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March 27, 2015

 

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March 29, 2015
Palm Sunday

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite 1
9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite 2
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite 1
2:00 p.mChapel on the Green
 

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Looking Toward the Empty Tomb

 

This Sunday we joyously begin our journey to Jerusalem, moving soberly to the cross and then expectantly to the empty tomb.  Over the next few days we will remember and celebrate God's grace, God's gift and God's love for all of Creation especially humanity.  Yet, in the midst of all of this we can't help but confront the tenuous but exciting place of the Church in society and in our own community.  Some people and a great deal of research say we are no longer relevant, and there is little, if anything, we can offer our broken world.   Yet, we continue to show God's love by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and giving voice to those who are voiceless.  We continue to be witnesses of God's love in areas of injustice and oppression.  We continue to share our stories and The Story of God's love.  We continue to celebrate that God loved us so much that God in Jesus Christ became human, and lived and dwelt with us to demonstrate that love to us.  So we continue to move toward the empty tomb.  We continue to celebrate that He is risen, and so we are restored to unity with God. 

 

This past Lent we heard from many intriguing speakers who reminded us that we still need to be here.  We still need the Church, the gathered community because we need to continue to be a people who gather, who share and exchange our stories and traditions and who show the world how to love.  We need the Church to help us make meaning of life through fellowship and worship with each other and God.  I thank God that we continue to journey together,  finding the tomb empty and realizing that now we must be Christ's hands and feet and love in our world.  Why not join us on this journey, this Holy Week? 

 

HOLY WEEK AT TRINITY 

Palm Sunday - March 29

7:45 a.m. -Holy Eucharist, Rite 1 | 9:00 a.m.  Holy Eucharist, Rite 2 | 11:00 a.m.  Choral Eucharist, Rite 1 | 2:00 p.m. - Chapel on the Green | 4:00 p.m. - Yale Camerata Concert


 

Holy Tuesday - March 31

7:30 p.m. - Organ Concert, Peter Stoltzfus Berton


 

Holy Wednesday - April 1

12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist & Healing Service


 

Maundy Thursday - April 2

1:00 p.m. - Chapel on the Green Food Clinic | 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday Foot Washing & Stripping of the Altar | 9:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. - Maundy Thursday Overnight Watch


 

Good Friday - April 3

7:00 a.m. - End of Overnight Watch, with Communion 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Seven Last Words of Christ - 7:30 p.m. - Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday


 

The Great Vigil of Easter - April 4

7:30 p.m. - Great Vigil of Easter, with Baptism


 

Easter Day - April 5

7:45 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite 1 | 9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist, Rite 2 | 10:10 a.m. - Annual Easter Egg Hunt - 11:00 a.m. - Choral Eucharist, Rite 1 | 2:00 p.m. - Chapel on the Green


 

 

 

Maundy Thursday Foot Care Clinic at Chapel on the Green

 

cotg footwashing April 2 Maundy Thursday Foot Care at Chapel on the Green

10:30am Medical Van and free medical and housing assistance

1:00pm Eucharist with Bishop Ian Douglas

1:30pm Foot Care & Lunch

Come and get in involved. To participate in the Foot Care Clinic, join the Training Sessions either on Sunday March 29 at 2:30pm or on Thursday April 1 at 10:30am. 


 

Maundy Thursday Night Watch

 

Maundy Thurs April 1 Maundy Thursday Night Watch: Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?  Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation" (Matthew 26:40-41) .

We will again be engaging in our overnight "Watch" which runs from 9pm on Maundy Thursday until 7 am on Good Friday. Our goal is to have at least two people signed on for each hour, but there can be as many as wish to participate in this truly moving event. Sign-up sheets are located in the entrance hall (narthex) on the counter or contact Ellen Freiler, [email protected] - 203-281-4936.

 

Garden of Gethsemane

 

Trinity's tranquil columbarium has been transformed into the lush green and flower-laden Garden of Gethsemane for Easter-tide.  Be sure to visit the Garden for solace and prayer from
March 20 - April 8, including the all-night vigil of Maundy Thursday.  
 

 

Easter Egg Hunt

 

Easter Eggs

Easter Day, April 5, 10:10AM
All children are welcome to participate in Trinity's 5th Easter Egg hunt on the Green, next to the church. 
 

 

Easter Coffee Hour

 

Each Year, Trinity welcomes new and numerous visitors to our Easter Day services. If you can, please bring something to share during either coffee hour so that we can extend our warmest hospitality to our visitors and parishioners. Deviled eggs, small sandwiches, baked goods ready for serving, would be especially appreciated.
 

 

Parish Book Discussion: Jean Vanier, Becoming Human

 

Saturday March 28, 10:00am-11:30am the last meeting of our parish book discussion will take place in our church's undercroft.

Jean Vanier's book is his most prominent publication on his vision and ministry. He is the founder of L'Arche, a community where mentally disabled people are fully integrated.  

Jean Vanier was recently awarded with the prestigious Templeton Prize.

  

 

Friends of the Green Saturday April 18, 10 am


New Haven Green

It's Our Green!  Let's Take Care of It!

