Worship With Us at Trinity Church

Sunday, 27 September

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

10:00 AM

Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church

Celebrant, The Rev. Dr. Nancy Wright

and live-streamed via YouTube

Trinity Church YouTube

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The Rev. Dr. Marta S. Rivera Monclova

Fall Office Hours

Book Group Meeting - September 25

Wherever two... - September 29

Grounds Work Days -October 3

Blessing of the Animals - October 3

The Labyrinth Society - October 12

Martha Freimuth & Steven Zhitnik Wedding October 17

ECCT Annual Convention - October 23-24

Online Bible study

Trinity Choir Concerts Calendar

Worship Team / Stewardship Team

The Choir School of Hartford is Recruiting!

"What Happens when we sing together?"

Confirmation, Reaffirmation, Reception

Pastoral Care

A Notice from the Prayer Team

Prayer List Requests

Weekly Calendar

News from the Diocese

September Birthdays

eVoice Deadline for Announcements submission

The Rev. Dr. Marta S. Rivera Monclova

Fall Office Hours

M/W: 8-12, T: 2-6, Th: 2-4

Subject to change as we discover what the best rhythm is.

To make an appointment,

send an email: mrivera@trinityhartford.org

or call the office 860-527-8133 X202

NOTE: 
Mary Rojas' office hours

M, T, W, F: 8-12, Th: 12-4

Trinity's Book Group

Looking for a good book to close out the summer? Consider Independent People, by Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author, Halldór Laxness. The book is "a magnificent novel that recalls Iceland's medieval epics and classics, set in the early twentieth century, starring an ordinary sheep farmer and his heroic determination to achieve independence." 

Trinity's Book Group will discuss it at its gathering on Friday, September 25th, 7:00-8:30 pm, and everyone is welcome! That's why it's called a Book GROUP, not a Book CLUB: people attend as their schedules allow and their interests incline; some people come regularly and others come once. Jack and Penny Pearson will host the meeting at their home in Bloomfield. Please let them know if you plan to come so that they have plenty of chairs and refreshments ready. (pennypearson@comcast.net; text or call 860-836-8937)

Wherever two…

Now that the FABULOUS hoopla of Rededication Sunday is behind us, we've got plenty of things to which to rededicate ourselves. One of mine is the calendar. (The calendar, you say?) The liturgical calendar! So, to that end, we're going to try a few experiments. Weekday Eucharists. Tuesday, September 29, noon, celebrating

St. Michael and All Angels.

Unless attendance is surprisingly high, these will be in the side chapel.

And do let me know what you're hungry for! 

TIME: Something in an evening? A before work morning? A consistent time, or like the one above, leaning into when the calendar does something interesting.

OBSERVANCE: You REALLY want to celebrate St. Jerome? St. Alban? St. Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia? 

SERVICE: Sung morning prayer? Sung evening prayer? Spoken morning prayer? Spoken evening prayer? Noonday prayer? Compline? 

Grounds Work Days Planned for this Fall



The fall season has arrived and a number of grounds workdays are planned to get our grounds ready for winter as well as looking attractive for visitors. The first of these will be on Saturday October 3rd. The Memorial Garden is in need of some loving attention after the summer season and the main focus of this workday will be to get it ready for the upcoming visit by members of the Labyrinth Society on October 12th. Parishioners are encouraged to lend a hand in this endeavour so that it will be looking at its best.

Two additional work days are planned for Saturday November 21st and Saturday December 5th. By this time there will be plenty of leaves that have fallen and in need of raking. Please consider lending your support on one or both of these dates. Please contact Peter Green (860-922-1830) if you need further information. Thank you !

Blessing of the Animals

After the work is done on October 3, we will gather in the (newly spruced up) Memorial Garden to bless the animals. If you are not participating in the work day, come for the Blessing at 1:30PM. (In case of rain, we will meet in the sanctuary.)

The Labyrinth Society

Monday, October 12 (Indigenous People’s Day) The Labyrinth Society will visit to walk our labyrinth. The time is yet to be determined, but all are welcome!

Dear Parish Family,

We are inviting you to our wedding on Saturday, October 17th, 2026

at 11:00 in the morning at Trinity Episcopal Church. A reception in Goodwin Hall

will follow the Service.

We would love to have you join us, and your presence and your prayers

are all the gift we need! 

