Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
~~Collect for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
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In this Week's eVoice:
- Church by the Pond
- Annual Appeal
- Grounds Work Day
- Adult Christian Formation
- Compline
- Loaves and Fishes
- Giving Tree
- Bishop Search
- Sanctuary Stitchers
- Black Lives Matter Sign
- Trinity Book Group
- Women Together
- Rev D. Contact Info
- Email Spam Reminder
- Pipe Screams
- Love Hartford Week
- Trunk or Treat
- Sunday Morning Mask Policy
- Worship With Us
- Calendar
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Participate on Saturday, October 16 –
Church by the Pond/Feeding in the Park
Many of you are familiar with Trinity's decade long commitment to the Church by the Pond/Feeding in the Park ministry, coordinated by Christ Church Cathedral. Thanks to the generosity of many area faith communities, a worship service followed by distribution of lunches and personal care items is held every Saturday in Bushnell Park at 2PM.
Our next opportunity to serve in this ministry is Saturday, October 16.
- 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, for as much of this time as you have available. Volunteers will observe the mask and social distancing protocols in place for in-person worship.
Please contact me if you have any questions, or if you are planning to participate, so that we can coordinate social distancing.
Penny Pearson, convener
pennypearson at comcast.net, 860-243-0020
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“How Firm a Foundation”
2022 Annual Stewardship Appeal
Thinking of foundations leads to thoughts of home. For most of us, our home provided the foundation for our early lives. A few weeks ago, Trinity celebrated its Homecoming Sunday as we regathered after many months of separation due to COVID. This past week, our congregation helped to welcome a family from Afghanistan to a safe new home.
In coming weeks, we will be considering the foundations of our lives:
our faith, our life together, and Trinity Church, where our faith is nourished and expressed.
Please join us as we explore how Trinity nurtures us, and how we must nurture Trinity.
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Grounds Work Day – Saturday, October 23
Please mark your calendar and save the date for Saturday, October 23. We are looking for volunteers to help with outside fall clean-up. Bring your own rakes/garden tools if you have them.
Any questions, please contact Peter Green at pmgreen76@gmail.com.
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Save the Date --
Adult Christian Formation
Sunday, October 24: EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN CONNECTICUT Convention Report - Delegate Suzanne Blancaflor and Rev. D. will report on what happened at the ECCT Convention held October 22-23. An update on the Bishop Search process may also be available.
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Loaves And Fishes Team
Returns to Cooking at Trinity Episcopal Church
The Trinity Loaves and Fishes Team will be providing a cooked meal for Loaves and Fishes Hartford starting in November. Due to Covid restrictions we will be cooking only in November. Serving remains on hold. If you are interest in joining us, please feel free to come to TEC on Tuesday, November 16th at 1:30 pm. We will be cooking "Richards's Chicken and Rice" which is a favorite of those who come to eat at Loaves and Fishes. If you have questions, please call Steve Zhitnik at 860-521-5992.
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Help Organize Trinity's 2021 "Giving Tree"
This Advent, we will continue Trinity's tradition of a "Giving Tree" project. A tree will be set up in the Sanctuary, loaded with tags that list special wishes from the students at Trinity Academy, as well as children whose names are given to us by Covenant to Care. Parishioners who wish to participate chose a tag, purchase, wrap and place the gift under the tree - all within a 2-3 week period.
This year's details will follow in November, but as you might imagine, this is a team effort! Volunteers are needed for activities such as: coordinating with Trinity Academy and Covenant to Care, creating the lists electronically, making the tags, setting up the tree, being present on Sunday mornings to assist parishioners with the tags, monitoring returning gifts and following up as needed.
If you'd like to be involved in some aspect of this organization, and get to know fellow parishioners in the process, please contact me by October 24.
Penny Pearson, convener
pennypearson at comcast.net, 860-243-0020
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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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Sanctuary Stitchers Wants You!
The “Sanctuary Stitchers”, Trinity's prayer shawl ministry group, is starting up again this fall, and welcomes new members!
We meet for prayers, fellowship and knitting, crocheting or other portable crafting. The group creates prayer shawls, lap robes and baby blankets for members of the parish and ministry partners.
If you enjoy creating for the benefit of others, consider joining this informal and welcoming group. Please contact me if you have any questions, or would like to be included in group communications.
Penny Pearson, convener
pennypearson at comcast.net, 860-243-0020
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Black Lives Matter Sign
Please note that the ‘Black Lives Matter to God and to Us’ sign has been temporarily removed while we find an alternative sign with the same message that complements the aesthetics of the building and grounds.
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Trinity Community for Racial Justice -- Hartford Mural Tour -- 10 October 2021 |
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Trinity Book Group
The next meeting of Trinity's Book Group will take place in the Trinity Library on Friday, Nov. 5th, 7:00-9:00 pm.
