July 5th

Brunch Gathering

(no Zoom today)

WELCOME AND LITURGY OF GATHERING

Leader: Hear these words as we Gather into the hands of God - John 10.27-30. This is the word of the Lord.

ALL: Thanks be to God.

COMMUNAL SINGING

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above;
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.

Here I’ll raise my Ebenezer;
Hither by Thy help I come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wand’ring from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.

Oh, to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wand’ring heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,

Prone to leave the God I love.

Here’s my heart, Lord,
Take and seal it

Seal it for Thy courts above.

God Our Mother
God our Father
Giver of daily bread
Blessing our hands and covering our heads

God our Mother
Leading us into peace
Drawing and comforting all those in need

Hallowed, hallowed be thy name
Hallowed, hallowed be thy name
Hallowed, hallowed be thy name in all the earth

Jesus, brother, guiding our every step

Deliver us and grant places of rest

Jesus, savior, grabbing us from the grave

Cheating the fall and bringing the light of day

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Elder Process. The eldership process is open with the aim to bring on new elders in November. Please refer to https://www.indytrinity.org/eldership for all pertinent information, including qualifications and the process timeline (or here it is visually). Most importantly, take some time to consider who you might nominate for eldership and also familiarize yourself with the new Apprentice Elder role provision added to Trinity bylaws. With the anticipation of one Administrative Elder and one Parish Elder rotating off the Leadership Team at the end of the year, the following would help round out the current team: One Administrative Elder (who may be ready to fill an officer role as needed into the future), up to two Parish Elders (preferably from the currently underrepresented parishes of Broad Ripple and North/Carmel), and Apprentice Elders (new position). Nominations will open on June 28th and be collected through August 9th. You may utilize the paper form at Gatherings or submit nominations with the google form. Questions may be directed to contact@indytrinity.org or any current Leadership Team members. 

IYG Food Pantry. IYG keeps a food pantry stocked and available to the folks they serve. As an organization that serves tweens, teens, and young adults you can imagine that the food goes pretty quickly. Over this summer we would like to do an ongoing food drive for the pantry. You can participate in the drive by purchasing through IYG's Amazon wish list here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/34OGLCDWU3BLT/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex

 (please note in your purchase that you are with Trinity for their tracking purposes) or you can use that as a guide to purchase items on your regular grocery run and bring them to a gathering and we will get them to IYG. Any questions: ask Britney!

Mark your calendars for off-site Gatherings this summer. 

• Special Off-site Irvington Counseling Collective (ICC) on Sunday, July 12th. More details to follow. 

• Special Off-site Gathering at Octavia’s Visionary Campus (OVC) with Kheprw on SATURDAY, July 25th. (No Sunday Gathering on the 26th.)

• Special Off-site IYG on Sunday, August 16th. More details to follow. 

• Retreat weekend starting Friday, August 28th - Sunday Gathering, August 30th. Watch your emails for more information, sign ups for camping and activities, etc. Please email contact@indytrinity.org if you’re interested in lending a hand in the planning/preparations. Additionally, we plan to hold baptisms at the retreat Gathering on August 30th. Family Covenants may be offered in the near future. Please contact Britney Foster at britney@indytrinity.org regarding interest or questions for either.

Sermon Series. Check out the sermon series page to see where we’re headed. Reflection and discussion prompts as well as resources have been included.

Gathering Hosting Schedule. As an act of service and care, please join staff, leaders, and others from your parish in hosting Sunday Gatherings. These are great times to converse while serving, connect, and welcome folks to the Gathering. Arrival at 9:45am is great, particularly for last minute needs and welcoming people. Arrival by 9:30am is extra helpful for assisting with audio equipment and general set up. Cleaning up on the back end is appreciated and should only take 10-15 minutes. The hosting checklist is on the Gathering cart. Thank you!

July

5/Holiday Weekend Brunch: North/Carmel

*12/Irvington Counseling Collective: Midtown/Downtown

19: Fishers

*SATURDAY the 26/Octavia’s Visionary Campus: Broad Ripple

August

2/Brunch: North/Carmel

9: Midtown/Downtown

*16 (tbd/IYG): Fishers

23: Broad Ripple

*30/Retreat: North/Carmel

Church Center App. We’re excited to announce the launch of Church Center for Trinity! Church Center is our new “all-in-one” app that makes it ridiculously easy to stay connected—right from your phone. No more hunting through emails, scrolling old posts, or wondering “wait… when was that again?” With Church Center you can:

• See upcoming events in one clean, simple place

• Find and join groups (and get updates without the chaos)

• Stay in the loop on what’s happening at Trinity—fast

Think of it like having Trinity in your pocket: events, groups, and key info….organized, easy, and always up to date.

Download Church Center from the App Store or Google Play, open it, search for Trinity Church (Indianapolis), log in, and you’re all set! Want a little help to get started? Check out our Church Center Guide, or chat with Joel.

LITURGY OF FEASTING

Leader: On this Independence Day Weekend, we give thanks for the freedoms we have, but know they have come through great sacrifice, loss, and much harm. We also know that not everyone in our nation is extended the same liberties and rights.

