Worship on Sunday April 7, 2024 at 10:00am

Communion Sunday

If you are worshiping from home, please have a piece of bread or cracker and water or juice ready for Communion.

This service will be live streamed on Facebook.

Trinity Church’s mission is to fill its people with the love of God 

and share God’s love in all the world.

Don't have Facebook? Don't worry, you can still view the live service from any device by following this link: https://www.facebook.com/Trinitychurchnorthborough



A step-by-step tutorial on how to access Facebook Live CLICK HERE

Have your Bible, a candle and lighter ready and create a worshipful space, maybe with a cross, a nice tablecloth, or other devotional items that are meaningful to you.

Replay on Verizon channel 31 and Charter channel 191

Sundays (previous week's) at 6pm and Thursdays at 8:00am.

Rita is here to help you. If you need technical assistance please email her at: trinitychurchnboro@gmail.com or call her (508) 393-8156 and she will walk you through each step.

Dear Trinity Church,

Now that we’re in the midst of the 50-day season of Easter, I just want to take a moment to look back in gratitude to God and to you.

I hope you had a meaningful Lent and Holy Week. I am thankful for everyone who made that time a special one, from decorating the Lenten (now Easter) cross, to the wonderful music throughout the season, the Procession of Palms on Palm Sunday, the moving Maundy Thursday Dinner and Last Supper Experience, and the joyous Easter Sunday celebrations. I pray that your journey with Jesus Christ in remembering his life, death, and resurrection was, and is, spiritually enriching for you.

May the Easter season give you new life, new joy, and renewed hope!

Blessings,

Will

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.

In Boston, the partial eclipse will begin at 2:16 p.m. and end at 4:39 p.m. with maximum (about 93%) occurring at 3:29 p.m. During a 93% totality, or even as high as 99% you will notice a crescent sun and a bit of a dimming of the daylight. One-hundred-percent totality is a completely different and amazing experience! Day turns to night, and you see the amazing solar corona, essentially the darkness of the moon surrounded by a ring of fire.

Click Here for more information.

Happy Spring!

The Deacons have been hard at work through the first quarter of the year to continue to discern what the options for Trinity Church are in the future. To that end, we will be holding an informational congregational meeting on April 7, 2024. after worship. Please note that you are the decision makers for our church. You vote on the path of Trinity. 

The Deacons are exploring the options we talked about in November, and will present the options to help us all make an informed decision. Please know that you can talk with any of the Deacons with questions. We will move forward together, as a church community, continuing to fulfill our mission and worship God. See you all on April 7th.

Hello Trinity Church Community!

Wow! We had a beautiful Lenten Season & Easter Day with a lot of music and artistic expressions of faith and scripture reading. I extremely enjoyed sharing those weekly experiences with all of you. Thank you to everyone who put time into making our services & events a success!

Here is a quick look at what musical opportunities April will bring us:



• April 7th - Pam and I will bring another Piano/Organ duet for the Special Music, as well as a Traditional Communion Service.
• April 14th - I will be traveling this week to visit family in Arkansas. Robin Jubenville will fill in for me to accompany some well-known hymns and a beautiful Choir Special.
• April 21st - This Sunday will be the last Service in the Season for our Worship Band. They are preparing some lively Praise Music in addition to an Instrumental Postlude. For the Special Music, I will be singing a Classic Solo accompanied by Pam. You won’t want to miss this week!
• April 28th - The Hand Bell Choir will present a unique arrangement called “Song of Gladness” that includes familiar melodies and fun styles of playing for great visual effects.

For our Song of the Month for April, I chose “Holy, Holy, Holy’ - #4 in the Chalice Hymnal. Many of you will find great comfort in this song. I hope we will sing it out with a Joyful Noise each week!

And for a Sung Benediction, we will sing a 3 short verses and chorus of “Alleluia” - #106 in the Chalice Hymnal. Even if it is new to you, I feel confident that the repeated words & simple melody will make it accessible to everyone.

The few months after Easter is a great time to “test the waters” with any of our music ensembles. Each of the groups will be learning 1-2 more songs for the months of April & May and then take off for the Summer months. If you’d like more information on rehearsal times, what would be expected, just reach out. May you be rejuvenated with the arrival of Spring!

Until We Meet Again,

Scott Arnold (he/him)

Music Director of 

Trinity Church of Northborough 

Outreach will have its next meeting on Wednesday, April 17th at 7:30pm on zoom. All are welcome to join the meeting.

Mission Statement: Worcester Fellowship is dedicated to ending isolation by nurturing community and providing pastoral care. We welcome everyone, we are an outdoor church, we reach out to homeless and at risk adults and we believe God loves us now.

Trinity Church supports WF with Outreach funds and meals.

Upcoming WF Sunday bagged lunches and Thursday Cafe meal dates:

Apr 21 = Sunday bagged Lunch

May 9 = Cafe hot

June 16 = Sunday bagged

Contact John P. if you would like to participate johnposluszny@gmail.com OR (774) 249-5886.

The ONA/SJ team will be having two peace, love, social justice gatherings, one on Saturday, April 13th. and the other on April 27th. from 10am to 12 noon.

This will be the same type of events that we did in the fall of 2023. Come one and all. Any amount of time that you can donate is helpful and feel free to bring a sign to carry if desired.

The Trinity Scholarship program is open to any Member of Trinity Church family who is attending College programs, night classes, or needs continued help with tuition costs.

If you have previously received a Scholarship from Trinity and are still attending college, you are welcome to apply again for additional scholarships. The Scholarship Applications are available by Clicking Here.

