Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church 
3 May 2020
 
 
O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

~~Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Easter

Worship With Us at Trinity Church

All are invited to join our services online while the church buildings are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sunday, May 3:  The Fourth Sunday of Easter

Morning Prayer Via Zoom, Live at 10 AM: 
 
Kate Rousseau Officiating 
 
Rev. George Chien Preaching 
 
Time: May 3, 2020 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Thursday , May 7
 

Noon Prayer Via Zoom, Live at 12 PM: 
 
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The Warden's Corner
Each week, the ECCT bishops host a Zoom meeting for parish priests and wardens to talk about how we are faring during these difficult times. The meetings begin with prayer and Bible study, but most of the hour is spent in discussion of issues about how parishes are functioning these days. Themes seem to emerge at each call; one warden or priest asks a question, and the question touches on something that everyone else is wondering about.
 
This week's theme sounded like the questions from the back seat of the family car during a long trip: "When are we going to get there?" That is surely a question that most of us ask every day about much of our lives. We're doing our best to observe the suggested rules about personal distancing, wearing masks in public, and so forth. But it is hard to silence the voice that asks when this is going to be over.
 
And there are questions behind the question: When will we be able to reopen our building? When will we be able to worship together? How will we be able to keep ourselves and others safe? What will it really be like when we gather again as Trinity Church?
 
The answer to the question is, of course, that nobody knows for sure at this time. But perhaps it will be helpful to know that ECCT, the bishops and all the leadership of the diocese, is fully engaged in defining how and when we can move forward. The bishops meet weekly via Zoom with the Governor and other faith leaders, so our interests and needs are kept before our state leaders. There is a task force of diocesan leadership charged with defining the questions and developing protocols for reopening parishes. Since parishes are unique in many ways, each parish will also need to define a plan for reopening. As the diocese issues guidance and protocols, we will begin to identify Trinity's needs and define a plan for moving forward.  
 
 
Alan Rice and Martha Freimuth
Wardens  
 
 
Please Wear Your Mask at Trinity Church
General Israel Putnam dons his mask at Bushnell Park
Shouldn't you do the same?
 
All visitors, friends, members, guests, and workers on the Trinity Campus or in any of our buildings are reminded to please cover their faces while at Trinity.  While worship services are taking place viritually for the time being, the church office and buildings are staffed and work is proceeding on several fronts, indoors and out.  For the health and safety of all, and in keeping with the guidance of our bishops and the state of Connecticut, we ask you to keep your mouth and nose covered while you are with us.  While a simple cloth mask, scarf, bandana or what-have-you may not protect YOU from virus, it will definitely protect OTHERS from any contagion that you may unknowingly be carrying.  Let's continue to love one another from a safe distance.

 
Work proceeds on the Parish House front porch.


Trinity Book Group
 
Trinity's Book Group will not be meeting in May as planned, but will wait until it's safe to gather in person, date TBD. Until such time when we gather again, h ere's a reading recommendation: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It's a beautifully written novel, with characters spanning the social spectrum, amid the background of Biafra's struggle to establish an independent republic in southeastern Nigeria in the late 1960s.  All are welcome to come to Book Group, whether as a one-timer or regular attendee. Stay tuned for the date/place to be announced! In the meantime, please contact with  Linda MacGougan with any questions you have. (860-561-1588; macgougans@gmail.com)
 
 
 
Trinity Parishioner & Author: Amity Gaige at the Mark Twain House
Amity Gaige Presents Her New Novel, "Sea Wife" via
an author talk virtually hosted by The Mark Twain House and Museum May 5, 7:00 pm
 
Th e Mark Twain House & Museum offers this FREE program on May 5, 7:00 - 8:00 pm via Crowdcast.
 
Join us for an online evening with Amity Gaige as she talks about and reads from her latest novel Sea Wife, a smart, sophisticated literary page-turner about a young family that escapes suburbia for a year-long sailing trip that upends all of their lives. 
 
Sea Wife is told in gripping dual perspectives: Juliet's first-person narration, after the journey, as she struggles to come to terms with the dire, life-changing events that unfolded at sea; and Michael's captain's log-that provides a riveting, slow-motion account of those same inexorable events. Exuberant, harrowing, witty, and exquisitely written, Sea Wife is impossible to put down. A wholly original take on one of our oldest stories-survival at sea-it also asks a pertinent question for our polarized political moment: How does a crew with deep philosophical differences and outmoded gender roles bring a ship safely to shore?
 
