Worship With Us at Trinity Church

Sunday, 20 August

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Eucharist Rite II

8:00 AM in the Memorial Garden

10:00 AM in the Church and

live-streamed via YouTube

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Church by the Pond - 19 August

Condolences

Covenant to Care Thank You

Episcopal Relief - Aid for Maui

Volunteer Thank You!

Trinity Book Group - New Season to Begin

Vacation Notes

Save the Date - Homecoming - 10 September

New Look for Parent's Room

Day by Day Update

Prayer List Requests

Special Prayer Requests

Calendar

News from the Diocese

Church by the Pond on August 19

Trinity's next opportunity to participate in this ministry led by Christ Church Cathedral is this Saturday, August 19.

• We'll meet in the Trinity kitchen at 12:30 pm to prepare bag lunches, entering though the outside door to the kitchen.
• At 1:45 pm we'll bring those lunches to Bushnell Park, where we'll participate in the worship service by the pond, led by Rev. D. as the celebrant.
• We'll distribute our lunches and personal care items following the service, and finish around 3:00 pm.

All parishioners and families are welcome. Masks and social distance protocols are not required at this time, but optional for all volunteers.

Questions? Feel free to contact Percy Williamson or Penny Pearson. 

Condolences

Trinity Church notes with sorrow the recent death of Dorothy Evans Lucier, mother and mother-in-law of Marc and Jacqui Lucier. The prayers and sympathy of the congregation are extended to Marc and Jacqui in their time of mourning and to all Dorothy’s family and friends.

Father of all, we pray to you for Dorothy,

and for all those whom we love but see no longer. Grant to them eternal rest.

Let light perpetual shine upon them. May her soul and the souls

of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. 

Covenant to Care Thank You

Dear Trinity Episcopal Congregation:

There are aspects of the role I play in matching donations with social workers who in turn give the backpacks and holiday gifts directly to the children in need. Without consistently faithful congregations like Trinity Episcopal this process could become very stressful. Trinity had pledged 20 backpacks for middle school students, and of course, you went above and beyond and provided 30 backpacks overly full of supplies!! Covenant to Care for Children and I want to express our deepest gratitude for the donations and continued support of the Adopt a Social Worker program.

Catherine Haugh,

Adopt A Social Worker Program Coordinator 

Episcopal Relief to aid Maui

High winds from Hurricane Dora and drought conditions combined to accelerate the growth of brush fires that devastated the Lahaina community in Hawaiʻi. Episcopal Relief & Development is in contact with the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi in the wake of wildfires that have killed many people and displaced hundreds of families on Maui. They are calling on churches to help support the response. Partner with Episcopal Relief & Development to provide support to people affected by the deadly fires in Hawaiʻi. Visit episcopalrelief.org today to make a contribution

Vinnie Pacileo would like to thank the following volunteers for their help at Trinity.

Neill Derick

Continuing to mow, trim and fertilize the lawn.

Neill Derick & Drew Smith

Obtaining and moving the pallets from Foodshare to the Undercroft. Pallets are to be used to get wooden chairs that were in the nave off the wet floor in the undercroft.

Peter Green

For his continued work on the Memorial Garden fountain repairs.

Peter Green & Bill Kofalk

For helping move furniture/room contents/rugs back into place after   

floors were stripped and waxed.

Trinity Book Group - New Program Season

Trinity's Book Group launches the new program year with a discussion of Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr at the October 6th meeting, 7:00-9:00 pm, at the home of Jon Reik.

The book is described as being among the most celebrated novels of recent times, a soaring story about children on the cusp of adulthood in worlds in peril, who find resilience, hope, and a book. Book Group welcomes everyone, whether for one meeting or for many!

Come and enjoy lively discussion and tasty refreshments! For directions, and to let Jon know you're coming, please contact him at jonr720@aol.com. 

Rev. D. will be on vacation from August 26 until September 5. Should you need pastoral support in the meantime, please contact Barbara Roos in the office.

 Barbara Roos will be off August 23 through August 25. Please have any information for the August 27^th bulletin in by Monday, August 21.

Save the Date - Sunday, September 10

Parent’s Room Has New Look!

Day by Day Update

The following was published on the Day by Day website regarding the August Print edition:

In late July, after the printed August Forward Day by Day meditations had been distributed, their author was arrested and charged with behavior that harmed a young child. We are grieved at this upsetting situation and offer our prayers for everyone affected, especially the child and her family.

We regret any difficulty this unforeseen situation may cause our print readers. Our staff is working diligently to remove all material by this author from our website and replace it with devotions from our archives.

Forward Movement is not making the entire month of August available online, therefore the office cannot print out daily devotionals. Please go to https://prayer.forwardmovement.org/fdd/ to find information.

If you have further questions, please reach out to Rev. D.

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 - August 9, 2023

NE and NC Region News - June 2023

North Central Region Monthly Missive - June 2023