We are pleased to welcome New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo to Trinity on September 15 at 7pm for a book signing and conversation with Holly Black and Kelly Link. Additional information and tickets are available through the publisher, RJ Julia, at the link below:
Join us for an evening of storytelling, pizza, and making friends from other faiths. This event is part of Trinity's Summer Program, "Share Stories Together." RSVP to Angela is preferred, but not mandatory: Family@trinitynewhaven.org.
In Connecticut, nearly one in five children is food insecure and does not get enough food outside of the free meal programs provided by the public schools. Jewish Family Services' Food4Kids is working to alleviate this situation in our local area. Our Spirit Quest Youth Group decided this would be their next Quest: feeding hungry children by collecting food for them. The most-needed items, which are not often donated, are:
Granola bars (nut free)
Fruit cups and bars (low sugar, if possible)
Juice boxes
Kids cereal
Applesauce
Pudding cups
Please leave your donations in the bin in the Narthex.
Last Summer, on July 20, Toast Balassa-Reed, a long-time chorister at Trinity, passed away unexpectedly, only 18 years old. This Monday, July 20, the family is gathering at Trinity for a memorial service at 5:30pm. All are invited to join.
This service will be livestreamed at the link below, for anyone unable to attend in person.
Last year was so much fun we're doing it again -- a pool party at Ridge Top Club in Hamden. We'll share funny or eventful vacation stories while we eat, pray, play, and swim. Join us Sunday, July 26 from 1-3 PM for this FREE event; please RSVP by July 22 to Angela at Family@trinitynewhaven.org. All are welcome!
The July packet in our family summer program, Share Stories Together, features upcoming Gospel stories and reflections, journals and pens, an invitation, and a white envelope. As we share stories with our church friends, get to know Rev. Luk and Rev. Heidi better by putting a question in the white envelope for them. Give the envelope to Angela and you'll get a response in the next week or two. Don't have a summer program bag? Contact Angela at family@trinitynewhaven.org.
Please be aware of the following road closures impacting Temple Street in the month of August, and plan accordingly for travel to and from Trinity:
August 8th – Puerto Rican festival. Temple closed 8am-10pm
August 16th – Ecuadorian Parade. Rolling closures of Temple from 1pm onwards. Church St closed between Chapel and Elm for Open Streets Festival. 9am-6pm
Make pasta with us! The first of our Made to Make summer community workshops will be on Saturday, July 18 from 10am to 12:30pm – concluding with a pasta dinner in our blissfully air conditioned Undercroft. RSVP by July 11! - RSVP: Made to Make Workshops at Trinity
Saturday, July 18, from 10am to 12:30pm - Pasta Making with Gloria Hoda. We will wrap up with a lunch of handmade pasta.
Home Board Event:
Tour of Lost in New Haven, a Museum of New Haven Memorabilia
Thursday, August 6
Schedule
10:30am – Group 1 Tour
Lunch - 12 - 12:45pm for both tour groups
1:00pm – Group 2 Tour
RSVP by July 30 to Billie Ladd (bdladd@sbcglobal.net), including which tour you are signing up for: Group 1 (10am-noon) or Group 2 (1pm to 2:30pm). Tours are limited to 20 people each.
Lunch will include a variety of sandwiches with chips and a choice of drinks. Home Board events are for people 62 and older. Event is free, though contributions up to $45 are welcome to support the ongoing mission of the Home Board to provide support to aging people in our community.
Episcopal Relief & Development is in close contact with our partners in the areas affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela. You can read more about our response on our website.
Please use the following resources, available in English and Spanish, to help inform your congregation about ways to support Episcopal Relief & Development’s earthquake response. Will you help spread the word?
Available resources:
Blurbs for your bulletin, website, email and other communication outlets
Church bulletin inserts
A brief announcement to share with your congregation on Sunday
Contact engagement@episcopalrelief.orgwith any questions. We are here to help.
Warm congratulations to Trinity’s former Director of Music, Walden Moore, on his recent recognition by the Royal School of Church Music as an Honorary Fellow.
Each year the RSCM Council confers Honorary Awards on those who have made outstanding contributions to church music, with achievements in church music and/or liturgy of internationally recognized significance, or for exceptional musical and/or liturgical work within the RSCM that has had an impact at a national level. The scope of these awards includes those who make contributions at international levels, but also those who give faithful service in a much more local setting. Recipients of these awards come from across the world and across the traditions of church music, all reflecting the RSCM’s commitment to enabling the flourishing of church music in a diverse set of communities and local settings.
Here at Trinity, we continue to be blessed by the tradition of musical excellence which Walden developed and stewarded here for forty years, which continues to grow and evolve in service of our parish and the wider community. We offer thanks for Walden and his incredible gifts of music and leadership, and wish him joy in this recognition of his contributions to church music throughout his career.
Read more:
Help us improve worship at Trinity. This short survey (about 5 minutes) gathers your feedback on our in-church sound system, livestream audio, and livestream video. Your answers are anonymous unless you choose to share your contact details at the end. Thank you for helping us make worship clearer and more accessible for everyone.
Made to Make: Summer Community Workshops
This summer we invite you to a series of community workshops. We are made to make, like our Creator, and made to be in community with each other. So join us (and invite a friend) for our series of summer workshops. All workshops will take place in Trinity’s Undercroft.
RSVP here, so we know how many supplies to provide: RSVP: Made to Make Workshops at Trinity
Saturday, July 18, from 10am to 12:30pm - Pasta Making with Gloria Hoda. We will wrap up with a lunch of handmade pasta.
Saturday, August 8, time 10am-noon - Flower Arranging with friends from St. Paul’s Norwalk
Saturday, August 29, from 11am-2pm - Macaron Workshop with Sarah Johnson and Simon Lee. Includes a light tea-inspired lunch.
This summer, we are asking for donations of summer supplies for Chapel on the Green. What are summer supplies? Think about the sorts of things you need for spending a long day in the hot sun. Please consider donating:
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Hats with a brim or bill
Deodorant
We will be collecting these supplies in the donation bin in the back of the church through June and July, and we will distribute them at Chapel on the Green on July 26th. Donations may be dropped off any time the church is open.
