Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 10:00 am

2nd Sunday of Advent - Peace

Communion Sunday

We will be serving fresh gluten-free bread and fresh juice

for Communion in the sanctuary.

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.

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.

At the November 16th service, I asked the congregation to describe

Trinity Church in one word.​ Here are the words people shared...​

What beautiful and fitting words to describe who we are!

Worship Service. Sunday Dec 28th. Pastor Will will be on vacation this week.

We will share stories about a favorite Christmas decoration (bring the decoration to show) or a favorite Christmas celebration, tradition, or hymn. 

Contact Jean Leif if you have something to show or tell (jhleif@gmail.com). 

Orders must be in no later than 10:00am on Friday December 5, 2025.

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.

Just a quick update from Stewardship.

Thank you to everyone who has returned their pledge card. We’ve had a great response. As of the middle of November, we’ve received 54 pledges and I know that a number of you are still planning on sending your pledges.

We encourage you to get your pledge in as soon as possible so we can do the budget planning we need for 2026.

Thank you to everyone for your support of Trinity Church and all of its missions and programs.

Your Stewardship team,

Tom Danforth, Joe Montana & Tim Cashmore

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 combat the week as much as they do for me. 

Advent & Christmas Season is finally here! It is also 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 7th - 10am Worship
• Special Music provided by the Adult Voice Choir, as well as service music focused on PEACE.
• December 14th - 10am Worship
• The Worship Band will support our service music, as well as share a Special Selection called “He Has Come For Us” by Meredith Andrews. JOY will be our theme this Sunday.
• Faith Formations Kids invited to Music time with Mr. Scott after the service.
• December 20th - Service of Light at 7:00pm
• Service Music provided by Pam Jones
• December 21st - 10am Worship
• Service music focused on LOVE, as well as Special Hand Bell music for the Prelude, Special Music, & Postlude.
• December 21st - Lessons & Carols Service at 5:00pm
• Come out for an evening of Scripture Readings, Congregation Carols, & Special Music Selections provided by the Adult Voice Choir and the Hand Bell Choir.
• 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 Christmas hymns plus multiple special music selections provided by the Hand Bell Choir, Hai Wei Wang, & myself.
• December 28th: 
• While Pastor Will is away on vacation, we will spruce up this post-Christmas service with a few extra hymns as well as a violin duet from Hai Wei Wang and Tim Cashmore.

For the Song of the Month, we will be using a contemporary version of the Advent Hymn, “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus” written by one of my new favorite Christian musicians, Meredith Andrews. Take a listen to the original version HERE. We will sing a shorter format that is more congregation-friendly.

Another sort of “song of the month” will be our Advent Candle-lighting Sung Response. After a specialized reading and candle lighting, we will sing the chorus of “Jesus, Name Above All Names”, just as we did on the 1st Sunday of Advent in the Hymn Sing Service. Listen to a recording with the lyrics HERE. Also this month, we will continue to use the “3-Fold Amen” (#312 in Chalice Hymnal). We will sing this together each week after the Closing Prayer and Blessing. Listen HERE.

Even though we are entering one of the busiest seasons of the year, be sure to take time for yourself and those you care about. Please reach out to me if you have any feedback on ways to improve or broaden the outreach of our music ministry. Have a Blessed Advent/Christmas Season!

Until We Meet Again

Find God in the Music,

Scott Arnold (He/Him)

Music Director

Trinity Church of Northborough

The ONA Social Justice Team wants to spread KINDNESS into the world.

Please save the date of Saturday, March 14, 2026 for our Kindness Event: Chili Cook Off.

Last year's event was a joyous event filled with food, music, laughter and fellowship. There were just over 100 Trinity folk and members of our community.

We will need your help for a successful night.

Winter & snowy months are right around the corner.

With that in mind the Property Team is looking for volunteers to be added to a call list that helps out with snow removal from walkways & entrances here at Trinity this winter.

If you are willing and able to help out please contact anyone of the Property Team: Cheryl S., Wally C., Don D. or

Pete C.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Don

Our December gathering will be on Saturday December 20 at 8:30 AM and it will be all about Christmas carols. I want you to research the origin of your favorite Christmas carol(s). What is the story behind the carol and the music? Do as many as you want; however, Silent Night is already taken.

Resources you may want to use include any of the search engines and Click Here:.

We’ll gather for breakfast at 8:30 AM as usual and then talk about Christmas and Christmas carols. Everyone is welcome to come to Saturday Breakfast Fellowship 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

Our Pew Cushion Initiative is underway!

If you missed the announcement on Sunday, November 23, we are now accepting donations for new pew cushions. There are 42 cushions and the cost is $20,000. About $500 per cushion. A donation in any amount can be done via Venmo on the website (look for Pew Cushions under Donations) or by check (write Pew Cushions on Memo line).

The new carpeting needs new cushions! Our beautiful Sanctuary is almost complete.

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Worship Service on Facebook Live - HELP NEEDED

Can you read email? Do you ever look at Facebook? Then YOU can help us in the video booth.  

We need a few people to take an occasional turn in the video booth on Sunday mornings. 

We will show you how to log in and set up the computers, then just push the START button at the beginning of the service and the STOP button at the end.  

If you can help us out, please talk to Scott or Jean.