Please click the link to find out more and register for this event. 


Virtual! Cystic Fibrosis Walk June 5th
 
It's time again for our annual Cystic Fibrosis walk!

Kate and Drew Smith's granddaughter, Sarah, was born with Cystic Fibrosis; she is now 10 years old and doing well. She and her family are sheltering at home in Illinois, as Sarah is a high risk person. Team Strolling for Sarah does an annual walk (about 3 miles or one hour) to support the Great Strides program which raises research dollars for this genetic lung disease. The exciting news is a new drug, Trikafta, which Sarah will be able to take when she is 12. It will treat some of the causes for her illness and not just the symptoms. Research is important!

This year, instead of our walk in Wickham Park, Team Strolling for Sarah will be doing a "virtual walk", each on our own, anytime between Saturday May 16th and June 5th. We thought it would be fun to see how far we could walk over a 3 week period, so we're going to walk or run more than once. Join in our efforts to see how many miles we all can cover. Send us your information and let us know how far you walked and maybe send us an electronic photo. Together can we reach 650 miles?

The great thing about a virtual walk is that you can do it any time you like and your walk can also be as short or long as you want! We'll keep you posted on our website below. This is meant to be a fun, free event.
Why through June 5th (6/5) ? Way back in 1965, a little girl overheard her parents talking about the disease. She thought they said "65 roses" instead of cystic fibrosis, which is a mouthful. So the rose has been a symbol of our cause and 6/5 is always the day that the national Cystic Fibrosis Foundation holds its annual celebration. The bake and plant sale has been canceled.

Visit our website : http://fightcf.cff.org/goto/KateSmith for more information. Any questions? My email is: Kate48smith@comcast.net or call 860-519-1591.

Thanks so much, Kate and Drew Smith

 
Thanks to dedicated volunteers, the Memorial Garden is returning to life in the spring.


"Chasing Labyrinths" Now Available
   
Bill Ludwig's book on the labyrinths of Connecticut and rhode Island is now available from Hotchkiss Publishing.  Trinity's labyrinth, in our Memorial Garden, is among those featured. 

Ludwig writes:

You have probably driven by many labyrinths without noticing them. I once walked across one in a church courtyard to ask directions only to be told I had been on it already! Thus the need for a guidebook to help you in your search so you may do a bit less chasing that I did.
 
Labyrinths have been enjoying a renaissance which began just before the turn of this century with the Lauren Artress Founder of Veriditas leading the way.  In 1998 there were only 100 labyrinths listed online, today there are over 4,440 in the US alone. The oldest permanent outdoor labyrinth in Connecticut will be found in Litchfield, at Wisdom House, built in 1996. The increased interest in spiritualty, mindfulness, seems to have inspired the growth. They can be viewed as a metaphor for life with twists and turns.  They teach us to trust the path we are on is our life's path.  
 
Trinity Church will receive a complementary copy when published in May.
 
To order your own copy, follow this link:  Chasing Labyrinths 
 
 
Forward Day by Day
 
Forward Day by Day is a publication that many of you access via hard copy. Did you know that there is a link to this publication on our church website? Go to the Worship tab, click on Worship Involvement and then click on Worship Resources. You will find the link to Forward Day by Day.   
If you would like a paper copy sent to you in the mail, please email Barbara Roos at office@trinityhartford.org and she will send one to you.
 

Weekly Calendar
 
Sunday, May 3rd  - Fourth Sunday after Easter
       10:00 A.M.  Morning Prayer with hymns-  via Zoom
 
Monday, May 4th
        
Tuesday, May 5th
       7:00 P.M.  Amity Gaige talk at Mark Twain - via Crowdcast
                        (See information  in Announcements)
       8:00 P.M.  Recruitment Team Meeting - via Zoom
       8:00 P.M.  RSCM Course - via Zoom
 
Wednesday, May 6th
     
Thursday, May 7th
       12:00 Noon  Noonday Prayer -  via Zoom
 
Friday, May 8th
 
Saturday, May 9th
 
Sunday, May 10th (Mother's Day)
       10:00 A.M.  Morning Prayer with hymns - via Zoom
 
 
 Trinity's doors will open again someday.  Meanwhile, thanks to our staff for acquiring and hanging a bright, new rainbow banner!

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