Come Worship With Us!

Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 10:00 am

Sermon: "Why Hope?"

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.

Summer Worship Services



Summer is the time for shifting gears, slowing down, and relaxing more. While you’re enjoying the summer, know that our Sunday morning worship services continue, albeit in a different way, especially for July and August.

June

We worship in the sanctuary, Sundays at 10:00 am. Services will also be broadcast on Facebook Live and Community TV.

• June 1 – Communion
• June 8 – Pentecost and Faith Formations Sunday (wear red to celebrate Pentecost, the Holy Spirit’s activity in the life of the Church.)
• June 15 – Scholarship Sunday and Father’s Day
• June 22 – Pastor Will’s Instillation Celebration and Potluck luncheon
• June 29 – Hymn Sing  

July & August

As the weather warms up, we move downstairs to Fellowship Hall for worship where it’s cooler. Services probably won't be broadcast on Facebook Live or Community TV. There’s also no slideshow. Feel free to dress casually. An activity area will be available for kids. We plan to serve breakfast before worship once a month during this time.

If you're in the area we hope you will join us, either for worship or the other summer social and community activities we have planned.

Blessings,

Pastor Will

You should have received your invitation via Constant Contact to our own Rev. Will Seals Installation Service.

Please mark your calendars for Sunday, June 22 to attend worship which includes the Installation ceremony.

This is an important event in the life of Trinity Church. The Fellowship Hall will be beautifully decorated for the celebration luncheon.

We hope to see you there!

Hello Trinity Church Community!

Spring has arrived! Life is moving fast and Trinity Church moves with it. I love seeing our church “body” just as active in the community as our church building. The Music Ministry has been working hard to prepare music for next month. You won’t want to miss it! Take a look at what musical happenings are planned for June:

• June 1st - Communion-themed Hymns focused on “HOPE”, as well as Special Music provided by the Adult Choir with a comforting melody that many will recognize. 
• June 8th - Pentecost-themed songs and Special Music provided by the Worship Band focused on “Spirit & Fire”. Attending young children will be invited to inspire us with dancing ribbons during the Postlude. 
• Don’t forget about Music & Movement time after the service with Mr. Scott!
• June 15th - A first-time appearance of the Treble Voice Ensemble. They will bring a lovely Soprano-Alto song for the Special Music called “Sing God’s Love”
• June 22nd - Special Music presentation by the Low Voice Ensemble called “Go Forth” in honor of Pastor Will’s official installation.
• June 29th - 5TH SUNDAY HYMN SING!!!! Do you know a hymn NOT in our hymnals and you wish we could sing it? I have many sources for hymns from various denominational backgrounds. Send in that request and let me do some searching!

For the month of June, the Song of the Month will be “Be Still, For the Spirit of the Lord”, a modern hymn in honor of Pentecost Season (Listen HERE), and our Sung Benediction will be the powerful Praise & Worship chorus, titled “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High” (Listen HERE). 

I want to take a quick moment to apologize for anyone recently attending worship virtually via Facebook Live or Community TV. We are working through setup issues with our audio/video equipment and are trying to resolve them as best as possible. Please continue to provide feedback in the comments to help us better understand your experience. If you or someone you know has any expertise in working with sound systems and/or Facebook live streaming, any support that can be provided would be greatly appreciated.

For July and August, we plan to move our worship services to the downstairs Fellowship Hall for a cooler environment. With this transition, we also plan to not use Slideshows or video recording equipment. We hope everyone can attend in person. We will use The Chalice Hymnal for much of the music and printouts for songs not found in it. If you need any other assistance to access music in that setting, please don’t hesitate to reach out. 

I wish everyone a blessed month of June!

Until We Meet Again,

Find God in the Music,

Scott Arnold (he/him)

Minister of Music 

Trinity Church of Northborough

Please mark your calendars for these upcoming summer worship services:

July 6th - Potluck breakfast and communion

July 13th - Guest preacher Rev. Dr. David Fountain

Aug 10 - Potluck breakfast

Sept 7 - Breakfast, worship, and communion at Ellsworth McAfee Park

"The Blessings Boutique" Thrift Shop  

Open Wed, Fri & Sat, 10am - 2pm

Blessings Boutique Updates

Thank you to everyone who participated in and helped out with the Fashion Show. We received so many compliments on the food, the decorations, the clothing, and basket raffle. All in all, it was a big success!

Starting Wed, June 18th, the thrift shop will start its summer hours, which are Wednesdays only from 10am - 2pm. 

