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Mission & Outreach nominated the Jericho Partnership in Danbury as recipient of the Trinity Special Easter offering.
The Jericho Partnership embodies the principals of the Good Samaritan. It is a non-profit collaboration of word and deed ministry organizations and congregations serving the at risk in Danbury. It provides tutors for children of all ages, mentors guiding at risk teenagers to a better life, language support, training to be food pantry helpers, health care for the uninsured. Additionally, Jericho Partnership hosts a food pantry for families who can’t afford an adequate supply of food.
Please donate generously to this amazing mission! Make out your checks to Trinity
Church, memo line Jericho Partnership, and place in the Special Easter Collection
envelope. Thank you! Click here to contribute.
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Little Pantry needs this week
Jelly/Ketchup/Peanut butter
Coffee/Tea
Canned ready to eat meals
Pasta Sauce
Toilet paper/Paper towels
Dog/Cat food
Bath Soap Bars/Shampoo
For a complete list, scan the QR code.
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Reminder: Spring bird migration through Connecticut is upon us. Visit Lights Out CT to learn more about how you can help migratory birds by turning off unnecessary outdoor and indoor lights each night from 11pm to 6am from April 1 - May 31. | |
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Welcome to Holy Week! If you attend this week’s services, you will be led on a journey from the garden to the cross to the grave to the resurrection, and music will play a large part in your experience. Here is a snapshot:
Holy Week Music at Trinity
Maundy Thursday: The Trinity Choir will lead us in musical worship and offer the touching anthem “When You Prayed Beneath the Trees", Carolyn Fagerholm will present the beloved “Agnus Dei” (Lamb of God) from J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and Claire Dresselhuis, cellist, will set the tone with cello solos that will truly move you. The musical prelude starts 15 minutes prior to the service, so come early and enter a space of prayer as you listen.
Good Friday: Members of the Connecticut Choral Society will again join the Trinity Choir in the loft, singing the Introit from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem and the Cantique de Jean Racine also by Fauré.
Easter Vigil: Once we’ve come in from our outdoor start, Carolyn Fagerholm will present the Easter Proclamation, known as The Exsultet, the musically challenging chant that causes many a cantor to lose sleep. Carolyn joyfully offers to sing The Exsultet each year, and we are blessed! The choir will usher in the resurrection with the spritely anthem “This Joyful Eastertide”, and our soprano section leader Cristina DiMuro Trnik is joined by her husband Michael Trnik in the beautiful duet by Mendelssohn, “I Waited for the Lord”.
Easter Morning (with musical prelude 15 min prior to the service): Buckle your seatbelts and brush off your Hallelujah Chorus! Joy will be in the house on Easter morning, and the loft will be filled to capacity with the Trinity Choir, augmented with extra singers sponsored by Orchestra Nexus as they lead hymns and sing the favorite Eater anthem “With a Voice of Singing”. We will have brass players with us, and there promises to be an element of surprise or two! Warm up your voices, because we will end the service with a singalong of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah! Each of these Holy Week services will be accompanied by Eric Knapp on the organ, and he will conclude our Easter service with none other than the famous Toccata by Charles Marie Widor.
Come and experience all that Trinity has to offer you this week. I am looking forward to this spiritual and musical journey with you.
God bless you this Easter,
Jennifer
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This Sunday, 3/31, is Easter Sunday -- come celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ with us at Trinity! Worship starts at 9:30 AM and will feature special musical performances. The cart in the family corner will be stocked with extra activities for the kids. There will be no church school this Sunday but join us for an Easter Egg Hunt following worship! Meet at the gazebo and don't forget to bring your Easter baskets to gather eggs in. This Sunday will also conclude our Lenten Passport competition and final prizes will be awarded. We truly look forward to celebrating with you this Easter!
*Many thanks to Dorothy Schmidt for being a church school helper during our rotation learning about Holy Week.
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Nursery Coverage for Holy Week
Our nursery caregiver will be with us on Easter Sunday during the worship service. Although the nursery will not be staffed during our other Holy Week services, parents are welcome to use it, if needed, and stay there with their child. Another option is to play with your child in the family corner in the rear of the sanctuary. There will be extra toys and activities in the family corner during this special week. Families are truly welcome at all of our services. Please contact Kim Merrill should additional accommodation be needed.
