Worship With Us at Trinity Church

Sunday, 26 November

The Feast of the Reign of Christ

Holy Eucharist Rite II

8:00 AM in the Church

10:00 AM in the Church and

live-streamed via YouTube

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A Note from Rev D

Welcome Stuart Paul Duncan, Substitute Organist

Trinity's Giving Tree

Godly Play Dates for Nov / Dec / Jan

North Central Region Pot Luck - 26 November

Women Together - 28 November

NC and NE Region Convocation - 2 December

Update from the 4 Nov Adult Forum

Observing Advent - Adult Forum - 3 December

O Antiphons - 3 December

Trinity Book Group - 15 December

New Music Season at Trinity - 2023 / 2024

Prayer List Requests

Special Prayer Requests

Calendar

News from the Diocese - November Newsletters

A Note from Rev D

Thank you to everyone who came to last Sunday’s Adult Forum and shared the things that bring you joy in gathering together in Worship at Trinity and things that detract from your worship experience. My hope is that the sharing that happened will lead to conversations that will strengthen our Community and deepen our experiences of worship.

In January there will be another opportunity to come together and have dialogue around the things that were put on the table last week.

As a note: As has been my custom, we will rotate the Eucharistic Prayer and Prayers of the People on the first Sunday of Advent.

Welcome Stuart Paul Duncan,

Substitute Organist

Michelle Horsley is on vacation, taking some well-deserved time off. In her place, we welcome Stuart Paul Duncan.

Stuart, originally from the South-East of England, has been playing organ and conducting choirs for over two decades. He holds a Doctorate in music composition from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in music theory from Yale University, focused on the music of Benjamin Britten. Stuart has just co-authored a book on Music in Prisons entitled “Music-Making in U.S. Prisons: Listening to Incarcerated Voices.” Stuart works at UConn’s Graduate School as their Director of Programming and Diversity Recruitment and as an Adjunct Faculty member at Neag School of Education.

Trinity's 2023 "Giving Tree"

Is Here!

This Advent, we are continuing Trinity's tradition of a “Giving Tree” - a tree set up in the Sanctuary, loaded with tags that list wishes from students at Trinity Academy and children from the Adopt-A-Social Worker program of Covenant to Care. 

Our tree is up, with tags for each of the children. Parishioners who wish to participate may chose a tag on this or a subsequent Sunday, purchase the item and place the gift under the tree by Sunday 12/10. We are committed to these children, and it is important that gifts be returned by this date so that they may be distributed. 

With only 2 weeks to shop for and return the gifts, our elves will be busy! Please mark your calendars and plan to join in this festive event.

Questions? Please contact Penny Pearson.

Godly Play Dates for November / December / January

November 12, 19, 26

December 10, 17, 31  (No Godly Play on Christmas Eve)

January 14, 28

Women Together is a group that gathers weekly to explore our Christian faith and practice through book discussion, prayer and fellowship. We meet on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 3:15 pm in the reception room at St. John’s (679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT).

On Tuesday November 28, 2023, we will begin discussing Living Buddha Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh. “Thich Nhat Hanh has been part of a decades-long dialogue between two great contemplative traditions, and brings to Christianity an appreciation of its beauty that could be conveyed only by an outsider.

We will start by reading the Forward, Introduction and Parts 1-3 (through page 33). Don’t worry if you haven’t received your book yet, just read what you can and join us for discussion. The books we choose are usually available at libraries, amazon.com and other booksellers.

WT has been attended by women from St. John’s, Trinity, St. James and St. Monica’s.

Please contact Linda MacGougan or Cathy Rowe if you would like additional information.

Adult Forum Update

The Spiritual Value of Photography

Because of the enthusiastic response to our October 8 forum on the Spiritual Value of Photography, we invited folks to spend a few hours walking, noticing and photographing our Asylum Hill neighborhood. On Saturday, November 4, six of us gathered to do just that. Rev. D suggested that we take at least three pictures, one of something that surprised us, one of something that delighted us, and one of something that broke our hearts. We went in pairs and took whatever direction seemed interesting. Then we gathered back in the Library over lunch to share our photos and our thoughts.  

Did you know that just a five minute walk from Trinity there is a beautiful and touching memorial to Hartford residents killed by gun violence? Or that there is a street nearby with plaques in the sidewalk honoring the original home builder and telling a little of their story? Or that there is a goodly number of beautiful Victorian homes just north of our grounds built right around the time our parish was being founded on Sigourney Street?

Take a few minutes to look at the photographs we took. They are displayed in Goodwin Hall on the Parish Life bulletin board.

What you will see is not a display of great photography. It is a peek into what some of your fellow parishioners noticed on a Saturday morning, on Asylum Hill in Hartford – the place where God planted Trinity Church over 160 years ago. 

Jesus says: “love one another”

In our call to love and serve all people, please come and join your NC & NE Region Leadership Teams

as we come together to talk about church in the 21st century. Our conversations will be guided by the following four themes:

1. from leaders to left out - seasons of involvement

2. formation - all ages in all places

3. the care and feeding of our clergy

4. where can I find what I need on our ECCT website

In addition, we will also have time for worship and conversation with Bishops Jeff and Laura!

Please register and join us! Registration and more information can be found here.

O Antiphons

This reflective Advent program of choral and organ works is modeled after a tradition that dates back to the 6th century in Italy. The seven “O Antiphons” are represented most commonly in each of the verses of O Come, O Come Emmanuel. This service is similar to a Lessons & Carols program, with musical responses to scripture passages as we approach the Christmas season.

Trinity Book Group

All are invited to participate in Trinity's Book Group, meeting next on Friday, December 15th from 7 - 9 pm. French Braid, by contemporary author Anne Tyler, will be the featured book; it's widely available in libraries and bookstores. ”Full of heartbreak and hilarity, French Braid is classic Anne Tyler: a stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humor that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives.” Amy Arlin will host Book Group at her home in Avon. Please let her know if you plan to attend; she'll send you directions - and make sure to have plenty of refreshments on hand! (aearlin@gmail.com)

Special Music Events at Trinity Episcopal Church

2023 - 2024

Beginning with the return of Pipescreams on Friday, October 27, there are many musical offerings that will take place at Trinity Church over the 2023 - 2024 program year.

From a collaboration with Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet in November to an April presentation of birdsong-inspired choral and organ works ushering in Spring, and concerts and choral programs in between, click here to review the complete listing and add the dates to your calendar!

Special Prayer Requests

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.

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.

ECCT Newsletter - November 22, 2023

North Central Region Monthly Missive - November 2023