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Lenten Simple Suppers … with The Stations of the Cross
We invite you to gather with us on Lenten Wednesdays before Holy Week for a potluck simple supper.
Join us on these Wednesdays in Lent:
April 2nd
April 9th
5:35 PM – Come before Supper to Pray with the Stations of the Cross in the
Sanctuary
6:00 PM – Gather for Supper in the Glover Community Room
Please use this Sign-Up Genius link to RSVP your family’s planned attendance at
Supper. Please also use this link to volunteer to host, or to bring simple dishes to share – soup, salad, bread, or a casserole. Let’s share duties of set-up, clean-up, and cooking.
(This is a family event, and therefore childcare will not be provided.)
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Mark your calendars for Palm Sunday Breakfast
Join us on April 13th after service - all are welcome!
| | Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be here before you know it! Please help the Children's Ministry Team make this event spectacular by donating pre-stuffed eggs by Palm Sunday, 4/13. Don't have time to fill them yourself? Donate candy, stickers, tattoos and eggs instead. We'll do the stuffing. Marked donation boxes are located at both entrances to the sanctuary. Thank you in advance for your support! | | |
Pantry Needs this week
Cereal/oatmeal
Canned Fruit
Small can ground coffee
Chef Boyardee / chili / stew
Pasta Sauce / pasta / rice
Small laundry and dishwashing soap
Dog and cat food
Shampoo/toothpaste
Walmart / grocery gift card-we will
do the shopping!
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Trinity's Mission and Outreach Ministry suggests an Easter offering to benefit those who depend on Amos House, The Road to Home as a path to their successful future.
Road to Home at Amos House, Danbury is dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness by ensuring that our female residents have the opportunity to achieve the competencies required for permanent self-sufficient independent living. We are well aware that each individual in our program has a unique story and subsequently unique need. Road to Home at Amos House is focused on customizing programming to nurture life skills, job skills and coping skills that will ultimately serve to help residents successfully launch themselves and their children in to the life that they deserve.
Please give generously either by check (memo: Road to Home), cash or online.
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Take up your cross, the Savior said, if you would my disciples be; take up your cross with willing heart, and humbly follow after me. Take up your cross; let not its weight fill your weak spirit with alarm; Christ’s strength shall bear your spirit up and brace your heart and nerve your arm. Take up your cross, heed not the shame, and let your foolish pride be still, the Lord for you accepted death upon a cross on Calvary’s hill. Take up your cross, then, in Christ’s strength, and calmly every danger brave; it guides you to abundant life and leads to victory o’er the grave.
Preparing Our Hearts and Voices for the Weeks Ahead
It’s incredible to realize that we are over the halfway point in Lent! As we reach this midpoint, our Thursday night choir rehearsals are now deep in the music of Holy Week and its powerful anthems that will carry us from the “Hosannas” of Palm Sunday, to the loneliness in the garden of Gesthemane, to the sorrow of the cross and, finally, to the triumphant joy of Easter morning. It’s a LOT of music, and the choir’s dedication is truly inspiring as they pour their hearts and souls into every note and phrase, perfecting each song and knowing that their voices will be leading the congregation through the most profound moments in our faith. From the haunting strains of O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded on Good Friday to the exciting group singalong of the Hallelujah Chorus on Easter morning, each piece has been chosen to enrich our worship and deepen our experience of the Passion and Resurrection.
The music in the coming weeks is not only beautiful, but it also tells the story of Christ’s journey to the cross. This week, the choir will sing an invitation for you to take up your own cross and follow Christ, in our anthem “Take Up Your Cross”. Its message is that we must journey as disciples of Christ and trust in him to give us the strength and courage to brave our fears and trials along the way.
As you continue on the Lenten path, keep your ears and hearts open so that you may encounter the depth of God’s love and sacrifice in a new and powerful way.
In Christ,
Jennifer
| | This Sunday, 3/30 - Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt! | | Families are invited to join us as we walk Trinity's grounds in search of signs of resurrection and new life! We'll meet in the Glover Community Room for some coffee and refreshments before heading out to look for signs of spring. Each team will need an adult to accompany them. This event is open to all ages and sponsored by the Children's Ministry Team. | I just received these awesome photos of the canine unit in Florida enjoying the valentines we sent them. As you can see, the dogs especially loved them! | | |
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, 3/30, Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, 4/20, Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, 4/27, Ice Cream Party during church school (attendance prize)
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Don't Miss Spring Training & Gathering In-Person Day
April 5 at Berlin High School
Spring Training & Gathering (ST&G2025) brings together leaders from around ECCT to explore new ideas, share resources, and deepen fellowship. Courses are taught by lay and ordained leaders from around the diocese.
