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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Co-Creation.......................................2 A Transplanted Life...........................3 Music School......................................4 Are You Compassionate...................5 Transition Greensboro......................6 ECW Fundraiser................................7 Treasurer’s Report..............................7

MARCH 2012

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Servant Leadership Schools Unite in Recent Merger

Upcoming Conference Honors Legacy of Servant Leadership Founder Holy Trinity’s 22-year-old Servant Leadership School When Sims retired in 1983, he started the Institute for and the Institute for Servant Leadership, founded by Servant leadership at Emory University in Atlanta, movBennett Sims in 1983, have merged. ing it to Hendersonville, N.C., in 1988. The coming-out party for the new entity is a national Tim Patterson met both Bennett Sims and Gordon conference, “Co-Creation 2012.” Planned for April Cosby shortly after arriving at Holy Trinity and the 12-15, in Greensboro, the conference features cuttingidea of servant leadership resonated with him, Ruth edge speakers and writers on contemporary Christian explained. Tim started Servant Leadership classes at spirituality combined with a four-day arts festival. Holy Trinity and served on the board of the Institute for The term servant leader was coined by Robert K. Servant Leadership, which held yearly conferences at Greenleaf in a 1970 essay, “The Servant as Leader,” Kanuga in Hendersonville. Those conferences presented which launched the servant leadernationally known speakers and drew ship movement. Greenleaf spent most people from around the country. “Today we’re the most of his life in management at AT&T, Over the years, Holy Trinity collabobut questioned the power-centered rated on events and projects with the active Servant Leaderleadership style in most American Institute. ship school in the country. companies. “When Bennett Sims died several People look to us for what Greenleaf wrote that the difference years ago, the Institute board tried to to do.” in a traditional leader and a servant figure out the most appropriate direcleader is “in the care taken by the tion for them,” Ruth said. “Eventually, servant-first to make sure that other we started to talk about a merger, people’s highest priority needs are being served.” and over the past several months figured it out. Our “Bennett Sims, an Episcopal Bishop in Atlanta, read Servant Leadership School agreed to put on the annual the article and believed that servant leadership was what conference in Greensboro, but we wanted to expand it. Jesus was talking about,” said Ruth Anderson, director Ultimately, the Institute shifted their funds to us to help of the Servant Leadership School of Greensboro. “The underwrite the conference.” lore is that Bennett Sims, Robert Greenleaf, and Gordon Ruth believes it’s a good fit. “Today we’re the most Cosby, who started Church of the Savior in Washington, active Servant Leadership school in the country. People D.C., got together and talked about servant leadership in look to us for what to do,” she said. church, in business and in ecumenical situations.” continued on page 2

Servant Leadership continued from page 1 “I think the Co-Creation 2012 conference really honors Bennett’s legacy,” Ruth continued. “It’s a conference about Servant Leadership and what we can do as people of faith to respond to the needs of the world.” Holy Trinity is partnering with neighboring congregations First Presbyterian and Temple Emanuel to create a downtown campus for the speakers, workshops and art events. Three national speakers headline the conference. All have written and spoken about how the life and teachings of Jesus address the most critical problems in our world today. Their books are available in the Sacred Garden Bookstore. Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is an ecumenical global networker among innovative Christian leaders. He is author of A New Kind of Christianity, Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crisis and a Revolution of Hope and Naked Spirituality: A Life With God in 12 Simple Words. Diana Butler Bass is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. She holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of eight books, including Christianity for the Rest of Us and Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening. Paul R. Smith, author of Integral Christianity: The Spirit’s Call to Evolve, has taught extensively on contemporary church life in many churches and schools.

