Giving Back to the Community

As you all know, Christ Trinity Church is devoted to taking every effort to give back to the community. In the next couple weeks there will be a handful of opportunities to attend fun events that are all asking for donations to go to the following local non-profits;

BERKSHIRE BOUNTY

BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER

SHEFFIELD FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

VILLAGE FAMILY FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

Find more information for each event below. We hope to see you and your loved ones there!

Senta is asking for help with the following event. Please find her letter to Christ Trinity congregation and friends of the church HERE.

Our friends Teak Welch, Willy Welch, and Michael Siktberg, will be performing in the following event.

Looking Ahead

OWLEs May Adventure

On May 14th, the OWLEs will travel to Springwood,

home of FDR on the Hudson in Hyde Park, New York.

This outing will take most of the day with lots of fun activities to attend. There will be a tour of the home, a stroll through the gardens, local lunch, and fellowship with friends. To RSVP please contact Nancy King or Liz Wells.

Music Mountain honoring Peter Schuyten

On Sunday, June 8th, Music Mountain will be dedicating their concert in memory of our beloved Peter Schuyten. He was a member of the Mountain Music Board and a true lover of music.

Tickets are on sale now at the Music Mountain Website or contact their operations manager, Bethany Franklin, at (860) 836-6296 or operations@musicmountain.org to arrange for the purchase of seats.

Please also note that donations in Peter’s memory can still be made to help them underwrite this concert. For this purpose, please contact our artistic and executive director, Oskar Espina Ruiz, oskarespinaruiz@gmail.com, or (336) 692-6385.

Lich Gate Concerts

The next in the Lich Gate Concerts series is June 14th at 4:00 in the wooden pavilion at the Sheffield Town Park.

Sheffield Pride

The Diocese

Safe Church Training

Training for Lay Preachers

May 13 - Jun 3, 6:30pm

Online

This spring we will be offering a four-week Zoom training for new or relatively new lay preachers. The sessions will be offered on Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm - 7:45pm beginning May 13 and ending on June 3.

The facilitator of these gatherings will be the Rev. Steven Wilco, Canon to the Ordinary. Steven has worked at the national level on worship planning with the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, and the Institute of Liturgical Studies. 

An Episcopal/Lutheran congregation

WORSHIP SUNDAYS at 10:00

Christ Trinity Church 413-229-8811

180 Main Street

PO Box 127

Sheffield, MA 01257

Services are also livestreamed on: Facebook and YouTube

Our weekly worship bulletin is available at: ChristTrinityChurch.org

The best way to get a message to the office is via email: christtrinitychurch@gmail.com

Find Pastor Erik's sermons at Rectory Ramblings erikkaras.blogspot.com



If you have a loved one who you would like us to remember in our Sunday prayers, please email us Monday morning.

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Seeds editor: Teak Welch