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The Mary Hawley Public Service Award was established to promote volunteerism by honoring an individual who, through lengthy and exceptional public service to Newtown, best represents the selfless commitment and spirit of Newtown’s beloved benefactress, Mary Elizabeth Hawley.
The recipient of the Mary Hawley Public Service Award will be recognized for their contributions to Newtown by having their name listed on a plaque at Edmond Town Hall, as well as receiving a personalized memento to commemorate the achievement. In addition, Newtown Savings Bank will donate $1,000 to a Newtown-based nonprofit of the recipient’s choosing.
The award serves two functions:
1. It will serve as an annual reminder to the Newtown community of the remarkable contributions that Mary Hawley made to Newtown. She alone is single-handedly responsible for much of Newtown’s treasured infrastructure — the library, town hall, Hawley School, Newtown Village Cemetery, the Soldiers and Sailor’s Monument. It is truly an astounding legacy that should be and now will be formally remembered every year.
2. The award will serve as a vehicle for promoting volunteerism by recognizing prolonged, outstanding individual commitment to selflessly serving the community and its citizens.
If you know anyone who you think deserves to be considered for this prestigious recognition, please submit a completed nomination form available online or pick up a hard copy nomination form at the following locations: C. H. Booth Library, Newtown Bee, Newtown Senior Center and Newtown Community Center, which will be available March 3, 2025. The nomination period will open on March 3, 2025 and close on May 2, 2025.
For questions or additional information please contact: Bronson Hawley at 203-209-4983 Maureen Crick Owen at 203-733-4562.
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Chapel on the Green
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. John 13:14-17
Chapel on the Green at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Haven commemorates Maundy Thursday, the day that Jesus washed his disciples' feet, by washing the feet of the most vulnerable - those experiencing homelessness. The event is on Maundy Thursday, April 17th, with an outdoor worship service at 2:00 pm, followed by a foot clinic and health fair with volunteers from Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center from 2:30-4:00 pm. If you would like to be a part of this outreach ministry by volunteering for the foot washing clinic or to find out more information please contact Noelle D'Agostino by email or by phone 203.581.0497.
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Christian Yoga
Join Christian Yoga class on alternating Tuesdays at 7 pm for an hour of movement that beautifully intertwines prayer and scripture. This is a great way to connect to yourself, with others and with God. The next sessions will be held on 4/8, 4/22, and 5/13.
All are welcome!
Free will offering is completely voluntary.
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Weekly Happenings
Trinity's nursery is open every Sunday from 9:15 - 11:15, and is professionally staffed by Wee Care Nanny Agency. Click here to review the nursery guidelines.
Trinity's Grief Support Group runs every first and third Thursday of the month from 4-5:15pm, and is open to all.
| | Should you wish to make a donation to LL, please mail a check to First Congregational Church of Ridgefield (FCC), 103 Main Street, Ridgefield, Ct 06877. The memo line should read LLGD or click here. | | |
New Process for Vouchers
Thank you to all of you who have seamlessly transitioned over to the new system - it is such a pleasure to be working with Lori Rohrbacher again!
Vouchers can now be submitted virtually. There is a new page on Trinity's website (Vouchers). Please use this online form as a way to submit vouchers. If you need help learning this new system, please contact Kim.
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Praise and Thanksgiving
For those requesting our prayers
Maureen, Janet, Rick, Marie, Jennifer, Joyce, Jacky, Gail, Alveta, Bode, Gracie, Martha, Daniel, Shirley, Dan, Barbara, Caroline, Eric, Brent, Judy, Kathy, Peter, Sandy, Donna, Phil, Dennis, Christopher, Andrew
For those celebrating a birthday this week
Joan King, Mackenzie Hughes, Donna VanWaalwijk, Melissa Olmstead, Anna Moses, Katie Lye, Josie Benedetto
For those celebrating an anniversary this week
Elizabeth and Jim Zarifis
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