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Current COVID Protocols -
Updated for 11 September
Cookout Invite - 10 September
Homecoming Sunday - 11 September
Godly Play Resumes - 11 September
Voice Articles Due - 16 September
Save the Date - Adult Christian Formation
Bishop Farewell Fund
2023 Calendar Sharing
Thursday Services Resume in September
Women Together 1st Meeting - 13 September
Assistant to the Rector Away
Special Prayer Request
Prayers for Ukraine
Worship with Us
Calendar
News from ECCT
eVoice Deadline
QR Codes
Update on Current COVID Protocols
as of Sunday, 11 September

  • We will return to the Common Cup on Sunday and will offer wine and grape juice.
  • Masks at indoor services are strongly encouraged.
  • We will continue to wear masks in the office in all common areas, and those who have private offices may request visitors to wear masks. Please be respectful of staff wishes.
 
As a reminder, there are various levels of comfort in our community with masking, handshakes, and hugging, so please be respectful of others whose decisions differ from your own.
 
Thank you for your continued cooperation and flexibility. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Rev. D. or a member of the Vestry.
Rev. D and her wife, Kristen, are inviting you to a gathering at their home on Saturday: September 10,
1 – 4 pm.
Sign up forms are found here.
 
This is an informal gathering so come when you can and stay for however long you can. Hamburgers, hotdogs and beverages will be provided.
 
Please bring either a side dish or dessert to share.
If you have a favorite folding chair, please bring that too!
 
Once you sign up, the office will contact you with Rev. D’s address.
Join us for
Homecoming Sunday on
September 11

Trinity Church will launch its new program year on September 11.
 
More information to follow, but for now please mark September 11 on your calendar. Please consider joining us in person for this celebration of the church home we have in our beautiful (and renovated) buildings, and especially in the hearts and lives of one another.
Godly Play Resumes Sunday, September 11
 
Our classroom, located in the education building off of the parking lot, second floor, opens to students at 9:45 am. each Sunday. and welcomes all students from age 3 and up and is open to students at 9:45 am each Sunday. We will continue our tradition of joining others in the church about 10:40
 
Masks are optional if the child is COVID vaccinated. Any questions please fee free to call Nancy Crandall 860-503-3353
 
Come wonder with us!
The deadline for the next issue of The Voice
is Friday, September 16. 

Please send all materials for the September issue, which will cover all October and November events and activities, to voice@trinityhartford.org. Please have all materials for the September issue in on time so events can be properly publicized.
Save the Date: September 25
Adult Christian Formation
after the 10:00 am service
 
Have a question about the liturgy? Want to know about the upcoming installation of Bishop-elect Jeffrey Mello?

Rev. D has the answer!
Or maybe not – but come ask anyway!
Give to the Bishop Farewell
In honor of Bishop Ian,
give to the Bishop Farewell Fund
 
In accordance with recent tradition, to honor our bishop on his retirement, ECCT has set up a fund for donations in his honor to an organization designated by him. Bishop Ian has chosen Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS). IRIS provides wrap-around services for refugee families, asylum seekers, asylees, and other immigrant families who seek assistance to stabilize their family situations in the U.S.
 
Follow the link below to find out more information and to donate
2023 Calendar Sharing
 
Over the next several weeks, might you be receiving more 2023 calendars than you can use? Or perhaps you need a 2023 calendar?
 
Trinity is the place for you!
 
Beginning Sunday, September 11, there will be a basket on the nametag table in Goodwin Hall for our parishioners to drop off or pick up a 2023 calendar. Calendars of all sizes are welcome - wall, desk or pocket size.
Thursday Services Resume
 
Thursday services will resume in the Chapel.
Holy Eucharist will take place the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Noonday Prayer will take place the 2nd, 4th and if necessary the 5th Thursdays. Information is on the Trinity Web site: Community / Events or check the weekly eVoice.
Women Togethera group that gathers weekly to explore our Christian faith and practice through book discussion, prayer and fellowship. We will resume meetings on Tuesday, September 13th from 2:00 to 3:15pm in the reception room at St. John’s (679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT).
 
We will begin reading  My Neighbor’s Faith, Ed: Jennifer Howe Peace, Or N. Rose & Gregory Mobley. 2012. This groundbreaking volume gathers an array of inspiring and penetrating stories about the interreligious encounters of outstanding community leaders, scholars, public intellectuals, and activist from the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. 

For this meeting we will read Part I:  Encountering the Neighbor, pgs. 3 – 41. The books we choose are usually available at amazon.com and other booksellers.

WT has been attended by women from St. John’s, Trinity, St. James and St. Monica’s. Please contact Linda MacGougan or Cathy Rowe if you would like additional information.
Assistant to the Rector Away
 
Barbara Roos will be away from Thursday, September 1, returning to the office on Thursday, September 15th. If you need immediate assistance that cannot wait till Barbara’s return, please contact Rev. D. at rector at trinityhartford.org or 860-986-3289.
Special Prayer Request

A member of our parish, Jacqui Lucier has advanced kidney disease and is in need of a transplant.

As we pray for Jacqui, we also ask that you prayerfully consider being screened as a potential kidney donor. For more information about living organ donation and to sign up to be screened, please visit nkr.org/SBB483. Please encourage your friends and family to consider donor screening.

To hear Jacqui talk about her illness and need for a transplant, watch this clip that has aired on local news.
Prayers for Ukraine

We pray for the people of Ukraine.
As we pray, you are strongly encouraged to support efforts to assist Ukrainian refugees by donating to the International Rescue Committee (www.rescue.org) or another reputable agency on the ground.

Worship With Us at Trinity Church
Sunday, 11 September
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II
in the Memorial Garden

10:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church
and live-streamed via YouTube

11:30 AM Homecoming Festivities!


Weekly Calendar
Sunday, September 11th
8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
11:30 A.M.

Tuesday, September 13th
2:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.

Wednesday, September 14th
7:00 P.M.

Thursday, September 15th
12:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.

Friday, September 16th
7:00 P.M.

Sunday, September 18th
8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Memorial Garden)
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
Homecoming Events (Memorial Garden)


Women Together (St. John's)
Choir School Rehearsal (Church)
Intercessory Prayer Team Meeting (Library)


Property Team Meeting (Zoom)


Noonday Eucharist (Chapel)
Choir School Rehearsal (Church)
Adult Choir Rehearsal (Church)

VOICE Articles are Due
N/A Group Meeting (Huntington Hall)

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Memorial Garden)
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
News from the Diocese

Click the links below to read up on what's going on in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, and in our North Central Region.

eVoice Deadline

All announcements should be submitted to Barbara Roos at office@trinityhartford.org by Wednesday 9am for publication that week. Announcements that are submitted late will be held until the following week’s edition.
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