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Worship With Us at Trinity Church
Sunday, 9 August
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 AM
Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church
Celebrant, The Rev. Dr. Marta S. Rivera Monclova
and live-streamed via YouTube
Trinity Church YouTube
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Notes from the Threshold
The Rev. Dr. Marta S. Rivera Monclova
Summer Office Hours
Camp Washington Tag Sale
A Place of Welcome - August 9, 16, and 23
Eucharistic Visitor Training - August 15
2026 Backpack Ministry -Due on August 16
Rededication Sunday - September 13
ECCT Annual Convention - October 23-24
Volunteers
Font and another bulletin note
Pastoral Care
Altar Trainning
A Notice from the Prayer Team
Prayer List Requests
Weekly Calendar
News from the Diocese
August Birthdays
eVoice Deadline for Announcements submission
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Notes from the Threshold
Each week for these first weeks, I’ll be telling a story, at least until it feels less like we’re all on the threshold and we’ve moved into a new space.
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I’ve traveled a lot, a lot! But that season of my life has wound down some, and I thrive much more in stability these days. Maybe next week, I’ll tell something of my more far flung travels, but this is the view from my favorite vacation these days, a little off-grid cabin in Barton, VT with a landlady with a wealth of delightful stories from Berkeley (the school in California, not the seminary in New Haven!) in the 60s.
I love how full of people my life is now—I love interacting with all sorts. And in order to keep that love strong, I find that a week or so of complete isolation restores me more than the Icelandic hikes and Berlin museums of my past. I check in with Sallie, get a fill of good stories, go to the cabin and…sit and look at this view. I wake up in the morning, and pray morning prayer with my coffee in my hand, looking at this view. This year, I went up a bit earlier than last year and it was COLD! So, I woke up in the morning, filled up the wood stove, and said morning prayer with my coffee in my hand to the crackle of the fire.
Not only is there no electricity, there is no cellphone or wifi signal. Completely alone with my thoughts, my prayers, and nature, and usually a pile of books! By day 3, I stop having the racing thoughts about the things I should be “checking on.” By day 5, this stillness arrives in my head that lasts, thankfully, for a long time once I take the trek back down I91 to home.
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The Rev. Dr. Marta S. Rivera Monclova
Summer Office Hours
M-W: 8-12
And by appointment.
For now, to make an appointment,
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Camp Washington Tag Sale
Trinity clergy, staff, and parishioners, past and present met up at the tag sale at Camp Washington and had a great time.
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A place of worship
Last week, the Worship Team met to discuss everything related to Worship. This week, those who are on or are interested in the Adult Christian Formation Team are invited to convene after church in the Library. Again, all informal chats! Get your coffee, say hello; Mtr. Marta will ring the bell, and then we’ll meet in the Library.
Coming soon:
August 9 Adult Christian Formation! Let all who are interested stop by the
Library.
August 16 Flower Guild will convene after worship, let all who are interested stop
by the library.
August 23 Stewardship will convene after worship, let all who are interested stop
by the Library.
See the theme here?
Even if you’ve never tried any of these things before, come on in!
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Eucharistic Visitor Training
A note from Mtr. Marta about this training.
Organized by our own Marsha McCurdy Adell, this training will be a great refresher to those of you who have engaged in this ministry before. We have many beautiful eucharistic visitation sets in the sacristy, and many lovely parishioners who would benefit from this ministry. I encourage every one of you who can attend to do so, and I will be happy to follow up with you about any questions or anxieties you might have. We can practice, do some role plays, or whatever might help you feel comfortable undertaking this holy work.
Sat, Aug 15 | 10 am–2 pm | St. Monica's, Hartford | Lunch provided
Learn to carry and distribute Communion to the homebound, hospitalized, and those in long-term care. Taught by Archdeacons Pat Jackson and Bonnie Matthews, you'll learn practical steps, how to distribute the sacrament properly, what to say, how to be present with someone who's struggling. There's also time built in for prayer and reflection on what it means to live into this holy ministry.
** This training is the first step toward becoming a licensed Eucharistic Visitor. After the training, a public background check and Safe Church Training will also need to be completed before submitting your application for this licensed lay ministry.
Please contact Archdeacon Bonnie Matthews (bmatthews228@comcast.net)
by Tuesday August 11th, if you plan on attending.
