life. We are a transcendent people who will transcend hate and violence. This diocese, the Bishop, and God’s people will stand at the foot of the cross where God’s love radiates out into the world. When we do so, we will find salvation in the one we follow and proclaim: “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? (Matt 16:24-26)
We will pick up the cross not of our choosing, but the cross with our names on it. “All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. ‘The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!’" (Luke 4:21)
Yours in Christ,
Bishop Daniel Gutierrez
Trinity‘s Pancake Supper Returns!
"A FEAST BEFORE A FAST"
Tuesday, February 17th
Join in anytime between 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
(tyg members please arrive by 4:30)
TYG is hosting a Pancake Supper Tuesday, February 17th, for "Fat" Tuesday. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and did we say BACON... yes we did. The usual beverages.
The northern European custom of making sugar cakes (pancakes in current North American settings) was a medieval practice of Christian families wanting to rid the house of fat (hence "Fat Tuesday" or Mardi Gras) and other excess food stuffs before the forty-day fast of Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday.
The planning team is looking for cooks and youth servers. They are also asking for two or three people to bring bowls of cut fruit to the event. Questions? Please contact Steve Wilson at Mr.Stephen.Wilson@gmail.com, or Olivia Bowman at oliviab1025@gmail.com
Bury the Alleluia
We will bury the Alleluia at 6:40 p.m., around the end of our dinner.
Next in a series on new Trinity members
Welcome Armin Bondoc
Armin Bondoc was born and grew up in the Philippines with his identical twin brother, Ariel. In Manila, the twins formed a small group and sang at mass in their local parish church.
Armin earned a degree in architecture from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. Before moving to Dublin, Bucks County to be closer to his niece in Doylestown, Armin and his partner, Bennett, resided in Arlington, VA. Armin worked as an architect in D.C. and the surrounding area for years. Ariel, the twin brother, now makes his home in Albuquerque, NM with his wife and directs a church choir there.
After relocating to Bucks County in 2022, Armin began singing in the choir of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. He also successfully auditioned for the Bucks County Choral Society (BCCS) as a tenor where he met a number of our Trinity choir members and BCCS accompanist, Tim Harrell. On a Sunday when the Mt. Carmel choir wasn't singing, he attended Trinity and liked what he saw and heard. Learning that Mt. Carmel was transitioning to paid cantors, Armin chose to return to Trinity, joined the choir over a year ago and officially joined the church this fall.
Armin enjoys reading, movies and playing New York Times and Washington Post games. He self-describes as an easy-going guy but admits his current pet peeve is the current Administration in Washington, D.C.
Any member of our church choir will readily tell you how we enjoy having Armin in our midst.
Christopher Whitney
Newcomer's Committee
Healing Prayers This Sunday
On the first Sunday of each month, healing prayers are available at both of Trinity's services during Communion. Prayer requests can be for oneself, a friend or family member, or a local, regional, national or international issue. Individuals of all ages are welcome and encouraged to come to the healing stations.
A Trinity "Friends of Music" Production
Pine Forge Academy
Sunday, February 1st, 4 p.m.
Tim Harrell: "This is the first time they are visiting us, and this concert is not to be missed"
Pine Forge Academy is a historically African American co-educational Seventh-day Adventist boarding academy serving grades nine through twelve in Pine Forge, Pennsylvania. Under the direction of Jarrett Roseborough, the Pine Forge Academy Choir is a group of vocally diverse, talented, and dedicated youth. The choir is noted for its full, rich, and powerful harmonious quality as heard through its spirituals, gospels, anthems and classical repertoire.
Admission: Adults $20, 18 and under $10. For more information, please call 215-297-5135
Special Outreach Effort
A Woman's Place Valentine Gift Boxes
Sunday, February 8th
Valentine's Day is coming and for most, it's a joyous time to celebrate the love we have for those closest to us. But for those living under a threat of domestic violence, Valentine's Day can be a difficult time.
Fortunately, in Doylestown we have "A Woman's Place," an organization that provides the many potential needs of domestic violence victims.
And on February 8th, we will be assembling Valentine gift boxes that wil be delivered to "A Woman's Place".
But prior to that we need your help: please purchase and donate small items of love and care, like specialty soaps, perfume and Valentine items of cheer, that we can assemble into the gift poxes. Each box will also contain a hand made flower by New Hope Artist Michael Johnson and a cookbook along with the items of love and care that you donate. Then our Church School classes will assemble the boxes on February 8th.
Note: Shannon Ross from "A Woman's Place" will speak at the Adult Forum on Sunday February 15.
Questions? Please contact Christine Angulo
Mindfulness Meditation at Trinity Solebury 2026
Offered by Dr. Jeffrey Harrison
You may not realize what a generous gift it is to have Jeffrey Harrison offer this series of classes. Similar classes would cost between $300 and $650. Many thanks for the continued dedication of Jeffrey to offer this important resource to us at no cost.