In addition to the conference speakers and workshops, Holy Trinity will offer a four-day version of “Sacred Space for the City: A Celebration of Arts and Spirit,” which offers concerts, art-walks, labyrinth-walks and other cultural events, this time in the shared space of Holy Trinity, First Presbyterian and Temple Emanuel. “Our juried art show has 30 artists representing all types of art based on the theme ‘The Spirit’s Call to Evolve,’” said Ruth. All those parts come together to embody what the Servant Leadership School teaches. As the SLS website explains, servant leadership: “invites participants to a deeper relationship with God and with others in community, as we explore both an inward journey of personal transformation and an outward journey of sacred service. Our hope is to nurture a generation of Christian leadership which brings renewal to our churches, creates life-giving alternatives in the workplace and home, and calls forth creative new ministries to serve our local community, and helps to shape our future in accordance with God’s dream.” “This conference will offer fresh vision on how to be a person of faith,” Ruth said. “We will explore the challenges of our time, and how we can move forward in a way that’s of service to the world.” For more information on the conference, go to www. servleader.org. - Harriette Knox

Co-Creation 2012 | Servant Leadership and the Great Emergence: The Spirit’s Call to Evolve When: April 12-15, 2012 Where: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Temple Emanuel What: Co-Creation 2012 is a collaborative spiritual community coming together to create a new future. It is a conference from April 12th 15th 2012, featuring cutting-edge speakers and writers on contemporary Christian spirituality. This conference will be held against the background of “Sacred Space for the City: A Celebration of Arts and Spirit,” a four day festival offering outstanding concerts, art walks, labyrinth-walks and other cultural events calling forth and manifesting the Spirit of Co-Creation. Featured Speakers: Diana Butler-Bass, Brian McLaren and Paul R. Smith Musicians: The Collection, Richard Cox, Bryan Field McFarland, Fran McKendree, Sally Ann Morris, David Partington, Jennie and Scott Walker, Adrian Vyner-Brooks, Betsy Bevan, Meredith Holladay Want to come? Go to www.servleader.org for registration information and more info about the conference Want to help? Check your mailbox for a letter containing ways to get involved in this exciting conference. Sponsored by the newly merged Servant Leadership School of Greensboro and the Institute of Servant Leadership.

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PARISH POST | MARCH 2012

A Transplanted Life

Couple’s Home Is Tended With Love and Hope A gentle man and his wife, the Heidfelds, welcome me to their home in Greensboro. The man is Gerhard, his wife is Debbie, and together they offer a remarkable example of a life transplanted. Many people today live far from their place of birth, but not everyone flourishes in a new spot. It is a question of inner orientation. Gerhard grew up in Germany, about fifty kilometers north of Weimar, in a small town known as the gateway to the Hartz mountains. He was the only son of a cabinetmaker, born just before the collapse of the German economy. Then the Nazis took power. During his boyhood, Gerhard and his family saw construction projects going up near their home, all pointing to plans for war: a factory for military airplanes, an airforce barracks, a military hospital and an ammunition factory with its own railroad leading to an underground storage area in an old coalmine. No wonder that, during the war, Gerhard’s town was bombed twice. His family survived, but their house and shop were wrecked. When the war ended in 1945, Gerhard thought the worst was over. But within three months after the bombs stopped falling, a new condition emerged that would change the Heidfeld family’s future. Stalin was allowed to march into eastern Germany and to establish Soviet-style socialism by force. Although the Iron Curtain was not yet down (in that the entire border between East and West Germany had not yet been divided by barbed wire, walls and army outposts), contact with West Germany was prohibited. If one tried to tune into West German radio stations, roving patrols with radar might catch one in the act. No groups were permitted to form, not even choirs. Talking to one’s friends was no longer a carefree action: everyone was afraid of being overheard and reported to the “authorities.” Gerhard’s father was forbidden to hire enough employees to make his business profitable, for that contravened the limit of five employees permitted to a private business. Although Gerhard had learned his father’s trade of cabinetmaking, there was a bleak outlook even for such a basic trade as this in socialist East Germany. In such conditions, Gerhard thought hard about alternatives. Leaving his home would mean leaving his father’s property and business, to which he was sole heir. He might escape to West Germany, or emigrate to America. It was dangerous to cross the border between east and west, but one could hire a smuggler to guide one across the meadows in the right place and outwit the army patrols. In fact, Gerhard decided to take the risk, and one night, along with a small group of other East Germans, he carried two suitcases and a backpack over to West Germany. The group made it safely across, but Gerhard recalls seeing the cigarettes of the Soviet soldiers in the darkness by the barbed wire. Later he was to learn that out of his high school class of PARISH POST | MARCH 2012