The Group is open to all Trinity folks, whether they attend once or regularly. All are welcome! The book to be discussed is Anxious People by Fredrik Backman which, despite its title, is a comedy. It's available at Amazon and other booksellers, and libraries. Masks will be worn, except when partaking of the refreshments. No need to RSVP. Come and join in the fellowship, the discussion, and the laughter!
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Women Together
Women Together will begin a new discussion series on Tuesday, October 19th, with the book In Search of Belief by Joan Chittister. This book delves into the meaning of the Apostles Creed, phrase by phrase; on the 19th, we'll discuss the Introduction and Chapter 1. WT meets every Tuesday from 2:00-3:15 in the Reception Room of St. John's in West Hartford, and is a gathering of women from St. Monica's, Trinity, St. John's, and friends. All are welcome to attend! For more information, contact Enid Oberholtzer (tomenidjas at aol.com) or Jo-Ann Sadosky (joann.sadosky43 at gmail.com).
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Updated Contact Information for Rev. D.
In order to facilitate timely responses to emails, please email Rev. D at rector@trinityhartford.org. Both Barbara and Rev. D will monitor that email in order to support more effective email communication. Anything that is personal, private, or confidential should still be emailed to dlittlepage@trinityhartford.org, which is only monitored by Rev. D. |
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Email Spam Reminder
There have been spam emails purporting to be coming from Barbara Roos.
Please remember that no one on the staff will ever email or text you asking you to purchase gift cards, or to urgently email back but not call. If it’s urgent Rev. D will call you and will not request that you not call. An easy way to check the validity of an email is to check the ‘from’ email address. Any email from Trinity staff will end in @trinityhartford.org. Finally, if there is any doubt, DO NOT RESPOND TO THE EMAIL. Instead, call or email the office.
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To see and interact with the webpage above, go here.
Not able to register online? Hartford 311 can help! Call us at (860) 757-9311
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This year, St. John’s is hosting a Trunk or Treat for the neighborhood. If you have never experienced a Trunk or Treat, google it! Trunk or Treats are a safe, fun way for families to celebrate Halloween. We will be advertising the event at neighborhood and partner schools. We hope to have at least 20 cars decorated and ready to hand out treats to ghouls, goblins, ninjas, and butterflies. Trunk or Treat is early enough in the evening to go out trick or treating afterwards, if that is your tradition.
You can participate in several ways:
· Bring your vehicle and candy/treats/stickers for ~50-100 kids. Decorations are encouraged, and can be as simple or elaborate as you’d like. Please arrive by 3:30 to set up your car.
· Decorate a table (provided) and bring treats as above. Please arrive by 3:30.
· Dress up and welcome visitors! We’ll give you treats to hand out.
· Donate candy, stickers, or other treats to supplement. Drop them off at church by 10/31, or order and have them delivered to the church care of Margie.
· Bring your child (and perhaps another family) to trick or treat with us!
Trunk or Treats are geared towards younger children, but all are welcome.
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Sunday Morning Mask Policy
Masks at indoor Sunday services are now required for those who are vaccinated and non-vaccinated.
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Worship With Us at Trinity Church
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Sunday, October 17: Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
8 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church
10 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II in the Church and live-streamed via YouTube
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Thursday, October 21
Noon Prayer via Zoom
This is a Standing Meeting.
The log-in and password will remain the same each week.
Join Zoom Meeting via computer or tablet
Meeting ID: 597 938 892
Password: 323842
Dial in
929 436 2866
Meeting ID: 597 938 892
Password: 323842
Please Note: if you call in on a land line, long distance charges may apply.
(Thursday noon services will be Eucharist in person on the first Sunday of each month, Noon Prayer on Zoom the remaining Thursdays.)
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Weekly Calendar
Sunday, October 17th Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
10:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
Tuesday, October 19th
2:00 P.M. Women Together (St. John’s Church)
6:00 P.M. Choir School of Hartford (Choir Room)
7:00 P.M. Vestry Meeting (Zoom)
Thursday, October 21st
12:00 P.M. Noonday Prayer (Zoom)
6:00 P.M. Choir School of Hartford (Choir Room)
7:00 P.M. Adult Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
Friday, October 22nd
7:00 P.M. NA Group Meeting (Huntington Hall)
Saturday, October 23rd
9:00 A.M. Grounds Work Day (Outside at Trinity Church)
Sunday, October 24th Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
10:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
11:00 A.M. Adult Christian Formation Forum –
Report on the ECCT Convention
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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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eVoice Deadline
All announcements should be submitted to George at chienga@sbcglobal.net by Thursday 9am for publication that week. Announcements that are submitted late will be held until the following week’s edition. |
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