Nine Sessions Starting Monday, February 2nd
from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
As has been our tradition since 2004, we will be offering Mindfulness Meditation training at Trinity. The sessions take place in our chapel, and are for ALL who are interested in developing a contemplative practice, whether you are Trinity member or not.
The program will run for 9 sessions, every Monday from February 2nd - March 23rd, plus Saturday March 21st. Missing any session is highly discouraged since new material will be presented sequentially each week. However, on Saturday March 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., there will be a silent retreat session that will be imperative to attend.
If you have an interest in Mindfulness Meditation or questions about the practice, please contact Jeffrey Harrison at 908-303-7265 (text preferred) or by email at drjeffreyharrison@comcast.net. Jeffrey has many years of his own personal meditation practice and many years of training individuals in his practice as a psychologist and within church communities.
Books for the program:
Workbook, edited by Jeffrey Harrison, Ph.D. (provided by Jeffrey)
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
Practice the Pause: Jesus's Contemplative Practice, New Brain Science, and What It Means to Be Human, by Caroline Oakes
I’m pleased that there has been continued interest in the Mindfulness Meditation program at Trinity since we first began teaching Mindfulness at Trinity in 2004. This program is modeled on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (UMMC) because this is an excellent model for teaching meditation. However, this series of groups is designed to be used as a spiritual practice, not a psychological or medical treatment.
Jeffery Harrison
Dr. Counseling Psychology
Trinity Youth Group
Next Meeting on February 3rd at 6:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, TYG met at the historic Phillips’ Mill. This gallery and community association has been in existence for over 90 years and features works by New Hope Impressionist Daniel Garber whose wife was a Trinity member.
We viewed the youth exhibit showcasing artwork from local high school students across several mediums, including photography, painting, drawing, and sculpture. The quality and creativity of the work were truly impressive. As a group, we each chose a personal favorite piece and shared why it resonated with us.
A good time was had by all, and we ended the evening with conversation and, as always, prayer.
Looking ahead, next Tuesday, February 3rd, from 6:30–8:00 PM, we will meet at Trinity for our individual pizza cook-off. We’ll provide the dough and some basic toppings—please bring anything special you’d like to add to your pizza.
And the week after that it's time for the most excellent Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper hosted by TYG.
TYG welcomes everyone -- Please feel free to bring friends! Questions? please contact Steve Wilson at Mr.Stephen.Wilson@gmail.com or Bill Yandle at william.yandle@yahoo.com
Church School 2025-2026
Trinity Church School meets every Sunday morning during the 9:30 a.m. service.
Parents are invited to register children and youth by filling out a Registration form available online below, and in McArthur Hall and the Narthex. Please speak with a Church School teacher or reach out to Ashley Christie, Jenn Summers or Nancy Harrison with any questions.
Remember that children begin the worship service in the sanctuary with their families and leave with their teachers after Rob's children's homily.
Childcare will be provided in the Nursery following the Children's Sermon and until the children re-enter the sanctuary at The Peace.
Trinity's team of teachers is led by Vestry Liaison Jenn Summers, assisted by Ashley Christie and Nancy Harrison. Christine Angulo cares for infants and toddlers in the nursery. Ann Koberna leads the PreK-5th grade, assisted on a rotating basis by Fred Koberna, Melodee Fox, Dotti Brown, Carol Church, Ashley Christie, and Jenn Summers. 6th-12th grade teachers are Nancy Harrison, Bill Jaglowski, and Walter Dixon.
We look forward to welcoming your children.
Ashley Christie, Jenn Summers and Nancy Harrison
The Church School Coordinating Team
Church School registration formClick Here
Kensington Mission
Meal Prep Friday February 13th at 1 p.m.
Come join us Friday February 13th as we make 400 PB&J sandwiches to pack into 200 lunches for the homeless in Kensington.
Financial donations can be made to the church, either by check or online at trinitysolebury.org/donate Please put Kensington in the memo line. And now that the weather is starting to cool a bit, we could really use donations of white socks. One way to find them is by going to Amazon and searching for "white socks bulk men"
Questions? contact kim@parkavepastries.com or phone 215-718-3973
Kim Laughlin
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Vigil for Peace
Saturday January 31, 2026 10:00am - 5:00pm
The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
In prayerful support of the people of Minnesota and all our immigrant siblings, we invite you to keep vigil with us starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 31 at The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral. Public prayers offered at intervals throughout the day. At 4 p.m., Bishop Gutiérrez will lead a service for peace, justice, humanity, and courage. All are welcome. Always.This service will be streamed by the Cathedral as well, https://bit.ly/PECVigilForPeace
Location: The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 23 S 38th St Philadelphia, PA 19104
You're Invited
Understanding Immigration Advocacy: National and Local Perspectives
February 12th
Episcopal Community Services (ECS) is very excited to invite you to an upcoming webinar on Thursday, February 12th from 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. via zoom.
We are excited to partner with Episcopal Migration Ministries, Episcopal Public Policy Network and local advocates to discuss immigration advocacy at the national and local level.
