Trinity TRUMPET Church of the Holy Trinity Issue 2 / MARCH / 2018 In this Issue Birthdays...2 Holy Week Schedule...3 Parish News...4 Bishop Ahren s Visit...5 Housing for the Homeless...5 Calendar...6 A Blessed Holy Week and a Joyous Easter to all. Artist of contemporary woodcut of St. Joseph unknown. We have added a bit of color. In the Bible skeptical Nazarenes asked about Jesus, "Is this not the carpenter's son?" (Matthew 13:55). When he and Mary took Jesus to the temple to be circumcised they offered the sacrifice of two turtle doves, allowed only for those who could not afford a lamb (Luke 2:24). St. Joseph s Day, March 19
Trinity TRUMPET a publication of the Church of the Holy Trinity, 381Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 Phone: 860-347-2591 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-2 pm Email: office.holytrinityct@gmail.com Website: www.holytrinityct.org STAFF Interim Rector: The Rev. Dana L. Campbell Editor: Valerie Hall Design/Layout: Br. Thomas A. Goddard, OSB tagoddard115@comcast.net Storm Cancellation Information During the week, the church follows the City of Middletown s Board of Education delay and/or cancellation policy. For a 90 minute delay, the church offices will open 90 minutes late (10:30 a.m.). For a school cancellation, the church offices will be closed. For an early dismissal, the church offices may close early. Listen to WLIS/WMRD 1150 AM, WTIC 1080 AM, watch WFSB-TV Channel 3, NBC Channel 30, News 8 or check NBC 30 s website at nbc30.com to determine if the church is open or closed during the week, evenings or weekends if there is inclement weather. Deadline for the APRIL issue of the Trumpet will be April 23. Birthdays in March 2 Pamela LaChance 9 Pat Jackson 11 Mabel Bailey 12 Addison Buckheit Sharon Sheedy 14 Ethan Wilson 15 Joy Coolidge Kelly Wilson 17 Kris Bachanalal 18 Patrick Powell 19 Gregory Klaus Alex Lentini 23 Ryan Bachanalal Marie Burlette 29 Bette Flynn Alaura Ives 31 Audrey Burlette Happy Anniversary! Janice and Bill McCue Gone to Eternal Life Jal and Elizabeth Bharucha 2006 The Church of the Holy Trinity, Middletown, CT All rights reserved. 2 TRINITY TRUMPET / MARCH 2018
HOLY WEEK MARCH 25 -PALM SUNDAY 10:15 a.m. Palm Procession beginning on Main Street (or beginning in the Chapel if there is inclement weather) with Holy Eucharist and dramatic Gospel Reading. MARCH 29 - MAUNDY THURSDAY 6 p.m. at Trinity Church Portland including a Seder dinner and foot washing as part of the service. Meal will be provided by Trinity Portland. MARCH 30 - GOOD FRIDAY Noon service in the Sanctuary 7 p.m. Evening Ecumenical Tenebrae service at First Congregational Church, UCC on Court Street with the Praise Band. MARCH 31 - HOLY SATURDAY 6:30 p.m. Easter Vigil beginning on the patio, going to the Chapel, ending in the Sanctuary APRIL 1 - EASTER SUNDAY 8:00 am Holy Eucharist with Choir and Hallelujah Chorus 10:15 am Festival Eucharist with Brass, Bells, Choir, Praise Band and Hallelujah Chorus MARCH 2018 / TRINITY TRUMPET 3
Parish Events & Local Happenings... First Tuesdays The next First Tuesday gathering will be held on March 6th at 5:30 p.m. Ty Warren of the Praise Band will share with us how he makes his own electric guitars! April: Silent Movie Night. We will screen several silent shorts with live music by pianist Richard Hicks! All evenings begin at 5:30 p.m. with supper, followed by the program at around 6:00 pm. Family friendly fun! Lenten Series on Prayer continues: 6 pm - Soup and Bread 6:30 pm - Program in the Anne Ross Community Room Wednesday, March 14, The Contemplative Way. Br. Thomas Goddard will share stories and thoughts about contemplative prayer. A portion of the program will be spent in quiet prayer. Wednesday, March 21, The Psalms: a Book of Joy. Fr. Ted Coolidge