Newsletter 24 Mar 2024 Palm Sunday

Trinity Episcopal Church

139 Ocean Ave.

Cranston, RI 02905

(401) 941-4324

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Located in Historic Pawtuxet Village of Cranston, Rhode Island

office@trinitycranston.org

Pray for Peace Daily,

Together We Are Trinity

Contact info for the Reverend Susan Wrathall

You may email Mother Susan at rector@trinitycranston.org. For pastoral emergencies, the contact number is 401-384-0455. To make an appointment, you may either email or call the parish office at 401-941-4324.

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Weekly Events

SundayServices

8:00am and 10:00am

10:00am Live and online

Facebook livestream

Child Care provided for the 10am Service

Sunday School 9:45am in the Education Room

Choir Rehearsal between services and at 11:30am

Coffee Hour following the 8am and10am service in the Bay Room.

Living Stones March 24th at 9:05 in the Education room. Vance Morgan will send the topic.

Lenten Special Services

Witness at the Cross Book Group Thursday @ 9:00am

Stations of the Cross Fridays @ 6:00pm

Palm Sunday March 24

8:00 and 10:00am

Maundy Thursday March 28

7:00pm

Good Friday Noon & 7:00pm Liturgy; Stations of the Cross @6:00pm

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Monday Christian Meditation in the church 6:00pm

Contact Bill Baddeley (wrbaddeley@gmail.com)

Monday AA Meeting, parish hall, 7:00 pm

Tuesday Morning Men's Group at 9am

Tuesday Knitting Group 10:00am-12:00pm

Pathways to Healing 1st Sat of month @ 10am

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Reading the Passion Gospels on Palm Sunday and Good Friday

Each year on Palm Sunday we read the Passion Narrative from the appointed Gospel. This year it is Mark. Because Holy Week invites us to enter in as fully and intentionally as possible everyone has a part to read. We assign the parts of Jesus and Narrator to those on our regular rota of readers. In addition, a few of you, as you enter church, will be asked if you are willing to read a small part from your pew and, if yes, then given the script. The congregation also has lines – which are bolded in the bulletin. The Passion is the account of Jesus’ final hours and include his death – a death which we know is not the end of the story, and we participate fully aware that in three days’ time the tomb will be empty, God will be glorified, Jesus will be raised, and the gift of eternal life will be won for us all.

On Good Friday we read the Passion from the Gospel of John. We have three assigned readers: a narrator, Jesus, and Pilate. Again, the congregation will be asked to read smaller parts from their seats, and the congregation will read the bolded lines in the bulletin.

Take time to think about how this makes you feel. What it makes you wonder about. And then open your hearts to God in prayer.

Good Friday Offering

It is traditional in the Episcopal Church to take up a collection for the Anglican Church in Jerusalem on Good Friday. This is an ancient tradition begun by St. Paul in the first century of the fledgling Christian Church. Please place your offering in the plate as you enter the church. The total offering from Trinity Church will be sent to Jerusalem to be used for their many needs during this very turbulent time in the Middle East. Thank you for your generosity.

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Easter Flowers

If you would like to dedicate Easter memorial flowers, here is the form to fill out and turn in. You may place it in the collection plate or hand it to one of the ushers. The deadline for your Easter flower dedication to make it into the Easter Sunday program is Palm Sunday, March 24^th. Please try to get it in before that. The altar guild always ensures the altar and the church are beautifully decorated for Easter, and that is thanks to all of us who place Easter memorials. Thank you.

Last Sunday's Sermon

By Mother Susan

Well, we have arrived at the Fifth Sunday in Lent so it should be no surprise that our gospel points toward the cross. “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”

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Pray for peace

Those whom we are remembering in prayer:

Becca, Cindy, Daniel, Billy, Bruce, Eric, Gabi, Corey, Henry, Sandy, Manny, Tim, Barbara, Toufic, Peg, Richard R., Richard C., Paul, Mary.

Grocery Cards Available Every Sunday

SAVE THESE DATES

Parish meeting with Canon Dena Sunday, April 28

Spring clean-up day Saturday, May 4

Lemongrass Buffet fundraiser Sunday, May 5

Social Outreach

Easter Food Cards

We are collecting donations to deliver food cards to local schools and House of Hope in lieu of meal boxes. Donations, in any amount, are welcome to help local families in need. Please bring your donations by Sunday, March 24th. If writing a check to Trinity Church, please put Easter food cards on the memo line. If donating cash, please put Easter food cards on the outside of the envelope, or let an usher know your intent. Together our resources will be pooled to ensure a Happy Easter for our community.

FOOD DONATIONS Always needed for the Ecumenical Food Closet

Food closet latest wish list:

-pasta

-canned fruit

-black beans

-corn

-vegetable beef soup

-chicken noodle soup

-ramen noodles

-cheerios or other cereals

Contact Sue Hinckley if you have any questions: suehboats@verizon.net

302-6553

Thank you,

Sue

Sunday ⬅️Bulletin link Service at 10am is live streamed on the Trinity Church facebook page: @trinitypawtuxet