Worship With Us at Trinity Church

Sunday, 8 March

The Third Sunday in Lent

10:00 AM

Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church

Celebrant, The Rev. Evelyn Wheeler

and live-streamed via YouTube

Trinity Church YouTube

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The Rev. Evelyn Wheeler, Presiding

Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe

Trinity's Book Group - March 6

Bible Study - March 8

Quiet Day - March 14

Save the Dates, ACF Presentations - March 15 & 22nd

Women Together Book Group - Lent 2026

Lenten Book Study (Zoom) - February 24 to March 24

Trinity's Lenten Banners

Church Open on Wednesday during Lent

A Message from the Choir School

Godly Play

A Notice from the Prayer Team

Join Our Choir! You’re Invited!

Prayer List Requests

Weekly Calendar

News from the Diocese

March Birthdays

eVoice Deadline for Announcements submission

Please Welcome The Rev. Evelyn Wheeler

The Rev. Evelyn Wheeler has a varied background. She initially trained as a geologist, moved into law, and eventually into the U.S. Foreign Service. She has lived in Beijing, Taipei, Ulaanbaatar, Washington D.C., northern Virginia, and Moscow. She likes to say she ran a warehouse in China to begin, but fully a third of her diplomatic career was focused on bilateral and multilateral environmental policy and program support.

After her retirement, she went to seminary at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. She moved to southern Indiana, and was rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Madison, along the Ohio River. Since her retirement, she has functioned as a supply priest, covering much of Connecticut

Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Military Strike on Iran

Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church,

Here in the United States, we awoke this morning with alarm to the news that the United States and Israel have launched a large military strike on Iran. This violent attack comes despite weeks of negotiations that many of us had hoped would prevent armed conflict in this fragile region, which is home to so many religious traditions and faithful people.  

Bishop Jeffrey Mello of Connecticut and a group of pilgrims from that diocese are in the Holy Land now, and when we spoke this morning, he let me know that they are safe at St. George’s College in Jerusalem. I ask you to pray fervently for them and their safe return. 

Pray, too, for all the people of the Holy Land, and especially for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East and its leader, Archbishop Hosam Naoum. I had planned to be with Hosam today and tomorrow when he made a long-planned visit to our church. Many Episcopalians who had hoped to see him and assure him of our support will feel his absence keenly in the coming days. I commend to you the letter that he has sent to the people of his diocese this morning.

As news reports tell us of fear and panic in Iran, I ask you to pray especially for the people of the Diocese of Iran and for all of the Iranian people. In recent weeks, we have mourned as the regime in Iran has killed peaceful protesters, and watched with alarm at both its increasing repression of the Iranian people and the escalating response of the U.S. government. As Christians who follow a Prince of Peace, we mourn that today’s attacks will surely mean further hardship for the most vulnerable Iranians and, as retaliation inevitably follows, suffering that will spread across the entire region.

Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

The Most Rev. Sean Rowe

Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church

Trinity's Book Group

Trinity's Book Group's featured work in March is Heartwood by local author, Amity Gaige. Described as a "literary thriller", Heartwood takes you on a gripping journey as search and rescue teams race against time after a woman mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail.



You are invited to join with other Trinity readers for a discussion of this book on Friday, March 6th, 7:00-8:30ish.

Martha Freimuth will host this meeting at her home in Manchester. Please let her know you're coming by calling/texting her at (860) 605-0703.

All are welcome!

ADULT CHRISTIAN FORMATION

March 8, 2026

BIBLE STUDY

We continue our monthly Bible Study this week, March 8. Our Bible Studies are led by Rev. George Chien, and they focus on the scripture lessons for the day. They take the form of an open and relaxed conversation about how the readings fit into our faith lives.



The scripture lessons prescribed for the Sundays in Lent are some of the most familiar and compelling readings of the church year. We hope you will take this opportunity to join fellow parishioners in considering the day’s lessons and their meaning for you.

Please plan to join us in the Library after the Service.

Quiet Day, Saturday, March 14, 2026: 10-1:00

The Companions of the Holy Cross invite you to a Quiet Morning at St. James’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford. The Quiet Morning will be led by our chaplain Rev. John Van Siclen and is titled, ”A Meandering Pilgrimage through the Season of Lent.” 

There will be time for contemplation throughout the morning. Join us at 9:30 as we start promptly at 10:00. Lunch is a brown bag affair with goodies, coffee and tea on hand. It will also be a time of sharing from our morning. Parking is in the rear of the building. There is a Zoom offering.

Contact kate48smith@comcast.net for more details.

SAVE THE DATES

March 15 and 22, 2026

EPISCOPAL INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES

         The Adult Christian Formation team invites you to learn about the Intentional Communities that are part of the long tradition of contemplative and social justice ministries within the Episcopal Church. This is a two-part series and will be led by members of the Haven Religious Community.