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2026 Backpack Ministry for Covenant to Care
Trinity is once again participating in the Adopt A Social Worker program of Covenant to Care to support Hartford children in need as they return to school. This year we've been asked to simply provide backpacks, as these are generally the biggest cost factor for the families.
Backpacks may be for any level of school children, with gender-neutral designs please. They may be placed in the Baptistery until Sunday August 16. A blessing will be included in our service that day, and they will be delivered to Covenant to Care on August 17.
Have questions? Contact Penny Pearson, 860-243-0020, pennypearson@comcast.net
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Rededication Sunday! September 13, 2026
We will celebrate together. Choir and choristers return to the loft. Labor Day weekend is over and summer peregrinations concluded. A new season begins. We will be having—at some later date—a "proper" celebration of New Ministry, but in the words of Linda MacGougan, "we will take a time during the service for the congregation to welcome/celebrate/pray for Mother Marta’s ministry with us." But wait, there's more! Continuing in Linda's words, we will also have "a time during the service for the congregation to rededicate ourselves to our own participation in God’s work at Trinity," and "to thank God for God’s faithfulness to Trinity through some difficult years." Amen. Lastly, we will conclude with a party that will be written about in the next hundred year booklet!
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The 242 Annual Convention of the
Episcopal Church in Connecticut
October 23-24, 2026
To learn more and to register,
Please Click Here
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Volunteers, especially chairs
We're trying to refresh the roster of who to call to help with what. Specifically, we're looking for a few volunteers who can be available to set up chairs when we have outdoor Sundays. We're indoors this coming week, but reaching out to Vinnie vpacileo@trinityhartford.org and cc me mrivera@trinityhartford.org with the best way to reach you (even if you think you're already on the list of who to ask!)
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Font change
Look carefully this Sunday, and you'll see something new! The font of the bulletin has changed. The new font is called "Atkinson Hyperlegible Next" and was developed by the Braille institute specifically for people with low vision. It comes in several weights, and it might take a couple weeks to refine the best look, but let's talk about it! Let us know if you find it easier to read. Check out the font here: https://www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/
Another Bulletin Note
We're returning to a single version of the Lord's Prayer in the bulletin for a season. As a (ahem, reasonably) bilingual person, I strongly resonate with the language of "praying in the language of our hearts," and at the same time I think that the prayerbook tradition of "praying with one voice" is important. This change is in response to feedback from the congregation, and my current plan is to rotate in the newer and older translations at intervals.
If the language of your heart is not English, you are always welcome to pray in the language of your heart! Indeed, perhaps you'd like to teach the Lord's Prayer in another language. St. Teresa of Avila found that the Lord's Prayer in Latin had grown stale for her, so she learned it in Greek, a language she did not speak, so that by praying the familiar unfamiliarly, she might enter into deeper communion with Jesus, through the prayer that he taught.
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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
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Altar Party Training
One of my questions on the cards for my first week was: "What is one thing at church you wish you could touch, carry, ring, light, sing, or help with?" Well, now's your chance! From experienced acolytes to those who look with longing, this is your time to learn, to relearn, to refresh, or to teach!
We'll be having a training and retraining for various roles in the altar party: chalice bearer, table acolyte, crucifer, thurifer. August 29, 10am. We'll gather with coffee, we'll get to learning, we'll break for lunch, and then celebrate a low-key Eucharist with those gathered, and anyone else who wishes to join us at about 1pm.
All are welcome to come and learn, all are welcome to a Saturday afternoon Eucharist! Those who wish to come and learn, drop a note to Mary office@trinityhartford.org so we can plan food accurately.
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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.
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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.
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News from the Diocese
Click the link below to read up on what's going on in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.
ECCT Newsletter July 29,2026
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Trinity Family wishes you a Happy Birthday,
Filled with Love and Laughter
Frank Kirkpatrick - August 4
Stephanie Thomas - August 4
Jane Mogor - August 7
Peter Vreeland - August 10
Christina Gellman - August 12
Amy Arlin - August 13
Fred Margeson - August 16
Agatha Okeke - August 18
Cathy Rowe - August 18
Penny Pearson - August 19
Davonte Griffith - August 20
Michael Thomas - August 8
Carmen Belgrave - August 30
If you wish to have your Birthday month included in the eVoice,
please contact the office.
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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.
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