Worship on Sunday December 3, 2023 at 10:00am

Communion Sunday & First Sunday of Advent

Hope (The Prophecy Candle)

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.

All orders must be in no later than Friday December 8, 2023.

Order forms will be hanging on the bulletin boards inside the church as well as on the counter in the hallway where the donations bins are and also in the church office.

Please return your forms with payment via mail or drop them in the mail slot on the church office door.

If you have any questions please contact Rita in the church office for more information:

trinitychurchnboro@gmail.com or (508) 393-8156.

Sunday Morning Worship, Dec 24th, Hosted by the Worship Team 



Do you have a special holiday decoration or ornament that is meaningful to you, or a special song or story that you love? Or a particular Christmas experience that you will never forget? Come and share it with us during the service. Bring your favorite Christmas delicacy for coffee hour.  To be part of this special Christmas service, contact Jean Leif at jhleif@gmail.com.

Thank you to everyone who attended the informational congregational meeting on November 26th.The Deacons were glad to see so many people attend in person as well as online.

As we discussed, the Deacons will be sharing a plan for all church members to give us their thoughts, ask questions and help Trinity move forward to continue to fulfill our mission in the future.

We will hope to have an all church email out to you by next week, In the meantime, please don't hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions or want to talk. lornahelms1@gmail.com or at

(508) 596-1776.

Hello Trinity Community!

Well if you can’t tell from the past few weeks, music is definitely alive at Trinity! What a pleasure it has been to share musical worship experiences with the ensembles and congregation. I hope the opportunities to create, share, and witness God’s gift of music help you spiritually recharge to battle the week as much as they do for me. 

Advent & Christmas Season is finally here! It is the peak of the musical operations for the church. Not only do we get to experience songs only heard during this season, but it brings with it an increase of musical involvement within our services! Check out what music is planned for this month at Trinity!

• December 3rd: Advent Morning Service - HOPE
• Special Jazzy Piano Solos for Prelude/Postlude and a Christmas Praise vocal solo performed by myself.
• December 10th: Advent Morning Service - PEACE
• The Special Music provided by Hand Bell Choir. 
• December 17th: Advent Morning Service - JOY
• Service music provided by Voice and Hand Bell Choirs
• Includes LESSONS & CAROLS SERVICE: A Special Program of scriptures, hymns, and musical performances following the Welcome, Announcements, and Advent Candle Lighting. 
• This is typically an evening service, but it will take place in the 10am service.
• December 24th: Advent Morning Service - LOVE
• Service music and Special provided by the Worship Band.
• Pam Jones is excited to join me for an Organ/Piano duet as the Prelude.
• This morning service will also be led by members of the Worship Committee.
• December 24th: Christmas Eve Service at 6:30pm
• Bring your family or invite a neighbor to this featured evening service filled with the comfort of some of your favorite hymns, candlelight, and solos provided by Tom Danforth & myself.
• December 31st: Morning Service (New Year’s Eve)
• 5th SUNDAY HYMN SING! 
• I always hear that someone “didn’t get to sing their favorite Christmas Hymn this Season.” For this hymn sing, we are going to “Journey through the Pages” of the Advent/Christmas section. If someone knows it, or if enough people want to know it, we will sing it!

For the Song of the Month, I am bringing back a song featured last year by our Worship Band on the Lesson & Carols Service: Sing We the Song of Emmanuel by Stuart Townend & Keith Getty. It is a modern Christmas hymn that has a folk vibe. Take a listen to the original version HERE. We will sing a more congregation-friendly format,

Another sort of “song of the month” will be our Advent Candle-lighting hymn, One Candle is Lit (#128 in Chalice Hymnal). We will sing one verse each week to correspond with the Advent Theme and reading. Time depending, I hope to have us sing the first and last verse during the hymn sing on December 31st. Also this month, our Sung Benediction will be Emmanuel, Emmanuel, (#134 in Chalice Hymnal). We will sing this together each week after the Closing Prayer and Blessing. Go ahead and listen to a version of this tune HERE.

Like I said, we are in the busiest season for church music. Be sure to mark your calendars for these musical worship opportunities. Please reach out to me if you have any feedback on ways to improve or broaden the outreach of our music ministry. Everyone has a voice!

Until We Meet Again

Find God in the Music,

Scott Arnold (He/Him)

Music Director

Trinity Church of Northborough

We are entering the Advent season and we would love to include your family in the celebration. Would you like to help light one of the Advent candles? Please reach out to Sherry if this interests you.

