This Week at Trinity, Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Message to the Parish

Dear fellow travelers at Trinity,

We know well that Lent has 40 days--but did you know Easter has 50? That's a long time to celebrate, and our Better Together partners have put together a great book of reflections for keeping Easter. If you are signed up for them, you should be receiving daily emails with the reflections and links to music. Easter devotional books, with contributions by ten of Trinity's members, are available at church. If you don't receive the emails and would like to, you can email sexton@stgregoryschurch.org to get on the list.

A Happy Easter to everyone--may we discover that new life all around us.

Bryan

P.S. A reminder that next Saturday, April 6, we will be doing some work in the sanctuary to prepare for Bishop Paula's visit in May. If you can help move some pews, please email me: rector@trinitychurchhp.org.

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Last Sunday Jennifer Ould led us in reflecting on the people Jesus pays attention to: a woman who anoints his head, a man carrying a water jar. Who might Jesus pay attention to today? (You can read Sunday's homily at the link below.) Next Sunday, we celebrate Easter with Mark's account of the empty tomb. That open space is an invitation to imagine what Easter life means. What would you be looking for if you entered that empty tomb? (You can read next Sunday's readings at the link below.)

Last Sunday's Homily

Next Sunday's Readings

"Meet the Members Mondays"

This Sunday during coffee hour, Mariah will be taking short videos (literally 30 seconds, two minutes at most) of members who would like to participate in "Meet the Members Mondays."

The hope is to capture our members' favorite thing about Trinity, favorite memory, etc. Check out our Oct 12 Facebook post to see an example. Alternatively, feel free to send a paragraph or two testimony to mariah.aly24@gmail.com and we can post a picture along with it!

Opportunities for Prayer and Study

Adult Formation: Christianity 101

Our next "Better Together" adult formation opportunity will be at St. Elisabeth's Episcopal Church on April 20.

Topic: Prayer: Prayer is a word to describe how we encounter God, both together on Sunday or at other times, with our families, or alone outdoors or in our room. This session will explore different practices that help connect a person to God and deepen that relationship.

The conversation begins at 4:30 pm at the host church, lasts for an hour, and is followed by dinner with our confirmation candidates and their mentors. Dates, locations, and topics for the next sessions can be found at the link below. The program is excellent preparation for confirmation or reception into the Episcopal Church when our bishop, Paula Clark, joins us on May 4.

Adult Formation Class Schedule

Holy Thursdays! Eucharist at St. Elisabeth, 7:30 a.m.

St. Elisabeth's in Glencoe (556 Vernon Ave.) hosts a simple morning Eucharist on Thursday mornings at 7:30 a.m. All are welcome.

"Sneak Peak on the Sunday Readings" at Trinity

Trinity's 9:00 a.m. Thursday Bible Study--now renamed a "Sneak Peak on the Sunday Readings"-- is followed by our 10:00 a.m. morning prayer. The link to the Sunday readings is above.

The link to the study and prayer is below.

Bible Study and Morning Prayer