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Trinity Episcopal Church
10 May 2020
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Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
~~Collect for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
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Worship With Us at Trinity Church
All are invited to join our services online while the church buildings are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sunday, May 10: The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Morning Prayer Via Zoom, Live at 10 AM:
Margaret Rousseau and Jane Mogor Officiating
Anne Rapkin Preaching
Log-in and Call-in information will be sent out Sunday Morning.
Thursday
, May 14
Noon Prayer Via Zoom, Live at 12 PM:
Log-in and Call-in information will be sent out Thursday Morning.
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The Warden's Corner
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As challenging as it is to keep making progress on almost anything during a pandemic, you will be glad to know that our Rector transition is moving forward. The Recruitment Committee will meet this week with the Canon for Mission Leadership, Rev. Lee Ann Tolzmann, to receive the names of candidates for the position of Rector at Trinity Church. Under the guidance of Rev. Virginia Army, our transition consultant, they will review the information given by each candidate and will select those whom they will interview. The first interviews will be done using Zoom teleconferencing technology.
The Recruitment Committee has been training and preparing for this work for months. The interviews will be carefully structured so that each candidate is responding to the same questions. This is the only way for the process to be fair and unbiased. Since the beginning of our transition process, the leadership of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut has emphasized that this is not an ordinary hiring process, but rather a spiritual activity. We trust that God will send us the leader we need, and the process we are following is designed to ensure that we are able to hear God's voice as we search.
Please keep the Recruitment Committee in your prayers in these exciting and challenging days.
Alan Rice and Martha Freimuth
Wardens
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Work proceeds on the Parish House front porch.
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Deadline for The Voice of Trinity Article Submission Friday - May 15
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The deadline for the next issue of The Voice is Friday, May 15, at 5:00 p.m. This issue will cover the Annual Meeting (June 7). Please email your articles to [email protected]. When submitting an article, please be sure to include a title for it.
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Virtual Cystic Fibrosis Walk and Challenge: May 16th -June 5th
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It's time again for our annual Cystic Fibrosis walk!
Kate and Drew Smith's granddaughter, Sarah, was born with Cystic Fibrosis; she is now 10 years old and doing well. She and her family are sheltering at home in Illinois, as Sarah is a high risk person.
Team Strolling for Sarah does an annual walk (about 3 miles or one hour) to support the Great Strides program which raises research dollars for this genetic lung disease. The exciting news is a new drug, Trikafta, which Sarah will be able to take when she is 12. It will treat some of the causes for her illness and not just the symptoms. Research is important!
This year, instead of our walk in Whickham Park, Team Strolling for Sarah will be doing a "virtual walk", each on our own, anytime between Saturday May 16th and June 5th. We thought it would be fun to see how far we could walk over a 3 week period, so we're going to walk or run more than once. Join in our efforts to see how many miles we all can cover. Send us your information and let us know how far you walked and maybe send us an electronic photo. Together can we reach 650 miles?
The great thing about a virtual walk, is that you can do it any time you like and your walk can also be as short or long as you want! We'll keep you posted on our website below. This is meant to be a fun, free event.
Why through June 5th (6/5) ? Way back in 1965, a little girl overheard her parents talking about the disease. She thought they said "65 roses" instead of cystic fibrosis, which is a mouthful. So the rose has been a symbol of our cause and 6/5 is always the day that the national Cystic Fibrosis Foundation holds its annual celebration. The bake and plant sale has been canceled.
Thanks so much, Kate and Drew Smith
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Calling All College Students
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Sunday, May 17th is Youth Sunday. We are looking for College Students to sit on a Zoom Adult Christian Formation panel after the Zoom service on the 17th.
We want to hear your perspectives on how the pandemic has changed this past spring semester for you.
How has distance learning been?
How does the current situation affect your plans?
The reality of each student's experience will be different, but in general the student of today is having a very different experience than what adult parishioners remember from their college days in decades gone by.
So many of us had the privilege of watching our young people grow up in the church; and would appreciate if you would share how your stories are continuing out in the world. If you are a parent of a college-age student or know a college-age parishioner who may be interested in participating, please contact Mark MacGougan at
[email protected]
, or 860-561-1588 by Wednesday, May 13th.
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Please Wear Your Mask at Trinity Church
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General Israel Putnam dons his mask at Bushnell Park
Shouldn't you do the same?
All visitors, friends, members, guests, and workers on the Trinity Campus or in any of our buildings are reminded to please cover their faces while at Trinity. While worship services are taking place viritually for the time being, the church office and buildings are staffed and work is proceeding on several fronts, indoors and out. For the health and safety of all, and in keeping with the guidance of our bishops and the state of Connecticut, we ask you to keep your mouth and nose covered while you are with us. While a simple cloth mask, scarf, bandana or what-have-you may not protect YOU from virus, it will definitely protect OTHERS from any contagion that you may unknowingly be carrying. Let's continue to love one another from a safe distance.
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Mail from Trinity Church
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By now you should have received a May 1 mailing delivered to your home which explains how to access weekly services using Zoom either through the Internet or on your phone.
Please Update Your Contact Information
If you have computer technology such as email, but are
m not hearing from Trinity Church on a weekly basis, or if we do not have your phone number, please call the church office (860) 527-8133 or send an email to [email protected] to update your contact information.
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Transition to Eternal Life
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Margaret (Peggy) Penfield Andrian, beloved member of our parish, departed from this life on April 25, 2020.
We extend sympathy to the Andrian family and pray for the repose of Peggy's soul, now in the nearer presence of our Lord.
Arrangements will be made for a private service.
Peggy's obituary will be published in Sunday's Hartford Courant.
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Weekly Calendar
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Sunday, May 10th - Fifth Sunday after Easter (Mother's Day)
10:00 A.M. Morning Prayer with hymns- via Zoom
Monday, May 11th
Tuesday, May 12th
8:00 P.M. RSCM Course - via Zoom
Wednesday, May 13th
Thursday, May 14th
12:00 Noon Noonday Prayer - via Zoom
Friday, May 15th
Articles for The Voice due
Saturday, May 16th
Sunday, May 17th - Sixth Sunday after Easter - Youth Sunday
10:00 A.M. Morning Prayer with hymns - via Zoom
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Work proceeds in the Memorial Garden.
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