Gerhard and Debbie Heidfeld at their “urban farm” in Greensboro thirty, only three chose to stay in East Germany. Safe in West Germany, Gerhard feared that Stalin might succeed in his threat to take it, too. So in 1953 he sailed to New York. When he landed, he had $35 and owed $400 for his fare. But within days he was working at his trade, and within a few years he had built his own house and was free of debt. Years later, after his first wife’s death, he met Debbie, a native of Miami, who was widowed as well. In 2000 they married and moved to Greensboro. Several years ago, a search for a church home led them to Holy Trinity, where they have found “true Christian love in action.” Today, let us see what fruit this jointly transplanted life has borne. The Heidfelds bought a typical suburban house in Greensboro twelve years ago. Today, they refer to it as their “urban farm.” It’s easy to see why. There is more garden than grass. The removal of two large, rather scrubby trees from the front yard opened it up to the sun, and now rose bushes, flowering plants, and a miniature hothouse with new lettuce plants occupy the ground. Birds nest in birdhouses, all handmade in Gerhard’s downstairs shop. In the back yard, the red earth has been enriched by chopped leaves from last fall. Virtually all the rain that falls on the house is saved in a system of barrels, one of which is a recycled city recycling bin. A compost pile transforms clippings and kitchen scraps into mulch. Mint grows in its continued on page 4 page 3

Holy Trinity’s Music School Trains Young and Old Students Learn, Perform and Receive Honors

High school senior Lilly Huang is practicing at her weekly lesson at the Holy Trinity Music School The lilting notes of a well-played piano greeted me as I walked into the Holy Trinity Music School, located at 603 N. Greene Street, to photograph student Lilly Huang. Lilly is one of many piano students who studies with Mary Alicia Coxat the music school.

Lilly has been at the Music School for a number of years, and has received many honors for her playing, including the prestige of playing at the North Carolina Music Teachers Association festival. Lilly’s story is just one of many accomplished students from the Holy Trinity Music School. Students from the school perform at the Early College of Guilford, Weaver Academy for the Performing Arts, Page and Grimsley Jazz bands, Greensboro Philharmonia and Youth Symphony. They have attended summer music programs like the Eastern Music Festival, Brevard Music Center and the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Vermont. Students also receive honors at allcounty, regional and all-state competitions held this time of year. The Music School isn’t just for school-aged children and youth. The Kindermusik program welcomes babies at 6 months old, and numerous adults take lessons as well. Nor does the school cater only to Holy Trinity members. In fact, only about 20% of the school’s students attend Holy Trinity. It is a school for the community, and it’s a great way to introduce the

community to all that is happening at the church. Over the course of a week, the six music school instructors will teach over 100 students in piano, cello, guitar, voice and the foundations of music. “Many of the teachers would be giving private lessons from their home if it wasn’t for the Music School,” notes Ben Brafford, Music School Director. This is a way to give space and voice to those teaching and learning. Worship at Holy Trinity has been graced with students from the school playing preludes or communion music. And at least once a month you can find a recital taking place in the sanctuary on a Sunday afternoon when the students have a chance to share what they’ve been practicing. “Where else are we going to develop and inspire imagination in kids since music is being taken out of schools?” asks Ben. The school is accepting new students. Just contact Ben Brafford at 2757009 or [email protected]. –Jo Owens

Gerhard Heidfeld continued from page 3 own area. Two pergolas built by Gerhard support wisteria and vines, and a huge, prolific fig tree grows nearby. In the upper garden grow herbs—thyme, sage, chives, lavender—as well as green onions, a favorite vegetable. In early spring, a few flowers have opened, but mostly it is a time of expectation in the garden. Brussels sprouts, kale, garlic, swiss chard in the lower green house, and daylilies all are expected, along with peas, beans, and tomatoes that will find support on old iron porch railings turned sideways. Nothing seems to go to waste; everything has its role, page 4

though not everything is evident at any one time. Two pieces of scrap wooden lattice form a cross that stands in the upper garden. Opposite is a sign that says, “Wilderness Area.” Debbie, Gerhard’s wife, apologizes for its appearance. “The garden is not at its best now,” she says. But Gerhard enjoys the disheveled plot as a symbol. Fallow ground, embryonic plants hidden in the ground, stalks of past flowering—all these are signs that abundance is here, if you will wait to see it. In the corner of the lower garden

Gerhard has set a bench, on which he has painted the words, “Rest Dream Pray.” It is hard not to delight in the contemplative side of the Heidfelds’ achievement on this visit in Lent. Here is a life constructed out of pieces of what once seemed wreckage from former lives, lovingly transplanted to new places in the garden and tended with hope. Freedom and all gifts seem to be used wisely here with an eye to the whole: sweet fruit has been borne indeed. – Ellen Summers PARISH POST | WINTER 2012

Are You Compassionate?