will lead us. The Psalms are prayers. As Lent draws us toward Easter, we will find how the Psalms help us to recognize joy in the worst and the best of our lives. We will learn how to use the Psalms Girl Scout Sunday is March 11th. If there are any Girl Scouts in the congregation, please let someone know before the service and then come forward so we may recognize you. Rug needed The large rug under the coffee hour table at the back of the sanctuary has seen better days. We are looking for a new (used) rug to replace it, preferably with darker colors so stains will not show up as easily. If you are replacing a rug and would like to donate it to the church, please contact Valerie in the church office. Thank you! Amazing Grace Food Pantry Holy Trinity collects food items to be delivered to the Pantry. They are in need of Cereal, Tuna Fish, Soup (other than tomato), Pasta Sauce, Peanut Butter, Canned Fruit and Vegetables, Beans (baked beans, etc.), Rice, or Boxed Potatoes. Items with a pull-tab that do not require a can opener or cooking would also be very helpful, for those daily. Continued on next page 5 4 TRINITY TRUMPET / MARCH 2018
who do not have cooking facilities. Please bring in your donations and place in the big box near the glass doors in the Narthex. Thank you for your generosity. SAVE THE DATE! ECCT Annual Spring Training & Gathering The 6th Annual Spring Training & Gathering will be held Saturday April 7, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Lincoln Middle School, 164 Centennial Avenue, Meriden, CT. Join Episcopalians from across the Episcopal Church in Connecticut for a day of fellowship, learning, prayer and fun. All are welcome - people in the pews to vestry members to parish leaders and staff. Spring Training Workshop Booklet now available. To register go to www.eventbrite.com and type in ECCT and Meriden, CT. Easter Lilies For those wishing to remember loved ones at Easter, please send your form back by March 14th for inclusion in the Easter bulletin. If you did not receive a form in the mail, there are additional forms at the back of the church. You may place them in the offering plate or mail to the church office. Bishop s Visit Bishop Laura Ahrens will visit Holy Trinity on Sunday, April 8th for the Youth Service with Junior Bell Choir Housing for the Homeless St.Vincent de Paul has three more units of housing for chronically homeless people that we ll be putting into apartments in the next two months. It is hard for us to furnish three apartments at once. We have fast-tracked one of the units and may be ready for move-in in the next two-three weeks. The other two will probably happen in March. We need donations of furniture, especially a sofa-bed or futon for a wheelchair-bound mother and her adult daughter/caretaker. It s a small apartment, and the daughter will need a bed that can double as a couch during the day. If anyone from Holy Trinity is interested in doing this as a group, organizing a drive, or directly donating furniture, please contact Ron Krom by e-mail or phone at 860-344-0097. MARCH 2018 / TRINITY TRUMPET 5
March 2018 KEY: AF = Adult Forum, BS = Bible Study, CC = Confirmation Class, CH = Chapel, CR = Century Room, CMR = Community Room, HE = Holy Eucharist, LIB = Library, LCC = Lighthouse Church, OE/A = Overeaters Anonymous, PB = Praise Band, PCO = Pastoral Care Office (next to CMR), PH = Parish Hall SS = Sunday School 1 - Thursday 4-5 p.m. Prayer Group/LIB 7:00 p.m. Shape Note Singers/SANC 7:00 p.m. LCC Worship Prac./LIB 2 - Friday 3 - Saturday 4 - Sunday - Lent 3 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study/LIB 10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist & SS 1:00 p.m. LCC/CH & SANC 5 - Monday 12:00 5:00 p.m. Carl Loges/ PCO 6:00 p.m. OEA/ CMR 7:00 p.m. Nar-Anon/CR 7:00 p.m. Buddhist/LIB 6 - Tuesday 5:30 p.m. First Tuesday Supper and Activity/CMR 6:00 p.m. NA Conv./CR 7:00 p.m. LCC/CH Last night for Warming Center at Holy Trinity. 