Our prayground will have Advent wreaths that the kids will be crafting themselves. Our new larger prayground continues to be a fun place for our families to worship. You are able to sit at tables together if you wish and take advantage of a variety of family friendly items for the little ones. We will also have worship tool bags that can be used during and after our worship service.

We can’t wait to see you!! 🙂

Trinity Tots will meet on December 3rd after service in the nursery.

Community ACTS, our youth and teen community service group, has begun again. We meet very other Tuesday from 6pm-7pm in room 105. Our latest project is helping to provide a Merry Christmas for our migrant families in town. There will be tags available on the Giving Tree in Fellowship Hall beginning this week or you can access a sign up genius (Click Here) and choose.

Gifts need to be dropped off at Trinity or to my home by 12/17. Gifts can also be directly shipped by ordering on Amazon or other online stores and shipped to Sherry Clark. Please just be sure their arrival date is before 12/17. Please be sure to let me know and tell me the person you are purchasing for (age and gender). Each tag has three options and we just ask that one out of the three items is purchased.

Community Meals - is coming back inside! 

Trinity Church will host guests on December 6th. The participants of curbside community meals are anxious to come back inside and have the added fellowship.

We need volunteers to help with set up, cooking a portion of the meal (including dessert), providing drinks, serving and clean up. Click Here for more details and to sign up to help.

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.  

We are in the final days of our Stewardship Campaign 2024, if you have not yet returned your pledge cards, please do so as soon as possible. If you need a pledge card, they are available in the rear of the Sanctuary next to the collections plates or in the church office. If you have already sent in your pledge card thank you!

The next Saturday Breakfast Fellowship will be on the 16th of December at 8:30 AM. 

This month, we’ll talk about Free Will, Determinism, and Original Sin.

This started with an article in the Boston Globe on Sunday, 11/26/23. In the article, the author interviewed a scientist who has written a book in which he argues that “free will is a myth that ought to be shattered.” This was a very provocative interview which got me thinking about free will and the concept of original sin in Christianity.

So, let’s gather on the 16th for breakfast, fellowship and discussion. I will send links this article and others which talk about free will and original sin before the 16th.

Everyone is welcome to join us on Saturday, December 16 at 8:30 AM.

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

December meetings will be December 3rd & December 17th. We are here if needed in the meantime, also, if there is a better time for you please text & let me know. Looking for a time people can use.  

Cheryl Silverberg 

(978) 602-4686

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!

Just to let you all know that we are here and if you or you know anyone who would benefit from a call from our team please contact Linda F. at: lmferraro25@gmail.com or Michele W. at michelewheelock@gmail.com

A once a month meeting at Trinity with knitting/crocheting hands that will make shawls for our members in need of a “hug” from a blessed handmade item delivered right to their home to warm the heart and soul I have a simple knit pattern that can be made whenever one has the time to relax and made especially for someone who would love to have it. It comes along with a card of encouraging words.

The next meeting will be on Wednesday November 15, 2023 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, consists of three people whose purpose is to support and sustain an open and healthy relationship between the pastor and the members of the congregation…and to ensure open and honest communication amongst all parties.

Our monthly meetings include a time of sharing within the group and a discussion of timely matters, mainly concerns expressed by members of the congregation. Committee members and contact information are listed here:

PPRC Members:

Kalpana Samuel, kalpanas@hotmail.com (858) 837-1780

Forest Lyford, flyford@msn.com (774) 258-1096

Kristine McLaughlin, sicilin.3@gmail.com (774) 258-0285

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.

Meetup at Brilla Coffee Wednesdays at 10:00am.

Join Pastor Will Wednesday mornings coffee chat. Brilla Coffee (formerly known as Inhouse Coffee) is located at 17 West Main St in Northborough. This is an opportunity to gather in an informal setting, and to show our presence in the community.

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

The Christmas season is upon us! Stop by and check out our assortment of holiday & winter clothing as well as our great assortment of jewelry. 

There is also a wonderful selection of Christmas tree ornaments (the perfect stocking stuffer) and holiday décor for decking your halls & home!

Give to Trinity Church

These are challenging times for many. But 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

CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

The office will also be closed on Christmas Day 12/25/2023 and the day after Christmas 12/26/2023 as well. The office will re-open for regular business hours on Wednesday December 27, 2023.

JANUARY 2024 TIDINGS

If you have any information that you would like to have included in the January 2024 Tidings, please be sure to have it into Rita / church office no later than Friday December 22, 2023.

TRINITY CHURCH

23 Main Street ~ Northborough, MA 01532

(508) 393-8156

trinitychurchnboro@gmail.com

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