Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
~~Collect for the Third Sunday of Advent
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In this Week's eVoice:
- Giving Tree
- Support the Ahli Arab Hospital
- Christmas Flowers and Music Donations
- Blue Christmas
- Church by the Pond
- Lessons and Carols
- Greening of the Church
- December Events and Programs
- Year End Giving
- Women Together
- Trinity Mask Policy
- Worship With Us
- Calendar
- News from EECT
- ECCT Bishop Search
- eVoice Deadline
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Trinity's 2021 “Giving Tree”
Gifts Due Sunday, 12/12
Thanks to the generosity of our parishioners, the tags on our Giving Tree were snapped up in a flash! What remains is for all the gifts to be returned by Sunday, 12/12 so that they can be passed along to Covenant to Care and Trinity Academy for distribution to the children that week.
Please remember to place your unwrapped gift in a gift bag, attach your tag to the bag, and place it in one of the boxes in the baptistery.
If you have any questions, or have found that you may not be able to fulfill the gift request by 12/12, please contact:
Penny Pearson, Convener
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Holy Land Giving Tree -
AFEDJ: Help for Ahli Arab Hospital
The Outreach team will again offer pictures of the needy children of the Diocese of Jerusalem and offer festive olive wood ornaments for your own tree or as a gift for a loved one. We will be supporting again the Ahli Hospital in Gaza where all people are in great need of medicine, electricity and everyday needs. This is our international outreach to a place where our own religion started. Covid 19 has been just as horrible in the Diocese of Jerusalem as here. If you can’t make it to church, we ask that all checks be made out to AFEDJ (American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem) with Ahli Hospital in the memo. Donate at church or send checks to 106 Vista Way, Bloomfield CT 06002. All monies are sent in weekly directly to the AFEDJ center.
Look for our table Sunday, December 12th, before and after the 10:00 service.
Every little bit helps our siblings of the Holy Land!
Kate Smith: AFEDJ missioner, kate48smith@comcast.net
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Christmas Flowers and Music
If you would like to contribute to the 2021 Christmas flowers and music in memory of a friend or family member, or as an offering of thanksgiving, please fill out the form below and send it to the parish office, along with your check, by Friday, December 17. Checks, which may be for any amount, should be made payable to Trinity Church and earmarked “Christmas Memorials.” Names of those in whose memory contributions have been made will be listed in the Christmas Eve bulletins.
TRINITY CHURCH CHRISTMAS MEMORIALS - 2021
I enclose a check for $___________ for the Trinity Church Christmas flowers and music in memory of/thanksgiving for:
_______________________________________________________________________
(Please print)
Contributed by:
Name__________________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________
Phone _______________________________________________________________
Email ________________________________________________________________
Designate my contribution for (check one):
_ Flowers _ Music _ 50/50 Flowers & Music
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Church by the Pond -
Saturday, December 18
Trinity is rounding out another year in its longtime commitment to the Church by the Pond/Feeding in the Park ministry. Thanks to the leadership of Christ Church Cathedral, and the generosity of many area faith communities, a worship service followed by distribution of lunches and personal care items is held every Saturday in Bushnell Park at 2PM.
Our next opportunity to serve in this ministry is Saturday, December 18.
- We'll meet in the Trinity kitchen at 12:30 to prepare bag lunches, entering though the outside door to the kitchen.
- At 1:45 we'll bring those lunches to Bushnell Park, where we'll participate in the worship service by the pond, led by Rev. D.
- We'll distribute our lunches, gifts and personal care items following the service, and finish around 3:00.
All parishioners and families are welcome. Volunteers will observe the mask and social distancing protocols in place for in-person worship.
Please contact me if you have any questions, or if you are planning to participate, so that we can coordinate social distancing.
Penny Pearson, convener
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Greening of the Church
Set For December 19
This year’s “greening of the church” will take place after the 10:00 a.m. service on December 19. You’re invited to help with this festive project beginning right after the service, when, our Advent services ended, it’s time to deck the church in its Christmas finery.
It takes many willing hands to decorate our beautiful worship space for Christmastide; plan to be on hand to help with this enjoyable task. Members of our altar and flower guilds will be available to show you what to do.
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Upcoming Musical Events in December
Friday, Dec. 17th, 7:00pm - Blue Christmas
A tradition at Trinity Episcopal Church, this service is intended to be one of comfort for those mourning during the Christmas season.
