The service will also be live streamed to Facebook.

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

Rita is here to help you. If you need technical assistance please email her at [email protected] or call her (508) 393-8156 and she will walk you through each step.

Join us for coffee hour after worship!

Easter is getting closer! Spring is in the air!

It's been a long, cold winter. Our second winter in a pandemic. We're starting to see the effects on people's mental health and emotional well-being. Isolation, added financial stress, and worries about the health of our loved ones are taking their toll on us. I read a comment about how people have aged significantly over the last two years. I can see that. I can see it in the mirror! People are exhausted and weary.

And then over a month ago, a war was started in Ukraine. My generation, especially being German, were taught that there is nothing worse than war and we must do everything in our power to prevent war from ever happening again. And yet, here we are, seeing the images on the news, feeling helpless and at a loss for words. Maybe some of you are experiencing compassion fatigue and avoiding the news. It's just too much suffering.

And yet. We believe in a God who took immense human suffering and turned it into hope and life for an entire world. Jesus' suffering stands for the suffering of all innocent victims of violence and political oppression. Jesus' loneliness, being betrayed and deserted by his friends, his fear and grief stand for the emotional suffering of all of God's children.

We will spend time together reflecting on this on Good Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary and on Facebook live. As a symbolic act of hope we will end the service with a candlelight vigil in front of Trinity Church.

We believe in a God who doesn't pretend that all is well in the world. A God who gives us the freedom to make our own decisions - for better or worse. And a God who will lead and love us through it anyway.

When I feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders I look at the cross. I look at Jesus dying so nobody must ever die alone, or in vain. I look at Jesus forgiving those who hurt him, and reprimanding those who wanted to take violent revenge on his behalf. And I see love. Nothing but love.

Love is stronger than death. Love is stronger than war and injustice. Love is more powerful than all the pain and suffering in the world. That's all we have to hold onto. And it's all we need.

I look forward to celebrating love and life with you on Easter Sunday.

Until then, I will keep praying for peace and healing, and I will keep believing in a God who is Love.

With Hope,

Pastor Valeria.

Lent is the season when we follow Jesus' example in fasting and praying to become clear about what God is calling us to do, and to find the strength and courage to heed the call. Pastor Valeria invites you to choose a spiritual practice that will be meaningful to you in this way. She encourages you to try the Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge that lists activities for 21 days but can easily be extended to fill the 40 days of Lent:

During worship in Lent you will hear Deacons and members of the Worship Team share their personal Lenten practices.

Pastor Valeria also invites anyone who is interested in "going deeper" about the topic of each Sunday's sermon to join her at coffee hour. We will have a separate round table to the side of the hall to allow for conversations, questions, and sharing.

April 10 Palm Sunday

April 17 Easter Sunday in the parking lot

April 24 with guest speaker from Habitat for Humanity. Welcome to our new music director, Scott Arnold!

Online worship offered by the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ

Friday, April 15, 3:00p.m.

Here is your opportunity to preach! We all have a story to tell - what's yours? Join us for a lay-preaching workshop with Rev. Dr. David Fountain to prepare a sermon for our congregation. David will lead us in a fun, non-threatening workshop to prepare a sermon from beginning to end. Contact Jean Leif ([email protected]) for more info.

Scott Arnold began playing piano in second grade and grew up highly involved in church music. During his career in church music, Scott has had the privilege to work with a variety of congregations and choirs. In 2013, Scott received his Bachelor’s Degree of Music Education from Arkansas Tech University and has taught public school music for 7 years.

In Summer 2020, Scott moved cross country and settled in the “Boroughs.” Most recently, he has served as the Minister of Music for the Elm Street Congregation Church in Southbridge, MA, as well as teaching general music and chorus at Marion E. Zeh Elementary of Northborough. Scott currently resides in Westborough, with his husband, Ben, and two dogs, Will & Gracie.

Scott's first Sunday at Trinity Church will be April 24.