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Upcoming Events
*Sunday, March 31, Easter Egg Hunt following worship, NO CHURCH SCHOOL
*Sunday, April 7, Church School resumes
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Sunday 4/7: meet in library
Sunday 5/5: meet in library
Sunday 6/2: Sandwich making in kitchen, and Chapel on the Green
Sunday 6/9: end of the year celebration- youth participate in service (ushers, acolyte, readers, oblations), photo slide show, honor seniors, cake after the service
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Hello, Heads Up! Hartford community! We are excited to announce that this year's camp registration is LIVE! We are looking forward to welcoming campers, staff, and volunteers at our nonprofit overnight community service and leadership camp at the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury from June 23- 29, 2024. | |
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CPR Training on April 7th
Trinity is offering basic CPR and defibrillator training after worship on Sunday, April 7th. This session is open to everyone, but spaces are limited. The session is expected to last about 90 minutes. If you are interested in joining, please let Kim know.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Monteverdi Vespers 1610
April 14, 2024 - 3 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown, CT
A TOWERING MASTERPIECE COMES TO CONNECTICUT
The Connecticut Choral Society is proud to announce a special presentation of “one of
the greatest works of sacred music ever written” – the MONTEVERDI VESPERS 1610
The concert Is on April 14, 2024 at 3 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown, CT.
The Connecticut Choral Society will perform together with the internationally acclaimed
ORCHESTRANEXUS, Nexus Choral Artists, and renowned soloists Linda Sweetman-
Waters, organ, and Max Vladimiroff, harpsichord under the direction of Maestro Eric
Dale Knapp.
The MONTEVERDI VESPERS 1610, a masterwork of the early Baroque period, is an
extraordinary and revolutionary setting of the five psalms, hymn, and Magnificat which
make up the Vespers liturgy. It is a grand scale production with multiple choirs, soloists,
harpsichord, organ and orchestra that features majestic choruses, poignant duets, and
virtuosic solos of breathtaking beauty.
The audience can expect a grand scale treat as well. Listeners will be seated in the
center of a performance in the round, surrounded by soloists, orchestra and various
vocal ensembles, as if in a sacred embrace. At times they may hear the call of angels
from high above.
This glorious masterpiece is seldom performed in its entirety due to the scope of the
production.
This Connecticut presentation is a rare opportunity for local audiences to experience a
live performance of the unforgettable masterpiece that has captivated performers and
audiences for over four centuries.
Tickets are $55.00 and are available online or at the door, if not sold out prior to the
concert.
For more information and to buy tickets please visit us at ctchoralsociety.com or call
888-927-2933.
For more information visit us at ctchoralsociety.com or email us.
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Newtown Lions Club Stuff-A-Truck Food Drive
The Second Annual Newtown Lions Club Stuff-A-Truck Food Drive in cooperation with Stop & Shop and the US Army 411th Civil Affairs Battalion will be held on Saturday April 6th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Sandhill Plaza in Newtown .
The event benefits Faith Food Pantry (Newtown) , Hospitality Hall (Newtown), Daily Bread Food Pantry (Danbury) and the Bridgeport Rescue Mission in Bridgeport.
Just come by Stop & Shop on Saturday April 6th and purchase a pre-packaged bag of food or shop for any number of suggested grocery items and then come Stuff-A-Truck courtesy of the US Army Reserves, Stop & Shop and the Newtown Lions Club.
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Christian Yoga
Join Christian Yoga class on alternating Tuesdays at 7 pm for an hour of movement incorporating prayer and scripture. This is a great way to connect to yourself, with others and with God. The next sessions will be held on 4/9 and 4/23. 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.
Trinity's Grief Support Group runs every first and third Thursday of the month, and is open to all.
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Praise and Thanksgiving
For those requesting our prayers
Arlene, Maureen, Janet, Rick, Marie, Jennifer, Joyce, Jacky, Gail, Alveta, Bode, Gracie, Martha, Daniel, Judy, Cheryl, Shirley, Dan, Brian, Barbara, Lucille, JM, Marie, Erin, Jean, Thomas, Matt, Eric, Beth, Megan, Jim, Beatrice
For those who have died
Dick Dayton
For those celebrating a birthday this week
Joan King, Donna VanWaalwijk, Melissa Olmstead,
Anna Moses, Katie Lye, Josie Benedetto
For those celebrating an anniversary this week
James and Elizabeth Zarifis
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