7 - Wednesday 9-11:00 a.m. Clothing Closet/BSMT 6:30 p.m. Tai Chi /PH 7:00 p.m. Praise Band/SANC 8 - Thursday 12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist 4-5 p.m. Prayer Group/LIB 6:00 p.m. NA WSR/PH 7:00 p.m. LCC Worship Prac./CH & SANC 9 - Friday 1:00 5:00 p.m. Carl Loges/ PCO 7:00 p.m. Youth Group/3rd Floor 7:00 p.m. NA Reg. Sub./CR 10 - Saturday 9:00 a.m. LCC Ladies Bible Study/LIB 11 - Sunday - Lent 4 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study/LIB 10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist & SS 1:00 p.m. LCC/CH & SANC 1-5 p.m. NA Exec. Plan./CR 12 - Monday 1:00 5:00 p.m. Carl Loges/ PCO 6:00 p.m. OEA/ CMR 7:00 p.m. Nar-Anon/CR 7:00 p.m. Buddhist/LIB 13 - Tuesday 7:00 p.m. LCC/CH 14 - Wednesday 9-11:00 a.m. Clothing Closet/BSMT 6:00 p.m. Lenten Series/CMR 6:30 p.m. Tai Chi /PH 7:00 p.m. Praise Band/SANC 15 - Thursday 12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist 4-5 p.m. Prayer Group/LIB 6:00 p.m. NA Arts/PH 7:00 p.m. Shape Note Singers/CH 7:00 p.m. LCC Worship Prac./LIB & SANC 16 - Friday 9:00 a.m. noon Jane Nichols/PCO 12:00 5:00 p.m. Carl Loges/ PCO 5:00 p.m. NA Ad-Hoc/CR 17 - Saturday 18 - Sunday - Lent 5 / Youth Sunday 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study/LIB 10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist 1:00 p.m. LCC/CH & SANC (March Calendar continued on next page) 6 TRINITY TRUMPET / MARCH 2018
March 2018 - continued 19 - Monday 1:00 5:00 p.m. Carl Loges/ PCO 6:00 p.m. OEA/ CMR 7:00 p.m. Nar-Anon/CR 7:00 p.m. Buddhist/LIB 20 - Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Vestry Meeting/CMR 7:00 p.m. LCC/CH 21 - Wednesday 9-11:00 a.m. Clothing Closet/BSMT (Clothing Closet Closed today) 6:00 p.m. Lenten Series/CMR 6:00 p.m. NA H&I/CR 6:30 p.m. Tai Chi /PH 7:00 p.m. Praise Band/SANC 22 - Thursday 12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist/CH 5-6 p.m. Prayer Group/LIB 7:00 p.m. LCC Worship Prac./CH & SANC 23 - Friday 7:00 p.m. Youth Group/3rd Floor 24 - Saturday 10:00 a.m. 2 p.m. Vestry Retreat/ CH 7& /VR 25 - Palm Sunday 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study/LIB 10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist & SS 1:00 p.m. LCC/CH & SANC 5-7 p.m. NA PR/CR 26 - Monday 6:00 p.m. OEA/ CMR 7:00 p.m. Nar-Anon/CR 7:00 p.m. Buddhist/LIB 27 - Tuesday 7:00 p.m. LCC/CH 28 - Wednesday 9-11:00 a.m. Clothing Closet/BSMT 6:30 p.m. Tai Chi /PH 7:00 p.m. Praise Band/SANC 29 - Maundy Thursday 12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist/CH 5-6 p.m. Prayer Group/LIB 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service at Trinity Church Portland including a Seder dinner and foot washing as part of the service.meal will be provided by Trinity Portland.. 7:00 p.m. LCC Worship Prac./LIB 30 - Good Friday 12:00 p.m. Good Friday service 7:00 p.m. Evening Ecumenical Tenebrae service at First Congregational Church, UCC on Court St, with the Praise Band 31 - Holy Saturday 6:30 p.m. Great Vigil of Easter/SANC Daylight Saving Time begins on March 11th! Remember to "Spring ahead" 1 hour on your clocks on Saturday, March 10th when you go to bed. You don't want to miss church on Sunday. MARCH 2016 /TRINITY TRUMPET 7
Trinity TRUMPET The Church of the Holy Trinity 381 Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 MARCH SCHEDULE (through March 19) Sundays 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 9:00 am Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Holy Eucharist Thursdays in the Chapel 12:15 pm Holy Eucharist HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE March 25 - April 1 (see page 3)