Trained Communicator Shares Insights Into Communication Are you compassionate? Most of us would say that we are, but do our words and actions bear this out? For nearly 10 years, I have worked to learn Compassionate Communication, formally known as nonviolent communication. Over the years, I have attended weeks-long workshops and trainings, have taught the process to classes and individuals and have coached folks on how to communicate more compassionately and effectively. I mediate in the court system on a regular basis, and am active in church and The Servant Leadership School, and still, I wonder, is my speech compassionate? The answer is, quite simply, not always. And why is that so? After all these years of training and practice, what I have realized is that your speech is not something you can “think” into being compassionate. True compassionate communication is not a technique or a process to be learned, although the steps can be taught and practiced. When taken as a series of steps or a process to be “used” with another person, the effect is a well-rehearsed technique that can come across as totally phoney and insincere. It can feel formulaic and manipulative. The key to communicating compassionately does not necessarily involve the language that we use, even though the language is important. The key is in communicating through the heart. So, how does one communicate through the heart? First, we have to get there. The best way to reside in our heart is to relax, breathe, take our time and be open to both ourselves and to the other persons we are around. Feel yourself in your body, in touch with the physical sensations of where you are. Each new interaction is a chance to focus totally on that conversation. What is this person thinking? What might they be feeling? How can I let PARISH POST | WINTER 2012

them know that they have my full attention and that I am trying to understand where they are coming from? I try to look them in the eyes, stay open to them no matter what they say (it’s not about me, usually), don’t take things personally, don’t judge, and then, I truly listen. Almost immediately, especially in a conflict, I can see what has been miscommunicated and how each person reacted to what the other said or did. Sometimes my understanding is so quick that I want to jump ahead to the next step of resolution. However, this does not work. Feelings must be acknowledged and

“After all these years of training and practice, what I have realized is that your speech is not something you can “think” into being compassionate. True compassionate communication is not a technique or a process to be learned, although the steps can be taught and practiced.”

this takes time. So often, we do not take time with one another and this leads to misunderstandings and hurt feelings. How often have you tried to explain your day or your frustrations to someone only to be silenced by their diagnosis of your problems and their solutions totally unsolicited? It’s so tempting to rescue one another without acknowledging the feelings and confusion that people are expressing. Is this truly compassionate? It is usually much more satisfying to talk to someone who can empathize with your complaint and then allow you to solve it on your own. We all have access to a greater wisdom within

ourselves that we can utilize given the opportunity to spend time with the problem. Rushing us to solution usually provokes defensiveness or resistance. So, the basic formula for compassionate communication consists of four steps: 1 Observe what happened without evaluating it, without judging it to be bad or good. 2 Identify the feelings that are brought up by the action (not thoughts). 3 What is the need that is or is not being met, therefore creating the feeling. 4 Is there a request that you can make of yourself or the other person that will help the need be met? An example might be: “It’s Valentine’s Day, and I gave you a card, but you did not give one to me. I am feeling sad and disappointed because my need for affection was not met. Would you be willing to share with me your thoughts on what Valentine’s Day means to you and whether you celebrate it or not?” Albeit a bit formulaic, this exchange is less likely to create a conflict than a comment like “I can’t believe you didn’t get me a card! Didn’t you think about my feelings?” And, it leaves room for a discussion about what’s happening with both parties. There may be a perfectly good reason why expectations were not met, which can elicit mutual understanding and connection when shared. To learn more about Compassionate Communication, come to an Introductory Workshop sponsored by the Servant Leadership School. It just may change the way you feel about your communication. —Amelia Poole

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Transition Greensboro Plans for a More Resilient Future Classes Teach Sustainable Living Practices