Martha Freimuth and Steve Zhitnik

The 242 Annual Convention of the

Episcopal Church in Connecticut

October 23-24, 2026

To learn more and to register,

Please Click Here

Online Bible Study

For more information on the Bible Study, please contact The Rev. Erika Plank Hagan at reverika@stthomasbethel.org

Choir Concerts

Here are the details and info about our upcoming concerts. Please get your calendars out and defend these dates at all costs 😉!

From Shadow to Light: A Call for Peace

Our program is a collaboration of choirs from Trinity Episcopal Church, The Choir School of Hartford, Old St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church of Bloomfield - Music Director Dr. Kelly Whitesell Powers, Wapping Community Church, South Windsor - Music Director Maria Centola, and UConn Shadow Puppetry!

We will perform Mendelssohn’s sacred cantata “Hear My Prayer” and selections from Karl Jenkins’s “The Peacemakers”, incorporating words of peace from Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, St. Francis of Assisi, and others notable world figures.

The choirs will sing alongside a string quartet, world flutes, percussion, and electric bass. We will have choristers reading inspirational poems and quotes about peace. UConn Puppetry will also create original shadow puppetry especially for these performances!

The schedule:

Thursday, November 19, 7:00 - 9:00 PM   Dress rehearsal at Trinity Episcopal Church

Saturday, November 21, 6:00 PM          Concert at Trinity Episcopal Church

Sunday, November 22, 4:00 PM           Concert at Wapping Community Church

Sunday, January 17, 10:00 AM            Service at Old St. Andrew’s Church in Bloomfield (1:00 p.m. alternate time, TBD)

Musically,

Markus

Worship Team

How do we plan each week’s liturgy? Come join the worship team and find out! Send an email to Mtr. Marta (mrivera@trinityhartford.org) if you are interested in helping out. (Also, if you already do help out and have not received email from me, do email and let me know. I’m trying to compile from a bunch of different lists.)

Stewardship Team



As I mentioned on Sunday, I hope this is the last launch of Stewardship Season ever, because every season is the season for stewardship! Abiding and keeping and growing this church is the work of every day. Today: measurements to replace a broken window, volunteer weeding around the property, and hosting our tenants’ Board Meeting in the Library. All this is stewardship: taking care of our building, taking care of our grounds, cultivating community partnerships. 

Whether we have lots of time and talent to give and little money—or lots of money and little time or talent—or an abundance of both—or a widow’s mite of each: when we each give what we can our church will thrive. So, if you would like to join the stewardship team email mrivera@trinityhartford.org

Hi Everyone!

There is so much to look forward to in the upcoming season, and the kickoff is coming soon!

We are currently in open enrollment for new choristers at the Choir School of Hartford. We would love your help spreading the word!

 Here is the Choir School of Hartford Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/choirschoolofhartford/

Please take a moment to:

1.          Like the page.

2.          Follow the page, if you don’t already.

3.          Most importantly, share the September open enrollment post on your own Facebook page.

Sharing the post helps expand its visibility beyond our immediate Trinity community and puts the Choir School in front of your friends, family, and contacts. This simple step can help us reach more families and grow the music ministry at Trinity.

Thank you for helping spread the word and for supporting the Choir School!

Musically,

Markus -

Confirmation, Reaffirmation, Reception

If you are interested in confirmation, in being received into the Episcopal Church from another denomination, or reaffirming your committment to the church, we will be gathering a group together for that purpose. Email mrivera@trinityhartford.org with your interest, and your availability to meet in person or online.

A new season for

pastoral care



In this extended transition time, some well-beloved folks might have fallen through the cracks of our care. If you know anyone who would like a visit, or a call, please reach out to Mtr. Marta directly: mrivera@trinityhartford.org

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.

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. If a name is taken off the list in error, we are happy to add it back in.

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 September 23,2026

Trinity Family wishes you a Happy Birthday,

Filled with Love and Laughter

Jannel Thomas - September 1

Marvelous Igboanugo - September 2

Michael Igboanugo - September 2

Shakeem Williams - September 2

Katherine Wilson - September 5

Neill Derick - September 12

Lindsey Tengatenga - September 12

Michael Okeke - September 16

Anne Green - September 18

Carla Griffith - September 18

Amanda Tronchin - September 21

Kitty Peterson -m September 29

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.