Worship With Us at Trinity Church

Sunday, 2 March

The Last Sunday after the Epiphany

10:00 AM

Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church

and live-streamed via YouTube

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Trinity's Sunday Presider: Rev. Horace S. Johnson

Trinity's Sunday Guest Preacher: Gail Lebert

Farewell Kathryn Lees

Community Immigration Forum

ACF: The Book of Common Prayer - 2 March

Women Together - 4 March

New Transition Update

A Notice from the Prayer Team

Book Group - 7 March

Active Shooter Church Safety Seminar - 12 March

What is Godly Play?

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.

Rev. Horace S. Johnson, Presiding



The Rev. Horace S. Johnson, MBA, is a retired Associate Rector from Trinity Church of Hartford and the former Business Manager of Connecticut’s Community College System. Born in Jamaica, West Indies, the eldest of nine children and the son of a Pentecostal minister, Rev. Johnson learned that God is good all the time; all the time, God is good from a very early age. Pastor Johnson called on his son daily to lead morning devotions with his brothers and sisters. This practice planted the seeds of Rev. Johnson’s call to ministry.

After his children became adults, Rev. Johnson answered the lingering call to ministry. He entered the seminary at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and was ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut by the Rt. Rev. Andrew Smith on December 15, 2001. Subsequently, having spent five years in full-time ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church as the Associate Rector, Rev. Johnson retired to Florida. At St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Palm Coast, Florida he was a volunteer Assisting Priest for 14 years. In the rear of the global pandemic, Rev. Johnson returned to Connecticut in 2021 and rejoined Trinity as his home church. When he’s not filling in as a supply priest, Rev. Johnson enjoys traveling and spending time with his grandchildren - Davis and Avery, completing a daily crossword puzzle and playing weekly rounds of golf. 

Gail Lebert, Preaching



For over twenty years, Gail Lebert has worked as a Consultant to the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. (ECCT).   She has helped parishes in transition and vestry teams recognize their gifts, articulate them, and discern where God is calling them to be. Until her retirement in July 2022 Gail served as the Director of Partnership Development for Klingberg Family Centers, a nonprofit that serves over 3,000 Connecticut children and families each year. Also,  Gail was formerly the Publisher of Hartford Business Journal, and led the talented HBJ team to evolve from a weekly newspaper into a business information company. Gail lives in Glastonbury with her husband Jeff and their kitty BJ. She worships at St. James' in Glastonbury.  

Farewell to Kathryn Lees

Trinity's interim parish administrator, Kathryn Lees' last day with us is Thursday, February 27th. While we know that Barbara's shoes are hard to fill, Kathryn was able to step right in and handle all office affairs as if she'd been a member of Trinity's family for years. We will miss Kathryn's can do spirit and professionalism she carried out her work, regardless of the sometimes unwieldy circumstances. It's been an absolute delight working with Kathryn and we wish her all the best in her next chapter. If you wish to send Kathryn an expression of thanks, please feel free to mail it to the church. We will be sure to forward to her. 

https://youtu.be/R2Ad2DPecaA

THIS SUNDAY after the service

Adult Christian Formation Forum

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER 

WHAT’S IN IT?

Led by Rt. Rev. Drew Smith

The season of Lent is almost upon us, a time when many of us look to deepen our personal spiritual lives. We know that the Book of Common Prayer is the source of our Sunday morning worship services, and of other rites such as Baptism, Marriage, and Burial. But if that’s all we use it for, we are missing out on the rich resource that can provide a foundation for our daily walk with God.

Last Sunday, Rt. Rev. Drew Smith told us about how the Book of Common Prayer came to be the accepted source of unity within the Anglican Communion. It was quite a tale including greed, intrigue, and conflict as well as prayerful and faith-filled dialogue and reason.

This week, he will help us look more deeply into the contents of this miraculous gift. Please plan to join us in the Library following the Eucharist.

Women Together: a group that gathers weekly to explore our Christian faith and practice through book discussion, prayer and fellowship. 



Beginning Tuesday March 4,2025 we will be meeting by Zoom to aid those who cannot drive. Each Monday ahead of our meetings Erica Weinstock (ericajw@mac.com) will send Zoom Link information included followed by a reminder on the Tuesday. Please let Erica know your email address if you are new to the group.

On Tuesday March 4, 2025 we will begin discussing “The Great Search” by John Phillip Newell. Publishers introduce the book: "f I could introduce you to ten amazing people whose influence could transform your life by energizing your spiritual quest, they would be the nine visionaries featured in The Great Search . . . plus a tenth, John Philip Newell himself. What a treasure this book is. In the great tradition of authors who leave church but remain spiritual.The author forges a new path toward a true spiritual home, embracing a deep connection to the natural world..”

The books we choose are usually available at libraries, amazon.com and other booksellers. WT has been attended by women from St. John’s, Trinity, St. James and St. Monica’s. Please contact Cathy Rowe if you would like additional information.

New Transition Update

Thank you to Martha Fremiuth (Parish Profile), Alan Rice (Office for Transitional Ministry/OTM), Casey Rousseau (Website Refresh), and Cathy Rowe (Prayer team) for their leadership on each Transition Committee. We are pleased to report that we are on track with our revised timeline to submit the completed Parish Profile and the Office for Transitional Ministry questionnaire to ECCT by the end of February!

The wardens, Gail Lebert (Transition consultant) and Canon Rev. Suzanne Roberts (Interim Canon for Transitions), have reviewed the documents of the Transition committees and provided recommended edits. At Tuesday’s upcoming vestry meeting, members will review the transition materials before their final submission to the ECCT. A reveal of the Parish Profile will be planned for early March.  

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.

Book Group - March 7

Upstream, a collection of essays by poet Mary Oliver, will be the featured book for the March meeting of Trinity's Book Group. In it, Oliver contemplates the pleasure of artistic labor, her boundless curiosity for living plants and animals, and the responsibility she has inherited from the great poets, thinkers, and writers of the past, to live thoughtfully and intelligently. Book Group will meet on Friday, March 7th, from 7 - 9 pm, at the home of Martha Freimuth in Manchester. All are welcome to attend, whether for a one-time visit or regularly!

Please let Martha know if you plan to come; her email address is lems.cove@yahoo.com. 

What is Godly Play?

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?

Our list of stories in the coming two months (not necessarily in order) are as follows:

St Nicholas of Myra

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Mary, The Mother of Jesus

Parable of the Good Samaritan

The Good Shepherd and World Communion

Parable of the Deep Well

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.

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 - February 26, 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.