Application deadline is Friday May 5, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Paul Pazareskis at: jopazz@hotmail.com 

Breakfast Fellowship in April will be on the 20th at 8:30 AM.

All cultures around the world have their own creation story. In ancient times, people recorded these stories, presumably to help explain where they came from.

We’ve all read the Genesis creation story. How does this compare to other creation stories from the middle east? How about Asian creation stories, or American, or African?

This month, I want to start looking at creation stories or myths.

We’ll start in April with the Middle East and look again at the story in Genesis along with others from that region. In May, we’ll move on to Asian, African, and American creation stories.

I’ll send out some links for reading in a couple of weeks.

Everyone is welcome to join us on Saturday, April 20 at 8:30 AM for breakfast, fellowship, and discussion.

For more information or to add yourself to the Saturday Breakfast Fellowship email list, please contact Tom at: tomdan4@gmail.com

The Pastoral Care team is available for anyone who would appreciate a friendly caring call or a check in on a home bound member. We keep in touch weekly or monthly or whatever is needed. We even make “sunshine“ house visits with a small box surprise!

We are here and if you or anyone you know would benefit from a call from our team please contact Linda F. at: lmferraro25@gmail.com or Michele W. at michelewheelock@gmail.com

We meet once a month at Trinity with knitting/crocheting hands to make shawls for our members in need of a “hug”. Blessed handmade item are delivered right to their home to warm the heart and soul. I have a simple knit pattern that can be made easily. It comes along with a card of encouraging words.

The next meeting will be on Wednesday 

April 27, 2024 1:00-2:00pm.

Anyone interested in meeting over a cup of tea just once a month for one hour for a rewarding mission please contact Linda Ferraro at: lmferraro25@gmail.com

The Pastor Parish Relations Committee, or PPRC, supports and sustains an open and healthy relationship between the pastor and the members of the congregation, and ensures open and honest communication amongst all parties.

Our quarterly meetings include a time of sharing within the group and a discussion of timely matters (mainly concerns expressed by members of the congregation). We currently have only one Committee member and Barbara's contact information is listed below:

PPRC Member:

Barbara Sutherland - (508) 460-0233 or

barbarasutherland123@comcast.net

We need one more committee member to be part of PPRC. This is a great committee to join if you're not part of another one. If you're interested in joining, please contact Lorna Van Horn at lornahelms1@gmail.com. Thank you.

I am looking to put together a list of people who would like to help when needed on our hospitality list. We are looking for people when we have collations (after funeral services) to help with set up, serving, clean up and baking. If you would like to be called upon, please email me at:

lornahelms1@gmail.com or call/text me at

(508) 596-1776.

Coffee or Tea on Zoom Wednesdays at 9:00am

Chat on Zoom, Wednesdays at 9am.

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Rita is here to help you. If you need technical assistance please email her at trinitychurchnboro@gmail.com or call her at (508) 393-8156 during office hours.

We are a small group with lively discussions as we try to connect the Bible to our everyday experiences. Contact the church office for the Zoom link.

If you are interested in an evening Bible Study, contact Jean Leif at jhleif@gmail.com.

Meet-ups with Pastor Will, will resume later this spring, more details coming soon.

Basket Raffles:

We will be having two (2) basket raffles, the theme's are: "Bath & Beauty" and "Wine & Cheese".  

We're looking for donations for each of these bags, either items or monetary donations.  

The donations can be dropped off at the thrift shop anytime between now and the end of April. 

The "Count Your Blessings" thrift shop is open Wed, Fri, and Sat 10am - 2pm. 

Houseware donations needed !!! Please drop them off during regular thrift shop hours. donations, especially kitchen gadgets, pots and pans, etc. 

We sell gently used clothing, accessories, jewelry, and footwear, as well as small household items. No electrical items please.  

Clothing donations can be dropped off anytime in the marked bins in the main lobby of the church.

Give to Trinity Church

If you are able to give, we ask you to prayerfully consider increasing your support to Trinity Church, to make up for those who cannot meet their pledge, so we may continue to do God's work through Trinity Church. Thank you for your faithful, generous giving! 

Please make your checks payable and mail them to Trinity Church: 23 Main St, Northborough, MA 01532

You can also use “bill pay” and have your bank mail a check to us on a regular schedule set up by you, at no cost. Or give online at www.trinitynorthborough.org/donate

Community Meals

If you have any questions, please call Martha Michalewich at (774) 258-0867 or email at martha.michalewich@verizon.net

Girl Scout Troop 65324 

As part of their badge earning process, the Girl Scouts have asked if they could plant a flower garden and maintain it in an area that would able to expand over time with the troop.

There is a small area where Pastor Will parks his car and that he can see out his window that they have chosen and would work well for them. So if you happen to see them in that area, they are working hard on earning their "planting" badge say hello.

Brownie Troop Event 65267

This troop had their very first overnight experience and loved the Trinity space and had a great time!

CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

Rita will not be in the office on Tuesday April 30, 2024 therefore, the office will be closed for the day and will re-open for regular business hours on Wednesday May 1, 2024.

MAY 2024 TIDINGS

If you have any information that you would like to have included in the May 2024 Tidings, please be sure to have it into Rita / church office no later than Monday April 22, 2024.

TRINITY CHURCH

23 Main Street ~ Northborough, MA 01532

(508) 393-8156

trinitychurchnboro@gmail.com

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Wednesday 9am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm

Thursdays 9am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm

Friday 9am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm

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and share God's love in all the world.

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