Saturday, Dec. 18th, 7:00pm - Lessons & Carols
Featuring The Choir School of Hartford and Trinity Episcopal Church Adult Choir, this service is modeled after the traditional service of 9 Lessons and Carols from King's College, with choral anthems responding to each of 9 scripture passages that tell the story of Jesus' birth. Our Lessons & Carols service will highlight under-represented composers and will be a triumphant musical celebration for this most special season.
Friday, Dec. 24th - Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve at Trinity Episcopal Church will include an early service at 5:00pm and a late service at 10:00pm, which will feature the adult choir as well as The Choir School of Hartford singing works by Darke and Joubert, among others. The late service will begin at 9:30pm with an extended prelude of special instrumental and vocal music.
Sunday, Jan. 2nd, 9:00pm - Christmas Compline
Join us for our third monthly service of compline. This late-night service of choral music is held in a darkened sanctuary and will feature Christmas choral works sung in an intimate atmosphere of candles and prayer.
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Trinity Church. Advent Two. 5 December 2021. |
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Notes on Year End Giving
For your contributions of cash or checks to appear on your 2021 year-end statement, they must be received in the Trinity Church office by Wednesday, December 29. Due to holiday schedules, contributions received after December 29 will be posted to Trinity’s bank account in January, and will appear on your 2022 giving statement (even if they are in payment of a 2021 pledge).
If you plan to donate by stock to Trinity Church, please contact Financial Manager, Fran Times-Mack at ftimesmack@trinityhartford.org or 860-527-8133 ext. 206 before you or your broker initiate the stock transfer. Stock transfers can take up to two weeks.
Thank you for your support of Trinity Church!
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Women Together Meets Again
in January 2022
In the new year, Women Together begins a new, 7-week series on the book The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris. All women are welcome to attend. Currently, women from Trinity, St. Monica's, St. John's, and friends attend this weekly discussion and fellowship group. The meetings take place on Tuesdays, beginning January 4th, from 2:00-3:15 in the Reception Room at St. John's, with all attendees wearing masks. At the meeting on Jan. 4th, we'll cover pages 1-52. For more information, please contact Cathy Rowe ( crowedy@yahoo.com) or Linda MacGougan ( macgougans@gmail.com). |
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Sunday Morning Mask Policy
Masks at indoor Sunday services are now required for those who are vaccinated and non-vaccinated.
Please remember to bring your mask with you when you come to an event at Trinity.
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Worship With Us at Trinity Church
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Sunday, December 12: Third Sunday of Advent
8 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church
10 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church and live-streamed via YouTube
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Thursday, December 16
Noon Prayer via Zoom
This is a Standing Meeting.
The log-in and password will remain the same each week.
Join Zoom Meeting via computer or tablet
Meeting ID: 597 938 892
Password: 323842
Dial in
929 436 2866
Meeting ID: 597 938 892
Password: 323842
Please Note: if you call in on a land line, long distance charges may apply.
(Thursday noon services will be Eucharist in person on the first Sunday of each month, Noon Prayer on Zoom the remaining Thursdays.)
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Weekly Calendar
Sunday, December 12th Third Sunday of Advent
8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
10:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
Monday, December 13th
5:00 P.M. TCRJ Meeting (Zoom)
Tuesday, December 14th
1:30 P.M. Loaves and Fishes Prep (Kitchen)
2:00 P.M. Women Together (St. John’s Church)
6:00 P.M. Choir School of Hartford (Choir Room)
Thursday, December 16th
12:00 P.M. Noonday Prayer (Zoom)
6:00 P.M. Choir School of Hartford (Choir Room)
7:00 P.M. Adult Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
Friday, December 17th
7:00 P.M. Blue Christmas Service (Church)
7:00 P.M. NA Group Meeting (Huntington Hall)
Saturday, December 18th
12:30 P.M. Feeding in the Park Prep (Kitchen)
2:00 P.M. Church by the Pond (Bushnell Park)
7:00 P.M. Lessons & Carols (Church)
Sunday, December 19th Fourth Sunday of Advent
8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
10:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
11:15 A.M. Greening of the Church (Church)
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News from the Diocese
Click the links below to read up on what's going on in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, and in our North Central Region.
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Bishop Search & Transition News
Updated information about the search for our next bishop can be found at ctbishopsearch.org.
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eVoice Deadline
All announcements should be submitted to George at chienga@sbcglobal.net by Thursday 9am for publication that week. Announcements that are submitted late will be held until the following week’s edition. |
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