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Easter 2022

Dear Beloved of Trinity,

This month I received an email from the Youth and Family Missioner at my last parish. The class was a memorable one in that the group of 16 youth and ten adults was the largest the parish had seen in years. The confirmation was supposed to have occurred on my last Sunday at the parish, before I left to come here to Rhode Island. It was delayed due to COVID. She wanted me to know it finally happened. After two years of delay, the work we had done together culminated in the confirmation of all those people. It felt like resurrection.

Even more attention grabbing was how she signed off. Before her name she wrote, “If there ain’t no resurrection, there ain’t no church.” Granted the grammar needs work. But it is deeply true. It was a phrase one of the students offered in response to my question, “What is the proof of the resurrection of Jesus?”

Now as Easter approaches, that phrase still captures the good news of this greatest historic event for us. Easter marks God’s supreme “Yes” to all the “Nos” that life can heap upon us, especially that great “No” of death. God has broken the power of death and granted to us the gift of eternal life; a life that is filled with joy, hope, and freedom. Resurrection Happens.

In the face of plagues and wars, we may feel like we are in the tomb, a place cut off from life and hope. But we are the Church, the body of Christ. Just as God raised the body of Jesus from death to new life, I firmly believe God in Christ will raise us up and give us the strength and courage to claim our future as we complete our kitchen renovation this year and continue toward our building a new building for ministry and renovating Honyman Hall. What a statement of Easter these will be! It will once again confirm the truth of “If there ain’t no resurrection, there ain’t no church!” Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island, will be a witness to that truth.

As the great feast of Easter approaches, you and your family are invited to join us in celebration of this great “Yes” of our Lord. For your convenience, our Triduum/Easter services are included below.

May the joy and hope of Easter bring blessings to you and your family.

Peace and All Good!

Tim+

Triduum & Easter Schedule

Easter Egg Hunt

Office Wellness Sabbatical

Following the week of Easter, from April 18th – 22nd, the office will be closed for a short but vital Wellness Sabbatical.

During this time, staff will be encouraged to rest, refresh, and refocus after two years of pandemic and a busy holiday season. The Diocese has encouraged the vestries of each parish in Rhode Island to provide this time in response to the loss of time away in the pandemic and the extra work that has been entailed. We thank our Vestry for supporting this need and look forward to seeing you Sunday, April 24th.

In case of an emergency, Canon Tim can be contacted on his cell phone at: 401-236-4831.

This Weekend's Participants

Good Friday: 12 noon

Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Canon Timothy J. Watt

Deacon: The Rev. Christine Cassels

Lector: Mary de Pinho

Usher: Phillip Wilson

Altar Society: Mary Sinnott

Good Friday: 7PM

Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Canon Timothy J. Watt

Deacon: The Rev. Christine Cassels

Organist: Fred Jodry

Lector: Wayne Porter

Ushers: Rufus & Polly Meadows

Altar Society: Chrissy Pimentel

Easter Vigil: 7:30PM

Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Canon Timothy J. Watt

Deacon: The Rev. Christine Cassels

Organist: Fred Jodry

Cantor: Santiago Vargas Machado

Acolyte & Crucifer: Karen Nash

Readers: Harle Tinney, Steve Messere, Michael Bowley, Terry Commodore

Ushers: Dennis Kretzschmar and Phillip Wilson

Altar Society: Mary Sinnott and Chrissy Pimentel

Easter Sunday: 8AM

Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Canon Timothy J. Watt

Deacon: The Rev. Christine Cassels

Lector & Intercessor: Wayne Porter

Co-Music Director & Organist: Frederick Jodry

Altar Society: Miriam Smith and Bev Lobecker

Easter Sunday: 10AM

Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Canon Timothy J. Watt

Deacon: The Rev. Christine Cassels

Co-Music Director & Organist: Frederick Jodry

Trumpeter: William McDonald

Acolyte and Crucifer: Larry Pulice

Lector & Intercessor: Terry Commodore

Eucharist Ministers: John Smith and Steve Messere

Ushers: Phillip Wilson, Norris Commodore, Robert Smith, and Harle Tinney

A/V Production: Cassandra Dias

Altar Society: Nancy Ryan, Candy Gilmartin, and Bev Lobecker

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Please remember in your prayers this week:

Lewis Smith, Anita Beaumont, Jackie, Peter Chabot, Dennis, George and Sandra V., Karen A., Betsy and Charlie Jauss, Sid Gorham, Todd, Roger King, Robert and Joyce Patterson, Eileen Schrader, Donald Smith, Leonard Smith, Floyd Arena, Brian, Phyllis, Pat, Amy Van Liew, John McCurdy, Carolyn McIntosh, and Pam.

Trinity Loving Community (TLC), is the Pastoral Care ministry of this parish. Reaching out with visits, meals, cards, and phone calls; and providing rides and errands, TLC extends the love of Christ to those in need. If you are aware of a need – for yourself or for someone else – please contact the TLC Monthly Coordinator(s).

The TLC Coordinator for April is:

Steve Messere

917-512-3205 or steve.messere@gmail.com

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