Transition Greensboro holds potluck dinners where ideas are discussed to make our community resilient In the front of his latest book about the Transition movement, The Transition Companion, Rob Hopkins defines transition as follows: “Tran sit ion [tran—zish—uhn] n. 1. Passage from one form, state, style or place to another 2. A period of transformation.” Since its inception over six years ago in a tiny town in Ireland (Kinsale), the Transition movement has spread worldwide and to over 100 “official” Transition communities in the US. Many more communities, like Greensboro, are in the “mulling” stage; we are thinking it over, educating folks about the possibilities and investigating what form this movement can take in our community. The idea is to look into the future, figure out what we want to look like in 2030 or 2040 and then figure out a plan for getting there. Transition is about developing resiliency and self-sufficiency in three main areas: 1 Energy resources. As our sources of energy become scarcer and more expensive we need to use less and find new forms of energy to draw on. 2 Climate change. We are experiencing longer droughts, higher temperatures, and more erratic weather patterns. How do we care for creation and meet our needs within this flucuation? 3 Instability in the financial system. As our economy fluxuates and our population grows the community needs to be resilient to the changes these situations bring. page 6

Transition is about acknowledging the future and “creating” it, rather than being at its mercy. A small group of us (five to six people) have been engaged with this movement for nearly a year. We have sent five of our members to be “trained,” we have collaborated with a dozen or more groups in Greensboro, begun an e-newsletter, offered two classes through The Servant Leadership School, and hosted Sunday potlucks with informative programs. We are gauging interests, gathering momentum, educating people about the issues and working towards a city-wide “unleashing” of Transition Greensboro, which will form working groups of citizens who will develop a plan for how Greensboro can “transition” into the future. Greensboro is a delightful place to live and work, but we are at a turning point in our development. We can become just another urbanized sprawl, or we can transition into a more sustainable and green place, with walking and biking pathways, excellent public transportation, good education and job opportunities, and secure in our ability to feed and provide energy for our residents. As we move into the future, will we continue to “react” to the needs of our citizens or will we “create” a vision of a sustainable city and live into it proactively?

Transition is about being proactive in the face of great change, about finding a positive and more cohesive way to move into the future, about creating a lifestyle that is more connected, interwoven and self-supporting, a lifestyle that actually might turn out to be more fun and relaxed rather than the materialistic rat race we are driven to participate in. Having more stuff and getting places faster has not brought us the satisfaction we thought it would, and the cost to our environment and our health has been substantial. Isn’t it time to say “enough” and transition to a planned sustainable future? Come to our Transition class and learn about the Transition movement, Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 pm, through May, in the Café. Or visit our website at TransitionGreensboro.ning.com. Interested in working on the committee? Please contact Amelia Poole at 336272-6149, ext. 269 or at ameliapoole@ aol.com. –Amelia Poole

Upcoming Transition Greensboro Classes 3/28 4/4 4/11 4/18 4/25 5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30

Speaker: Walt Schnabel, “Low cost green housing” Holy Week (no meeting) Co-Creation 2012 (no meeting) Film “Trashed” Speaker: Kevin Dowling, “How to build a home composting system” Read and discuss Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver Film “Fresh” Field trip and tour of the Edible Schoolyard Cooking class with seasonal food Project: Planting a plot in the HT Community Garden

These classes are all held in the Café from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. Join the group at 6 p.m. for dinner in the Haywood Duke Room.

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ECW Fundraiser Celebrates 30 Years of Giving What do you get when a group of dedicated women pull their energy and resources together for 30 years? Over $300,000 donated to organizations that support women and children. The annual ECW fundraiser, A Communion of Saints, has done just that. Originally started in 1981, this year, they want to celebrate the great legacy they’ve created over the last thirty years. One person who has been involved with the fundraiser for decades is Lorraine Dodds. Mrs. Dodds, owner of Karat Gold Corner, donates a piece of exquisite jewelry each year. Her jewelry is the most anticipated, highest earning raffle item the fundraiser offers each year.