ALL: Gracious God, grant that we, and all the people of this land, may have courage to speak truth about our history, grace to serve our neighbor, and courage to pursue equity.

Leader: The ground upon which we have stood and Gathered as Trinity Church is sacred ground. Long before it was known as 6151 Central Ave, it was home to Indigenous Americans - the Myaamiaki, Kaskaskia, and Kickapoo peoples. Together, we lament,

ALL: the harm done to native people who drew near to the Holy One, deeply connected to this land, while our white ancestors dehumanized, killed, and eventually stole this land for colonizing purposes. 

Leader: The land continues to whisper the names of those who have come before us, as the soil holds history of those who were birthed here. Trees remember sunrises and sunsets unhindered by buildings. Birds remind us that at one time, unpolluted air gave way to unfettered flight, in grand witness to the freedom that God desires for all Creation. Together, we recognize,

ALL: the beauty that has been, and how capitalism continues to deprave our souls from the magnificence of the Lord, disconnecting us from Christ and one another.

Leader: For those who have joined in community here through worship, raising of children, baptism of saints, commissioning to service, and deep relationships that live on in our shared story, woven into the fabric of our existence,

ALL: we continue to entrust the community of faith - who we have been, who we are, and who we are becoming - to your faithful purposes, Jesus, our constant companion, friend, and guide.

Leader: We, the Church, shall never be defined by brick and mortar, but by who we are as the body of Christ, gathered together in varied forms, sizes, and locations. We, Trinity Church, continue 

ALL: fostering a haven of belonging where wanderers and wonderers gather to discover and embody the love of Jesus in the world. 

Leader: Today, and everyday to come, we claim that to gather joyfully is indeed a serious affair, for feasting and all enjoyments gratefully taken are, at their heart, acts that confront evil and breathe life into our community. And so today, we feast together!

ALL: In celebrating this feast we declare that evil and death, suffering and loss, sorrow and tears, will not have the final word.

Leader: But the joy of fellowship, and the welcome and comfort of friends new and old, and the celebration of the blessings of food and drink and conversation and laughter are the true evidences of things eternal, and are the first fruits of that great glad joy that is to come and that will be unending. 

ALL: So let our feast this day be joined to those sure victories secured by Christ,

Leader: Let it be to us now a delight, and a glad foretaste of God’s eternal kindom.

ALL: Bless us, O Lord, in this feast.

Leader: Bless us, O Lord, as we linger over our cups and over this table laden with good things, as we relish the delights of varied texture and flavor, of aromas and savory spices, of dishes prepared as acts of love and blessing, of sweet delights made sweeter by the communion of saints. May this shared meal, our pleasure in it, bear witness against the artifice and deceptions of evil that would strip this world of hope.

ALL: May it strike at the root of the lies that would drain life of meaning, and the world of joy, and suffering of redemption.

Leader: May this our feast shatter the gloom, reawaken our hearts, stir our imaginations, focus our vision

ALL: on the kingdom of heaven that is to come,

Leader: on the kingdom that is promised,

ALL: on the kingdom that is already, indeed, among us,

Leader: For the resurrection of all good things has already joyfully begun. May this feast be an echo of the great Supper of the Lamb,

ALL: a foreshadowing of the great celebration that awaits the children of God.

Leader: Where two or more of us are gathered, O Lord, there you have promised to be.

ALL: And here we are.

Leader: And so, here are you. Take joy, O King, in our feast. Nothing good and right and true will be lost forever. All good things will be restored. Feast and be reminded! 

ALL: Take joy, O King!

Leader: Now beloved, prepare your hearts and give yourself wholly to this celebration of joy, to the glad company of saints, to the comforting fellowship of the Spirit, and to the abiding presence of Christ who is seated among us both as our host and as our honored guest. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, take seat, take feast, take delight!

ALL: Amen!

FELLOWSHIP AND OFFERING OF WORSHIP                                                                                                                                    

Enjoy time and games with one another. Consider discussing:

• What is your favorite story of resistance and why?

•  Who is protecting you in these unsettling times?

Offering Basket

DEPARTING BENEDICTION

Leader: The Lord be with you.

ALL: And also with you.

(Some liturgies adapted from lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com and Every Moment Holy) 

GATHERING RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

Guide and Service Dog Training. As we welcome Guide/Service Dogs at Gatherings, please familiarize yourself with resources under on these two websites https://www.guidedogs.com/resources/blindness-and-guide-dog-etiquette and https://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/best-practices-when-around-a-service-dog/  and discuss main points with those in your household. If you or anyone in your household has severe allergies or any fear of dogs, etc. please contact us (contact@indytrinity.org) so we can do our best to keep Gathering spaces welcoming for all. 

Land Acknowledgement. We acknowledge that the land on which we gather for worship was stolen from Native peoples, who were driven out of the area and of their native lands by genocide, force (through broken treaties and laws imposed upon their nation), and systematic disposession.  The Myaamiaki, Kaskaskia, and Kickapoo peoples* and their sovereign Nations have cared for, and are deeply a part of, this land - past, present, and future. (ref: Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery, Trinity Church)