Worship With Us at Trinity Church

Sunday, 8 December

The Second Sunday of Advent

10:00 AM

Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church

and live-streamed via YouTube

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Christmas Offering for AFEDJ-2024

Advent Quiet Day - 7 December

Trinity's 2024 Giving Tree

Carols - Crafts - Cookies - 8 December

Volunteers Needed for Carols - Crafts - Cookies

Funeral of Anne Rapkin - 14 December

Church by the Pond - 21 December

Advent 2024 at Trinity Church

2025 Stewardship Packets Available

Join Our Choir! You’re Invited!

Open Position at Trinity

Prayer List Requests

Calendar

News from the Diocese



Christmas Offering for AFEDJ-2024

The Vestry has designated that loose plate and special envelope offerings from Christmas will be sent to the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. The Diocese of Jerusalem spans across Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon and, through its schools, hospitals, and other institutions, meets a wide variety of needs, regardless of religious or ethnic identity. AFEDJ is an organization that raises funds to support these institutions and the ministries they provide.

In this time of war in Gaza, it is especially important that we support the ministry of the Ahli Hospital and all the other organizations that AFEDJ assists. Life in the entire Palestinian Territories has been uprooted. By helping the ministry and mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem we are an active part of living into and working for the peace that is so desperately needed. Please be generous!

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls and quietness within your towers.” Psalm 122:7-8

Advent Quiet Day: Saturday, December 7, 2024

The Companions of the Holy Cross invite you to a Quiet Day at St. Albans Church in Simsbury, on December 7, from 10 to 1. Lunch of homemade soups is included. Our Quiet Day will be led by The Rev. John Van Siclen, Chaplain to the Hartford Chapter. The reflections offered for the Quiet Day will be on "Thresholds". In Celtic spirituality, thresholds are seen as opportunities for growth, self-discovery, and deeper connection with the spiritual world. 

Our vocation statement is: Companions are a community of women, Christ’s disciples, called by God to a life of prayer, transformation, and reconciliation within ourselves, within our Companionship, within our faith communities, and within the whole of creation.

Please contact Kate Smith: Kate48smith@comcast.net for questions and if you wish to attend.

Trinity's 2024 Giving Tree - Blessing of Gifts December 8

All the children's gift tags have been chosen - and many gifts have already been placed around the baptismal font. All of the gifts will be blessed in our service on Sunday, December 8 and sent on their way for distribution, so please be sure to return your gift by that morning. 



Questions? Please contact Penny Pearson

Volunteers Needed for our — Carols ~ Crafts ~ Cookies!

Our holiday celebration of Carols ~ Crafts ~ Cookies event is just around the corner, and we’d love your help to make it fun and successful! 

Here’s how you can pitch in:

• Assist at the Craft Table: Help others create ornaments for the Goodwin Hall Christmas tree.
• Bring Holiday Treats: Share your favorite homemade cookies or holiday goodies.
• Request a Carol: Drop your Christmas tune request in the box outside the sanctuary by Dec. 1.
• Kitchen Help: Warm up hors d’oeuvres on Sunday morning.
• Set Up and Serve: After the worship service, help set out the food for all to enjoy.
• Clean Up Crew: Lend a hand in tidying up after the event.
• Decorating: Join us on Saturday, Dec. 7th at 1:30 pm to set up and decorate for the event.

If you’d like to volunteer, please reach out to:

Kate Byroade (Byroade@comcast.net), Cathy Rowe (crowedy@yahoo.com) or Linda MacGougan (macgougans@gmail.com)

As the saying goes, “The more, the merrier!” Let’s make this festive occasion a true celebration for our community at Trinity!

A funeral for Anne Rapkin will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 10:00 AM at Trinity Church.

All are welcome to attend.

Church by the Pond - December 21

Trinity's next opportunity to participate in this ministry led by Christ Church Cathedral is Saturday, December 21.

- We'll meet in the Trinity kitchen at 12:30 to prepare bag lunches, entering through the outside door to the kitchen.

- At 1:45 we'll bring those lunches to Bushnell Park, where we'll participate in the worship service by the pond. 

- We'll offer our lunches and additional items following the service, and finish around 3:00.

All parishioners and families are welcome! Please contact Percy Williamson or Penny Pearson if you have any questions, or to note that you are planning to participate.

Advent 2024 at Trinity Church

The Flower Guild of Trinity Church invites you to share in preparing our sacred space for the Season of Advent. Advent is a period of four Sundays preceding Christmas, this year beginning on December 1st.

As in the past, we will decorate the windowsills of the nave with manger scenes (also called creches or nativities.) Many such nativities have been donated over the years but there is always room for more. If you would like to give or loan a creche this Advent, please bring it in to church on Sunday in November or December. We especially enjoy nativities reflecting a diversity of traditions and ethnicities, and in various styles of artistry.

Manger scenes will remain on display through the Christmas season and will be removed after Epiphany. 

Through the Advent season our Advent wreath will be lit each Sunday, and greenery and candles will begin to fill our space and our entryways. The church’s large nativity will be placed in the baptistry. After the 10 AM service on Sunday, December 22, there will be a Hanging of the Greens, where volunteers are invited to help change the hangings on the altar and in the nave from Advent blue to Christmas white and red. We’ll arrange poinsettias and other Christmas flowers that day, hang wreathes and garlands, and generally prepare the space for Christmas Eve, when we will celebrate with one service at 7:30 PM. 

Your help in making all these things happen will be much appreciated.

2025 Stewardship Packets Available

If you have not received a 2025 Stewardship packet in the mail, packets are available on the tables next to the Sunday bulletins, or you may contact the Church Office to be sent a packet - 860-527-8133 x204. We hope to have all pledges received by December 1 so that we can look ahead to 2025 at Trinity's financial commitments. 

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.

Position Open at Trinity Episcopal

Trinity Episcopal Church is looking to fill an anticipated opening for a Part-time Parish Administrator. Spread the word if you know someone that might be interested in applying for the position. The job requirements and application materials can be found on the ECCT website: https://www.episcopalct.org/open-positions/parish-job-listings/

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 - December 4, 2024

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.