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Current COVID Protocols - Return to Common Cup
Special Prayer Request
Recording of ACF 3 April Forum
XVI Bishop Diocesan Candidates Announced
Communion Ministers/Acolytes Meeting - 9 April
Companion Of the Holy Cross Open Meeting - 9 April
Easter Flower/Music Memorials - due 11 April
Holy Week and Easter Services
Wednesdays in Lent
Lenten Giving Opportunity - Personal Care Products
Church by the Pond - 16 April
Bicycles Needed
House of Bishops Messages
Prayers for Ukraine
Worship with Us
Calendar
News from ECCT
ECCT Bishop Search
eVoice Deadline
QR Codes
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Update on Current COVID Protocols
Return to Common Cup
- Return to the Common Cup - Beginning on Maundy Thursday, 14 April, we will return to offering wine and grape juice using the Common Cup. There will be no intinction (dipping into the cup). Please remember that if you wish not to receive wine, receiving Bread only imparts the full benefit of the Sacrament.
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Masks are now optional for Church services with the strong recommendation for people to continue to wear masks based on preference, informed by personal level of risk and if they are unvaccinated.
- If you are visiting the Education Wing Monday through Friday during Trinity Academy school hours, we ask that you wear a mask. Trinity Academy will continue universal masking until the end of the school year in June.
- We will continue to wear masks in the office in all common areas, and those who have private offices may request visitors to wear masks. Please be respectful of staff wishes.
As a reminder, there are various levels of comfort in our community with masking, handshakes, and hugging, so please be respectful of others whose decisions differ from your own.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and flexibility. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Rev. D. or a member of the Vestry.
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Special Prayer Request
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. |
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Recording of April 3 ACF Forum
now available for viewing
The April 3 Zoom forum about organ transplants was recorded and is now available for you to view, following this link: Trinityhartford.org/acforgandonation. The forum was informative, and included personal stories from organ donors and transplant recipients. A speaker from New England Donate Life, himself the recipient of a heart transplant, provided facts that dispelled some common myths about organ transplants. The forum explained the matching and transplant process in some detail.
In a quick moment, the topic of organ transplants has gone from an abstract idea to a deeply personal one for us at Trinity, as we have been asked to pray for our beloved Jacqui Lucier, who needs a kidney. We have also been asked to consider being screened as a potential donor. If you weren’t able to attend the forum, please take some time to watch the zoom recording.
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The Bishop Transition Committee
is pleased to announce the slate of
Committee Nominees
for the XVI Bishop Diocesan
of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.
The Rev. Glenna Huber
Rector, Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
The Rev. Jeffrey Mello
Rector, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Brookline, MA
The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead
Dean, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral
Jacksonville, FL
The Rev. Canon Tanya Wallace
Rector, All Saints’ Episcopal Church
South Hadley, MA
The full announcement is found here.
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Communion Ministers & Acolytes Training
9 April
Have you previously served as a Communion Minister but have not served in a while?
Are you interested in being a Communion Minister but want to know more about what that means?
Are you a young person or the parent/guardian of a young person who is interested in being an acolyte?
Communion Ministers, Acolytes, and those who are interested in learning more about those ministries are invited to come to a time of connecting and training on Saturday, April 9th.
Communion Ministers will gather from 10am-12pm
with Acolytes joining from 10:30am-12pm.
If you have any questions please reach out to Rev. D.
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Open meeting of
Companions of the Holy Cross
9 April, 10 am to 12 noon
The Companions of the Holy Cross will be discussing the book: Sacred Earth Sacred Soul by John Philip Newell at an open meeting on Saturday, 9 April. As time permits, we hope to discuss the chapters on St. Brigid and Alexander John Scott. Join us even if you haven’t read the book. What is Celtic Christianity all about? Contact Kate Smith at kate48smith@comcast.net and you will be sent the online link closer to the day. |
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Easter Memorials - Due 11 April
If you would like to make a contribution to the flowers and music for the 2022 Easter services in memory of, or in honor of, a friend or family member, or in celebration of a special event, please complete the attached form. Send the form, along with your check, to the parish office at 120 Sigourney Street, Hartford, CT 06105 by Monday, April 11. Checks should be made payable to Trinity Church and earmarked “Easter Memorials.” Names of those in whose memory, honor or celebration contributions are received will be listed in the Easter bulletins. Be sure to check the appropriate box to indicate if you would like your contribution to be used for flowers, music, or a 50/50 split.
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Wednesdays in Lent - 13 April
During the season of Lent, you are invited to join us on Wednesday night at 7:00 pm on zoom as we study Howard Thurman’s landmark work, Jesus and the Disinherited.