On March 15, Rev. Dr. Marta S. Rivera Monclova, our guest presider and preacher for the day, will give a forum presentation on the History of Religious Life in the Anglican Communion, focusing on mid-19th Century London. She has done research on this topic and says, “The histories, particularly of the London sisterhoods are FASCINATING and I love talking about them.” And on March 22, Rev. Sean Glenn will talk to us about the current state of intentional communities within our own diocese and beyond.

We hope you will join us in the Library after the service on March 15 and March 22.

Women Together Book Group: LENT 2026

Women Together: a group that gathers weekly to explore our Christian faith and practice through book discussion, prayer and fellowship. We will meet on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 3:15pm in the reception room at St. John’s (679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT). We also send out a Zoom link with bad weather in the winter.

On Tuesday February 17, 2026 we will begin a new book "Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Practice of Contemplation” by Martin Laird. "In Into the Silent Land , we see the ancient wisdom of both the Christian East and West brought sharply to bear on the modern-day longing for radical openness to God in the depths of the heart. “

We will read one section a week. Don’t worry if you haven’t received your book yet, just read what you can and join us for discussion.

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.

Trinity's Lenten Banners -

Dedicated February 13, 2005

The figures in the twelve Lenten banners hanging in our sanctuary represent Saints whose lives we celebrate during the church year. If you would like to learn more about these Saints, the psalms displayed and the designs, copies of artist and Banner Guild leader Nancy Whitcomb's narrative are available on the table between Goodwin Hall and the sanctuary. 

Trinity Church will be Open for Silence and Meditation on Wednesday

during Lent from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM with a Holy Eucharist at Noon.

A Message from The Choir School

We at Trinity are blessed each week with wonderful music, on the organ, piano, and with the choirs - the adults and the young choristers. The choristers are singing here at Trinity because of The Choir School of Hartford's presence with us. Although Trinity launched this program, the Choir School is now its own non-profit organization.

Although Trinity supports this program financially by paying most of the Director's salary, and with a portion of its music budget, that is not sufficient for the successful operations of the Choir School. The Choir School relies on other sources of income, such as grants, as well as donations from individuals. Please consider a gift to the Choir School. Any amount is appreciated - truly. When we request grant money from organizations, our application is stronger when we can show that we have broad support; the number of donors is as important as the amount of money. 

Donations may be made by check made out to The Choir School of Hartford and sent to the church office or given to Markus, Jake Troiano, or Susan Post. Or you may donate online at https://choirschoolofhartford.org/donate/.

GODLY PLAY

Godly Play is a comprehensive approach to Christian Formation that consists of

eight lessons. Together the lessons form a spiral curriculum that enables children to move into adolescence with an inner working knowledge of the classical Christian language system intended to sustain them all of their lives.

We welcome children 3 years through late childhood into our Godly Play sacred space each Sunday from 9:45 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.

If you have any questions or concerns, I am available to meet with you in person, or via text at 860-503 3353.

Nancy Crandall

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 THE CHOIR! YOU'RE INVITED!!

Try Something New This Year - Sing in the Choir!

Psalm 96: “Sing to the Lord a new song”

As we welcome the Year of Our Lord, two thousand twenty-six, maybe you’ve peeked at the back of the newspaper or glanced at your horoscope for fun and wondered, “Hmm… what’s this year going to bring?” Or perhaps a fortune cookie after dinner offered some guidance:

“You will sing like the wind… but only on Thursdays and Sunday mornings. Lucky numbers: 860, 120, 7, 96, 1982”

Well, maybe you don’t have a formal checklist for 2026, but if you did, these might be near the top:

☐ Get healthier

☐ Do things that make me happy

☐ Improve memory

Singing in choir can help you check all of these off - strengthening your immune system, boosting your mood, and sharpening your memory. Healthier, happier, smarter… and unlike a Pilates membership, it’s completely FREE!

No auditions, no solos - just community, music, and joy. Whether you’re a seasoned singer or trying something completely new, we welcome your voice with us.

Choir Rehearsals: Thursdays @ 7:00 PM – Choir Room

All voices welcome!

Questions? Contact our Music Director, Markus Centola: 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.

Weekly Calendar

Find upcoming events HERE .

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 25,2026

Trinity Family wishes you a Happy Birthday,

Filled with Love and Laughter

Julio Flores -March 1

Ann Marie Pacileo - March 5

Kate Byroade - March 6

Alan Rice - March 6

Elizabeth Rousseau - March 6

Vinnie Pacileo - March 12

Karin Peterson - March 16

Kristina Peterson - March 19

Nancy Crandall - March 23

Jennifer Stephens - March 24

Franklin Mogor - March 25

Jim Bradley - March 28

If you wish to have your Birthday month included in the eVoice,

please contact the office.

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.