Lenten Activities

Hal Donnelly Memorial Fish Supper

The Annual Friday Lenten Fish Fry continues through March 22nd. The dinner is sponsored by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Dinner will be available from 5:00 -7:00PM. Cost: $7 per plate. Proceeds from this event are used to sponsor various youth – oriented activities such as Youth Missionary trips, Boy Scouts, Boy’s Retreat held at Camp Allen, and the annual trip to the North Dakota Indian Reservation.

Lenten Study with Father Gerry

Rector’s Lenten Study: The Seven Last Words of Christ, continues through March 22nd. Meets in the Nave from 6:30-8:00PM.

Children's Communion Class

Join Deacon Sean Steele, TODAY during the Sunday School hour in the Parlor.

Stations of the Cross

During Lent, the SONRISE Breakfast men will offer The Stations of the Cross for the Trinity family every Friday morning at 6:30AM in the Nave through March 22nd. The Stations of the Cross is a traditional liturgical devotion commemorating the last day of Jesus’ life. The devotion originated with pilgrims in Jerusalem retracing the traditional steps Jesus is believed to have followed on Good Friday.

Since not all Christians could make pilgrimages to Jerusalem, however, the custom arose of replicating the de­votion in congregational and individual settings, often with images or carvings on the walls of a church to commemorate each of the traditional 14 stations (or stops) on the Way of the Cross.

Announcements for March 17, 2013

Trinity's Web Site Improvements

For the past two months, our communications team has been working to improve the church website. We went live with the site this past week! Please check out our new format at www.trinitywoodlands.org

Trinity Veterans

The Trinity Veterans Fellowship (TVF) will NOT have the “Fourth Sunday For The Vets” drop off, in front of the church, Sunday March 24th. If you have items for the VA Hospital, please put them in the TVF green foot locker located next to the stage in Butler Hall.

Spring Foyers

March is the month to sign up for Spring Foyers and will continue through the end of the month. The French word "foyer" means "hearth or fireside" and suggests small groups in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. Foyers provide an opportunity for fellowship and focus on hospitality rather than entertainment. Folks get together and enjoy each other's company. Groups of 6―8 (combined at random, rather than by age, zip code, etc.) meet three or four times over a six-month period for a simple meal and relaxed conversation. Couples or individuals take turns hosting. Each Foyers group determines its own meeting date. Please sign up in the Narthex. Questions? Contact Jack and San West at 281.298.8811.

New Junior Choir at Trinity

Trinity Junior Choir is for all children in grades 1–6. Junior Choir will meet each Wednesday from 4:00-5:00PM, with snacks available starting at 3:45PM. Each week we will sing hymns, prepare special music, play games and learn to play the hand chimes. For more information, contact Micki Balog.

North Dakota Family Mission Trip

If you are single, married, retired, or a young family interested in going to Spirit Lake Nation July 28–August 3, please join us April 3rd at 7:00 PM in the Church Office Conference Room.

Angel Gift Market Planning Meeting

Please join us to plan the next Angel Gift Market in December. Our first meeting to review last year and begin planning for this year will be March 26th at 1:00PM. Anyone is welcome to join us and plan for the best Angel Gift Market yet! Check with the front desk for meeting location.

Trinity Kids' Corner 2013 Summer Program

Our Trinity Kids Corner Summer Program begins June 11th and ends August 15th. The theme for this summer is Amazing Race! The days we offer are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30AM–1:30PM or extended day till 3:30PM. For questions please contact Liz Johnson at the church office or at

Trinity Episcopal Day School 2013–14 Registration

Open registration has begun. We will be offering classes for 18 month - 4 year olds (as of 9/1/13) again this year. We are also again offering Kindergarten. Please see the class schedule below for specifics. Our fees have not increase for the 2013–2014 school year. If you would like to visit the school, you are welcome to drop by mornings from 10:00–11:30AM or you may call the office at 281.367.5148 to schedule an appointment. We are also happy to mail a packet of information if you wish. Our web address is www.tedstw.org

Records Update for Trinity Members

In order to better communicate with our parishioners, we need to update your information. A printout is be posted in Butler Fellowship Hall, Please peruse your information and make any updates or corrections to your listing. If all information is correct, please initial by your name. These lists will be available until the last Sunday in March. Corrections will be made in our software and a new directory will be printed the first of April.

Trinity Episcopal Day School (T.E.D.S.)

TEDS 10th Annual Dinner, Dance & Auction, 'A Night in Marakesh' is April 13th. Come rock the casbah with us! Free childcare is available upon request. Make sure to reserve your seats. You won't want to miss the food, music and belly dancing!

Garden and Grounds

Paul and Tanya McKelvey will be moving to their new home in March. On behalf of Trinity, I want to thank Paul for his devotion and hard work to our campus these past two years. His efforts and talents have made our gardens and grounds a truly beautiful place. His stewardship has been a blessing to us all. We are looking for folks to become a part of this ministry and for an individual to head it. We are also looking for someone to be in charge of our sprinkler system. This involves changing broken sprinkler heads and turning the system on or off as rain dictates. Any major repairs are done by the professional sprinkler company we use, so this does not require a great deal of knowledge about irrigation systems. If you would like to become a part of this important ministry at Trinity, please contact Joanne Welker at 281.419.6237 or email me at

Wall of Compassion

It is time once again to build our Wall of Compassion, which is our food drive campaign for Interfaith. Pick up your box and list of items in Butler hall and return it FULL to the stage in Butler Hall by March 24th. Thanks for your continued commitment to this important community service.

Easter Eggs for the Hunt

Join us on March 31st, Easter Sunday for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! The hunt will begin at 10:15AM. Candy filled eggs are needed. Please bring a dozen wrapped candy filled eggs in a bag marked with your child’s age. There will be a basket in the Narthex and the office reception area for the collection. Don’t forget your Easter baskets on Easter Sunday!

Flowering of the Cross on Easter Sunday

All Children are invited to bring a flower on Easter Sunday to put on the cross outside the Sanctuary. This is a beautiful tradition we have and the cross looks so pretty with all the different flowers!

Lord of the Streets

The LOTS team for this week includes Dan Brouse and Buck Struven.

Sharing Faith Dinners

Sharing Faith dinners will be held on May 16th throughout the Diocese of Texas. The evening will begin with a simple meal in parishioners’ homes, churches or meeting spaces across the Diocese. While the sign-up to participate in the dinners is not until April 1st, we need some volunteers to be hosts or moderators for these dinners. Please contact Alyssa Stebbing if you are interested.

Role of Hosts:

• Provide the location (home, church, meeting space)
• Provide a simple meal for up to 15 participants including the host(s) and moderator Must have access to email

Role of Moderators:

• Must have access to email
• Must participate in a one-hour training prior to the event
• Moderate discussion with questions provided by the diocese

Sharing how we experience our faith deepens our spiritual lives and helps others recognize how God is at work in their lives. On this evening of Sharing Faith, it is our hope that you will experience a deeper understanding of your own faith as a Christian disciple and as an Episcopalian.