The New Haven Green, a historic and central gathering place for people from New Haven, the United States, and around the world, is also home to our Church.  Friends of the Green, based at Trinity, organizes five Clean the Green Days each year, beginning with Trinity's Clean the Green day on SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 10:00 am to 11:30 am.  Wearing gloves and sturdy shoes, we gather to pick up the small trash items that disfigure this handsome space in the Upper Green. 

 

Please join us for a worthy, enjoyable time of light work and meeting others.  Gloves and trash bags provided; please wear sturdy shoes, no open toes.  If you have a rake, please feel free to bring it.  Questions:  Please write to Charlotte Rea, [email protected].

 

Movie: "Son of God" April 18, 1-4 pm


 

In our church's parish hall (undercroft).
A Trinity ECW Event to which all are invited. Come, enjoy, be spiritually uplifted.


 

 

Trinity Coffee House Saturday April 18, 7 pm


Trinity Coffee House - Saturday, April 18, 2015 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall (Undercroft)

 

Join us for a relaxed evening of fellowship, refreshments and music.  Doofus is a lively, old time band.  They sing and play guitar, autoharp, mountain and hammered dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, mandolin and acoustic bass.

 

Tickets: $15                  Contact [email protected]

 

Budget and Program Vision Update

During
the Sunday Forums of Sunday April 19 and Sunday May 17, 10AM in our church'sundercroft. The Rector, the Wardens, and the Treasurer will give more updated information regarding our Budget Planning and the Program Vision for our church in the upcoming months.
Save the Date: Parish Retreat on Saturday April 25

 

POP In times of change and discernment we all need decisiveness but also prayer and reflection. As parish we need those times of reflection and prayer as well. On Saturday April 25, 9:30am-2pm, we will gather in prayer, guided by our spirituality team to strengthen our hearts and deepen our hearts, community life, service in the Holy Spirit!


 

Parish Retreat Program

9:30am Opening Prayer, Church Nave

10:00am Introduction to the Parish retreat, Parish Hall (Undercroft)

10:30am Prayer Options for the morning:

  • Centering Prayer
  • Mindfulness Experience
  • Ubuntu Bible Meditation
  • Walking Meditation

12:00pm: Meal Eucharist, Parish Hall (Undercroft), with brown bag lunch or simpel meal options to share. Drinks are provided

1:30pm: Closing Prayer, Church Nave

 


Trinity Players: April 26

 

Performing on Sunday April 26The Babel Trilogy: Three Comic Three Minutes Plays , by Neil C. Olsen, at all Sunday morning services. The three plays are all based on the legend of the Fall of the Tower of Babel. Contact director&author Neil Olsen: 203-874-4005.

Trinity Annual Mother's Day Plant Sale


 

Trinity Annual Mother's Day Plant Sale: We are now accepting orders for Trinity's annual plant sale for arrival on Mother's Day weekend. This year there are some new pre-order plant options available, including a few herbs for your garden. As always delicious baked goods and small gift items will be available for sale on Mother's Day weekend when plants are picked up. Plant orders must be received by April 22. Please see the flyer in the Sunday Bulletin or view a PDF . All proceeds go to support Trinity's general fund.  

 

ECW Annual Meeting


 

134th Annual Meeting
Episcopal Church Women
Diocese of Connecticut
Thursday, May 7, 2015
The Aqua Turf (Southington)
Reserved Seating Only: $20 per person
Deadline: Monday April 20, 2015
Contact: Pat Chappell - see poster for details

 

Cups to Care for Abraham's Tent 2

 

Making homes and ending homelessness...one cup at a time.

March 2 - 8, 2015 Trinity hosted 12 men in the undercroft as part of the Abraham's Tent Homeless Hospitality initiative.  Trinity is one of nearly 30 faith communities who host the men for one week at a time from December-April.  These faith communities are joining together in a new endeavor called Abraham's Tent 2 to raise $25,000 to secure permanent shared housing for 3-5 of the Abraham's Tent guests in the coming year. 

Trinity has committed to raise its pledge with a special fundraising project called Cups to Care.  This Sunday we invite you to turn your to-go cup into a to-care cup by filling it with the money you'd ordinarily spend on coffee or a special treat during the week.  Empty cups and more information will be available at all church services this Sunday, March 8. We will collect the filled cups and any other contributions in church on Sunday March 29.  You can also send your contributions to the parish office with a special note, "for AT2."


Church Event Calendar: Contact Sam Sigg

 

Sam Sigg, our amazing head sexton, is now managing our church event calendar. From now on, to schedule meetings or events, please contact Sam at [email protected]. Before announcing your meeting or event to the community, make sure your date and venue are confirmed by Sam, given our limited space for meetings.


 

 Wednesday Club


 

The Wednesday Club We are pleased to announce that the group which has been meeting on Wednesday mornings in Trinity's undercroft from 9:15 until noon is now called 'The Wednesday Club'. Please come, and invite your friends to join this informal group of people who meet to have coffee and fellowship while sewing, knitting, wrapping, sorting, pricing ... This group is not just targeted towards the holiday bazaar but for other projects as needed. Afterwards many of us attend the Wednesday, Eucharist and Healing service at 12:10.
 