Hello Trinity Families and Children!

We're looking forward to this coming advent season! This month Children's Church will take place on December 14th and 21st. On December 14th, the children will participate in the lighting of the Advent Candle. The theme for that Sunday is Joy (The Shepherd's Candle). On the 21st the children will play the handbells at the end of the service. We hope to see you then!

With blessings,

The Faith Formation Ministry Team

Honduras trip: John and Grace Williamson will be traveling to Honduras in April on a humanitarian aid project with Honduras Compassion Partners. They welcome Trinity members to join them.  More info.  

Learn more about an upcoming mission trip to Honduras 

Click Here:

Contact John or Grace for

registrations instructions

johndw1968@gmail.com graceskipjack@gmail.com

Neighborhood Support Team (NST) fundraising



Donations are still being accepted, Please support our immigrant friends by contributing to the Trinity Church NST". This fund helps our immigrant friends get settled into their new lives here in the US".

STEEPLE AND EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE UPDATE

The congregation unanimously voted on November 9 to authorize Phase 1 of the steeple project, which involves the temporary removal of the spire, bell and belfry, and reinforcement of the sanctuary roof.

The Board of Deacons, at the recommendation of the Exterior Restoration & Maintenance Task Force and the Finance & Property Committee, has selected a contractor for Phase 1.

The Task Force, with the assistance of the Church’s structural engineer, Structures North, is negotiating a

contract with the successful bidder.

The UCC Church Building & Loan Fund, the capital campaign consultant engaged by Trinity, will conduct a feasibility study in February in preparation for the 2026 capital campaign. Some members of the congregation will be interviewed as part of the study.

The Task Force is also considering what other needed projects might be undertaken with proceeds of the capital campaign and how to prioritize such projects.

We will not be meeting in November or December due to the holidays.

We will be back Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 1:00pm.

We would love to have new knitters or crocheters to join us just once a month for 1 hour - More talk than knit!!

No sign up- just come! Any questions please contact Linda F. at: lmferraro25@gmail.com

We were Blessed to have 55 people in attendance for Friendsgiving last month. What a lively day it was filled with lots of food, festivity and gracious fellowship. Thanks to Lorna V. H. and the army of volunteers who made this event the success it was! We hope to do it again next year!

Call Martha Michalewich at

(774) 258-0867 or email at martha.michalewich@verizon.net

The Blessings Boutique and Vintage Garage Shoppe are open Wed, Fri and Sat from 10am - 2pm. Come in and check out the large holiday assortment! Great for stocking stuffers and more!



Household and decorative item donations can be dropped off when the boutique is open.

Clothing donations are now being accepted and can be dropped off in the marked bins in the church hallway.

Thank you!

The Call To Care team would like to ask our congregation if there is anyone who would benefit from a friendly caring call from someone on our team just to keep in touch

We can call weekly or monthly or whenever it’s needed

Please contact Linda F or Michele W if you would like to give us a name

Thank you

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.

Please click on the link below to choose a date and add a comment if the flowers are in celebration, honor or memory of an event or person.

Signup Genie will automatically send you an email reminder six days prior to the day you signed up to bring flowers.

 ALTAR FLOWER SIGNUP CLICK HERE

Bible Study will resume again in the New Year, with a 7 week study on the Lord's Prayer.

More details to come in the January 2026 Tidings.

Coffee & Chat 

on ZOOM

Wednesdays at 9:00am

Photo by: Sophie Ferello

Wednesday Meetups

At Coffee & Pi (π)



276 Turnpike Rd #8 Westboro

10:00am

We appreciate everything you do for Trinity Church!

When you give, if you're paying by check, please make checks payable to Trinity Church. Our mailing address is 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

Wreaths Across America 2025 campaign is beginning!

Northboro Junior Woman’s Club, Boros Cares 4 Troops and the Vincent F. Picard American Legion Post 234 will host Wreaths Across America on December 13, 2025 at 12:00 noon.

The Northboro Junior Woman’s Club, Boros Cares 4 Troops and The Vincent F. Picard American Legion Post 234 are beginning fundraising to support the Wreaths Across America being held in Northborough for the second time this year. We are hosting an event at the Howard Street Cemetery to bring awareness to the yearlong mission of the organization, which is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who serve, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom. 

Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, which was begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s yearlong mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. 

The wreaths are $17 each! If you would like to order one or more wreaths, please scan the QR code below or go to: www/wreathsacrossamerica.org/MA0219.

RITA OUT OF OFFICE NOTICE

Thursday, December 4, & Friday, December 5, 2025. The office will reopen on Monday December 8, 2025 for regular business hours.

Thursday, December 25 - Friday December 26 2025 for the Christmas Holiday. The office will reopen on Friday December 27, 2024 for regular business hours.



Have a safe, blessed & Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 29, 2025 - Thursday, January 1 2026

The office will reopen on Friday January 2, 2026 for regular business hours.

Have a safe and Happy New Year's eve celebrations!

SAVE THE DATE

JANUARY 2026 TIDINGS

If you have any information that you would like to have included

in the January 2026 Tidings,

please be sure to have it to Rita / church office

no later than Monday, December 22, 2025.

TRINITY CHURCH

23 Main Street, Northborough, MA 01532

(508) 393-8156



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