5 June 2022
The Feast of Pentecost / Youth Sunday
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Current COVID Protocols - Updated for 5 June
Message from our CT Bishops
Robb School Memorial Fund
The Rev. Jeffrey Mello elected XVI Bishop Diocesan
June Save the Dates
Grounds Work Day
Youth Sunday
Trinity Annual Meeting
Prayer for Pride Month
Thank you from Vinnie
DominGO!
Special Prayer Request
Prayers for Ukraine
Worship with Us
Calendar
News from ECCT
eVoice Deadline
QR Codes
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Update on Current COVID Protocols
as of 5 June
Due to Rising COVID Rates in Hartford County:
- Communion in one kind only (bread) will be offered at Communion. We will return to the Common Cup when COVID rates begin to fall.
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Masks at indoor services are now strongly encouraged.
- 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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A Message from our Bishops
regarding the Uvalde, Texas Mass Shooting
You may find the message here .
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Robb School Memorial Fund
As our hearts break and we pray for the families of those killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX some of you may want to also give donations. According to staff at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Uvalde, the best way to donate is to give to the Robb School Memorial Fund. Checks should be made payable to “Robb School Memorial Fund” and should be mailed to 200 E. Nopal St. Uvalde, TX 78801. Funds can also be donated through Zelle using the email address robbschoolmemorialfund@gmail.com
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The Rev. Jeffrey Mello elected as the
XVI Bishop Diocesan
of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut
The Rev. Jeffrey Mello, Rector of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brookline, Massachusetts, was elected on May 21 as the 16th bishop of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, pending the required consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction and standing committees of the Episcopal Church. Read the full announcement here.
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When you see her at church or in the community, please take a moment to thank and congratulate parishioner Marsha McCurdy Adell for all of her work as co-chair of the Bishop Transition Committee.
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Mark Your Calendars
Upcoming June Opportunities
- Saturday, June 4 – 9:00 AM - Outside Grounds Work Day, bring your gardening gear!
- Sunday, June 5 Pentecost and Youth Sunday – Wear Red to Church
- Sunday, June 12 Trinity’s Annual Meeting begins with a combined single service at 9:30 AM
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Saturday, June 18 Church - 12:00 PM Meal Preparation; 2:00 p.m. Church by the Pond;, Eucharist service & Food Distribution
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Sunday, June 19 Summer services begin; 8:00 AM in the garden; 10:00 AM summer configuration
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Tuesday/Wednesday, June 21-22 Loaves & Fishes Meal Prep & Serving
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Sunday, June 26 – 9:00 AM – DominGO! Hartford on Farmington Avenue – more information soon!
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Grounds Work Day – Saturday, 4 June, 9:00 AM
The gifts of sun and rain have showered our grounds with beautiful blooms and weeds! Please join us at 9:00 AM as we spruce up the beds and walkways. Contact Peter Green for more information. 860-236-1456.
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Youth Sunday - 5 June
On June 5th we will celebrate Youth Sunday. This will be a chance to celebrate the end of another school year for all of our young people and we will hear remarks from our two graduating high school Seniors, ChiChi Onoh and Celine Stephens. This will also be the last Sunday of the Choir School Season. Please plan to be here that Sunday to support our young people and show our appreciation to the Choir School.
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Join Zoom Meeting
Youth Sunday Forum – Catch Up With Parish Youth
After the 10 AM service we will gather both in person and on Zoom as the youth of our parish join us for discussion.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 871 8727 7170
Passcode: 488138
Dial by your location
929-436-2866
Meeting ID: 871 8727 7170
Passcode: 488138
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Trinity Church Annual Meeting
Save the Date - 12 June
One Service Only
There will be one service only at 9:30 am on 12 June.
The Annual Meeting will begin after that service.
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Prayer for Pride Month
by the Rev. Helena L. Martin,
St. Paul's, Southington
God, you breathed life into the world and called your creation good.
You stretched out the rainbow as a sign of your blessing and protection,
especially after times of trial.
God of creation, Hear us.
We pray for ourselves, for all the times we forgot you or our neighbors.
Forgive us for the times we have hurt others, through our own deeds
or through actions done on our behalf.
God of mercy, forgive us.
We pray for everyone who does not yet empathize with those whose sexualities and genders differ from their own. We ask that you open their hearts to your expansive love for all people.
God of love, deliver us.
We pray that you send your blessing upon us.
Save us from the tendency to think we can do everything on our own.
Direct us to others who can guide, support, and protect us—
and help us to do the same for others.
God of joy, bless us.
We pray for the strength to pursue your will for the world,
even when we have to swim against the current.
Help us to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with you.
God of justice, send us.
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Thank you from Vinnie
Vinnie called to let us know that his healing process is progressing nicely due in part to the warm wishes offered by parishioners, the Choir School and Trinity Academy. He very much appreciates the cards and notes – thank you, thank you!
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SUNDAY, JUNE 26
FUN AND OUTREACH WITH “DominGO!”
WHAT: The City of Hartford is throwing a big party right on the church’s doorstep!
Come be part of the massive street fair "DominGO!". Food trucks, street vendors and various businesses and organizations along the route will participate.
WHEN: Sunday, June 26 from 9 am to 3 pm
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT US? Trinity Church will be holding its normal 8 am and 10 am services that morning. Most of Farmington Avenue in Hartford will be closed to traffic – although cars will be allowed to cross on Sigourney Street at the direction of a traffic police officer. Our main parking for that day will be in the Salvation Army lot just north of the church on Sigourney Street. Parking for those who need to avoid stairs will be available in the Ahearn Funeral Home lot that connects to the Trinity Church lot off of Farmington Avenue.
The Trinity Church lot will not be available for parking that day because it will be set up with tables representing the church, the choir school, Trinity Academy, and possibly additional friends and neighbors. We may also be hosting an ice cream truck!
HOW CAN I HELP? Details are still being worked out, but we’re asking parishioners to mark the date on their calendars and consider extending their Sunday worship time to include both fun and outreach. You can help with outreach by signing up to assist with set-up or take-down or to be an “ambassador” for a shift at one of our tables. You can have fun before or after volunteering by walking up and down Farmington Avenue and enjoying the street fair!
An online sign-up sheet will be available next week.
You can also volunteer by contacting any one of the organizers listed below.
The beautiful walls of Trinity Church can sometimes feel like a formidable barrier between the people inside and the people outside. The DominGO! street fair on June 26 will be a chance to connect much more directly than usual with the wider community that we are privileged to be a part of.
WHO CAN I CONTACT? If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Mark MacGougan, Valerie Pogue, or Cathy Rowe.
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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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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
Sunday, 5 June
The Feast of Pentecost / Youth 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, 9 June
Noonday Prayer in the Church
(Thursday noon services:
Eucharist on the first and third Thursdays of each month,
Noon Prayer, the remaining Thursdays.)
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Sunday, June 5th
8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
Tuesday, June 7th
2:00 P.M.
Thursday, June 9th
12:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
Friday, June 10th
7:00 P.M.
Sunday, June 12th
9:30 A.M.
10:30 A.M.
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The Feast of Pentecost (wear red)/
Youth Sunday
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
Choir School Celebration (Memorial Garden)
Christian Formation - Youth Sunday (Church/Zoom)
Women Together (St. John's)
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Adult Choir Rehearsal (Church)
NA Group Meeting (Huntington Hall)
Trinity Sunday / Annual Meeting
Holy Eucharist Rite II (Church)
Annual Meeting (Church and Zoom)
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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 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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