The central question that Thurman wrestles with is, “What does the religion of Jesus offer to those with their backs against the wall?” While this book was published in 1949, Thurman’s thoughts remain relevant today as we continue to seek to faithfully follow Jesus and share his Good News in a world that desperately needs it.
As you read Chapter 5 and the epilogue, you are invited to reflect on the following questions:
- What spoke to your heart? How did you feel while you’re reading the chapter.
- Did you find yourself struggling with or wanting to push back against any of what you read? If so, what do you think caused that reaction?
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Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 837 4907 1355
Passcode: 904384
Dial by phone
929-436-2866
Meeting ID: 837 4907 1355
Passcode: 904384
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Lenten Giving Opportunity
To Benefit College Students
Donations in by 14 April
It’s not too late to participate in this Lenten Giving Opportunity!
At the Maundy Thursday service, Rev. D. will bless the personal care items collected during Lent which will benefit the Capital Community College (CCC) Food Pantry.
While many college students are beneficiaries of SNAP Vouchers (formerly called Food Stamps), the vouchers do not allow for the purchase of personal care hygiene products.
The Director of the CCC Food Pantry has identified the following as the most needed products:
Soap; Conditioner; Shampoo; Feminine care items; Deodorant
Members of Trinity may participate in three ways:
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At Trinity..."BY THURSDAY, APRIL 14". . : place your purchased items in the large basket in the Baptistery. The items will be taken to the Cathedral;
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Online: purchase items and have them sent to:
Christ Church Cathedral
(Attn: Deacon Bonnie Matthews)
45 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103
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At the Cathedral: purchased items may be delivered in-person to the Cathedral
Wednesday 4/20 to Friday 4/22, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday 4/24 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Items collected at Trinity will be transported to the Cathedral by Faith in Action/Outreach volunteers.
Thank you!
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Church by the Pond on Saturday, 16 April
Trinity's next opportunity to participate in this ministry led by Christ Church Cathedral is Saturday, April 16 - Holy Saturday.
- We'll meet in the Trinity kitchen at 12:45 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 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 effect at the time for in-person worship.
Please contact me if you have any questions, or to let me know that you are planning to participate.
Penny Pearson, convener
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Needed for our Afghan family: Bicycles
Ferooz has now begun a full-time day job, so he will need to attend another venue to take ESOL lessons in place of those at Hartford Public Library he took during the day. The new venue is about a mile from the family home, and he would like a bicycle so that he can get there and back as quickly as possible. The resettlement team is looking for a 26" used bicycle in good condition.
Also, if anyone has access to used tricycles, those would be great for the 3- and 4-y/o boys. The 6-y/o boy and 8-y/o girl also need kids' bicycles; training wheels should not be needed, as both are athletic and will, we think, quickly learn to ride.
If you have any of these items to donate to the Dadwall family, please contact me.
Anne Rapkin, for the Outreach Committee;
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Messages from the House of Bishops
A statement from the House of Bishops on the conflict in Ukraine can be found here.
Resolution adopted by the House of Bishops voicing love and support for transgender and non-binary people and their families can be found here. |
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Prayers for Ukraine
We pray for the people of Ukraine.
As we pray, you are strongly encouraged to support efforts to assist Ukrainian refugees by donating to the International Rescue Committee ( www.rescue.org) or another reputable agency on the ground. |
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Worship With Us at Trinity Church |
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Sunday, 10 April
Palm Sunday
8 AM Holy Eucharist in the Church
10 AM Holy Eucharist in the Church and live-streamed via YouTube
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Thursday, 14 April
Noonday Prayer on Zoom
(Thursday noon services: Eucharist in-person on the first Thursday of each month, Noon Prayer on Zoom the remaining Thursdays.)
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Sunday, April 10th
8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
Monday, April 11th
Tuesday, April 12th
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, April 13th
7:00 P.M.
Thursday, April 14th
12:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
Friday, April 15th
7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
Saturday, April 16th
12:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M.
8:00 P.M.
Sunday, April 17th
10:00 A.M.
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Palm Sunday
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
Tour of the Buildings (Meet in Goodwin Hall at fireplace)
Easter Flower/Music Memorials due in Office
Choir School Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
Lenten Series (Zoom)
Lenten Giving Opportunity due in Church
Noonday Prayer (Zoom)
Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist (Church)
Good Friday Liturgy (Church)
NA Group Meeting (Huntington Hall)
Feeding in the Park Prep (Small Kitchen/Library)
Church by the Pond (Bushnell Park)
Great Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter (Church)
Easter Day - One Service Only
Holy Eucharist Rite II (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 Barbara Roos 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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Hartford, CT 06105
860.527.8133
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