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A raffle winner for the 2009 fundraiser at the home of Jackie and Steve Bell This year, Mrs. Dodds is the honorary chair of the fundraiser. The women of the ECW wanted to honor her contributions of time, spirit and goods to the yearly event. And what better place to celebrate the history of the fundraiser, than the Greensboro Historical Museum, located at 130 Summit Avenue. Over the years, the fundraiser has traveled from location to location, house to house, building to building throughout Greensboro, often mirroring the growth that the town has experienced. In 1988, the Blandwood Mansion, home of former Governor John Motley Morehead, had the distinction of being named a National Historic Landmark. In 1989, the ECW fundraiser was held there. Likewise, the O. Henry Hotel opened it’s doors in 1998, and the fundraiser was held there in 1999. Many Holy

Money Matters Our Treasurer’s Report

At the Vestry meeting on February 27, we formally adopted the budget that was discussed in the cover story of our last issue of the Parish Post. We also adopted two formal policies dealing with restoring the reserves that we maintain to help the church deal with unscheduled expenditures which are required from time to time. As I have reported many times in recent years, we have a beautiful place of worship, but it is old and we never know when there will be a leak or other unplanned event that will require repairs. We also are subject to changing demographics in our parish membership. On both ends of the demographic spectrum, the ability to provide the support that the church needs is affected by costs associated with young families and the limitations imposed by retirement and market conditions. In recent years, we have used accumulated reserves that the church saved in prior years mostly for repairs and improvements, but to some extent to fund operating expenses that exceeded our contributed assets. The policies that were adopted provide the Vestry with a defined plan to rebuild those reserves, both with budgeted replacement funds from our operating budget and with special contributed funds that are not part of the funds from our Every Member Canvas. From time to time, I like to ask you to remember Holy Trinity when you might have additional amounts that could be contributed with instructions for their use in rebuilding our reserve funds. An excellent way to provide those funds is to remember the Church in your will. As a result of a few people remembering the church in their will, we have been able to begin our reserve rebuilding program, allowing us in 2011, for the first time in many years, to have paid all of our obligations on a current basis, without waiting for the end-of-the year “prepaid” pledges to fund unpaid obligations at the end of the year. If you have questions about our church finances, please call or e-mail me. I continue my commitment to making the finances of Holy Trinity transparent to all parishioners. Doing a good service is like throwing a rock into a pond, the ripples just go on and on. – Mark Doyle John Compton is a parishioner and serves as Holy Trinity’s treasurer. He can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].

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HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH 607 North Greene Street Greensboro, NC 27401 (336) 272-6149 www.holy-trinity.com

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Fundraiser continued from page 7 Trinity parishioners have also opened their homes, some numerous times, to provide space for this worthy event. The event itself is a simple affair—wine, cheese, a few hors d’oeuvres—with the food and some of the beverages donated by parishioners. That way, the money collected can go to the chosen charities of the year. Each year, the ECW board along with the Rev. Virginia Herring choose the organizations to receive the money. Some years, up to eleven organizations were picked, though in recent years it has been between two and five groups. All organizations that receive money from the fundraiser support the wellbeing of women and children like the IRC, BackPack Beginnings, Barnabas No Child Left on the Floor, Amani Children’s Foundation and many more. This year’s recipients of monies from the fundraiser are BackPack Beginnings, Family Services of Greensboro, and the Holy Trinity Refugee Family Assistance Fund. This year, the fundraiser will be held on Sunday, April 22 from 5-7 p.m. at the Greensboro Historical Museum. The museum exhibits will be open for viewing from 5-6 p.m. for those who would like to tour the facility. It’s a chance to get together with other Holy Trinity members in a purely social environment, in a beautiful house or interesting business, and share a time of fellowship which raising money for worthy causes. - Jo Owens

A Communion of Saints The Annual ECW Fundraiser When: April 22 Where: Greensboro Historical Museum Time: 5–7 p.m. Who: Holy Trinity Members and Friends What: An evening of fellowship, food, fun and raffle drawing Tickets may be purchased by sending a check to Holy Trinity (607 North Greene Street, 27401) or by going online to www.holy-trinity.com. Patron: $100 Sponsor: $50 Friend: $25 Each level includes admission for two the the event. The museum will be open from 5-6 p.m. for those interested in seeing the exhibits. Look for this year’s invitation letter in your mailbox the week of March 19.