We follow the Hamden Public School System for snow cancellation. If Hamden is closed so are we. If Hamden is delayed we still meet. Always safety first. 

 

Support Loaves & Fishes

"REACHING OUT TO HELP OUR BROTHERS & SISTERS"

SUPPORT LOAVES AND FISHES At St. Paul & St. James

Bring 1) non-perishable food each week to church- just add it to your weekly grocery list- Peanut Butter, Jelly, Pasta, Tuna, etc.; 2) clothing, especially for men.

Volunteer on Saturdays from 8:00 to 11:00 am at St. PJ's on corner of Olive and Chapel St

Trinity Contact: David Rivera, [email protected]
 

Perichoresis Monday March 23


We meet every other Monday night at 6:11 p.m. in the undercroft for a "dinner church" gathering, complete with food, communion, music from a wide variety of traditions, and an interactive liturgy of the word. 


For more information visit our website, www.perichor.org, and facebook page, www.facebook.com/perichor; there is a link on the website for anyone who would like to sign up for regular updates. 


There are plenty of ways to be involved! Please contact Seminarian Zack Nyein for more information at [email protected].


Confirmation Class - Rediscover Jesus
    

Classes will take place at Trinity, in the Upper Room, Sunday at 12:30pm-1:30pm: Sunday April 19: 12:30-3pm (extended meeting)
Confirmation will be on Saturday May 2: Confirmation, 10AM Trinity Branford, Regional Confirmation Celebration.

Holiday Bazaar: March is Surprise Gift Month

 

 Holiday Bazaar: March is Surprise Gift Month, each year we sell several hundred  Surprise gifts at $1.50 each. This is the time to begin donating. 

All Gifts Must Be: New, $1.00 - 5.00 Value, No Perishables.  Suggestions include: Playing Cards, Cocktail Napkins,  Note Pads, Thank You Cards,  Decorative Pens, Package of Pens/Pencils, Travel Games &  Puzzles, Tree Ornament(s), Small Kitchen Items, Frames, mugs, new re-gifted items. Let your imagination be your guide. Collection box in the Sexton Office or put them in the Holiday Bazaar Closet. We are happy to wrap them. 


 

COLLECTION BOX IN SEXTON OFFICE

(Drop off before end of March)

All Gifts Must Be: New; $1.00 - 5.00 Value; No Perishables; Gifts to be Sold for $1.50

Suggestions: Playing Cards, Cocktail Napkins, Note Pads, Thank You Cards, Decorative Pens, Package of Pens/Pencils, Travel Games, Puzzles, Tree Ornament(s), Small Kitchen Items, Sundries, New Re-gifted Items OK

  

 

Volunteers Needed At DESK and Columbus House
 

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK): Next Trinity date: April 21, 2015 (and the third Tuesday of every month) Trinity cooks and serves the meal at Columbus House. Volunteers are needed from about 4:00 - 6:00 pm each month. Please contact Warner Marshall ([email protected]) or George Gillin ([email protected]) if you are available to help or for more information.

Columbus House: Next Trinity date: April 14, 2015 (and the second Tuesday of every month) volunteers are needed from 5:00 - 7:00 pm to serve the meal and help with clean-up. DESK serves from the Center Church Parish House, 311 Temple St., New Haven. Please contact Chuck Kaywood at [email protected] to let him know if you are available to help.


 

Office Transition

Thank you for your understanding during the transition of our parish secretary. Please check our updated contact information and office hours.

To contact our parish secretary please use this email address:
Telephone remains the same: 203 624 3101

Our current Office Hours are the following: 
Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Parish Directory Updated

A December 2014 edition of Trinity's parish directory is now available. The directory lists names and contact information for all parishioners, save for those who prefer not to be included in the listing. To obtain an updated copy, send your request via email to: [email protected]. For those who are not email users, you may obtain a printed copy by calling the church office: (203) 624-3101.

We pray for... 

 

Those who are on our parish prayer list...


Paula
Bob
Bill
Jackie

 
Want to add someone to our prayer list? 

 

Would you like to add yourself or a member of your family to the our prayer list? Want to let us know about an anniversary or special occasion? Contact the parish office at [email protected]  

 

NOTE: Prayer requests will remain on the prayer list for TWO weeks, please contact the Parish Office if you wish to add names that have been removed. 

Conference Call   

phone
The 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services are available as a conference call to all of you who are unable to attend church.   
  
To access the conference call, dial 1-877-594-8353 and follow the prompts. When asked the CODE NUMBER type in 58775537 on your phone number pad.   
 
Of course, we especially welcome those of you who are unable to attend church due to medical concerns. However, if you are out of town on vacation you,  too,  can stay in touch with Trinity with the conference call!
Trinity Church on the Green

On the corner of Temple and Chapel Streets

 

Trinity Church Parish Office:

950 Chapel Street, Fl. 2 

New Haven, CT 06510-2515

 

Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Phone: (203) 624-3101

Fax: (203) 624-2412

E-mail: [email protected]