June 21st

Haughville Walk and Talk

LITURGY OF GATHERING AND COMMUNITY CONFESSION

Leader: God, you gather us who wander and wonder to discover you anew. So today, we come with open eyes, open hearts, open minds. As we prepare to walk and talk, we pray in the same tone as the psalmist:

ALL: Have we trusted you without wavering? Have we walked with integrity? Prove and try us, O Lord. Test our hearts and minds that we might be vindicated before you.  

Leader: We walk in faithfulness with Jesus, but before we begin moving, we confess, 

ALL: that we have not always chosen to sit with those who are deemed worthless by the world. We have consorted with the hypocrites and too often remained silent. 

Leader: We recognize that this Juneteenth weekend is a time for declaring liberation for Black bodies enslaved in this country. Together, we lament the ways in which we have been complicit in racial violence in our world. 

ALL: We pray for justice and raise our voices with those who demand reform - speaking the truth in love, growing up in every way into Christ. That we will join with the Spirit to absorb the weight of all that binds our neighbors. Lead us in your ways. 

Leader: As we come to your altar – to this place where truth is shared today – renew a right spirit within us,

ALL: that we might join all your saints who sing aloud a song of thanksgiving, and tell of all your wondrous deeds. Praise be to God, we are forgiven!

Leader: O Lord, we love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides. 

ALL: May that place be here and now. 

Leader: We embrace the words of Jesus in Matthew, chapter 13 as he speaks of Isaiah’s prophecy. May these words spark healing: 

‘For this people’s heart has grown dull,

    and their ears are hard of hearing,

        and they have shut their eyes;

        so that they might not look with their eyes,

    and listen with their ears,

and understand with their heart and turn—

    and I would heal them.’

ALL: As we come to the table today, we recognize that it is a table on the move because your Spirit blows where it wills, welcoming all people as your beloved, weaving us together in a story of shalom and hope. You, Gracious One, desire us to be whole. Today, we feast in your righteousness and justice, which stir us toward action and healing. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Elder Process. The eldership process will be commencing later this month with the aim to bring on new elders in November. More details will soon be posted online and sent via email, including qualifications and the process timeline. 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. Watch communications for more details. In the meantime, questions may be directed to contact@indytrinity.org. 

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.

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!

Brunch Gathering Sunday, July 5th. Please bring a dish or two to share around the table, after we sing and engage in shared liturgy. Lawn games are encouraged. 

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 27th.)

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

• Retreat weekend starting Friday, August 29th - 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!

June

7: North/Carmel

14/Pride Brunch: Midtown/Downtown

*21/Walk and Talk - Fishers

28: Broad Ripple

July

5/Holiday Weekend Brunch: North/Carmel

*12/Irvington Counseling Collective: Midtown/Downtown

19: Fishers

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

* Indicates dates we plan to be off site and don’t really have hosting duties. However, we’d like to have a parish scheduled in the event plans shift.

WALK & TALK

People amidst Revolution - A History of Revolution

Haughville Walk and Talk with Through2Eyes - visit here to learn more

*For discussion prompts visit the series page here.

Offering Basket

THE BENEDICTION 

Leader: The Lord be with you. 

ALL: And also with you.

(Some liturgies adapted from enfleshed.com)

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)