Worship With Us at Trinity Church

Sunday, 8 October

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Eucharist Rite II

8:00 AM in the Church

10:00 AM in the Church and

live-streamed via YouTube

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2024 Annual Appeal

Godly Play - October

Trinity Book Group - 6 October

Companions of the Holy Cross - 7 October

Blessing of the Animals - 7 October

Spiritual Value of Photography - 8 October

Office Closed - 9 October

Church by the Pond - 21 October

At the NYC Climate March

Pipescreams - 27 October

Battery Recycling Program

New Music Season at Trinity - 2023 / 2024

Prayer List Requests

Special Prayer Requests

Calendar

News from the Diocese - September Newsletter

The Annual Appeal mailing was posted on Thursday, September 28 and by this time it should have reached your mailbox. You will find messages from Rev. D, the wardens, and a pledge card.

You can also make your pledge at www.trinityhartford.org/2024pledge 

Every pledge is important to the continued life of this parish.

Thank you for supporting Trinity Church.

In-gathering Sunday is October 15. We look forward to seeing you!

What’s up in our Godly Play room?

In October we look forward to experience and work with the following stories (not necessarily in order):

The Parable of the Great Pearl, Story of Congressman John Lewis, The Exodus, and St Elizabeth of Portugal.

Our next Godly Play class will take place on Sunday, October 8. We welcome all children 3 yrs and older into our sacred space(upstairs in the Education building) at 9:45 am and rejoin our families at about 10:40 am.

Trinity Book Group – October 6

Trinity's Book Group launches the new program year with a discussion of Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr at the Friday, October 6^th 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. 

The Hartford Chapter of the Companions of the Holy Cross will meet on Saturday, October 7 from 10 AM to Noon in the Parish Room of St. James's, West Hartford. 

Assistant Rector Joe Rose will present a program entitled: Wings of the Wind: God's Heartbeat in Creation. In Genesis, God calls creation “good” six times before humans are even created. In a season when that good creation is damaged and crying out, often contributing to the suffering of the poor, the hungry and the oppressed, the session is grounded in meditation, confession, and listening for God’s heartbeat in nature. Rev. Joe will draw from Scripture, poetry, and the Book of Common Prayer’s Baptismal Covenant to invite all who join us to ponder the cosmic scope of God’s grace and how we can extend our Creator’s liberating, redemptive activity to our neighbors. The meeting will include a time for intercessory prayers of Thanksgiving and Petitions. Stay and have lunch afterward; please bring your own sandwich. We will provide beverages and snacks. This is an in-person meeting.

Companions are Christian women who live by vows to serve God day by day: to pray and work for social justice and peace, the unity of all people, and the mission of God in the world. If you would like to attend or have any questions, please e-mail Kate Smith at Kate48smith@comcast.net

Calling all creatures great (but not too big!) and small to join us on Saturday, October 7^th at 4:00 pm for the Blessing of the Animals. This will take place in Goodwin Hall due to expected heavy rain.

Even if you don’t have a pet to be blessed, you are invited to join the celebration of all of God’s creatures.

Please bring your pet on a lease or in a crate / cage for everyone’s safety.

Save the Date: Adult Christian Formation

Oct. 8            The Spiritual Value of Photography, presented by George Chien and ACF team.

Now that our smart phones have cameras built in, most of us take more pictures than ever before – even if we don’t think of ourselves as “photographers.” Often we take pictures without even thinking about it. But is there spiritual value to be derived from the practice of looking at the world through a camera lens?

On Sunday, October 8, we will have an informal discussion about photography and how taking pictures helps us connect to our spirits. The discussion will be facilitated, and we will hear from some of our “resident photographers,” including Rev. George Chien, and Neill Derrick. But this will be more of an exchange of ideas and experiences than a presentation, and we hope to hear from you, too.

If you have taken photographs that you would like to share with the group, please forward them to George Chien at gchien@trinityhartford.org. And even if you rarely take pictures, please plan to join us in the Library on October 8 following the 10 a.m. Eucharist. 

The Church Office and Buildings will be closed on Monday, 9 October,

in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Church by the Pond – Save the Date: October 21

Trinity's next opportunity to participate in this ministry led by Christ Church Cathedral is Saturday, October 21. 

• 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 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 you are planning to participate.

Penny Pearson, convener; pennypearson@comcast.net, 860-243-0020  

At the New York City Climate March

By David Pontrelli

 “Let’s go into the street,” I tell my friend John at the blazing

 corner of 56th and Broadway, and we stand around like activist cows,

 all 75,000 of us, waiting for the march to start. We talk

 about buses that got canceled at the last minute, and the best place

 to pee. Banners read: STOP BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE!

             THE HEAT IS ON IT’S TIME TO ACT

               THERE IS NO PLANET B

I say hello to anyone who looks my way and feel a breeze saying yes.

 A woman named Davina is right next to me, wearing bright blue bifocals

 and a pink backpack. Her hair is grey, her face etched with

 telling lines, and the earth breathes through her - sees the dancers

 step and strut, hears the tambourine’s eerie jingle and the drummers’

 wild rhythms, listens to the marchers shout, “Justice for the earth!”

 Pigeons float between buildings like tiny kites. The black sky scrapers

 crowding both sides of the street are stiff as straitjackets, but

 they can’t hold us. We begin to move, a flowing mass of justice:

 dancing, singing, screaming, with tambourines cutting through the

 rough September air, as the drums’ relentless beat plays on

 Broadway. This is the real show.

Battery Recycling Program

Do you have used dry cell batteries that need to be recycled? You can bring them to church and deposit them in the box found next to the name tag table in Goodwin Hall. 

Various types of dry cell batteries accepted including:

·       Alkaline (AA, AAA, C, D, and 9-volt)

·       Nickel cadmium

·       Lithium & lithium-ion

·       Nickel metal hydride

·       Iron

·       Zinc carbon

·       Silver

·       Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)

Please note that leaking or corroded batteries are not accepted.

Any questions, please contact Vinnie Pacileo at (860) 212-5856 or vpacileo@trinityhartford.org.

Special Music Events at Trinity Episcopal Church

2023 - 2024

Beginning with the return of Pipescreams on Friday, October 27, there are many musical offerings that will take place at Trinity Church over the 2023 - 2024 program year.

From a collaboration with Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet in November to an April presentation of birdsong-inspired choral and organ works ushering in Spring, and concerts and choral programs in between, click here to review the complete listing and add the dates to your calendar!

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 - September 27, 2023

North Central Region Monthly Missive - October 2023