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Sunday, 7 January

The First Sunday after the Epiphany

Holy Eucharist Rite II

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Sunday Snow Update for 7 January

Adult Forum - What is Epiphany? - 7 January

January 2024 - Save the Dates!

Godly Play Dates for January

Trinity Book Group - 12 January

175th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in CT -

14 January

Women Together - 9 January

Music Season at Trinity - 2023 / 2024

Prayer List Requests

Special Prayer Requests

Calendar

News from the Diocese - December Newsletter

Eyes to the skies!

Due to the uncertain Sunday morning forecast, please check your Sunday eVoice for plans regarding the 10:00 AM service. THERE IS NO 8:00 AM SERVICE ON SUNDAY.

The eVoice will go out no later than 7:00 am on Sunday.

Rev. D plans to be at church to lead the 10:00 am Holy Eucharist service. This service will be live-streamed. We may decide to cancel the Adult forum.

If roads are too treacherous to travel, we will do Morning Prayer via Zoom and the Zoom link will be in the Sunday eVoice.

We encourage all congregants including those with liturgical leader responsibilities to make your own decisions about whether it is safe to travel to church.

Adult Forum - 7 January

What Is Epiphany?

These days the term “Epiphany” has become synonymous with Three Kings Day noting the arrival of the Magi at the nativity scene in Bethlehem. But wait – there’s more! Epiphany is a whole Season in the church year, stretching from January 6 through the Sunday before Ash Wednesday – this year, February 11.

So what is this season all about?

What does the word “Epiphany” mean?

And why does it get a whole season of the church year?

Join us after the 10 o’clock Eucharist on January 7 to explore the meaning of the season of Epiphany. Rev. D will share the theological and spiritual components of Epiphany, both the day itself and the season. Come, and enrich your understanding of what Epiphany means in the life of faith. 

Godly Play Dates for January

January 14, 28

Trinity Church Book Group

Looking for a good book? Here's one: French Braid, by contemporary author Anne Tyler. "Full of heartbreak and hilarity,.... a stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humor that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives." It's the featured work for the next meeting of Trinity's Book Group, on Friday, January 12th, 7-9 p.m.

All are warmly invited to attend! Amy Arlin will host at her home in Avon. Please let her know if you plan to attend; she'll send you directions - and make sure to have plenty of refreshments on hand! (aearlin@gmail.com)

Observance of the 175th Anniversary

of the Abolition of Slavery in Connecticut

Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford

January 14^th - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

You are invited to join a liturgical observation at Christ Church Cathedral that creates sacred space and allows us to reflect on the sins of our past and the ways in which our faith calls us to seek justice, reconciliation, and repair.

As we commemorate the abolition of slavery in our state, we cannot ignore the fact that our forebears were complicit in a system that perpetuated grave injustice and suffering.

It is a moment for us to repent and to recommit ourselves to the Gospel call of love, justice, and equality.

Women Together: a group that gathers weekly to explore our Christian faith and practice through book discussion, prayer and fellowship meets on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 3:15pm in the reception room at St. John’s (679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT).

Beginning Tuesday, January 9, 2024, our book discussion is on Life in Light: Meditations on Impermanence by Mary Pipher, 2002. “She explores what she's learned about how to balance despair with joy, utilizing and sharing with readers every coping skill she has honed during her lifetime to remind us that there is a silver thread of resilience that flows through all of life, and that despite our despair, the light will return.”

We will start by reading the Forward and the first 30-40 pages. Don’t worry if you haven’t received your book yet, just come and enjoy the conversation.

The books we choose are usually available at libraries, amazon.com and other booksellers. WT has been attended by women from St. John’s, Trinity, St. James and St. Monica’s. Please contact Linda MacGougan or Cathy Rowe if you would like additional information.

Special Prayer Requests

A member of our parish, Jacqui Lucier has advanced kidney disease and is in need of a transplant.

As we pray for Jacqui, we also ask that you prayerfully consider being screened as a potential kidney donor. For more information about living organ donation and to sign up to be screened, please visit nkr.org/SBB483. Please encourage your friends and family to consider donor screening.

To hear Jacqui talk about her illness and need for a transplant, watch this clip that has aired on local news.

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.

ECCT Newsletter - December 27, 2023