The garage will also be open on Wednesdays during the summer/early fall selling used small furniture pieces, lamps, and vintage-type items. Please see Linda if you have something in mind to donate.

The next Saturday Breakfast Fellowship will be on Saturday, June 21 at 8:30 AM.

In June, rather than have a specific topic, I’m going to bring out a set of conversation starters from Talking Points Cards. We used these cards in January and the conversations seemed to go well. So, let’s gather on the 21st and see where the cards take us.

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

Trinity continues to show their compassion for others, both in the church community, the Northborough community and beyond.

• Commitment to our Afghan Family, Rose and Mark
• Continued support of our Haitian friends, Michael and his mom with rides to school and Food Pantry runs
• Trinity members and members of the Northborough Junior Woman’s Club as they helped clean up the pollinator gardens at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
• Worcester Thursday Cafe
• Food collection for the food pantry -weekly
• Trinity’s turn to provide Community Meals – June 4th
• Worcester Fellowship Lunch – June 15th.

The Outreach Committee continues to look for new opportunities to help. If you have ideas, please let one of our members know.

Contact Jean Leif for more info. Jhleif@gmail.com. 

Faith Formations News!

"Children's Church" is scheduled for Sunday, June 8th. There will be a Pentecost-themed lesson and activity for the children. We hope to see you there!

The Faith Formation Ministry Team

Social Media your thing?

Are you good with Cap cut, videos and like helping your church grow? Our newly formed marketing team would love to talk with you and see if you can help us share the wonderful work of Trinity Church! 

Please call, text or email me if this is your gift!! Lorna Van Horn (508) 596-1776 or lornahelms1@gmail.com

Do you know we have an online member directory? Probably, most of you do. In an effort to keep it up to date we are asking you to check your listing for any needed updates and photos.

There are great photos of you with your young children who are now adults! Photos are a great way for people (especially new people) to identify who you are. If you are a new member, we would love to have you included!

• Some quick steps to access the directory:
• Go to the Trinity website
• Click on Our Congregation, then member directory
• Sign in or contact Rita in the office by phone or email for initial access
• In the directory click on My Profile to update information or photo

That’s it!

Thank you for keeping our directory going.

Trinity Church is collaborating with Northborough Housing Authority to provide garden space for the residents of Heritage Village, a Northborough Housing Authority complex for elderly and disabled residents that abuts our property. 

We will provide the garden space behind our parking lot. Heritage Village will provide the gardeners. We look forward to beautiful gardens and other future projects with our neighbors at Heritage Village!

STEEPLE AND EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE UPDATE

Painters Pride completed painting the exterior wood surfaces of the church below the steeple in 13 days, with very little carpentry work required. Many thanks to Pete Carlsen and Tom Danforth for coordinating with the painters and the Northborough Police for the officer detail while part of Hudson Street was blocked by the lift.

The project came in under budget. The Task Force continues to actively explore how best to address the maintenance and restoration of the steeple.

If you have any questions or suggestions for the Task Force, please contact one of its members: Pete Carlsen, Jean Leif, Tom Danforth, Wally Corwin, Cheryl Silverberg, Beth Buckley or Tim Cashmore.

The Called to 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

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.

Would you like to provide altar flowers for Sunday worship? 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

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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.

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Wednesdays 10 am - 11 am

Thank you for sharing your time, talent, and treasure with Trinity Church!

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

Applefest is Coming!!

One of our biggest fundraisers is coming on September 20th! We will have food, music, raffles, craft fair and kids activities and we need your help! Our first meeting will be on June 16th at 7pm via zoom! If you are interested in being a part of this fun day- email me at lornahelms1@gmail.com and I will send you a zoom link!  

Hello, Trinity Church!

As always, I appreciate any help you might be able give for this evening of providing our cooking talents with the greater community.

Please Click Here for the sign-up slots.

Thank you,

Martha

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

Porchfest

Trinity Church will be a featured stop in Northboro's PorchFest on Sat. June 14th. Women of Note will be performing on our front lawn at 2 pm.

OUT OF OFFICE DATE

In Observance of Juneteenth the church office will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025. The office will re-open for regular business hours on Friday, June 20, 2025.

SUMMER OFFICE HOURS

Starting July 1: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm

JULY 2025 TIDINGS

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

in the July 2025 Tidings,

please be sure to have it to Rita / church office

no later than Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

TRINITY CHURCH

23 Main Street ~ Northborough, MA 01532

(508) 393-8156

trinitychurchnboro@gmail.com

www.trinitynorthborough.org

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