MA Senate Bill 365

Please support Massachusetts Senate bill 365 which will create a commission to study and provide changes and/or additions to our K-12 history curriculum. Our students need a “more complete” history which will help them understand themselves and also those of other racial/ethnic backgrounds better! Better informed and more aware citizens enable our democracy.

What can you do to help?

Email or contact your state senator and state representative with your support of bill 365. This bill was initiated by high school and college age youth. See website: care4eduequity.org

Dave Chin, Social Justice Team

The deadline for application submittals is May 7th. The instructions and requirements are listed on the Scholarship application - Click Here.

You can obtain an application via the Trinity Website or send an e-mail to Paul Pazareskis at: [email protected]

The work to look at our church building is on-going.

We are inviting you, the congregation, to join us on April 3 for tours of the building following worship. We’re inviting you to see the amenities and possibilities that each space has to offer. It’s an opportunity to re-introduce yourself to the building, as if you were walking through it for the first time. We want to hear your thoughts on how we can connect our building with our mission to “share God’s love in all the world.”

We will be reaching out to community members in May to get their input about how they perceive our building and how it can be used by the community. We’ll start with the Master Plan Team and then invite other community leaders to see the building and give us their feedback on the building and its potential.

As usual, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact any member of the committee.

Trinity’s Building Study Committee:

Tom Danforth, Jean Leif, Martha Michalewich, Barbara Sutherland, John Posluszny, Pete Carlsen, and Jennifer MacNeil

Do you have gently used furniture you would like to donate? We will pick it up! Donations will be delivered to Household Goods in Acton as part of a special furniture drive on April 22. Our friends at South Acton UCC Church are celebrating 50 years of their Mission Movers outreach program. Contact John at [email protected].

We collected over 250 kitchen utensils during the past two months. Thank you! Donations will continue to be collected in the hallway bin.

Could you use a helping hand? We are here to help with minor home repairs, moving furniture and brush cleanup. Our team consists of volunteers from across Northborough. Contact John at [email protected]

We will be providing Worcester Fellowship Sunday worship service lunches on: Apr 17, and Jun 19, and lunch for Thursday Café May 12.

March was the the start of some fun new beginnings! We began our Trinity Tots program focused on getting our littlest community members and their parents and grandparents together for some fun, faith and socializing. This will be a monthly meet up going forward. Spring is here and we are ready to turn the garden and get outside. The Christian Education team is looking forward to seeing our older kiddos and teens as we enjoy the nicer weather and more opportunities to get together.

We are in need of teachers and assistant teachers. Sherry preps all the material and sends it to teachers to preview before Sunday. If you can help please email her at [email protected] It is a wonderful way to spend some time with our youth and cultivate intergenerational relationships.

Reminders: Please be sure to go online and fill out all the necessary forms for your child(ren) to participate in our programs. https://www.trinitynorthborough.org/children-youth-forms

Pastor Valeria will be on vacation from April 18 - 24. In case of a pastoral emergency please contact Rev. Lee Atherton at 508-308-7116 or [email protected]

Shop at your convenience all year!   

Trinity Church is set up as a charity on iGive! Please consider downloading the app or shopping through the iGive site and a percentage of your purchase will be sent to Trinity Church! This does not cost you any extra money, the donation comes from the stores you already shop at.

Please consider shopping through iGive to help support Trinity.

We will be ordering $5.00 meals from local food establishments and distributing them to our community meals guests to-go, every Wednesday at 5:30pm. in the parking lot of Trinity Church. Various organizations have committed to monetary donations for these entrees. 

To donate towards the purchase of meals, please make your checks out to "Helping Hands Association" with "Community Meal" on the memo line, and mail them to Northborough Helping Hands, P.O. Box 383, Northborough, 01532.  

Please use the instructions HERE to add yourself and your family to the Trinity Church online database.

(508) 393-8156 or [email protected]