Worship With Us at Trinity Church

Sunday, 4 May

Third Sunday In Easter

10:00 AM

Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church

and live-streamed via YouTube

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Sunday Guest Presider& Preacher

The Rev. Cecil Tengatenga

Calling All New Acolytes!

Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed

Know Thy Neighbor / 7th Annual Raising Youth Voices

Adult Christian Formation - May 4, 2025

Godly Play - May 11, 2025

Book Group Meeting - May 30, 2025

A Notice from the Prayer Team

Join Our Choir! You’re Invited!

Prayer List Requests

Calendar

News from the Diocese

During this time at Trinity we will be blessed to welcome visiting priests as presiders and preachers for our Sunday services. In order for you to get to know a bit about them before they arrive on Sunday, please take the time to read their biographies.

Please Welcome The Rev. Cecil Tengatenga

Trinity is delighted to welcome The Rev. Tengatenga as today’s presider and preacher.

Rev. Cecil Tengatenga is a trained educator with over a decade of teaching in public schools and running public health program for local and federal government. Rev. Tengatenga is also a health systems scientist whose research and pastoral clinical work focuses on addressing the complex implementation of health programs across multiple systems and providing bioethical consultation on health equity matters. Cecil is a cradle Episcopalian raised in the Anglican Church in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Cecil trained for ministry at Yale Divinity School and was ordained for the priesthood in January 2024. Rev. Tengatenga lives in New Haven with their partner Lindsey, daughters Sekai and Shamiso, and pets.

COFFEE HOUR:

THANK YOU!

Even in this time of transition, Trinity Church continues to look and feel like it always has. Our worship is reliably beautiful, we enjoy consistently lovely music, the sermons are thoughtful and provoke us to grow in our faith, we continue to greet one another with great joy during the passing of the peace, and our adult forums are informative. Also very importantly (since we are, after all, Episcopalians) there is usually coffee hour following the service. Sometimes one or more people sign up to host the coffee hour and provide some refreshments. Whether or not there is an official host, the kitchen is usually abuzz with helpers, both to set things up and, later on, to clean up. Thank you to all who have kept us happily fed, caffeinated, and tidied up these past months.

AN INVITATION



Even with all that help, the only way to ensure that we can have coffee hour each week is for folks to volunteer to help out. It would be helpful to have a regular schedule of hosts, and perhaps we will be able to get to that (several people are considering how we might organize that, so stay tuned). In the meantime, though, there is always a coffee hour sign-up sheet in Goodwin Hall. Please consider signing up to host a Sunday or two in the next few months. If the task seems overwhelming or you are concerned about the potential cost of providing refreshments, why not ask a friend to host with you? In the next few weeks there will be a printed “How-to Guide for Coffee Hour” on the tables next to the bulletins. And if you have questions or you just want to know more, please talk to Linda MacGougan or Martha Freimuth.

The important thing about coffee hour is not the refreshments, it is the fellowship that we enjoy when we simply take a few minutes to relax and talk. Spending time together reminds us of why Trinity Church is important to us, and why we can call ourselves a place of welcome, hope and healing!

Know Thy Neighbor &

The 7th Annual Raising Youth Voices Summit

Good Morning! Please join us for the next Know Thy Neighbor meeting on Sunday, May 1, at 6pm at Hartford Communities That Care, 2550 Main Street. We will continue planning action on homelessness and affordable housing, and we need you to be part of the change! We'll be back in touch with more info next week. (see flyer attached)

And you definitely don't want to miss the Raising Youth Voices Youth Summit on Saturday, May 3, at 2550 Main Street from 9am - 2pm. Sponsored by Hartford Communities That Care, the event will include youth-led workshops, a panel discussion, guest speakers, special performances and more! See below and attached for more details.

Hope to see you at both of these important gatherings!

THIS SUNDAY

May 4, 2025

Adult Christian Formation

How the Reed Was Freed –

A Look Inside the Accordion!

Join our Music Director, Markus Centola for a fascinating and interactive Adult Forum as we explore together the accordion, a free reed instrument with a rich history and surprising versatility.

We’ll open one up to see how it works, enjoy live demonstrations in a variety of, and see why this unique instrument continues to inspire musicians and music lovers. musical styles including jazz, Italian and French folk, and polka, and learn about the instrument’s vibrant presence today. Discover the world of accordion enthusiasts, including resources like the Connecticut Accordion Museum.

Please plan to join us in the Library after the service on Sunday to learn more about this complex and beloved instrument!

What is Godly Play?

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Godly Play is a wonderful way to tell stories of faith—Bible stories, baptism, church seasons, and others in ways that allow us to enter the stories as “children”, and discover the riches that are waiting there for us all.

The stories are told very simply with simple props and without interpretation or moral instruction.

After a story is presented, we work with the story props, or create whatever they choose in response to what they feel most important or most interesting in the story.

What’s up for the next couple of months in our Godly Play class?

• Parables - People of Color Who Inspire Saints
• The Good Samaritan
• Parable of the Mustard Seed
• Harriet Tubman St Columba

Our students ages 2 1/2 and up are welcomed into our Godly Play sacred space at 9:45 each second, third, and fourth Sundays. Our classroom is on the second floor of the education building. We join our families in church at about 10:40.

Anyone 18 yrs of age or older is welcomed to choose this as one of your ministries; once a month or once every other month ,and bring more JOY into your life!

To comply with safe church guidelines we must have two adults 18 yrs and older in our class.

Questions about this ministry? talk to Nancy Crandall in person or text

(860) 503- 3353 She looks forward to hearing from you.

Book Group Meeting 



Trinity's Book Group will meet next on Friday, May 30th, from 7:00-9:00 pm. The featured book is Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Karikó. This is a powerful memoir by the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, whose decades-long research led to the COVID-19 vaccines. Penny and Jack Pearson will host the gathering at their home in Bloomfield. Please let one of them know if you plan to attend. (pennypearson@comcast.net; jackpearson@comcast.net) Also, please note that this is a Book Group, not a Book Club, as folks are welcome to attend once, or regularly. All are welcome!

A NOTICE FROM THE PRAYER TEAM

At Trinity Church we believe in the power of prayer.

• Your written prayer requests are welcome. There are prayer jars on tables at both entrances in which you are invited to place prayer requests. You may also call or email the church office to make a prayer request. During the week, written requests will be collected and prayed over privately. At your discretion, such requests can be placed in the Sunday service leaflet. Prayer requests will be published for four weeks, then deleted unless you choose to renew them by contacting the Parish Administrator. 
• Intercessors are stationed in the south (lectern side) aisle of the Nave during communion each Sunday. Please approach them if you desire a moment of personal prayer. All personal prayers will remain confidential.

Join Our Choir! You’re Invited!

We know you’ve heard it before, but we want to remind you: Everyone is welcome to join our choir! Whether you’re a seasoned singer or just love to make a joyful noise, there’s a place for you here.

Why Join?

• Share your love of music
• Build friendships within our church community
• Enrich our worship experience together

When: Rehearsals every Thursday, 7:00 -8:30 p.m.

Where: The Choir Room 

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to connect and contribute! If you have any questions or want to learn more, feel free to reach out to the Director of Music, Markus Centola, email: mcentola@trinityhartford.org.

Prayer List

Should you like a name added to the Prayer List, please contact the office at office at Trinityhartford.org or 860-527-8133 ext. 204.

Please note that unless the office is otherwise notified, the name will be on the list for 4 weeks and then removed.

News from the Diocese

Click the link below to read up on what's going on in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.

ECCT Newsletter - April 23, 2025

eVoice Deadline

All announcements should be submitted to the office 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.