Topics will include the work of the Episcopal Church Public Witness Team, the new Episcopal Migration Ministries mission/vision, and an overview of current federal immigration policies. Panelists will also touch on more localized engagement and advocacy regarding refugees.
February 2026
African American History is American History
Black History Month
February is designated at Black History Month, and that was very intentional – and formulated by the father of Black history, Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
Pioneering Black historian, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, is credited for establishing the first “Negro History Week” in 1926, which eventually blossomed into the Black History Month we celebrate today. Born in Virginia in 1875 to formerly enslaved people, Dr. Woodson studied at Berea College in Kentucky and went on to become the second African American in American history (behind Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois) to earn a doctorate from Harvard University. Dr. Woodson, a historian, educator, and journalist, was alarmed by the racism that plagued the writing of American and African American history and sought to do something to change the landscape. He regularly criticized the American Historical Society for its segregated policies and its depiction of African American contributions and figures throughout the nation’s history. In response, he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915. Through his work with the ASNLH, Woodson sought to bring Black history outside the ivory tower and engaged Black leaders across disciplines to increase interest and understanding of Black history. In 1916, Woodson published the Journal of Negro History, which continues today as The Journal of African American History.
Woodson’s efforts spread across the country as he established chapters of the ASNLH in various cities and communities. Dr. Woodson continued to chronicle Black history until his death in 1950. He served as a dean and professor of history at Howard University and was influential to generations of Black historians and historians studying African American history. Woodson was also a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and a member of the first Black Greek letter fraternity, Sigma Pi Phi, often referred to as “the Boulé.”
Now – back to the question of why we celebrate Black History Month in February. Dr. Woodson chose the second week of February to celebrate Black history as it coincided with the birthdays of abolitionist and civil rights icon Frederick Douglass (who celebrated his birthday on February 14) and President Abraham Lincoln (February 12). In the 1920s, those two figures’ birthdays were celebrated widely by the Black community because of their actions in the fight against slavery.
Since that first Negro History Week, the celebration of the African American past and current contributions has continued and expanded. In 1970, following the height of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, students and faculty at Kent State University in Ohio advocated for an entire month to celebrate Black history and culture. Throughout the 1970s, the celebration spread, prompting national recognition by President Gerald Ford in 1976. Every year since, the president has designated the month of February as Black History Month.
To learn more about Woodson’s life and past celebrations of Black History Month please click here
Article provided by Kyle Evans and ECS
6 Special Black History Month Events Where You Can Participate
The Bucks Deanery
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he African American Museum of Bucks County https://aamuseumbucks.org
The African American Museum of Bucks County honors the rich legacy of the African American experience, inspiring pride in our heritage, and sharing untold stories about the diverse journey of our people and our shared ancestry. Our programs and exhibits explore the history and heritage of the diverse cultures of Bucks County and beyond
Diocese of Pennsylvania
St Thomas African Episopal Church
St. Andrews, Yardley
Fisherman's Mark Cold Weather Needs
Cold weather items are needed at the Free MARKet. With bitter cold temperatures this week, we're in need of new socks, hats, and gloves to help keep our neighbors warm.
You can help in two easy ways:
Shop our Amazon Wish List: https:// www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/Is/MGQI80934WMP?ref_=wl_share
Please drop off donations at 262 N. Main Street, Lambertville
Thank you for helping our community stay safe and warm
That could be:
Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org for yourself or if you are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. 988 serves as a universal entry point so that no matter where you live in the United States, you can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help. |
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. For more information, contact Victoria 267-337-2729 victorias36@hotmail.com |
If you would like to have the names added to the long-term prayer list, please visit trinitysolebury.org/prayerlist or contact the church office. |
Centering Prayer has been an active ministry at Trinity since the late 1990's. We practice Centering Prayer in the Chapel weekly on Tuesday mornings from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and all are welcome. Come whenever you can. Centering Prayer is a type of Christian contemplation that provides an opportunity to sit quietly in God’s presence, in stillness for greater awareness of God in our busy daily lives. We intentionally put aside all thoughts of the past and of the future, being aware only of "now". When we meet we remember those in need. We practice 20 minutes of silent meditation. We send cards to those in our prayers. One technique of Centering Prayer employs a sacred word that we each choose on our own. Then we silently recall it to return to God’s presence when we are distracted by thoughts, feelings, and images. In Centering Prayer we believe that the beginning and the end of prayer is learning how to be still before God. Thoughts are the inevitable and normal part of Centering Prayer and by returning to our sacred word we are expressing our "intention to consent to God's presence and action within" (Thomas Keating) Consider coming to Centering Prayer on Tuesdays. It is a gentle retreat, if only for 20 minutes, from our busy daily lives. The Trinity Spiritual Life Ministry |
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Each Sunday there is a sheet on the entryway table in the narthex where parishioners, visitors, and other church attendees can write their prayer requests for that Sunday. The page will include options for those requiring healing, special intentions, or the deceased. Those names will be included for that Sunday and the Sunday following, unless requested otherwise. 